ebonymovies Chapter 448: Shocking the elders!
Chapter 448: Shocking the elders!
Afterward, Li Yun continued searching the secret realm. Only after he had collected more than eighty tokens did he finally stop.
There were only three hundred examinees in total. Possessing more than eighty tokens meant that he was already guaranteed to take first place in this assessment.
For the remaining time, Li Yun no longer made any moves. He found another hidden cave and quietly began cultivating on his own. Because of this, the remaining examinees who still held tokens finally felt as if a heavy stone had been lifted from their hearts.
"Time is up."
Finally, the indifferent voice of the violet-robed elder resounded throughout the entire Crimson Flame Secret Realm. No matter where the examinees were, they could all hear it clearly.
In the next moment, all the surviving examinees were directly teleported out of the Crimson Flame Secret Realm and appeared in the center of the square.
"Eh? Where is Xue Wuyan? Why is he not here?"
After appearing in the square, the surviving examinees looked around one after another. Soon, many of their expressions changed slightly.
Xue Wuyan was nowhere to be seen among the crowd.
Could it be that he had fallen inside the Crimson Flame Secret Realm?
"Enough. Stop making blind guesses."
The violet-robed elder spoke indifferently. "Xue Wuyan has obtained another opportunity and will no longer continue participating in this assessment. All of his previous results are now void. Those who lost their tokens should stand to one side. Those who still possess tokens should bring them out."
Hearing this, many people revealed expressions of deep disappointment. They sighed heavily and moved to the side. There were actually more than a hundred people in this group, while fewer than eighty examinees still possessed tokens.
As for the remaining examinees, they had clearly died inside the Crimson Flame Secret Realm.
After that, following the order of the previous assessments, the remaining examinees began taking out the tokens they had obtained.
"Elder, please take a look."
Mu Qingyan, who ranked second among the Preparatory Disciples, stepped forward and brought out more than twenty tokens.
Seeing this, the violet-robed elder, the green-robed elder, and the silver-haired elder all nodded one after another, their eyes revealing clear appreciation.
Being able to obtain more than twenty tokens was already a rather good result.
After him, the results of the other Preparatory Disciples were much worse. The best among them had barely reached ten tokens, while most of the others only had single digits.
Soon, it was the turn of the cultivators from Starheaven Prefecture.
Crown Prince Xing Tian’s face was as dark as water. Without saying a word, he brought out nineteen tokens.
"Hm?"
The expression of the violet-robed elder froze slightly.
The dignified Crown Prince Xing Tian had only brought out nineteen tokens. His result did not even surpass Mu Qingyan’s.
When the elder looked again, his gaze became even more puzzled.
Aside from Crown Prince Xing Tian, not a single other cultivator from Starheaven Prefecture had appeared. Clearly, all of them had died inside the Crimson Flame Secret Realm.
"Hmph."
Feeling the startled gazes of the violet-robed elder and the others, Crown Prince Xing Tian’s expression became even darker. He cast a cold glance toward Li Yun, and unconcealed killing intent spread from his body.
"Could it be..."
The three elders looked at one another, and suspicion appeared in their eyes.
Although they were the chief examiners of this assessment, they were not completely aware of everything that had happened inside the Crimson Flame Secret Realm. Naturally, they did not know that Crown Prince Xing Tian had suffered a crushing defeat at Li Yun’s hands.
After that, Princess Yuehan stepped forward and brought out more than sixty tokens in one go.
The sight immediately caused everyone nearby to gasp, while the three elders nodded repeatedly.
To obtain so many tokens, regardless of the method used, was an exceptionally excellent result and fully worthy of their praise.
As for the other cultivators from Moonveil Prefecture, their results were rather ordinary. Since most of them had handed their tokens over to Princess Yuehan, they had only kept two or three for themselves.
Soon, it was the Southern Martial Domain’s turn.
Su Fengyan, Li Hao, and Huang Chen each brought out three tokens. Although the number was not high, it was still enough to place them within the top fifty. In other words, passing the assessment and becoming Outer Sect Disciples was already certain for all three of them.
Finally, it was Li Yun’s turn.
The gazes of the three elders immediately became expectant. After all, Li Yun’s performance in the previous two rounds of the assessment had been far too stunning. In addition, Crown Prince Xing Tian’s strange behavior earlier had made them develop an inexplicable confidence in Li Yun.
Clatter!
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Li Yun waved his hand.
In the next instant, more than eighty tokens poured onto the ground. They piled up with crisp clacking sounds, forming a small heap before everyone’s eyes.
Hiss!
The three elders sucked in a cold breath at the same time.
In this practical combat assessment, Li Yun had actually seized more than eighty tokens. This number was almost equal to the combined results of Princess Yuehan, who had taken second place, and Mu Qingyan, who had taken third place.
They had misjudged him.
The same thought rose in the minds of the three elders.
Before the practical combat assessment began, they had all believed that although Li Yun possessed extraordinary aptitude and monstrous comprehension ability, his cultivation realm was still too low. Because of that, they had assumed it would be very difficult for him to achieve anything remarkable in the combat assessment.
In their minds, first place should have belonged to Xue Wuyan.
Yet in the end, Xue Wuyan had mysteriously withdrawn from the assessment, while Li Yun, whom they had not favored at all, had taken first place in an overwhelming manner.
Moreover, judging from Crown Prince Xing Tian’s reaction, it seemed very likely that he had suffered a great loss at Li Yun’s hands.
How exactly had Li Yun done it?
As countless thoughts flashed through his mind, a smile appeared on the violet-robed elder’s face.
Unlike the green-robed elder and the silver-haired elder, he came from the Battle Hall, one of the five great halls of the Heavenly Sword Sect. He did not care as much about aptitude or comprehension ability. What he valued most was true combat strength.
Because of that, he naturally had great appreciation for a genius like Li Yun, who could display such terrifying battle power in actual combat.