Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Buzz!
As another red light shot straight into the sky, Li Xuan could not help but stop. There was a clear look of helplessness and self-mockery on his face.
"This is already the sixty-seventh Scarlet Fire Token," Li Xuan shook his head and continued to walk, retracting his gaze.
In these past three hours, Li Xuan had not found any Scarlet Fire Tokens at all. Instead, he had dealt with quite a few wild beasts within the Danyang Mountain Range.
Even though Li Xuan had a good state of mind, seeing so many Scarlet Fire Tokens appear, he could not help but feel a little anxious.
Hmm?
Just then, Li Xuan suddenly frowned. A beast at the intermediate level of the Mortal Breaking Realm was actually rushing directly towards Li Xuan's location. The tremors from the ground caused dust to fly.
"No, this Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf is actually in its beast form. From the looks of it, it seems to have been stimulated by something. Could it be a Scarlet Fire Token?"
Looking at the beast that had already appeared in front of him, Li Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up. Within the aura emanating from the Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf, Li Xuan vaguely sensed a trace of fire intent.
After witnessing so many Scarlet Fire Tokens, Li Xuan was no stranger to the aura of a Scarlet Fire Token. That trace of fire intent was precisely the unique aura of a Scarlet Fire Token.
The strength of this Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf was extraordinary. Under normal circumstances, it would not become so violent unless it felt threatened. Therefore, the only explanation was the Scarlet Fire Token.
"Could it be that Li Tieyi hid the Scarlet Fire Token inside this Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf? Otherwise, this Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf would not be in such a beast-like state. However, I must admit, this move is quite clever."
Li Xuan was overjoyed. Since this Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf had a Scarlet Fire Token within it, he naturally could not let it go. He immediately flashed his figure, dodging the charging Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf.
"Overlord Fist Unrivaled!"
After dodging the Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf's attack, Li Xuan's mind moved, and he unleashed a punch.
"Roar!"
The Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf cried out in pain, and its fifty-foot-long body was sent flying backward. As the Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf's blood gushed out, a palm-sized Scarlet Fire Token floated in mid-air.
Seeing this, Li Xuan's expression brightened. With a wave of his large hand, he instantly drew the Scarlet Fire Token into his grasp.
The Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf, having spat out the Scarlet Fire Token, had now recovered.
However, its eyes were wide open, and it remained on guard. Clearly, in its previous beast-like state, the Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf had not completely lost its judgment. Now that it had recovered, it naturally harbored some fear towards Li Xuan.
With Li Xuan's punch, the Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf understood that it was no match for him.
"Since you voluntarily handed over the Scarlet Fire Token, I'll spare your life," Li Xuan said with a laugh, waving his hand.
Upon hearing this, the Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf immediately turned and fled into the depths of the mountain.
Watching the Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf leave, Li Xuan's gaze shifted to a towering tree not far away, and then he slowly said, "Your Excellency has been hiding for so long, are you not going to reveal yourself?"
"To be able to detect me, your senses are quite sharp." As Li Xuan's voice fell, a figure instantly appeared from above the large tree.
The person was dressed in a gray robe, resembling the trees in the Danyang Mountain Range. His eyes were exceptionally eager as he looked at the Scarlet Fire Token in Li Xuan's hand.
Li Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Are you here for this Scarlet Fire Token?"
When the Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf had appeared earlier, Li Xuan had sensed a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation. However, since the man had not attacked directly, Li Xuan had not bothered with him. Now that the Scarlet Fire Token had appeared, the man naturally could not hold back any longer.
Although this person had the strength of an intermediate Mortal Breaking Realm cultivator, he appeared somewhat cautious. However, Li Xuan showed no signs of worry.
"It is indeed fortunate that your Excellency managed to obtain this Scarlet Fire Token. However, I believe your Excellency would be willing to befriend me, Ye Xiuzhu, and hand over this Scarlet Fire Token to me?" the gray-robed man said, admitting his intentions directly.
Li Xuan could not help but laugh at this. His expression gradually turned cold. "Stealing is stealing, and you've found such a lame excuse for yourself. Since you want to steal, then make your move."
Ye Xiuzhu's eyes immediately showed hesitation. Li Xuan had previously knocked down the Golden Crow Purple Cloud Wolf with a single punch, so his strength was not weak. If it weren't for the dwindling number of Scarlet Fire Tokens, Ye Xiuzhu would not have set his sights on Li Xuan.
Now that Li Xuan had seen through him directly, and Li Xuan's every move showed no trace of fear, Ye Xiuzhu began to feel uncertain.
"What? You're not daring to attack? If you don't attack, I'm leaving." Li Xuan said with a smile, looking at Ye Xiuzhu's hesitant expression.
As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, he actually turned around. Seeing this, the struggle in Ye Xiuzhu's eyes became even more apparent.
After Li Xuan had walked three steps, a look of determination flashed across Ye Xiuzhu's face, and he struck Li Xuan's back with a palm.
"As expected, you couldn't hold back." As Ye Xiuzhu attacked, Li Xuan shook his head helplessly and counter-attacked with a punch.
Boom!
A loud roar echoed. Li Xuan's figure remained unmoved. Instead, Ye Xiuzhu's body was forced back over a hundred paces before he finally stopped. A look of deep shock was on his face.
"Your physical body's strength is actually so terrifying!" Ye Xiuzhu looked at Li Xuan, his eyes filled with shock.
Ye Xiuzhu was among the top hundred in the physical body test. Now, the confrontation with Li Xuan sent terrifying waves through his heart. With just one punch, Ye Xiuzhu found it difficult to resist.
Moreover, Ye Xiuzhu could see from Li Xuan's expression that he had not used his full strength.
"Since you had no intention of killing, I'll spare you this time. There are still Scarlet Fire Tokens available, so hurry and search for them," Li Xuan said, and then his figure shot straight towards Luoyang Square.
Watching Li Xuan's retreating back, Ye Xiuzhu's gaze complexly shifted away.
A hint of relief appeared in his eyes. He clearly understood that if he hadn't initially only intended to obtain the Scarlet Fire Token and had no intention of killing, he would have already been killed by Li Xuan on the spot.
"To think that I would dare to provoke such a person with such poor judgment," Ye Xiuzhu let out a self-mocking laugh, then moved his figure and quickly fled into the depths of the mountain.
The Danyang Mountain Range was vast. Since a Scarlet Fire Token had already appeared here, it was unlikely that a second one would be in the same spot.
With nearly seventy Scarlet Fire Tokens having appeared so far, to enter the top one hundred, one could only search for them elsewhere.
"Brother Lin, congratulations! You really got a Scarlet Fire Token! Ye Xiuzhu was quite lucky," Li Xuan said as soon as he appeared in Luoyang Square, Li Mingkai's voice already reached him.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuan smiled and walked towards Li Mingkai. It was clear that everything that had just happened had been witnessed by the contestants who had obtained their Scarlet Fire Tokens the earliest.
"Since it's a competition, mutual contention is to be expected. Moreover, Ye Xiuzhu did not have any intention to kill, so sparing his life is not unreasonable," Li Xuan said with a slight smile, neither confirming nor denying.
Although Ye Xiuzhu possessed the strength of an intermediate Mortal Breaking Realm cultivator, Li Xuan was confident that if Ye Xiuzhu had harbored murderous intent from the beginning, that punch would not have merely repelled him.
Upon hearing Li Xuan's words, Li Mingkai's face showed a hint of surprise. However, his expression quickly subsided, and he looked back at the screen projection in the sky above Luoyang Square.
Li Xuan glanced at the screen projection, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, and then thought to himself, "Fortunately, I didn't use my sword cultivation skills, otherwise I would have one less trump card for the finals."
What Li Xuan did not know was that the family heads who had not awarded Li Xuan points in the third round of spiritual energy assessment were now looking at Li Xuan, either intentionally or unintentionally.