The cultivation breakthrough to the Seventh Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm signifies Wang Ruoxie has already stepped into the late stage of the Energy-Introducing Realm.

This breakthrough not only directly elevated his cultivation by three minor realms but also enhanced his physical body at least by one level.

Precisely because of this, after absorbing and refining over a dozen drops of Thunder Bat King's essence blood, his cultivation only elevated from the Sixth Layer to the Seventh Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm.

For martial cultivators, especially those in the Energy-Introducing Realm, the physical body is equally important as the cultivation realm.

Without a strong enough physical body, it's not only difficult to display peak strength but also highly disadvantageous when facing opponents with powerful physiques.

Most importantly, for a cultivation realm breakthrough, the soul power, physical body, and martial arts enlightenment are all indispensable.

Hence, Wang Ruoxie, while elevating his cultivation, also tempered his physical body to the extreme of the Energy-Introducing Realm.

In fact, even relying solely on his physical body in the Energy-Introducing Realm, he is capable of confronting any enemy.

Because he clearly felt his physical strength, at least reached the power of thirty oxen.

It's known that the typical Seventh Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm only has at most fourteen oxen power; even the Ninth Layer only possesses twenty oxen power.

This means, in terms of physical strength, he has already surpassed the typical Ninth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm.

"The Seventh Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm should be enough to handle this assessment."

Wang Ruoxie stood up and murmured softly.

Although his cultivation only elevated to the Seventh Layer after refining all the essence blood, his real strength is comparable to the Ninth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm.

He is confident that even against an average martial cultivator of the First or Second Layer of the Element Transformation Realm, he has a fighting chance.

Should a true battle ensue, he can even utilize certain methods to annihilate the opponent; however, forcefully employing these methods would exact a toll.

Moreover, he would continue to hunt demon beasts and contend with other candidates, leveraging essence blood to further elevate his cultivation and devouring opponents' blood souls to enhance his own bloodline level.

Without hesitation, Wang Ruoxie exited the cave to begin hunting demon beasts and seizing jade talismans.

The jade talismans distributed by Ouyang Ling are crafted using special techniques and cannot be stored in a storage pouch, but must be worn on the body.

Although his artifact refining technique could easily resolve this, he didn't do so because he doesn't believe anyone can seize his jade talisman.

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Over ten thousand candidates scattered in the vast mountain range are akin to fish entering the sea, making it challenging to locate others in a short period.

Some choose to proceed alone, while others form small teams of three to five members.

Whether alone or in a group, each has its pros and cons.

If alone, one can act without any apprehension, fully focusing on hunting demon beasts and seizing jade talismans, albeit with higher risks and slower hunting speed.

If teamed up, members can look out for one another, and when facing powerful demon beasts, collaborate to slay them. However, human nature is unpredictable; sometimes the greatest danger isn't the demon beasts, but one's teammates.

In pursuit of jade talismans and demon beasts, teammates may stab one in the back at any moment.

Unless they trust each other implicitly, no one will casually form teams, or even if they do, they remain vigilant against every teammate.

After leaving the cave, Wang Ruoxie headed toward the direction agreed upon with Song Qing.

"It's him."

"Impossible, the Seventh Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm…"

"Could he have been concealing his cultivation earlier?"

Along the way, Wang Ruoxie encountered several candidates.

Initially, they intended to rob him of his jade talisman, but upon seeing his present cultivation realm, they completely abandoned the thought.

Although the Seventh Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm isn't anything remarkable for most, if it were someone else, they might have already acted, but Wang Ruoxie is different. With his nine-star swordsmanship talent, his prowess is beyond ordinary comparison.

Even though Wang Ruoxie has only yellow level third-grade bloodline power, they aren't eager to make a move.

What surprised them is that, before entering the mountain range, Wang Ruoxie was merely at the Fourth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm, and in just half a day, he's now at the Seventh Layer, an astounding transformation.

Of course, almost everyone thinks Wang Ruoxie must have been concealing his cultivation earlier; otherwise, there's simply no explaining it.

As for Wang Ruoxie elevating his cultivation from the Fourth to the Seventh Layer in half a day, this notion never crossed their minds because it's sheer impossibility.

No genius, however exceptional, can elevate three minor realms in just half a day, especially including a full level, an unheard-of feat.

"Didn't Yang Hongwu say he's going to kill him? There'll be a good show to watch now."

"Both are at the Seventh Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm; wonder who's stronger between them."

"Hard to say, although Yang Hongwu only holds four-star swordsmanship talent, his bloodline is profound tier seventh grade, while Wang Ruoxie's bloodline is merely yellow level third-grade. Even possessing nine-star swordsmanship talent, his strength might not overpower Yang Hongwu. However, the outcome will only be revealed after they fight."

After overcoming their shock, many began discussing amusedly.

They are eager to see whether Yang Hongwu or Wang Ruoxie will pass the assessment smoothly or, more specifically, who will emerge alive from the trial land.

Wang Ruoxie paid no attention to these people, continuing forward.

The assessment has only been underway for half a day, and he's not in a rush to seize jade talismans.

He plans to wait until others possess more jade talismans before starting his capture; otherwise, snatching them one by one would be overly time-consuming.

Thus, he intends to hunt sufficient demon beasts before commencing to seize jade talismans, assuming that those who remain would have acquired numerous talismans.

Momentarily, Wang Ruoxie arrived at a dense forest.

"Seems there's fighting going on."

Wang Ruoxie's eyes narrowed slightly as he swiftly moved toward the direction of the combat sounds.

Soon, he reached the site of the battle.

There he saw a girl in a purple dress engaged in combat with a high-level Tier Two demon beast.

"It's her."

Wang Ruoxie remarked inwardly that this girl named Bing Ling was, despite younger than him, already at the Eighth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm.

In the first round of assessment, Bing Ling was evaluated with five-star swordsmanship talent, and her bloodline is profound tier third grade, making her an outstanding talent.

"Swoosh!"

At this moment, as Bing Ling's arm trembled, her sword transformed into a brilliant light, piercing fiercely into the demon beast.

The entire process was exceedingly swift, her strike was precise and lethal.

"Her swordsmanship is at the minor achievement stage of following the heart, and it won't be long before she reaches great success."

Wang Ruoxie's eyes flashed as he easily discerned Bing Ling's swordsmanship level.

He also noticed Bing Ling's sword technique is at least profound tier lower-grade martial techniques, suggesting that she might have an extraordinary background.

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