That look...

It seemed as if he looked a bit familiar to her.

Olivia Carter quickly changed into her gear one by one, glancing at William Carter from time to time.

Considering the hundred yuan in his pocket, William Carter stepped forward to comfort her: "Relax, as long as you perform normally, passing the Level One certificate exam isn't hard."

"I... I always get nervous whenever it comes to exams, and then I mess up... Last time during the final assessment, I had already completed Foundation Establishment, but I couldn't even beat a single classmate at the Organ Refining stage..."

Olivia Carter's tone was a bit stammering.

"Uh..."

William Carter pondered slightly.

"Hmm!?"

Then he seemed to notice something: "You couldn't even beat a classmate at the Organ Refining stage!?"

"Yeah..."

"But you've already established your foundation!"

"Nobody ever said that just because you have a driver's license, you must know how to drive!"

Olivia Carter replied.

William Carter opened his mouth, but this made so much sense...

He actually couldn't refute it.

However...

She was only in eighth grade. Before tenth grade, aside from body refining techniques, there were no mandatory requirements for swordsmanship or martial arts. If her classmates had even entry-level skills in swordsmanship or martial arts, they would already be considered excellent.

In other words...

Olivia Carter's actual combat ability wasn't even as good as his!?

Thinking of this, William Carter suddenly felt more spirited, his mood becoming much more open: "Little Olivia, you're really not up to it. It's just a basic swordsmanship certificate exam. Even if you don't pass, it's fine. You're someone who's going to enter the Cultivator Academy and become a Sword Immortal in the future. Forget about the basic swordsmanship certificate—even the advanced, master, or grandmaster level certificates are nothing but a single sword qi in front of a Sword Immortal. So, go take the exam with confidence!"

"Although swordsmanship isn't as important to cultivators as it is to martial artists, it's still something you need to study well."

The female swordsman nearby couldn't help but add, and after speaking, she glanced at William Carter: "Martial artists are far inferior to Sword Immortals in terms of killing power, but there have been cases where martial artists could stand up to Sword Immortals. The famous Limitless Sword Saint Matthew Thompson once directly took on twelve sword qi attacks from the Primordial Spirit True Person Samuel Reed with his supreme swordsmanship."

After saying this, she emphasized heavily: "Samuel Reed True Person only ever mastered twelve sword qi in total!"

"Sword qi... Once you reach the Golden Core stage, don't sword cultivators mainly focus on their natal flying swords?"

William Carter said.

He still understood these basic facts.

"......"

The female swordsman opened her mouth, but had no way to argue.

After a moment, she could only say coldly, "Three minutes are almost up. Let's begin the assessment."

"I..."

Seeing the female swordsman's attitude, Olivia Carter's hand holding the sword was trembling slightly.

Seeing this, William Carter helplessly covered his face.

At this moment, he finally understood why, even though Olivia Carter had already completed Foundation Establishment, her exam results never made it into the top fifty in the whole school.

And why, at home, every time he so much as raised his voice, Olivia Carter would immediately back down.

"Three minutes are up. If you don't attack, I'll make the first move."

The female swordsman said coldly.

"She still needs a moment to adjust..."

"I know you, but on the battlefield, the enemy won't give you time to prepare yourself mentally. I'll attack you with the nineteen basic sword techniques—get ready."

The latter part was clearly directed at Olivia Carter.

With that, she suddenly struck, her sword flashing like a cold light, stabbing toward Olivia Carter like lightning.

Even though she gave a warning before attacking, the extremely nervous Olivia Carter seemed petrified, frozen in place, not daring to move at all.

"Dodge!"

The female swordsman cried out in alarm.

The examinee was stunned on the spot, and even though the female swordsman withdrew her sword in time, she was still a bit too slow.

"This is bad!"

Seeing this, William Carter exclaimed and quickly stepped forward.

With his mastery of basic swordsmanship, he could easily predict the trajectory of the female swordsman's sword.

He simply formed his fingers into a sword and pointed at the blade in the female swordsman's hand.

"Buzz!"

The female swordsman's sword was instantly deflected.

"Hmm!?"

Having her sword technique broken by a single finger from William Carter, the female swordsman's expression changed.

Thinking back to how he had just belittled swordsmanship...

"Relatives are not allowed to interfere with the assessment!"

The female swordsman turned her blade, about to push William Carter aside and continue her attack on Olivia Carter.

"Does she look like she's in any state to take the assessment right now?"

Looking at Olivia Carter, who seemed to have mastered the art of being dazed and cute, William Carter had no choice but to face the female swordsman again.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Barehanded, using his fingers as a sword, he quickly exchanged over a dozen moves with the female swordsman. Each time, his finger-sword easily dismantled her sword techniques.

Even though the female swordsman's skill level soon surpassed what was required for the basic swordsmanship certificate exam, she still couldn't shake William Carter in the slightest.

"How is this possible..."

After finishing the set of nineteen sword techniques, the female swordsman hadn't even touched the hem of William Carter's clothes. For a moment, she was a bit dazed.

Especially since...

Throughout the entire fight, William Carter didn't even use a sword—he only used two fingers.

Using his fingers as a sword, he easily broke through her nineteen sword techniques.