Chapter 74

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Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Not bad, I am Lu Xuan."

Upon receiving Lu Xuan's personal confirmation, Li Hu immediately sneered coldly, "So it's you. You are quite arrogant, during the entrance test, you not only directly killed your competitor but also wiped out his entire family. Such a bloodthirsty person, you don't deserve to enter the Wind Sword Sect!"

Li Hu's words caused a stir among the disciples. They didn't expect that Lu Xuan, who seemed very calm, was actually so bloodthirsty, not only killing his competitor but also wiping out his family. This was truly excessive.

"How about you say that the other party wanted to kill me, but I killed them instead, and when they tried to harm my family, I wiped them out? Cause and effect, retribution is inevitable, they brought their own deaths upon themselves," Lu Xuan said with a cold expression. "These are all things that Elder Sun told you, right? If you want to make a move, come at me, Lu Xuan. No matter how many, I will take them all!"

Hearing Lu Xuan's explanation, the disciples finally understood. It turned out there was more to the story. However, they now had a newfound respect for Lu Xuan, who was so strong despite offending an inner sect elder, a quality not many could match.

Seeing Lu Xuan explain the situation, Li Hu couldn't refute it and coldly snorted, "Talking won't help. In this round, let me see what you've got to be so arrogant!"

Facing Li Hu's provocation, Lu Xuan naturally wouldn't back down. Moreover, his target in this round wasn't this Li Hu, but Zheng Gang, who had won the first place in the previous round. Since he had promised Elder Xu to bring honor to the Sword Sect, he would start with the entrance test.

Lu Xuan walked up to Elder Cheng, bowed slightly, and said, "Grand Elder, I request to participate in this round, determined to win first place for the Sword Sect!"

Elder Cheng glanced at Lu Xuan, about to speak, but then suddenly exclaimed, "In just seven days, you've advanced to the fifth level of Body Tempering?"

He naturally remembered Lu Xuan, as Elder Xu had specially introduced him, saying that Lu Xuan was the hope for the revival of the Sword Sect. However, at that time, Lu Xuan was only at the fourth level of Body Tempering. Compared to Lu Xuan, Elder Cheng clearly favored Xing Feng, who was at the fifth level of Body Tempering, which was why he had sent Xing Feng to participate.

But he didn't expect that in just seven days, Lu Xuan had already reached the fifth level of Body Tempering, which was beyond his expectations.

He was slightly surprised, then smiled and patted Lu Xuan's shoulder, encouraging him, "Yes, not bad. At sixteen, you're at the fifth level of Body Tempering. Elder Xu was right, you are indeed gifted. Li Hu is also at the fifth level of Body Tempering, unlike Zheng Gang, who is at the sixth level, with a significant difference in strength. Go all out, defeat Li Hu, win this round, and bring glory to our Sword Sect!"

However, what he didn't know was that Lu Xuan's goal wasn't just to win this round, but to win the entire entrance test!

Lu Xuan didn't explain, as actions speak louder than words.

"Lu Xuan, I'll go with you!" Xia Ye walked up and said.

"I'll go too!" Lin Xinyi quickly stood beside Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan nodded. Now there were three, and he still needed seven more. He immediately said, "Are there any other fellow disciples willing to go with me?"

"Count me in."

"I'll go too!"

...

Several Sword Sect disciples immediately responded, and soon they had gathered ten people. Lu Xuan didn't linger and led the way to the Sword Forest, with the others following closely behind.

Seeing Lu Xuan approach, Li Hu stepped forward, a hint of disdain in his eyes, and said, "Elder Sun has already instructed me. This time, I'm going to crush you! Don't think that winning first place in a small city is anything special. There are many people in this world who are stronger than you."

"Indeed, there are many stronger than me, but unfortunately, you are definitely not one of them," Lu Xuan said calmly.

"Hmph, I hope you can still be so arrogant when you come out," Li Hu said disdainfully.

As they spoke, disciples from the other sects also arrived. With a command from Elder Jin, the second round of the test officially began!

Without any hesitation, Lu Xuan and Li Hu were the first to step into the Sword Forest, with the others following closely behind. Clearly, the focus of this round was on the performance of Lu Xuan and Li Hu, especially Lu Xuan, an unknown disciple who had made bold claims. The disciples all wanted to see if Lu Xuan truly had the strength or was just talking big.

As soon as they entered the Sword Forest, as Xing Feng had said, a sharp and intense sword intent immediately pressed down on Lu Xuan, forcing him to subconsciously activate his yuan force to resist. More importantly, this sword intent not only targeted the physical body but also directly targeted the spirit.

The physical pressure could be resisted with yuan force, but the mental pressure could only be countered by the willpower of the martial artist.

At this moment, a voice devoid of emotion and ethereal sounded, "Choose your weapon!"

With these words, a series of weapons appeared around Lu Xuan, similar to the scenario in the Sword Tower. The Sword Forest was also enveloped in an illusionary killing array, naturally able to manifest weapons.

" Sword!"

As Lu Xuan made his choice, the other weapons immediately disappeared, leaving only the long sword, which floated directly toward him. Lu Xuan reached out and instantly grasped the sword.

At the same time, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Lu Xuan, without any hesitation, and swung its weapon at him.

The battle had already begun!

Without even looking, Lu Xuan swung his sword, instantly killing the martial artist. A mere first-level Body Tempering martial artist posed no threat to Lu Xuan.

After killing this first-level Body Tempering martial artist, Lu Xuan didn't rush to move but stood still, carefully sensing the sword intent emanating from the Sword Forest.

Other martial artists entering the Sword Forest didn't dare to linger for a moment, as the sword intent's pressure made them waste yuan force and suffer greater mental pressure, significantly affecting their combat ability. They all wanted to finish quickly.

But Lu Xuan ignored all this and stopped to sense the sword intent.

In Lincheng, Lu Xuan had already touched the threshold of sword intent. Now, with the opportunity to sense real sword intent, he naturally cherished it. As for the loss of yuan force, it was no problem; the Taiyi Guiyuan Technique could easily replenish it.

However, outside, the discussions had already begun.

"Li Hu already has several dozen points, why does Lu Xuan still only have one point? Could he be immobilized by the sword intent inside?"

"From his appearance, it's clear he's just putting on a show. Li Hu is a new genius disciple of the Fist Sect. Lu Xuan? Ha, who knows where he came from."

...

Not only did the disciples of the other sects start discussing, but Elder Cheng and Xing Feng of the Sword Sect also frowned, unsure what was going on with Lu Xuan. Everyone else's scores were increasing rapidly, but he still had only one point, placing him at the bottom of the new disciple ranking board.

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