Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 180 - 112: The Third Stage and the Nine Veins Divine Sword (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 180: Chapter 112: The Third Stage and the Nine Veins Divine Sword (Please Subscribe)

In the Practical Martial Arts Secret Realm, Xu Jin watched the countdown approaching zero and heaved a sigh of relief.

He finally wasn’t so unlucky anymore.

Ever since he encountered the second Refining Star Fifth Layer warrior from the Eight Desolate Alien Race, he hadn’t met any more alien races until now.

If a Dining Dawn Sixth and Seventh Layers had appeared, even if it meant getting seriously injured, Xu Jin might have managed to grind him to death with his Star Weapon.

But if two appeared, Xu Jin would have been the one to die.

In the next moment, the countdown in the sky hit zero.

In an instant, a long ranking list made of Starlight cascaded down from the horizon.

After just one glance, Xu Jin was stunned.

[First place: Xu Jin, three hundred twenty-four points]

[Second place: Meng Qingqiu, one hundred sixty-one points]

[Third place: Yuan Feiqing, one hundred forty-nine points]

[Fourth place: Yan Chen, one hundred forty-two points]

[Fifth place: Ji Hongli, one hundred thirty-three points]

[Sixth place: Guan Li, one hundred twenty-seven points]

[Seventh place: Fang Mingchun, one hundred nineteen points]

[Eighth place: Ying Ge, one hundred nine points]

[Ninth place: Zeng Yao, one hundred four points]

...

[Fifteenth place: Miao Long, ninety-three points]

[Sixteenth place: Wang Weisheng, ninety-two points]

...

[One hundred twenty-eighth place: Zhang Han, sixty-eight points]

...

[Four hundred ninety-seventh place: Yu Xianghua, forty-seven points]

...

Seeing this leaderboard, Xu Jin’s first reaction was that he had overdone it.

He had scored way too much.

Double that of the second place.

This made Xu Jin slightly anxious.

Previously, in the first major selection round, Xu Jin indeed was hindered a bit, which affected his ranking, but he felt that the speed of the first-place, Meng Qingqiu, was similar to his own.

Therefore, in this second round, Xu Jin had given his all; it could be said to be his normal performance.

But unexpectedly, his score was double that of the second place.

Upon carefully recalling the process of this second round, Xu Jin eased up and was no longer nervous.

He hadn’t used any power that he shouldn’t have shown.

During the process, Xu Jin had used the ability of the Spirit Sniffing Star Pattern, but that was a nearly passive ability under enhancement; he hadn’t actively stimulated it with Star Power, so nobody would notice it.

"No way, is the level of Dachen National Daoist School’s disciples a bit too poor?" Although he was relieved, Xu Jin couldn’t help but make a quip; they all had performed so fiercely in the first round.

Each was extremely fierce!

But now, the scores of those after fifth place were only a third of Xu Jin’s.

Xu Jin skimmed through the list again; several disciples from Jinshan Taoist Institute ranked well.

Many had risen in the rankings.

Quickly, Xu Jin found Lu Xianbing’s ranking.

[Seven hundred ninth place: Lu Xianbing, forty-two points]

Lu Xianbing’s ranking had advanced significantly; he had been outside the top thousand in the first round but had risen to the seven hundreds during the second round, indicating his strong practical combat ability.

This had a lot to do with his hard training in the Star-Picking Tower’s Martial Arts Secret Realm before battle.

Among the kindred Star Pointing disciples, Ren Xiaoxiang’s ranking was after two thousand, and Xu Jin didn’t find Yu Guan’s name.

This huge leaderboard’s last rank was three thousand nine hundred fifty-two.

In other words, the elimination rate of this second round of practical martial arts was as high as fifty percent.

So, what would the third round be?

As Xu Jin pondered, the atmosphere on the Martial Observation Platform was somewhat silent.

Especially for Vice Academician Liu Qingzhu, her delicate waist was no longer emphasized, and she directly buried her head into her ample chest.

It was so embarrassing.

Not keeping the first place, nor staying in the top five.

Among the top five, one came from Wanyi, Ji Hongli.

Ji Hongli making it into the top ten was not surprising, but the top ten also included Ying Ge from Song State.

This was practical martial arts.

For the first time, disciples of Dachen National Daoist School lost three spots during the autumn exam, and for the first time, they lost the first place of the autumn exam.

It was also the first time that in the Practical Martial Arts of the Dachen National Daoist School’s autumn exam, someone from outside had scores that were double, even triple, that of the top ten disciples.

Liu Qingzhu felt as if her face was being slapped continuously, it was burning and aching.

It even felt scorching where she buried her face.

This made Liu Qingzhu doubt, was her teaching ability really that poor?

This Star Pointing Season at Dachen National Daoist School was led by her, the Vice Academician, and this outcome... was just staggering.

On the Martial Observation Platform, Dong Zhao was serenely composed, and the deans of Song State Taoist Institute and Wanyi Taoist Institute were all smiling openly and freely.

No help there, the disciples were impressive.

These teachers could hold their heads high with glory.

For the next year, their voices would be a few notches louder.

In contrast, the Academicians and Vice Academicians of Dachen National Daoist School were not looking too well; turning to look back at Liu Qingzhu, her head was buried into her chest.

Their faces were devoid of light!

Right Libationer Song Bing’s complexion had already recovered, but clearly, he no longer had the air of nonchalance from before.

This time, he lost some face.

The key was, the foundational knowledge of the Song Family, the heart and soul of generations of ancestors’ centuries of research into a Star Pattern, was carelessly played by Dong Zhao and leaked outside!

Even worse, Dong Zhao was too cunning.

One trick after another!

Directly sent the jackpot to the State Preceptor.

Originally according to Song Bing’s plan, regardless of whether Xu Jin won or lost in the additional test, he wouldn’t be at a loss.

His Song Family’s ancestral Rain Curtain Star Pattern was ahead of the Taoist Institute by six layers, but could Xu Jin, a mere Dining Dawn Realm, discern it?

Absolutely not!

Even if Xu Jin won the additional test, by offering a third-tier middle, or third-tier upper Rain Curtain Star Pattern from his end, it would have been considered settled.