"This child... seemed a little different..." Lin Chuan's Sharingan stared at the frail youth slumped on the ground, gasping for breath. Feng Lin's golden sword qi had not missed—it had genuinely passed through Little Moon's chest. Yet he seemed completely uninjured, aside from appearing somewhat weakened.
Little Moon did not stay where he was for long. He knew the battle just now might have alerted others nearby, so after resting briefly, he immediately got up and left. What he did not notice was that the crow that had been perched in the treetops took flight at the same time and followed behind him.
This was the first youth in several days to pique Lin Chuan's interest. Naturally, he would not let him go so easily.
The crow followed the youth, weaving continuously through the forest. Every step Little Moon took was extremely cautious. He seemed to know that his strength was not particularly impressive among the disciples participating in the overall competition, so after obtaining a scroll, he became especially wary, afraid someone might suddenly appear and snatch it away.
"He seems to be trying to avoid battle..." Lin Chuan murmured thoughtfully.
The youth was quite lucky. The scroll he had just seized was an Earth Scroll, while the scroll he had originally possessed was a Heaven Scroll. He had happened to meet the requirements to pass the assessment! That meant he could head straight for the finish line without worrying about scrolls anymore. The only thing he needed to do was conceal his tracks and avoid having his scrolls stolen!
"If that's the case, then..." As this thought crossed Lin Chuan's mind, the crow following Little Moon suddenly distorted and split into two crows. One continued trailing Little Moon, while the other flew straight toward a two-man team. This