Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei nodded and immediately began to act.

Refining a flying sword is not a task that can be completed in a day or two. A flying sword crafted within seven days would never be of high quality.

Especially a life-bound flying sword, which requires years of nurturing to achieve extraordinary power.

Xu Hei didn’t want to hastily forge one just to win a rank.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

During this week, a series of events unfolded in the arena. Initially, Lei He and Bai Que engaged in a continuous and widespread clash of sword intents, clearly having a mutual understanding to disrupt others.

Han Te, to avoid being affected, planned to withdraw, but suddenly heard a voice.

”One point for a hundred thousand? One point for a hundred thousand?”

Han Te shivered, his eyes glowing red.

”If I take first place, wouldn’t I get three hundred thousand spirit stones? Damn it, I’ll fight for it!” Han Te gritted his teeth, combining his flying swords to form a shield, blocking all interference.On the last day, the products were completed.

Lei He and Bai Que’s flying swords were both impressive, rare treasures.

Han Te’s flying sword was broad and tall, more like a shield than a sword.

Zhang Tie, however, crafted a hoe.

”Master Ku Xuan told me that whenever demonic thoughts arise, I should abandon the intent to kill and forge a sword into a plow. I think that’s the true intention of Wuyou City.” Zhang Tie said slowly.

This statement shocked everyone, making them break into a cold sweat.

If forging a sword had this meaning, they would surely lose, and even the best flying sword would be meaningless.

However, it was just a false alarm.

”What I require is sword forging, not reading comprehension. Fire Team, last place!” Mo Wuyou said without hesitation, directly expelling Zhang Tie.

This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

”Forging a sword into a plow, the Chu Tian Alliance does have some insight, but not much.” Li Si sneered.

However, the competition among the remaining three sparked some controversy.

The flying sword contest was not to be interfered with by cultivation, purely comparing the quality of the flying swords.

Bai Que’s flying sword was inferior and lost.

Han Te and Lei He, however, entered an incredible stalemate.

Han Te’s flying sword had zero offense but full defense, making it impossible for the opponent to break through, and his sword couldn’t break through the opponent either.

After several rounds of stalemate, neither could do anything to the other.

”This cunning trickster!”

Lei He looked livid, his sword-forging skills inferior to a bounty hunter, leaving him humiliated.

If he could enhance his cultivation, ten Han Tes wouldn’t be enough for him, but in terms of pure flying sword quality, they were evenly matched.

Han Te also looked grave, secretly worried: ”Damn it! To earn this three hundred thousand, I’ve exposed my sword-forging skills. Will someone target me now?”

”I have no money on me! No opportunities either, don’t look at me!”

Han Te tightened his storage bag, feeling like ants were crawling all over him under the various blatant stares.

Mo Wuyou said, ”You two are tied for first.”

Lei He angrily said, ”Flying swords are meant for killing, who uses them like him? This is clearly a turtle shell! Being tied with this guy is a disgrace to us!”

”Poof!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei He was blasted away, spitting blood, making him restrain his murderous aura and dare not act rashly.

The results were out, two tied for first, both earning three points, Bai Que zero points, Zhang Tie minus one point.

In this way, Xu Hei successfully controlled the scores, very successfully.

At this moment, Xu Hei’s flying sword had barely formed a prototype, far from a finished product, and couldn’t be taken out for competition.

Suspended before him was a purple sword embryo, said to be made from the best component of star meteorite, preserving the complete power of the stars.

But when Xu Hei wanted to continue refining, the sword embryo emitted an attraction, making his true self involuntarily merge into it.

”Strange!”

Xu Hei quickly stopped his actions, looking at the three-foot-long sword embryo with uncertainty.

He couldn’t help but think of the Black Dragon Pagoda, making him shiver.

After a brief contemplation, he put away the sword embryo to study later.

”Next is the third round...” Mo Wuyou continued the introduction.

In the following third and fourth rounds, Mo Wuyou tested talisman and tribulation crossing abilities.

Xu Hei placed last and second, respectively.

At the same time, he acquired a large amount of talisman materials.

As for tribulation crossing, it tested the ability to cope during tribulation, with thunder tribulation lasting seven days. Originally, Xu Hei could pass unscathed, but was shocked to find his thunder tribulation was several times stronger than others!

Upon careful observation, Xu Hei discovered it was caused by Ji Ying during tribulation crossing!

”Ji Ying is about to form a core!”

Xu Hei was secretly alarmed but dared not make it public.

While others were testing, he was truly crossing a tribulation, the pressure was imaginable.

However, if Ji Ying formed a core, it would be a great help to him, becoming one of his strongest trump cards. After all, it was a genuine Core Formation stage, and being a Corpse Beetle, it was much stronger than human cultivators.

Through these tests, Xu Hei’s strength quietly grew.

Others might be aiming for points ranking, but Xu Hei was purely aiming to become stronger.

As for the final ranking rewards, Xu Hei no longer cared, whether he got them or not didn’t matter.

After a series of tests.

Xu Hei only scored twelve points.

The Zhou Family ranked first with sixteen points, Heavenly Puppet Sect second with fifteen points, Chu Tian Alliance thirteen points.

The Bai Family was at the bottom.

During this time, Xu Hei witnessed the methods of various parties.

Tianji Shangren repeatedly took action, always coming in second, earning him the nickname ”eternal second.” This seemed to remind him of unpleasant past memories, making his face look grim.

The only time Chu Tian Alliance won was relying on Xu Qingfeng’s talisman skills, using words to transform into talismans, overwhelming everyone.

Although Heavenly Puppet Sect won twice, they were still behind the Zhou Family due to losing a point at the start.

”Next is the final round, pill refining.”

Mo Wuyou said, taking out various ancient spirit medicines, piling them within the light circle.

”Finally, it’s here.”

Xu Hei took a deep breath, having anticipated this round, as the tests were mostly within the six arts of cultivation.

”Is it my turn?” Xu Bai was quite excited.

”Yes, perform as you wish.” Xu Hei smiled.

He was currently at twelve points, ranking fourth, winning or losing didn’t matter, as he couldn’t take first place anyway.

The five teams quickly made their decisions.

The Bai Family and Chu Tian Alliance forfeited, leaving only three participants.

Liu Chengfeng, Tianji Shangren, and Xu Bai.

Seeing Xu Hei send out a mysterious woman, everyone was a bit surprised, but didn’t pay much attention, as Xu Hei’s previous actions had minimized his presence.

He only won the first round by sheer luck, and his subsequent performance was on par with the Bai Family, akin to hidden talents.

”I’m only one point behind the Zhou Family, as long as I take first, I can surpass them.”

Liu Chengfeng was full of confidence, having prepared thoroughly, determined to surprise everyone.

The Zhou Family once again sent out Tianji Shangren, who almost always participated, securing a point each time, steady as the old dog.

”This round, I will pave the way for you, next, it depends on Zhou Wendie herself.” Tianji Shangren thought to himself.