Chapter 86: Special Exam (13)
"Alas, it is indeed too much of a stretch to deal with two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage."
On the playground of No. 3 High School, Shen Feiyang took off his holographic helmet and shook his head in slight regret.
Fighting two Foundation Establishment Stage evil creatures alongside thousands of ordinary evil creatures, finally replacing one Foundation Establishment Stage evil creature—this is the limit of what he can do at the moment.
After all, he was able to summon two evil ghosts in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
But the two evil ghosts didn't listen to him at all.
So much so that the Spear Ghost was once dragged down by a Foundation Establishment Stage evil creature.
Then the other evil creature in the Foundation Establishment Stage was able to easily free up its hands to get rid of him—a talisman cultivator who was only in the Qi Gathering Stage.
Although he thought about asking Daogui to protect him, because the previous ordinary evil creatures had consumed most of their power, the Knife Ghost was powerless at the critical moment, even if it wanted to help.
But anyway, he had tried his best.
Thinking of this, Shen Feiyang couldn't help but say, "Student Su, I have done everything I can; this is the most I can do."
"As for whether you can succeed in the end, that's none of my business."
After saying that, Shen Feiyang prepared to walk toward the gymnasium of No. 2 High School, which had been temporarily converted into a rest area for candidates.
There, the eliminated candidates could not only rest but also watch the examination footage of other candidates in the examination room.
Due to the time ratio between reality and the examination room, the scenes they saw were only the main battle clips of each candidate.
But Shen Feiyang believed that judging from what Su Chen and Lu Xiaoye were doing now, the school would not let them off the fight.
Therefore, if he rushed over now, he would be able to see the battle between Su Chen and Lu Xiaoye in real-time.
He was very curious about the strength of these two people.
After all, when he met both of them, it was already the ninth day of the exam.
He had only seen Lu Xiaoye take action but had never seen Su Chen in action.
Therefore, Su Chen's actual strength had always been a mystery in his mind.
However, judging from the way Lu Xiaoye followed Su Chen's lead, Shen Feiyang speculated that even if Su Chen's strength was not above Lu Xiaoye's, it was definitely about the same as hers.
As for Lu Xiaoye's reputation as the Phoenix Tribulation Cultivator, even he, a nobody who didn't pay much attention to other people, knew about it.
To be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with such a person, Su Chen was not ordinary.
This is also the reason why he finally thought of doing Su Chen a favor.
If he makes friends with a big boss, if he gets into trouble in the future, the big boss may be able to help him.
"Let's go; it's finally my turn to watch the show."
When Shen Feiyang arrived at the gymnasium where the rest area was located, the place was already packed with eliminated candidates, and the crowd was surging.
They seemed to know that Shen Feiyang was coming, so everyone was looking in the direction of the gymnasium gate.
In this atmosphere of almost universal anticipation, when Shen Feiyang pushed open the door of the conference venue, he was immediately stared at by hundreds of pairs of eyes.
The feeling of standing under the spotlight almost frightened Shen Feiyang, who was already a little socially anxious and shy, making him want to turn around and run away.
But just as Shen Feiyang was pulling the door handle stiffly, thinking about whether he should close the door before leaving or just turn around and leave, a sweet voice came from inside the door.
"Well, then, are you Shen Feiyang?"
Um?
He turned to see the shy and cute girl from No. 2 High School in front of him.
Shen Feiyang's mind went blank in an instant. Mom, he seemed to be in love!
After a moment, Shen Feiyang came back to his senses and answered awkwardly, "Excuse me, classmate, what can I do for you?"
Hearing this, the girl from No. 2 High School nervously grabbed the corner of her clothes and lifted her hair with her other hand.
She said shyly, "Well, I saw that your cultivation is quite high. When you are free in the future, can we practice together and you give me some guidance?"
Practicing dual cultivation together?
He didn't know what went wrong. The girl clearly said that they should practice together.
But when it fell into Shen Feiyang's ears, it sounded like a very misguided suggestion.
This made his face turn red and his blood boil instantly.
For a moment, Shen Feiyang felt like he was injected with energy.
Not only was he excited, but even his originally lifeless, dead fish eyes were shining.
He looked at the cute and lovely girl from No. 2 High School in front of him. Not to mention practicing together in the future; he even thought of names for their future children!
So he originally wanted to turn around and run away, but at that moment, he immediately changed his mind.
"Completely..."
Bang!
Before Shen Feiyang could finish his words, his right hand suddenly rose uncontrollably for some reason and slapped him hard in the face.
This sudden scene not only startled the girl from No. 2 High School in front of him, but it also caused big question marks to appear in the heads of the students watching from a distance.
No, what's wrong? Why did Big Boss Shen suddenly start to hurt himself after chatting with the girl?
Is he using this method to tell everyone that he, Shen Feiyang, is determined in his heart and has no feelings for love?
Hiss!
The pattern—this pattern is too big!
No wonder he is the boss and we are trash; this determination in his heart... is admirable!
But it is different from what the students thought.
At this moment, Shen Feiyang was not upset because of any absurd situation. He simply couldn't control his hands!
"Oh, stop hitting me, auntie; please stop hitting me! I was wrong; it's okay if I'm wrong!"
Under everyone's confused gazes, Shen Feiyang ran outside while frantically begging for mercy from his right hand.
But his right hand seemed to not listen to his explanation at all, and it kept hitting him vigorously!
The girl from No. 2 High School looked at his back, stunned for a moment, and then immediately covered her face, cried, and ran to her best friend for comfort.
No, Shen Feiyang, if he didn't like her, he could just say it directly. Is it necessary to hurt himself like this?
Is she so unlovable in his eyes?
This is too hurtful!
Just a few steps after Shen Feiyang ran out of the gymnasium, the right hand that had been slapping him in the face finally stopped.
Shen Feiyang stood under a tree next to the gymnasium, covering his swollen cheek with his left hand and looking aggrieved, with tears in his eyes.
What a sin, what a sin!
The mysterious female ghost in Shen Feiyang's body seemed to know what he was thinking.
Because just as Shen Feiyang finished thinking this, his right hand, which had already calmed down, immediately showed signs of being raised again.
Seeing this, Shen Feiyang was so scared that he kneeled on the spot.
"Don't get excited, auntie; don't get excited; I'm just kidding; I'm just kidding!"
He didn't know if his begging for mercy worked, but the right hand that was about to be raised finally fell back.
Seeing that the lady seemed to let him go, Shen Feiyang was almost moved to tears.
Well, after this incident, let alone being single, he couldn't even think about being single!
You said you took over my body, but why...
"Wrong, wrong, wrong; don't be angry, don't be angry; I will do it myself, I will do it myself!"
On the other side, Lu Xiaoye, who had just been eliminated from the examination room, came to the side of the gymnasium.
Just then, she saw Shen Feiyang standing under a tree and slapping himself in the face.
This scene instantly made Lu Xiaoye conclude that he had failed to complete the task assigned by Su Chen, so he blamed himself so much that he was willing to atone for his sins in this way.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoye's eyes softened as she looked at him.
"I'm sorry; I misunderstood you before."
"It turns out you're not that unreliable."
Because of this clever misunderstanding, Lu Xiaoye immediately walked towards Shen Feiyang, wanting to comfort him.
But before she got closer, Shen Feiyang saw her out of the corner of his eye and was so scared that he immediately ran away.
That frightened look, as if he were running for his life, made Lu Xiaoye look at him with... more sympathy.
He must have run away like this because he felt so guilty that he couldn't face her and Xiao Chen.
"Alas, I didn't expect that you, Shen Feiyang, are such a responsible person. It seems that I really shouldn't judge people by their appearance in the future."
After expressing her emotion, Lu Xiaoye walked straight into the gymnasium.
As for the guy who she mistakenly thought was full of responsibility, he was leaning in a corner beside the gymnasium.
He looked up at the sky with a look of despair.
"It's gone. My life is completely gone... wuwuwu."
It is said that men don't shed tears easily, but that only applies when they are not very sad.
At this moment, Shen Feiyang felt that his future was... dark!
Because after this incident, he deeply understood two things.
First, he had been deprived of the right to get close to other girls or be approached by them.
Second, he was also deprived of the right to reward himself with his right hand late at night!
Without these two, what's the difference between him and death? What's the difference?
"I'm tired; just end it quickly..."
Inside the gymnasium, Lu Xiaoye pushed open the door and walked straight in.
Seeing her appear, several male students from No. 2 and No. 3 high schools, who thought they had good conditions, suddenly brightened up and took the initiative to walk toward her.
But before they could speak, Lu Xiaoye said coldly, "Get lost."
Seeing the red lines appearing on Lu Xiaoye's face, the male students immediately turned around and ran away in fear.
They had to run because they saw how Lu Xiaoye had just exchanged her life for two evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
"Don't run? If you don't run, are you waiting to be beaten up?"
When they saw the students from No. 2 and No. 3 high schools being humiliated, the male students from No. 1 High School around them immediately started laughing, looking as if they were enjoying a good show.
They understood this situation too well!
Because this is how they had been severely educated by Lu Xiaoye for three whole years.
Three years—do you know how the male students in No. 1 High School spent these three years?
So when they saw people from other schools also being humiliated in front of Lu Xiaoye, how could they not gloat over their misfortune?
Happiness is built on the suffering of others!
It's just that they were laughing happily, but some people were not happy.
What do you mean, you like to treat them as a joke?
"What are you laughing at?"
Hearing Lu Xiaoye's cold tone, several male students from No. 1 High School trembled all over.
The next second, they closed their mouths almost as if by reflex and stood there trembling, not daring to laugh at all.
Not only that, the other people around seemed to be frightened by the low pressure of Lu Xiaoye and immediately turned their heads to look elsewhere.
The gymnasium, which was originally quite noisy, suddenly became quiet for a short time, which was quite strange.
After Lu Xiaoye saw that the people around her had finally calmed down, she walked toward the position closest to the big screen in the gymnasium.
"Big sister, please sit down. Please sit down."
Just as Lu Xiaoye walked to the front row, the younger brothers who had come out before her immediately made room for her in an excellent position.
In this regard, Lu Xiaoye sat down without hesitation.
Students from other schools behind were looking at Lu Xiaoye's back as she sat in the center of the first group.
They finally understood why their friends from No. 1 High School turned pale when talking about Lu Xiaoye.
There is no other reason; it's just that Lu Xiaoye taught them a harsh lesson.
But compared to Lu Xiaoye, they were more concerned about Su Chen, who was still in the examination room.
Because what Su Chen was about to do was a feat that no one had ever attempted since the Alien Battlefield joint exam appeared!
Looking at Su Chen, who was about to reach the Nine Nether Evil's lair in the picture, everyone doubted in their hearts.
"You, Su Chen, are a cultivator at the ninth level of the Qi Gathering Stage."
"How can you challenge the Nine Nether royal family at the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, plus a giant hornworm at the third level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and a large number of elite evil creatures above the sixth level of the Qi Gathering Stage?"
"If you can do this, why do you still go to school?"
"You can just report to the Taoist academy!" several students complained in their hearts.
The ruins of Yushan City, the Nine Nether Tree.
The Gold-Eating Ant-Man, who had already walked to the edge of the tree canopy, looked at Su Chen, who was flying in the air and turned to glance at the giant hornworm next to him.
Upon seeing this, the giant hornworm immediately nodded in understanding, and a huge transparent insect wing immediately stretched out from the cracked armor on its back.
"Everyone, follow me!"
As the giant hornworm flew up, more than fifty golden-patterned ant men under the tree immediately followed.
Led by the giant hornworm, they rushed toward Su Chen in mid-air.
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[Golden Ant-Man]
[Race: Nine Nether Clan]
[Strength: Sixth level of Qi Gathering Stage]
[Features: A special kind of humanoid with amazing strength]
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Naturally, Su Chen, who was in mid-air, saw everything that the giant hornworm and other evil creatures did.
He knew before he came that if he wanted to meet the Gold-Eating Ant-Man, he had to get past its subordinates first.
If it was before obtaining the Dragon Transformation Sword Intent, not to mention the Gold-Eating Ant-Man; even the giant hornworm in front of him and the bunch of gold-patterned ants would have been enough to give him a hard time.
But after obtaining the Dragon Transformation Sword Intent, in his eyes, ordinary evil creatures in the Qi Gathering Stage... were not much different from ants.
Looking at the giant hornworm getting closer and closer in the air, the twelve green petal lotus in Su Chen's pupils began to make continuous choices.
Then he placed his hand on the three-foot-long sword at his waist.
An indescribable aura began to gather from Su Chen.
In response, the giant hornworm also clenched the black sword in its hands.
After all, it dared to rush into the base camp of the Nine Netherworld evil creatures alone.
This human cultivator was confident in his strength.
Or a fool.
But the fools had all been killed in their city-wide raids over the past few days.
Therefore, Su Chen could only be the former.
So even though Su Chen only had the ninth level of the Qi Gathering Stage on the surface, the giant hornworm still didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest.
Not only did it come with a large number of elite evil creatures gathered to fight, but it was also cautious and activated its innate ability, Giant Strength, right from the start.
Although the special ability of Giant Strength is not special, it is useful for the giant hornworm, which is already extremely powerful.
This ability can further expand its power advantage to an astonishing degree!
If we only talk about strength, even the Gold-Eating Ants of the Royal Family are three points inferior to it at this time.
Therefore, as long as it can hit the target—no more than one hit, even if it is just one hit—then it will surely be able to kill this daring guy, Su Chen, with one blow!
But it was destined not to be able to swing this blow.
In mid-air, just when the giant hornworm and others approached within twenty meters of Su Chen, Su Chen's hand on the hilt of the sword finally moved.
"Accumulated water... becomes an abyss."
Boom!
Darkness, endless darkness, and... bitter cold.
At this moment, more than fifty evil creatures, including the giant hornworm, seemed to have fallen into an unknown abyss in an instant.
In this abyss, they could neither feel the passage of time nor any characteristics of life.
Yes, it was just an indescribable fear.
And this fear came not only from the unknown but also from... a pair of cold eyes in the endless abyss.
In front of those huge eyes, they were as small as ants on the ground.
They dared not and could not move their bodies.
There was nothing they could do except look up.
What, what is that?
The giant hornworm looked at the giant in horror, trying many times to get its body moving again and escape from this terrifying and endless abyss.
But its body seemed not to belong to it. Not to mention turning around and running away; it didn't even dare to turn its head.
Just because the huge eye in the abyss was already looking at it.
In the despair of the giant hornworm, its huge eyes slowly closed.
The next second, a powerful water pressure came from all directions of its body.
At the last moment of its life, the giant hornworm finally caught a glimpse of the true appearance of the owner of those terrifying eyes.
Just the claws?
Boom!
As the huge claws closed, the body of the giant hornworm immediately exploded, turning into bloody rain.
Not only it but also the golden-patterned ant men beside it became victims of this huge claw, exploding into bloody rain.
In the eyes of others, Su Chen did not make any unnecessary movements.
He merely swung his sword after the many enemies approached.
But this sword turned into a huge dragon claw after it fell and appeared out of thin air from his sword.
For some reason, those giant hornworms were unable to move when facing the dragon's claws, which were not particularly fast.
They all stood there stupidly without moving and were killed by the dragon's claws.
With one sword strike, all evil creatures died.
Such a scene not only shocked the Gold-Eating Ant-Man on the Nine Nether Tree but also astonished the teachers in the meeting.
"How, how is it possible? How could he comprehend the sword's intent?"
Looking at Su Chen demonstrating his sword power, all the teachers stood up in shock.
Ordinary people might not understand why the giant hornworm stopped, but their Taoist school teachers, rich in theoretical knowledge, immediately saw through the essence of Su Chen's sword.
Sword Intent—this is Sword Intent!
Because only those who master sword intent can gather it into a force!
The reason why the giant hornworms stayed where they were was that they were controlled by Su Chen's power.
Holding a three-foot-long green sword, he killed evil creatures with blood like rain.
Su Chen's sword not only cut through the bodies of evil creatures in the examination room but also cut through the hearts of the teachers outside the examination room.
Qi Gathering Stage, Sword Intent...
When the two were combined, the way they looked at Su Chen changed completely.
Before, they had only regarded Su Chen as a junior with amazing talent.
But after this sword strike, in their eyes, Su Chen had already become a senior who was ahead of them.
Because among the people present, no one had mastered the sword intent!
Could this Su Chen be the reincarnation of a Sword Immortal?
Otherwise, why would he understand the sword intent that so many people could not grasp in their lifetime?
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