The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 882 - 880: The Remaining Disciples Need Not Compete!

Chapter 882: Chapter 880: The Remaining Disciples Need Not Compete!

Faced with mockery from both the Advanced Group and the Genius Group.

Nie Xiaoxian’s complexion was exceedingly gloomy as she looked toward Fang Hai in the back of the crowd and suddenly shouted, "Fang Hai, it’s your turn to go first."

"Yes!"

Fang Hai responded, stepping forward.

Fang Hai was the most outstanding disciple Nie Xiaoxian had seen in the Low-Level Group, and also the Warrior from all Low-Level Group disciples with the deepest comprehension of Sword Heart Clarity.

If even Fang Hai couldn’t leave a Sword Mark on the Sword Testing Stone, then Nie Xiaoxian felt that none of the Warriors in the Low-Level Group would manage to leave a mark today.

Fang Hai stepped forward and struck the Sword Testing Stone with his sword!

The first strike, No Sword Marks!

Seeing that he hadn’t left a Sword Mark, Fang Hai’s pupils dilated, and his body started to break out in cold sweat.

"Hahaha, the Warrior personally chosen by Mentor Nie must be the most outstanding Warrior in the Low-Level Group, right? And yet, also no Sword Marks!"

"I think there’s no need to continue, what a waste of time; Elder, end this farce now, distribute the points, we want to go shopping too!"

"Fang Hai, are you trash?"

Many Warriors started to ridicule Fang Hai.

Lin Baoyu’s expression remained calm, as he never held any hope for the performance of the Low-Level Group.

Nie Xiaoxian whispered, "Don’t be hasty, feel the convergence of the forces of heaven and earth, take it slow, you still have one more chance!"

"Yes, Mentor!" Fang Hai, hearing Nie Xiaoxian’s voice, finally stabilized and once again gathered the forces of heaven and earth, striking down with his sword fiercely and heavily onto the Sword Testing Stone!

Crack!

This strike left two inches of Sword Marks!

Seeing two inches of Sword Marks, Fang Hai’s face immediately burst into ecstasy!

"I’ve succeeded!"

"I’ve succeeded!"

Fang Hai shouted excitedly.

Lin Baoyu smiled with slight satisfaction, "Two inches of Sword Marks! Not qualified, step down."

"Only two inches of Sword Marks, look how happy Fang Hai is, hahaha, what a loser, so easily contented!"

"The Low-Level Group, what more can you expect from them? You can’t judge them by the standards of the Advanced Group, can you?"

"Yes, for the Low-Level Group, such a performance is already not bad."

Although many Warriors from the Advanced Group seemed to be encouraging Fang Hai, their words still carried disdain, indirectly mocking the Low-Level Group.

Nie Xiaoxian sighed softly, as Fang Hai was the Warrior she valued most and had the highest hopes for passing the evaluation in the Low-Level Group.

Nie Xiaoxian hadn’t expected that even Fang Hai could only leave two inches of Sword Marks, and for the other Warriors, probably not even one inch could be left.

Lin Baoyu looked up and said, "Fang Hai is supposed to be the most outstanding Warrior in the Low-Level Group, right? Now, there are still more than a hundred Warriors left in the Low-Level Group. I think there’s no need to compare anymore. Xiaoxian, take the Low-Level Group back to rest."

Nie Xiaoxian nodded lightly and said, "Yes."

Nie Xiaoxian also knew if Fang Hai couldn’t leave three inches of Sword Marks, then the remaining Warriors definitely couldn’t leave three inches of Sword Marks.

Such an outcome would be considered extremely good.

"Wait a moment!"

Suddenly, at this time.

Among the disciples from the Low-Level Group, one Warrior cried out.

Hearing this voice, all Warriors from the Low-Level Group, Advanced Group, and Genius Group turned their gaze toward the speaking disciple!

All gazes converged and fell upon a White-robed youth.

This youth didn’t have a remarkably handsome appearance but wasn’t ugly either, the kind that would be instantly submerged in the crowd.

As all gazes converged upon him, the youth smiled and said, "Elder Lin Baoyu, Mentor Nie, I haven’t taken the evaluation yet."

Nie Xiaoxian looked closely and said hurriedly, "Lin Bai, don’t be foolish! I did this for your own good, you simply cannot leave a Sword Mark on the Sword Testing Stone."

This youth was none other than Lin Bai!

Lin Bai chuckled and said, "Mentor Nie, how do you know I can’t do it if I haven’t even tried?"

Nie Xiaoxian said, "You only arrived at the Daoist Arena for cultivation yesterday and practiced Divine Power for a single night. Do you really think that you could have mastered Sword Heart Clarity overnight?"

Lin Bai smiled and replied, "Perhaps I really did succeed."

Nie Xiaoxian was so irritated by Lin Bai that she was practically fuming.

The main reason why Nie Xiaoxian agreed to end the assessment early, as per Lin Baoyu’s request, was mostly because of Lin Bai.

Yesterday, when Lin Bai stood up for the Low-Level Group in the Daoist Arena, Nie Xiaoxian was very touched. Because of this, Lin Bai got into trouble with Wu Enli. Therefore, Nie Xiaoxian agreed to end the assessment early to spare Lin Bai from Wu Enli’s mockery today.

But to her surprise, Lin Bai stepped forward to participate in the assessment.

This made Nie Xiaoxian so angry she could barely contain herself!

Wu Enli looked at Lin Bai and sneered, "Elder Lin Baoyu, let Lin Bai have a try. What if he’s the blind cat that runs into a dead mouse? What if the Low-Level Group’s Lin Bai luckily succeeds?"

At this point, Fang Hai also added, "Exactly, Lin Bai is our Low-Level Group’s great genius, a great genius indeed, proclaiming he could master Sword Heart Clarity overnight!"

"A whole night has gone by; it seems our Low-Level Group’s great genius has indeed achieved something!"

"Let him give it a try."

Fang Hai said, dripping with sarcasm.

Though Fang Hai spoke these words, what he was actually thinking was: I could only leave two-inch Sword Marks, I refuse to believe he can do better than me. Since you’re so eager to make a fool of yourself, I’ll gladly send you on your way.

Lin Baoyu glanced at Lin Bai, then remembered: wasn’t this the disciple that Pei Ji and he had adamantly protected that day at the Dan Dao Courtyard?

After pondering for a moment, Lin Baoyu nodded and said, "Alright, come up and give it a try."

"Thank you, Elder!"

Lin Bai smiled with a bow and then walked step by step towards the Sword Testing Stone.

Seeing Lin Bai stepping forward, Nie Xiaoxian shook her head in dismay, and with a light sigh, she stepped to one side!

"Lin Bai is coming!" Yejian Qiu whispered.

Jian Ruohan said, "I wonder how many inches of Sword Marks he can leave."

Yejian Qiu answered, "Definitely higher than mine!"

Seeing Lin Bai move forward, many of the warriors grew impatient and began to protest.

"What? Are we still comparing?"

"Ah, aren’t the Low-Level Group’s warriors embarrassed enough? Elder Lin Baoyu already showed mercy by exempting you from the assessment, and yet you still want to go up there and lose face?"

"What a waste of our time!"

Many warriors disdainfully expressed their opinions.

Fang Hai sneered, "Great genius, you better bring glory to our Low-Level Group. Don’t disgrace yourself by failing to leave even a mark. That would be embarrassing."

Wu Enli sneered, "I’d like to see how you could have mastered Sword Heart Clarity overnight. Don’t talk about reaching the minor achievement stage, you couldn’t possibly even reach the entry stage!"

Lin Bai, with the dismissive and mocking voices of everyone in the arena ringing in his ears, approached the Sword Testing Stone.

From a distance, atop the Sword Tower.

Dugu Yun’s face broke into a smile upon seeing Lin Bai: "He’s here."

Pei Ji exclaimed, "Dean, the person you’re looking for is him?"

Dugu Yun chuckled lightly, "Pei Ji, let’s make a bet on whether Lin Bai can become the number one in this assessment!"

Pei Ji said softly, "Dean, you might not be aware, but Lin Bai has been wandering in the Dan Dao Courtyard this past month and hasn’t been cultivating at the Sword Art Academy. It was only yesterday that he came to the Sword Art Academy Arena to practice Sword Heart Clarity."

"We all know how difficult it is to cultivate Sword Heart Clarity!"

"There’s absolutely no way he could have reached the entry stage overnight!"

Dugu Yun said softly, "I didn’t ask you to evaluate Lin Bai’s cultivation; I asked if you dare to bet."

"I bet that Lin Bai will definitely be the first in today’s assessment!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Ji laughed awkwardly, "Since the Dean wants to bet, then I shall accompany the gentleman in his game!"

"I bet Lin Bai can’t leave any Sword Marks on the Sword Testing Stone today!"

Dugu Yun chuckled, "Good. I remember you have a jar of ’Spring Day Brew’; am I right? Let’s bet that."

Upon hearing this, Pei Ji realized Dugu Yun had his eye on the jar of wine. He gave a wry smile, nodded, and agreed to the bet.