Chapter 62

"Surely the people from Guten must have instigated this!" Pingluan Shan said decisively.

Jiang Feng narrowed his eyes, withdrew his gaze, and nodded, saying, "That's probably right, but it seems they are also having internal conflicts."

Only then did Pingluan Shan remember something, "Hey, you made a bet, but why did you set such a bet? I don't want that black charcoal head as my junior!"

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "You haven't even formally become Master Hua's disciple yet. Who will be the senior and who will be the junior is still uncertain."

Pingluan Shan's eyes bulged, "You know what I mean! I don't want anyone from Guten!"

Jiang Feng glanced over again and shook his head, "I feel this kid is different from the others..."

Pingluan Shan snorted, "Like father, like son. A disciple taught by Wu, how could he be any good!"

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Let's focus on the next match. Since we have to win, let's win beautifully!"

Pingluan Shan rubbed his hands together and said, "Just a fight, that's my forte!"

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An hour passed quickly, and the ground test was over.

Jiang Feng's score was unmatched, and he continued to rank first. Second was Teng Zhi with 247 points. In any other year, he might have been the top, but today, he could only follow Jiang Feng, lagging behind by over a hundred points.

Interestingly, the top ten were no longer exclusively from Guten Martial Hall and Yuanshan Martial Hall. Some new names were listed.

They unexpectedly achieved impressive scores in the ground test, significantly improving their rankings. Of course, they were still far from the top-ranked Jiang Feng, but this result was enough to surprise and delight them.

At this point, several platforms had been set up on the field, and the venue for the human test was quickly prepared.

Qu Chun finally recovered a bit and came to announce the rules of the human test.

The rules of the human test were very simple. One hundred and three people, minus Jin Gu who was dragged out, left one hundred and two. They would draw lots in rotation, and each person would face three opponents.

For each victory, they would receive fifty points, and a perfect three wins would earn them one hundred and fifty points. Losing would not deduct points.

The people from Guten Martial Hall were calculating in their minds.

If Teng Zhi won all three matches and Jiang Feng didn't win any, Teng Zhi would still have a chance to take the top spot! But it seemed he had already firmly secured a place in the top ten...

The previous bet was about the top ten. Could Jiang Feng have already won the bet?

"Master, what should we do? Just let him win like this?"

Coach Wu glared fiercely at the disciple who asked, "If you weren't so incompetent, how could Guten have fallen to this point!"

The disciple secretly sneered but didn't say anything.

Jiang Feng wasn't ranked ninth or tenth; he was still first! Even the best of Guten, Teng Zhi, was over a hundred points behind him. Was it because they were incompetent? It was purely because this Jiang kid was too extraordinary!

Coach Wu's face was stormy, and he finally grunted heavily, "Don't worry, I'll take care of the next steps!"

Teng Zhi, hearing this, frowned and asked, "Master, what do you plan to do?"

Coach Wu waved his hand, "You don't need to worry. Just prepare yourself and win these three matches! Hmph, if a beginner takes the top spot..."

Teng Zhi's frown didn't ease. After being scolded a few more times by Coach Wu, he finally reluctantly grunted.

The so-called drawing of lots wasn't about them going up one by one to draw names, but rather the Jietian Seal automatically paired them.

A new light screen appeared in front of the county list, listing all the names. Countless lines connected these names, pulling them to constantly change positions.

In no time, the pairing was automatically completed, and everyone hurriedly found their names to see who their opponents were.

Pingluan Shan muttered, "Please don't let us fight each other, please don't let us fight each other!"

He immediately smiled when he saw his opponent, "Great, it's not one of us!"

He then looked for Jiang Feng's name, and as soon as he saw it, he exclaimed, "This can't be!"

He grabbed Jiang Feng's shoulder, "This is wrong, how can your opponents be so strong!"

Jiang Feng, with no qi points, was at the bottom in terms of level among all the candidates.

The reason he could win by a large margin in the first two tests was because his Ming power quality was excellent, indicating his great potential.

In actual combat, level was extremely important. Within five levels, it could almost achieve a suppressive effect!

But look at Jiang Feng's current opponents—

Yue Xunyuan, one chain four qi points.

Tang Yongmu, one chain four qi points.

Teng Zhi, one chain five qi points.

All three were from Guten Academy and were four to five levels higher than him. These people almost represented the strongest level among all the candidates in the exam!

Especially Teng Zhi. A one chain five qi points candidate was extremely rare in the county exam. He was five levels higher than Jiang Feng, and a level suppression had already formed between them.

In other words, if they faced each other head-on, Jiang Feng might not even be able to land a hit.

How could he fight like this? Jiang Feng could be directly declared the loser even before the match started!

Jiang Feng was a bit surprised, but his expression remained very calm, "There's nothing wrong. This is the automatic pairing by the Jietian Seal. Don't you trust the Jietian Seal?"

Pingluan Shan didn't speak. Given his personality, whether he trusted the Jietian Seal or not was just a matter of words. But looking into Jiang Feng's eyes, he understood what the other meant.

The supervision of the Jietian Seal was the rule of this game. Since they were playing, they had to follow the rules. They had relied on the Jietian Seal to prove themselves earlier, so it made no sense to deny it now.

Pingluan Shan reluctantly stepped back, muttering, "Forget it, you're so far ahead that even if you lose, you can still keep the top ten..."

At this moment, a burst of laughter erupted from the Guten Martial Hall side. Coach Wu turned to face his students and shouted, "If we can't secure Teng Zhi's top spot even like this, Guten Martial Hall might as well disband!"

Jiang Feng looked over from a distance and suddenly asked, "Oh, want to make another bet?"

After the drawing of lots, Fang Liuxian had been staring at the names. At this moment, he seemed to have some interest and turned around, saying, "Want to bet? I can be a witness..."

Coach Wu, looking at the old and young man, suddenly felt his heart race and tightly closed his mouth, not daring to say another word.

Pingluan Shan swept away the gloom in his heart and laughed, "Old Jiang, see that? They're scared! With such an advantage, they're still scared!"

Coach Wu's face was extremely ugly, but even with Pingluan Shan's ridicule, he remained silent, as if he hadn't heard.

Just then, Qu Chun announced the official start of the human test, and Coach Wu immediately led his students to the designated platform, leaving this place far behind.

As soon as he left, Pingluan Shan's smile disappeared. He sighed, "Sigh, I really want to see you win the county exam..."

Jiang Feng didn't respond, just smiled.

To ensure the compactness, the human test limited the combat time.

Each match could not exceed three minutes, and candidates were not allowed to use weapons. They could use all their strength and any means.

The Jietian Seal would naturally protect the candidates and judge the victory.

In other words, no matter what means you used, you couldn't kill the opponent, and when you used an attack that could determine the outcome, the Jietian Seal would automatically declare you the winner.

Hong Cheng whispered, "This is good, no one will die..."

Jiang Feng asked, "Have people died in the human test before?"

Hong Cheng sighed, "The chief examiner usually requires that no excessive means be used. But accidents always happen."

The Jietian Seal's allocation was quite intelligent, arranging each candidate's three matches perfectly, with enough rest time in between, rarely back-to-back.

So, before long, it was Jiang Feng's first match.

His opponent was Yue Xunyuan from Guten Martial Hall, a one chain four qi points martial cultivator, four levels higher than him.

Yue Xunyuan currently had 217 points, ranking eighth. He needed to win all three matches to have a chance to stay in the top ten.

Yue Xunyuan had already climbed onto the platform, looking at Jiang Feng as he approached, and coldly said, "You already have 372 points. Even if you don't win any matches in the human test, you can still pass the state exam."

Jiang Feng slowly climbed onto the platform and stood still. A layer of yellow light enveloped the platform, making it feel like being in a gel, very inconvenient for movement. The gel would only disappear when the match officially started.

He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you begging for mercy? If you act a bit pitiful, I might feel sorry for you."

Yue Xunyuan's face turned ashen, "I'll tell you one thing. Even with the protection of the Jietian Seal, the pain will still be real. Beg me, and I might let you lose more comfortably!"

Jiang Feng said cheerfully, "Don't worry, you don't need to beg me. I'll make sure you lose more comfortably!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear bell rang, and the yellow light faded, signaling the start of the first human test!

As soon as the yellow light faded, Jiang Feng began to move.

He crouched down, stomped the ground heavily, and shot towards Yue Xunyuan like a cannonball. His right fist kept changing, each change accompanied by a faint rumbling sound.

In an instant, he was in front of Yue Xunyuan, swinging his fist at him!

Yue Xunyuan, not expecting him to be so fast, quickly crossed his arms to block.

His arms collided with Jiang Feng's fist, and suddenly, a thunderclap echoed in the sky!

Yue Xunyuan felt an extremely powerful force penetrate his skin and surge into his body. His Ming power automatically began to circulate, trying to resolve it, but the destructive power of this force was astonishing. It obliterated his Ming power and directly struck his Ming power source—the Ming Heart Seed!

In an instant, Yue Xunyuan's vision went black, and his heart ached. The force exploded at the position of his Ming Heart Seed, and he fell to his knees, the pain telling him that his Ming Heart Seed was destroyed!

The Jietian Seal on Yue Xunyuan's forehead suddenly lit up, and a name on the county list flashed, announcing the result.

One chain four qi points Yue Xunyuan vs. one chain zero qi points Jiang Feng, Jiang Feng wins!