Chapter 76

The light quickly dissipated, and Xia Ye's figure appeared.

"Xia Ye has been eliminated, Li Hu is still inside, it seems the first place in this round should be Li Hu's."

"It's hard to say, their scores are the same now, unless Li Hu can eliminate another warrior."

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Xia Ye's final score was over six hundred points, having eliminated four fifth-level Body Tempering warriors, placing him fifth. Back in the Sword Tower, Xia Ye had eliminated three fifth-level Body Tempering warriors. Now, facing the suppression of Sword Intent, he could eliminate four, indicating that the seven days before were not wasted.

Li Hu's current score was identical to Xia Ye's, but Xia Ye had already come out, while Li Hu was still inside. If he could eliminate one more warrior, he would surpass Xia Ye.

"What's wrong with Lu Xuan? He only has one point and is in last place?" Xia Ye asked in surprise when he saw Lu Xuan's score. He was already satisfied with his own score, which was his true strength, but he didn't expect Lu Xuan to have only one point.

"Lu Xuan might be cultivating Sword Intent in the Sword Forest and hasn't exerted himself yet," Lin Xinyi said.

Hearing this, Xia Ye's face showed a look of realization. That made sense. During the Lincheng assessment, Lu Xuan had sensed a trace of Sword Intent. It wasn't surprising that he was using the Sword Forest to cultivate Sword Intent during the test.

Seeing that Xia Ye and Lin Xinyi seemed to believe Lu Xuan was cultivating Sword Intent without any doubt, Xing Feng felt a bit skeptical. Could it be that Lu Xuan really had comprehended Sword Intent?

As their thoughts fluctuated, the names on the ranking stone suddenly moved. Li Hu's score increased by one hundred points, instantly surpassing Xia Ye.

Seeing Xia Ye being overtaken by Li Hu, Elder Cheng's face darkened. In fact, he should have been prepared for this. Li Hu was the top new disciple of the Fist Sect, and although Xia Ye was good, he wasn't at the top level.

"Xia Ye, you've been surpassed, you lost this round again," Xing Feng clenched his fists and said in a low voice.

"Who said I lost?" Xia Ye said indifferently. "I know my own strength. Being surpassed by Li Hu was expected, but his opponent isn't me."

Xing Feng was slightly stunned, then understood. "You mean Lu Xuan might still overtake him?"

"Not might, but definitely!" Lin Xinyi added.

Xing Feng shook his head. "It's hard. Even if Lu Xuan is cultivating Sword Intent as you say, he has been in the Sword Forest for so long, and his Essence Energy must be greatly depleted. How can he handle the intense battles to come?"

Hearing this, Xia Ye and Lin Xinyi were speechless. Xing Feng's point was valid. The depletion of Essence Energy was indeed a problem, and they couldn't help but worry about Lu Xuan.

Li Hu still hadn't come out. As a Fist Sect disciple, he was different from the Sword Sect. Sword Sect disciples usually kill enemies with a single fatal strike, very quickly, while Fist Sect disciples take a more steady approach.

At this moment, Li Hu's score on the ranking stone jumped again, increasing by five hundred points! He had started eliminating sixth-level Body Tempering warriors!

Xing Feng's face became serious. His score was only for eliminating two sixth-level Body Tempering warriors, and he had done so while injured. If Li Hu could eliminate one more, he would be on par with Xing Feng, and if he eliminated two more, he would surpass him!

The entire venue fell silent, everyone staring at the names on the ranking stone.

As expected, after ten breaths, Li Hu's score increased by another five hundred points, reaching 1,700 points. He was now tied for second place with Xing Feng, and more importantly, Li Hu still hadn't come out. From this alone, it was clear that Li Hu's strength had surpassed Xing Feng.

After another fifteen breaths, Li Hu's score jumped again!

2,300 points, directly surpassing Xing Feng and pushing him to third place.

Xing Feng's heart sank. He had been surpassed by Li Hu!

Fortunately, after a few breaths, a light appeared, and Li Hu's body appeared before the Sword Forest, his score fixed at 2,300 points.

Even so, he was currently second on the overall leaderboard, surpassing Xing Feng and only behind Zheng Gang.

Glancing at the ranking stone and seeing himself in second place, Li Hu couldn't help but laugh. "I said before, I can't match Senior Brother Zheng, but your so-called geniuses of the Sword Sect are just that! Hmm? Why can't I see Lu Xuan's name?"

At the end, Li Hu searched for Lu Xuan's name, but he couldn't find it in the top twenty, which was quite puzzling.

"Haha, Junior Brother Li, no need to look. Lu Xuan is in last place, just a small man who boasts with his mouth," Zheng Gang laughed loudly. "The Sword Sect is really getting worse every year, allowing such a person to join."

Hearing Zheng Gang's words, Li Hu's gaze shifted down and indeed saw Lu Xuan's name in last place, with only one point.

However, he felt a bit puzzled. When Elder Sun had spoken to him, he had praised Lu Xuan highly, saying he had reached the sixth level of the Sword Tower at the fourth level of Body Tempering. How could he only have one point?

While he was puzzled, Zheng Gang bowed to Elder Jin and said, "Elder Jin, I think Lu Xuan is here to sabotage the entrance test. He deliberately stopped after eliminating one enemy to delay time. This behavior is too despicable! I think his test eligibility should be revoked, and he should be expelled from the sect."

"This guy is going too far!" Lin Xinyi's face was full of anger.

"Let's see what Elder Jin says. Lu Xuan won't really be disqualified, right?" Xia Ye said with a worried look, then couldn't help but complain, "Lu Xuan should have paid attention to the time. If Elder Jin is swayed by Zheng Gang and expels Lu Xuan from the Wind Sword Sect, that would be a big problem."

Hearing Zheng Gang's words, Elder Jin pondered for a moment, then turned to the Sword Sect side and said, "Elder Cheng, what's going on with your sect's disciple? If he is really here to sabotage the test, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Elder Cheng bowed and said calmly, "Deputy Sect Leader, as you know, the Sword Forest contains Sword Intent, which is greatly beneficial to our sect's disciples. Our Lu Xuan has extremely high talent and is likely cultivating Sword Intent in the Sword Forest. Once he finishes, his strength will greatly improve!"

As soon as Elder Cheng finished speaking, a cold snort came from the Knife Sect's Elder Zheng, Zheng Gang's father, his face full of ridicule.

"Is Elder Cheng trying to fool a three-year-old? Talent isn't determined by you. A mere fifth-level Body Tempering youth dares to claim he is cultivating Sword Intent? I think he is clearly acting on the orders of your sect's elders to sabotage the test!"

Seeing Elder Zheng openly defame the Sword Sect, Elder Cheng's eyebrows furrowed, and his face showed anger. He shouted, "Elder Zheng, the dignity of our Sword Sect is not to be insulted! If you continue to defame our sect, I will challenge you right here in front of the Sword Forest!"

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