"Be careful."

"Brother Wang, be careful."

Bing Ling and Song Qing both turned pale and shouted towards Wang Ruoxie.

With the strength of the two of them, they could easily fend off those attackers together, so they were able to keep an eye on Wang Ruoxie's situation at any time.

Seeing Wang Ruoxie easily defeat Zheng Guang, they both breathed a sigh of relief; this battle was certainly theirs to win.

What they didn't expect was that Zheng Guang still had a Sleeve Arrow.

For an ordinary person, or even a strong practitioner in the early stage of the Element Transformation Realm, it might not be easy to deflect this arrow, even if it wouldn't be fatal, it would at least cause severe injury.

However, Wang Ruoxie smirked coldly as the sharp Sleeve Arrow was about to hit him, and suddenly he raised his longsword.

"Clang!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the small Sleeve Arrow was knocked away.

"Swoosh, swoosh..."

Another soft sound was heard as the Sleeve Arrow surprisingly pierced through more than a dozen large trees consecutively, eventually sinking deep into a huge rock.

"Hiss!"

Seeing this scene, Bing Ling and Song Qing gasped, neither expected this Sleeve Arrow to be so sharp.

Even Wang Ruoxie couldn't help but flash a strange look in his eyes. It was obvious that the Sleeve Arrow shot by Zheng Guang was far superior to the previous Feathered Arrows, even if it didn't reach the level of Spiritual Artifacts, it was far beyond ordinary Treasure Artifacts.

"You actually blocked my Sleeve Arrow?"

Zheng Guang looked at Wang Ruoxie with a look of amazement in his eyes.

It's worth noting that this Sleeve Arrow was a specially made life-saving weapon, shot out using the Zheng Family's Secret Technique, and it rarely missed. Even an ordinary practitioner in the early stage of the Element Transformation Realm could possibly be caught off guard and be struck down by it.

"Cloud Emergence Technique."

Wang Ruoxie didn't say much to Zheng Guang. His body flickered and in an instant, he appeared in front of the opponent.

One sword strike, executed at extreme speed.

"Retreat!"

Zheng Guang's face changed dramatically, hurriedly retreating.

However, regardless of how much he retreated, Wang Ruoxie's longsword was like a maggot in the bones, relentlessly closing in, getting closer and closer.

"Die!"

Wang Ruoxie uttered lightly, suddenly the sword radiated brilliance.

"No..."

Feeling the arrival of death, Zheng Guang's eyes widened, crying out despairingly.

"Swoosh!"

The next moment, dazzling sword light descended, followed by a soft sound. Wang Ruoxie's longsword directly pierced Zheng Guang's heart vein, causing blood to splatter.

Wang Ruoxie drew back his longsword, and Zheng Guang's body collapsed softly to the ground.

Bending down, Wang Ruoxie collected the Jade Talisman and Storage Pouch from Zheng Guang, then turned and walked towards the others.

"Run!"

The others exchanged glances, seeing the fear in each other's eyes, and without the slightest hesitation, they turned and fled.

Facing Bing Ling and Song Qing alone, the few of them could only manage an even fight, but with the addition of the stronger Wang Ruoxie, how could they still be opponents? If they continued to fight, their end would surely be like Zheng Guang's.

"Still want to run?"

A look of coldness flashed in Wang Ruoxie's eyes, and with a tremor of his body, he instantly appeared in front of one of them, slashing out with his sword, taking the opponent's life.

Bing Ling and Song Qing also each pursued one, and after a few rounds of combat, they took their opponent's life.

Their strength surpassed those people, and in a one-on-one fight, they could have easily won, not to mention the opponents' sole desire to flee, leaving them without any fighting spirit, which decreased their ability significantly.

Soon after, Wang Ruoxie killed the last person, and thus, all of them, including Zheng Guang, were slain.

After collecting the Jade Talismans and Storage Pouches from everyone, Wang Ruoxie activated the Blood God Essence Blood to condense their Blood Souls and then swallowed them all.

A moment later, behind him, a sword-shaped phantom appeared, which was naturally his Blood Soul.

Then, under the shocked gazes of Bing Ling and Song Qing, an orange halo slowly condensed, turning from two rings to three.

This signified that Wang Ruoxie's bloodline had advanced to the Third Grade of the Profound Level.

"What a heaven-defying Bloodline Divine Technique."

An envious glint shone in Song Qing's eyes as he sighed.

Even though it wasn't the first time Bing Ling had seen this scene, her heart was still deeply shocked.

"Profound Level Third Grade Bloodline Power."

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Wang Ruoxie's mouth. This examination had indeed yielded more than he had imagined.

Not only had his Cultivation been raised to the Eighth Layer of the Energy-Introducing Realm, but his bloodline had also advanced to the Profound Level Third Grade, making him tens of times more powerful than before.

This was why he had previously refused Ouyang Ling; had he joined the Celestial Sword Sect directly without participating in this second round of the examination, his Cultivation and strength would not have improved so quickly.

"Alright, we have gathered enough Jade Talismans, we can go back now."

Turning his gaze, Wang Ruoxie smiled at Bing Ling and Song Qing and said.

Upon hearing this, Bing Ling and Song Qing both nodded, then the three of them lifted their steps and walked towards the peripheral area of the mountain range.

.....

The three-day-long second round of assessments finally ended.

Nearly 20,000 people entered the mountain range to take part in the assessment, yet only a few thousand survived.

This meant that at least 10,000 or more remained inside forever, possibly killed by a Demon Beast or by others participating in the examination.

All of them were young talented individuals from various places, coming with the dream of joining the Celestial Sword Sect, but in the end, they couldn't walk out of this Trial Land, becoming one with the earth.

It could be seen that the Celestial Sword Sect's assessment was, indeed, as rumored—a cruel and dangerous endeavor.

And this was only the count of those who walked out alive. In reality, only a little over a thousand actually met the conditions of the assessment, with the rest still facing elimination.

However, although they were eliminated, most of them are eligible for a second examination and can participate in the following year.

After a while, the over one thousand who passed the examination gathered in front of Ouyang Ling once again.

Wang Ruoxie, Song Qing, Bing Ling handed over ten Jade Talismans and the corpses of one hundred Tier Two High Level Demon Beasts to the Celestial Sword Sect disciple in charge of recording, then mingled into the crowd.

As for the extra Demon Beast corpses, they chose to keep them.

Demon Beast corpses, especially those of Tier Two High Level, not only serve as refining materials but can also be traded directly for gold and silver in the marketplace, fetching a substantial price.

"Congratulations, you have successfully passed the second round of examination, which means you are now disciples of the Celestial Sword Sect."

At this time, Ouyang Ling, holding a list, loudly addressed the crowd: "Now, I shall announce the names of those who passed the examination, totaling 1,237 individuals, including Liu Wuji, Bing Ling, Wang Ruoxie, Leng Ao, Song Qing..."

Upon finishing the announcement, he continued: "Next is the third round of examinations, the ring battle."

"The ring battle rules are one-on-one matches to determine the final ranking, but no longer are you allowed to kill."

Upon hearing Ouyang Ling's words, Wang Ruoxie nodded quietly to himself. Since they've already joined the Celestial Sword Sect, they are all sect disciples now, and the sect naturally wouldn't allow fellow disciples to slaughter each other at will.

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