Martial World's
Chapter 42 - First Place Candidate
Lin Ming was only able to withstand the overwhelming evil aura of a savage beast, but he also knew that it was impossible to pass through this floor.
Let alone two second-rate ferocious beats, he could not even deal with the eight little brothers that were swarming around them. Even if his physical condition was restored to its prime, the situation would be untenable! And he had even consumed most of his true essence.
He knew in his heart that even though he had managed to reach the fifth floor, his abilities were ultimately inferior to Qin Xingxuan's sixth-grade talent. Half a year ago, Qin Xingxuan was able to overcome these ten ferocious beasts and achieve victory. As he looked at the overwhelming presence emitted by the ferocious beasts, Lin Ming sighed with emotion.
She was truly someone who possessed sixth-grade talent, that beautiful and arrogant girl.
With his conservative estimates, Lin Ming guessed that he needed to increase his cultivation throughout the levels, and at least reach the peak of the Third Stage of Body Transformation to stand a chance. Only then could he have the possibility to graduate, and it was considering the struggle of life and death to the limit of his life.
But Qin Xingxuan had already passed this hurdle half a year ago.
No wonder the middle-aged examiner was so confident when he said that it was impossible to pass.
If it was truly impossible to pass, then in such a case, he would kill as many ferocious beasts as he could.
Lin Ming would not give up without a fight. This was a rare opportunity to improve and hone his combat skills while dancing on the verge of death, a feeling where his strength and willpower were pushed to his limits in a life or death situation where any mistake could be fatal. This is a very rare and valuable experience.
"Come on!" Seeing the ferocious beast charging towards him, Lin Ming shouted and stabbed his knife towards the silver tiger. His mind was clear; he knew that he had no chance of injuring two second-rate ferocious beasts, so his goal was their eight younger brothers. Some had thick flesh and fur so he could not hope to break through it at the end of this game, so he chose one that had high attack power but had an equally low defense, like this silver tiger.
“Pah!” A knife stabbed into the belly of the silver tiger. At the same time, Lin Ming felt a tremor in his arm. The thick flesh of the silver tiger held the blade tightly and Lin Ming nearly released it.
"Shoppers!"
In a split second, a whip-like tail attacked Lin Ming's stomach. This was an attack from two second-tier ferocious beasts. His speed was as fast as lightning and as sharp as a blade; an attack from this would split two normal martial artists. Lin Ming twisted in the air and barely avoided his tail, but it still scratched his thigh and left him bruised and torn apart.
Lin Ming felt as if someone had grazed his thigh with a heated iron rod, it was burning with painful pain. He grimaces. Even a soft touch felt like his skin was peeling off.
During this time eight first-rate demonic beasts surrounded Lin Ming. In the blink of an eye, he was in the middle of the death circle. As long as these ferocious beasts attacked together, they would instantly tear Lin Ming apart.
"Not good!" Lin Ming was very clear; as long as these ferocious beasts pounced on him together, there was nowhere he could run. At that crucial moment, Lin Ming kicked his foot to the ground and thrust his knife into the silver tiger; he who struck the first punch had the advantage!
"Rubber!" The silver tiger howled furiously and also rushed at Lin Ming. In this dreamland, the ferocious and fierce beasts here knew no fear in their hearts.
“Pah!” The blade pierced straight into the silver tiger's throat. However Lin Ming was also captured by his claws and made a gaping hole in his stomach. The true essence of his Second Stage Meat Training barely protected him from the disembowelment in a single strike.
“One fell!” Lin Ming gripped the bloodied stomach that was dripping red. He ended up suffering severe injuries now and his true essence was less than one percent. He had not expected that the fifth floor would be so difficult; compared to the fourth floor it was at least ten times the problem.
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"Fourth of an hour! Lin Ming had already been on the fifth floor for a quarter of an hour. This Lin Ming still lingered on the fifth floor, it was truly incredible. ”
“Mm. Although he could only run, but he might not have much true essence left. Even running for a quarter of an hour is an achievement.”
“Maybe there will be some great powers who will try to recruit Lin Ming. Muyi, you have talked about it before, is your Quarter Marshal not interested in that brat?
Muyi smiled but did not say anything. This group of people did not know because he did it behind Lin Ming was an outstanding master. He probably came here for his own experience. Perhaps this mysterious master would soon bring him back to the mountains to cultivate earnestly. How could his Marshal Quarters hope to pull him off?
Elder surnamed Xu heard these words and knew that those words contained the truth. If one's luck was good, and blessed by the heavens, he might be able to eat some precious and rare objects or materials and experience an increase in his cultivation or strength. But such an advantage by swallowing these things has its limits and will slowly diminish over time, until it disappears and becomes less rare.
Elder surnamed Xu rationally said, "This Lin Ming is good but his cultivation speed will not be able to follow him in the future. He will be easily overtaken.”
Some elders echoed this. Muyi faintly smiled and said, “There is no need to say anything more. Lin Ming's future achievements, everything would be seen in the future.
As Muyi's voice fell, he looked up and saw the fifth floor of the Exquisite Pagoda begin to tremble. Runes flashed and suddenly the shadow of a person shot out and floated down like a piece of paper.
"That boy Lin Ming finally came out!"
Lin Ming had killed the silver tiger on the fifth floor and took a serious wound instead. Yet even on the verge of death, in his dying moment he had knocked down a wind wolf and ended up killing two first-rate beasts.
He was proud of this result. It should be known that on the fifth floor, being able to kill two ferocious beasts while being surrounded on all sides was much more difficult than the fourth floor.
In the distance, Lan Yunyue looked at Lin Ming as she was captured by the people waiting for her under the Exquisite Pagoda. In his heart he now knew why he felt a small tremble. He pursed his lips, and without pause, turned around and quietly left …
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“Mm? Lin Ming is awake?"
Death in the dreamland is but the imagination of the mind. The true bodies of candidates would be shot out of the Exquisite Pagoda after death, but they would think they were dead, so they would be unconscious for a period of time. But Lin Ming suddenly woke up so quickly, and his skin only showed a hint of pale. This caused the elders of the Seven Profound Martial House to feel slightly shocked. Compared to Wang Yanfeng, he was still unconscious even after a while. This was the difference that came with such a pure heart of martial arts.
"This Lin Ming should be the first place candidate of this entrance examination." The Elder of the Sun.
“You said that but the award for first place is the Red Golden Dragon Marrow Pill. You don't think it's useless on a boy with a mere third-grade talent? How much do you think he can absorb? The final assessment depends not only on the results but also on the talent of the candidate itself.” Elder Xu responded to Elder Sun's proposal with a hoarse voice.
Elder Sun said, “It is true that we should also take talent into account, but that is only if there is a close relationship in the final results of the test. This Lin Ming occupied the first position in all three trials, how could his assessment not be the first in the final assessment? Otherwise, everyone will just think that we are corrupt and unjust. Regarding the wastage of the Red Golden Dragon Marrow Pill, its only use was for the main sect to attract top-tier talents to come to the entrance examination of the Seven Profound Martial House. Could it be that you thought the main sect would only make the Crimson Golden Dragon Marrow Pill to enter the main sect as a core disciple?”
"In addition, as far as I know, aren't Elder Xu and the head of the Wang Family from Yuelu City good old friends?"
As Elder Sun finished his words, Elder Xu's eyes twitched and he let out a cold snort, “Sun Sifan, I only considered all the angles of the exam for the sake of argument. If you want to guarantee this Lin Ming as a candidate of first place, then I don't mind. How about we bet? We will see six months from now who is stronger between Wang Yanfeng and this brat Lin Ming and who will enter the Celestial Realm. How?”
Elder Sun felt surprised by Elder Xu's words and was somewhat speechless. He began to feel a stirring anger in his heart. He was simply trying to act impartially for this entrance examination. He didn't think too much of Elder Xu and usually didn't deal with him, nor could he get used to the selfishness of simply trying to advance his own interests under the guise of helping this entrance exam, either, which ultimately led to this struggle.
But even when Elder Xu challenged him, Elder Sun did not dare to face him. Lin Ming's talent was limited and only in the third grade. It was a very real possibility that Elder Xu was right by his guess that Lin Ming had some sort of fortuitous encounter and swallowed some rare potion or something like that, thus resulting in his achievement today. But Wang Yanfeng in comparison was actually a rare person within a hundred thousand people, with a superior fourth-grade talent. In that case, it could really be Lin Ming who would be left in his ashes.
Seeing Elder Sun retreat, Elder Xu sneered and said, “How could you not accept? If you really think that this Lin Ming should be the first place then we should bet. I remember that Elder Sun had a treasure of human steps .. ”
The moment Elder Xu mentioned this treasure of human steps, Elder Sun's complexion changed. Human step treasures were extremely rare and precious in the Sky Fortune Kingdom; even with several tens of thousands of gold taels you could not afford them. It was passed down and given by the Seven Profound Valley, and also belonged to Elder Sun's most precious. How can he use it in gambling, let alone with uncertain odds of success.
Seeing Elder Sun so astonished, Elder Xu wore an arrogant and arrogant expression on his face. He knew that naturally Sun Sifan would not dare to take this bet, so he said this because he wanted to ruin Sun Sifan's prestige and reputation.
But at this moment, Muyi opened his mouth and said with a smile, "What if I bet with Elder Xu?"