Chaotic Sword Emperor-Chapter 60 – Battle for the top spot!

Seeing everyone waiting to watch Su Mu make a fool of himself, the four girls, including Tian Yuyue, were so nervous that their palms began to sweat. Wei Zhuo stared intently at Su Mu; he had never been this anxious in his life. This wasn't just about Su Mu's honor but the honor of everyone in the fifth division!
"Su Mu, whether we can hold our heads high in the future depends entirely on you!"
"Su Mu, please!"
Even Kong Qing was extremely nervous. He still vividly remembered how humiliated he had been at the last new students' banquet.
"Brother Mu, maybe... maybe..." Kong Qing struggled to speak to Su Mu, suggesting he should give up the test to avoid embarrassment.
"Maybe what?" Su Mu glanced at him and strode towards the high platform.
"Ha... he really dares to take the test." Seeing Su Mu approach, the crowd sneered and made way for him.
Tian Yuyue and the others watched Su Mu stand before the Feihong Bead, their hearts in their throats, even breaking out in a cold sweat from the tension.
"Test it, hurry up and test it!" Seeing Su Mu standing still in front of the Feihong Bead, the old and new students began to jeer, thinking he was too scared.
"Stop dawdling and test it already!"
"Acting like a woman, if you don't dare to test it, you might as well castrate yourself and go home!"
Amid the jeers, Su Mu looked down at the five fingers of his left hand. At first glance, there was nothing unusual, but if one looked closely at the tip of his middle finger, they would see a thin white thread dancing there!
If Ma Yongfan and the others dared to look closely, they would be scared half to death!
The new students who had tested before had controlled their energy to be clearly visible, even the thinnest was as thick as a hemp thread. But Su Mu's energy was so thin it was almost invisible!
"I have the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart, controlling energy has always been at my will, but such thin energy might not be detected by the Feihong Bead," Su Mu thought. If he recklessly injected this thread of energy, it might lead to an embarrassing situation like when he tested his Fate Palace.
Those people would definitely not acknowledge it and would disqualify him, and he would never get the elixir.
"Make it thicker." With a movement of his finger, the thread of energy became clearly visible, about a third the thickness of a hair.
"This should reach the tenth grade." He had seen the others' testing process, and this level should definitely reach the tenth grade!
But after glancing at the three-story pagoda, he continued to thicken the energy until it was as thick as a hemp thread!
"Coward, if you don't dare to test it, get down!"
The crowd continued to curse, and Ma Yongfan's sneer didn't fade. But when he saw the hemp-thread-thick energy on Su Mu's finger, his expression froze!
"This, how is this possible!" He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but the energy thread was already gone; Su Mu had injected it into the Feihong Bead!
"Gulp!" Ma Yongfan looked at the Feihong Bead, subconsciously swallowing, a bad premonition rising in his heart.
"Buzz!"
The Feihong Bead began to emit light, and the crowd stopped laughing, turning to coldly watch the scene.
"Definitely below the fifth grade!"
"Eight, that's an eight!"
As soon as they spoke, an "eight" appeared on the Feihong Bead, like a resounding slap to their faces!
The sight of the "eight" was so glaring, freezing all their sneers, disdain, and ridicule on their faces!
"Eight, eighth grade!"
"Didn't he comprehend Sword Intent? How can his control be so strong!"
The ones who found it hardest to accept were Zhang An and Wang Ding, both eighth-grade controllers, who were now equaled by a so-called trash Fate Palace!
"How can this be, how can he be eighth grade!"
"This is fake, how can a trash Fate Palace be equal to me!"
The two of them roared hysterically, feeling utterly humiliated!
"Eighth grade, haha... Teacher, did you see that? My brother is an eighth-grade controller!" Huang Yiyun was first stunned, then jumped up in joy, tears welling up in her eyes as she hugged Tian Yuyue.
Tian Yuyue and the other two girls were also shocked, but Huang Yiyun's joy brought them back to their senses, and they couldn't help but smile.
"Yes, your brother is really strong." Tian Yuyue smiled, sincerely praising Su Mu, and Guan Yifei nodded in agreement.
"I knew you could do it!" Wei Zhuo clenched his fist, taking a deep breath as he looked at Su Mu, feeling vindicated.
"Amazing, truly amazing!" Kong Qing was full of wonder, looking down at himself. When he had comprehended Sword Qi, he was just a step away from Sword Light but couldn't control his energy. Now, even though he was close to comprehending Sword Intent, he still felt he couldn't control his energy precisely.
But Su Mu, who had also comprehended Sword Intent, could control his energy so well. It was simply miraculous!
"Is this the difference between me and the teacher?" Kong Qing murmured, his gaze on Su Mu growing more determined. His pursuit was not wrong!
"Yiyun, why are you crying?" Tian Yuyue noticed tears at the corners of Huang Yiyun's eyes after her initial joy.
"Am I crying? I don't think so." Huang Yiyun quickly wiped her tears and looked at Su Mu, her nose already red.
The three girls exchanged a surprised look and then smiled slightly, thinking she was crying tears of joy.
They didn't know that Huang Yiyun was feeling sorry for Su Mu. Ever since his incident, he had been carrying a bad reputation, whether for raping a good woman or being a trash Fate Palace. But Su Mu never bowed his head, never gave up, always proving everyone wrong time and time again!
It seemed satisfying each time, but she always felt heartache. Why did someone so persistent always have to endure such treatment? It wasn't fair, it wasn't right!
"It's fake, definitely fake, the Feihong Bead must be malfunctioning!" Zhang An, unable to accept it, rushed up to question the Feihong Bead, almost accusing Su Mu of cheating.
"Get down, stop making trouble!" Ma Yongfan quickly regained his composure and scolded, giving a warning look. Questioning the Feihong Bead was questioning the Martial House itself!
Seeing Ma Yongfan's warning look, Zhang An had no choice but to grit his teeth, glare at Su Mu unwillingly, and step down.
"Su Mu, eighth-grade control!" Ma Yongfan then announced Su Mu's result indifferently, without any congratulations or emotion.
Everyone felt a pang of discomfort but had to accept the fact.
Su Mu glanced at the crowd, his gaze lingering on Zhang An and Wang Ding for a moment, a cold smile on his lips. Can't accept it? This is just the beginning!
"Now, the main event officially begins!"
After Su Mu stepped down, Ma Yongfan announced loudly, removing the Feihong Bead and placing three metallic-looking beads on the platform. Two staff members came up and divided the platform into three sections.
"The event is simple: competing for energy!"
"These are Locking Energy Beads, containing a large amount of energy. Two people will simultaneously extract energy from the beads and then use the extracted energy to attack each other. The winner wins!"
The new students, hearing the rules, gradually recovered from the shock of Su Mu and clicked their tongues.
"The more energy you extract, the greater your chances of winning!"
"Not necessarily. More energy doesn't guarantee victory. If you have high control skills, you can win even with less energy!"
The crowd discussed, feeling that the competition was still full of suspense!
"Before the event starts, a reminder: once the competition begins, no one is allowed to use any cultivation or energy. If anyone does, they will be immediately disqualified!" Ma Yongfan warned loudly, sweeping his gaze over the crowd.
"Now, the energy competition officially begins!"
"Everyone can freely choose their opponents. The challenged can refuse twice, but each person only has one chance to fail!"
As Ma Yongfan's words fell, the new students' gazes all fell on Su Mu. He was the one they most wanted to challenge!
The one they most wanted to eliminate was Su Mu!
The one they most wanted to wash away their shame with was Su Mu!