The young lady's name was Shui Qingyan, she came from the Wei River Tribe, one of the three thousand tribes in the Great Wilderness. The Wei River was filled with tidal flats, hence, the Wei River Tribe was named the Shui Tu Clan.
Zhong Yue and Shui Qingyan had known each other for a long time. Last year, when Zhong Yue returned to his hometown, he crossed the Great Wilderness alone from the Zhong Shan Tribe to the sacred land of Swords Gate.
Shui Qingyan's parents had a high status in the Shui Tu Clan, there were more than ten hunters escorting her to Swords Gate. Unfortunately, there was a beast tide on the way and Shui Qingyan was the only survivor. Just as she was about to die, it was Zhong Yue who saved her.
The scar on Zhong Yue's left arm was the result of being bitten by a beast while saving Shui Qingyan.
Zhong Yue escorted her to Swords Gate, it was also because of this experience that Shui Qingyan addressed Zhong Yue as Brother Yue.
"Qingyan, you've already achieved the state of Soul Ejection?"
Zhong Yue was shocked, he said in disbelief, "You've only cultivated for a year …."
As he said this, Zhong Yue couldn't continue as he thought of himself. Shui Qingyan's cultivation speed was already very fast. She had only been in Swords Gate for a year and she could already achieve the state of Soul Ejection. Compared to most of the outer disciples, it was a godly speed!
But in comparison, Zhong Yue only needed a few hours to achieve the state of Soul Ejection after cultivating the 【Sui Sovereign Flame Order Palace Visualization Art】 taught by Xin Huo. No one would believe such a speed!
Of course, Zhong Yue had already cultivated for a few years. Now that he had broken through to the level of Soul Ejection, he could only be considered as above average among the outer disciples.
The two of them walked into the Cloudless Hall, it was indeed worthy of the name 'Cloudless Hall'.
Beneath their feet was an invisible barrier, and below the barrier was the high skies. Magnificent and majestic mountains rose and fell, and they could almost see the entire Great Wilderness within a hundred thousand li!
White clouds drifted past their feet. As far as the eye could see, he could see the strange scenery of the Great Wilderness. There were pure white ice mountains, giant trees that covered thousands of miles, long rivers that roared, and inconceivably huge lotuses. It was incomparably magnificent.
Above their heads, there was a blazing sun and a bright moon, as if the sun, moon, and stars were much closer to him than before.
At this moment, there were more than ten people gathered in front of a tall stage. The stage was a thousand feet wide, and in the middle, there was a Swords Gate shaped like a sword.
On the stage, the battle was intense. A fifteen to sixteen year old young man was battling with a black mantis demon.
The Hybrid Demon's arms were like the front claws of a praying mantis. Both of its legs were bent backwards and its speed was extremely fast. It came and went like the wind. On the stage, it transformed into a black shadow that danced around the young man. Both of its arms were like two sickles that continuously slashed towards the young man!
On the other hand, the young man could only block left and right. Fresh blood continuously flowed from his body. From time to time, he would be slashed by the Hybrid Demon. He was in imminent danger!
There was a formless seal around the stage, locking it down. The Hybrid Demon was unable to escape. Furthermore, it was bloodthirsty, hence it attacked the youth on the stage with all its might.
On the other side of the high platform, a few white-robed examiners sat quietly, waiting for the results of the battle.
"This mantis demon is a low-level demon raised by Swords Gate. It is used for the examination. It is fast, strong, and its arms are like blades. In close combat, it will definitely lose."
Below the stage, there were a few outer hall disciples dressed in luxurious clothes. They were obviously from the big clans and had a deep understanding of the mantis demons. They discussed, "However, the weakness of the mantis demon is also very strong. Their souls are extremely weak! During the battle, as long as the soul leaves the body and enters the psyche ocean of the mantis demon, visualize the Swords Gate, and slash with the Sword Qi, the soul will be destroyed. Naturally, the winner will be the winner! "
"It sounds easy, but it's hard to do it."
Another person shook his head and said, "The mantis demon's attack speed is extremely fast, and its strength is immense. If you fight it in close combat, you will definitely lose! But if the soul leaves the body and gets slashed by the mantis demon's arms, you will be killed immediately! Just now, when the disciple's soul left the body, the mantis demon slashed his soul and destroyed it on the spot. Even the examiners of the Cloudless Hall couldn't save him in time! The only way is to seize the opportunity and let the soul enter the mantis demon's psyche ocean and kill it! "
"That's right, the mantis demon's speed is too fast, and its strength is also much stronger than ordinary humans. We can't fight it with brute force, we can only defeat it with our wits!"
The test of the Cloudless Hall was to test the soul's ability to leave the body and one's battle awareness.
Zhong Yue frowned, he was puzzled, The mantis demon's speed doesn't seem to be that fast, and its strength doesn't seem to be stronger than mine. Why did the examiners say that the mantis demon can't be defeated with brute force?
In his eyes, the mantis demon's speed wasn't that fast, and the strength of the scythe arm wasn't that strong either. He could clearly see the mantis demon's every move, and his limbs and bones were all itching for action. It was very strange.
But he didn't know that his psyche was a few times stronger than before. In the eyes of others, the mantis demon that was so fast that they couldn't even catch a glimpse of it, but in his eyes, it was nothing special.
This was the advantage of having a strong psyche!
Shui Qingyan took down the small totem god pillar from her back, her eyes shone brightly and she said softly, "The Shui Tu Clan has an elder in the Swords Gate who gave me this totem pillar. With it, my cultivation speed will be very fast. Brother Yue, this test is very dangerous. Later on, you will bring my totem pillar for the test. After you pass the test, you can return the totem pillar to me. This way, we can both pass the test. "
Zhong Yue was moved, he raised his head and looked at the mantis demon on the stage, he shook his head and said, "No need, I want to try it myself."
On the stage, the young man was covered in wounds, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted.
Suddenly, an examiner in white pointed his finger at the mantis demon and it exploded. The examiner was expressionless, he said to the young man, "You have no more strength left to fight, go down. Next, Jun Shan Tribe, Jun Shaofei of the Jun Shan Clan. "
Another young man ascended the stage. This young man was obviously from a big clan. As soon as he stood on the stage, he stabbed the totem god pillar into the ground. The totem god pillar's marvelous carvings glowed brightly and shone brightly, emitting beautiful carvings.
The Swords Gate on the stage opened and a black shadow rushed out from the Swords Gate towards Jun Shaofei. Its arm was like a scythe, in the blink of an eye, it was only three feet away from Jun Shaofei. The next moment, it would behead Jun Shaofei without giving him any time to react!
Suddenly, the mantis demon's speed slowed down by half a beat. Although it was still fast, it was no longer as fast as before.
"The totem god pillar is really amazing."
Zhong Yue's eyes brightened up and he praised. He was very curious about the totem god pillar, Qi Practitioners use spirits to forge the totem god pillar, I wonder how they do it?
Although the mantis demon's speed had slowed down, it was still fast for Jun Shaofei. The battle lasted for the time it took for an incense stick to burn before Jun Shaofei finally found an opportunity to cast his soul out of his body and into the mantis demon's head.
As time passed, one after another, the young men and women ascended the stage while the mantis demons swarmed out from the Swords Gate. Some of the young men and women didn't even last a single round before their limbs were severed by the mantis demons. They were quickly saved by the examiners while some of them fought hard but still failed.
Only two young men and women with totem god pillars could barely win. As for the outer hall disciples who came from humble backgrounds, none of them were able to win.
Soon, it was Zhong Yue's turn. Shui Qingyan was worried, she took down the totem god pillar on her back and said softly, "Brother Yue, I think it's better if you use my totem god pillar …."
Zhong Yue's eyes brightened up, he shook his head and said, "No need!"
After the battle on the stage ended, an old man in white robe looked at the name list and said without even raising his eyebrows, "Zhong Shan Tribe, Zhong Shan Clan, Zhong Yue!"
"Yes, sir!"
Zhong Yue answered and ascended the stage. He took in a deep breath and stared at the Swords Gate on the stage.
Below the stage, the outer hall disciples looked up and saw a skinny and skinny young man with tattered clothes and a big herb basket on his back. He didn't look like he was here to participate in the examination but more like he was here to pick herbs.
Laughter could be heard from below the stage and someone said softly, "Humble disciple, don't embarrass yourself on the stage …."
Before he could finish his words, a loud rumbling sound could be heard as the Swords Gate was opened by a white-robed examiner. From within the gate came the terrifying roars of the mantis demons and a black shadow shot out like a sword towards Zhong Yue. Two scythe-like arms flashed across the stage and two rays of saber light flashed in mid-air!
Two saber rays slashed towards Zhong Yue, one from the front and one from the back!
"Jiao Dragon Winding Body!"
Zhong Yue's shout was like a thunderclap in the spring. At the same time, a deep and low dragon roar could be heard coming from the Cloudless Hall. Someone could vaguely see a ferocious Jiao Dragon coiling around Zhong Yue's body!
The Hybrid Demon's two blades slashed down. At the same time, there was a soft puchi sound and fresh blood splattered. A black figure flew high up into the sky and crashed into the invisible shackles of the high platform. He then fell to the ground and stopped moving!
On the high platform, only one figure was left standing there.
The audience was silent.
One by one, the white-robed examiners raised their heads and looked at the stage in disbelief. They could only see the corpse of the Hybrid Demon lying on the ground beside the stage. The ribs in its chest had been shattered by the fists and the shattered bones had pierced through its heart. It had already died a violent death!
"He didn't use his soul. Instead, he used his fist to kill the Hybrid Demon …"
One of the examiners had a dazed expression as he muttered, "Senior Brothers, does this count as passing the test?"
The other examiners also looked at each other. This was the first time they had encountered such a situation ever since they took charge of the Cloudless Hall!
It was easy for a Qi Practitioner to kill a Yimo with his bare hands. However, for an outer disciple, it was an impossible feat!
But now, this Hybrid Demon was killed by Zhong Yue with a single punch. They were more or less driven mad!
Just now, they were all absent-minded. But now, they were all stimulated to the point that they were all in high spirits. However, they had no idea how to pass this test.
