Obtaining the purple Talisman Seal meant that Lin Bai had defeated the Guardian Disciple and passed the third trial.
After that, Lin Bai actually had nothing left to do. He only needed to wait for the trial to end. With the purple Talisman Seal in hand, he could become a fifth-grade disciple of Tianshui Sect.
Lin Bai's defeat of Zhao Jie gave all the martial artists taking part in the trial a boost of confidence. Their spirits were stirred, and they were eager to try.
After that, the examinees on the arena stepped forward one after another, taking turns fighting the Guardian Disciples.
Yet the success rate was extremely low.
More than half a day passed. Over fifty matches had taken place in the Martial Arts Arena, but counting Lin Bai, only five people had passed.
That was a success rate of merely one in ten.
Far too few.
Quite a few Dao God Peak martial artists had fallen to the Guardian Disciples.
"Brother Dao."
Lin Bai stood beside the arena, watching the match taking place on it.
At that moment, a young man dressed like a scholar walked over to Lin Bai and cupped his hands in greeting.
Lin Bai smiled faintly in response.
This man had just defeated the Guardian Disciple and passed the trial.
"I am Pang Jian, from Haizhou in the Imperial Authority Eighteen Provinces," the man said gently and courteously.
"I am Lin Bai, from the territory of Qi Tian Sect. I was traveling through this place," Lin Bai replied slowly.
"So Brother Lin isn't from the State of Chu after all. I was wondering. With Brother Lin's strength, let alone joining Tianshui Sect—even joining the State of Chu, or a sect like the Seven Nights Divine Sect, would be well within your ability," Pang