Although Jiang Yun was anxious, knowing Lu Xiaoyu's whereabouts a minute later meant a minute less hope for her return to the Sect. However, he also understood that since Xiao Yishu had spoken, his words were equivalent to rules, and he could only obey, not break them.
As for the purple-clad woman, she didn't care when she appeared. With a slight smile, she pulled Xu Chengshan back a few steps.
Everyone else also retreated, giving the two participants of the first match enough space.
Among the new Disciples, the first to appear was Huo Yuan, and his chosen opponent was a female Disciple from Red Dust Peak.
Jiang Yun temporarily shifted his gaze to the two people in the match. Although he had rich combat experience, he had never truly seen a battle between Cultivators, so he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to observe.
Huo Yuan, with a face full of smiles, cupped his hands to the female Disciple and said, "I am Huo Yuan, a newly admitted Disciple of Sword Dao Peak. I hope Senior Sister will show mercy later!"
Jiang Yun was not surprised that Huo Yuan had become an Inner Sect Disciple of Sword Dao Peak, because when he first met Huo Yuan, the latter had a sword strapped to his back.
Hearing Huo Yuan's words, this beautiful female Disciple also smiled slightly and said, "Junior Brother Huo is too polite!"
"There are no specific rules for the small competition. If you can't continue, just concede."
With Xiao Yishu's concise explanation, the re-assessment small competition finally began.
With a "clank," Huo Yuan drew the sword from his back.
Looking at this sword, many people's faces showed envy. The sword was about three feet long, pure white and crystalline, as if made of crystal. Although it had not yet been infused with Spiritual Qi by Huo Yuan, those with keen senses could already feel the faint chill emanating from the blade.
"Senior Sister, my Ice Soul Sword is forged from a thousand-year-old ice soul. Senior Sister, please be careful."
Huo Yuan seemingly generously informed his opponent of the sword's origin, but before his words finished, he flicked his wrist, raising his sword and thrusting it out with extreme speed.
This action was equivalent to a sneak attack, but the female Disciple of Red Dust Peak merely smiled indifferently, extended her slender hand, and lightly patted her waist. A crisp "ding-dong" sound of a bell suddenly rang out.
Upon hearing the bell, many people felt a dizzy spell in their minds, and Huo Yuan was no exception. His extremely fast sword suddenly paused in mid-air.
The next moment, the female Disciple of Red Dust Peak let out a soft laugh, spread her palm, and a walnut-sized bell hung from her middle finger, continuously swaying as her finger moved, emitting one bell sound after another.
And under these bell sounds, Huo Yuan's eyes gradually became bewildered, until finally, they were completely blank. His entire body became like a statue, completely motionless.
"Senior Brother Xiao, does he still need to concede?" The female Disciple's finger hovered over Huo Yuan's glabella, and she looked at Xiao Yishu.
Anyone could see that Huo Yuan had already lost and couldn't even concede himself, so Xiao Yishu shook his head and said, "This round, Junior Sister Ding wins!"
Jiang Yun's pupils constricted slightly. Although he had never thought highly of Huo Yuan, he hadn't expected him to lose so quickly. After a moment of thought, he understood.
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"Red Dust Peak excels in the Dao of music, which is to say, they use various sounds for combat, just like Senior Sister Xiang Xuan's flute music during the first entrance test, which could disrupt people's minds and bewitch their spirits."
"However, the sound of this bell and the flute music are simply incomparable. Furthermore, Senior Sister Xiang Xuan's flute music covered over two thousand people, while Senior Sister Ding's bell sound was only directed at Huo Yuan alone. The strength of Inner Sect Disciples is indeed far beyond that of Outer Sect Disciples."
"Of course, when I say Inner Sect Disciple, I don't include Huo Yuan!"
This last sentence, while showing Jiang Yun's disdain for Huo Yuan, was also the truth.
Within the Wen Dao Sect, those who could truly be called Inner Sect Disciples had at least reached the Blessed Land Realm; and those who could truly be called Outer Sect Disciples had to reach the Tongmai Realm Seventh Layer.
Compared to those Inner and Outer Sect Disciples who cultivated step by step to the Blessed Land Realm or Tongmai Realm Seventh Layer through their own efforts, the strength of those like Huo Yuan and Tang Yi, who became Inner and Outer Sect Disciples by relying on the number of passes in the three entrance tests, was naturally vastly different.
It was precisely because of this that most people were not surprised by the fact that Huo Yuan was instantly defeated. Only the awakened Huo Yuan, his handsome face flushed red, stared fiercely at the female Disciple of Red Dust Peak, almost spitting fire from his eyes.
However, no one cared about his feelings now, because Wu Shang had already stepped out.
Tongmai Realm Seventh Layer meant Wu Shang was already on par with the Realm of Outer Sect Disciples, and his chosen opponent, whether intentionally or coincidentally, happened to be Xu Chengshan!
Among these ten Outer Sect Disciples, even if Xu Chengshan wasn't the strongest, in terms of true strength, he could definitely rank in the top three, especially since he also had a pet Vicious Beast.
One must know that not every Outer Sect Disciple of Hundred Beast Peak could possess a pet Vicious Beast.
Naturally, the match between these two attracted even more attention.
Xu Chengshan's eyes were still fixed hatefully on Jiang Yun, even though Jiang Yun himself was a bit bewildered. Even if he had injured his pet Vicious Beast, his finger strike had been measured. At most, it would only make that tiger lie down for two or three months. Was it necessary to hate him so much?
How could he know that Xu Chengshan had been full of confidence about this Five Peaks challenge, but because his pet Vicious Beast was injured by Jiang Yun's finger, he lost his greatest reliance, which led to his ultimate failure.
In fact, even if his pet Vicious Beast hadn't been injured, his probability of successfully challenging the peaks was extremely low, but he ignored all of that and attributed the cause of his failure entirely to Jiang Yun!
"Begin!"
As Xiao Yishu gave the command, Xu Chengshan himself didn't move, but the tiger beside him leaped up and charged towards Wu Shang.
Clearly, Xu Chengshan didn't take Wu Shang seriously, so he only let his pet Vicious Beast attack.
Facing the tiger pouncing on him, Wu Shang also remained motionless, until the tiger suddenly pounced on him, and its bloody maw fiercely bit his neck.
"Ah!"
Many onlookers couldn't help but exclaim. If that bite had really connected, Wu Shang's head would have been gone. Although they knew Xu Chengshan couldn't truly kill Wu Shang, some still closed their eyes, not daring to watch what happened next.
But just then, a mournful tiger roar suddenly came, and a hoarse voice immediately followed, saying, "If this is all you've got, then I'm truly disappointed."
This voice clearly did not belong to Xu Chengshan!
Everyone hurriedly looked back at the field, only to discover that Wu Shang, clad in black, was still standing in place. Only the tiger that had originally bitten his neck had now retreated back to Xu Chengshan's side, and fresh blood was continuously dripping from its mouth.
"What's going on? What just happened?"
"Nothing much, it's just that Wu Shang's body seems too hard, and it broke the tiger's teeth!"
A senior Disciple's understated explanation shocked most people even more. No matter how hard a human body was, could it be harder than a tiger's teeth? Moreover, this tiger was at least a fourth-rank Vicious Beast!
Finally, this senior Disciple explained, "Actually, it's not that Wu Shang's body is hard, but rather a type of Earth-element technique—'Hard as a Rock.' In short, it makes one's body like a stone! And, looking at Wu Shang, this technique should have reached Major Achievement."
Xu Chengshan was also stunned, never having expected that Wu Shang, who had only joined the Sect half a year ago, could display an Earth-element technique to such an extent.
But just as he was about to personally take action and teach this Wu Shang, who seemed even more arrogant than Jiang Yun, a lesson, Wu Shang suddenly spoke again, "Forget it, I'm not interested!"
As his words fell, he extended a hand and pointed into the air towards Xu Chengshan.
"Buzz!"
A green light shot out from his hand with such speed that most people could only see a green blur streak through the air, instantly arriving in front of Xu Chengshan.
Only a small number of people, including Jiang Yun, could clearly see that what shot out from Wu Shang's hand was a green vine, and at this moment, this vine had completely wrapped around Xu Chengshan. An arm-thick sharp thorn extended from the vine, pointing directly at Xu Chengshan's glabella, trembling slightly!
The entire square was dead silent. After a moment, a trembling voice finally spoke, "Wood, element, technique!"