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"Whoosh …"
The sharp ending sound was extremely long and harsh. It seemed to drill into everyone's ears, causing them to stop what they were doing and look up at the sky.
They saw a ball of red emitting a dazzling light slowly rise into the sky and appear above the entire Dali Valley, dragging a long fiery red tail behind it.
"Bang …"
A huge sound rang out. It was earth-shattering. The entire cluster of dazzling red flames suddenly exploded. Like fireworks, countless tiny fiery red sparks flew out in arcs and fell in all directions.
"A signal flare?"
"Is the battle for the top 100 over?"
Suddenly, one figure after another quickly rushed to the entrance of the valley.
Chu Mu withdrew his gaze, and with a thought, he looked around to make sure there was no one around. He reached into his arms and a red light spread out. After he inserted the three short swords into his waist, he used his movement skill and quickly rushed to the entrance of the Dali Valley.
Outside the valley, Ling Cangyan and the four elders had all arrived.
"Four elders, I'll have to trouble you." Ling Cangyan smiled with his hands behind his back.
The four elders nodded in unison. Then, another sword qi shot out and bombarded the boulder at the entrance of the valley. The sword qi penetrated into the boulder and activated. The boulder rolled and the entrance appeared again.
"The entrance has appeared. Let's go." With a few low shouts, the Sword Faction disciples who had already arrived at the entrance of the valley rushed out. When Chu Mu arrived, more than half of the people had already left the valley.
Without stopping, Chu Mu blew through the entrance of the valley like a gust of wind and appeared outside. Because the red light on his body was too strong, it caused everyone's eyes to fall on him.
"Three short swords …" Whispers sounded. Ling Cangyan and the four elders also looked at Chu Mu with some surprise. This kind of situation where one person obtained several short swords was very rare.
Many of the Sword Faction disciples who did not manage to obtain a short sword had eyes that were as red as those of hungry wolves. They stared at the short sword at Chu Mu's waist, and their saliva nearly flowed out of their mouths.
When Chu He and the other four prodigies saw the three rings of red light around Chu Mu, they were even more shocked and astonished. They had never imagined that Chu Mu would be able to obtain three short swords by himself. If they included the ones he had traded with them earlier, then he had obtained a total of seven short swords.
"Junior Brother …" Luo Yu Feng and Zheng Xiu Ran also rushed out of the valley. Their line of sight was immediately attracted by Chu Mu. Then, they were startled, and their faces were full of astonishment.
"Eldest Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother." Chu Mu looked over and discovered that Luo Yufeng and Zheng Xiu Ran's bodies didn't emit any red light. This meant that they didn't obtain any short swords. Moreover, they looked somewhat miserable.
"Good. Disciples, the battle for the top 100 in the Dali Valley is over." Ling Cangyan stood on a boulder more than three meters high and looked down at the crowd. Originally, there were more than four hundred people who entered the valley, but now there were less than four hundred left. Among them, dozens had died in the valley. Without much emotion, his eyes paused slightly on each of the swordsmen who emitted red light. "I would like to congratulate everyone who has obtained a short sword. You have the opportunity to obtain a place to study in the Great Kun Sword Mansion. However, this is not absolute."
After a short pause, he let everyone's attention be more focused. Ling Cangyan continued, "When we return to the Sword Academy, we will have a final round of selection. Everyone who did not obtain a short sword will have a chance to challenge those who obtained a short sword. Everyone who obtained a short sword will also have a chance to be challenged. In addition, each person can only have one short sword. As for the extra short swords, I have two options for you to choose from. First, hand them over to me, and I will make the arrangements through challenges. Second, you can give them away. Now, let's return to the Sword Academy. "
On the way back, Chu Mu gave one short sword to Luo Yufeng and the other to Zheng Xiu Ran. These two short swords were originally intended for them.
"Little Junior Brother, I cannot thank you enough." Luo Yufeng said sincerely. Zheng Xiu Ran's face was also full of sincerity and excitement.
Not long after, under the leadership of Ling Cangyan, the disciples of the Sword Faction returned to the Sword Academy and once again came to the Sword Battle Arena.
A total of one hundred disciples of the Sword Faction who obtained a short sword stood on the Sword Battle Arena. The other disciples who did not obtain a short sword stood below the arena.
"The last round of challenges will begin with the Four Heroes of the Sword Academy. Does anyone want to challenge the four of them?" Ling Cangyan asked. Everyone was stunned. Challenge the Four Heroes of the Sword Academy? Who had nothing better to do? Challenging them was just asking to be humiliated.
The Four Heroes of the Sword Academy left the Sword Battle Arena first and sat down in the audience seats. Then, Ling Cangyan read out the names of the relevant disciples according to the Sword Faction and asked if anyone wanted to challenge them.
Generally speaking, those who could obtain a short sword had extraordinary cultivation and sword skills. They were very powerful. There were less than one hundred half-step Qi Transformation disciples who had entered the top hundred. Aside from the seven or eight who had died, basically everyone had obtained a short sword.
Soon, the half-step Qi Transformation disciples of the three high-grade Sword Factions and the provincial heir's courtyard also appeared in the audience seats because no one wanted to challenge them. Next were the half-step Qi Transformation disciples of the mid-grade Sword Faction.
Some of the peak tenth stage disciples of the high-grade Sword Faction were even stronger than some of the half-step Qi Transformation disciples of the low-grade Sword Faction. Therefore, a portion of the high-grade Sword Faction disciples who were confident in themselves challenged them.
If there was one more person challenging the same target, one of the elders would draw lots to determine the challenger.
If the challenger wanted to obtain a short sword, the person being challenged would naturally do their best to protect the short sword and would not retreat. The battles were very exciting, but in the end, the person being challenged would often win. Even if they won, they would often be injured.
Fortunately, they would only be challenged once. Otherwise, if there was a second challenge, they would definitely lose.
Among the one hundred sword sect disciples who obtained the short sword, nearly sixty of them belonged to the three high-grade sword sects and the Regional Crown Prince's Courtyard. Of the remaining forty something people, nearly thirty of them belonged to the eight middle-grade sword sects, and the last twelve people belonged to the thirty-six low-grade sword sects.
Although the low-grade Sword Factions made up the majority of the Sword Academy's cultivation sects with a total of thirty-six, more than double the number of high-grade Sword Factions and mid-grade Sword Factions, there were far fewer true experts.
Of the twelve low rank sword sect disciples that obtained short swords, three of them were from the Azure Edge Sword Sect. In terms of cultivation, the one with the lowest cultivation was Chu Mu, followed by Zheng Xiuran. Behind them was Luo Yufeng and the other nine. They were all at the half step Qi Transformation stage and came from different low rank sword sects.
The eyes of the tenth stage peak disciples from the three high-grade Sword Factions, the provincial heir's courtyard, and the eight mid-grade Sword Factions that hadn't yet been challenged lit up like lightbulbs, causing Luo Yufeng and the others to be extremely vigilant.
The challenges began with the half-step Qi Transformation disciples. Luo Yufeng and the other nine half-step Qi Transformation disciples were challenged one after another. Each of them used 120% of their strength and even fought back with all their might without caring about their own injuries. No matter what, they had to protect their hard-earned spots.
This was because this year was their last chance. If they couldn't enter the Great Kun Sword Palace to cultivate, they wouldn't have another chance in the future.
Based on this point, even if they had to pay the price of being seriously injured, they had to win. This kind of ruthlessness scared the challengers. After all, these challengers still had another chance. With this kind of luck in their hearts, they naturally wouldn't fight so hard.
In the end, out of the ten half-step Qi Transformation cultivators, eight of them successfully defended their spots. Luo Yufeng was one of them, but all of them paid a price. However, this price could be recovered after a period of recuperation.
Next, it was Zheng Xiu Ran's turn. Although he fought with all his might, he was still defeated in the end. The one who defeated him was a tenth stage peak disciple from a high-grade Sword Faction. Although his cultivation base wasn't inferior to his opponent's, his sword Qi's purity and sword skills were inferior to his opponent's.
"Junior Brother, I …" Zheng Xiu Ran's pale face was filled with guilt. He looked a little uneasy and didn't dare to look at Chu Mu. He felt that the short sword was given to him by Chu Mu. It definitely wasn't easy for Chu Mu to obtain that short sword. But now, he couldn't protect the short sword and it was taken away by someone else. This made him feel extremely ashamed and ashamed to face Chu Mu.
"Third Senior Brother, you've already done your best." Chu Mu could clearly see that there was still a wound on Zheng Xiu Ran's left arm that was dripping with blood. "You still have one more chance. Cultivate well. Next time, both Eldest Senior Brother and I believe that you will definitely obtain a spot."
"En." Zheng Xiu Ran nodded vigorously. He took out a large hemostatic pill and crushed it to stop the bleeding.
The last one to be challenged was Chu Mu.
Although there were people who had seen Chu Mu's incomparably fast movement technique, there were also people who hadn't. Seeing that Chu Mu's cultivation base was only at the late tenth stage, they thought that maybe it was because of luck that he obtained the short sword.
After the drawing of lots, a tenth stage peak disciple from the Profound Sword Faction obtained the opportunity to challenge Chu Mu.
"Brat, obediently hand over the short sword to avoid injury." The challenger sneered.
Chu Mu slightly shook his head and didn't answer. He pulled out his sword and slashed out. A strong wind blew through the forest. It was incomparably strong and mighty.
"Break for me!" The challenger's eyes widened. His face was dignified. He held the fake sword with both hands and used a high level sword skill. From top to bottom, it was as if he could split a mountain. A three meter long golden sword qi condensed and slashed down. It was as if it wanted to split the space in front of it.
The violent collision caused countless sword qi to explode and shoot out in all directions. In the midst of the chaos, a cold ripple spread through the void. Following that, the challenger only felt a burst of coldness coming from his throat.
The tip of Chu Mu's sword was fixed on the challenger's throat. The terrifying sharpness caused the skin on his throat to open up. His face was filled with shock. His pupils dilated, and his head slightly tilted back as he stared at Chu Mu in a daze.
"Good, the last round of challenges is over. Now, Elder Min will announce the top 100." Ling Cang Yan said in a clear voice.
One of the elders walked to the center of the arena and loudly announced, "This year's top 100 contestants are … Chu He, Xu Jianfeng, Li Huaiyu, Zhou Hongyu …"
Chu Mu sheathed his sword and walked to the side. The challenger's face changed back and forth. Feeling ashamed, he turned around and left. In the entire arena, only Elder Min's voice still sounded. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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