Atop the Sword Forest List.
The gold characters in the third row shone with an intense light, like the scorching sun at high noon, blinding the eyes!
The entire square was silent.
Yet the fierce thumping of hearts was deafening!
All the cultivators turned their heads in unison, looking toward Luo Xiu, who stood beside Jian Jiu Yang. They suddenly understood why the Sword God valued this kid so much, even swallowing his pride to personally accept him as a disciple.
After about a minute of silence, the small square erupted into chaos!
"My god… Is this kid even human?"
"He walked out of the Sword Forest in less than an hour! Damn it… what on earth is happening to this world?!"
"…"
For a mont, everyone felt as if they were in a dream, an extrely unreal one.
At that mont, A Wei and Yu Han, standing next to Luo Xiu, both turned pale. They looked at Luo Xiu as if he were a monster. Since the Sword Forest's creation, no one had ever crossed it in less than a day! Leaving aside the Azure Emperor who created it, even Emperor Hao himself had attempted to pass through the Sword Forest, and it had taken him a full two days to erge!
It wasn't until this mont that the couple realized the "little baby" they had been talking about was actually a being they weren't even qualified to look up to. Recalling his previous attitude toward Luo Xiu, A Wei was filled with imnse regret.
Amidst the silence, A Wei struggled to swallow, forcing a smile onto his face. "Haha, Brother Haoran, you're truly incredible! To erge from the Sword Forest in less than an hour… this will surely be recorded in the annals of history as a glorious achievent!"
Luo Xiu glanced sideways at A Wei and chuckled humbly. "You flatter . I was just a bit clever and took a shortcut; it's no true asure of skill."
Hearing Luo Xiu's words, A Wei's face flushed crimson with embarrassnt. He felt utterly humiliated and suddenly wanted to kneel and kowtow to Luo Xiu. To others, Luo Xiu's words might have sounded genuinely humble, but to A Wei, they were incredibly piercing, like a series of hot, stinging slaps across his face.
...
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" a girl of about eighteen or nineteen suddenly shouted from the noisy crowd.
Hearing this, everyone turned to look at the girl, their curiosity piqued. Most of them recognized her. Her na was Li Xiaoer, and her family background was prominent on the Lingtian Plateau; she was a true young lady of high status.
Li Xiaoer, full of indignation and unafraid of the crowd's stares, declared loudly, "A bunch of idiots! With so many of you, can't you rub two brain cells together?! Use your pig brains for a second and think! Who could possibly exit the Sword Forest in under an hour? The very idea is absurd!"
"Even Emperor Hao took two days, didn't he? So this is just a ridiculous fairy tale!"
Another young girl bravely chid in, "Miss Li is right! There's sothing fishy going on here!"
"The way I see it, this Bai Haoran must have bribed the Hall of Adjudication! They're conspiring to cheat!"
"Exactly! That has to be it!"
Li Xiaoer spoke with a tone of absolute certainty, "The Yu Emperor took three days to exit the Sword Forest, and that's already the standing record for our generation. This Bai Haoran isn't even at the Emperor Realm—at most, he's a Dao Jade Rank One. So how could he possibly surpass the Yu Emperor?"
"He isn't even worthy of carrying the Yu Emperor's shoes!"
"…"
With Li Xiaoer taking the lead, a group of "gossipy aunties" also stood up to level accusations and voice their vehent protests, expressing their strong condemnation!
"People are so hypocritical these days! Even the Sword Discourse Tournant can be rigged!"
"It's so disgusting it makes want to vomit!"
"Hmph, what a lowlife. So disgusting, he's a complete nobody!"
"…"
Luo Xiu swept his expressionless gaze over the won, with no intention of defending himself, nor the inclination to even care.
Actually, he didn't even need to think to know that these young won were all "Yu Emperor fans." And as qualified rabid fans, they could naturally never permit anyone to be more outstanding than their "idol." In their world, only their idol was the best, the most perfect. They regarded him as a supre deity; even their own parents couldn't compare to one of his toes. Furthermore, if their idol so much as said the word, they would eagerly hop into his bed to bear his children. And if anyone dared to outshine their idol, that person was a sinner, destined to be struck by lightning!
Beside Luo Xiu, Jian Jiu Yang smiled faintly. He glanced at Luo Xiu's profile, and seeing that he was completely unperturbed, he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration. It was hard for him to imagine such a calm and steady temperant belonging to a twenty-two-year-old.
...
Just as the group of "gossipy aunties" was in the throes of their condemnation, the Sword Forest List suddenly flared with a brilliant golden light! On the pristine white surface, two more lines of slightly smaller golden characters appeared!
The crowd fixed their gazes on it, their jaws dropping in astonishnt.
> Bai Haoran intentionally disrupted the order of the Sword Forest by forcibly slaughtering his way through the fifty-six champions, causing the Sword Array to cease functioning. After deliberation by the Hall of Adjudication, Bai Haoran is fined ten thousand Spirit Jade and must repair the Sword Array and restore order to the Sword Forest within two days.
>
> Furthermore, Bai Haoran is to report to the Hall of Adjudication in Wangjian Town imdiately to submit the fine. Failure to appear within one day will result in disqualification from the Sword Discourse Tournant.
The two lines of golden characters sparkled brightly.
The square fell so silent that a pin drop could be heard.
Everyone's gaze once again fell upon Luo Xiu in unison, but this ti, a hint of fear gradually erged in their expressions.
Slaughtering his way through fifty-six champions...
From start to finish, it seed those were the only words the crowd saw. With those words alone, the na Bai Haoran was enough to shake the entire Lingtian Plateau!
"Hahahaha…"
Jian Jiu Yang suddenly burst into hearty laughter. After a few loud laughs, he abruptly turned to the group of young won, his gaze sharp as he asked, "May I ask, is your precious Yu Emperor capable of slaughtering his way through fifty-six champions?"
"Moreover, the mbers of the Hall of Adjudication are all esteed elders of our Plateau. Why would they engage in deceit over this matter? Let's take a step back. Even if they intended to falsify the results, across the entire Three Thousand Worlds, only soone with the extraordinary status of Zhu Yu, Emperor Hao's disciple, would have the clout to collude with the Hall of Adjudication."
Hearing Jian Jiu Yang's words, the crowd turned to the group of young won with teasing looks in their eyes. The Sword God's words undoubtedly carried weight.
At this mont, silence spoke louder than words. Although no one said a thing, their mocking gazes were like a charging army, ruthlessly bearing down on the girls.
The group of Yu Emperor fans who had just been so vehently protesting were now beet-red with embarrassnt. They felt utterly mortified and didn't dare utter another peep. Only Li Xiaoer, with her significant background, remained stubborn.
"Hmph! So what if he was a little faster getting out of the Sword Forest? What's the big deal?"
"The Yu Emperor is the youngest Profound Emperor in history! Just you wait! See how he puts you in your place at the Sword Discourse Tournant!"
Then another girl added, "Exactly! Besides, the Yu Emperor is so humble, unlike so people who can't wait to boast about any minor achievent, as if they're afraid no one will find out."
"A person like that is dood to not get far on their path!"
"…"
Faced with these obstinate Yu Emperor fans, the crowd magnanimously chose to forgive them. After all, they were all reasonable people; it would be beneath their dignity to squabble with a bunch of rabid fans. Moreover, their ringleader, Li Xiaoer, had a formidable status. Doing anything to her would surely invite retaliation.
Jian Jiu Yang suddenly clapped Luo Xiu on the shoulder. "Haoran, my young friend, let's go. This old man will accompany you to the Hall of Adjudication!"
He naturally recognized those old coots in the Hall of Adjudication. He could also guess why they wanted Luo Xiu to report imdiately. Those old fellows simply had the sa idea as him—they wanted to take this exceptional prodigy, "Bai Haoran," under their wing!
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