Chapter 652 - 349: Is This How You Roam the Jianghu?

Chapter 652: Chapter 349: Is This How You Roam the Jianghu?

This showed the terrifying nature of the Nine-star Series.

"Why weren’t you watching Jiang Man? The Bai Family has already tampered with the Array. If Jiang Man hadn’t been away earlier, his future path would have likely become much more difficult," Ji Chenfeng said.

Ji Linglong did not answer his question. Instead, she said, "At the end of February, an assessment was held in the small courtyard."

Ji Shoumo frowned. "Did something happen?"

Ji Linglong nodded.

Ji Chenfeng immediately asked, "Was Jiang Man suppressed?"

Ji Linglong again chose to ignore the question. She simply looked at them and said, "First place was Jiang Man with eighty-six points."

This casual statement stunned both of them.

Eighty-six points meant he was at least at the Late Stage of Primordial Spirit. For an ordinary person, such a score would likely mean Primordial Spirit Perfection.

"Late Stage or Perfection?" Ji Shoumo asked.

"Perfection. And then came the combat test," Ji Linglong replied, immediately recounting the events of that day.

After hearing her out, both men fell silent.

Ji Chenfeng looked at Ji Shoumo. "Could you do that?"

Ji Shoumo remained silent for a moment before answering, "Probably."

But Jiang Man’s advancement speed was simply too fast. If he were given more time, he was destined to become invincible in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Ji Linglong opened her mouth, initially wanting to tell them that Jiang Man might have intentionally held back his score. However, it was too shocking, and she didn’t quite dare to say it out loud. She decided it was best to wait and see when the time came.

"The great tournament should be starting very soon," Ji Shoumo sighed. "The three from the Bai Family will definitely know about this. They will initiate a vote on whether to fight for the quotas ahead of schedule. Jiang Man’s advancement speed will force those people to agree. No one would dare to wait.

"Who would dare wait for someone who has achieved Great Success in the Nine-star Series?

"The greater a prodigy is, the more they understand how terrifying such a person can be."

Sure enough, the very next day, Mr. Yan initiated a vote on whether to begin the Primordial Spirit Realm assessment to compete for the top three spots.

The vote passed. Even though Ji Shoumo and the other two voted against it, it was to no avail.

Ji Chenfeng looked at Bai Qiufeng and his companions, mocking them coldly. "It’s only been a dozen days. I didn’t expect the Bai Family to lack even this little bit of courage."

Bai Qiufeng looked at Ji An. "I did want to initiate a vote, but someone else beat me to it."

Everyone looked at Ji An, but he turned an inquiring gaze toward Miao Yulin.

The latter stretched her arms and said, "Why are you looking at me? When I went to ask, someone had already proposed it."

For a moment, everyone was stunned. If it wasn’t any of them, then who was it?

Mr. Yan was just about to leave at that moment and was immediately called back.

"Mr. Yan, who initiated the vote?" Miao Yulin asked.

Yan Yiqiu casually replied, "Jiang Man. He made the request several months ago, saying that as soon as everyone arrived, the vote should be initiated."

Everyone was rendered speechless. It turned out someone was even more impatient than they were. Who was the one lacking time now?

Before leaving, Mr. Yan kindly reminded them, "The assessment is tomorrow. You all need to be careful."

The group remained silent, wondering if Jiang Man shouldn’t be the one being careful instead. How had the tables suddenly turned on them?

Miao Yulin felt that something was amiss. She later sought out Qi Xi to ask what exactly the situation had been at the time.

"It was exactly as I described. The only thing off was those Golden Core cultivators," Qi Xi said.

"What was off about them?" Miao Yulin asked.

Qi Xi answered truthfully, "They were extremely confident, as if they had already foreseen the outcome. I heard them make a comment evaluating Jiang Man."

Pausing to think for a moment, Qi Xi continued, "They said that since Jiang Man was participating in the assessment, his would be the only voice in this Realm."

Miao Yulin frowned. "We’ll probably have to fight for our lives in this assessment. Otherwise, we won’t stand a chance."

Great Success in the Nine-star Series, Primordial Spirit Perfection, and eighty-six points—who would dare underestimate that? Fortunately, they had received guidance from Mr. Ji and Mr. Tantai, and their strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. It wasn’t as if they had no chance at all. She refused to believe that Jiang Man had already reached the very limit of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

After a pause, she asked curiously, "How have things been developing between Jiang Man and Ji Meng lately?"

Qi Xi thought for a moment before replying, "About the same as before."

Miao Yulin shook her head. "Ji Meng is too stingy. She won’t even let him touch her hand or catch a glimpse of her thighs. It seems I’ll have to employ a little scheme ahead of time to see if it works."