Peerless Taoist

Some of the people who had been paying attention to Lu Yu were now extremely shocked. They pointed at Lu Yu with expressions of disbelief. "That's impossible. He was parked in the distance earlier. Why did he come up so quickly?"    

"That's right. I clearly saw that he was still standing there. There were at least a hundred or so steps away from the tall platform. Why did he go up so quickly?"    

There was a burst of intense discussion in the surrounding crowd.    

Every step they took was extremely difficult. They had to withstand the pressure that came from all directions in order to move forward with great difficulty.    

However, looking at Lu Yu, it seemed like the pressure of the last hundred steps didn't exist at all. He just ran up the stairs.    

Everyone's heart was filled with depression and puzzlement.    

The Crown Prince's calm and composed face instantly turned cold.    

His hand, which was originally holding a jade ruyi, was forcefully pinched at this moment. A crack was actually directly squeezed out.    

The Crown Prince stared at Lu Yu, his eyes were filled with killing intent.    

However, Lu Yu didn't care about that at all. He allowed the Crown Prince to look at him angrily.    

When Xu Tiangang saw this scene, his heart was burning with anger. He let out a loud shout and unleashed all of his energy, rushing onto the platform.    

His speed was already fast enough.    

But even so, he could only be ranked second behind Lu Yu!    

"How did you do it? This is impossible!"    

Xu Tiangang ignored his face and went in front of Lu Yu to question him angrily.    

Lu Yu gave him a cold glance and said indifferently, "Do I need to tell you?"    

"You!" Xu Tiangang was furious. He was usually pampered, who would dare to speak to him like this?    

"Silence! This is the venue of the Imperial Examinations Combat Examination. Anyone who dares to argue will be expelled from the examination venue!"    

Zhang Xuance shouted loudly. Everyone in the surroundings instantly fell into silence. No one dared to speak anymore.    

After all, as the head examiner, no one dared to offend Zhang Xuance's authority.    

This was a person who even the Crown Prince could directly refute. No matter how noble their background was, they did not dare to act rashly in front of Zhang Xuance.    

Two hours passed.    

On the high platform, there were still quite a number of people left. Only a few hundred High Scholars were eliminated.    

Although this trial seemed extremely difficult, it wasn't difficult to climb up within two hours. In fact, as long as he used some secret techniques, he would be able to climb up smoothly.    

This was mainly a test of one's ability to deal with pressure, not actual combat, so there weren't many people who were eliminated.    

"The time has come. Those who haven't come up, leave immediately."    

Zhang Xuance said lightly.    

With that, all the stairs disappeared.    

The hundreds of High Scholars standing on the ground had pale and helpless expressions on their faces.    

They had overcome all obstacles along the way, but they had never imagined that they would lose here in the end.    

There were a total of three stages in the combat examination. As long as there was one stage that they did not pass, they would not pass.    

The surrounding Imperial Army soldiers surrounded the group of High Scholars and began to collect number plates. They had already lost the qualifications to continue participating in the Imperial Examination and left in a sorry state.    

Amongst these hundred people, it included Xiahou Jun and Long Yunshan.    

One of them was a genius of the Xiahou Family, while the other was the eldest daughter of the Long Family. They were both top talents in their respective families.    

However, when placed in the Imperial Examination of Great Yu, this talent was nothing. It was not worth mentioning at all.    

Seeing that the number plate was about to be taken away, Long Yunshan was extremely anxious.    

Especially when she saw that Lu Yu was still standing at the first position. For a moment, anger, jealousy, and all sorts of other emotions surged into her heart. Long Yunshan suddenly walked forward and shouted loudly, "Sir, I refuse to accept this!"