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In the mountains.
“A Nine-Rank Early Stage exotic beast can’t even scratch my skin.”
Li Mo looked at his fist.
They say to strike a snake at its seven inches.
But he had just intentionally tried to test the limits of his physical body.
The result was that without even using his Qi Blood power, he shattered the python with small wings with a single punch.
It was strange to say.
Li Mo had never even killed a chicken before.
The first time he killed an exotic beast, he felt no nervousness or discomfort in his heart, and his punch was calm, as if he had countless similar experiences before.
“Is this also a benefit brought by the Xuanpin Immortal Body?”
Li Mo couldn’t help but complain.
It seemed that besides practicing swordsmanship, he picked up everything else extremely quickly.
He shook the blood from his fist.
“Wangyue Cliff...”
Li Mo glanced at the map. freēwebnovel.com
Then he took out his Azure Steel Sword and walked deeper into the forest.
In the vast dense forest, scattered shouts could be heard.
From time to time, new Disciples could also be seen fighting exotic beasts.
Li Mo did not stop.
On the way, he encountered several more Nine-Rank Early Stage exotic beasts, but their fates were the same as the winged snake before.
All were instantly killed with one sword strike; Li Mo didn’t even use swordsmanship.
Soon, he arrived at the area called ‘Creek Stone Forest’ on the map.
Strange-shaped stone pillars stood like withered trees without branches, with a river more than ten meters wide in the middle.
“This river flows down from Wangyue Cliff.”
“I just need to go upstream.”
Li Mo pondered in his heart.
Footsteps came from ahead, and he looked up to see an Inner Sect Executive returning, dragging a goat-shaped exotic beast covered in scales with black horns.
An old friend.
Black-Horned Goat.
Don’t be fooled by its frequent appearance on the Autumn Water Pavilion's dining table; this is actually a Nine-Rank Late Stage exotic beast. Although it’s a herbivore, it’s exceptionally belligerent and incredibly strong.
Yet now it had been killed by a single sword strike.
“Killed by Ying Bing?”
Li Mo immediately recognized it.
A clean and decisive sword strike to the throat, and the ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) wound was frozen, not even a drop of blood flowed out.
The Black-Horned Goat probably didn't even know it was going to die before it did.
“That’s right, it was indeed Li Zhenchuan’s doing.”
The Executive nodded.
He stood still, just watching Li Mo, not moving his feet.
Li Mo was first a bit puzzled, then his brows relaxed.
He also felt it.
The next moment.
Suddenly, a huge dark shadow emerged from the water and leaped high.
It was a large-bodied turtle with an uneven back!
A Nine-Rank Late Stage exotic beast, the Spined-Back Turtle.
Turtle blood can be used as medicine, turtle meat is extremely delicious, and even the turtle shell is a good thing; the Autumn Water Pavilion’s bathtubs are made from it as raw Materials...
Of course, as a Nine-Rank Late Stage exotic beast, the Spined-Back Turtle is also very ferocious, and in waters where it resides, there are basically no other fish.
“It’s also a Nine-Rank Late Stage exotic beast.”
The Inner Sect Executive watched with interest from the side.
These two True Disciples entered the Qingyuan Sect at the same time, and both climbed a hundred steps on the Ascension Stone Steps.
Ying Bing can instantly kill a Black-Horned Goat with one sword.
He wondered how this Li Zhenchuan would perform against the Spined-Back Turtle.
Of course, both are Nine-Rank Late Stage exotic beasts, but the Spined-Back Turtle is definitely harder to kill. If it retracts all its limbs into its shell, a Qi Blood Realm Martial Artist would probably just have to stare blankly.
Just as he was thinking this.
Li Mo on the opposite side had already moved.
The Azure Steel Sword suddenly bloomed with dozens of sword lights, each sword carrying Qi Blood that was contained but ready to erupt.
“Excellent swordsmanship.”
The Inner Sect Executive couldn't help but show a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Even among the Qingyuan Sect’s True Disciples throughout history, this swordsmanship could be called stunning.
If he hadn't seen Ying Bing’s swordsmanship, he might have been even more surprised.
Sensing danger.
The Spined-Back Turtle on the opposite side let out a low growl and immediately retracted its limbs.
Dozens of feather marks, formed by Fire Crane Thousand Feathers, exploded on the turtle shell, instantly covering it with tiny gaps.
Not only was the turtle shell chipped.
The Azure Steel Sword also had several rice-sized chips.
Li Mo: “...”
This sword was a common weapon issued by the sect; logically, it should be completely sufficient for killing Nine-Rank exotic beasts.
Unfortunately, he encountered a tough nut, an iron turtle.
If he had used a bit more force just now, he was afraid the sword would have broken before the turtle shell was pierced.
“Roar...”
The Spined-Back Turtle seemed to have chickened out, flipped over, and fled back into the water.
“Don’t run!”
Li Mo chased after it without hesitation.
You were so aggressive just now, and now you damaged my weapon and want to leave?
“Li Zhenchuan!”
“That beast is cunning!”
As soon as the Executive’s words fell, Li Mo had already chased it into the water.
Watching a string of bubbles rise, the Executive felt anxious.
In the water, the Spined-Back Turtle was more than ten times harder to deal with; even a Nine-Rank Peak exotic beast wouldn't dare to entangle with this thing in the water.
Li Mo’s swordsmanship was good.
But in this water, he probably couldn't unleash even five tenths of his full power!
Just as he decided that if the situation looked bad, he would immediately go down to rescue him.
Gurgle gurgle — boom!
The river surface suddenly erupted with muddy waves, and a huge figure was thrown up.
Li Mo’s figure followed closely behind.
His entire being descended like a meteorite crashing into Earth.
The Spined-Back Turtle’s pupils were filled with terror; it seemed to have already smelled the Aura of death at this moment.
But this time it couldn't go back into the water, so it could only resort to its old trick, retracting its limbs and head into its shell again.
“!”
The Inner Sect Executive watched with wide-open mouth.
The Spined-Back Turtle was thrown out of the water?
But that wasn’t all.
The next moment, something even more horrifying happened.
Li Mo didn’t use his sword this time; his entire body’s muscles were tensed to the extreme.
The Six Harmonies Penetration of Six Harmonies Fist’s Major Achievement, the Qi Blood strength of ten meridians, was pushed to its limit, and it also carried the Killing Intent of the Extreme Soldier Slaughtering Body’s Dao of Soldier.
He threw a punch!
That fist landed on the turtle shell.
The turtle shell was like a fragile eggshell, forcibly smashed inward and shattered.
The force even penetrated the turtle shell, causing large areas of spiderweb cracks on the ground.
“I really...”
“Want to be a swordsman!”
Xiao Li gripped his fist, his heart filled with immense grief!
Hearing his roar.
The Executive’s already stiff face twitched wildly.
He looked around and saw dark red blood slowly flowing out from the shattered turtle shell.
The Spined-Back Turtle was clearly killed by one punch.
And it died very unpeacefully.
Looking at Li Mo again, the clothes on his arm were completely burst, his whole body was steaming with hot water vapor, and the muscles inadvertently exposed looked like they were cast from gold and iron.
You... a swordsman?
It’s only because the Spined-Back Turtle was hammered to death by you; if it were still alive, it would jump up and protest.
...
After a short while.
The bodies of two exotic beasts were placed below the platform at the entrance.
One of them, everyone immediately knew, was a Black-Horned Goat, and it was definitely killed by Ying Bing.
But when they saw the ‘pile’ of stuff behind it.
The Elders, in their haste, couldn't even identify what species it was.
“This is a Spined-Back Turtle?”
“Replying to the Elder, it was, when it was alive.”
“This...”
The Elders’ expressions were one more wonderful than the last.
Ying Bing was astonishing; so far, she had precisely killed all exotic beasts with one sword.
As if she knew where the exotic beast’s weakness was.
Li Mo... they really didn’t know how to evaluate him.
“Shang Wu, Disciple-niece, you’re sure you taught him swordsmanship, right?” Xue Jing confirmed again.
“Why would I lie to you?”
Shang Wu twitched her delicate nose.
The Inner Sect Executive also testified:
“Li Zhenchuan indeed used a sword, and his swordsmanship was superb, but the quality of the weapon was too poor to break through the Spined-Back Turtle’s shell.”
“When he smashed the Spined-Back Turtle to death with one punch, he was also shouting something about wanting to be a swordsman.”
“...”
Doesn't that mean his fist is even harder than the turtle shell?
The Elders fell silent again.
After a long while, Elder Han He slowly spoke:
“After the trial, let Li Mo go to Shenfeng Cave to pick a weapon. Among the famous weapons, swords are the most numerous, and they don’t lack that one for him. If he’s not satisfied, picking two from my private collection would also be good.”
“Hmph, and you need to agree.”
Shang Wu raised her chin and said:
“That... whoever, tally the scores!”
The Executive standing in front of the scoreboard wiped his sweat and began writing and drawing on the scoreboard.
Everyone glanced at it.
On the scoreboard.
Li Mo and Ying Bing, almost overwhelmingly, left everyone else far behind.
The gap between the two of them was very small.
Ying Bing led by a slight advantage of only 5 points.
As for the third place...
Wang Hu?
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