Chương 83: War God’s : — Chapter 83 - My Martial Path Is Not For Scores!

After carving it, she spun around fast, cheeks so red they could drip blood. She couldn't say those words. Her feet curled into little arches. Right now she desperately wished she had her phone. She could message Wang Xian instead. Wouldn't have to speak at all.

"?" Wang Xian blinked. Wait. School beauty, you're being ridiculous. You're still hung up on this? Watching Ye Miyue tremble all over, Wang Xian could only reply:"The sword aura triggers automatically, but once you master your talent properly, you can control this innate defense mechanism."

"Around fourth or fifth realm, you should be able to turn it on and off freely."

"If you master it well, third realm might work too." In short: normal people can't touch you anymore. Don't casually touch others either. Definitely no massages. This is why taboo talents need protection. Otherwise you're a walking disaster.

"Third realm..." Ye Miyue murmured. Then she turned, looked at Wang Xian, and hummed softly.

"Next, try mastering it the way I described."

"The bone-rotting rats here are perfect practice."

"The finale beasts in the core zone, forget it. Too dangerous. Without mastering Eternal Silence Sword Aura, you can't handle them solo. Not worth the risk." Ye Miyue's personality wasn't suited for teams anyway. She was only here to go through the motions. Some practice was enough. No need to compete for points. So. Under Wang Xian's guidance, time ticked by. Six in the evening. Elsewhere. Chen Yuting led over ten people into the core zone.

"Classmate Chen, I won't go further." Li Zihang glanced around.

"My elemental energy's nearly gone, and my score meets my goal. Going in would only slow you down." Chen Yuting said nothing. Just nodded lightly. Then led the team of over ten into the core zone. Elite students from First High, Fourth High, and several from Seventh High's Martial Arts Class. Pang Sandao among them. Li Zihang watched the largest team in the entire assessment. Silent. From the start, Chen Yuting had seen through the outer zone's difficulty with exceptional insight.

Then casually recruited several elite students. Almost sweeping through with minimal damage, she'd led them into the inner zone. Every student respected her. The charisma from her King-tier Talent, paired with subtle leadership presence, made her the team's absolute center. In the inner zone, same sweeping advance. She earned the team massive points. Preserved their elemental energy to the maximum. He'd become the one holding them back. Even with three bottles of replenishment potion left.

But his score was enough now. Higher wouldn't get him into the Five Greats anyway. If something went wrong in the core zone, that'd be worse. As a loyal simp, he didn't want to risk his future just to see the finale beast. Though Li Zihang felt that under Chen Yuting's leadership, they could probably defeat it easily.

"The gap keeps growing." Li Zihang sighed inwardly.

"At least my score's enough." Wonder how far Wang Xian got? At that moment, entering the core zone, Chen Yuting waved lightly. The 15 students stopped. She surveyed Spider Heart Peak.

"The finale beast should be a Soul-Devouring Matriarch Spider." She spoke calmly.

"Large teams can challenge three times within the rules. The only trouble with the Matriarch Spider is the small males it spawns, its defensive cocoons, the silk it spits, and its terrifying fangs."

"I'll control it. You all output full force. Don't hold back."

"..." Suddenly, Chen Yuting looked toward the fissure in Spider Heart Peak's ground. She pondered briefly. The corner of her mouth curved into a bewitching arc.

"So that's it."

"Then our timing is perfect." She paused, her voice dropping low:"This time, you can't refuse." — Six thirty. If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it's taken without the author's consent. Report it. Just under three hours. Under Wang Xian's guidance, Ye Miyue gradually grasped controlling the Eternal Silence Sword Aura within her body. Preventing its release, condensing it onto her sword as enchantment. Still a bit unstable. But barely counted as mastery.

"Not bad." Wang Xian was satisfied. Ye Miyue smiled beautifully, glancing at the dusky sky.

"Still a little time left." Wang Xian nodded.

"Wait a bit. For a few people." Ye Miyue hummed, saying nothing more. Her elemental energy was 70 to 80 percent spent. She'd killed many bone-rotting rats. Her score wasn't extremely high, but a thousand points was guaranteed. She didn't want to challenge anything else. Mastering Eternal Silence Sword Aura here felt like the greatest gain. Soon after, Lin Ao and the others appeared from the distance, expressions varied. They'd entered separately.

Been out for a while actually, comparing situations and tallying total scores. He Yiming had the highest, an astonishing 1430 points. Only dozens of points below last session's Dragon Country top scorer. In Western Shu's examinees, he was far ahead. Lin Ao was worse, only 1305 points. Xu Rong was slightly higher at 1354. Tan Tianze about the same.

"I have a King-tier Talent..." Lin Ao was upset. Yet his combat total was the lowest.

"I told you." He Yiming pushed up his glasses.

"Early on, talent isn't that obvious. My talent's compatibility with my martial arts is far higher than yours."

"So..." Xu Rong thought.

"Huayang should have similar scores, but none higher than yours."

"Now it depends on Wang Xian." Tan Tianze pondered.

"If his score doesn't surpass it, our Western Shu top scorer this session..." Will be He Yiming.

"He challenged fast, didn't spend much time in the inner zone, killed less." Lin Ao analyzed.

"But soloing the Matriarch Spider, calculating by his life force, he'd get at least an 800-plus solo bonus!" At this, they exchanged glances. They'd all witnessed challenging the Matriarch Spider. Even two-person challenges were fraught with difficulty. Solo was simply— How was it even done? The life force difference alone was double!

"The inner zone's the key scoring area, but if he scored low here, only 400 or 500..."

"In the outer zone his score should be even lower. His life force is too high. Killing those puppets gives minimal points."

"Might not surpass He Yiming." Made some sense. Only He Yiming frowned. Something felt off.

"No." He Yiming said.

"If he cleared the outer zone fastest, there's an extra bonus. Could add quite a bit."

"True..." Lin Ao nodded, then looked disgusted.

"But those outer zone puppets, I triggered the alarm over ten times. Disgusted me to death, deducted dozens of points. Fastest clear would need half an hour, right?"

"Who could be that fast? Past years were never this disgusting."

"They're gathered over there discussing scores. Wang Xian and Ye Miyue too. Let's ask." Xu Rong pointed to the distant students. The exam was nearing its end. Students were gathering in groups, chatting. He Yiming and the others walked over.

"Wang Xian, we're all out!" Lin Ao asked first.

"Highest is He Yiming, 1430 points. Your turn now, right?" Hearing this, other students turned, drawing collective breaths. Nearly seven o'clock. Exam almost over. Bone-rotting rats in the inner zone were almost gone. Couldn't find one for ages. Elemental energy mostly spent. Nothing left to raise scores. Effectively fixed values. 1430 points could lock in Western Shu top scorer. Ten-odd points higher could even contend nationally.

"Mine?" Wang Xian mused briefly. All eyes drawn to him. In the crowd, Li Zihang listened intently. He was curious too. How many points could Wang Xian get? Could he surpass that monster He Yiming from First High? Ye Miyue tilted her head, eyes curious. She didn't know yet either. Wang Xian said:"A bit higher than He Yiming."

"A bit higher?" Students looked at each other.

"1500?" He Yiming asked. Wang Xian shook his head.

"Around 2900." He flashed his wristband. A very clear number. Instantly blinding countless elite students' eyes.

"Wait, how much?" Lin Ao gaped at that number, seemingly impossible to appear on a wristband. 2928? The crowd fell silent. Even Ye Miyue stared blankly. Though she knew Wang Xian's combat score would be high... This was too high. Even challenging the core zone, she couldn't possibly score this high, right? Seeing this score, even He Yiming couldn't hold it together. Damn. No. How could the gap be this huge? He was dazed, doubting if there was a mistake. No. Last year's top scorer was only 1464!

This was literally double! The elite students felt their minds suffer a massive blow. Li Zihang stared at the number, trembling all over in shock. More than four times his own! Fake, right? Cheating, right? How could it possibly be this high? He couldn't believe anyone could score this high. But the scoring wristband couldn't be wrong. Even suspecting cheating, Li Zihang didn't dare voice it. In his heart, he absolutely refused to believe it! Lin Ao and the others didn't think it was cheating.

They only felt Wang Xian must have used a method beyond their imagination to obtain such a high score. Recalling he could solo the Matriarch Spider— The scoring method must have far exceeded their imagination.

"Wang Xian, your Flowing Water Blade Technique reached Return to Simplicity realm." Tan Tianze suddenly said.

"As far as I know, Return to Simplicity requires comprehending your own move from the martial art."

"What blade technique move did you comprehend?" This interested them most now. Achieving such a high score must be inseparable from this move! Wang Xian thought briefly, about to answer. Just then— A violent tremor came from the distance. Before the students could recover from shock, they saw a violent quake from the distant mountain peak. Two staggering figures rushed out from the core zone at the peak. Halfway down, one was completely buried by countless clods of earth from behind. Only one barely escaped.

"What's going on?" Students exclaimed in alarm. Xu Rong's talent manifested. She immediately flew over, bringing the student back. His face was covered in dense wounds, wristband slightly cracked, beeping continuously.

"What happened?" Xu Rong took out her last bottle of replenishment potion and fed it to him. The student pointed into the distance, murmuring:"The fissure at Spider Heart Peak spawned a beast approaching D-rank. It devoured many Matriarch Spider corpses. After our team finished challenging, it crawled out of that fissure."

"Too terrifying!"

"Run! Call the patrolling martial artists!" Hearing this, the crowd gasped sharply. Instantly terrified. Many students didn't even think, immediately running toward the outer zone's mountain base. Lin Ao and the others were relatively calm. They pressed their wristband alarms and prepared to carry the student away.

"Wait." Wang Xian suddenly asked.

"How many examinees are still inside Spider Heart Peak?"

"Over ten..." the student answered in a low voice. As he spoke, his eyes darted evasively. Clearly, he'd seen the situation turning bad, quit the challenge early, and fled.

"That many?" Students were shocked. Over ten? Who had the ability to organize over ten examinees into a team? But right now, no time to think about that. They still headed toward the outer zone. Only Wang Xian didn't move. Beside him, Ye Miyue seemed to think of something and hurriedly grabbed his arm. Wang Xian shook his head. Drew Cold Firmament from his back. Next second, he turned directly, walking opposite to the other students, and looked toward distant Spider Heart Peak. Seeing this, many students froze.

Stopped in their tracks! Lin Ao and the others understood immediately.

"You want to go to Spider Heart Peak to save people?" He Yiming looked at him, eyes disbelieving.

"Setting aside whether you can deal with that beast, the exam's almost over. If you go to Spider Heart Peak, there's no time to leave the exam grounds!"

"Yeah!" Lin Ao began trembling.

"Wang Xian, don't be impulsive! There are patrolling martial artists for rescue. They'll arrive very soon!" Though he said this, no matter how fast, they couldn't reach Spider Heart Peak faster.

"A beast approaching D-rank..." Xu Rong frowned.

"In our current state, even combined, we're no match. Going would only add trouble. And besides..." She looked at this Seventh High student, incomprehension in her eyes:"With your current score, as long as you leave the exam grounds safely, you'd probably be the national Martial Exam top scorer!"

"There's absolutely no need to take this risk." Yes. The national Martial Exam top scorer! Breaking historical records. Achieved as a talentless martial artist! If the students just thought about it, they could understand how great an honor this score represented! It would absolutely shake this entire session of national examinees! Even if the road ahead was harder! This honor would accompany one for a lifetime! Just thinking about it made blood boil with excitement!

In the crowd, Li Zihang watched Wang Xian's actions. Incomprehensible. Has he gone mad? Just thinking about the identity of national top scorer, Li Zihang felt his blood boiling! This kind of deed, bringing glory to ancestors, fame across the nation, something to brag about for a lifetime! How could anyone choose to abandon it? Yet Wang Xian merely held Cold Firmament horizontally before his eyes.

The blade's spine reflected his stern brows:"A martial artist uses martial arts to protect all living beings, thus standing in the world."

"What you said isn't wrong. But I might be different from you."

"My martial path is not for the sake of scores!" He took a step forward. Charged out like lightning. The evening sunset at this moment was like a sharp blade, cutting the two groups of figures into a clear, distinct boundary. One heading toward Spider Heart Peak in the east. Dim and lightless. The other heading toward the outer zone in the west. Ablaze with radiant light. ➤ Next: He Has Already Set Foot on the Martial Path, While We Have Yet to Begin