Su Chen, standing in the crowd, looked at the boy, a smile playing on his lips behind his mask. "This little guy has gotten quite a bit stronger in the time we've been apart."
The young man bowed respectfully to Elder Li, " Elder Li."
Looking at the young man, Elder Li nodded and smiled, " Jianxin, with your talent in Sword Dao, you really don't need to take the exam; you could be promoted directly to a core disciple."
Jianxin shook his head and said, "I think it's better to take it one step at a time."
A hint of appreciation appeared in Elder Li's eyes. "Since this is your choice, I won't say anything more."
Jianxin bowed respectfully again, "Thank you, Elder Li."
Elder Li laughed and said, "At your age, to have achieved so much, most people would have become arrogant and complacent. But you remain calm, down-to-earth, and not impetuous. I must say, you are truly the most outstanding young person I have ever met."
Jianxin smiled but said nothing.
At this moment, someone suddenly asked, " Elder Li, why doesn't he have to participate in the first assessment? I'm not satisfied!"
"I'm not having it either! Why should he get to participate in the second assessment?!"
"Yes, we risked our lives to pass the first test, but he was able to skip it and go straight to the second. That's not fair!"
"That's unfair!"
Others in the room also expressed their dissatisfaction.
Even the four monstrous geniuses at the Heavenly Immortal Realm showed displeasure and dissatisfaction on their faces.
Luo Xue looked at Jianxin, "This young master must be quite powerful, right? Otherwise, why would Elder Li break the rules?"
As she spoke, she looked at Su Chen.
Su Chen smiled. "You're the smartest one here. That's right, this young man is indeed extraordinary; I doubt anyone in the arena can rival him."
"What!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Xue was shocked. "He... he's that strong?"
Su Chen smiled and nodded, "Mm."
Luo Xue was shocked for a while, then asked curiously, "So, between him and you, who's stronger?"
Su Chen glanced at Luo Xue, "Of course he's better, I'm no match for him."
Luo Xue's lips twitched, somewhat speechless.
Are you lame?
Look at that, is this something a human being would say?
You instantly killed five geniuses at the True Immortal Realm Seventh Stage or higher? You're telling me you're so awesome?
If you pull, wouldn't everyone in the arena pull even harder?
Luo Xue shook her head and said nothing more.
She knew Su Chen was faking it; in any case, she was already certain in her heart that Su Chen's strength was roughly the same as Jianxin's.
As for why she was so certain, it was because no one else in the arena could tell how strong Jianxin was, but Su Chen could.
what does that mean?
This means that Su Chen's strength is definitely on par with Jianxin's.
If anyone who knows Su Chen knew this idea, they'd probably laugh themselves to death.
"Shut up!"
Suddenly, Elder Li roared, and a terrifying sword aura swept out from his body, instantly engulfing everyone.
Everyone's expression changed drastically, a sense of fear filled the air, and they immediately shut their mouths.
They looked at Elder Li with faces full of terror.
"Snort!"
Elder Li snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with icy intent. "Anyone who disagrees, step forward."
As he spoke, the longsword in his hand emitted a buzzing sound, its blade gleaming with a cold light.
Everyone swallowed hard; their faces, which had been filled with Qi Ingestion, were now filled with fear.
Disagree?
Holy crap!
If you disagree, you'll be cut to death with a single sword stroke!
They dared not disbelieve; if anyone dared to object, Elder Li would probably kill them outright.
It's not an estimate, it's a certainty!
Elder Li coldly looked at everyone below. Just as he was about to speak, Jianxin suddenly said, " Elder Li, let me do it, otherwise they won't submit."
Elder Li glanced at Jianxin, pondered for a moment, and then nodded.
Jianxin's gaze swept over everyone, and when he saw Su Chen, his brows furrowed.
That's strange, why does he seem so familiar to me?
Jianxin looked puzzled.
It must be my imagination.
Shaking his head, Jianxin stopped thinking about it and looked at everyone in the arena, calmly saying, "Anyone who disagrees, come and fight!"
"I'll do it!"
Some people were already unhappy, so when Jianxin finished speaking, someone immediately responded.
The next moment.
A young man rose into the air from the crowd and stood opposite Jianxin.
Looking at Jianxin, the young man said with a resentful Qi Ingestion, "You're the one who got in through connections."
Faced with the youth's provocation, Jianxin was not angry, but calmly said, "Make your move."
The young man looked at Jianxin, his brow furrowing. "Aren't you taking a sword?"
Jianxin, with his left hand behind his back, said calmly, "I don't need it for you."
These words immediately caused an uproar below.
"Holy crap! This kid's way too arrogant!"
"I saw that young man make a move during the first assessment. He's a prodigy at the True Immortal Realm Eighth Stage, and his strength is considerable. This kid actually dared to underestimate him; he'll be in for a beating soon."
"Go for it! Kill him! Let him know the price of arrogance!"
The young man's face was grim, but upon hearing the words of the crowd below, a smile appeared on his previously somber expression. "You..."
Jianxin said impatiently, "Why do you talk so much?"
"Snort!"
The young man snorted coldly, said no more nonsense, and transformed into a sword light, rushing towards Jian Jianxin. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Jianxin!
He gripped his longsword tightly with both hands, then roared and slashed down fiercely!
This sword strike contained all the power within the young man's body, making it extremely terrifying. In an instant, a rift was torn open in the space.
The young man wasn't stupid; he naturally knew that Jianxin was no ordinary person. If he were, how could Elder Li have allowed Jianxin to get in through connections?
The reason why Jianxin was able to get in through connections must be because he had Elder Li's approval. Therefore, the young man dared not underestimate his opponent and went all out from the start!
Jianxin remained expressionless and extended two fingers.
Bang!
With a deafening roar, countless Sword Intent instantly spread outwards, reaching a distance of millions of miles in the blink of an eye.
Absolutely terrifying!
At that moment, everyone froze, motionless, their faces filled with disbelief.
The young man was struck dumb, completely stunned.
His full-force sword strike was actually blocked by Jianxin's two fingers!
Holy crap!
He's stunned!
Not only was he stunned, everyone in the room was stunned.
How is that possible!
You must understand that the young man's sword strike was something even True Immortal Realm Ninth Stage wouldn't dare to directly confront, let alone one using only two fingers.
Just then, Jianxin suddenly kicked out!
The speed was extremely fast; the young man didn't even have time to react before he was kicked away and crashed heavily to the ground, unconscious, with blood still oozing from his mouth.
Jianxin, expressionless, looked down and asked, "Is there anyone else who disagrees?"
This time, no one jumped out immediately; everyone looked at Jianxin with apprehension.
Just then, another figure flew out from the crowd. It was a woman. Although she wasn't particularly beautiful, she was very pleasing to the eye, and the more you looked at her, the more you liked her.