NOVEL WEB Chapter 54: The Sect Master's Daughter? Charge Anyway!
Xiao Xuanzhen wasn't aware of what Chen Yi was thinking, otherwise, he might have wanted to tear him into pieces.
She looked at the dubious-faced young boys and secretly curled her lips.
If they also possessed the talent of "Dan Qi like Cloud," they naturally would be treated as well as Fairy Hua.
If not, they should honestly accept her three moves with the reduced realm.
Especially for Chen Yi, who held the title "Little Sword Immortal"—since he is accounted as a Martial Arts genius, he must have the corresponding strength.
Just being in the Sword Dao Small Success Realm is not enough!
"Next, Du Yanqing."
The Prince of Zhenbei paused briefly before taking a deep breath and patting Du Yan casually in an attempt to seem relaxed.
"Watch closely how your elder brother passes the assessment."
"You'd better!" Du Yan, though anxious, still didn't spare anyone with her words.
"His Highness the Prince will definitely have no problem," the chubby Wang Yongnian wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Of course."
Having said that, Du Yanqing smiled and walked out of the crowd.
Lin Xueru watched his figure, pulled Chen Yi's arm lightly, and whispered, "Brother Yi, the Princely Heir will pass, right?"
"No major problem," Chen Yi slightly nodded.
Leaving aside Fairy Hua, the next two moves by Xiao Xuanzhen, she kept her strength controlled within the assessment level.
The reason the latter two were eliminated was completely because they were confused by Xiao Xuanzhen's movement technique, and it was already too late to avoid the vital points or to brace with luck.
Such simple movement and palm techniques, not to mention useless for Du Yanqing, are definitely not hard to handle.
Remember that previously at Xingwu Academy, Chen Yi had often sparred with Du Yanqing and others.
Although he wasn't using his full power, the Swordsmanship and movement techniques he used were similarly not bad, barely outperforming them.
Thus, as long as Xiao Xuanzhen didn't target specifically, Du Yanqing would absolutely pass this assessment.
"Get ready," seeing Du Yanqing standing in front, Xiao Xuanzhen lightly uttered, "Here I come."
As soon as her words fell, her figure flickered ghost-like, and when she slightly paused her feet to be seen clearly, she was already at Du Yanqing's right side.
So fast!
When Du Yanqing caught a glimpse of her figure out of the corner of his eye, it was too late to dodge, he could only raise his hand to defend.
Bam.
A firm palm strike landed on his elbow, numbing his arm.
"One move."
Before Du Yanqing could rejoice, he saw Xiao Xuanzhen moving again.
This time, even faster than before, and the angle of her palm was more tricky, but he still managed to block it.
"Two moves."
"Three moves!"
Bam!
Following the third palm strike, Du Yanqing was sent flying horizontally, managing to stabilize himself only after a few steps.
"Hu..."
Du Yanqing, pained, wrinkled his face, both arms slightly numbed, especially the left arm which had received two strikes and was trembling continuously.
Xiao Xuanzhen stood steady, looking at Du Yanqing who was gritting his teeth in pain, and privately gave him an evaluation of "not bad."
This assessment appeared simple, but in reality, her three moves each had a different emphasis.
The first palm hid her figure with movement techniques, if not careful one would not find her location, testing their eyesight.
The second palm pursued victory with a forthright and powerful stance, testing their lower-body stability.
As for the third palm, it was about testing their application of True Yuan after breaking their defensive posture.
If they could promptly judge her palm strike's intended point and rotate the True Yuan for defense, they could withstand her third palm.
"Congratulations, Junior Brother, you passed the assessment."
Despite the pain all over his body, Du Yanqing barely raised his arm to salute and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister."
"Great!"
At this moment, Du Yan, Wang Yongnian, Wei Letian, and others also realized that Xiao Xuanzhen was very serious about the third part of the assessment.
As for Hua Xianzi, what came to their minds was her talent of "Dan Qi Like Clouds," a talent not related to enhancing Martial Arts.
Thus, they understood the reason behind Xiao Xuanzhen's different treatment towards the candidates.
"Now do you believe me?" Du Yanqing winked at Du Yan and grinned.
"Just shut your mouth, you look uglier when you smile than when you cry."
Du Yan rolled her eyes at him, but a smile appeared on her face as she turned away.
With her brother passing the assessment smoothly, she also needed to buckle up and try harder.
Later, after figuring out Xiao Xuanzhen's intentions, those like Wei Letian who hadn't yet taken the assessment became very cautious.
With the mindset of "not seeking merit but avoiding faults," they passed the assessment one by one.
Even Wang Yongnian and Hua Youxiang, both of medium talent, passed the assessment without major setbacks.
And like Hua Xianzi, who also possessed talent in Alchemy Dao, Hua Yourong received special attention from Xiao Xuanzhen.
She barely managed to pass, and was quickly asked to join the others who had passed the assessment.
Noteworthy was that Lin Xueru also passed the assessment in the same manner.
This led to some confusion among the onlookers, who began to speculate whether she too possessed a special bloodline.
Only Chen Yi secretly sneered, even more convinced that Xiao Xuanzhen must have some issues.
It's understandable for the Hua sisters to possess special talents, but Lin Xueru receiving favorable treatment might not necessarily be due to a special bloodline.
It's just that he hasn't yet found evidence to prove this.
However, as the assessment progressed to this point, everyone was too preoccupied to think further and turned their attention to Chen Yi, who Xiao Xuanzhen had saved for last.
"Brother Yi, it won't be a problem!" Du Yanqing waved his fist.
Du Yan, unusually not objecting, nodded and said, "Indeed, it looks much better than your barely passing."
"Brother Yi, I'm here waiting for you," Lin Xueru's bright eyes stared unwaveringly at Chen Yi.
Wei Letian and the others who had passed the assessment didn't say anything, but all appeared confident.
Chen Yi casually waved at them and faced Xiao Xuanzhen, silently pondering how to convince her to agree to a duel.
After all, the "Counterattack Task" required him to defeat Xiao Xuanzhen, not just to pass the assessment simply.
At this moment, Xiao Xuanzhen, facing Chen Yi, did not start the assessment like with the others, but asked:
"I heard you defeated Senior Sister Ning earlier with just your Swordsmanship?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Xue, who had been observing from a distance, was startled and just as she thought to interrupt the assessment, she heard Chen Yi say with a smile:
"That was Mr. Ning letting me win, it was purely luck."
"However, if it were Sister, even without restricting Swordsmanship, I think the victor would still be me."
Hiss!
Hearing Chen Yi's obvious provocation, Du Yanqing and others who had suffered a few slaps earlier all gasped.
Brother Yi, don't fool around, this is the entrance assessment.
If something goes wrong, it could be a lifelong regret!
Even the bold young man from the Barbarian Clan, after receiving three honest slaps from Xiao Xuanzhen, couldn't help but feel anxious for Chen Yi's audacity.
"Are all the young men from the Central Plains this terrifying?"
Lin Xueru was even more nervous, shrinking her head and carefully looking at the Sister in charge of the assessments, hoping she wouldn't get angry at Brother Yi.
Then, to everyone's surprise, Xiao Xuanzhen actually smiled.
"Since 'Little Sword Immortal' has this idea, for the third part of the assessment, I will grant your wish."
"Without restricting Cultivation or techniques, until one is defeated, only then will the assessment end, how about that?"
"That's exactly what I intended," Chen Yi nodded.
He had been worried about how to start the conversation, but the opportunity presented itself unexpectedly, and of course, he wouldn't miss such a chance.
Otherwise, who knows when he would get the chance to challenge Xiao Xuanzhen again.
As for her identity as the daughter of the Sect Master?
In the face of the rewards for achieving Great Success in Sword Dao, it really doesn't matter.
Charge it!