Time slowly passed, and several hours of assessment went by.
The first round of assessment was finally completed.
A total of over 40,000 handyman disciples participated, and less than 8,000 disciples passed the first round.
This means the elimination rate was almost 80%.
The disciples who passed this round were basically all at the Body Tempering sixth level or above.
The vast majority were at the Body Tempering sixth level, with only 80 at the Body Tempering seventh level, and very few at the Body Tempering eighth level.
Among the handyman disciples, reaching the Body Tempering seventh level was already considered extremely strong.
As for the Body Tempering eighth level, they were either exceptionally talented or had consumed an immense amount of Blood Spirit Pills.
The disciples who passed the first round all waited in the plaza,
awaiting the start of the second round of assessment.
Those who had been eliminated in the first round were all taken to the Demon Spirit Cave,
to face their punishment.
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"The second round of assessment is about to begin. The combat pairings have been finalized. All disciples who passed the first round, please proceed to your respective arenas to prepare for battle!"
Before long, a cold voice permeated the entire venue.
The chilling aura made all the disciples in the plaza tremble.
Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes and looked at Yin Jiu He on the high platform.
"Swish swish swish!!!"
Yin Jiu He waved his right hand, and a stream of spiritual light shot out from his right hand. A flowing light screen instantly appeared above the plaza.
The flowing light screen displayed the list of captains for the second round.
The disciples in the plaza carefully scanned the names on the flowing light screen.
Jiang Li quickly found his arena and opponent.
Others were also rapidly searching for their combat targets.
Lin Dong looked at his opponent on the flowing light screen, his heart filled with satisfaction.
The battle was finally about to begin. Those noisy people earlier had really messed with his state of mind.
Now, he could use this battle to vent his frustration.
After displaying the flowing light screen, Yin Jiu He remained standing on the stage, but his gaze was directed towards the Demon Spirit Cave, with a slight tremor in his eyes.
"Hahaha, my opponent is a guy at Body Tempering sixth level. I just watched him fight a puppet. This time, I'm sure to win..."
"It's over, it's over. My opponent is Jiang Li... This is hopeless..."
"You're too unlucky. Jiang Li is the strongest among us disciples. I think you should just surrender... and take less of a beating..."
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As the combat pairings appeared on the flowing light screen, the disciples of Xi En began to discuss animatedly, their expressions varied.
Some were overjoyed, others were saddened, all worrying about the upcoming battles.
Jiang Li waited quietly. His absolute strength meant he didn't need to worry about any opponent.
Before long, the battles began.
The second round of combat commenced in each arena.
Fierce clashes and bloody struggles instantly made the entire plaza extremely lively.
Every arena was engaged in an intense battle.
Although these disciples were not at a high cultivation level, they had spent several years in the outer regions of the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect.
If nothing else, they were certainly ruthless.
Because if you weren't ruthless, you'd be preyed upon like a fat sheep.
Unless you were willing to give up all your cultivation resources and become a complete good-for-nothing.
Those who passed the first round of assessment were naturally not looking to be lazy good-for-nothings.
After a while, it was finally Jiang Li's turn to fight.
Beside arena number 22, Jiang Li slowly walked onto the stage under the gazes of many disciples.
Quite a few disciples were paying close attention to Jiang Li.
Wang Xuan, in the distance, had a cold glint in his eyes.
He had already made up his mind.
After the assessment was over, he would immediately find an opportunity to get rid of Jiang Li.
He would also seize Jiang Li's assessment rewards. He had contacted several other skilled outer disciples,
preparing to deal with Jiang Li together. He didn't want to be capsized in a ditch.
"Referee, where is my opponent?" Jiang Li asked the nearby referee, standing on the stage.
Many people below the stage were also waiting, eager to see how Jiang Li would crush his opponent.
"Jiang Li's opponent has voluntarily forfeited. Jiang Li wins!" the referee announced.
As soon as the referee spoke, a sigh of regret rippled through the crowd below.
They had been hoping to witness Jiang Li's overwhelming victory.
Unexpectedly, his opponent had directly forfeited.
However, this was also understandable.
After all, Jiang Li's strength was evident, and this assessment had no restrictions.
This meant that even if Jiang Li killed his opponent with a single punch, it would be entirely justifiable, and no one would punish Jiang Li.
Jiang Li shrugged and immediately stepped off the stage.
Next, the assessment continued.
The battles on the stage proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Blood and collisions were spilled across the arenas in the plaza.
The emotions of the crowd grew increasingly fervent.
On arena number 36.
Lin Dong was confronting a youth dressed in black.
Following the referee's announcement,
the battle erupted.
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The moment the battle broke out, Lin Dong's body shot out like lightning.
Lin Dong clenched his fist and unleashed a powerful punch.
"Bang!!!"
A loud collision sound echoed, and Lin Dong's opponent was instantly killed with a single punch.
Jiang Li, watching from afar, saw Lin Dong in action. He had already learned from Lin Dong's life script that Lin Dong would instantly kill his opponents in subsequent battles,
thus attracting the attention of the Demonic Sect's Saintess.
However, where was that Demonic Sect's Saintess?
Jiang Li briefly scanned Lin Dong's surroundings but found no sign of the Demonic Sect's Saintess.
It seemed she was hiding in the shadows, in a place he couldn't see.
After a brief scan, Jiang Li gave up searching.
Following this, the second round of assessment continued.
Perhaps because Jiang Li's strength was too astonishing, all his opponents in the subsequent matches chose to forfeit.
Lin Dong, on the other hand, continued to defeat opponents with single blows, drawing considerable attention.
Two hours later, after multiple rounds of combat,
the second round concluded perfectly. Jiang Li had not made a single move, and all his opponents had surrendered.
The sun hung high in the sky.
Its brilliant rays of light shone down upon the plaza.
At this moment, only 100 disciples remained in the plaza.
These were all disciples who had passed the second round of assessment.
The disciples present in the plaza were all at least at the Body Tempering seventh level, with a small number at the Body Tempering eighth level.
Those with lower cultivation levels had been completely eliminated in the second round.
In the Body Tempering stage, with identical cultivation techniques, the suppression from cultivation levels was too powerful.
The disparity in strength brought about by the difference in cultivation levels was something ordinary disciples could not overcome.
Many disciples looked battered, some covered in blood, others gasping for air.
Jiang Li's neat and tidy appearance stood out sharply amidst this group.
However, no one dared to underestimate Jiang Li.
The sight of him shattering a defense comparable to the ninth level of Body Tempering with a single punch,
still lingered in the minds of many disciples.
"The second round of assessment is over. You are now all outer disciples of my Yellow Springs Demonic Sect!" Yin Jiu He stated coldly from the high platform.
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