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Chapter 140 Mixed Reception
As twilight descended, the quarterly assessment also came to an end.
A total of six hundred students participated in the quarterly assessment, but only two hundred and thirty-seven managed to kill a fire brute expert and passed successfully.
The other three hundred and sixty-three students were all eliminated!
It was no doubt a shocking number of people. The students able to make it to the quarterly assessment were already elites among the elites. They were outstanding whether it was in terms of qualifications, fundamentals, cultivation base and battle experience.
But even so, more than half of them had been eliminated. It could easily be imagined how brutal and pervertedly hard the assessment was.
The 39th Campground had a much lower elimination number. A total of thirteen people were eliminated and seventeen people passed the assessment. In contrast, more than half of the students had been eliminated in the other campgrounds. The performance of the students from the 39th Campground was remarkable compared to those in other campgrounds.
âThe result is much better than in the past. At least, it was already very difficult to retain one hundred and fifty students in the previous quarterly assessment.â The middle-aged fatty sighed emotionally.
Xiaoke nodded. The performance of her current class of students was indeed outstanding, but her mind started to drift again at the thought of Lin Xunâs achievement.
Before long, Xiaoke was called away.
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In the center of the temporary campground.
As the assessment came to a close, the instructors and the experts from all twenty campgrounds gathered.
They had already learned about the accomplishments of all the campgrounds. It was absolutely worth celebrating that two hundred thirty-seven students passed the assessment.
The atmosphere was very lively and loud but it was mainly due to quarreling and discussions centered around the student who was ranked first in the assessment.
âThree seconds? How can Lin Xun achieve that with his strength? He must have cheated!â
âYes, heâs just at the True Martial eighth layer but he fought against a fire brute expert with a strength comparable to a Spirit Dipper cultivator. Itâs impossible for him to win in three seconds. There has to be a problem!â
âChief Xu, itâs not that weâre jealous of talent and like to target that little guy, but his record is really too ridiculous. If he hadnât cheated, how could he, who was previously a nobody, do this?â
Disbelieving voices and criticism constantly rang out.
Among them, the most agitated was, of course, the instructor of the 7th Campground. In his opinion, his student Bai Lingxi would have no doubt ranked first in the assessment if Lin Xun hadnât cheated!
Xiaoke frowned and said nothing. But she looked at Xiaoman with an indescribably complex expression.
On the contrary, Xiaoman stood gracefully beside Xu Sanqi. Her arms were crossed in front of her plump chest and her bright eyes were full of smiles as she glanced at the people around her. It was as though she didnât notice the heated atmosphere brewing.
She enjoyed the feeling a lot. She grew happier and happier and amused seeing the exasperated looks on their faces.
Yesterday, they were laughing and mocking her like she was a joke and now it was her turn to laugh at them!
âChief Xu, please say something.â Someone urged, quelling all the other voices and directed all gazes to Xu Sanqi.
Xu Sanqi had kept quiet ever since the final result was announced. It was as though something was on his mind and he couldnât care about the farce.
It wasnât until now that Xu Sanqiâs eyes regained their fierceness like he had awakened from a dream, and he swept the surroundings with his icy blade-like gaze.
The atmosphere suddenly became deathly still.
Xu Sanqi got up without wasting any time. He drew his finger across the air and formed a light screen, which showed the scene of how Lin Xun killed the fire brute expert. Everyone was able to see it very clearly.
The handsome youngster standing tall, the dreamy and enchanting shower of arrows, Bafuâs body riddled with bloody holes when he diedâŠall of it combined to form a beautiful, bloody and spectacular scene.
Immediately, many people felt stifled. Their eyes widened and their hearts trembled. Even Xiaoke, Xiaoman, and the middle-aged fatty, who had already seen the scene, felt suffocated and couldnât maintain their composures.
It was the Flying Star Crossbow, a completely new short crossbow they hadnât seen before. It was a terrifying killing weapon with unimaginable destructive power!
âYou all saw it. This is the truth.â Xu Sanqi uttered coldly.
Everyone looked as though they had just awoken from a dream. Someone couldnât help but shout out, âChief Xu, that might be the truth, but that short crossbow isnât a standard aeth tool in the empire. There isnât one in Blood Kill Camp. So, how did Lin Xun get his hands on one?â
âYes, anyone with a great killing weapon like that would come first. It's no different from cheating.â
The others agreed.
âHave you ever seen that kind of short crossbow before?â As though he predicted their response, Xu Sanqi asked.
Everyone shook their heads. Indeed, they had never seen a spectacular short crossbow that resembled a star streaking across the sky.
âThis is a crossbow that Lin Xun created and was completed by Old Mo. There is no rule in the camp that students canât create their own weapons in the assessments,â said Xu Sanqi calmly.
He created the crossbow?
Many people were stupefied. What does that mean? Lin Xun is a rune master with unbelievable abilities and skills?
However, when they heard that Old Mo was the one who completed the crossbow, many people realized that the crossbow, which they had never seen before, was inseparably linked to Old Mo.
âChief Xu, Old Mo is a rune master. That kid clearly cheated if he made that thing with Old Moâs help.â Someone said bitterly.
âIf the students in your campground can design such a powerful short crossbow, let alone ask Old Mo for help, even if they ask me, I wonât refuse!â
Xu Sanqi frowned. He basically implied you can do it too if you are that capable!
Everyone could only shut up. Regardless of how unwilling they were to accept the result, they knew no one could take the first place away from Lin Xun.
Xiaoman grinned. She was about to settle accounts. She cleared her throat and said, âEveryone, do you still remember the bet we made yesterday?â
A strange expression of awkwardness and embarrassment came to many peopleâs faces. Xiaoman actually won the ridiculous bet. This is simplyâŠabsurd!
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The first place in the quarterly assessment: Lin Xun, with a score of three seconds!
Second place: Bai Lingxi, with a score of 36 seconds.
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Third place: Zhao Yin, with a score of 41 seconds.
Fourth place: Li Duxing, with a score of 44 seconds.
Fifth place: Zhangsun Hen, with a score of 45 seconds.
...When the results and rankings of the quarterly assessment were announced, it was like a storm had descended, it instantly set off monstrous waves in Blood Kill Camp. Uproar broke out as if a pot of boiling water had exploded in every campground.
âLin Xun? Who is this bastard Lin Xun? How can he kill his opponent in three seconds? He must have cheated!â
âYes! He must have cheated. Look at his score. He beat Bai Lingxi by 33 seconds. How could he be stronger than Bai Lingxi?â
âDamn it, Iâm going to pay the 39th Campground a visit to see what kind of person this Lin Xun is, and see how he can get first place! I wonât leave this matter until I get a satisfactory answer!â
The same cursing and skeptical remarks were heard in almost every campground. Lin Xun didnât receive the slightest praise or applause for achieving first place. Instead, he became the target of criticism. Even Xiaoman wouldnât have imagined this would happen.
Even the people from the 39th Campground almost went crazy when they heard the assessment results. Lin Xun is first?
Thatâs too absurd!
Itâs more absurd than the bet yesterday!
Some people couldnât help but question the result.
Lin Xun was also there and he couldnât help but smile coldly when he saw the strange gazes he received and heard the skeptical and angry comments.
These guys seem to be filled with indignation but arenât they just jealous and bitter?
Whatâs more, even Instructor Xiaoke didnât say anything about my result. This is undoubtedly a kind of acknowledgment of my result, but they have to accuse me of cheating. Are they really blind?
However, Lin Xun paid little attention to it all. Of course, he knew he had made too great of a scene. He had beaten both Bai Lingxi and Zhao Yin. Anyone would be unwilling to accept the result.
But Lin Xun didnât regret his action. He would do the same even if it wasnât to help Xiaoman win the bet.
Dissatisfied?
Okay, try creating a Flying Star Crossbow then!
This was what Lin Xun thought. Although he sounded a little arrogant, he was a little upset that he had become the target of accusation after he had finally achieved first place.
With a bang, a punch was slammed into Lin Xunâs shoulder, and then Lin Xun saw Ning Meng exclaiming in excitement, âDamn it, you are amazing!â
Lin Xun grinned. âArenât you worried that I cheated and would make you lose face?â
Ning Meng said disdainfully, âWhat do you mean cheated? Those guys are jealous. If theyâre so awesome, they can try to cheat too. The instructors didnât say anything, but they keep complaining, so annoying.â
Lin Xun laughed. He realized that Ning Meng seemed carefree, but the simpler a person, the better they were at seeing the truth of a matter.
âA scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at in a different way. I didnât believe in this sentence before, but now, seeing  you, I finally believe it.â Shi Yu suddenly came over with a smile and looked at Lin Xun with a strange gaze.
âIs this a compliment, or a fake praise?â Lin Xun asked.
Ning Meng was the first to laugh. âIn my opinion, itâs neither a compliment or a fake praise, but Little White Face kissing up to you.â
Shi Yuâs expression froze, and his gaze turned hostile towards Ning Meng.
Lin Xun sensibly shut up and furtively moved away from the two. He knew that the two were going to smack talk again.
As expected, a battle of words broke outâŠ
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The monthly assessment came to a close amidst various discussions and doubts. Regardless, Lin Xunâs name had spread to every corner of the Blood Kill Camp overnight, and he had become well-known to all the instructors and students.
However, at the same time, his fame came with criticism. The controversy was endless, and Lin Xun became the most talked-about figure with mixed reception.