Chapter 31

"你根本就不是我的对手，下场吧！"

A girl who looked to be about seventeen years old held a long sword. As soon as she finished speaking, she struck. Even Ling Dao squinted his eyes, while the other outer sect disciples only saw a flash of silver. In the next moment, the tip of the girl's sword was less than a foot away from her opponent's neck.

"Is this already a defeat?"

Her opponent hadn't even reacted, let alone drawn her sword, and was already defeated. Her speed was simply too fast, and many of the outer sect disciples hadn't even seen how she drew her sword.

The girl was named Xie Ling'er, and in this outer sect disciple competition, she had performed exceptionally well. So far, all her opponents had been defeated before they could even draw their swords.

Xie Ling'er's greatest characteristic was her speed, especially when drawing her sword, which was incredibly fast. The outer sect disciples were only at the physical realm and had no true qi in their bodies. Facing such a fast sword, they truly had no way to cope.

"This little girl is quite good. Even among the top ten outer sect disciples, few can match her sword speed. Moreover, it's unknown whether she has shown her full strength yet!"

"Not only is this little girl strong, but the young man named Li Shengxiong also has the ability to challenge the top ten. In every battle, he only uses one sword strike, but he doesn't rely on speed; he relies on overwhelming power!"

In the training ground, Li Shengxiong was just about to face off against another young man. Li Shengxiong was 1.8 meters tall, extremely muscular, and had a look of arrogance, clearly not someone to be trifled with. This year, with the emergence of Xie Ling'er and Li Shengxiong, the elders of the sect were very pleased.

"Draw your sword, you only have one chance!"

Li Shengxiong looked at his opponent with arrogance. He had the qualifications and the strength. So far, no outer sect disciple had been able to block his sword. Even the top ten disciples sitting in their seats frowned.

"Clang"

Unlike others, Li Shengxiong used a large sword, like a door panel. Seeing his opponent's sword strike, he swung his large sword and smashed it down. Yes, he smashed it, displaying his immense strength.

His opponent was instantly sent flying, landing on the ground with his sword. Li Shengxiong sneered; such an opponent was not even worth his effort. If it weren't for the goal of becoming the top outer sect disciple, he wouldn't have fought such a young man.

"Truly a waste, unable to even block my one sword!"

Li Shengxiong raised an eyebrow and looked at the top ten disciples sitting in their seats. He even beckoned to them, clearly a provocation. Among the outer sect disciples this year, Li Shengxiong was the most arrogant.

Compared to Li Shengxiong and Xie Ling'er, Ling Dao seemed very ordinary. Because in every battle, Ling Dao had to fight for a long time before barely winning. Compared to Xie Ling'er and Li Shengxiong, he was not in the same league.

However, Ling Dao didn't care about these things; he was just testing his sword techniques. Even the weak had things worth learning, and they could enhance his sword techniques. He always suppressed his strength, which was beneficial to him.

"This year's outer sect disciple competition is quite interesting. I didn't expect that our Sky-Cleaving Sword Sect could produce geniuses like Xie Ling'er and Li Shengxiong. I wonder where they would rank if they showed their full strength!"

"No, I think the veteran disciples are stronger. Whether it's Xia Xinruo or Teng Shaofeng, their strength is extremely high. At least based on Xie Ling'er and Li Shengxiong's current performance, they are not their match."

"Regardless, Xie Ling'er and Li Shengxiong are this year's two dark horses. They might not compete for first place, but they will definitely make the top ten. It seems our Sky-Cleaving Sword Sect is about to flourish, with two geniuses appearing at once. Hahaha..."

The elders were excitedly discussing, happy about the emergence of Xie Ling'er and Li Shengxiong. Of course, some noticed Ling Dao, but not because he was strong enough; it was because Ling Dao was a disciple brought in by Jiang Ren.

"I didn't expect that in such a short time, he would reach this level. Not long after joining, he became one of the top hundred outer sect disciples. And when he first joined, he was only at the Bone Tempering Realm, but now he is already at the Blood Condensation Realm.

It seems my brother was right; this boy is not a mediocre talent. If my brother knew how accomplished he has become, he would be very happy. Unfortunately, I don't have enough status to give him better training. However, I didn't take him as my disciple, so he can still find a powerful elder as his master!"

In three days, the top hundred outer sect disciples were decided, and Ling Dao was one of them, as were Li Shengxiong and Xie Ling'er. Among them, seventy-eight had won all their matches, and twelve were selected from the remaining outer sect disciples based on their combat strength. Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough to make up the top hundred.

The seventy-eight who won all their matches plus these twelve made ninety disciples, plus the original top ten, making exactly one hundred. They had the potential to be noticed by the elders and taken as disciples, which would completely change their status.

"It's our turn to act. Let's give them a lesson, or they won't know their place!"

The top ten disciples, who were sitting in their seats, all stood up. They didn't have to participate in the selection, but they had to take part in the top hundred battles. However, most of them were very confident, and only someone like Xie Ling'er or Li Shengxiong could pose a significant threat.

The final battle of the top hundred was the promotion match. What Ling Dao didn't expect was that his first opponent was the ninth-ranked outer sect disciple, Gao Bofan. When Gao Bofan learned that his opponent was Ling Dao, he burst into laughter.

"Boy, I didn't expect you to be so unlucky, facing me in the first match. It seems your journey ends here, but I'll make sure you enjoy it!"

Gao Bofan walked onto the stage with a sneer, eager to strike. He had never forgotten the humiliation from last time. This time, he would humiliate Ling Dao in front of all the outer sect disciples and some elders to vent his anger!

"Just a defeated opponent, what's there to be arrogant about?"

Ling Dao's words caused a stir. Some people still didn't know about the previous incident. Now, hearing Ling Dao call Gao Bofan a defeated opponent, they were truly surprised!

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