"I'm talking to you. Why are you in a daze? If you want to enter the outer hall, go left. If you want to enter the inner hall, go right. Is this not a place for you to stay? "
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not immediately respond, a disciple beside Yi Qianyun scolded him.
This disciple was a Holy Venerate and a core disciple.
Naturally, this scolding was very imposing. If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely feel fear and trepidation, quickly apologizing and leaving.
Xiao Chen's expression did not change. He only asked indifferently, "Is there a rule in the sect? Can't a middle-stage Star Venerate take the test to become a core disciple directly? "
However, even if there were, Xiao Chen would not leave.
He had wandered the world for four years, risking his life and going through all sorts of dangerous situations. All of this was for the sake of entering Ancestor Dragon City. It was not easy for him to obtain his current cultivation and strength. How could he waste any more time?
Xiao Chen's goal was clear. He was here to become a core disciple. If others could take the test directly, he could.
While it looked like a question, Xiao Chen did not lower his tone at all as he faced Yi Qianyun.
Yi Qianyun felt slightly stunned. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so bold.
"Where did this fool come from? I say, are you purely here to seek trouble?" Yi Qianyun did not say anything. However, the person beside him felt somewhat dissatisfied. He stepped forward, wanting to chase Xiao Chen away.
"Whoosh!"
That person gently took a step forward. It was unknown what Movement Technique he used, but he seemed to shrink the ground and miraculously appeared before Xiao Chen.
That person waved his hand, wanting to lift Xiao Chen up and toss him out.
"Scram!"
Xiao Chen felt slightly angry in his heart. Despite moving later, he arrived first, throwing a punch.
Vital Qi surged in Xiao Chen's body as he instantly brought out the Divine Dragon War Body. The dragon veins and dragon bones in his body crackled. Countless claps of thunder roared, sounding ear-splitting.
Xiao Chen's Qi and blood surged, and his physical body roared like a dragon. When he punched, he brought out thirty Cauldron Force.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! "
A loud sound erupted. The force contained in Xiao Chen's fist seemed to pierce through space, landing on that person's chest first.
It looked like the moment Xiao Chen extended his fist, that person took the initiative to charge over.
Puchi!
This person was caught off guard and was struck solidly. Several of the bones in his chest cracked and broke.
His entire body was sent flying back. When he landed on the ground, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Hua!
The crowd all felt stunned. The might of one punch knocked back a Holy Venerate.
"No wonder. It turns out that he also cultivates his physical body. His punch probably has thirty Cauldron Strength. He hasn't even used his fist technique yet, which is indeed impressive. No wonder he has the confidence to compete for a core disciple. "
"However, that's all there is to it. In the end, my cultivation base is still my weakness. We can still catch everyone off guard, but it's hard to say if we're on guard. "
"That's right. That core disciple was at a disadvantage because he was careless. He didn't even use his Quintessence to protect himself."
"Apart from cultivation, which of the martial artists who came here to participate in the assessment doesn't have a trump card?"
After the others came to their senses, they commented on Xiao Chen's punch just now.
In any case, regardless of whether he was careless or careless, Xiao Chen's punch had indeed proved that he was qualified to participate in the assessment.
After that person suffered a disadvantage, he wanted to continue. However, Yi Qianyun stopped him and sent a voice projection to him.
What are you doing? Uncle is watching from up there. Do you still want to embarrass yourself?!
Yi Qianyun gave Xiao Chen a deep look. Then, he smiled and said, "Not bad. I made an error in judgment. Let me answer your earlier question. Although the sect does not have any hard and fast rules, as the gatekeeper, I still have the authority to ask someone to leave if they are clearly not strong enough. Do you still have any questions? "
Yi Qianyun's aloof attitude elicited disdain from some of the disciples of the large clans who came to take the assessment.
Xiao Chen did not answer the other party. He asked indifferently, "Do you still have any questions about my strength?"
"Hahaha! Well said! Yi Qianyun, don't flaunt your seniority, putting on airs before us. After today, we will be competitors, fighting for the heaven-class core disciple spots together. You are not much stronger than us. "
The one who spoke was a youth with an unrestrained sharpness. He had straight eyebrows, wore azure, and held a sword.
"Xiao Jinyu!"
Yi Qianyun frowned slightly. This person came from the south. His father managed three counties, and his clan had deep accumulations.
In terms of cultivation resources, Xiao Jinyu's conditions were even better than Yi Qianyun's. He was not inferior to Yi Qianyun at all.
There were many people with similar statuses, like that Fang Tianyi.
These people came here for only one purpose: to use the spots for the Heaven Dragon Palace to enter Ancestor Dragon City.
"Let's begin. Stop being long-winded. Yi Qianyun, are you a woman? "
Fang Tianyi said indifferently with a cold expression from the war chariot.
"Come with me, then."
Yi Qianyun felt upset in his heart. However, he knew that his cultivation could not suppress this group of rich clan disciples.
This small storm ended here.
Everyone followed Yi Qianyun to the main road in the middle, a flight of steps that led to the summit.
The Heavenly Dragon Palace's main gate was at the highest point of Heavenly Dragon City. With every step Xiao Chen took, he could get a clearer view of the city below.
Walking among them, one would naturally have a feeling of being high above others.
As for the left and right sides, they were small paths that were level and smooth, nothing special about them.
"Senior Brother Yi, the people who came to participate in the assessment this time are really arrogant. Forget about those rich and powerful disciples. Never mind those rich clan disciples, but they are just mixed-blood loose cultivators. To think that they dare to climb up to the top and consider everyone else beneath them. "
One of the Heaven Dragon Palace core disciples that Xiao Chen injured in front said angrily.
"That is just a clown. He is nothing. The ones we really need to pay attention to are that Xiao Jinyu, Fang Tianyi, and the others. These rich clan disciples all have significant backgrounds and extraordinary strength. They are all aiming for the heaven-class core disciple position. At that time, they might become Senior Brother Yi's competitors. "
When Yi Qianyun heard that, he snorted coldly and said, "They are just a bunch of dancing clowns who have not seen the true world. They are still too inexperienced to compete with me. The Heaven Dragon Palace has stood for so many years. It is not as simple as they think. The so-called rich clans are just frogs in a well in their own territory.
"I'll just bear with it for now. When I break through to middle-stage Holy Venerate, I can trample them to death at any time. Whoever fights with me for the heaven-class core disciple position will only die! "
Compared to the other outer palaces, the competition in the Heaven Dragon Palace was even more intense and cruel.
If mixed-blood dragons and True Dragon bloodlines wanted to succeed in the Divine Dragon Empire, they would have to pay a much higher price than Divine Dragon bloodlines.
As Xiao Chen walked on the steps, he secretly observed the others. The people who came to take the test this time were all experts.
Some of them were exceptionally strong, not even caring about Yi Qianyun.
Although Xiao Chen did not feel any pressure in his heart, he felt a sense of urgency. Now that he was in the Heaven Dragon Palace, he could no longer hide his strength.
When it was time to fight, he had to fight. When it was time to establish his might, he had to do so.
Otherwise, why would the sect give you resources and give you the heaven-class core disciple position? Without potential or strength, the sect would not do a losing deal.
Xiao Chen also felt curious about what method the Heaven Dragon Palace would use to test his group of people.
He vaguely sensed that there were too many of them and that there would be very few core disciple positions.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the thick fog on the tall mountain scattered. Xiao Chen looked around casually and discovered that his group had already arrived at a plaza without him realizing it.
The plaza was paved with divine materials and was incredibly tough. Even a full-powered sword strike from a Holy Venerate might not leave a mark on it.
A person sat on a throne carved with dragon motifs on the tall platform in the center of the plaza.
This person exuded the aura of a sovereign. He was the king of people. The third and final stage of the Cloud Sea Realm, the Sovereign Stage.
This person did not do anything. He just looked at Xiao Chen's group, and they felt immense pressure.
There was a saying in comprehending the Dao and cultivating: First become a human, then become a god.
This person before Xiao Chen was already a king of people, reaching the limits of humans. Moving up to the Divine Vein Realm was no longer a matter of humans. One had to forge the physical body into a divine body step by step, in preparation to ignite the Divine Flame and become a Faux God.
Why could ordinary people inherit the Faux God Flame but not use it or forcibly absorb it? This was because their bodies were still human bodies, not divine bodies.
When the Divine Flame burned, it would not burn the enemy to death, but the body itself.
Xiao Chen could only store the Divine Flame in his body and slowly absorb it after he advanced to the Divine Vein Realm.
"I am one of the Heaven Dragon Palace's heaven-class Elders. You can just address me as Elder Tian Yun. I am your chief examiner this time."
The old man scanned the crowd and had a rough idea of the situation. Then, he said, "There are a total of three tests. There are only ten slots for you all."
"What?"
These words shocked everyone. Nearly all of the fifty-odd people were Holy Venerates, and the Heaven Dragon Palace only wanted ten.
That was to say, forty of them would be eliminated.
"The first stage begins!"
Before everyone could recover from their shock, Elder Tian Yun suddenly threw a palm strike. This palm strike contained the will of soul of a Sovereign Personage.
When this palm strike flew out, mountains howled and seas roared, rumbling endlessly. The sky changed color, and the plaza flickered between bright and dark.
A strong wind blew, and different mysterious phenomena appeared before everyone's eyes.
Some were majestic and ancient cities, some were Great Desolate Eon ferocious beasts, some were colossal dragons holding up the sky, and some were even more shocking. It was a treasure sword that could split the world and break through the primal chaos.
Xiao Chen faced a colossal claw that tore through the sky. The claws were sharp, flickering with a strange, cold light.
If Xiao Chen were one step slower, his physical body would be torn apart. He would be severely injured on the spot, unable to stand up again.
Elder Tian Yun's sudden attack caught even Xiao Chen off guard.
By the time Xiao Chen reacted, the colossal claw was already above his head.
There was no time for Xiao Chen to react at all. The might contained in the claw even invaded his body.
"Break!"
Xiao Chen's cultivation was not outstanding. However, in terms of combat experience, practically no one in the same generation could defeat him.
A melodious saber hum came from Xiao Chen's body almost instinctively, and the Saber Dao's Great Dao Energy spread out.
A Dao disk appeared behind Xiao Chen, and the Great Dao Energy appeared. Xiao Chen's aura changed, becoming like a powerful treasure saber that shone with a resplendent light and a sharp light.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen drew the Tyrant Saber. The tip of the saber struck the weakest spot of the colossal claw, shattering it.
A huge force surged through Xiao Chen's body. He nearly could not endure it and got knocked back.
Elder Tian Yun's heart could not help but tremble. Furthermore, this was only when Elder Tian Yun split his palm strike into fifty.
If he faced one person alone, Xiao Chen knew that he would not be able to block it at all and would be finished.
When the mysterious phenomena vanished, ten-odd people out of the fifty were sent flying and tumbling down the mountain, vomiting blood.
"Trash! You relied on the clan's resources to raise your cultivation. Such trash cannot even enter the inner palace."
Elder Tian Yun did not even bother to look at those people. His gaze landed on the crowd. "Not bad. You all did not waste the resources that your clans gave you for being able to block my palm strike. Even if you fail the test, I will give you a reserve position, above the inner palace disciples."
Everyone present withdrew their initial arrogance. As they looked at Elder Tian Yun, their expressions were more or less the same as Xiao Chen's.
Yi Qianyun smiled coldly at the side. However, when he saw Xiao Chen among them, he could not help a strange expression flashing in his eyes.
"Continue! Those who can take ten steps forward will pass the second stage. "
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