The Test of Competence wrapped up when the last of the outer court disciples finished their matches.
Accordingly, apart from those who were expelled after failing the Test of Competence thrice, other disciples failed this year's test. Either they were stagnant in their cultivation that other new disciples recruited this year surpassed them or they just got unlucky with their matchups.
They could be seen on one side, clenching their fists, silently vowing to improve for next year's test. Xu Qi knew that look all too well. It was the same look the old Xu Qi had last year before he met Xiao Yue and Elder He.
