Wang Qi Nian, a direct disciple of the Ten Thousand Fathoms Peak, frowned when he saw Lin Feng's matches. "What is Lin Feng doing? He has lost nine out of fifteen matches. Is he doing this on purpose?"
Luo Ke Di, who was at the side, also felt a little strange when he heard this. "In the previous match, he would have easily defeated an opponent ranked in the top 100."
Wang Qinian said, "When you go down later, ask him what's going on. Tell him to try his best to get the ninety spots. I have a feeling that this mission will be very helpful to us. After the mission, our strength should increase by a level."
The duels in the arena continued. The gap between the top ten on the Wind and Cloud List and the people behind them grew larger and larger. They were not on the same level at all.
As the sun set in the west, the battles in the arena were nearing the final round. The top ten on the Honor Roll had yet to meet. Now, it was certain that this was deliberately arranged by the Elders.
He just didn't know how they would be ranked if they had the same number of points.
"As expected, none of the top ten are mediocre. They are much stronger than I imagined." Zhang Lie sighed after pondering for a while.
Seeing that Zhang Lie was still conflicted on this issue, Mu Heng did not say anything more. The strength of the top ten had indeed surpassed his expectations. However, he still believed that Xiao Chen had the strength to fight for the top ten.
There was no reason for it. It was just an intuition.
Liu Sui Feng suddenly said in a low voice, "Have you noticed that Lin Feng, the Quick Blade of the Ten Thousand Fathoms Peak, has already lost ten matches in a row. What is he thinking?"
Is there such a thing? Xiao Chen really didn't notice, but no matter what he wanted to do, he couldn't do anything. In the past, when Xiao Chen fought against him, he might have had to resort to electric tricks to win quickly.
However, after consuming the Flowing Light Flower, his comprehension ability increased greatly. His strength was much stronger than when he first came out of the underground world. It was a qualitative leap.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "Don't worry about him. If he wants to challenge me, I will give him a pleasant surprise."
When the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the entire western sky red, the battles on the Drill Ground finally came to an end. The top ten core disciples on the leaderboard had won all fifteen battles and were tied for first place.
The result was somewhat regrettable. After all, what everyone wanted to see the most was an evenly matched high-level battle.
Under the direction of the chief examiner, Xiao Chen and the other ten newly promoted inner core disciples slowly walked to the center of the drill ground to welcome the challenges of the last ten core disciples.
Although the level of this battle wasn't high, it was still worth watching. For the sake of maintaining their status as core disciples, those people would use all sorts of methods to fight with all their might.
As for Xiao Chen's group of ten, if they were to lose, although they wouldn't lose their qualifications as core disciples, they would lose the rewards they had previously received. The purpose of this was to prevent them from cheating.
Such a rule ensured that both sides would have to fight with all their might and not hold anything back. Otherwise, both sides would suffer great losses.
"That's strange. Why is Lin Feng from the Ten Thousand Fathoms Peak also up there? He is the second strongest core disciple of the Ten Thousand Fathoms Peak. Even if he can't get one of the ninety spots, he shouldn't be at the bottom!"
"You can't even understand this? You are too stupid. The tenth ranked core disciple can choose his own opponent. He lost to Ye Chen previously, so he must be feeling unsatisfied. This time, he is here to get back at him."
"That is interesting. Lin Feng is also an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. His quick saber is quite famous in the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He should be evenly matched with Xiao Chen."
"Hmm, that should be the case. I heard that Ye Chen used some tricks to win the last battle. That's why Lin Feng is very unconvinced. Otherwise, he wouldn't have voluntarily admitted defeat this time and dropped his ranking to around three hundred."
The crowd was somewhat surprised at Lin Feng's appearance. However, when they thought about the reasons behind it, they were not too surprised. After all, every cultivator had their own pride.
The ten newly promoted core disciples and the ten last ranked core disciples were separated by a few meters, standing in a row facing each other.
Lin Feng's hand was on his saber hilt. His black eyes revealed a murderous intent as he stared at Xiao Chen. He withdrew his aura, accumulating it continuously.
If looks could kill, Xiao Chen would have died a hundred times already.
The chief examiner walked to the center and looked at both sides. Then, he pointed to the person on the right and said, "If you are defeated this time, you will lose your qualifications to be a core disciple. I hope you will grasp this opportunity and do your best."
"Now, from left to right, choose your opponent one by one."
When the first person from the left, Zhang Yue, heard this, he revealed a joyful expression. To be able to choose his opponent first, the advantage was self-evident.
The expressions of the three people on the right were much more unsightly. It was easy to imagine that their opponents would be Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, and Xiao Chen, who no one was willing to fight.
Zhang Yue immediately stepped forward and pointed at Liu Suifeng, "I choose him as my opponent."
Liu Suifeng was indeed the weakest of the ten. However, Xiao Chen did not think that Liu Suifeng would definitely lose. His chances of victory were fifty-fifty.
"Don't hold anything back. The opponent might use his full power the moment he starts," Xiao Chen said in a soft voice as he walked past Liu Suifeng.
Liu Suifeng nodded gently. The fact that the other party chose him first made him feel unsightly. Everyone was a hot-blooded person; they were not willing to be looked down upon in front of everyone.
Zhang Yue was only a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. Compared to Liu Suifeng, he did not have much of an advantage in terms of cultivation realm. He was more experienced in combat.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen said. After Zhang Yue went up, he immediately executed his trump card, wanting to catch Liu Suifeng off guard. Liu Suifeng was prepared for this long ago. He fought back tit for tat, not letting Zhang Yue gain any advantage.
The two of them had similar cultivation realms; neither of them had a clear advantage. In the end, it would be a battle of mental states.
The one who could maintain his composure and not reveal any openings too early would be the one to obtain the final victory.
After the two of them exchanged two hundred moves, there was still no chance of victory. Zhang Yue started to feel anxious; the pressure on him was much greater than Liu Suifeng's.
Liu Suifeng's moves became increasingly ferocious. His gaze was calm and his heart was as calm as still water. He withstood Zhang Yue's storm-like attacks and finally found an opening.
He immediately executed Qingyun Peak's secret technique, Profound Wind Chop. He knocked his opponent off the arena in one fell swoop, obtaining victory.
The chief examiner walked over to Zhang Yue. Under Zhang Yue's unresigned gaze, he removed the golden core disciple identity token from his waist.
"Next, continue!"
The duels continued. With Zhang Yue as an example, the remaining core disciples were more cautious. The duels were in a stalemate; both sides had their wins and losses.
"I choose him!" When it was Lin Feng's turn to choose his opponent, he immediately picked Xiao Chen after he went up the arena.
There were no surprises. Xiao Chen leaped up gently and landed firmly on the arena.
When Xiao Chen went up the arena, the rage in Lin Feng's eyes calmed down. He gathered his aura and raised it continuously, holding it back.
"If I cannot defeat you within five moves, I will admit defeat," Lin Feng said word by word when he saw Xiao Chen's indifferent expression.
Xiao Chen found it funny. He said indifferently, "Defeating me in five moves gives you a sense of accomplishment? Seeing that you have prepared so much, even dropping to the bottom ten to fight me, I will give you this opportunity. "
"Duel, begin!"
The moment the referee spoke, Lin Feng's aura, which he had been suppressing, exploded out. The aura of an Inferior Grade Martial Saint surged towards Xiao Chen like a torrential flood.
"Torrential Storm!"
After learning from his previous experience, Lin Feng did not give his opponent the chance to make the first move. After he suppressed his aura, he immediately executed the Martial Technique that he was proud of.
Xiao Chen swung his saber and a six-meter-long saber Qi flew towards Xiao Chen like a torrential storm. A strong wind blew in the arena; one could faintly hear the sound of a torrential storm.
Lin Feng had underestimated this person. He had already comprehended the state of wind and the state of rain in this saber strike to Small Perfection.
The horrifying saber Qi had the speed of the wind and the density of the rain. The wind and rain intertwined, and the torrential rain poured down. The rain made use of the wind to become even more ferocious.
The berserk saber Qi did not give Xiao Chen any time to think. It arrived before him in an instant.
Before the saber Qi got close, the ferocious saber wind caused Xiao Chen's clothes and hair to flutter. When it landed on his face, he felt a slight pain.
"Dang!"
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He drew the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber and released a surging saber light, shattering the first saber Qi.
Saber Qi was the biggest difference between a Martial Saint and a Martial Grand Master. A Martial Grand Master could only condense saber light. However, a Martial Saint could condense saber light again and launch a long distance attack.
In terms of Essence quality and quantity, there was not much of a difference between Xiao Chen and Lin Feng. In fact, the quality of Xiao Chen's Essence might even be slightly stronger.
However, there was a difference between saber light and saber Qi. When his opponent condensed saber Qi with fifty percent of his strength, Xiao Chen needed to condense sixty percent of his strength to block it.
However, Xiao Chen's Essence recovery speed was much faster than his opponent's. Thus, he did not care about the consumption of Essence. He smiled gently and executed the Blue Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
Xiao Chen's figure flickered on the arena, leaving behind a series of afterimages. It was hard to tell which was the real one and which was the fake one. In the arena, strands of saber Qi were shattered by Xiao Chen, scattering in all directions.
Although Lin Feng knew that this move would not be able to cause any substantial damage to Xiao Chen, he did not expect that Xiao Chen would break it so easily.
"Swallowing Wind Drinking Rain!" Lin Feng shouted and the torrential rain and wind suddenly stopped. The remaining saber Qi returned to Lin Feng's body with a 'shua' sound.
Xiao Chen appeared and looked at Lin Feng leaping over. He said softly, "Four more moves!"
"Less nonsense, I will deal with you with this move!" Lin Feng said ruthlessly, veins bulging on his face.
The moment Lin Feng spoke, his saber had already landed on Xiao Chen's head. Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. The Qi whirlpool in his Dantian spun rapidly.
Six drops of pure Essence liquid were extracted and instantly turned into surging Essence. They flowed into the meridians in his arms and into the saber.
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