Chapter 786 - Enemies Were Bound to Meet

Only the ten examiners knew that Liu Wuxie had successfully made a breakthrough into the Nascent Transformation Realm and killed Gan Liang, who was in the True Profound Realm.

The profound beasts in the valley had either perished or fled. Those who had survived would probably not leave their dens for years.

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The two men continued to hold back Liu Xin'er while the other one went after Liu Wuxie. In their view, only Liu Xin'er posed a more significant threat than Liu Wuxie, who was merely in the Astral River Realm. Though Liu Wuxie might've relied on his talent to make it through the first three stages, his luck had run out. He would die today.

The man stopped five steps away from Liu Wuxie with a vicious glint in his eyes.

"Brat, your number might be useless to me, but you won't escape death tonight!" the man said, thrusting his sword straight at Liu Wuxie's neck. But strangely enough, Liu Xin'er didn't look worried and watched with an amused smile.

"Trash like you isn't worth my time and effort," Liu Wuxie said. He didn't even budge as his soul energy materialized into a soul spear. The man didn’t even get time to react as the soul spear pierced his soul sea, and he crumpled lifelessly to the ground.

Liu Wuxie didn't even have to draw the Heretic Blade to kill his opponent, leaving the other two men stunned. They hadn't expected Liu Wuxie to be so powerful as to kill their companion without using his weapon.

"Are you two going to take your own lives, or do you need my help?" Liu Wuxie turned to the other two men after killing his opponent with no hint of emotion in his tone. Since the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy had allowed deaths and killings, there was no need for him to show any mercy.

They had already ignited his murderous intent when they had nearly killed Liu Xin'er earlier. No matter what, he shared the same lineage with Liu Xin'er; they were family.

The two men exchanged a look with a hint of solemnity in their eyes. They naturally weren't willing to leave like this.

"Senior Brother, he must've used some kind of evil arts. As long as we guard against them, we’ll be fine," said the man with lower cultivation, refusing to back down. Far from being shaken by their companion's death, the two were even more excited. After all, it meant one less person to share the rewards with.

His senior brother was already considering the option of retreating, but after being pushed forward by his junior brother, he had no path to retreat.

"Liu Wuxie, prepare to die!" The two joined hands and attacked together. They had gathered all their strength in this attack, unleashing a powerful aura in the Nascent Transformation Realm.

"Such petty tricks!" Liu Wuxie said indifferently as the Heretic Blade appeared in his hand, swinging it downward.

The two men didn't even have the time to respond before they were split into two. With that, the battle was over in one move.

When Liu Xin'er watched this from afar, she widened her eyes in disbelief. Although she knew Liu Wuxie was strong, she didn't expect him to be so powerful.

"S-Since when did you become so powerful?" Liu Xin'er blurted out. Despite her shock, she still maintained her usual carefree and hearty demeanor.

In response, Liu Wuxie merely rolled his eyes and retrieved their three jade tokens and interspatial rings. He threw the jade token with the number 150 over to Liu Xin'er. While it was only worth one point to him, it was valued at one hundred to Liu Xin'er.

"Wuxie, you're too good to me!" Liu Xin'er's face beamed joyfully as her score skyrocketed with this token.

"What tokens do you have on you?" Liu Wuxie asked after he had cleaned the battlefield. He wanted to know if she had any that matched his.

Liu Xin'er took out all her jade tokens: a number four, a number nine, and the one Liu Wuxie had just given her. This made her look slightly embarrassed—she had only collected two jade tokens independently. Most importantly, those two jade tokens were only valued at one point each, and it was only a matter of time before she was eliminated at this rate.

Liu Wuxie didn't mock her as it was a miracle she could survive, not to mention she managed to collect two jade tokens. If he hadn't had the help of profound beasts, it would have been impossible to accumulate so many points.

"Wuxie, I've come all this way to tell you that many people know your exact location. What's going on?" Liu Xin'er asked. She had rushed over immediately at this discovery.

Hearing that Liu Xin'er had come all this way to warn him made Liu Wuxie feel touched.

"I already know," Liu Wuxie replied with a nod. The Thousand-Mile Tracking Art was slowly fading away, and it would take time for others to locate him.

"It's fine as long as you're fine. Keep on moving, and don't stay in one place for too long," Liu Xin'er said. As she was older than Liu Wuxie, her tone was more like that of an elder sister.

"The difficulty of the assessment is still increasing. What's your plan next?" Liu Wuxie asked. He knew Liu Xin'er meant well, and survival mattered above anything else. After all, they would still have a chance if they survived.

"Honestly, I don't know. You can tell that I barely made it to the fourth stage, and it's nearly impossible for me to stand out," Liu Xin'er said with a wry smile. She also wanted to join the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy, but the competition was high enough to stand out among twenty thousand participants.

Liu Wuxie also knew her chances of joining the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy were slim.

"Take all the jade tokens with matching numbers from me and head to the Star River Valley once you have enough points. No one will dare to attack you there," Liu Wuxie said. He had killed close to two hundred people back in the valley, allowing him to amass a large number of tokens.

Most of the jade tokens, such as those with zero as the last digit, were useless to him. However, he could give them to Liu Xin'er, as they were valued at five points each to her.

"I can't accept them. You worked hard for them and should keep them for yourself!" Liu Xin'er refused. She would be fine even if she failed, but Liu Wuxie would die if he failed. If possible, she would've given him all her jade tokens instead.

Liu Wuxie understood that Liu Xin'er meant well, but he still retrieved an interspatial ring. With a loud rustle, nearly two hundred jade tokens spilled onto the ground, making Liu Xin'er's expression change drastically. She had assumed he had gathered ten or so tokens, but the sheer quantity left her stunned.

"You got them yourself?" Liu Xin'er was shocked beyond words. She couldn't believe how Liu Wuxie could obtain so many jade tokens in just three days, which was unbelievable. The numbers were utterly random, too.

Typically, people collected jade tokens with matching numbers and did not choose entirely unrelated ones. But Liu Wuxie had started a massacre indiscriminately.

"Take the ones that match your numbers," Liu Wuxie said. He didn't explain further, as some things were best left unsaid.

"I won't hold back then," Liu Xin'er said as she sifted through the jade tokens to find those with matching numbers. While they only valued at one point to Liu Wuxie, they would boost her score by five each.

Most importantly, she found another one with an identical number, adding one hundred points. With over fifty jade tokens, her score was nearly six hundred, more than enough to pass the test. This felt like a dream to Liu Xin'er, who could not believe she had obtained many points.

"Head straight to the Star River Valley at dawn," Liu Wuxie instructed, collecting the other jade tokens. Despite giving away over fifty tokens, Liu Wuxie still had close to five hundred points.

"It's too dangerous to be by yourself. I'll come with you," Liu Xin'er protested, wanting to stay behind with Liu Wuxie.

"You'll just get in the way," Liu Wuxie said harshly. He knew her well enough to know she wouldn't take offense to what he said.

Liu Xin'er pouted and knew that Liu Wuxie was right, but his words still stung. They no longer spoke as they sat quietly on a tree throughout the night.

Liu Wuxie didn't waste any moment and went into cultivation, drawing spiritual energy from the surroundings and compressing it into liquified spiritual energy above the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron.

"Y-You broke through to the Nascent Transformation Realm?" Liu Xin'er finally noticed the Nascent Transformation Realm laws surging around Liu Wuxie. She finally knew why he had called her a burden earlier.

Liu Wuxie merely rolled his eyes at Liu Xin'er before he resumed his meditation.

"You monster!" Liu Xin'er also rolled her eyes before she went into meditation. Cultivating beside Liu Wuxie allowed her to achieve double the efficiency.

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The day arrived, and this was the fourth day. This meant the competition would become even more intense.

𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Let's split up here," Liu Wuxie said. He wasn’t one for sentimental goodbyes, nor did he know how to offer comforting words. Instead, he simply reminded Liu Xin'er to stay cautious on her journey to the Star River Valley.

Typically speaking, no disciples would head to the Star River Valley now as they would choose to hunt for more jade tokens. But on the final day, many people would lurk along the path, ambushing the participants heading there. So, now was the perfect time for Liu Xin'er to head to the Astral River Valley.

Despite feeling reluctant, Liu Xin'er still took Liu Wuxie's advice and headed alone to the Star River Valley. Before she left, her eyes welled up in tears as she made Liu Wuxie promise to return alive.

Watching Liu Xin'er vanish into the distance, Liu Wuxie sighed and followed behind secretly to ensure her safety. He only left when she was close to the Star River Valley.

With a leap, Liu Wuxie plunged into the depths of the woods to gather more points. But he had to slow down the pace because his divine sense was restricted. He ran into fights between other participants as he weaved through the forest, but he refrained from getting involved.

When he emerged from the dense woods, he found himself in a vast plain that stretched several kilometers. Nothing could be hidden in such an open terrain, and everything was visible.

"Liu Wuxie!" Several people emerged from the other side of the dense forest, and they immediately spotted him.

But the sight of them made Liu Wuxie frown as enemies were bound to cross paths. They were from the Wang Clan, and Liu Wuxie had killed a Wang Clan's disciple back in the valley. He didn't expect to run into more Wang Clan's disciples there.

Most importantly, Wang Yuanhou's son was among them, who had the cultivation in the first-level True Profound Realm. Back in Martial City, this person had mocked his father and grandfather.

"Liu Wuxie, it's a surprise seeing you here. Today will be the day you die!" Wang Linlong said and took a step forward, unleashing his aura to oppress Liu Wuxie.

In response to Wang Linlong's oppression, Liu Wuxie retreated to the dense woods with a swift movement.