161: Chapter 161: The Second Round of Assessment Begins!
The cold and domineering saber light struck General Silver Wolf, sending him flying backward as a large amount of blood erupted from his body!
However, Chu Tianxing knew that his opponent wasn't dead yet.
Sure enough, the man stood up from the ground. Although a massive bloody gash had been carved into his body and blood was flowing incessantly, his Aura remained powerful. In fact, due to his rage, his presence seemed even more tyrannical!
"Chu Tianxing!"
"Chu Tianxing!"
"Chu Tianxing!"
General Silver Wolf growled, repeating Chu Tianxing's name three times.
Each time, his tone grew more sinister and ruthless!
Holding his demon blade, Chu Tianxing looked at General Silver Wolf and said, "Calling for your father?"
He flew above General Silver Wolf, and holding his demon blade, he pushed the power of the Thunder Kill Heaven Blade Art to its limit, unleashing another Saber Qi!
The Saber Qi was magnificent and domineering, locking onto General Silver Wolf!
At that moment, General Silver Wolf roared. His True Qi erupted, surging into the sky like a pillar of silver-white light, shattering Chu Tianxing's Saber Qi.
General Silver Wolf was enraged, unleashing his full power!
He stared fixedly at Chu Tianxing, his fingers forming a claw as he suddenly struck out!
A terrifying claw energy blasted toward Chu Tianxing!
The power of this strike far exceeded the ten-million mark.
It was at least over thirty million!
Chu Tianxing's pupils constricted slightly. He activated his Battle Intent, intending to use his trump card!
But at that moment...
The roar of a Dragon resounded.
A majestic Dragon phantom soared through the air, crashing into the claw energy!
Boom!
The two forces collided, whipping up a violent astral wind!
In the next second, a figure appeared in front of Chu Tianxing.
It was General Tenglong. He looked at General Silver Wolf with a cold expression. "The assessment is still ongoing, yet you've acted on your own. What, do you want to ruin the bet?"
Seeing him intervene, General Silver Wolf gradually restrained his Aura. "I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. No, I underestimated this fellow."
He glanced at Chu Tianxing.
Although he hadn't used his full strength before, it wasn't something an ordinary examinee could handle, yet Chu Tianxing had blocked him!
This level of strength far surpassed that of a typical examinee.
"Had I known, I should have used my full strength from the start."
General Silver Wolf said with a hint of regret.
Meanwhile, terrifying True Qi fluctuations radiated from General Tenglong, and the sound of a Dragon's roar echoed in all directions; he was ready to strike at any moment.
Seeing this, General Silver Wolf laughed. "That's enough for today. General Tenglong, you'd better protect this chess piece of yours well."
With that, he vanished in a flash.
Chu Tianxing watched the direction in which he had left and snorted coldly. "What? Are we just going to let him go like that?"
General Tenglong said helplessly, "There's no other way. He has the advantage in this bet. If the bet falls through, he can annex my Tenglong Army by issuing a challenge. Right now, the one who needs this bet the most is me."
"As for him, whether there is a bet or not doesn't matter much. At most, it would just cost him a bit more effort. That's why he acts so recklessly."
Hearing this, Chu Tianxing frowned. "Troublesome."
He originally only wanted to pass the numbered assessment to secure a numbered slot, so the Empire would provide protection and buy time for Blue Star's development.
He hadn't expected to be caught in the middle of a conflict between two armies.
He took a deep breath, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.
"General Silver Wolf, is it?"
"If you want to deal with me, you'd better be prepared to pay with your life!"
Right now, General Silver Wolf was indeed stronger than him.
But he believed in his own growth rate!
It wouldn't be long before the tables were turned!
"Chu Tianxing, you must be careful. I can't protect you at all times. In this assessment, it's not just the examinees you'll have to deal with!"
General Tenglong said solemnly.
Chu Tianxing said indifferently, "In that case, keep a close eye on him for me. Don't let him keep showing up to disrupt things."
"Fine, I'll do my best."
General Tenglong said helplessly.
Then, Chu Tianxing left with Shui Tian and returned to the hotel.
Once back at the hotel, Shui Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Man, you've actually been targeted by a general. Brother Chu, you're in real trouble now."
"Don't worry, I can handle it."
Chu Tianxing said calmly.
Shui Tian nodded slightly. "Be careful with everything. If you need help, just say the word."
"Alright."
Just as the two of them had returned, a magnificent pressure suddenly erupted from the sky!
Immediately after, an indifferent voice rang out.
"The second round of the assessment is about to begin! All examinees holding an assessment token, proceed to the assessment site immediately!"
It was the voice of the examiner.
Chu Tianxing, who had just finished a major battle, twitched his lips. "Man, they really aren't giving me a single moment to rest!"
He shook his head helplessly and then headed to the assessment site with Shui Tian.
It was the same mountain where the first round of the assessment had taken place.
Examinees had already begun arriving one after another.
Holding their tokens, they looked at each other with intense wariness.
Clearly, during this time, they had fought quite a bit over the tokens.
Whoosh!
The white-haired examiner appeared above the crowd. He scanned the examinees and chuckled. "Oh, it seems quite a few of the examinees have been replaced."
He then looked at Chu Tianxing and said, "I told you, those without strength will eventually be weeded out, even if they were lucky enough to pass the first round. Look, how many of the examinees who luckily passed the last round because of you are still left?"
In the previous round, because of Chu Tianxing, several hundred examinees had passed along with him.
But now...
Of those several hundred, less than a tenth remained.
The others had clearly been weeded out.
Chu Tianxing didn't care much and said calmly, "That has nothing to do with me. Let the second round of the assessment begin as soon as possible."
"Heh, don't worry. This second round might take a bit longer."
The white-haired examiner smiled and said, "Everyone, the second round also involves the tokens in your hands! The rule is simple: ten tokens! As long as you can collect ten tokens, you will pass the second round!"
"And the assessment ground will be the entire Black Iron Star!!"
"The assessment period is ten days!!"
"Once the ten-day limit is up, any examinee who has not collected ten tokens will be automatically eliminated!"
A commotion broke out among the crowd at these words.
This meant that only a tenth of the people could remain after this second round.
Eliminating so many people at once—this second round was truly brutal.
One examinee said, "The assessment site is the entire Black Iron Star; the area is too vast. If someone deliberately hides, how can we possibly collect enough tokens within ten days?"
The examiner smiled slightly. "Don't worry, we've already prepared for that! The tokens in your hands have a built-in tracking and positioning function that can mark the locations of nearby tokens. That way, we don't have to worry about anyone hiding to avoid the assessment!"
"Now, I announce that the assessment... begins!!"
As soon as he finished speaking...
Everyone immediately struck out at those around them, aiming to seize their tokens.
Others immediately left the scene, planning to act only after making a strategy!
The scene was in total chaos.
Various combat fluctuations spread out continuously as the different factions fought tooth and nail!
Seeing this, the examiner chuckled. "This is my temporary residence. It would be terrible if you broke it. Go cause your ruckus in other places."
With a wave of his hand, the entire mountain shook as if a powerful Formation had appeared!
Strange beams of light enveloped each of the examinees.
In the next second, the examinees vanished from the spot, randomly teleported to various locations across the Black Iron Star.
Somewhere on the Black Iron Star.
A flash of white light appeared, and Chu Tianxing manifested on a mountaintop.
He looked around and then took out his token.
Several white dots of light appeared on the token.
"These should be the locations of the other tokens."
Chu Tianxing murmured.
Then, he flew rapidly toward the location of one of the dots.
Soon, he arrived at the location of a dot.
A Martial Artist holding a token saw him coming; his pupils constricted sharply, and a look of horror appeared on his face. "Chu Tianxing!!"
Clearly, he was aware of Chu Tianxing's strength.
He also knew that with his cultivation, fighting Chu Tianxing would be an extremely difficult task.
"Hand over the token. You're no match for me."
Chu Tianxing said calmly.
The man took a deep breath and said, "Even if I'm no match, I still have to try!"
He took out his weapon—a saber!
Whoosh!
He charged at Chu Tianxing and slashed out, his swift Saber Qi locking onto Chu Tianxing's vitals!
However, the other party didn't dodge or evade, simply raising a hand to block.
Clang!
His saber was caught firmly by Chu Tianxing's bare palm!
"Your saber work is completely insufficient."
Chu Tianxing said. Then, gripping the saber with his fingers, he squeezed hard. With a crack, the saber was crushed into pieces.
He then took the token from the man's hand and vanished in a flash.
"Next target..."
Chu Tianxing took out his token and locked onto the next dot.
Soon, a figure appeared before him.
It was a Blademaster dressed in black who was currently fighting another person. He defeated his opponent and took their token.
The scene after the battle was a mess, with craters everywhere.
Seeing Chu Tianxing's arrival, the black-clad Blademaster turned to look at him and said calmly, "Chu Tianxing, we meet again."
"Yes, I remember you. Gravity Blade, Mo Chen!"
Chu Tianxing said with a slight smile.
"That's right, it's me!"
"We can have a serious fight today, right?"
Chu Tianxing placed his hand on the crimson refining demon blade.
A look of solemnity appeared in Mo Chen's eyes. "My thoughts exactly!!"
Boom!
A powerful and heavy Saber Intent erupted from his body!
Wherever the Saber Intent reached, the ground was continuously pressed down into depressions.
This was exactly how those craters in the surroundings had been formed!
But when this Saber Intent fell upon Chu Tianxing, he remained perfectly still. Then, a tyrannical Saber Intent filled with a murderous Aura suddenly erupted from him as well!
The two Saber Intents collided, carving terrifying saber marks and craters into the surroundings.
A glint appeared in the eyes of both Blademasters, and then they both vanished from their spots simultaneously.