Chapter 123: Chapter 122: You Did Your Best (First Update!)

Li Jingjun volunteered to take the test.

Naturally, she garnered the attention of most people.

The gazes of many candidates involuntarily fell on her.

They wanted to see how this exceptionally outstanding girl, who was already predetermined to be the top candidate, would perform.

“Kid, watch carefully.”

Gu Xi whispered to Xu Lingjun, who had returned to her side, “If she makes a big mistake, you might be able to reclaim the first place, although that’s very unlikely.”

Li Jingjun had been observing for a long time and now stood at the front of the examination hall, gently closing her eyes.

As the examination bell rang.

She immediately rushed in…

Fast!

Her speed was incredible!

As soon as she stepped in, countless rays from both sides were already shooting directly at her.

In terms of quantity, they were almost as many as what Gu Xi had faced before.

Gu Xi couldn’t help but brighten her eyes, thinking, “Arrogant little girl… Does she really think these rays are easy to deal with?”

She had already prepared to rescue her.

But Li Jingjun didn’t dodge; instead, her figure spun gracefully as if dancing.

The countless rays, dense as raindrops, all hit her.

Or rather, they struck the layer of True Qi that spilled over her body amidst her spinning. As she lightly twisted, the straight rays suddenly bent and deflected to the other side.

Bang bang bang~~~!

With Li Jingjun’s maneuvering, the numerous rays that should have moved independently were tangled into chaos.

And Li Jingjun seized the opportunity to move forward.

Her movements never ceased.

Although barely, the True Qi that spread outside her body seemed to possess miraculous effects, rebuffing all the rays away.

For a while, wherever Li Jingjun passed, the light splattered incessantly.

Collisions and explosions occurred among the rays, even some sensors were broken, leaving smoky craters on the walls.

Although barely.

Without the need to dodge back and forth, she undoubtedly saved a lot of time.

In a very short span.

As the examination hall collapsed behind her.

Li Jingjun had already stepped out of the examination range.

“She only took 15.2 seconds?”

This time, even Gu Xi’s face showed a look of astonishment.

Along with the assistant examiners, they were nearly stupefied… It should be known, even Gu Xi, when going all out, only took 12 seconds.

Gu Xi, an old student of Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion for many years, was highly skilled. Although she had just broken through to the Profound Realm, her insight was amazing, and ordinary martial artists in the Profound Realm might not be her match.

Even if Li Jingjun was that strong, the gap between them isn’t something that can be bridged overnight.

To be just three seconds short…

This was almost an extremely remarkable achievement.

“Teacher, she cheated, she didn’t even dodge.”

The crowd was almost stupefied in silence.

A moment later…

Someone couldn’t help but shout, “Teacher, she cut corners. This round is testing neural reflexes, but she didn’t even dodge.”

“Shut up!”

Gu Xi glared back and said, “The assessment isn’t that rigid. Although each round tests one aspect, the real test is comprehensive strength. As long as you have real skills, walking through it is also part of your capability… Besides, this is…”

She looked at Li Jingjun intensely and said, “I didn’t expect you could cultivate the Hui Xue technique to this level. You’re quite close to the Huichuan Realm, aren’t you?”

“There’s still a distance.”

Li Jingjun exhaled gently, but those brief dozen seconds brought her immense pressure.

She wiped the sweat off her forehead and softly said, “This was my first attempt at this technique. If it weren’t here, I might have failed.”

Gu Xi understood what she meant.

It was the pressure from the assessment that made her perform even better?

Didn’t expect her to be a performance-type genius.

She turned and discussed with the people behind her, then loudly said, “Li Jingjun, neural reflex assessment score, 130 points!”

As soon as she spoke.

Everyone was amazed.

It’s important to know that martial assessments, although they have a full score ceiling, are not like literary exams where getting full marks is extremely rare, yet slightly possible.

But in martial tests, the chance of achieving full marks is almost negligible.

With such a level of difficulty, even Gu Xi would drop 10 to 20 points.

points–such a score is extremely unbelievable.

After speaking, Gu Xi looked at Xu Lingjun and sighed, “Kid, it’s hard for you to catch up now. If you want to win… wait…”

She took a calculator and quickly calculated.

After a while of pressing…

She sighed, “You were already 14 points behind. With this girl’s high score, you need to score at least 145 in this round to make up for the deficit all at once, but that’s almost impossible unless the Pavilion Master steps in; otherwise, scoring above 140 is simply not possible.”

Xu Lingjun thought for a moment and asked, “How many seconds do I need?”

“12 seconds can get 140 points, but to get above 145, you need to be within 10 seconds.”

Gu Xi said, “But honestly, it’s very difficult… extremely difficult… but, you’re classmates, not mortal enemies. There’s no need to fight to the death. It’s nothing to lose to someone more skilled. She took the early advantage, but once you join Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, you would have a good chance to surpass her, pressing her down, but at this point, it’s not about inadequacy, it’s about external educational gaps. It’s not your fault.”

“He tried his best.”

“Yeah, he tried his best.”

Zhang Zhiheng sighed, “The fact proves, Xu Lingjun is still not suitable to be a martial artist; it seems becoming a glorious researcher is his ultimate destiny.”

“What nonsense are you spewing?”

Liu Zhiyuan glared and said, “This kid is clearly a martial genius. Li Jingjun is already set in her path, her future growth capped by her family, but this Xu Lingjun is an uncarved jade. We don’t know about his literary test, but his martial scores are astonishing… Zhang, I almost fell for your trick before.”

“That’s because you don’t know how remarkable he is.”

Zhang Zhiheng snorted, “Joining the Martial Mansion means becoming a brute, but if he joins the Zhanzheng Academy…”

“Let’s talk after the assessment ends.”

Li Tianlai patted the table and said, “Don’t forget, the literary test hasn’t even begun. You two are already fighting over the martial test’s unfinished results. When the literary test starts, you two will fight to the death?”

Liu Zhiyuan sneered, “Fight to the death? Elder Li, you overestimate this old guy. I let him have two hands and two feet, one stroke can knock him out, believe it?”

Zhou Qingwan spat, turning her face away, thinking what a bunch of old hooligans.

Zhou Qianmo hurriedly pulled back the furious Zhang Zhiheng, thinking that comment was indeed quite insulting, but… honestly, in some sense, it’s true.

“Even if this kid doesn’t top the exam, I still think he’s very promising.”

Liu Zhiyuan seriously said, “He’s remarkable, worth nurturing.”

“An amazing kid, shame if not for Li Jingjun, he’d be even more dazzling.”

“More competition is good, one flower doesn’t make spring, a riot of color does. Rivalry leads to progress.”

Everyone concluded.

Truly a dragon and tiger fight.

Honestly, it’s rare to see such intense rivalry between two young people…

Though Li Jingjun dominated, Xu Lingjun was not far behind, occasionally countering midway, both equally excellent.

At least Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion didn’t dominate the whole show.

Zhou Qingwan thought to herself, glancing at her own West Origin Martial Mansion examination hall.

There, a young girl was enthusiastically achieving a perfect score of 100 in the endurance test.

Mm… not bad, Elder Feng did contribute a good seedling to our West Origin Martial Mansion.