Chapter 161: Too Bad You Met Me

"Just because of you, you still want to pull me off my horse? You just caught me off guard with a sneak attack; if we actually fight, are you my opponent?"

Si Kongjian sneered, gripping his great sword with both hands as blinding thunder surged onto the blade again.

This is his innate ability, which not only grants him thunder-like speed but also can coat his weapon for attacks, greatly amplifying weapon damage.

"Not a bad talent, but it's a pity you ran into me."

Time was tight, Ya Li Ke Si said little, slammed his foot into the ground, and charged forward with fists clenched.

Boom—

Grass clippings flew as Ya Li Ke Si's figure vanished, leaving only a deep pit.

The next moment, Ya Li Ke Si was already in front of Si Kongjian.

Bang!

Bang!

Fist and great sword clashed, sparks flaring between the blade edges.

The thunder Si Kongjian boasted of proved useless against Ya Li Ke Si; the raging thunder vanished like fire meeting water when it met that golden flash.

"How is that possible?"

Bang—

A wave of pressure expanded, sending Si Kongjian's body flying backward; a dent formed on his chest as all his ribs shattered in an instant.

He spewed blood from his mouth, soaring backward like a kite whose string had snapped, over twenty meters.

Immediately, Si Kongjian scrambled to his feet, a searing pain in his chest making it impossible to breathe.

"You actually didn't run?"

Ya Li Ke Si let out a buzzing, humming sound.

His tone also carried a hint of mockery and teasing.

"Cough cough... I can die here, but I won't retreat, and I certainly won't flee!"

Si Kongjian gritted through the excruciating pain, inhaled deeply, and drove his sword into the ground to steady himself. "In the Huaguo people's dictionary, there is no word for 'escape'!"

"Fine, you have backbone; I'm beginning to appreciate you."

Ya Li Ke Si clapped his hands in approval. "My talent is Holy Light, specifically countering your nature-type abilities; it's only natural that you lose to me."

He spoke with his mouth, but beneath his feet he was quietly gathering power.

The next second, his figure vanished again.

Si Kongjian only felt a rush of air, while his body at that moment had already reached the tip of a powerful crossbow.

"Another hit and he'll definitely die; before dying, why not try to severely wound him!"

As Si Kongjian realized this, he abandoned defense, pulled his great sword from the ground, and swung it wildly forward.

In an instant, dozens of blade flashes streaked by.

The sword technique was chaotic and unstructured, but each strike unleashed full force with no restraint.

The overwhelming momentum and weight revealed a domineering aura of fighting to the death; such presence is most evident in battle.

Puff!

Boom—

Si Kongjian stood dumbfounded, a huge hole punched into his chest by Ya Li Ke Si.

The wound was so deep that the beating heart inside could be seen clearly.

Meanwhile, Ya Li Ke Si's body also bore a terrifying wound.

From shoulder to lower abdomen, blood gushed like a spring.

Plop!

Si Kongjian's eyes went black, and his body collapsed to the ground.

At some testing site, Si Kongjian sat up from the simulation pod, gasping heavily.

"One for one, being eliminated is still worth it!"

At this moment, tens of billions of Huaguo viewers watching the live stream wore extremely complex expressions.

"Si Kongjian was actually eliminated!"

"He hasn't reached the finish line, yet Ya Li Ke Si attacks others; isn't he afraid of punishment?"

"The rules don't seem to forbid contestants from attacking others mid‑course; they only state that those who don't reach the finish within the allotted time will be eliminated..."

"Si Kongjian, well done; even if eliminated, you displayed the spirit and style of a Huaguo Martial Artist!"

"Rui Sibei!"

As the crowd's righteous anger boiled, Ya Li Ke Si in the frame focused Holy Light onto the wound.

Immediately, the wound began healing at a visibly rapid pace.

"Hehe, Holy Light also signifies rebirth..."

Ya Li Ke Si sneered, glanced at Si Kongjian's corpse, and his figure vanished in an instant.

Counting the time, Lu Jing and Zhang Baichuan should have already covered half the distance.

"One down, the remaining two can be left to Zhu Xia Yi Lang and the others; I can still make it back on the prescribed route in time..."

Meanwhile.

Somewhere on the island.

Ni Shang Sha Na's eyes flickered as a golden beetle flew in from not far away.

She placed the beetle in her hand and stroked it; Ni Shang Sha Na obtained Zhang Baichuan's exact location.

She flicked her small hand, and the beetle flew toward another direction.

"Is this Ni Shang Sha Na's bug?"

Zhuxia Yilang was moving along the set route on the island when a beetle suddenly flew into his line of sight.

The beetle circled a few times above his head, then flew forward as if leading the way.

"Looks like Ni Chang Sha Na has found the exact location of those few people; I wonder whose it is?"

Zhuxia Yilang hesitated not at all, closely following behind.

At this moment, Zhang Bachuan still didn't realize he had already been targeted.

He was battling a fifth-level demon beast, his long sword flashing with sharp light, sword intent flowing freely.

"The demon beasts arranged for this practical combat simulation are still quite strong; probably no more than twenty people will be able to pass smoothly and reach the endpoint."

Zhang Bachuan struck again with his sword, cutting the demon beast before him in half.

He let out a long breath and said: "I don't know what the purpose of those foreign examinees is; going to such lengths to sneak in just for the exam seems unlikely."

"Huh, what kind of bug is this, golden?"

Zhang Bachuan blinked slightly, and a golden beetle appeared ahead of him.

After observing for a while, he found the beetle posed little threat, so Zhang Bachuan continued forward.

Unaware, on the path ahead that he must pass, an illusory figure hid behind a tree, waiting for an opportunity to act.

The viewers in the live broadcast, seeing this scene at that moment, were both shocked and angry.

"Damn, the people of Fuji Country are so sneaky!"

"It's over, Zhang Bachuan seems not to have noticed; what should we do!"

"Zhang Bachuan has sword intent at his side, unbeatable in frontal combat, but if ambushed by Zhuxia Yilang, the outcome is hard to say!"

"These bastards are deliberately targeting our Huaguo examinees!"

In a certain control room.

The several staff members in charge of supervising the battle also watched the screen with anxious faces.

Upon seeing Zhuxia Yilang hiding and preparing to ambush, they wished they could use off-field authority to warn Zhang Bachuan to be careful.

But Zhuxia Yilang's behavior does not violate the rules; this is a deliberately established ambiguous rule previously set to encourage infighting among examinees.

Now, however, these people have seized the loophole, exploiting the rule's gap to maliciously attack Huaguo's examinees.

So they can only watch helplessly, unable to intervene.

Huaguo was in an uproar, but the Fuji Country live broadcast was filled with cheers.

"Yo, Ilang-kun, your stealth technique has become ever more proficient."

"Ilang-kun, show them our ninja martial way!"

At the same time.

Zhang Bachuan, carrying his long sword, had already entered Zhuxia Yilang's attack range.