The next day, early in the morning, many candidates gathered in the central square again.

This time, the person who spoke was the director of Aoki Institute and Mai Lin.

Mu Lin's eyes swept over the disciples in the square, nodded, and said, "The ranking race is about to begin. You already know the rules, but I still have to explain one more thing. Is there anyone who wants to quit? It's still time to quit."

"The Forest of Demonic Qi is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you may die in it. So, if someone wants to quit, you can come out at any time."

After the words fell, some disciples came out after a while.

There were about a hundred people in total, and they walked out with their heads down. The expression on their faces was very complicated.

"Okay, since that's the case, you can leave." Mu Lin said lightly. He understood these children very well. After all, they grew up in the family's honeypot and basically rarely experienced cruel battles. Suddenly asking them to do such things that risk their lives would definitely not be acceptable for a while.

However, those who achieve great things must have courage. These children are unable to overcome the timidity in their hearts. It can only be said that they are not suitable for entering the Sword Academy for the time being.

Because after officially entering the Sword Inquiry Academy, what you will face is even more cruel and intense than the experience of the Demonic Qi Forest.

"Is there anyone else?" Mu Lin asked again.

This time, no one came out again.

"Okay, now I announce that the qualifying competition has officially begun. From this point on, you will go to the Demonic Qi Forest by yourself. I don't care what method you are. After half a month, come out with the flag. We will wait for you outside. Those who leave the Demonic Qi Forest during the assessment will be considered abstention."

"Set off!"

As soon as Mu Lin finished speaking, the disciples in the square suddenly became excited. They cheered and were eager to try, quickly left the square and ran towards the foot of the mountain.

Time starts from now on, which means that fierce competition has begun. Whoever can reach the Forest of Demonic Qi first will be able to get more time, and time means points.

Lin Xiao followed the team and ran hard. As he ran, someone suddenly took a photo of him. Lin Xiao looked back and didn't know who it was, so he didn't care. Maybe it was because there were too many people who accidentally encountered it.

Soon, thousands of people came to the foot of the mountain and then spread out in many directions.

Obviously, everyone has different understandings of the journey to the Forest of Demonic Qi. Some people may go the nearest road, while others may go the farthest road.

When he ran to the foot of the mountain, Lin Xiao hesitated. He knew one of the ways to the Demonic Qi Forest, but he was not sure if it was not the nearest one. There are many entrances to the Demonic Qi Forest.

The distance of the journey is actually very important, which can determine the time and energy you spend to reach your destination, and sometimes it will also affect your mentality.

Sharpening the knife does not delay chopping wood. Lin Xiao remembered what Lin Feng had taught him. He did not follow these disciples to run wildly, but ran to a nearby town.

Lin Xiao bought a map and browsed it quickly. He found that there were more than ten roads to the Forest of Demonic Qi. The nearest one was only a dozen miles away, and it could be reached in half an hour at the fastest. The farthest road required a hundred miles, at least half a day.

The length of the road that Lin Xiao knew was in the middle, but it took two hours.

Now, Lin Xiao spent more than ten minutes to find the best route, saving him more than an hour. Moreover, he then bought a horse here and rode all the way.

In less than half an hour, Lin Xiao came to the Forest of Demonic Qi. To his surprise, there were more than a dozen horses tied here. It seemed that some people had already arrived one step ahead of him. These people should have known about the nearest route early in the morning.

Lin Xiao no longer hesitated, tied the horse, quickly entered the Forest of Demonic Qi, and began to look for the Order Flag.

According to the rules of the competition, the lower the score, the more you should be distributed on the periphery of the forest. The deeper you go, the higher the score of the flag, the more dangerous it is.

Lin Xiao planned to walk around the periphery first. After all, it was his first time here. He first tested the strength of the monsters here, and probably had a clear idea in his mind, and then made the next plan.

After walking outside for a short time, Lin Xiao soon discovered a yellow flag.

This yellow flag is inserted in the grass and it is difficult to distinguish if you don’t look carefully.

Lin Xiao was delighted. He could not have found a flag so soon. Just as he had just walked a few steps, he suddenly heard a scream in his ears.

It's the sound of sharp claws slashing through the air!

Lin Xiao had quick eyes and quick hands. Before his head could turn, his fist had already hit the left side.

Bang!

Accompanied by a miserable scream, a spiritual leopard flew backwards, breaking a big tree, and then fell heavily to the ground.

The fifth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, the Spirit Pattern Leopard!

This is just on the periphery, there are the fifth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm monsters. It is hard to imagine that if you go in a little further, there will definitely be even more ferocious and powerful monsters. No wonder this place is called the Forest of Death.

The spiritual leopard was hit by Lin Xiao's punch, and his head cracked and blood continued to flow.

Although Lin Xiao is now at the peak of the seventh level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, with the blessing of the Heavenly-level Spirit Veins, his body is extremely strong and almost invincible in the Spirit Transformation Realm. This spiritual leopard naturally cannot withstand his attack.

Lin Xiao walked over and fisted the spiritual leopard, then spread his palm and a sword emitting white light condensed.

Whoosh-

On the corpse of the spirit-patterned leopard, a floating demon soul was directly sucked by the Spirit-Swallowing Sword. The Spirit-Swallowing Sword trembled slightly, and a sword roar was made with excitement, as if he was eager for more demon souls to nourish him.

Lin Xiao smiled and took the Spirit-Swallowing Sword back into his body. Later, when he arrived in front of the grass, he was about to reach out, suddenly, a poisonous snake jumped out of the grass.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao reacted very quickly, turned his head and dodged, avoiding the poisonous snake's teeth, suddenly grabbed its head, pinched it hard, and with a click, the poisonous snake was instantly lost.

"It's so dangerous." Lin Xiao threw away the corpse of the poisonous snake, breathed a long sigh, pulled out the yellow order flag, and put it into the formation ring.

It is worthy of being called the Forest of Death. It is really dangerous everywhere and you can't be careless at all. Lin Xiao thought to himself that the more he goes, the more he needs to be careful.

After receiving a flag, Lin Xiao continued to walk around the periphery, but he went deeper than before.

Before I knew it, a few hours passed and the sky gradually darkened.

Now, Lin Xiao has obtained ten yellow flags, plus a green flag, which is thirteen points.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Xiao planned to find a place to rest first, and then plan his actions tomorrow.

As he walked, suddenly, Lin Xiao heard a sound of fighting coming from the front and hurriedly touched him.
Chapter completed!