Devouring all things: I possess the energy of chaos.

The cold-blooded youth planted his spear in the ground and said expressionlessly, "You are the first person to push me, Xiao Ye, to this point. You are enough to make me use all my strength."

Upon hearing this person's words, Mo Hong showed a hint of surprise for the first time.

"Oh? So this guy is Xiao Ye, who's ranked second in points. Defeating him should be enough to secure my place in the top three."

Mo Hong thought to himself, his gaze toward Xiao Ye gradually becoming more intense.

Without letting him speak further, Mo Hong gripped his sword tightly, bent his hind leg slightly, and took a step forward, arriving in front of Xiao Ye in the blink of an eye.

The battle blade swept down like a whip, its terrifying force creating a series of whooshing sounds, with wisps of air emanating from its blade.

Xiao Ye's pupils contracted slightly, and as his blood surged, the muscles in his arms bulged with veins. He gripped the metal spear tightly and charged straight in, the spear tip creating several spear shadows as it swung, specifically targeting Mo Hong's lower body.

Mo Hong moved his arm, and the blade suddenly flipped, circling half a circle around the spear, sparks flying, successfully stopping it.

"Charge into battle!"

Suddenly, Xiao Ye roared, his aura instantly increasing more than threefold, and the spear that had been blocked moved again.

The spearhead charged like a python, its force increasing dramatically, forcefully deflecting the resistance of the blade, and thrusting towards Mo Hong with unstoppable momentum.

Under such overwhelming force, Mo Hong was absolutely certain that if he were shot, he would either die or be seriously injured.

"I've already used my trump card. Even if you lose, you can still be proud."

Xiao Ye was filled with fighting spirit, his eyes filled with anticipation, as if he could see Mo Hong being seriously wounded by his own gunshot.

Seeing that he was locked onto by that terrifying shot, Mo Hong narrowed his eyes and instantly switched from offense to defense. His sword strikes were heavy and dull, wide and sweeping.

"Oshou Sword!"

Bang!

After the two weapons clashed, the terrifying power of the spear lasted only a moment before abruptly ceasing.

Xiao Ye's smile froze for a second, as if he had witnessed an unbelievable scene. He exclaimed incredulously, "Impossible! How could you possibly catch that?"

Mo Hong remained silent and did not speak.

Suddenly, Mo Hong exerted force with both arms, sending Xiao Ye flying.

He then stopped and said coldly, "Xiao Ye, you've tried your best to kill me with every move. I've already restrained myself. Since you're not human, don't blame me, Mo Hong, for being ruthless."

Mo Hong really wanted to dig this guy's head out and see it. The instructor had clearly stipulated that they could not kill each other, but Xiao Ye insisted on using deadly moves against him.

Was he truly measured in his actions, or had he already discerned Mo Hong's strength and believed he could handle the attack?

This ruthless way of doing things, those who know the situation might think it's a trial for new students, while those who don't might think it's a mortal enemy!

After regaining his senses, Xiao Ye looked at Mo Hong with an unprecedentedly serious expression. Suddenly, he charged forward, brandishing his spear.

Instead of retreating, Mo Hong advanced and charged forward.

The two figures quickly closed the distance and finally collided at the last moment.

The standoff lasted only a moment before a figure was sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground.

Xiao Ye clutched his chest, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Just as he was about to get up, a blade flashed towards him and pressed against his neck.

"Just give me the points, and I won't argue with you too much."

Mo Hong sighed, still unable to bring himself to do it.

Although the rules forbid killing each other, Mo Hong could still take the opportunity to deliberately stab him a few more times, as long as he didn't kill him.

However, he was not Xiao Ye after all; he still had principles.

His sword will only be used against demons, never against humans, unless his bottom line is truly crossed.

“Xiao Ye will be a pillar of our human race in the future, so there’s no need to make it a life-or-death struggle.”

Mo Hong thought to himself.

Seeing his ranking jump to second place on the leaderboard, Mo Hong finally smiled.

After receiving Xiao Ye's points, Mo Hong turned and left.

Xiao Ye looked at Mo Hong's departing figure with a complicated expression.

"The instructor is right. There are always people better than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding. I never thought that my strength and martial ethics were inferior to his."

"However, this defeat is not necessarily a bad thing. Losing now does not mean I will lose in the future."

At that moment, he remembered what his high school drill instructor had told him.

He used to be far ahead of everyone else in the school, but he didn't understand why. He just thought that as long as he kept winning, that would be enough.

Now that he has lost to Mo Hong, he finally understands a little.

Xiao Ye pushed himself up from the ground and moved in the opposite direction from Mo Hong, since the trial was still ongoing.

, ...

As the mentors watched Mo Hong battle Xiao Ye, many initially favored Xiao Ye, while only a minority favored Mo Hong.

However, as the video continued, the voices supporting Xiao Ye dwindled until they fell completely silent.

Many mentors began to discuss it.

"This freshman named Mo Hong is quite the hidden talent; we underestimated him before."

"Indeed, Mo Hong's strength is enough to compete for the top spot among the freshmen, but I wonder who is stronger between him and Zhuang Hongzhe?"

One of the mentors asked curiously.

Hearing the praise from the mentors around him, Mo Shan was already all smiles, and he found Mo Hong even more pleasing to the eye.

"After this freshman trial is over, this kid will be worth my careful nurturing."

Mo Shan began to consider the arrangements for what would happen next.

, ...

Within the virtual realm.

Since Mo Hong defeated Xiao Ye, he has continued his search for a target.

Time slowly passed until the very last minute of the test.

Mo Hong glanced at the points rankings and found that he was still in second place, which made him feel a little depressed.

He didn't encounter many monsters during this final period, and the few people he did bump into weren't ranked high, which allowed Mo Hong to only maintain his second-place position.

"After this hunt, my Devour Points have reached 250."

Mo Hong thought to himself.

After reaching 250 points, his devouring points stopped increasing.

Finally, the last minute of the new student trial period came to a complete end.

Following the map markings on his wristband, Mo Hong began heading towards the open passage.

, ...

Outside the passage, freshmen walked out one after another until the last freshman walked out, at which point the passage was completely closed.

Each new student returned to the vicinity of their respective instructor, and Mo Hong followed the people from the Xuanzi Daoist sect to their assigned location.

"The first place goes to Zhuang Hongzhe from the Heavenly Daoist Academy, the second place to Mo Hong from our Profound Daoist Academy, the third place to Xiao Ye from the Earthly Daoist Academy, and the fourth place to..."

The new students at the Xuanzi Dojo began discussing the recent points rankings, showing great interest in them.

"I didn't expect that our Xuanzi Dojo also has a big shot named Mo Hong. If I remember correctly, this big shot climbed up by stepping over Xiao Ye, who was originally in second place. 666."

Mo Hong smiled when he heard the praise for him in the crowd.