86 First Assessment in the Final Selection

In the fog-filled canyon.

“Take up formation!”

“Take up formation!”

The geniuses shouted one after another. They had a total of a hundred people, only ten people could match a demon commander! On the other hand, there were 135 demon commanders and over 1000 demon lieutenant commanders. If they didn’t join forces, they would probably be defeated very quickly.

Eleven sharpshooters stood in the middle of the formation while the other geniuses protected them.

Growl—

Under the red-robed Godfiend’s command, the demons attacked madly. None of them were afraid of death. They constantly charged towards the shields! Flying demons also swooped down and attacked.

As demon lieutenant commanders were slaughtered, demon commanders arrived at the formation.

“The demon commanders are here.”

“Everyone, be careful.”

The geniuses were becoming more cautious. They also wished to kill the demons. This was Archean Mountain’s entrance examination—they naturally wanted to perform well.

Demon commanders’ auras were even stronger, and they were all much larger!

A rhinoceros demon commander—wielding two hammers—took wide strides. When it came close, it let out a furious grunt as the hammers slammed down.

Bam. Chu Yong blocked one hammer head-on with his saber. Following that, his saber changed direction, and he slashed at the rhinoceros demon’s knee. As for the other hammer, it slammed into the ground.

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When death was imminent, the Godfiends would save them.

We were defeated the moment the demon commanders attacked? The geniuses, who had been rescued, felt mixed emotions. They watched the demons charge at the circular phalanx formation as they flew towards the canyon entrance.

Meng Chuan ignored a demon commander and quickly went to block the cat demon commander.

The two had a contest of speed. He used the incomplete Five Lightning Descent—his three-hit combo!

The fastest strike of his combo was Swaying Moonfall. His saber struck the cat commander’s abdomen, leaving a gaping wound. Shortly after, an arrow pierced the cat demon’s head. The cat demon was fast, but its body was much weaker than a bear demon, or an ox demon.

Meng Chuan turned his head and saw Zong Sha smile before he continued shooting.

Meng Chuan also realized how easily he suppressed the demon commanders compared to when the demons had invaded Eastcalm Prefecture. In the past half-year, pushing his Saber Force to its limits had increased his strength. However, he would take at least ten strikes to kill a demon commander. Even then, some demon commanders would be unkillable for him. Fortunately, he had sharpshooters helping. A sharpshooter’s arrows were much faster than his saber.

…

Time passed.

Many human geniuses struggled to hold on and had to be rescued after the demon commanders had charged into their circular phalanx formation.

“Young Master Meng is indeed impressive.” Princess Li Ying laughed.

Meng Chuan only nodded and couldn’t be bothered speaking. He was exhausted. He had been extremely focused for five whole minutes as he frantically tried to put out fires everywhere.

He could easily assess the situation around him with his 100 foot domain. He could deal with any problems that arose. He also relied on his speed to protect the two sharpshooters. Of course, the others were also trying their best to protect the sharpshooters.

Sharpshooters were much more efficient at killing demons. On a battlefield, the sharpshooters needed to be protected.

“The two of you are really powerful. When the three demon commanders used the poisonous fog, the two of you charged into the demon horde and killed the three demon commanders.” Princess Li Ying felt even more poignant. It was a harrowing memory. If they hadn’t killed the three demon commanders, they wouldn’t be able to hold on for long.

“The first trial of the final selection is over. The seven of you, hurry over,” ordered the blue-clothed woman.

Meng Chuan and the others immediately headed towards the canyon.

…

King East River, the sloppy-looking man, and the blue-clothed woman accurately evaluated the geniuses’ performances during the trial.

“There are some geniuses who have high realms and strong Godfiend foundations. However, when it comes to intense battles, they are shocked. They can only unleash 70% of their full strength. They can even go into killing frenzies on the battlefield, destroying any combat formations set up. They then become counter-productive to what we want.” The cyan-clothed woman shook her head. “These are people with poor combat talent.”

“Talent in cultivation doesn’t mean that one’s combat talent is high,” said the sloppy man with a smile.

Combat talent was very important. A Godfiend with high combat talent could kill about five enemies that were of similar strength.

“Of these hundred geniuses, seven are lacking in combat talent. What’s the point of nurturing such fools?” said the cyan-clothed woman. “Most geniuses performed as expected. They know how to cooperate and not burden their companions. Only twelve are truly talented in combat.”