The five of them didn't know what to say. Fan Yufei glanced at Xiahou Longcheng and sighed, "The five of us are tied at 1,137th place."
"How can this be?" Miao Yi muttered. He turned to look at Xiahou Longcheng, only to find that Xiahou Longcheng had already walked away with his hands behind his back.
Jiang Zhongshen came over and asked in a low voice, "Brother Niu, tell us the truth. How many places did you give Xiahou Longcheng's score?"
Miao Yi said, "Three. Didn't you get it?"
"As expected! We guessed that someone did something to it. " Lv Dakai sneered, "That person only gave us two points. He even deducted this. What a despicable person. We've been at his beck and call for a hundred years. I can't figure out how Commander Xiahou could have such an elder brother. The two brothers are so different!"
The Commander Xiahou he mentioned was naturally Xiahou Hucheng. Xiahou Longcheng couldn't get the support of his family. They were all brought here by Xiahou Hucheng for his elder brother. This time, they really swallowed a big fly. It was disgusting.
Miao Yi was stunned. He felt it was a little strange before, but he didn't expect Xiahou Longcheng to do such a thing. Speaking of which, it didn't affect Xiahou Longcheng even if they were tied for ninth place. But then again, this was really in line with Xiahou Longcheng's personality. Miao Yi had already experienced this before. But what was the point of deducting something like this?
"Forget it. Anyway, 1,137th place is enough to be listed as a Heaven's Avenue Great Commander. There's no loss if the score is higher or lower." Miao Yi comforted.
Fan Yufei said, "Brother Niu is carefree and open-minded. If you don't look at the rankings, I'm afraid you don't know. Looking down the list, there are too many people with the same ranking. Our 1,137th place is actually almost 7,000th place. We are just a thousand places away from falling out of the rankings. There are only about 8,000 Heaven's Avenue Great Commanders in total. Of course we'll take the top 8,000 people. They can't just give us a Heaven's Avenue Great Commander position out of thin air, right? Brother Ox, think about how dangerous it was. If someone's heart was just a bit more evil and deducted another point for us, we would definitely have fallen out. Just thinking about it makes me scared. Bastard! "
To be able to scold Xiahou Longcheng in front of outsiders showed how much they resented him. Anyone who encountered Xiahou Longcheng would feel disgusted.
Miao Yi understood what they were feeling. They were shocked by Xiahou Longcheng's actions, which almost caused him to fail the roll. He comforted them, "Forget it. He's just like that. As long as he's still within the rankings, it's fine as long as he's the Great Commander of the 8,000 Sky Streets. As for the rankings, it doesn't really matter."
It made sense. The five of them had all reached Golden Lotus Eighth and Ninth Grade. When they thought about how they would soon ascend to the throne of the Great Commanders of Heaven's Avenue, they would be able to shorten the time it would take for their cultivation to break through to the Colored Lotus realm. Luo Qingzi cupped his hands in thanks and said, "This time, it's all thanks to Brother Niu's help. The gift is too heavy, we can't thank you enough. The five of us will remember this favor. If there's anything we can help you with in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
The other four nodded with a smile.
"You flatter me!" Miao Yi chuckled. There was no harm in saying it out loud. Anyone could say something nice. He didn't hold much hope that the other party would help him in the future. After the incident where the Five Sages betrayed him, he was much calmer now. He didn't expect anything in return for what he had done in passing.
When Xiahou Longcheng came back, everyone acted as if nothing had happened.
Two days later, the crowd in front of the tablet had mostly dispersed. The results of the test were out. Some were happy, while others sighed.
Those who had backed out but failed to get anything out of the test were filled with regret when they saw the others succeed. They were about to become the Great Commanders of Heaven's Avenue and enjoy the glory and wealth that would change their lives. Since they were already here, why didn't they give it their all?
Those who gave it their all but didn't get a good result were even more heartbroken. They were so close! If only they had been a little braver!
In short, among the hundreds of thousands of people in the basin, some were silent. Some gathered together and talked loudly, excitedly getting to know each other. They were going to be the Great Commanders of Heaven's Avenue in the future, so they would get to know each other more often. Some were dejected, while others were in high spirits.
After the test, one's heart and nature were revealed.
As for Miao Yi, there were more people who knew him than Xiahou Longcheng. After all, Miao Yi had once fought against an army of a million in front of everyone. In everyone's eyes, he was already an oddity. Everyone had once been enemies with him. In addition, Miao Yi had offended too many people, so no one came to get to know him. They were even a little afraid when they saw him walk by.
Taking advantage of the fact that there were fewer people in front of the tablet, Miao Yi led Xiahou Longcheng and the others to the tablet to check. As Fan Yufei and the others had said, there were many people with the same rank.
There was no fixed answer for this kind of test. Logically speaking, it should be very difficult to have people with the same rank. But now, there were so many people with the same rank. The only possibility was that the people with the same rank had presented the exact same answer.
Miao Yi felt a lingering fear as he watched. Fan Yufei and the others had dropped to almost seven thousand just because they had one less scouting point. Fortunately, Jin Man had made more preparations to be on the safe side. Otherwise, he might have been pushed out of the eight thousand by the same ranking.
Why were there so many people with the same rank? The reason was not hard to guess. Someone was cheating!
Miao Yi felt strange. Since Gao Guan had killed so many noble disciples, why didn't he investigate such an obvious thing?
However, most of the people with the same rank were ranked a few dozen. There were not many people with the same rank at the top. Miao Yi turned and asked, "Brother Xiahou, who are these people at the top?"
Xiahou Longcheng glanced at the tablet and pointed at a few names. "You know Zhan Ruyi. This one, this one, and this one. These names are a little familiar. I've never heard of the others before. I don't know where they came from. They probably don't have any background."
"Oh!" Miao Yi was surprised. Even Xiahou Longcheng didn't have any impression of these names. It was possible that most of the people at the top were people with no background.
In other words, many of the people participating in this test were brave enough to risk their lives. Back then, he had killed his way in and out of the army of a million, but he didn't see such brave people. But it wasn't hard to understand. They had no reason to risk their lives for those noble disciples. They didn't have to risk their lives for him. They were here to fight for their future, not to fight him. It wasn't worth it to die.
After thinking about this, Miao Yi felt a little emotional. Even the result Jin Man prepared for him was only ninth place. It was clear that the Heavenly Court's army of a million troops in hell had some effect. The Six Paths couldn't keep an eye on everyone. Clearly, there were still some people who didn't care about their lives.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Three days later, three deafening drums sounded, silencing the clamor in the basin. Everyone looked at the cliff again.
Gao Guan and Teng Fei stood side by side on the high steps, looking down.
Feng Yuan stood at the edge of the cliff. He looked around at the crowd and said loudly, "The test results will be reported to the Heavenly Court. The Celestial Emperor will issue a decree to reward according to your contributions!"
Reward according to your contributions? As soon as he said this, many of the people with good results immediately showed anticipation, excitement, and nervousness.
"Wang Dingchao! Hear the decree! "
Feng Yuan's voice reverberated through the air. Everyone below immediately turned their heads to look for him. This person was just as low-key as his name. Many of them had never seen him before, and Miao Yi was no exception.
Soon, everyone's gazes were focused on the corner of the basin. A figure flew up from there.
It was a middle-aged man with a Golden Lotus Eighth Grade cultivation. His hair was a little messy, and his beard was unkempt. His gaze was determined, and his expression was resolute. One of his sleeves was tied up, leaving only one arm. He looked a little unkempt as he landed on the cliff and paid his respects.
Everyone in the basin was a little surprised to see this. It was actually a guy who was missing an arm.
Feng Yuan also looked at him in surprise. The other party's arm was obviously broken. He tilted his head and said, "Verify his identity."
Someone immediately stepped forward and had Wang Dingchao imprint his transcendence seal for verification. After verifying that there were no mistakes, he replied, "Deacon, it's Wang Dingchao without a doubt."
Feng Yuan turned around and made way for Miao Yi. He extended his hand and said, "Hear the decree!"
Someone immediately stepped forward to lead the way for Wang Dingchao. Wang Dingchao climbed up the steps and bowed at the bottom. "Wang Dingchao greets the Celestial Ambassador."
Gao Guan stared at Miao Yi's arm and asked, "What happened to your arm?"
Wang Dingchao calmly replied, "When I returned from the examination, someone stopped me and demanded that I hand over the results of the examination and share them with them. This is something that I risked my life to obtain. I refused, and the other party forcefully snatched it from me. I managed to survive the ordeal, but I lost an arm and luckily managed to escape."
Nearby, Kou Wenqing's heart tightened when she heard this. This person was from the Kou Clan's territory. The Kou Clan wasn't much different from the other noble clans, and they all wanted to fight for a better result for their subordinates. After contacting them, they found out that Wang Dingchao had survived and asked him to hand over the results and share them with them. They even promised that they would treat him well when he returned. Who knew that Wang Dingchao was so confident of his results that he didn't accept the threats and promises from his superiors?
Kou Wenqing only found out about this person after receiving a notification from her clan. No one could have imagined that Wang Dingchao would actually come in first in this examination. When the news reached the Kou Clan, they were shocked. A dark horse had suddenly appeared in their territory, so the Kou Clan immediately looked into it. They didn't want their superiors to ask them about it, but they soon realized that Wang Dingchao was an unyielding person. He was capable, but stubborn. His superiors disliked him, so much so that he was still a mere Mountain Deity despite his cultivation at Golden Lotus Eighth Grade.
However, Wang Dingchao's arm wasn't broken by one of the Kou Clan's subordinates. No one knew who did it, but Kou Wenqing was a little worried that Wang Dingchao would spill the beans about the Kou Clan's threats and promises.
Fortunately, Gao Guan didn't pursue the matter. He simply asked, "It's been so long. Why hasn't your arm recovered yet?"
Wang Dingchao replied, "I'm poor! I don't have the resources to recover it! "
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