The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 922 - 920: Is there still a need to compete?

Chapter 922: Chapter 920: Is there still a need to compete?

The Spirit Boat descended, and one after another, disciples disembarked from the Spirit Boat, each of them smeared with blood, clearly having just come straight from the battlefield!

Lin Baoyu leaped down from the Spirit Boat, saw Dugu Yun, and immediately strode forward with a guilt-ridden face, briefly recounting what had happened at New Qingshan to Dugu Yun.

After hearing this, Dugu Yun’s face darkened, and he glared at Lin Baoyu.

Lin Baoyu, full of guilt, couldn’t help but lower his head and said, "I am willing to accept the punishment!"

"Go to the Enforcement Hall and receive your punishment yourself," Dugu Yun said.

"Thank you very much, Dean," Lin Baoyu nodded in acknowledgment.

Dugu Yun looked at the over five hundred Warrior novices now standing in the Sword Art Academy Arena and declared aloud, "Since you have all made it out of such desperate straits, you must indeed be Martial Art Strong Ones!"

"With just this one battle, your potential will undoubtedly surge and you will soon rise from the sea of talent that is Miracle Ridge!"

"Warriors, you fight against others, you fight against the land, you fight against the heavens, and life and death are already cast aside."

"The moment you stepped into the Martial Art, you should have understood this principle!"

"Only the trials between life and death can forge an invincible Strong One!"

Dugu Yun’s expression was solemn, and his voice resonated loud and clear throughout the Sword Art Academy Arena.

"The disciples will heed the Dean’s teachings," they said.

All the Sword Art Academy disciples who had returned alive bowed respectfully one after another.

Many Warriors agreed with the Sword Art Academy Dean’s words; as Warriors who stepped into the Martial Art, they should be clear that in this world, the law of the jungle prevails, and the weak are doomed to be prey!

And from the battle at New Qingshan, those who returned alive were certainly the best of the best in the Sword Art.

In other words, the battle at New Qingshan wasn’t all bad; there were benefits as well.

The single benefit was that it was a selection of the fittest, picking out five hundred Sword Art experts from among the five thousand disciples for the Sword Art Academy!

"Next, the final assessment item: bring up the corpses of the Demon Beasts you have killed so they can each be accounted for. The person with the most combined points will be today’s assessment winner!"

"Moreover, those who have slain a Demon Beast of the Human Elixir Realm Fifth Layer can leave the novice group and officially become disciples within the Sword Art Academy!"

Dugu Yun said this as he looked at Lin Bai.

At that moment, Lin Bai was sitting cross-legged on the ground, healing his wounds with his eyes closed.

Seeing that Lin Bai had returned alive, Dugu Yun felt a slight relief in his heart.

After all, Lin Bai was a person Dugu Yun had his eye on.

"Starting with the Genius Group, one by one come up and bring out the Demon Beasts you’ve killed," Lin Baoyu stood before all the disciples and announced.

The Genius Group Warriors each walked up and had their Demon Beasts tallied clearly.

The Genius Group suffered heavy casualties; the original group of over a hundred was now left with fewer than twenty survivors.

This included Jian Ruohan, Yejian Qiu, Longqing Feng, and Liu Xuan, among others.

After the count,

Yejian Qiu’s points from exchanging all the Demon Beasts were: 2040

Jian Ruohan’s exchanged points were: 1020

Longqing Feng’s exchanged points were: 2250

Liu Xuan’s exchanged points were: 1940.

Why were Jian Ruohan’s points so few?

Because earlier, during the battle with Long Lie, Jian Ruohan was injured by Long Lie and passed out immediately.

However, Liu Xuan, Longqing Feng, and Yejian Qiu were different; during Lin Bai’s fierce battle with Long Lie, they were slaying Demon Beasts at the entrance to Sky-breaking Cliff.

For the three of them, with their strength, slaying a Demon Beast of the Human Elixir Realm Fifth Layer was as easy as child’s play, and naturally, they accumulated many more points.

"The Genius Group truly lives up to its name, with not a single one having less than a thousand points!"

"Indeed, it’s just that Jian Ruohan’s are a bit on the low side; had she not been gravely injured and passed out, she probably would have also had over two to three thousand points."

"Truly terrifying!"

Many Warriors exclaimed in amazement upon seeing the points ranking of the Genius Group.

Indeed, the Genius Group was filled with prodigies.

Although Lin Bai was healing with his eyes closed, he heard each of the Genius Group’s points recounted.

Then it was the Advanced Group’s turn.

The Warriors of the Advanced Group were rather mediocre, with most scoring only around eight or nine hundred points.

Only Qi Yao and He Qian were exceptions, with points around fifteen hundred, making them relatively outstanding disciples within the Advanced Group.

"Next, let’s have the Low-Level Group."

Lin Baoyu continued.

The Low-Level Group was even worse.

Most of the Warriors in the Low-Level Group had only about two hundred points.

Soon, the Warriors of the Low-Level Group stepped forward to tally their Demon Beasts, leaving only Fang Hai and Lin Bai.

"Lin Bai, stop playing dead. It’s our turn," Fang Hai, seeing they were the only two left, yelled at Lin Bai, who was still healing with his Eyes closed.

"My turn? Almost there, I’ve recovered about seventy percent," Lin Bai’s Eyes gradually opened and he rose from the ground to join Fang Hai in front of Elder Lin Baoyu.

"Lin Bai, prepare to meet your doom," Fang Hai said in a cold voice as he walked beside Lin Bai.

Lin Bai let out a disdainful snort, hardly deigning to even deal with Fang Hai.

Smiling, Fang Hai stepped forward: "Elder Lin Baoyu, these are the Demon Beasts I’ve slain!"

Immediately, Fang Hai brought out one Demon Beast after another.

Lin Baoyu meticulously began tallying them and then announced, "Seven Human Elixir Realm Fifth Layer Demon Beasts, ten Human Elixir Realm Fourth Layer Demon Beasts, Human Elixir Realm Third Layer Demon Beasts..."

"Fang Hai’s total score, 950 points!"

Upon hearing the number Elder Lin Baoyu announced, Fang Hai’s face glowed red with delight and surprise.

Nine hundred and fifty points might be scoffed at by those in the Genius Group, but for those in the Low-Level Group, it was an outstanding achievement.

"950 points, my God, Brother Fang Hai must have the highest score in our Low-Level Group!"

"Indeed, I didn’t expect Brother Fang Hai to be so strong!"

"He’s nearly catching up to the Warriors of the Advanced Group."

Many Warriors from the Low-Level Group exclaimed in shock.

Even the Warriors of the Advanced and Genius Groups began to fix their gaze longer on Fang Hai.

At this moment, Fang Hai felt that, finally, he was being noticed in the arena.

All of this was brought by strength!

"Lin Bai, it’s your turn!"

After Elder Lin Baoyu transferred the points into Fang Hai’s Identity Token, Fang Hai cheerfully said to Lin Bai.

Lin Bai’s expression was calm as he stepped forward.

"Hold on!" Fang Hai called out quietly, "Lin Bai, you’ve seen it, my score of 950 is already the best in the Low-Level Group. If you don’t want to humiliate yourself, then kneel down, knock your head on the ground three times, and shout ’Grandpa Fang Hai’ three times. We’ll let bygones be bygones."

"How about it?"

Fang Hai looked at Lin Bai while speaking.

Lin Bai couldn’t help but smirk at Fang Hai, "A strutting clown like you? Get ready to be slaughtered."

Upon hearing these words, anger flashed across Fang Hai’s face, "Fine, Lin Bai, it seems you won’t shed a tear until you see the coffin."

"Then let’s compare!"

"I’d like to see just how many Demon Beast corpses a craven like you has!"

"Let’s compare!"

Fang Hai shouted at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai glanced disdainfully at Fang Hai, then with a wave of his hand, the Demon Beasts flew out of his Storage Bag and landed in front of Lin Baoyu.

"Tsk, I thought you’d have quite a few Demon Beasts, turns out it’s just these few. You dare to show off such an embarrassment..." Fang Hai had prepared a mockery in his mind, ready to ridicule Lin Bai.

But his taunt stopped abruptly mid-sentence, his pupils dilating with shock at the sight before him!

This wasn’t just one Demon Beast!

It was practically a mountain of Demon Beast corpses!

Countless Demon Beast corpses were piled up in the Sword Art Academy Arena, forming a mountain of corpses about a hundred meters high!

"Ho-how is this possible, how could you have so many Demon Beast corpses!" Fang Hai’s Eyes showed his bewildered horror.

Lin Bai couldn’t help but ask with a smirk, "Still want to compare?"