Fang Yun felt that the power of the God of Literature here was far less than what he had once received, but the source was the same. This method far surpassed the Semi-Saints, and he secretly admired the Demon Ancestor for being able to create such a place suitable for all races.

The power of the God of Literature went straight into the Palace of Literature, the Courage to Write lightly chimed, and his talent grew.

When Fang Yun was about to become a Presented Scholar before his sanctification, his talent was as thick as a finger and only an inch high. But after being crowned as the Moon Empress by the Moon God, his talent reached one and a half inches. After passing the first corridor, his talent quickly increased by two points, almost reaching two inches.

For others, an increase of one inch is just one inch, but at this moment, Fang Yun’s talent is three times higher, with three strands of talent, which is three times that of others.

Three breaths later, there was no longer a large amount of the power of the God of Literature pouring into the Palace of Literature, but the power of the God of Literature in the second square was still dozens of times stronger than that of the Holy Origin Mainland, making it a good place for cultivation.

The Savage Cow and three other Demon Barbarians hurried over. The Savage Cow bowed and apologized, “Your Majesty, we originally wanted to follow you all the way, but you were walking too slowly. If we stayed in the first corridor for so long, we would undoubtedly die. So we told you before we left, but you couldn’t hear us. We suspected that you were comprehending something, so we didn’t dare to disturb you and had to rush out of the first corridor first. I am very clear that the first corridor cannot stop you. You have the opportunity to compete for the King of Stars!”

Fang Yun smiled and said, “I understand, no need to explain. Did everyone else go to the second corridor?”

“Yes. All the Presented Scholars have gone to the second corridor, and those blood Demon Barbarians have also left. I have to say, the blood Demon Barbarians are indeed a bit stronger than us star Demon Barbarians. You see, most of those who stay here are star Demon Barbarians. They are not as greedy as the blood Demon Barbarians. It’s already a blessing to pass the first corridor, and they don’t force themselves to compete for the King of Stars.”

Fang Yun looked at the star Demon Barbarians who were cultivating in place and said, “Loss and gain are two sides of the same coin. I’m going to the second corridor, what about you?”

The four Demon Barbarian generals hesitated. Another Savage Cow general said, “If you can help us, we dare to go, but we are afraid that you won’t be able to help us in the later corridors. I will stay here to absorb the star power first. When my strength has increased, I will move forward.”

“I… I’ll follow you.” The Savage Cow finally chose to follow, and the dog Demon general also chose to follow, while the last Savage Cow general stayed here.

“If you stay to move forward, it’s accumulation. If you stay out of fear, no one will wait for you. Let’s go.” Fang Yun said, taking firm steps and continuing to move forward.

After passing through another fog gate, Fang Yun arrived at the second corridor.

In front of him was a wide blue river, with many white ice floes on the water.

Normal rivers all flow in one direction. But this river was very strange, the water in different areas flowed in different directions, and even the water in the same area would sometimes flow east, sometimes south, and sometimes form whirlpools. Because of the strange water flow, the movement direction of the ice floes was also chaotic.

The water flow near the shore was relatively gentle, and the ice floes were larger. The further away, the smaller the ice floes and the faster the water flow.

Many Demon Barbarians were scattered on the ice floes, using them as stepping stones to move forward.

Before Fang Yun had time to observe carefully, he saw a Savage Cow general jump fiercely, landing on an ice floe. With a crack, the ice floe shattered, and the Savage Cow general fell into the river.

“Moo…” The Savage Cow general’s blood and energy surged, struggling desperately, but his blood and energy were like snow meeting boiling water, dissipating at a terrifying speed. He desperately swam towards the nearest ice floe, and just when he was three feet away from the ice floe, his blood and energy were exhausted.

“Ah…” The Savage Cow general screamed, and his body was turned into nothing by the river water in the blink of an eye, leaving no residue.

The entire second corridor became quiet. From falling into the water to death, this Savage Cow general lasted less than four breaths. This river water was really too terrifying.

Everyone was still in shock when suddenly, two ice floes in a water area changed direction and collided violently. The ice on the edge of the ice floes shattered, and a tiger Demon Barbarian on top fell into the water with a splash. He screamed continuously, using his hands and feet together, hurriedly climbed onto the ice floe, saving his life. He quickly stood in the middle of the ice floe, looking at the water surface with lingering fear.

Fang Yun carefully observed the river water. It was not strange that the water could dissolve flesh and blood, but the fact that the Savage Cow general could only swim and not run on the water with the power of his blood and energy after entering the water showed that this river water was very special.

“Idiot!” A Demon Clan saint child cursed, constantly jumping forward on the ice floes. At first, he was successful, but as he jumped further, he spent more time standing on the ice floes, and often had to jump back. Occasionally, the ice floe under his feet would shatter just after he jumped away.

This Demon Clan saint child relied on his strong body and excellent reaction ability to jump further and further, finally disappearing from everyone’s sight, officially passing the second corridor, making everyone envious.

Fang Yun recalled the reaction of the Demon Clan saint child and understood in his heart that this Ice Floe River was testing the observation, reaction, and other comprehensive abilities of the Demon Barbarians. No matter how strong the human race was, they could not compare with the Demon Barbarians in terms of reaction, jumping, strength, and other aspects. This was the essential difference between races and could not be made up.

“The difficulty for the human race to cross this Ice Floe River is ten times that of the Demon Clan!” Fang Yun thought to himself.

Fang Yun carefully scanned the people on the floating ice. The most outstanding Demon Barbarians had already crossed the floating ice river early. For them, the test of the floating ice river was a piece of cake, but it was difficult for ordinary Demon Barbarians.

So far, no one from the human race had passed through the second corridor. The furthest one from the human race was Mo Shan, who surprisingly moved forward by riding a mechanical tiger. Next was Sun Naiyong, whose physical fitness and reaction ability far exceeded ordinary Presented Scholars. Yan Yukong and Kong Delun were even further behind, and the other humans were even worse.

Fang Yun knew that the Presented Scholars had to use The War Poetry to have a jumping power similar to the Demon Barbarians. But their talent was limited, and the duration of The War Poetry was also limited. They often observed a piece of floating ice for a long time before moving to the next one. The next piece of floating ice could only be chosen if it was particularly close, within one zhang (3.3 meters). Any further and they might fall into the river.

The Demon Barbarians were different. They could easily jump three or four zhang. The only problem was to be careful not to crush the floating ice and fall into the river.

The situation of the human race in the first and second corridors was completely different.

“Your Majesty, do you want me to carry you?” Niu Shan asked.

Fang Yun said, “If you can go by yourself, just go by yourself, don’t worry about me, I’ll use my own method to cross.”

“Alright.” Niu Shan and the dog demon began to move forward.

Even if the nearby floating ice was plentiful and large, very safe, Fang Yun did not blindly step on the floating ice. Instead, he observed every piece of floating ice by the river, and with his strong memory, remembered every detail of each piece of floating ice, such as its shape, color, thickness, direction of movement, speed, and so on.

Fang Yun knew that since the human race did not have the strong reaction ability and jumping ability of the Demon Clan, they had to rely on the greatest advantage of the human race to pass through the second corridor.

Wisdom!

Fang Yun not only observed the empty floating ice, but also observed the changes in the floating ice carrying people.

Soon, Fang Yun classified all the floating ice into ten categories based on size, from ten zhang in radius to three feet in radius; ten categories based on thickness, from three feet above the water surface to two inches. The color depth was divided into seven types, and the color of the floating ice determined the hardness of the floating ice. The two lightest colors of floating ice would likely shatter if they were hit or stepped on by multiple people. In addition to this, there were other more detailed classifications.

Next, based on the flow of the floating ice, Fang Yun began to record and calculate the water flow conditions of each water area, such as direction, flow rate, whether there were whirlpools, and so on.

This was a very large project. But with the power of talent, Fang Yun constructed a map of the floating ice river in his mind, mastering the situation of each water area.

A full quarter of an hour later, Fang Yun raised his head, looked at the other Presented Scholars, frowned, and found that their thinking about crossing the river was very similar to his own. They calculated the possible routes of the floating ice in a certain area, like playing chess, and then chose the floating ice based on their own calculations.

But Fang Yun found that these Presented Scholars had a common shortcoming. They only focused on the nearby floating ice and did not observe from a holistic and macro perspective. The most fatal thing was that they obviously judged by feeling and surface phenomena, rather than systematically summarizing the floating ice.

“These people are not stupid, but they are still young. They are not weak in learning, but they are far behind in other aspects and thinking patterns.”

Fang Yun saw that the most outstanding Presented Scholars like Yan Yukong had already walked seven-tenths of the way. They walked and stopped, surrounded by dangers.

There were quite a few Demon Barbarians on the shore who had returned. Some of them had almost died in the river, and some found that their reactions were too slow. Their minds were not outstanding, so they thought it would be better to wait.

Fang Yun stepped on the first piece of floating ice, then walked at a normal pace, naturally stepping onto the second piece of floating ice, and then continuously stepping on one piece of floating ice after another to move forward.

Fang Yun not only looked at his own floating ice, but also occasionally glanced at the floating ice in front of him, constantly correcting and improving his judgment, so as to better understand the dynamics of the floating ice.

At first, no one paid attention to Fang Yun. After all, Fang Yun was at the very end of the second corridor. Even the Demon Barbarians who had retreated to the shore had gone further than Fang Yun. However, after Fang Yun had walked one-tenth of the way, some of the Demon Barbarians noticed something was wrong.

“Look at the Moon Emperor!” a fox demon said.

“What’s so good about him? I originally thought this Moon Emperor was a great figure with three heads and six arms, but now I see, tsk tsk, he’s really stupid. He walked so slowly in the first corridor and almost died in it, and he’s been standing in the second corridor for so long and doesn’t dare to walk. He’s as timid as a mouse!”

“Heh! The human race is inherently deficient in this aspect. Look at the blood demon’s sons, they passed the second corridor early, but no one from the human race has passed yet. But the human race is careful enough, no one has died yet.”

The fox demon was puzzled, “You’re right, but look closely at His Majesty the Moon Emperor, he’s different from others. Let me think… Right, look at his footsteps, he walks on the floating ice as if he’s walking on flat ground. Although his route is twisted, sometimes left and sometimes right, his next step is always on the ice surface, as if he already knew where the next piece of floating ice would flow to.”

“You’re talking nonsense, the human race is smart, but they can’t be that smart!””Don’t believe me? Look closely!”

Thus, many Demon Barbarians on the shore were all staring at Fang Yun.

Fang Yun walked step by step forward. Although his path was somewhat winding, his steps were very steady, and unlike others, he didn’t forcefully jump to the next piece of floating ice from time to time.

“Strange, he seems to always find the nearest floating ice to step on.”

“Rather, it should be said that the most suitable ice always appears under his feet, then carries him to find the next suitable piece of ice.”

“We’re hopping around like rabbits, how come he doesn’t need to jump? He seems slower than us, but in reality, he’s much faster. He doesn’t need to look around and think, not worried at all that the ice under his feet will break.” (To be continued.)