The reason why Zhou Baopu gasped for air in the winter morning was because the scene in front of him really shocked his nerves. Although he had obtained the content of the assessment from Fu Chi in advance, Zhou Baopu still felt his own insignificance and powerlessness when he actually stood in front of the hundred-foot cliff.
Looking up, the cliff in front of him was so high that it was difficult for Zhou Baopu to see the top even if he raised his head. What was vaguely visible was that the rocks on the cliff surface were sometimes convex and sometimes concave, obviously to give the assessor his hands. Wherever the feet could be supported, all that could be seen were khaki-yellow stones.
It was as if the entire earth had stood up in front of Zhou Baopu's eyes, causing Zhou Baopu's mind and eyes to be extremely shocked.
Turning around to look again, Zhou Baopu discovered that his poor eyesight made it difficult to see the edge of the cliff. It is enough to see that this hundred-foot cliff is not only astonishing in height, but also its breadth is daunting. How can people have a conquering mentality when they are here?
Facing high mountains and dangerous places, people always have a surge of ambition, wanting to climb to the top and go deep into them, so as to show their courage and perseverance, as well as the ability to dare to explore. But when the mountains or dangerous terrain are too high for their abilities, most of them with limited abilities will be daunted.
Of course, there are still many people with great perseverance. Even if they cannot succeed for a while, they still want to conquer, and they will not hesitate to spend their lives to put this dream into practice.
Obviously, Zhou Baopu regained consciousness after a brief period of confusion. Looking at the Baizhang Cliff in front of him, the horror in his eyes was gradually replaced by a firm belief.
Looking at such a hundred-foot cliff, Zhou Baopu couldn't help but think of the Medicine Valley in the hinterland of Xuangui Mountain.
The ten-foot cliff leading to the Medicine Valley is undoubtedly the clearest in Zhou Baopu's memory. Of course, the cliff leading to the top of the mountain where the dew grass grows has also been deeply engraved in Zhou Baopu's mind.
In Zhou Baopu's memory, he started thinking about those two cliffs when he was nine years old. However, due to age and physical limitations, it took Zhou Baopu three years to truly conquer those two cliffs.
Time flies. Speaking of which, it was already three years since Zhou Baopu reached the summit for the first time.
Fifteen-year-old Zhou Baopu looked at the ferocious 100-foot cliff, and a surge of fighting spirit surged in his heart. While he was deeply shocked by the creation of nature, he also had the innate desire in his bones. A force silently told him that the cliff here was really high. However, even if he were a few points higher, he would definitely be conquered by him.
When Zhou Baopu came to his senses, he looked to his left and right and found that, like him, Duanmusen and Shangguan Rui were also deeply immersed in it and had not yet come back to their senses. He didn't wake them up directly, because Zhou Baopu's intuition was that the two of them should be in the same state as he was just now, struggling with a dilemma in their hearts.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Baopu looked around. The people on the cliff were undoubtedly his competitors.
Seeing this, Zhou Baopu couldn't help but be stunned again.
It turned out that just like them, the expressions of the examiners in front of Baizhang Ya were all subconsciously dull. The examiners' facial muscles were constantly tangled, but the tangle on their faces was not as expressive as their eyes. The mind is shaking at this moment.
Their eyes turned with great agility, and Baizhangya, relying on its majestic figure, printed its invincibility directly into their eyes. Some eyes were still confused, and there was even a feeling of helplessness and helplessness.
However, just as his eyes turned, there were still some people who were noticed by Zhou Baopu. They did not fall deeply into this kind of shock, nor did they let their hearts sink into confusion. Their shocked eyes gradually changed. Bright, like a bright star in the middle of the night dragging its dazzling light, dragging their firm belief quietly rising out of their eyes.
Seeing this situation, Zhou Baopu was shocked, and then he began to think that this hundred-foot cliff was not just a simple climb. The performance of these people in front of them has clearly stated a problem. There must be another unknown mystery on this hundred-foot cliff.
Otherwise, simply relying on the difficulty of conquering Baizhang Cliff may not be enough to make these people fall into a state similar to hallucination, and they are still deeply unable to extricate themselves. Thinking of this, Zhou Baopu couldn't help but start to think of something, recalling the state in which he fell into.
From the beginning, Zhou Baopu was sure that it was precisely because the Baizhang Cliff in front of him was surprisingly high and wide, and extremely ferocious, that Zhou Baopu was shocked. But the problem arose just after the first shock, when strange things happened one after another.
After the first shock, Zhou Baopu's memory returned to Xuangui Mountain. He saw his helplessness when facing the cliff of Medicine Valley for the first time, and he also saw his desire to climb to the top of the mountain for the first time. Although several years had passed since this childhood impulse, when it appeared in Zhou Baopu's mind again, it still made the blood in Zhou Baopu's heart boil uncontrollably.
The attempts again and again, the setbacks again and again, the difficulties faced again and again, all reappeared deep in Zhou Baopu's heart like scenes from a movie. Zhou Baopu's shocked mind became somewhat stable, and his face became somewhat calm.
Finally, when the shock was covered by the first touch of firmness, the faith in Zhou Baopu's heart was like the first spark of stars setting a prairie fire in the dark night, gradually burning the fire in his heart brightly, and dispelling the confusion in his heart. and helplessness, slowly swept away.
Until he calmed down and looked at Baizhangya again, his eyes were no longer helpless and weak, but instead, there was an unparalleled determination.
Thinking of this, Zhou Baopu couldn't help but feel a little sad, and at the same time sighed in his heart: "Although it is like Lan Ke's dream, it also made me understand a lot. Nine out of ten people are unhappy in life, if they have not experienced hellish torture. How can one have a steel-like belief if he has practiced hard? If he does not have a steel-like belief, what else can a person use to talk about achievements in his short life?"
Although this is only part of the second round of assessment. , but indirectly, Zhou Baopu understood a lot from it, and the desire for power in his heart became even greater.
After thinking about this, Zhou Baopu looked at the two people standing on both sides of him. At this moment, the eyes of Shangguan Rui and Duan Musen were filled with an irrepressible belief. Shining brightly and like fire, those two beliefs came through their eyes, causing Zhou Baopu to lose consciousness for a moment.
Immediately, the three people looked at each other and smiled. It was obvious that after realizing what had just happened, they were all a little frightened. If their minds were not strong enough and they let negative emotions dominate their thinking, the consequences would definitely be disastrous. Putting aside the fact that they cannot pass the second round of assessment, I am afraid it will have a profound impact on their lives.