All of a sudden, everyone held their breaths as they waited for the higher-ups to start speaking.
Those who were waiting for the Little Martial God's outstanding performance started to turn pale when they heard the first statement from the cultivator.
On the other hand, Long Chen heaved a sigh of relief.
This cultivator in the Third Nirvana Stage didn't belong to any faction. He held a high position in the Wushen Palace and was mainly in charge of patrolling and guarding the borders. It was rare for him to come back to the Wushen Palace.
He stood up and said in a serious and deep voice, "I'm honored to have the right to express my opinion. Time is of the essence, so I'll make it short. Everything is based on the heart. If anyone is not convinced, you can talk to me in private."
After getting to the point, he said, "Let's start with the Little Martial God. He performed at the standard of a normal person, but his methods were lacking. This was also the reason why he failed in the end. He didn't have any leadership skills, and his decision-making skills didn't seem to be as good as expected. His adaptability was average, so he didn't complete the mission in the end. Therefore, the score I give the Little Martial God is …"
He paused for a moment to attract everyone's attention before announcing his score. A total of 100 points were distributed among five specific abilities. In the end, Yang Chen's score was only 38 points.
Out of 100 points, only 38 points was considered a very low score, at least to the Little Martial God. Those who didn't know about Yang Chen's performance started to make a fuss again when they heard the score.
The people from Ye Futu's faction had ugly expressions on their faces.
According to the current situation, Long Chen might really be able to turn the tables.
Then, the evaluator talked about Feng Zhilin. He said loudly, "Although Feng Zhilin's various abilities aren't outstanding, they are very balanced. She even showed astonishing adaptability when she escaped. She has a tough personality, which ordinary women can't compare to. She's a heroine among women, so I'll give her a higher evaluation."
After discussing for a while, he finally gave Feng Zhilin a total of 64 points.
This 64 points was almost twice of Yang Chen's score.
From one person's evaluation, the overall trend could be seen.
In the end, he turned to Long Chen and said loudly, "As a fair evaluator, I have to say a few words for the next young man. His performance in the Dark Nation exceeded my expectations. He's perfect in every aspect. In terms of leadership, he was able to take on the identity of a fake god's messenger and use the people's faith to subdue tens of thousands of Dark Nation survivors. This aspect is impeccable. His most outstanding performance is his decision-making skills. Most times, he's faced with opportunities, he can make the right choice decisively and bravely. As for his intelligence, needless to say, this little guy is smarter than everyone else. Even I feel inferior …"
He said it in a joking tone, causing the crowd to burst into laughter.
Then, he said, "As for the concept of good and evil, this concept is very vague, but I can only say that I like his style of doing things. He lied to the Dark Nation survivors, so he felt guilty in his heart, so he didn't kill a single Dark Nation survivor. Yang Chen could have died in the Dark Nation, and he didn't have to care about his life or death. However, he saved Yang Chen. From these two points, it can be seen that he's a person who will achieve great things. As for the last point, adaptability, this is his most amazing performance. Because of this, he survived."
After this series of comments, everyone had a general understanding of what happened in the Dark Nation.
Moreover, the fact that Long Chen saved Yang Chen was a bit hard for everyone to accept. From this point, Long Chen's performance seemed to have far surpassed the Little Martial God.
In the end, the evaluator gave Long Chen a shocking score.
Adding up all the scores, he got a total of 92 points.
This score was close to full marks, and it was much higher than Yang Chen's score.
He was the first to speak, but he gave Long Chen such a high score, which instantly caused many people to question him, especially the group of diehards who didn't know the truth, who once again made an uproar.
"This is too exaggerated."
"It's like he's prepared lines long ago."
"As long as he's human, it's impossible for him to perform so perfectly. He only gave the Little Martial God 38 points, but gave Long Chen 92 points. I think you just want this guy to turn the tables and win the championship."
"Yeah, it's too exaggerated. We didn't see it, so how would we know if what you said was true or not?"
In a moment of desperation, they forgot their identity and status, and started shouting one after another.
They didn't know that Long Chen was this amazing.
The process continued, and it didn't stop just because of the protests. The second person to speak up was someone from Lin Junyao's faction. Everyone thought that this person's opinion would be different because they were from different factions, but they didn't expect his speech and evaluation to be almost the same as the previous high-level cultivator.
In the end, Yang Chen's score was only 43 points, while Long Chen got a higher score, a total of 95 points.
The old man said, "I can guarantee that everything I've done is worthy of my ancestors. I won't change my decision. At the same time, I also support the previous speaker. He spoke from his heart, and I can testify to that. I don't think I need to explain too much. Those who watched the whole process all know what I'm talking about."
With his words, the voices of rebellion became much quieter. Most people started to doubt themselves. At first, they thought it was a conspiracy, but it shouldn't be the case. So many high-level cultivators worked together to elect Long Chen.
After all, they didn't have a good impression of Long Chen before …
Moreover, Ye Futu's power wasn't low. How could his disciple be involved in a conspiracy?
Next, people from Lin Junyao's and Wenren Xi's side, as well as other neutral cultivators, all went up. They all belittled Yang Chen and gave good evaluations to Long Chen. Of course, the evaluation wasn't that exaggerated. Long Chen's score would be around twice that of Yang Chen's.
Long Chen calculated in his heart. If Feng Zhilin gets around 33 points, I have to at least get around 45 points if I want to pull away from her. She has to get below 20 points …
In that case, I have to be at least twice as far as her.
At the moment, it seemed like there was a chance. After all, most of them had more than twice as many points as her opponent.
However, Long Chen had a worry.
That was because he had arranged for Hall Master Hanwu and the others to be the last to fight. In front of so many people, with such a wide gap in points, would they still be unscrupulous?
Judging from their unwilling gazes, that might really be the case.
Long Chen guessed that they would more or less side with Yang Chen.
There was nothing wrong with that.
Whether or not he could pull away from Yang Chen by 25 points still depended on his luck …
The closer it was to the end, the more nervous Long Chen was.
These numbers were very messy. There were many people who specialized in recording the statistics. Sometimes, a difference of one point could determine a life.
After about ten people had expressed their opinions, those who supported Yang Chen had to admit the fact that Long Chen had relied on his absolute advantage to turn the tables in the second round. It was even possible that he could really catch up to the 25 points he had lost. At least from the current situation, he definitely had a gap of at least 25 points.
Next, as long as the score wasn't too ridiculous, Long Chen would definitely make a comeback according to the previous trajectory.
If that was the case, the last battle would be full of surprises.
In the history of the Saint Martial Emperor selection, the winner had actually been decided in the second round.
"What happened? How could the Little Martial God lose so badly?"
"This time, Long Chen can be said to be a vile character intoxicated by success."
"Yeah, look at his face. Forget it, let's just let him win this time. With the difference in strength between him and the Little Martial God, so what if he managed to turn the tables by 25 points? He'll still be defeated in the end."
"The Little Martial God has always been good at fighting."
Long Chen, on the other hand, did not think that victory was in his grasp. At that moment, the five people from Ye Futu's faction finally went up one after another. They were all loyal to Ye Futu's faction and had been personally trained by Ye Futu.
As soon as the martialist went up, he said angrily, "The score this time is simply child's play. What's funny is that so many people are acting in a righteous manner and giving such a false evaluation. This is really shocking. Although the Little Martial God didn't get the statue back, it was just a matter of luck. I never expected that someone would use this as a pretext to make a fuss. This is really shameful. I'm not talented, but I'm willing to analyze this in detail and give the Little Martial God justice."
"First, let's talk about Feng Zhilin. Her method wasn't brilliant and could be considered the stupidest method. In the end, she got the statue out of pure luck. Thanks to the Magic Eye Crystal, she barely managed to get it, just like her other abilities. As for the Little Martial God, to be honest, I think that his performance was commendable. He didn't enter the Remnant of the Darkness Tribe himself but used the method of letting the Remnant of the Darkness Tribe steal the statue. Although he failed in the end, he relied on his outstanding martial strength to ensure that he came out unscathed, unlike some people who almost lost their lives. As for Long Chen, who is being praised by all of you, I have to analyze him in detail …"
He looked around with a provocative gaze and finally fixed his gaze on Long Chen. He said coldly, "From him, I see three words, 'luck', 'luck', and 'luck'. From the beginning to the end, he relied on luck. If it wasn't for his good luck, he would've died thousands of times. However, no matter who he is, it's impossible for him to be so lucky all his life. On the contrary, I think this little guy is vicious, cunning, and good at deceiving others. This time, he coincidentally went to the Black Rock tribe and encountered a beast attack. If he went to another tribe, would he have gotten the statue? I'm not trying to slander him or deny his success, I just think that a person who succeeded by luck doesn't deserve to be bragged about like this. It's really intolerable."
After saying that, he gave Yang Chen 50 points, Feng Zhilin 54 points, and Long Chen 60 points based on their performances.
The huge gap between them was immediately narrowed.