62: Cut through all doubts with one knife, the speed of changing faces of the admissions directors

In this one hour,

Everyone knew what Li Ye had gone through. It was just... impossible.

Initially,

Everyone thought it was Li Ye's carelessness coupled with Han Lie's deep scheming that allowed him to successfully steal the kill.

Soon after, the two encountered a Sharp-tailed Snow Wolf again, and everyone thought, 'Great, here's a chance for fair competition.'

The result?

Li Ye still acted first, Han Lie still overtook him later, it was still the same Dao, and he was still as stubborn.

One still gained points, the other still returned to zero.

It was at this point that everyone realized something was wrong.

Quickly,

The two encountered an Ice Wish Mouse, a first-grade fierce beast with incredibly fast speed. Everyone thought, 'Now, Li Ye, surely you can gain an advantage against Han Lie who has no movement technique?'

Yet, Han Lie still gained the points.

No one knew how he scored. Most likely, Li Ye's Dao missed, and Han Lie just directly chopped it to death.

Subsequently,

They encountered a Snow Rhino. Although it was a juvenile, it was also a first-grade fierce beast with astonishing potential and incredibly high defense.

Everyone thought, 'Since his agility can't keep up, surely his attack power is sufficient?' As a result, Li Ye went up and performed a flurry of flashy sword techniques, but couldn't even graze its hide.

Han Lie stepped forward with a single Dao strike, which seemed to directly hit the Snow Rhino's main artery. Blood spurted like a geyser, and after running a few steps and collapsing, it was utterly dead.

This...

Not long after,

The two encountered a Great Snow King Bear on the snowfield, a second-grade fierce beast with a terrifying aura.

This type of fierce beast was roughly the combat power ceiling in this area, an insurmountable existence for these top students.

Even someone like Li Ye would likely need a considerable amount of time to battle it into submission, and there was still a possibility of defeat.

Everyone thought, 'Now, finally, Li Ye's true strength can be demonstrated. After all, placing thirteenth in the national competition means his overall strength must be quite formidable.'

Against this kind of top-tier fierce beast, someone with strong overall capabilities and no significant weaknesses still has an advantage.

In contrast, Han Lie...

Seemed just a bit reckless, a bit strong physically, and had a bit of a fierce Dao...

He looked like he was full of weaknesses.

And,

The result showed.

Facing the Great Snow King Bear's attacks, Li Ye leaped and bounded, flashy and sweating profusely, while Han Lie beside him directly met the attacks head-on, enduring the blows, Dao after Dao.

He directly chopped the opponent to death.

This was a simple,

Yet not simple hour.

It was simple in that Han Lie was as reckless as ever, without any movement technique, not using any stances, his weapon was an ordinary cleaver, his Dao was just ordinary chopping, and even when facing attacks, his thinking was incredibly simple.

I'll take your hit, then I'll chop you.

It's no exaggeration,

Although many were meeting Han Lie for the first time, they could already imagine how he would handle fierce beasts.

It was like, 'Whatever you do...'

I chop, I chop again!

It seemed reckless and foolish, but the result was always the opponent dying while he remained unharmed. The record of complete victory couldn't help but change everyone's initial impression of him from reckless to domineering.

Yes, it was a domineering attitude that scorned everything.

Just like his Dao.

This was the simple part,

Now, the not-so-simple part was—

The fierce beasts he fought were not simple, the opponent stealing kills beside him was not simple, and the point increase was not simple!!

16201 points!!

How many fierce beasts was that?!

How much time had passed?!!

They thought Han Lie would be caught up to, but the gap kept widening. Keep in mind that even the seeded contestants had already started attacking fierce beasts, but their scores were not impressive.

Coming back to it,

The audience watched the ashen-faced Li Ye and the nonchalant, even whistling-inclined Han Lie, and were stunned.

Because this was not what they had imagined.

Comments flooded in—

"Here he comes, who is the national thirteenth?"

"Here's a joke: The national thirteenth was instantly killed by Fengtian City's wild ranking thirteenth!"

"Hahaha, so what?"

"It's just f*cking ridiculousAhhhh, is this Han Lie even human? Tell me, is he human?!!"

"An hour has passed, and he's gained over six thousand points again! Holy crap!! At this rate, isn't he going to break the historical record!!"

The onlookers only cared about the score and the result.

The high-ranking Principal s,

Not only cared about these, but more about the content.

But now they were a bit confused.

Because this content, or rather, Han Lie...

His stats were a bit overpowered.

They were asking:

"Why can Han Lie, without using any force exertion techniques, achieve a short-term burst of power exceeding Li Ye, who has undergone three body tempering sessions?!"

They were doubting:

"Why can Han Lie, without using any martial arts techniques similar to Iron Shirt, endure the attacks of a second-grade fierce beast, the Great Snow King Bear, purely with the hardness of his body and remain unharmed? Is it the fierce beast, or are you, Han Lie, the fierce beastAhhhh!!"

They were annoyed:

"Why is Han Lie's Dao ordinary, and the cleaver he uses is the cheapest kind from the village grocery store, yet he can hit the fierce beast's main artery with every strike, while Li Ye uses the Clear Wind Sword Technique which has reached a minor level of mastery, and his weapon is made from the trunk of a sword clan from another star system? By all appearances, the advantage lies with the latter!! But somehow, the latter can't stab or injure, while the former always hits with every Dao strike and kills in one blow!!"

They were amazed:

"Up until now!!"

"Whether it's the Snow Rhino known for its defense, the Ice Wish Mouse known for its agility, or the Great Snow King Bear whose attack power surpasses its peers, almost none are a match for Han Lie in a single engagement!!!"

"Could the legend that he kills anyone like killing a chicken continue?!!"

The Principal s were dumbfounded.

Not only were they dumbfounded, but the even higher-ranking and more experienced upper-class individuals present in the City Lord's building were also struck dumb.

"Is this reasonable?"

It had to be admitted that the combat power Han Lie was currently displaying was already not inferior to a second-year student at a top Martial Arts University.

Their confusion was the same as the Principal s', all finding Han Lie's physical quality to be beyond comprehension, something no one could understand.

However, someone did see the profoundness in Han Lie's Dao.

"This child's Dao has probably reached the state of returning to simplicity. It seems to have no form, but in reality, it contains the most fundamental rules of the world, integrating all techniques that can be integrated, using no stance to defeat all stances. It's too ridiculous!!"

"Returning to simplicity?!"

Everyone was startled upon hearing this. Was this using a ridiculous reason to explain a ridiculous matter? Tell me, how old is this child!!

He has returned to simplicity?!

Can't understand, truly can't understand.

The Directors of the admissions offices never expected such a beginning. Immediately after, this group of people showed incredibly fast changes in expression.

"I want this child!!"

"You want him? Nonsense, Shanghai Martial Arts University is this child's destination. I've long understood that Han Lie is particularly interested in some worldly things, and I've already prepared for him!!"

The Director of the Shanghai Martial Arts University admissions office said this without blushing at all.

"Stop spouting nonsense. If you had been paying attention to him long ago, would he be in the bottom right corner? Can't you say something practical?" The Director of the Qing Bei Martial University admissions office said coldly, "Our school is determined to get this child. His physique has great research value, and only our school has the corresponding foundation to explore the mysteries of his body!!"

"Get lost!! All of you who weren't speaking before are opening your mouths now! I'm classmates with their school's Principal, I've already built a good relationship. I'm telling you all, don't compete with me!!"

The Director of the South China Martial Arts University admissions office directly stood up.

No one expected,

The battle for students would start so early. It was also unavoidable because Han Lie was simply too overpowered. The value he currently displayed was already equivalent to a provincial champion.

Furthermore,

He was very likely to become the provincial champion.

And he was still unattached!!

Instantly, the conference room turned into a vegetable market.

Even though these people had prominent backgrounds and astonishing experience, when they argued, they were no different from vegetable vendors in a market.

"Quiet, everyone stop arguing!"

Finally,

It was the Director of the Martial Education Bureau who stood up and roared, stopping the farce. "The exam isn't over yet. What do you think you're doing? Even if you argue to a result, what then? Don't think I don't know how you viewed Han Lie before. I'm telling you, who he chooses depends on the child's own wishes!"

"Now,"

"Watch quietly!"

His words carried weight. Everyone immediately stopped moving and quieted down. Immediately after, in the center of the screen,

Han Lie's figure appeared.

Don't misunderstand,

This time, he was specifically moved to the center spot.

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