Many of the First Academy's disciples had different thoughts about Xiao Chen's performance. Some admired him, while others were secretly jealous. Based on these two tests alone, Xiao Chen had already surpassed 99% of the First Academy's disciples.
The peak of Foundation Establishment and the peak of Transformation were not things that ordinary people could achieve. Even in Astral-1, the number of people who could reach these two points could be counted on one hand. Of course, this was only referring to Xiao Chen's foundation. In terms of cultivation and strength, Xiao Chen was still inferior to the veteran First Academy's disciples.
Perhaps it was because of Xiao Chen's heaven-defying performance that a minority of the First Academy's disciples were jealous of him.
Xiao Chen passed both of the foundational tests with perfect results. The second round of tests was the test of combat prowess.
As a disciple of Astral-1, it was not enough to just have a high cultivation base. Not only did one have to have the best talent, but one's combat strength also had to be at the top. Therefore, the strength of one's combat strength was also very important.
The rules of the combat strength test were very simple. Elder Mu would randomly pick an older disciple from Astral-1 and suppress that disciple's cultivation base to Xiao Chen's level. As long as Xiao Chen could withstand 100 moves from that disciple, he would pass.
However, it was not easy to defeat an older disciple of the same cultivation base. Even though the older disciples of Astral-1 had suppressed their cultivation bases, their combat awareness was not affected. Therefore, it was not easy to withstand 100 moves from an older disciple of the same cultivation base.
Elder Mu looked at the many disciples around him. Just as he was about to pick someone, a disciple suddenly volunteered. "This disciple is willing to be Junior Xiao Chen's test subject …"
After hearing this disciple's words, Elder Mu pondered for a moment before nodding. "Alright, Li Yang. You will be the test subject this time."
After agreeing to Li Yang's request, Li Yang bowed to Elder Mu and slowly walked towards Xiao Chen with a sneer on his face. "Junior Xiao Chen, although you are talented, it won't be easy for you to withstand a hundred moves from me. Don't let your guard down …"
Xiao Chen sensed a faint hostility from Li Yang. There shouldn't be any grudges between the two of them, but this Li Yang …
He didn't know that Li Yang's enmity towards him was due to the innate talent that he had just displayed. Li Yang had already been in Astral-1 for three years, but he was still at the bottom of the rankings. After witnessing Xiao Chen's heaven-defying innate talent, he couldn't help but feel jealous and resentful.
It had to be said that it would be difficult for someone like Li Yang to achieve great things in the future. He was so narrow-minded that he couldn't bear to see others doing well. How could he become a true cultivator if that was the case?
Feeling Li Yang's hostility, Xiao Chen didn't say anything. He calmly cupped his hands and said to Li Yang, "Senior, please …"
After hearing Xiao Chen's words, Li Yang took the initiative to suppress his own cultivation. His cultivation, which was originally at the Advanced Yellow Realm, was suppressed to the Beginning Yellow Realm. Then, Elder Mu softly shouted, "The combat strength test begins …"
Following Elder Mu's voice, Li Yang took the initiative to attack. He took a step forward and used the upper-level martial arts technique, Clear Wind Steps. His whole body quickly rushed towards Xiao Chen.
Facing Li Yang's attack, Xiao Chen didn't let down his guard. Indeed, none of the outer disciples of the First Courtyard of the East Sword Pavilion were ordinary. Once Li Yang made his move, no one dared to underestimate him.
Immediately, Xiao Chen drew his sword. Holding the long sword in his hand, Xiao Chen's breath became fierce. Then, facing Li Yang, Xiao Chen fiercely swung his sword at an extremely tricky angle. Facing Xiao Chen's sword, Li Yang didn't dare to take it head-on. Instead, he leaned to the side to avoid it.
Xiao Chen forced Li Yang to retreat with a single strike, and that retreat also caused Li Yang to completely lose the initiative. In an instant, Xiao Chen's attacks came at him like a flood, not giving Li Yang any chance to catch his breath.
Originally, Li Yang took the initiative to attack, but in just one move, he was completely suppressed by Xiao Chen. Naturally, Li Yang had underestimated his opponent. Otherwise, Xiao Chen wouldn't have been able to suppress him so easily.
As they watched the intense battle between the two, many of the First Courtyard's disciples secretly nodded their heads in admiration.
"Not bad. He didn't rely on his talent and used his full strength right from the start. This child's temperament is also extraordinary."
"Yes, on the other hand, Li Yang was a little careless. With his strength, even if they were in the same realm, he wouldn't have been suppressed by Xiao Chen in one move. It can only be said that he underestimated his opponent from the start."
The two of them were completely opposite. Xiao Chen used his full strength against Li Yang and didn't underestimate him at all. On the other hand, Li Yang didn't put Xiao Chen in his eyes at all. It was no wonder that Li Yang was suppressed by Xiao Chen in an instant.
Being suppressed by a new disciple, Li Yang's face became increasingly gloomy in the midst of the fierce battle. A hint of anger grew in his heart. Risking his own injuries, Li Yang forcibly broke through Xiao Chen's attack. Then, he drew his own sword and fiercely slashed it out.
Li Yang was truly enraged. This attack contained all of Li Yang's strength, and at the same time, he also used a high-grade martial technique, Shadowstrike.
Flashes of the sword filled the air. Xiao Chen was no stranger to the Sword Shadow Kill, as he had also trained in the Sword Shadow Kill and had reached a perfect state. Then again, Li Yang's Sword Shadow Kill had also reached a perfect state.
Facing the sword shadows that filled the sky, Xiao Chen's expression remained calm. His expression didn't change in the slightest because of Li Yang's attack. Then, under everyone's gaze, Xiao Chen slowly stabbed out with his sword. When they saw that Xiao Chen didn't dodge, all of the First Courtyard's disciples were stunned.
"What is he trying to do? Is he trying to resist Li Yang's Shadowstrike head-on? "
"I just said that he had a good temperament, but now he's showing his true colors? He actually wants to resist Li Yang's Shadowstrike head-on. "
"Arrogant, he's too arrogant. Not only did he choose to fight head-on, he didn't even use a martial technique. Does he think that he can block Li Yang's Shadowstrike with a simple stab?"
Everyone thought that Xiao Chen's actions were too arrogant. It was fine that he didn't dodge, but he didn't even use a martial technique. What was going on …
They all expressed their displeasure. However, just as the disciples were talking, a Sword Qi suddenly erupted from Xiao Chen's sword.
When the Sword Qi burst out, Li Yang's expression changed drastically. He said in disbelief, "Sword Qi …"
He didn't expect that Xiao Chen had already comprehended Sword Qi. As expected, Li Yang's Shadowstrike collapsed as soon as the Sword Qi appeared. Seeing this, Li Yang had no choice but to stop suppressing his cultivation. With his cultivation of the Profound Yellow Realm, Li Yang successfully blocked Xiao Chen's Sword Qi. But even so, Li Yang still unconsciously stepped back seven or eight steps.
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