Time goes back to when Mu Jinyu let Yun Ge go first.
As Yun Ge left, Mu Jinyu turned his focus to the gradually awakening bronze men, his eyes filled with anticipation.
What he was most concerned about was the bronze man at the Fanxu Realm that Wei Ziping had thrown at him.
Because he was also wondering, if it was an opponent at the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, he should be able to handle it, but could he handle an opponent at the Fanxu Realm?
He wasn't sure, but he still wanted to give it a try.
Thus, knowing that he would undoubtedly take first place, Mu Jinyu wasn't in a hurry to secure the position but instead wanted to spar with these bronze men.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
While almost everyone else had stopped paying attention to him, Mu Jinyu engaged the fully awakened bronze men. The two bronze men at the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm were easily suppressed by him.
However, when sparring with the bronze man at the Fanxu Realm, Mu Jinyu felt it was very strenuous. In the end, he used the "True Dragon Art," which temporarily brought his cultivation to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, only then managing to fight it to a draw.
"It seems that, for now, I really cannot guarantee a win against someone at the Fanxu Realm. If even a bronze man is such a challenge, I probably wouldn't stand a chance against a real person!"
Mu Jinyu felt a bit disappointed, "If my true strength were at the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, I might stand a better chance with the 'True Dragon Art'."
At this time, Mu Jinyu struck the bronze man away with one palm, no longer interested in continuing the stalemate.
It was meaningless because he knew that no matter how he tangled with the bronze man, he couldn't defeat it.
Then Mu Jinyu saw that Wei Ziping had reached four-fifths of the way through the passage, almost at the end.
"Never mind, I'll try another time."
Mu Jinyu, not wanting Wei Ziping to secure the first place in this assessment, decisively gave up the idea of tangling with the bronze man and used the "Ten Steps Move."
In an instant, he crossed over a hundred meters in distance, ignoring many traps and mechanisms in the passage, and quickly surpassed the hard-fighting Wei Ziping, arriving at the finish line.
At that moment.
Someone followed the direction of Wei Ziping's rush towards the finish line and saw Mu Jinyu already there, exclaiming in disbelief.
As the exclamations rang out, everyone saw Mu Jinyu at the finish line, wondering if they had seen it wrong.
Then they looked back at the bronze man area, where they saw Mu Jinyu's residual shadow lingering.
Just as everyone began to doubt their eyes, wondering which Mu Jinyu was real, the shadow dissipated, and the scene fell into a dead silence.
If it weren't for the appearance and dissipation of this shadow.
Seeing Mu Jinyu at the finish line would not have been that shocking.
It would only indicate that Mu Jinyu's movement technique was superb, silently making his way to the finish line without being noticed.
But the presence of the shadow proved that Mu Jinyu had been playing with the bronze man until it seemed that Wei Ziping would secure first place, and then he got serious, taking one to two seconds to dash to the finish line.
So, the shadow dispersed at that moment.
"What terrible speed! If he had been serious, wouldn't he have taken first place immediately?"
"Right, he would likely have broken the record too!"
"How much time has passed?"
"Half an incense stick!"
"Damn, even without being serious, he broke the record! How terrifying!"
"By the way, who was in first place during the initial testing? I thought it was Brother Wei, but now it seems it was Senior Brother Mu?"
"I don't know, the elders didn't say. But it seems most likely that Senior Brother Mu was first!"
"..."
In the testing passage.
Wei Ziping dodged a dart mid-air, now just one hundred meters away from the finish line.
"Haha, this time, I finally get first place!"
Wei Ziping was confident, not believing that Mu Jinyu could catch up, having glanced back to see Mu Jinyu still tangled with the bronze man.
And Yun Ge, though decent, wasn't as relentless, so the first place was secured by him!
Just as Wei Ziping was about to laugh wild with joy, his eyes swept to the finish line and saw Mu Jinyu waiting, looking somewhat bored.
"Him?! How is this possible?!"
Wei Ziping's eyes widened, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several hidden weapons hurtled towards Wei Ziping. Bewildered, he didn't notice and let the weapons hit him.
Close to the finish line, the hidden weapons were more powerful, tearing his flesh, with blood blooming in the air.
Yet, despite the severe injuries, Wei Ziping seemed completely numb to the pain.
He didn't reach for the weapons embedded in his arms and chest, instead angrily looking back at the bronze man area.
By then, there was no sign of Mu Jinyu!
"I don't believe it! You must have cheated!"
Wei Ziping's eyes were bloodshot, unable to accept his consistent second and third places!
He roared, muscles bulging, the embedded weapons flying out from his flesh.
Then he charged at Mu Jinyu, intent on ripping him apart in a fit of rage!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!"
Triggered by Wei Ziping's actions, more traps activated, firing hidden weapons at him like a massive storm!
Yet Wei Ziping didn't care, completely ignoring the pain.
Soon, he reached the finish line.
Wei Ziping, eyes red and frenzied, formed a Fist Seal, his hands exuding golden light, and launched at Mu Jinyu's head!
He wanted to smash Mu Jinyu's head with one punch!
"Stop!"
The Examiner Elder, seeing Wei Ziping losing control, had already rushed into the passage. Seeing what Wei Ziping intended to do, he shouted in anger.
But it was a bit too late.
"Bang!"
Mu Jinyu's eyes flashed coldly, lifted his fist, and clashed with Wei Ziping's, producing a thunderous sound.
Both men stepped back a few paces.
At this point, the Examiner Elder finally stepped between them, glared at Wei Ziping, and said, "Save it for the Actual Combat Assessment if you want to fight, who permitted this rampage?"
"Elder, he cheated!"
Wei Ziping, seeing the elder intervene, knew he couldn't strike Mu Jinyu and complained reluctantly.
The Examiner Elder scolded him, "Cheat my foot! Didn't you realize he gained enlightenment during the speed test? His movement technique is masterful, and he was only playing with the bronze man earlier."