Su Chen walked out of the smoke and casually shook off the carbon ash remaining on the sword.

He looked at Xu Jianliang and Zheng Liu, who had grim expressions on their faces, and said with a smile, "Now... you guys took the first step."

The next second, his figure disappeared from the spot.

Before Xu Jianliang could react, he heard a deafening dragon roar in his ears. But before Xu Jianliang could even see clearly what was happening before he was teleported out of the secret realm,

"First."

Su Chen moved and instantly came to Zheng Liu's side.

The speed was so fast that Zheng Liu didn't have time to react before she was sent out of the secret realm by his sword.

"the second."

Su Chen stopped and looked at Chai Xi, who was already dumbfounded.

It should be said that Chai Xi is an outlier among physical cultivators, an old hand who likes to play tricks, and his reaction in a crisis is quick.

Almost the second after Zheng Liu was teleported out, he shouted, "You can't hit me; I didn't do anything just now!"

"I know..."

Su Chen walked up to Chai Xi and swung his sword in front of his surprised look.

When Chai Xi was being transported, Su Chen said calmly, "Although you didn't do anything, I hate those who play tricks the most. It makes me feel like I'm looking in the mirror."

People who play tactics have dirty hearts. He hates those kinds of people the most in his life because he is also such a person.

He won't allow anyone in this world to have a heart dirtier than him!

Jiangnan No. 1 High School, rest area for failed assessments.

Xu Jianliang walked out of the passage dejectedly, saying angrily, "Damn it. If we had known that we would run into a ruthless person like Student Su, we shouldn't have tried to be clever."

Zheng Liu on the side complained: "It's all your fault, Jianliang. Classmate Su was ready to let us go at the beginning, but you insisted on causing trouble for him. Aren't you asking for trouble and pushing us into the fire pit?"

"Can you blame me for this? Wasn't I fooled by Chai Xi? He insisted on reminding me that Su Chen's body protection watch had no spiritual power, implying that he was a spent force."

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"If you want to blame someone, just blame Chai Xi. He was the one who lied about military intelligence."

"Come on, Chai Xi was just reminding me, but it was you who told me to take action. If you had known earlier that Su Chen was trying to lure us into taking action first to avoid penalty points, we wouldn't have been eliminated so early."

Xu Jianliang and Zheng Liu walked to the rest area while complaining to each other.

At this time, many students were already sitting in the rest area.

Some of them were even cheated by Xu Jianliang and Zheng Liu.

However, they just glared at the two of them fiercely and didn't say anything more.

There's nothing they can do. They can only blame themselves for being too naive and trusting others easily, thus being taught a severe lesson by this insidious trio.

"Chai Xi, why are you out too?"

Zheng Liu was very surprised when she saw Chai Xi, who came out a few seconds later than them.

Chai Xi spread his hands and said helplessly, "What else can I do? I was sent out by classmate Su's sword."

"I remember you didn't do anything. If Student Su attacked you, he would lose points."

"Do you think people care about those points?"

Zheng Liu was stunned for a moment, then said dejectedly, "That's true. With his strength, it's easy for him to get points. He doesn't have to fight like us."

Chai Xi shrugged and said, "That's what I mean. If we had his strength, we wouldn't be an eliminated party here."

Zheng Liu looked at the exam footage being broadcast on the big screen in the lounge area and said with some envy, "He's already at the third level of the Qi gathering stage and has such great sword skills and body movement accomplishments. Student Su's comprehension is truly terrifying. I don't know how he normally practices. I'll go ask him later."

A passerby student who was eliminated early on couldn't help but say, "I advise you not to learn it. You can't learn it."

Zheng Liu asked in confusion, "Why?"

The passerby pointed at Su Chen, who was playing with his phone on the big screen, and said sourly, "Because he has been playing games on his phone since the mock exam started. He only put it away briefly when he met you guys."

"He is playing all the time, even during exams. Do you think he practices well?"

"ah?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Liu and the other two were so shocked that their mouths opened slightly, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Although the passerby classmates didn't say much, they contained a lot of information.

Zheng Liu looked at the screen where Su Chen had returned to the cave and was sitting next to the campfire playing with his phone. She still couldn't believe it and said, "Has he been playing mobile games since the exam? Is he looking at the information on his phone?"

"After all, even though there is no internet in the secret realm, we can still prepare some information about monsters in advance and read it when we get to the secret realm."

But this time, before the passerby classmate could answer, Chai Xi next to him couldn't help but speak.

"Idiot, have you ever seen anyone use their phone to look up information by turning it sideways and using both hands?"

"…"

Zheng Liu slapped her forehead and realized that she had said something stupid.

If he just wants to check information, one hand is enough, and there is no need to turn the phone sideways.

Therefore, the only possible reason for Su Chen's current action was playing mobile games.

Even during the exam, he kept his phone in his hand. Is this person addicted to games so much? And how much time does such a person obsessed with games have for cultivation on weekdays?

At this moment, Zheng Liu and the other two were not the only ones who had an image in their minds.

That is, others take time out to play games after practicing.

Su Chen, however, took time out to practice after playing games.

The main point is to squander talent and lose one's ambition due to pleasure.

(End of this chapter)