On the square, the Winston couple had been closely watching Lachlan's side. Seeing Ryan stop Lachlan, they instinctively covered their mouths. But then they saw Lachlan act decisively, disabling one person!
Only then did Winston remember that besides cultivation strength, Lachlan was also extremely skilled in combat!
"With Lachlan around, Fiona will definitely pass the first level!" Winston muttered to himself, as if trying to reassure himself.
The recent conflict was just a small incident for the participants in the assessment. After all, most of them knew why they were here. They didn't have spare energy to mind other people's business!
An hour later!
The voice of Sullivan, the Vice Sect Master of Broken Pulse Sect, suddenly echoed in everyone's ears, "Ryan Neal is the first to reach the summit, special reward: one Energy Replenishment Pill!"
At this moment, Lachlan and Fiona had just passed halfway, and Lachlan could already clearly feel the pressure around him.
Fiona, sweating profusely, her face turning red, appeared to be struggling tremendously.
But even in this state, Fiona didn't utter a word of surrender, gritting her teeth and persevering.
This scene brought a hint of relief to Lachlan's eyes.
With a weak body, there would be no hope if the willpower was weak as well. Fortunately, this girl had a stubbornness and resilience!
Cultivators always went against the natural order. If one lacked even this bit of perseverance, no matter how much help Lachlan provided now, there wouldn't be much achievement in the future.
Lachlan had thought very clearly from the beginning. Although he could help her alleviate most of the pressure, he wouldn't do it. He only needed to take care of Fiona and intervene at critical moments.
In contrast to Lachlan's indifference, the others who were stuck halfway were somewhat unsettled.
Ryan's reaching the summit clearly put immense pressure on them. Some people, in their anxiety, took several steps at once.
Unable to hold on, they immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and fell heavily downward.
At this moment, the Hall of Enforcement disciples who had been standing by quickly stepped forward, catching them and loudly announcing in a cold tone, "Eliminated!"
"No! I refuse to accept it! I can still hold on! Give me another chance!"
This person, upon hearing the word "eliminated," became instantly excited. He struggled while spitting blood, his eyes filled with unwillingness.
Ignoring his reaction, the Hall of Enforcement disciple didn't even spare him a glance and forcibly took him away from the ladder.
With this person, over a dozen participants had already been eliminated by now!
And after passing halfway, the number of eliminations would only increase.
Lachlan and Fiona were not the last ones. Behind them, there were still three or five figures gritting their teeth and persevering.
"Those who can come here are the cream of the crop among people. But now, they're just at the bottom here despite usually being superior."
"The blow from this kind of disparity must be very difficult to bear."
Lachlan sighed and stopped paying attention to these people, focusing on Fiona beside him.
The Hall of Enforcement disciple who had been following them the whole time had a trace of doubt in his eyes. He had noticed Lachlan after Lachlan had repelled Ryan and the others. According to his observation, with Lachlan's strength, he could easily reach the summit.
It took Ryan an hour to reach the summit. If Lachlan were to sprint all the way, the time should be more than halved! After all, from the beginning until now, the Hall of Enforcement disciple hadn't seen Lachlan under any pressure! His face had always been relaxed and indifferent.
"This guy is exceptionally talented and powerful. He's bound to soar to great heights in the future!"
"We must inform the captain and make sure to recruit this guy into the Hall of Enforcement early!"
Little did Lachlan know, while he hadn't even passed the first level yet, the Hall of Enforcement, which was touted as the most difficult to join within Broken Pulse Sect, was already scheming to win him over.
If he knew about this news, he wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry.
As more and more people reached the summit, Fiona finally passed two-thirds of the steps. She looked up at the passing disciples cheering at the mountaintop with a hint of envy in her eyes!
With only one hour left and the summit in sight, she still had a chance!
Fiona kept encouraging herself.
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