Chapter 55: Inner Disciple Assessment Part 2

  At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Ye Chen, because he was the last one.

  Ye Chen had no pressure, his body stretched out, and he rose sharply from the ground, flying out like a big bird, lightly landing on the wooden frame.

  This one move left all the disciples who were taking the assessment staring in shock.

  "Let's begin!" The assessment elder nodded, Yue Chen's excellence was beyond his expectation, with time, he will definitely become an outstanding existence among the inner door disciples.

  Looking at the wooden frame sixty-six meters away, Ye Chen felt it was so close. When he was in the tenth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, he could already traverse nearly a hundred meters in mid-air. Now that he had entered the Condensing Reality Realm, one hundred and fifty meters were nothing to speak of. If he could cultivate a top-tier Human Grade technique, two hundred meters would only be a matter of time.

  With a soft whoosh, Ye Chen stepped out swiftly, his arms spread wide as if a great roc spreading its wings, his clothes fluttering, agile and quick.

  Wow!

  After blinking twice, Ye Chen instantly landed on the wooden frame opposite him.

  "Elder Examination shouted loudly: 'Good, pass.'"

  "Huang Shixiong, this Ye Chen's lightness skill seems to be no worse than yours!"

  "No, in terms of lightness kung fu, he is already above me. My only advantage is that my true energy cultivation is slightly higher."

  "Hmm, inner sect disciples can freely choose human-level top-tier secret manuals. At that time, the only one who could rival him in lightness kung fu would probably be 'Wind Within Flying' Feng Shixiong."

  "Compared with Brother Feng, you guys are overestimating him!"

  The inner disciples who were watching saw that the second assessment had already ended, and they began to discuss it heatedly, each with their own different opinions.

  The elder smiled and looked at the inner door disciples who were discussing, "What! Are you under pressure? Apart from him, don't underestimate Zhang Haoran and Wu Zongming, who were promoted to inner door disciples a few months ago. They are both exceptional talents, one in ten thousand, one in a thousand."

  "That Zhang Haoran I know, half a month ago he was released from prison and defeated Guo Shixiong who is famous for his fierce attacks, now many people are still discussing him!"

  "This man is arrogant and domineering, but he indeed has capital."

  Very soon!

  Proceeding with the third assessment.

  Behind the open-air venue, there is another space that resembles an ancient arena. The center of the field has been dug out like a circular swimming pool without water. On the edge of the rock wall, there are eight black holes of several meters in size, which are locked with iron gates on the outside.

  "The third assessment is to fight against the demon beast, and those who persist for a stick of incense will pass smoothly and officially become inner disciples of Liuyun Sect." The assessment elder said to the remaining four people.

  The disciple beside Wang Xuemei asked: "Elder, what level of demon beast is it?"

  "Third gear!"

  "Ah! A third-level demonic beast." The disciple's face turned pale. If the opponent were a cultivator at the early stage of the Congzhēn realm, he wouldn't be afraid, but a third-level demonic beast was different. Compared to human cultivators, demonic beasts were born with strong bodies and ferocious auras, and under equal circumstances, they would undoubtedly be stronger than human cultivators by several degrees.

  The elder sneered: "You're afraid."

  The other party remained silent and did not speak.

  "If even a third-grade demon beast is feared, how can one travel the world in the future? One must know that in the world of Jianghu, what's most frightening isn't demon beasts or strong practitioners, but human hearts. The treacherous ones among them are ten times, a hundred times more terrifying than demon beasts, and they can kill without spilling blood." The elder's words were like a knife to the heart.

  Wang Xuemei glanced at the disciple with disdain and said: "Elder, I am willing to be the first to take the assessment!"

  The elder who was assessing them seemed to appreciate Wang Xue Mei, a smile appearing on his face. "Since you've just entered the Condensing Reality realm, it's natural that you won't be using extremely powerful third-level demonic beasts. The third-level demonic beasts used for this assessment are the Iron Clawed Demon Wolf, the Leopard Tailed Wolf, the Blood Patterned Bear, and the Black Armored Bull."

  "Iron Claw Wolf! Leopard Tail Wolf! Blood Pattern Bear! Black Armor Bull! Indeed, they are not very powerful, roughly equivalent to ordinary Condensing Realm initial stage warriors!" said an inner sect disciple.

  "Alright, the assessment is starting, Wang Xue Mei, you're first."

  Wang Xuemei jumped down as she said, her eyes fixed on the black hole sealed by the iron gate, where a fierce aura was locked onto her.

  "Are you ready?" The assessment elder walked to the device and asked.

  Wang Xuemei nodded.

  Hahaha!

  As the assessment elder opened the mechanism, the iron gate slowly rose up, bit by bit revealing the inside of the black hole.

  Ahh-oh!

  The iron gate had not yet fully opened when a massive black shadow burst out from it, bringing with it an eerie and terrifying aura that swept towards Wang Xue Mei.

  "Wind Blade Technique!"

  Wang Xuemei remained calm and composed, pulling out two short knives from her waist and slashing them in a cross shape, landing on the black figure's head.

  Clang!

  Mars splashed, and the black shadow revealed its true form. It was a small wolf about the size of a calf, with jet-black fur all over its body, red-green eyes, and a huge wolf's mouth slightly baring its teeth, revealing fierce canine teeth. At this time, it placed its front paws on the blade, facing off against Wang Xue Mei.

  "Get out of here!" True energy poured into the short knife, Wang Xue Mei let out a low growl, her body suddenly twisting, the blade seemingly spinning and rubbing like a top.

  Whoosh!

  The iron clawed wolf moved with abnormal agility, jumping away and immediately pouncing on Wang Xue Mei from another angle, cunning and cautious at the same time, yet unable to conceal its innate ferocity and cruelty.

  Wang Xuemei seemed to have experience fighting against third-level demonic beasts, and she didn't appear flustered or eager to take credit. She mainly adopted a defensive strategy, using her two short knives to deflect the attacks, creating a whirlpool of water that couldn't penetrate, protecting her body, and occasionally clashing with the Iron Claw Demon Wolf's iron claws, producing dazzling sparks.

  One man and one beast fought evenly matched, after a short while, the time of an incense stick had passed.

  "Wang Xuemei, assessment successful, congratulations on becoming an inner disciple of Liuyun Sect." The assessment elder's right hand made a pulling motion, and the Iron Claw Demon Wolf was caught by an invisible big hand and sent directly into the black hole. The iron gate closed immediately, and it could no longer come out.

  Wiping away her sweat, Wang Xue Mei was somewhat frightened. This Iron Clawed Wolf had been locked up for too long and was even more ferocious than ordinary Iron Clawed Wolves. It chose its prey with the intention of devouring it. If she hadn't received training in such situations within her family, she really wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed.

  Fortunately, she finally made it through and officially became an inner door disciple, qualified to learn the top-secret book of human rank, and later can take on sect tasks, and walk the world with other inner door disciples, making a name for herself.

  Next up for evaluation is the previously underperforming male disciple, whose opponent is the leopard tail wolf known for its speed and brutality.

  In less than ten breaths, the young disciple was scratched by a leopard tail wolf and fell to the ground. At the critical moment, the assessment elder intervened to save him, but it also meant that he lost his qualification to become an inner door disciple. Next time, he would have to wait for three months to continue.

  Then there was the disciple who had previously passed the second assessment with the Exploding Water Technique. His agility might not be as good as others, but his attacking power was quite impressive. The Blood Pattern Bear, which was not very agile in its movements, couldn't withstand him and was instead hit several times. Of course, this kind of attack was nothing to it.

  After holding on for a stick of incense, the second inner door disciple was born.

  "Ye Chen, it's your turn." The assessment elder was much more at ease with Ye Chen, the only thing he was concerned about was whether he could defeat the assessment beast, or if he would be like the previous two and last for just one incense stick.

  Ye Chen didn't know what the elder was thinking, his body leaped up and quickly jumped down.