Chapter 131: Confident Jian Ying

While Jian Ying was resting, Fan Kong on the other side also stopped.

Fan Kong, throughout this gauntlet, never used his own talent ability, relying on his vigorous internal blood qi and some cultivation method that produces golden gang qi to crush everything all the way.

After such a fierce battle, his stamina has been greatly depleted.

Just as the two stopped, Lu Jing had already engaged the sixth stage's exotic beast in battle.

"What level is the sixth stage's exotic beast?"

Situjun stared intently at the large screen where Lu Jing was.

"Report to Lord Seat, the sixth stage's guardian exotic beasts are five late-stage level-five beasts!"

The vice officer reported while watching the screen of Lu Jing, seeing the youth still leisurely walking forward.

"Late-stage level five? Then Lu Jing will likely spend a long time on this stage."

The instructors below began to chatter, "Doesn't he even take a break?"

"Being overconfident will get you killed; although there are hidden doors in the stage and rescue personnel can rush there immediately, the exotic beasts' attacks are life‑or‑death blows—even a delay of a second could cost a life!"

Listening to the instructors' discussion beside her, Dong Ningxue was not worried at all.

Lu Jing's stamina is terrifying—she has witnessed it herself; during the camp entrance exam, he slaughtered dozens of demon beasts in a single night without resting.

Not to mention this warm‑up of less than half an hour.

"Come on, Lu Jing, you're just a bit away......"

Meanwhile, Ping Zhilei beside him, though her face was grave, her heart remained full of confidence.

For a martial artist like Lu Jing who relies solely on his fleshly body, instantly killing a weaker exotic beast with a single move is quite normal.

Once the exotic beast's level and strength rise, the difficulty increases exponentially.

Although Jian Ying entered the sixth stage a step after him, it's still uncertain who will be the first to clear it.

Immediately after, Jian Ying's figure on the screen moved, charging toward the sixth stage's exotic beast.

"Look, Jian Ying has rested and is about to start the gauntlet!"

"I still favor Jian Ying; his talent ability is just too overpowered!"

Me too, the.

Ping Zhilei's face also showed a hint of a smile; she looked again at Dong Ningxue and said with a smile, "Your Sichuan Province's Lu Jing surely won't fail to......"

However, the next moment, her smile instantly froze on her face.

"Look at Lu Jing!"

"Holy shit, he's a mental‑system talent endowed!"

"Those sword blades must be made of secret silver, right?"

Silence—

No one paid attention to anyone else's screen; everyone stared fixedly at Lu Jing's figure.

The meeting room echoed with sounds of sharp intakes of breath and rising and falling exclamations!

Inside the cave.

After Lu Jing entered the sixth stage, his mental power domain covered the entire stage.

Even the rescue personnel hiding behind the hidden door could see everything clearly.

Gazing at the dense pairs of blood‑red eyes lurking in the darkness ahead, Lu Jing flicked his finger.

Crack—

Whoosh whoosh!

Three flying swords shot out of the sword sheath in succession, transforming in midair into a cluster of brilliant blades, like silver mist, swirling above Lu Jing.

"Fists are good for single exotic beasts, but for a swarm like this, it's better to just shred them with flying swords......"

Lu Jing looked at the five exotic beasts not far ahead and thought silently.

This time, he only used flying swords in the first stage; all other stages he blasted through with fists alone.

The purpose of using fists was to test his own fleshly combat power and the exotic beasts' resistance to blows.

Later, when he enters the cave battlefield, he won't be completely in the dark.

The facts prove that the exotic beasts' hides are very hard, each comparable to a defensive‑type demon beast.

Ordinary weapons struggle to pierce their ferocious scale armor; if the weapon isn't good enough, a blunt instrument is more reliable.

"There are only eight stages total; some of us are hungry, so let's finish quickly!"

Lu Jing hooked his finger, and the blades surged forward like rain, roaring toward the exotic beasts.

"The data doesn't say Lu Jing is a mental‑system talent endowed, does it?"

Situjun looked at the documents in his hand and asked.

Dong Ningxue quickly rose, gave a salute, then spoke solemnly: "Report to Lord Seat, we certainly did not intentionally conceal it; it's because Lu Jing's mental talent only manifested after the ranking battle ended, so the data update was delayed......"

"Is that so?" Situjun nodded while looking at the exotic beast corpses pierced by the swords on the screen, "This kid is not bad; his talent and character are top‑notch!"

Situjun, well‑versed and experienced, could tell from Lu Jing's single volley of arrows piercing the heart that his talent realm is at least the second realm or higher.

Moreover, this youth's blood qi is terrifyingly strong—absolutely not the 60 shown in the data!

"How is this possible! How can he be a mental‑system talent endowed!"

Ping Zhilei sprang up from her seat, her face full of disbelief.

The next second, she realized her lapse and embarrassingly sat back down.

However, no one blamed or paid attention to her, because everyone was just as shocked as she was.

"This youth, relying solely on mental power, easily slew five level‑five exotic beasts; his mental power realm probably isn't low either!"

An instructor muttered to himself.

Soon, the number beneath Lu Jing's screen changed again, from 6 to 7.

The youth sheathed the swords dancing across the sky, face calm as they continued forward.

At the same time, on another screen, Jian Ying was controlling the black shadow to separate the five strange beasts, destroying them one by one.

"These strange beasts are so hard to deal with; others can't separate the five strange beasts like I can, so they probably can't get through in a short time......"

"No, they might not be able to pass; this stage is too difficult!"

Taking advantage of the other strange beasts being held back by the black shadow, Jian Ying flung a dagger from their hand and charged at the lone strange beast.

This strange beast is covered in brownish hair, beneath which lies a hard stone-like skin; even if bullets hit it, only a spark would fly out.

However, under the youth's dagger, the hard defense was instantly broken.

Pfft—

Accompanied by the sound of flesh being peeled apart, this strange beast was ripped open, its foul-smelling entrails spilling onto the ground.

"After taking care of one, the rest will be even easier."

Jian Ying's mouth curled up, revealing a hint of confident smile.

He looked up at the camera above and to the side, making a victory gesture.

Jian Ying then spoke aloud: "First place is definitely mine, and it can only be mine!"

Having said that, the youth stepped forward and charged at the next strange beast.

In the meeting room, only Ping Zhilei saw Jian Ying's confident gesture and heard their words; everyone else focused their attention on Lu Jing's screen.

Ping Zhilei, whose head was already buzzing and didn't know what to do, became even more irritable, and a ringing sound appeared in their ears.