One side was a sword light, the other a fist light.
The two rays of light illuminated the battlefield like a small sun. Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, the two attacks collided.
"Pff!"
In an instant, two figures shot out from the halo.
Who else could it be but Li Jianxin and Li Mo?
The two figures shot backward at high speed and were both knocked out of the battle circle.
The two of them waved their arms as they fell to the ground in a sorry state, blood dripping from their bodies.
"Even?"
"…"
Seeing the two of them fly out of the battlefield, everyone exclaimed in surprise.
Even though there were many experts at the Nascent Soul Stage or Earthly Immortal Stage amongst them, the brilliance of the battle between these two Golden Core Stage juniors similarly caused them to be slightly excited.
Meng Lin was laughing heartily. He was laughing heartily.
Meng Lin pursued the martial path all his life and had no wife or children.
Before meeting Li Mo, he didn't even have a disciple.
Now Li Mo cultivated the Great Dream Sacred Art, though neither of them said it.
But they were half-master and half-disciple.
And Meng Lin regarded this half-disciple as his own descendant. So when he saw his descendant's power, he was overjoyed!
Meng Lin was happy!
Gratified!
"Cough."
Li Mo stood shakily, looking at Li Jianxin with a solemn face.
Since coming to this world, the most talented person Li Mo had ever seen was Li Jianxin.
Li Jianxin's cultivation was only at the perfection-stage of the Golden Core Realm, but that strike just now could even kill a peak early-stage Nascent Soul Realm expert.
This was the fearsomeness of a sword cultivator. They could ignore the insurmountable gap between the Nascent Soul and Golden Core Stage.
Li Mo sighed at Li Jianxin's power, oblivious to Li Jianxin looking at Li Mo like he was a ghost.
How could Li Jianxin not know that his attack could kill a peak early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator because he was at the peak of the Golden Core Stage?
But Li Mo withstood it, which spoke of the power of Li Mo's fist.
Just like Li Jianxin's attack, it could kill a peak early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. And Li Mo was at the peak early Golden Core Stage.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Li Jianxin wouldn't have believed it.
Li Jianxin leaned on his sword. His wounds were worse than Li Mo's.
The two looked equally wretched, but Li Jianxin knew Li Mo only had a flesh wound.
As for himself, not only did he have superficial wounds, but he also had internal injuries from forcefully executing the Human-Sword Unity.
Li Jianxin stood up with the help of his long sword and said in a trembling voice.
"It's not a draw. I lost!"
His injuries were more severe than his opponent's, and his opponent was several small realms above him in this battle.
At this time, how could the proud Li Jianxin admit that he was tied with his opponent?
If he did that, it would be an insult to himself!
It was an insult to a generation of swordsmen!
Li Jianxin's tone held no trace of unwillingness. He looked at Li Mo with admiration and fighting spirit.
Li Jianxin shouted to Li Mo.
"Li Mo!
After I've comprehended the Sword Heart, let's fight again. How about it? "
"My pleasure!"
Li Mo answered brightly. Li Jianxin was talented and had a high status.
But his temperament was out of the ordinary, daring to admit his defeat.
Perhaps only with such a temperament could one cultivate sword intent.
Li Jianxin admired Li Mo, and Li Mo admired Li Jianxin in the same way.
However, one side admired the other's combat strength, while the other side admired the other's temperament.
"Li Jianxin concedes. Li Mo wins."
Yu Xiao wanted to cover for Li Jianxin, but since Li Jianxin conceded, she couldn't say anything.
With Yu Xiao's announcement, three envoys came forward and handed their rewards to Li Mo, Li Jianxin, and Kong Lin 'er.
Li Mo's first place got a hundred mid spiritual stones. Li Jianxin's second place got fifty low spiritual stones.
As for Kong Lin 'er, she would be able to obtain ten mid-grade spirit stones since she was ranked third.
A female envoy walked before Li Mo and couldn't help but take a good look at him.
She had been an envoy of the Elder Council for many years and had seen her fair share of geniuses.
However, he had never seen a cultivator at the peak of the early stage of the Golden Core Realm who had the combat strength to kill an expert at the peak of the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.
An early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator was already a deacon of the Elder Council, far more powerful than these envoys.
It was just that this person's cultivation was not high enough. Otherwise, envoys like them, who had entered the Elder Council earlier, would have to bow respectfully to him.
The clansmen participating in this year's examination were indeed the strongest batch of people in recent years.
"Thank you."
Li Mo smiled as he took the hundred mid spiritual stones.
Li Mo's harvest this time was bountiful.
He got tens of thousands of low spiritual stones from the other youths' storage bags, and now he got a hundred mid spiritual stones.
"Alright, you are now the Elder Council's envoys.
Go back to the stronghold and have a good New Year, then report back to the Elder Council!
Newcomers to the Elder Council will have a chance to enter the Library. When you return, a deacon will take you there.
The cultivation methods in the Book Collection Pavilion are all about fate. What kind of cultivation method you can get from the Book Collection Pavilion will depend on your luck. "
"Yes!"
Including Li Mo, the ten bowed to Yu Xiao.
Yu Xiao nodded in satisfaction. Of all the envoys, she was the most satisfied with this batch.
Unlike the previous years, when no one passed, this year there were ten, and they weren't weak either.
Yu Xiao looked at the group of clan leaders around her and sent them off.
"Everyone, after the New Year, these children will have nothing to do with the stronghold.
Their mission is to protect the entire Jiuli Tribe. If you want to find them, you will have to wait until they leave the Elder Council.
If you have nothing else to do, you may take your children and leave. "
"Ha-ha, Jianxin will have to trouble First Elder."
"Batian is a bit impatient. If he does something wrong in the Elder Council, First Elder will teach him a lesson."
"…"
A few of the clan leaders who were ranked at the top were chatting with Yu Xiao in a friendly manner.
As for Meng Lin and the other lower ranked tribe leaders, their status was too different from Yu Xiao's and they had no choice but to leave.
However, along the way, the chiefs of the strongholds ranked in the top 18 all took the initiative to chat with Meng Lin.
It was as if they were old friends.
In fact, Sunset Village used to be ranked in the middle of the 81 strongholds.
But now Meng Lin was in the Earth Immortal Stage, and the Sunset Village had a talented clansman like Li Mo.
Everyone had a premonition that Sunset Village's status would skyrocket in the future.
Thus, the tribe leaders chatted with Meng Lin.
Compared to Ge Long, everyone kept a respectful distance.
After all, anyone who got too close to Ge Long was unlucky. Add to that the Gedo Village's results, not a single clansman passed the second round.
Everyone knew that the Gedo Village would be like the setting sun from now on.
And the one to step on Gedo Village's head would be the Sunset Village.
Ge Long clenched his fists as he watched Meng Lin chatting merrily with the others.
Ge Long's teeth creaked in anger, then he spoke in a low voice.
"I'll let you be arrogant for a few more months!
When Li Mo and Ge Fang's duel comes, I'll have Ge Fang kill that bastard! "
Li Mo and Ge Long's matter had reached a point of no return.
After all, Ge Long's internal injuries weren't unrelated to Li Mo.
And with Li Mo killing Ge Hao, the Gedo Village lost a Nascent Soul expert in the future.
How could Ge Long not hate Li Mo?
(Ge Hao was only in the Golden Core Stage, but it was only a matter of time before he entered the Nascent Soul Stage.)
Li Mo and Meng Lin were oblivious to Ge Long's schemes.
Meng Lin announced Li Mo's result in a bright voice at the base of Spirit Firmament Mountain.
Meng Lin's voice carried the power of his bloodline. Not only the hundreds of clansmen here heard him loud and clear.
Even the other strongholds in the distance heard him loud and clear.
The entire field was filled with the excited shouts of Sunset Village's clansmen.
How many years had it been since the last time they took this test?
Furthermore, in the past, there were clansmen who came to participate in the assessment. In the end, there was not even one clansman who could pass the three tests for decades, let alone obtain first place in the final ranking battle.
How could the clansmen not be excited when they saw Li Mo's achievement?
However, the Gedo Stronghold's reaction was completely different from the Dusk Stronghold's.
A hundred Gedo Village's clansmen surrounded a corpse, their heads lowered and their morale at rock bottom.
'Isn't that Ge Hao?'
Ge Long had Ge Hao deal with Li Mo. How could they not be aware of it when they were all at the base of Spirit Firmament Mountain?
Ge Hao didn't need Ge Long to say anything. They knew Li Mo killed Ge Hao.
Ge Hao's status was much higher than Ge An's. Ge An's death didn't mean much to the clan.
But Ge Hao's death was a huge blow to the Gedo Village's clansmen.
Ge Long's face was ashen at the sight of his clansmen.
Currently, Gelong had not told everyone that he was going to give the Falling Hill Stronghold a spirit vein. Otherwise, everyone's morale would plummet.
"Let's go!"
Ge Long gnashed his teeth and could only say one word.
Ge Long didn't want to stay here a second longer.
The youths lifted Ge Hao's corpse and the hundred men left in silence.
"Brother Meng Lin!
We're leaving! "
"We're leaving too, brother Meng Lin."
"…"
At this moment, Hillfall Mountain Stronghold was the focus of everyone's attention. Every mid-ranked stronghold had to say something to Meng Lin before they left.
"We're leaving too."
Meng Lin greeted them then led Li Mo and the Falling Mountain Camp's people outside.