Within the exam site, Feng Luotian dusted off his hands before giving a remark: "And who said that these muscles are for carrying rice bags? Relying on Theríon alone will result in being thrashed for the rest of your life."
"Without your body foundation, how are you going to use Theríon to its fullest capability? If my body had not been hellishly trained in the past month, my overall combat abilities would have been minuscule compared to what I have now. Go back and build some muscles."
"Hmm?" Sensing something, Feng Luotian raised his head to look up to the sky.
After thirty minutes had passed, the information on the scoreboard was projected into the sky for every participant who was still within the exam site to see.
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Score Ranking List
1st Rank – Mei Hongli [920 points]
2nd Rank – Ying Lizhua [540 points]
3rd Rank – Mei Yue'er / Sun Wuji [500 points]
5th Rank – Tu Lingxi [280 points]
6th Rank – Wei Ci / Wei Gang / Wei Hao / Wei Yan [215 points]
10th Rank – Feng Luotian [150 points]
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"Luotian got 150 points?!" Mei Yue'er exclaimed in shock.
"This … How did he do it? Did he party with someone?" Sun Wuji also had a frown on his face.
The duo noticed Feng Luotian's score and were dumbfounded in the same manner.
The guy himself said that he would lay low and wait until his friends came back to help him pass, yet he had cleared the test in thirty minutes.
Sun Wuji pondered about who amongst the top ten would actually help his brother pass the exam within that short period of time.
He ruled out Mei Hongli and Ying Lizhua right away—and the reason was so obvious that he did not have to think out loud—leaving Tu Lingxi and the series of Wei guys, whose name he had never heard before.
At the same time, Mei Yue'er recovered from her initial shock before beaming with joy: "I don't care who he is partying with, but it doesn't matter now that all of us passed."
She felt that it was already a great news that the three of them could enter Peacock School together.
Sun Wuji, on the other hand, snarled at Mei Hongli's score: "Hmph!! Mei Hongli!! Who in the world would believe that you are not cheating? Sister Mei, we need to hurry and surpass that guy on the ranking board!!"
"Why? I'm not interested in some Talon core. I can get it whenever I want. If you want it, I will ask my father about it. Furthermore, we were also already in the top three. What more do you want?" Mei Yue'er, who did not want to bother with the exam anymore, asked.
Sun Wuji was stumbling in words, not knowing how to explain, so he found other reasons for them to go further: "I-It's … don't you feel bitter if Mei Hongli got a higher ranking than you?"
"Not at all. Why would I bother with something so trivial? Wait! Is there something else I don't know?" Unfortunately for Sun Wuji, his reason was not only insufficient to motivate Mei Yue'er, but it also raised her suspicion about the conflict between Mei Hongli and him.
Seeing Mei Yue'er almost caught on to the secret bet, Sun Wuji started to get agitated and make excuses: "No!! I just thought that if we can eventually get the first place, then Brother Feng will be very happy and proud of us, right?"
Actually, he wanted to run off and leave her there unanswered, but that would make it even more suspicious.
"…" The silence from Mei Yue'er gave Sun Wuji some pressure.
Eventually, Sun Wuji pretended to be angry: "It's the truth!! You are a girl, so you don't understand how the pride of men works, but I would rather be dead than have that guy get above us!! If you don't want to do this anymore, then just unlink your Theríon, so I can do this by myself!!"
"Fine!! If you insist on it, I will help you. But you better give me an explanation after all of this is over." Mei Yue'er yielded, but not entirely.
"What explanation? Let's go!!"
With that, Sun Wuji rushed out, wishing to flee from this conversation as fast as possible.
"Wuji, wait!!" Mei Yue'er quickly followed.
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"Wow!! Mei Hongli, ah, Mei Hongli!! Have you no shame at all? Why did you have to make it so obvious?" Feng Luotian disdainfully commented.
"Okay. Now that most of the low-level clones had already been defeated by that guy, and we have about thirty minutes left. It might be impossible to catch up by defeating the high-level clones. However, …"
He turned his gaze to the north: "We are not out of options, are we?"
With an evil smile, Feng Luotian declared: "Mei Hongli, if you are going to do it this way, I will drop you down until you are out of the top three so that you can learn your lesson. But first, I need to find Yue'er and Wuji."
He charged toward the east where Mei Yue'er and Sun Wuji were.
While he was running and taking some of Moon Lotus Seeds, Feng Luotian calculated the Theríon he had left: "If I use Pinnacle Flash Lightning to travel, I might be able to get to the east area. But I'll be out of Theríon. That would not be good."
Just when he tried to find some way to travel efficiently, Feng Luotian noticed another figure from the south: "Hmm? Hehe. Just in time."
But before he opened his mouth to greet the newcomer, a roar much louder than the thunder itself shook the air around him: "Feng Luotian!! Explain yourself!!"
It was Ying Lizhua.
As soon as he met Feng Luotian, Ying Lizhua demanded an answer. Ever since the scoreboard had been shown on the sky, he had been befuddled as to how Feng Luotian was able to get those 150 points.
And after actually facing the guy, he became even more puzzled because he did not sense any aura from Feng Luotian at all. So, he thought: "Is he still a cripple leeching points from others?"
But if that was the case, then the only ones who would let him leech their points would be Mei Yue'er and Sun Wuji. However, their scores were not matched, and those two were nowhere to be found. That was why he demanded an answer from the guy.
"You will know about it sooner or later. But Lizhua, is there not a more important issue?" Facing such a domineering tone from Ying Lizhua, Feng Luotian casually changed the topic just like that.
"More important issue?" Ying Lizhua raised his brows.
After thinking a bit, he looked at the scoreboard in the sky: "Do you mean that, at this rate, Mei Hongli will really take the top in this exam? Hmph!! Once I get to that One Talon clone, he can kiss his top-ranking goodbye!!"
As expected from someone who had the highest cultivation level in this exam, he was extremely confident that he could take on a Talon clone.
"Wow, how confident you are, Lizhua!! But how do you know that the clone Second Elder mentioned was just a One Talon clone? He only said that it was a Talon clone, didn't he?" Feng Luotian reminded.
"!!" After being reminded, Ying Lizhua became silent.
Yes. With his trump card, he was confident that he could defeat a One Talon clone. However, if the clone was stronger than that, then what?
If the clone was actually at Two Talons or stronger, he might not be able to achieve what he said. But would Second Elder be that heartless to put that level of a clone into a test for young cultivators?
Well, it was not impossible.
Seeing Ying Lizhua's hesitating reaction, Feng Luotian smiled and invited: "Form a party with us and defeat the strongest clone together. Look at the scores. You will still take the top either way."
Ying Lizhua pondered over it for a moment and agreed: "Fine!!"
As a matter of fact, he did not wish to join hands with Feng Luotian. He still had not sensed Feng Luotian's cultivation; therefore, the guy was still a cripple in his eyes.
But, the word "us" Feng Luotian mentioned definitely meant Mei Yue'er and Sun Wuji. He knew their talent and strength really well. If he was to join them, the probability of success would dramatically increase.
"Do you know where it is?" Ying Lizhua asked.
He thought that since Feng Luotian had suggested taking down the strongest clone together, then he might know something.
"It is at the center of a vast plateau in the northern area. Very easy to notice. We have to hurry as we do not have that much time, but I have to get to Yue'er and Wuji in the eastern area first." Feng Luotian replied.
"Heh, you wish to travel from here to the eastern area by yourself? You alone? Even if you are good at hiding from clones, by the time you reach the eastern area, the exam will already be over." Ying Lizhua sneered.
"That's why I would like to ask you for a favor."
"What favor?" Ying Lizhua frowned.
"As I remember, you have an incredible supportive skill, Eagle Flight, that boosts both speed and attack. Not only to yourself, it can be used to buff other people as well. So, could you use that Eagle Flight on me?" Feng Luotian requested.
"Why would I waste a large chunk of my Theríon for a cripple like you? Using that skill on you won't change anything." Ying Lizhua shook his head.
"Yes, it will."
Feng Luotian gave a huge smile and burst his purple-flame-golden-lightning aura: "With your skill, I will be able to get there within five minutes at most."