Almost at the same moment, the hardened stone suddenly rang out a deafening sound and split in two. It was shattered on both sides and fell to the ground with a thunderous bang.
Everyone present was stunned.
"How is that possible? How could he break the hardest stone with his sword?"
"That stone is quite sturdy and can only be split by a cultivator who uses a sword skill that is at least at the third grade of the Spirit Realm. How did he do that?"
"Is this guy even human?"
The scene caused quite a sensation among the onlookers.
Amidst the astonishment, Rocky passed the second trial and proceeded with the third one.
The third trial was the most difficult because he had to defeat all the flying spiritual swords in half an hour.
Upon entering the area where the third trial would be held, Rocky surprised everyone as he immediately sat on the ground with his legs crossed instead of standing up like the other disciples who chose to stand because it provided a more flexible range of movement.
"This guy really must think he's something special, huh?"
"Don't worry. He'll be humbled by the consequences his arrogance brings very soon."
"I bet he won't last for half an hour!"
Although everyone witnessed Rocky's strength as he breezed through the second trial, they were doubtful he'd be able to do the same in the third trial.
"Let's start," Rocky said.
The disciples tasked with releasing the flying swords glanced at each other before they looked to the Sword Spirit City's official in charge of the assessment. The official gave a nod which signaled the disciples to fire the spiritual swords at Rocky.
The first spiritual sword was fired and whizzed through the air heading towards Rocky. Just as it was about to strike him, the spiritual sword behind him was unsheathed and knocked the flying spiritual sword to the ground with a clang.
The second spiritual sword was released but Rocky easily blocked it as well.
Soon, the spiritual swords surrounding him moved faster and morphed into blinding white lights that darted through the air non-stop. Although the swords were close to him, they never once cut his skin. Although he appeared to be in great danger, he managed to swiftly turn peril into safety.
That shocked everyone present.
Half an hour passed. Much to everyone's surprise, Rocky passed the third trial. That meant he had officially passed the disciple assessment.
He had surpassed everyone's expectations. Before becoming a disciple, he was just a country bumpkin and he seemed to be incapable of reaching the Spirit Realm. And now, he officially passed the disciple assessment. What was more impressive was that only those who reached the third grade of the Spirit Realm usually passed the exam.
The evaluation finally came to an end after Rocky's spectacular performance.
"You're quite something! I never expected you to make such rapid progress within one month!" Tessa praised Rocky with admiration as he walked toward her. She always knew he'd succeed but was surprised that he exceeded her expectations.
"All thanks to your guidance, Tessa." Rocky immediately thanked Tessa. Over the past month, she taught him some useful sword skills. With his talent, he could've easily mastered them on his own and made progress without a mentor. However, he still pandered to Tessa.
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