"It seems I'm still too weak."
Liu Ruoxue murmured inwardly.
Just as her mind wandered, a bronze man suddenly broke through the plum blossom sword shadows and struck at her.
As one part of the plum blossom sword shadows collapsed, those in the other directions shattered as well.
In an instant, several bronze men attacked Liu Ruoxue at once.
"Ah!"
Liu Ruoxue turned pale with fright.
Thud!
Suddenly, a palm appeared in front of Liu Ruoxue. The deacon had stepped in, effortlessly blocking the attacks of the bronze men.
"You've lost. Step down!"
The middle-aged deacon waved his hand.
"Thank you, Deacon."
Liu Ruoxue exhaled softly, then leaped off the platform with some reluctance and returned to her seat.
"As expected of the Bronze Ranking's Ten Bronze Men trial. It really is difficult."
Liu Ruoxue gave a bitter smile. "Once the Bronze Men Combined Formation activates, it's even harder. I didn't have the slightest clue what to do."
"Haha, Ruoxue, you managed to repel four puppets as a Body Tempering Realm warrior. That's already impressive. I couldn't have done that when I was at your cultivation level."
Lei Chi laughed heartily, comforting her.
"Ruoxue, you haven't been cultivating for very long, after all. It's perfectly normal that you couldn't pass the Ten Bronze Men trial."
Lei Yuanshui added, "As for the Bronze Men Combined Formation, it's no surprise you didn't discover it. Even we failed to uncover its secret back then."
Lei Yifei said nothing, but nodded approvingly.
Liu Ruojie chuckled. "Sis, you're already amazing. By next year at the latest, you'll pass the Ten Bronze Men trial and make it onto the Bronze Ranking."
Liu Ruoxue nodded. "Yes, I'll keep working hard at my cultivation! Ruojie, once Brother Lei Zhen returns, he should have a way to help with