In the shrine on the mountainside, the atmosphere was very heavy.
Ryuga and Shan Yi's arrival did not attract anyone's attention. Everyone was immersed in their own thoughts, and their expressions were more or less tense.
This was the place where the final selection would be held. In the depths of this mountain, there were man-eating evil spirits.
And they were about to go in and fight with the evil spirits.
All of them added up to about twenty people. But it was unknown how many of them would be able to walk out.
If they were lucky, there might be about ten of them. Under normal circumstances, there might be four or five. And in the worst case scenario, they might all be wiped out. Not one of them would be able to walk out, and all of them would be buried in the mouths of the evil spirits.
No wonder these people did not look good. They had just lived for more than ten years, and were about to step into the most exciting period of their lives. But they might die in such an unknown place. How could they look good?
Ryuga's gaze swept over these people one by one.
Although he did not have the superior eyesight to distinguish the strength of others at a glance, but with his insight, he could at least distinguish whether the other party had confidence in their own strength by observing their faces, standing posture, etc.
However, among these dozen or so people, almost all of their faces and postures were a little stiff. None of them seemed to have much confidence.
Just as he was thinking, Ryuga's gaze swept over a young girl. His gaze was slightly focused.
It was a young girl with long black hair tied into a one-sided ponytail. There was some pink at the tip of her hair, and she wore an emerald green butterfly hair clip. She was wearing a long cherry blossom dress. Her entire person was like a lotus flower on a lotus leaf.
She was just standing there, but inexplicably attracted many colorful butterflies to surround her. Her face did not have the slightest bit of nervousness or apprehension. There was only a kind of undivided focus. Her face had a smile that was neither happy nor sad. No one knew what she was thinking.
Ryuga felt that this young girl might be the only exception among these people.
She did not show much confidence, but also did not show any fear. Just this point alone made her much stronger than the other stiff-faced youths.
"Excuse me, may I put this suitcase here?"
After taking a cursory glance at the group of youths, Ryuga no longer paid any attention to them. She pulled her suitcase and walked over to the two children who were standing by the side of the table. She then asked the two of them.
"It's alright."
Between the two of them, a child with shoulder-length black hair took the initiative to speak. His dark, unfocused eyes silently circled around Chu Li's body.
He seemed to be the leader of the two.
"Alright, I'll come and get it after the selection."
Ryuga nodded and left the table, returning to Shan Yi's side.
His words attracted the attention of several youths at the side, and they all looked at him. When they saw that he was at most eleven or twelve years old, which was younger than everyone present and had an appearance, they all showed a surprised expression.
"I'll get it when it's over."
To Ryuga, these words were just a casual reminder, but to these youths who didn't even know if they could keep their lives, they were filled with confidence.
However, even so, these people did not have the intention to come up and get to know him.
Now that they couldn't even take care of themselves, why would they care about other people's appearance and tone?
After the sun gradually rose from the horizon, two or three more people came one after another. Every one of them was like these people, with a somewhat heavy and unpleasant expression, and no one was in the mood to chat with others.
Ryuga was a little puzzled.
Since you're worried that you won't pass the final selection, why don't you take the initiative to communicate with others, get to know each other, and stay together for warmth?
That way, at least you'll have a companion when you die.
Not long after, around noon, the last person came to the mountainside and appeared in the vision of Ryuga and the others.
It was a young man with dark red hair and eyes, a scar on the left side of his forehead, and sun-shaped earrings on his ears. He was wearing a green and black checkered coat.
Because he had just run up from the foot of the mountain, he was still panting.
His age was similar to Shan Yi, which should be about fifteen or sixteen years old. At first glance, there was nothing special about him.
Ryuga glanced at him, then looked away.
"Welcome everyone to participate in the final selection of the Ghost Killers Team."
As if it was time, the two children standing in front of the table, one on the left and one on the right, began to narrate like a relay.
"On this Rattan Mountain, from the foothills to the mountainside, there are wisteria flowers, which are the most hated by evil spirits, all year round," the black-haired child said.
"The wisteria flowers form a natural enchantment, which keeps all the evil spirits on this mountain, and there's no way for them to go down the mountain to do evil," the white-haired child continued.
"Everyone's task is to survive on this Rattan Mountain for seven days. No matter what method you use, after seven days, as long as you can walk out alive, you'll pass the final selection and become an official member of the Ghost Killers Team. You'll receive the sun-shaped sword made of special ore and the team uniform."
The black-haired child continued, "Then, next, please enter the Rattan Mountain from the back of the shrine."
"The final selection begins now."
A girl in a pink dress with black hair in a ponytail.
A boy in a checkered coat with a scar on his forehead.
There were about twenty other boys and girls in total. With their own fluctuating emotions, they crossed the long table. No one said a word, and they walked silently into the Mountain of Death.
"Let's go in too."
Liu Xia carried the guqin case on her back and said to Shan Yi, who was trembling behind her. Then, she followed the crowd and walked forward.
Since he had promised Shan Yi that he would protect him, he would fulfill his obligation to a certain extent. As long as there were no unexpected situations, he would not break his promise.
Shan Yi hurriedly followed him closely, not daring to leave his side. If Ryuga wasn't wearing a black close-fitting jacket from the modern world, he might have grabbed the corner of his clothes.
The two of them walked into the forest where the wisteria flowers were blooming at the back of everyone.
"First of all, I have to find a way to kill ten evil spirits and complete the first spiritual base upgrade task. During this time, I can also 'pick up' a few sun-shaped swords."
Ryuga silently thought about how to maximize his benefits in this final selection.
"There's a total of seven days. In addition to killing evil spirits, the reserve swordsmen are also my targets. I'll try to squeeze out breathing techniques and sword skills from them …"
There were about 20 reserve swordsmen, which meant that there were about 20 sun-shaped swords, and he could easily 'pick up' two of them.
Whether or not there was a sun-shaped sword that was compatible with the Thunder Breathing technique, he had to get it first.
As for whether they lived or died?
It had nothing to do with him.
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