A group of people followed behind James and the others, while Hoult and the others followed suit. The two groups made many turns and arrived before a huge crater.
Hoppes was still seriously analyzing the situation in the valley and said, "The one on duty today should be Ronan. His Mountain Shifting Sword has already reached level 15 and he has grasped the Earth Bearing Sword. He's able to connect himself with the entire valley. By the looks of it, that's what he's doing."
Shaking their heads, the group once again followed James and headed for the next stage.
"That's right. I've long heard that Fang Xingjian does as he pleases and is extremely daring. Could he have barged into the Killing Techniques Palace? Or injured someone? "
Hoult's countenance sank. If Fang Xingjian were to pass two stages consecutively, Hoult had no confidence that he would be able to catch up to him and surpass him.
However, the appearance of the Headmaster from two generations ago, the current Head of the Sword Arts Department, James, as well as the sword arts expert Hoult, gave Hoult a bad premonition.
A surge of indignation rose in Hoult's heart, and he thought inwardly, 'Is there really such a great difference between the talents of the fifth and seventh levels of the Pantheon Monument?'
Hoult nodded and said, "It's fine. I'd thought that he lacked legacies and would need to spend a lot of time preparing for the second transition. I should be able to surpass him this time around. "To think that he would be able to complete the second transition so quickly. Maybe the job he has chosen is more ordinary. "Moreover, even if he succeeds in his job transition and comes to the Killing Techniques Palace, he shouldn't be much earlier than me. He might be in the second stage."
Hearing James' question, Hoppes said, "Five days. I spent five days before I managed to learn the Mountain Shifting Sword and then found the flaws of my teacher back then."
The people in the surroundings could only smile awkwardly, but no one took it seriously. Instead, they started to secretly evaluate Fang Xingjian's value once again.
In his calculations, this was already his limit. Therefore, he believed that even if Fang Xingjian was faster than him, it would not be by much.
Hoult was well aware of how fast he had managed to attain Heaven's Perception and then complete the second transition. In order to catch up and surpass Fang Xingjian, he had been training crazily day and night for the past month. He had even used up quite a number of extremely valuable resources. Only then had he been able to successfully complete all of this within such a short period of time.
"Could it be Fang Xingjian?"
Fang Xingjian?
But he subconsciously ignored this feeling, or rather, did not want to think about it.
Looking at the huge crater, Head of Department James laughed and said, "It seems that the second stage has been cleared as well. Hoppes, do you still remember how long you took to clear the second stage?"
However, there was only one year left before the National Selection next year. It would be a pity if Fang Xingjian couldn't participate in such an important National Selection.
"Yeah." Norman smiled and said, "No matter what, he's the Regional Champion and has even cleared all seven levels of the Pantheon Monument's mysteries. If he's been seriously injured, it's normal for Head of Department James and Teacher Hoppes to be so concerned."
"It might not necessarily be that he's injured someone. Fang Xingjian has only been in the academy for less than a month. He might have been injured by someone else."
"But it was still broken by a single sword attack from Fang Xingjian, and even the entire canyon was destroyed." Head of Department James smiled and said, "This Fang Xingjian is a bully. He must've used that sword attack he learned from the Pantheon Monument, right?"
With that, Norman sneaked a glance in Hoult's direction and noticed that the latter's complexion had improved a lot.
After all, in Miracle World, as long as one was strong enough, Conferred Knights would have the space to be willful.
'Even if my talent is much weaker, I'll definitely catch up to you.'
'Hehe, Fang Xingjian must've used at most one to two hours. His talent in clearing the Pantheon Monument is really amazing.' Head of Department James was even more tempted by Fang Xingjian's talent and the profoundness of the Pantheon Monument.
Therefore, he said, "Why don't we take a look?"
Everyone present understood what Head of Department James meant and nodded in agreement. It was true. If Fang Xingjian had come to the academy a few years earlier, it would be hard to imagine how much he would have grown. He would have even been able to participate in the National Selection next year.
"Otherwise, why would so many of us be here?" Hoppes waved his hand impatiently. He was someone who was obsessed with sword arts, did not care about his appearance, and hated formalities. How would he have the patience to talk nonsense with these few rascals?
The leader of the sword arts team, Hoppes, was still checking out the situation in the canyon with a solemn expression, trying to determine the situation of the battle.
James shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity, a pity. If only he had come a few years earlier."
At the thought of this, Hoult did not say a word and continued to chase after the next round. The people around him looked at each other and followed suit.
However, even though they did not know this, no one in the group brought up the matter of Hoult catching up to and surpassing Fang Xingjian anymore. This made Hoult feel even more displeased.
Hoult walked out and said calmly, "Then let's go take a look."
As he spoke, Hoppes had already pulled James, the Headmaster from two generations ago, out and headed for the next stage.
The few people who had been following him said, "Why don't we go in and take a look?"
"Not only that." Hoppes squatted down and touched the sand on the ground, saying, "First, he used the move of absorbing gravity to break Ronan's balance. Then he blasted the gravity upwards and lifted the ground downwards, combining the two swords into one and defeating Ronan in one go."
Although no one said anything, they were increasingly curious about which stage Fang Xingjian had cleared. If they knew that this was Fang Xingjian's first day in the Killing Techniques Palace, they would probably be even more curious.
Moreover, his abilities, status, and reputation were sufficient for him to do as he pleased.
Hearing the word 'person', everyone present was slightly stunned. Norman smiled and asked, "Teacher Hoppes, you're saying that Fang Xingjian has also come here?"
"There's still a chance. If he catches up to Fang Xingjian in the Killing Techniques Palace …"
Looking at the crowd leaving without hesitation, Norman smiled awkwardly at Hoult and said, "I didn't expect that Fang Xingjian has also come to the Killing Techniques Palace."
Behind them, Hoult and the others looked at the huge crater in astonishment. One of them had cultivated sword arts and had also cleared the Killing Techniques Palace before. He looked at the scene and said, "This … This was originally a canyon. Why has it been filled up?"
"How else can it be filled up? There must have been a battle."
Norman smiled awkwardly and said, "Maybe there were other seniors clearing the stages, and Fang Xingjian just happened to be there. Hahahaha."
Norman threw a glance at Hoult. He had followed Hoult for a month and had a better understanding of his temperament. He knew that Hoult came from a prestigious clan and was not thick-skinned. Therefore, he said, "Earlier, the two sirs asked about Fang Xingjian. Maybe this Fang Xingjian has stirred up trouble again."
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