Just as Lin Feng and many other Outer Sect Disciples were wondering why Mu Jinyu had come out so early.
Not long after Mu Jinyu had stepped out of the screening passageway, a large group of Outer Sect Disciples, panting heavily, followed him running out.
"Stop, you can't do this, it's too much!"
"Exactly, if you take all the tokens, how can we pass the selection?"
"One token per person is enough for you, why grab so many? Can you eat them or what?"
"..."
A tumultuous clamor arose, making Lin Feng's expression a mixture of astonishment and amusement.
The faces of those despondent Outer Sect Disciples, who initially sneered at Mu Jinyu for leaving early like them, now froze in disbelief.
"What's going on here?"
"From what they're saying, could it be that this guy grabbed a bunch of pass tokens all by himself?"
"So that's why he's drawn such ire, causing so many people to chase after him?"
They were a bit confused and bewildered, their hearts filled with flames of jealousy and resentment!
At that moment, Lin Feng reacted and spoke up at the right moment, demanding, "What is all this chasing and fussing about? Stop it all!"
The Outer Sect Disciples who had run out with Mu Jinyu, seeing Lin Feng speak up, could only reluctantly and resentfully stop in their tracks, still glaring angrily at Mu Jinyu.
Seeing them quiet down, Lin Feng looked solemnly at Mu Jinyu and then asked the crowd, "What are you all doing? Why aren't you in the screening passageway challenging the Wooden Dummies? Don't you want to challenge anymore?"
These disciples who ran out with Mu Jinyu were different from those dozens of disciples who had given up the challenge on their own accord!
Those who gave up on their own didn't possess strength beyond the Divinity Transformation Realm, but these disciples had strengths within the first and second layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.
They were considered the backbone of the Outer Sect Disciples, and once Wu Lei and Chen Qiuqiao joined the Inner Gate, a few more prominent figures would gradually emerge among them!
But now, they were running out following Mu Jinyu, effectively giving up the selection challenge as well. Wasn't this absurd?
Even if Mu Jinyu had grabbed several more pass tokens, switching to a different screening passageway to challenge would have sufficed. Why doggedly fixate on him?
Hearing Lin Feng's inquiry, those few disciples whose strength was just below the top three outer gate experts immediately complained,
"Elder Lin, it's not that we want to give up the challenge, but... but this guy has gone too far, grabbing over thirty pass tokens by himself, how are we supposed to challenge now?!"
"Exactly, I was in a passageway challenging several Wooden Dummies with the strength of the Second Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm. I would definitely have gotten a pass token if I had beaten them, but this guy suddenly ran into the passageway I was in and took the only token there, and the rest are all Third Layer Divine Transformation Realm Wooden Dummies, how can I fight them?!"
"I faced the same problem, he took the token in the passageway I was in, I was going to switch to another passageway, but then I was told that he had taken them all, so I had no choice but to chase him out!"
"..."
The crowd complained all at once, and although it was a bit chaotic, Lin Feng and Elder Cheng, along with those disciples who had chosen to give up the challenge, all understood one thing.
That was, Mu Jinyu had created turmoil in the screening passageway and had taken at least over thirty pass tokens?!
Over thirty pass tokens?!
There were only fifty pass tokens in total, and he had taken more than half all by himself? Was he even human?
No wonder he had incited such rage!
Causing so many people to chase after him!
The Outer Sect Disciples who had voluntarily given up the challenge, their earlier mockery gone, now heard this news and felt their jealousy extinguished by a bucket of cold water!
Their hearts felt utterly cold!
They looked at Mu Jinyu with eyes filled with disbelief and despair!
Is this guy even human?
They struggled mightily, unable to defeat even the most ordinary wooden dummy, yet Mu Jinyu alone hoarded over thirty Pass Tokens.
And if he hadn't been forced out by being chased, who knows how many more he could have taken?!
Why is there such a huge gap between people?!
The expression on Lin Feng's face became quite strange after hearing these people's complaints, and he felt a chill in his heart.
Initially, when he found out that Mu Jinyu had obtained a Pass Token, he already felt uncomfortable, knowing that the Sacred Wood Branch might really be lost to Elder Cheng.
But now, knowing that Mu Jinyu had snatched over thirty Pass Tokens all by himself, he suddenly felt like his brain was going to explode.
This guy, in just ten minutes, took over thirty Pass Tokens. If he had only planned to take one Pass Token, wouldn't he just need a minute or two from entering to exiting?
What kind of freak is this!
Then, Lin Feng suddenly thought of the bet with Elder Cheng and felt like he had truly been trapped by him, immediately turning his head angrily towards Elder Cheng.
He saw that Elder Cheng looked slightly surprised, but not too shocked!
He immediately questioned, "Elder Cheng, did you already know he had this capability and deliberately set me up?"
Elder Cheng immediately shook his head, saying, "No, I just guessed that his possession of a Wood Spirit Root might give him an advantage in the wooden dummy challenge, but I didn't expect him to be this powerful!"
Yet, he thought to himself, this Spirit Root genius, Mu Jinyu, was ridiculously powerful, wasn't he? It was sure indeed no mistake to place one's bets on him!
Lin Feng wasn't very aware of Mu Jinyu's movements or how strong he was, so at the start of the bet, he leaned more towards the more experienced ones like Wu Lei.
But Elder Cheng and the Sect Leader, because of the Fine Elixirs, paid more attention to Mu Jinyu afterward.
Thus, they investigated thoroughly, and Mu Jinyu had in the Scripture Pavilion chosen the divine skill "Great Freedom Heavenly Wood Sword Qi."
With such a Wood Attribute Divine Power, it was too easy for Mu Jinyu to be the first to exit the trial.
But indeed, Elder Cheng hadn't expected Mu Jinyu to exaggerate to the extent of taking over thirty Pass Tokens in less than ten minutes!
Seeing that Elder Cheng denied it, Lin Feng had no way to argue; a loss was a loss. However, he wasn't too concerned about winning or losing anymore due to Elder Cheng's earlier persuasion, so he decided not to delve deeper.
Lin Feng immediately turned back, looked at Mu Jinyu's calm demeanor, showing no awareness of having caused trouble or provoked public anger, and asked, "Is there a problem with what they said? Is this how it happened?"
Mu Jinyu nodded calmly and then with a wave of his hand, many Pass Tokens floated up in front of him!
Lin Feng and Elder Cheng counted them and realized there were thirty-six Pass Tokens!
Doesn't this mean that only fourteen people in the selection channel could succeed?
If there were others like Mu Jinyu, the number of those passing the selection would be even fewer!
They were instantly rendered speechless.
The Outer Sect Disciples who had chased Mu Jinyu out, each glared at him with eyes that seemed to spit fire, wishing they could kill him!
At least half of them could have gotten a Pass Token and passed the selection smoothly.
But because of Mu Jinyu's outrageous actions, they were directly eliminated!
How could this not make them hate Mu Jinyu to death!
After a moment of silence, Lin Feng asked, "Why did you do this? Isn't one Pass Token enough?"