The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 879 - 877 First Place! 5000 Points! [5 Updates]

Chapter 879: Chapter 877 First Place! 5000 Points! [5 Updates]

Within the Sword Art Academy Arena, the Genius Group, Advanced Group, and Low-Level Group of warriors were all waiting quietly.

Today was of great importance, and many disciples did not dare to act rashly, fully focused on preparing for the upcoming monthly exam.

The sun was already high in the sky!

Lin Baoyu and Minghong walked together into the Sword Art Academy Arena.

Minghong was one of the high-ranking Elders of the Sword Art Academy, holding a status on par with Lin Baoyu and Pei Ji.

Moreover, Minghong was also the mentor for this year’s Genius Group.

Upon seeing Lin Baoyu and Minghong enter the arena, all the new disciples respectfully greeted, "Greetings Elder Lin Baoyu, greetings Elder Minghong!"

Lin Bai also cupped his fists in a slight bow.

After conversing with Minghong, the two looked at each other and smiled faintly, "Brother Lin, it’s getting late, let’s have the disciples begin, shall we, to see how many outstanding disciples there are this year."

Lin Baoyu nodded slightly, stepped forward, and said with a smile, "Disciples, today marks your first monthly exam since entering the Sword Art Academy, and the assessment is on the cultivation of Divine Power!"

"I believe you all have already learned ’Sword Heart Clarity,’ haven’t you."

"The rules of the assessment are simple, do you see the stone stele in the arena?"

"This stone stele is known as the Sword Testing Stone!"

"You are to cast your Divine Power in turn, leaving Sword Marks on the stele; the deeper the Sword Marks, the stronger the power of your ’Sword Heart Clarity’ will be considered!"

"Later, Elder Minghong and I will record the Sword Marks you leave and rank the results!"

Lin Baoyu slowly explained the rules for this month’s exam.

After he finished speaking, all the warriors looked toward the stone stele standing in the middle of the arena!

Lin Bai nodded slightly, understanding as well.

At this point, Minghong said, "You have just joined the Sword Art Academy and don’t have many Points on you, so Lin Baoyu and I have decided that this month’s exam rewards will be converted uniformly into Points rewards!"

"Leaving a three-inch deep Sword Mark on the stele will be considered passing the exam!"

"Each warrior has two chances to strike, and we will record the best result!"

"Any warrior who passes today’s monthly exam can receive a reward of five hundred Points!"

"With five hundred Points in hand, you can go to the Sword Skill Pavilion to purchase sword skills, to Divine Power Valley to cultivate Divine Powers, to Martial Intent Mountain to cultivate Martial Intent, or to the Physical Spirit Arena to participate in martial arts bets and fights! You can also buy Spiritual Tools, Elixir Pills, anything you need!"

"Additionally, to encourage disciples to diligently cultivate, we have specially set that the top hundred warriors will be rewarded with one thousand Points, and the top ten warriors with two thousand!"

"The first-place warrior will be rewarded with five thousand Points!"

So said Minghong and Lin Baoyu.

At once, their words sparked a chorus of exclamation throughout the Sword Art Academy Arena!

"Wow! Just by passing the exam, you get five hundred Points!"

"And being in the top hundred earns you a thousand Points!"

"The top ten are rewarded with two thousand Points!"

"First place actually gets five thousand Points!"

"Momma mia, this is a windfall!"

"No wonder the monthly exam is so important!"

Many warriors began to rub their hands together eagerly, chomping at the bit!

Setting other things aside, just passing could net them five hundred Points, which, for warriors who had just arrived at the Miracle Ridge, was an enormous fortune! It opened up so many possibilities.

Tang Bufan, after hearing this, was also visibly excited: "I’m not aiming for the top hundred; just passing will do. Five hundred Points for passing, five hundred is enough for me, hahaha!"

Lin Bai, upon hearing this, let out a slight smile.

"I currently have 5,221 Points on me. If I manage to secure first place, I’ll have 10,221 Points."

"With over ten thousand Points, I shouldn’t have to worry about Points for a while!"

"And right now, I urgently need to replace my sword technique and movement technique."

"The power of the Astonishing Wind Sword Skill is already falling behind; I must choose a Heaven Level sword skill to cultivate!"

"Not to mention the Feng Lei Divine Wings, which I’d like to replace as well, if possible."

"Also, the Golden War Body... If I can, I’d also like to choose a different Body Refining Skill to cultivate!"

"As for Spiritual Tools, the Qingge Sword is still reasonably powerful, but now that I’ve learned Dual Sword, I would also like to get another Spirit Sword, preferably!"

Lin Bai silently hung his head low, pondering the things he needed.

Not to think grandly.

"Upon this consideration, I really have so much that needs to be revitalized!" Lin Bai thought.

Sword Technique, movement technique, Body Refining Skill, Spiritual Tools, all needed upgrading.

Lin Bai guessed that if he really wanted to replace his entire set, ten thousand Points probably wouldn’t suffice!

After all, ordinary things rarely catch Lin Bai’s eye.

After Lin Baoyu finished speaking with Minghong, he gave all the warriors a moment to absorb the information.

A quarter of an hour later, he asked, "Do you have any doubts? If not, then our monthly examination officially begins."

All the warriors were very quiet, with no questions at all.

Lin Baoyu gave a slight smile, looked towards Minghong, and said with a laugh, "Then Elder Minghong, let’s have your Genius Group start first."

Minghong replied with a smile, "That’s absolutely no problem!"

"Genius Group, come up for the test."

Minghong confidently shouted to the warriors of the Genius Group.

Minghong had already checked the cultivation situation of each warrior in the Genius Group yesterday and knew that there were no issues with their Sword Heart Clarity. Passing the monthly examination would be a piece of cake for them.

But the real goal for these geniuses was to rank in the top hundred, the top ten, or even to be number one!

Hearing Minghong’s call, the more than a hundred people in the Genius Group walked towards the Sword Testing Stone together.

"The warriors of the Genius Group are starting the monthly examination!"

"Wonder to what extent these monsters have cultivated their Sword Heart Clarity!"

"Yeah, I’m so curious!"

Many warriors craned their necks to watch the warriors of the Genius Group at the Sword Testing Stone.

A young man walked out from the midst of the Genius Group, came before the Sword Testing Stone, and with a flick of his hand, a longsword appeared. Instantly, the power of heaven and earth began to converge upon him.

He struck the Sword Testing Stone with his sword mightily.

Crack!

A crisp sound echoed as sword marks were left on the Sword Testing Stone!

All the warriors looked over eagerly, wanting to see just how deep this sword mark was.

Lin Baoyu and Minghong both stepped forward to take a look.

Minghong laughed and said, "Xie Yongbing, two-inch sword marks!"

Lin Baoyu chuckled, "Two inches, not bad. That should mean you’ve reached the beginner level of Sword Heart Clarity."

Minghong laughed, "Barely beginner level!"

"Only two inches?" Xie Yongbing was clearly not satisfied.

Minghong laughed again, "You still have a second chance to strike, don’t hold back, give it your all!"

Xie Yongbing nodded solemnly, "Yes, Mentor!"

Xie Yongbing immediately stirred, summoning an even fiercer power of heaven and earth that enveloped him.

He launched his sword, dazzling everyone present!

Minghong exclaimed, "Not bad, three-inch sword marks! That’s sufficient."

Xie Yongbing, having used his full strength for that sword strike, was left panting heavily. Hearing that he made a three-inch mark, he was slightly more satisfied.

Lin Baoyu recorded Xie Yongbing’s best result.

Hearing that Xie Yongbing only managed three-inch sword marks, the expressions of all the warriors present turned cold.

"Heavens! The geniuses of the Genius Group can only leave behind three-inch sword marks!"

"That’s impossible!"

"I thought they would easily leave behind more than a dozen inches with a casual strike!"

"If they can only manage a meager three inches, wouldn’t it be even harder for us to achieve three-inch sword marks?"

Many warriors began to speak anxiously.

Tang Bufan, seeing this scene, spoke worriedly, "Brother Lin, this Sword Testing Stone seems pretty difficult!"

Lin Bai nodded gravely, "It appears to be quite challenging!"

According to what Elder Lin Baoyu and Elder Minghong said, leaving three-inch sword marks means passing the monthly examination."

"If we categorize the results by those standards,"

"three-inch marks are passable,"

"six-inch marks are considered excellent,"

"and only nine-inch marks are regarded as genius!"

"I presume that most warriors this month will merely leave behind three-inch marks, with very few making six inches, and those making nine-inch marks are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns!"

"At present, there are nearly seven thousand new disciples in the Academy Arena, and it would be good if a thousand could pass today’s monthly examination!"

Lin Bai also deeply felt the difficulty of the Sword Testing Stone and couldn’t help feeling some concern.