At daybreak the next day, Li Chengfeng, Xiaobao and Han Tianxing were ready to depart. Yuehan tidied Li Chengfeng's collar and smoothed out the creases on his shoulders before standing behind the three of them.
On this day, the three of them were the main characters. Although Yuehan was supposed to participate in the individual assessment, she didn't want to be in the limelight at all. She didn't even want to participate in the assessment, for fear of exposing herself.
Li Chengfeng carried a long bag on his back and went to the morning class with Xiaobao and the rest. When he arrived at the open square, Ouyang Nan, Su You, Qiu Chuqiu and the listless Annan had been waiting there for a long time.
Li Chengfeng glanced around but did not see Sun Yongcai. He was slightly disappointed and sighed to himself. Although he said he did not mind, if Sun Yongcai could come back now, it would be a huge motivation for them.
After Li Chengfeng and the rest finished their morning classes, they heard the sound of a bell ringing. Two long and one short, a total of four sets. It was the bell for the assessment that happened once every ten years.
Ouyang Nan's expression was filled with sorrow. He had not walked out of it yet. Qin Mieqin's death was a bigger blow to him than he imagined. Su You's gaze was also lost. His best friend, partner and brother had left him, he had almost lost his will to fight.
On top of that, Ouyang Nan's expression was filled with sorrow. He still had not walked out of his sorrow. Qin Mieqin's death had dealt him a greater blow than he had imagined. Su You's eyes were also filled with confusion. His best friend, partner, and brother had left him, causing him to lose all will to fight.
Previously, when he was in the Divine Capital, there had been a strong sense of pressure and danger that had driven him forward. However, after returning to the Spiritual Mountain and all the danger had dissipated, he had relaxed. After relaxing, he had felt endless emptiness, pain, sorrow, and loss.
Where should he go?
Seeing the low morale, Li Chengfeng clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. He shouted, "Senior Brothers!
The assessment is right before us, I will not waste any more words. I will only say one thing! "
Li Chengfeng glared at everyone, his eyes burning. "Don't let Senior Brother Qin, Senior Brother Tianjun, and Senior Brother He Zhu's sacrifice be in vain!"
His words shocked Ouyang Nan and Su You. Both of them lifted their heads and met Li Chengfeng's gaze. Their eyes were lit up, shining like torches!
Qiu Chuqiu couldn't help but clench his fists. Only Annan still looked absent-minded.
"Today could be the day Hidden Sword Court rises again, or it could be the day we die!
If we are going to make a comeback, let us amaze the world with a single brilliant feat today! "
Li Chengfeng scanned the crowd. His words had attracted everyone's attention.
Yuehan looked at him from the side. She felt that Li Chengfeng's body was glowing, and people could not help but be attracted to him, wanting to get closer.
Li Chengfeng continued, "If it's the last song … then let's make it a soul-stirring one!"
"Well said!" Ouyang Nan's blood rushed to his head as he yelled, "Even if we die, we die standing!"
Li Chengfeng knew this was a golden opportunity, so he yelled, "Hidden Sword Court!
Let's go! "
Ouyang Nan and the rest swept away their previous dispirited aura and headed towards the Heaven Seeking Mountain in high spirits. However, none of them noticed that in a distant corner, their Eldest Senior Brother was silently watching them. At this moment, they no longer had this Eldest Senior Brother in their hearts.
Grand Senior Brother knew very well that Hidden Sword Court, which once belonged to him, no longer belonged to him.
Li Chengfeng had become the uncrowned king of Hidden Sword Court!
Every ten years, the assessment was the most important event in the Spiritual Mountain Sect. It was equivalent to the imperial examinations held by the Imperial Court once every four years. It represented the blood and metabolism of a sect.
Everyone knew that if a country lost its way to prosperity, it would decay and eventually perish. If a sect lost its new blood, it would also decline. This was a truth that the Cleansing Moon Sect had proven.
That was why Mount Wen's largest martial arts arena was opened to the public today. This was Li Chengfeng's first time here as well. The moment he walked up the stairs, he saw a terrifyingly huge arena. All he could see was a vast expanse of white. The entire arena was paved with marble, divided into sections by rows of flagpoles. Li Chengfeng did a rough count, there were at least fifty sections and each section was the size of two basketball courts.
Black powder was used to form a clear border around each area. Four flagpoles were erected at each corner, and on each flagpole were the flags of Hidden Brocade Court, Hidden Beauty Court, Hidden Modesty Court and Hidden Sword Court.
Li Chengfeng and his group were the last to arrive. Hidden Brocade Court, Hidden Beauty Court, Hidden Modesty Court and more than two thousand people stood in three neat square formations of different sizes. Three people stood alone in the Hidden Sword Court formation, which surprised Li Chengfeng. They were none other than Grand Senior Brother, Qu Tongqiu and Zhao Yibai.
Li Chengfeng and the rest were the last to arrive. They stood sparsely beside the three square formations. Compared to the two hundred or even a thousand square formations, these ten or so people could not even form a square formation. It was a pitiful sight.
Li Chengfeng looked at Grand Senior Brother, hesitated for a moment, then stood behind him. Ouyang Nan and the rest stood behind him. They could only form a straight line. A single tree cannot make a forest.
Grand Senior Uncle Kong Yunzhen stood on the stone platform in the middle of the field. He said loudly, "Today is the most important day of the Spiritual Mountain Sect in ten years!
It will also be the most important day of your cultivation journey. It will change your future and destiny!
Whether you work hard or fall to the bottom of the valley, everything will be decided today!
Disciples of the Spiritual Mountain Sect, listen up! "
Everyone looked at Kong Yunzhen with their chests puffed out. Everyone felt that they would be the ones to work hard and change their destiny. No one believed that they would fail here.
Kong Yunzhen's gaze swept across the crowd. Without another word, he waved his hand. "The assessment officially begins!
Now, I will announce the rules! "
Kong Yunzhen took a step back. Sun Boyi stepped forward with a brocade scroll in his hand, reciting the rules that were announced once every ten years.
Li Chengfeng listened intently, afraid that he would miss a single detail. He did not want to be disqualified for breaking the rules.
However, the rules were very simple. The individual assessment would be held in different areas. There were no restrictions on fighting or fighting as long as both parties agreed to it.
In the entire assessment, there were more than two thousand people, divided into fifty areas. The entire assessment was divided into three parts. To Li Chengfeng, this method was very familiar.
The first part was to fight in pairs. The winner would get three points, the loser 0 points, and a draw 1 point. There would be ten consecutive rounds of fighting. Those who scored less than 15 points would be disqualified and would not be able to proceed to the next round.
This meant that as long as you won five rounds, you would automatically advance. However, the person with the highest score would automatically fight against the person with the lowest score in the second round. The person with the second highest score would automatically fight against the person with the second lowest score, and so on.
In the second round, as long as you won, you would automatically advance to the next elimination round. As long as you won all the way, you would automatically enter the top eight. If you lost even one round, you would automatically be disqualified and never have the chance to participate in the assessment again.
The third round of battles would take place between the top 8 of the individual assessment. This would be the most important part of the entire assessment. The best of the best would also be eliminated in a single battle. Only the person who could fight to the end would be the final winner, and would obtain the most spoils of war.
Li Chengfeng sucked in a breath of cold air. He realised that this assessment would take up to half a month!
In other words, in this half a month, if they wanted to have the last laugh, they would have to fight non-stop!
How was this a martial arts arena?