The people around the Qiu Fen Arena hadn't reacted yet.
Hao Ren lightly tapped his left foot and returned to the center of the arena.
The 320 sword energies returned to Hao Ren's body in a swoosh.
Lu Qi was unconscious, and his clothes were messy. However, Hao Ren wasn't hurt at all.
"Oh …"
Everyone exclaimed.
The battle between the sword light and the chess pieces lasted for an entire hour, but it ended in the blink of an eye.
Lu Qi used Dharma treasures, and all the chess pieces were controlled by Dharma treasures. Hao Ren, on the other hand, did not use any Dharma treasures. All the sword energies were controlled by his mind. Moreover, he used 160 sword energies to resist 360 chess pieces. Everyone could see the difference between the two.
The inspector in charge of the Qiu Fen Arena was also shocked.
He hesitated for a few seconds and finally raised the sign that read 'Ren Yin'.
There were 24 arenas on the east side of the Dragon God Shrine, and there were 96 arenas in total. Hao Ren defeated Lu Qi and entered the top 48. Even if he lost, he would still be in the top 50, and he would still be an assisting inspector until the general exams of the Dragon God Shrine next year.
As for the other two assisting examiners, they would be selected by the four main examiners after the combat examination.
"Oh, Third Uncle!"
Seeing Hao Ren's victory, Zhao Yanzi suddenly realized something. She quickly squeezed through the crowd and ran toward the Li Xia Arena.
Hao Ren also remembered Zhao Kuo's situation. He flew from the arena to the crowd, stepped on a cultivator's shoulder, and lightly leaped forward.
Zhao Yanzi, who was trying to squeeze her way through the crowd, suddenly felt herself being lifted up. In a panic, she found herself in Hao Ren's arms.
"Don't move!" Hao Ren looked down at Zhao Yanzi in his arms. He put his arms around her waist and carried her in the classic 'princess carry' position. His feet released grey sword energies as he flew toward the Li Xia Arena.
Zhao Yanzi, who was curled up in Hao Ren's arms, looked at Hao Ren's chiseled face, felt Hao Ren's arms under her waist, and smelled the heat from Hao Ren's body. Suddenly, her heart raced.
Bang!
Descending from the sky, Hao Ren created an area around the Li Xia Field.
The cultivators around Hao Ren all looked at him. However, when they saw the silver dragon embroidered on Hao Ren's brown robe, they didn't dare to say anything.
Even though these cultivators were elders in their respective dragon clans, they didn't dare to offend an assisting inspector in the territory of the Dragon God Shrine.
Hao Ren didn't care about what the cultivators around him thought as he gently slid Zhao Yanzi to the ground.
Zhao Yanzi blushed, and she was so shy that she couldn't even lift her eyes.
However, she suddenly remembered that her Third Uncle was in the middle of a martial arts competition. She hurriedly raised her head and looked at the situation on the stage.
"Zhao," she saw Zhao Kuo, and he of the Yin.
"Third Uncle …" Zhao Yanzi, who was still immersed in her girlish feelings, screamed when she saw Zhao Kuo.
"Kuo," Hao saw the Kun-level cultivator standing in, and the fire-eled-fire-fire-elt. The Fire-el-based K-level cultivator, and the fire-elt-level cultivator. Beside this Kun-level cultivator were two rolling fireballs, swaying on each other's left and right.
Zhao Kuo's right hand was slightly trembling, and he was still in a defensive position. His left hand was hanging weakly by his side as if it was broken.
Boom!
His strong body suddenly fell to the ground.
Zhao Yanzi was about to rush up, but she suddenly saw that it wasn't Zhao Kuo who fell to the ground, but the Kun-level cultivator!
"Humph!"
Zhao Kuo snorted in disdain, but he still stood firm on the edge of the arena. He took out the bottle of elixir pills that Hao Ren gave him, poured out three white Essence Replenishment Pills, and swallowed them directly.
Although it was only for a moment, many cultivators with good eyesight saw that Zhao Kuo ate level 4 elixir pills!
He ate three level 4 elixir pills in one go!!!
From the looks of it, Zhao Kuo still had a whole bottle!
Even the level 2 inspectors on the side of the arena were envious of Lin Fan's generosity. Even the Dragon God Shrine didn't have level 4 elixir pills!
After swallowing three Essence Replenishment Pills, Zhao Kuo's gloomy face gradually brightened up. He kicked the Kun-level cultivator out of the arena, looked around viciously at the cultivators around him, and jumped out of the arena.
All the cultivators felt a chill in their hearts when Zhao Kuo glanced at them.
When Zhao Kuo returned to the arena, he didn't greet Zhao Guang and the others. Instead, he found a corner to sit down and began to circulate his energy to heal himself while slowly absorbing the effects of the Essence Replenishment Pills.
"Third Uncle …" Zhao Yanzi wanted to walk over, but Hao Ren stopped her.
"Let Third Uncle rest," Hao Ren said.
Obviously, Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi missed the most exciting moment. When they arrived at the Li Xia Arena, Zhao Kuo and the Kun-level cultivator had just finished their final battle.
Zhao Kuo was only at Dui-level, but he was able to defeat a Kun-level cultivator. Hao Ren couldn't imagine how Zhao Kuo did it.
Zhao Yanzi's heart raced as Hao Ren grabbed her arm. "Oh," she said softly as she dragged Hao Ren toward Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Guang.
"Ren, did you win as well?" Zhao Hongyu looked at Hao Ren and asked with a slight smile.
"Yeah!" Hao Ren nodded without hesitation.
At this moment, two more pairs of cultivators were still fighting on the other two arenas. Wang Xi wasn't among them. Obviously, Wang Xi had finished his battle as well.
Xie Yujia, Lu Lili, and Zhen Congming passed through the crowd and gathered at Zhao Hongyu's place.
"Take the time to rest," Xie Yujia urged Hao Ren when she saw him still standing beside Zhao Hongyu.
Those who finished their battles earlier could naturally get more time to rest. This little bit of rest time was very precious for the upcoming, more intense battles.
"Gongzi, we will help you unblock your meridians." The Lu siblings stood beside Hao Ren and picked up Hao Ren's arms without any hesitation.
As soon as their nature essence entered Hao Ren's palms, they encountered strong resistance, and the four hands bounced off at the same time.
"There is an array formation in Gongzi's body that blocks nature essence!" The Lu siblings looked at each other and then looked at Hao Ren in surprise.
"Hehehe …" Hao Ren pretended to laugh vaguely. He took out a porcelain bottle from his necklace and swallowed an Essence Replenishment Pill. Then, he found a cool spot and sat cross-legged to cultivate.
The Lu siblings were about to chase after Hao Ren when Zhao Hongyu reached out her arms and held them in each of her hands.
"This is Hao Ren's chance to improve. Let him work hard," Zhao Hongyu said softly and comforted the Lu siblings with gentle eyes.
Dang … Dang … Dang …
The bell of the Dragon God Shrine rang.
It was 5 p.m.
The identity token on Hao Ren's waist lit up with a yellow light.
Zhao Kuo's identity token, who was sitting not far from him, also lit up.
Yellow lights also lit up in the other ten directions.
At the same time, Qin Shaoyang, who was wearing a silver robe with a four-clawed golden dragon embroidered on it, walked out of the Dragon God Shrine with six other level 4 inspectors and entered the examiner's stand.
As the main examiner, Qin Shaoyang sat in the wooden armchair in the middle, and the six deputy examiners sat on either side of him.
Qin Shaoyang raised his right hand, and the 12 identity tokens in the east exam area automatically flew into his palm. Then, they quickly dimmed.
This meant that another 12 cultivators had lost the qualification to continue the combat exams after the last round of matches.
Qin Shaoyang's power was shown with just a raise of his hand and a raise of his foot.
The 12 cultivators, including Hao Ren, gathered in the large arena again.
After Zhao Kuo defeated a Kun-level cultivator, there were still one Gen-level cultivator, four Dui-level cultivators, six Xun-level cultivators, and one Kun-level cultivator among the 12 cultivators.
The 12 cultivators were all male. Among the four assisting inspectors, one Dui-level assisting inspector lost to a Xun-level cultivator, leaving two Xun-level assisting inspectors and one Gen-level assisting inspector.
In other words, the Dui-level assisting inspector who lost the match didn't pass the Dragon God Shrine's general exams and lost his qualification as an assisting inspector.
Hao Ren narrowly won all the matches and entered the top 48, successfully retaining his qualification as an assisting inspector. However, his goal was more than that. He wanted to at least enter the top 10 to become an official inspector and kick Qin Shaoyang out of East Ocean City!
The following combat exams would all be held in the large arena, and the selection of official inspectors was the highlight of the Dragon God Shrine's general exams. As the main examiner, Qin Shaoyang was the one who presided over it.
"The first match …" Qin Shaoyang looked at the 12 cultivators on the arena and glanced at each cultivator's face. When he saw Hao Ren, he paused for half a second before announcing loudly, "Ren Mao versus Ren Yin!"
Wang Xi, who had the identity token 'Ren Mao', took half a step forward.
Hao Ren, who was called out by Qin Shaoyang, was reluctant, but he could only take half a step forward.
Wang Xi had already broken through to mid-tier Xun-level, and he was the most powerful among the six Xun-level cultivators. It was easy to imagine Qin Shaoyang's intention in making this arrangement.
"The second match, Bing Mao versus Geng Yin. The third match, Gui Mao versus Yi Yin … "Qin Shaoyang announced.
Every cultivator who was called out by Qin Shaoyang took half a step forward.
"The sixth match …" Before Qin Shaoyang could announce it, everyone had already seen it.
Among the 12 cultivators, only Zhao Kuo and another Kun-level cultivator hadn't taken half a step forward yet!
Qin Shaoyang purposely wanted Zhao Kuo to fight two Kun-level cultivators in a row! The reason why he didn't arrange for Zhao Kuo to fight Hao Ren was that he didn't want either of them to advance to the next round!
"Bastard!" Under the arena, Zhao Yanzi looked up at Qin Shaoyang and gritted her teeth.
"Third Uncle almost died fighting a Kun-level cultivator, and Qin Shaoyang used his power as the chief examiner to arrange this match on purpose!
Moreover, he arranged it for the last match as the finale! "
Zhao Guang clenched his fists when he heard this arrangement, and his eyes were filled with anger. Qin Shaoyang knew Zhao Kuo's identity, and he knew that this arrangement was a provocation to the East Ocean Dragon Clan!
"Tell Zhao Kuo to quit," Zhao Hongyu sighed slightly and said.
"Begin!"
Qin Shaoyang waved his hand and sat back in his armchair.
Ten cultivators dashed out of the arena.
Hao Ren and Wang Xi, who were wearing brown robes, stood in the huge arena that was 300 meters wide and 300 meters long like two chess pieces.
Hao Ren looked around.
The cultivators were densely packed together.
However, Su Han, who could undo the Five-Mountain Bracelets for Hao Ren, was still nowhere to be seen.
"Please!"
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