As the Devil Sect stirred up a clamor, the other examinees, unaware of the full story, joined in the uproar.
Amid the crowd's noise, the ten people whose names had been called made their way one after another toward the Top Scholar Platform.
Li Qingxian wore a calm expression. The few top-ten examinees who had seen Li Qingxian wipe out Demon-Devils with a single finger were equally composed.
The top-ten examinees who had entered later and had not witnessed that bolt of lightning either darkened their faces or furrowed their brows.
Before long, the ten arrived before the Top Scholar Platform and lined up in a row.
Li Qingxian swept his gaze over the ten. There was one Literary Cultivation practitioner, two Martial Cultivators, two Dao Cultivators, two Devil Cultivators, two Heretical Cultivators, and finally himself.
Li Qingxian deliberately looked at the Literary Cultivation practitioner. A Literary Cultivation practitioner who could enter the top ten at Lower Rank was bound to be extraordinary.
Sensing Li Qingxian's gaze, the Literary Cultivation practitioner gave a slight nod.
"Does anyone challenge Li Qingxian's position as top scholar?" the chief examiner's voice rang out.
The other nine said nothing.
The examinees opposite them began clamoring again. Some who were not even from the Devil Sect joined in simply to stir the pot.
"Fellow examinees, our Azure Clouds were snatched away by a Fate Arts Master. Our class is afraid to lose face in grand fashion."
"Exactly. This is the Azure Cloud Examination. No matter how powerful his Fate Arts are, they cannot affect combat."
"Fate Arts Masters can foresee what lies ahead and use Fate Arts in advance to ruin another's Fortune, winning before the battle even begins. That is indeed formidable. But even an Upper Rank Fate Arts Master who suddenly encounters a