"Heh!"
"Of course it's absolutely true!"
It seemed Supervisor Wang had anticipated this reaction. He nodded solemnly and added in a grave tone:
"Brother Cao, I personally supervised all three rounds of the martial trials. Everything was recorded from beginning to end, and every examiner signed a sworn statement. There were no procedural flaws whatsoever."
"Besides..."
"All the recordings, examiners' comments, records of spiritual power fluctuations, and other data have been sealed away in the archives."
"If you have any doubts, Brother Cao, you can review them at any time."
He paused, then continued with a sigh:
"Besides..."
"Everyone at the examination grounds witnessed what candidate Lin Daiyu did that day. There were so many eyes on her every move—there was no way it could have been faked."
"Her cultivation may not be high, but her swordsmanship was exquisite, and she responded with a composure few could match!"
Recalling the occasional flashes of unnerving calm and composure from the seemingly delicate young woman at the examination grounds that day, along with the sword intent she had displayed, he couldn't help sighing in admiration again.
Yet as he marveled, he also recognized her shortcomings: her cultivation was still too low.
He had noticed at the time that she had pushed her Qi Refining mid-stage abilities to their absolute limit. Though she seemed to handle the "Talent Selection Trial" with ease, her limitations were clear. Whether she could face next year's "Immortal Assembly Trial" with the same composure remained to be seen.
"..."
Hearing how certain Supervisor Wang sounded, Supervisor Cao felt most of his doubts fade after thinking it over, but he was still shaken.
So he lowered his head again and studied the three scores carefully. In particular, the description of her using brute force to overcome the intricacies of