Gao Guan sucked the jade disc into his hand and scanned it. He imprinted a seal to confirm it and handed it to Teng Fei.
Teng Fei's subordinate also brought a jade disc to report, "Reporting to Marshal, after counting, there are a total of 1,850,323 participants."
Teng Fei also sucked the jade disc into his hand and scanned it before handing it to Gao Guan. Both sides confirmed that there were no mistakes in the number of participants to prevent anyone from cheating.
"Is it done?" Teng Fei asked as he kept the jade disc.
Gao Guan nodded.
"Pass down the order to let them in!" Teng Fei tilted his head and said.
With this order, the hundreds of thousands of guards surrounding the participants immediately retreated to the side like open arms, completely exposing the 1,800,000 participants to the starry sky of the Purgatory.
The participants obviously felt more secure being surrounded. Once the front was open, no one dared to move. They all looked around, some were even so nervous that they swallowed their saliva. In fact, from the moment they entered this place, everyone had been nervously observing the starry sky around them.
This starry sky was obviously not normal. At least, it was different from the normal starry sky outside. The nebula in the depths of the starry sky was changing in a bizarre way. Sometimes it was like a mist spewing out from a valley, sometimes it was like a ferocious beast opening its mouth, sometimes it was like a fairy's dress, sometimes it was like a demon's sinister smile, and sometimes it was like a volcano eruption. All sorts of brilliance were changing in the depths of the starry sky.
The strangest thing was that there seemed to be people whispering or screaming in the depths of the starry sky. However, if one listened carefully, there was actually no sound at all.
"Did you hear anything?"
"Yes."
Someone could not help but ask the colleagues beside him. In the end, they confirmed that it was not an auditory hallucination. There was indeed a strange sound spreading in this starry sky.
However, logically speaking, under normal circumstances, if one did not cast a spell in the starry sky, there would be no sound at all. However, that seemingly illusory voice did not have any fluctuations of magic power. He did not know how it came about, but it did not feel like a normal voice. It was as if someone was speaking in his mind and not through his ears. As a result, the starry sky became even more mysterious.
"Sir, everything is ready. Shall we begin?"
After communicating with his subordinates, Feng Yuan once again landed in front of Gao Guan and Teng Fei, who were standing high above.
Gao Guan's gaze swept across the millions of soldiers in golden armor. He nodded slightly and said, "Begin!"
"Yes!" Feng Yuan cupped his hands and accepted the order. He turned around and waved his hand. He led a group of supervisors and flew to the front of the million-strong army.
Twelve gigantic Sky-Shaking Drums, each with a diameter of fifty feet and rimmed with golden cloud patterns, were summoned out, lined up in a row equidistant from each other, and placed right in front of the million-strong army.
Feng Yuan landed on top of a drum in the middle and cast a spell in front of the army of a million. "All participants, listen up. With the drum as the boundary, the Outer Realm will begin the examination. After three beats of the drum, anyone who doesn't exit the boundary will be killed! The assessment officially begins. Beat the drum! "
The soldier floating in front of the huge drum immediately cast a spell and swung his hammer, swinging his arms angrily at the drum.
Dong dong dong dong …
The dull and shocking rhythmic sound of a drum reverberated throughout the starry sky.
The moment the Execution Command and the Beginning Command appeared, the formation of the million-strong army immediately fell into chaos. In order to avoid the Execution Command, they could not care about anything else. They had to get out of the region first.
More than 1.8 million soldiers immediately poured out from the 12 gigantic Heaven Shaking Drums like a flood.
Once they got out of the boundary marked by the drums, many people immediately started to move. They took off their Heavenly Court's standard battle armor and changed into higher-grade Amethyst Battle Armor or Red Crystal Battle Armor. Those who could afford it even summoned their spirit beast mounts.
As for those who couldn't afford it, most of them were participants who were risking their lives to exchange for a better future. They had come because they were depressed and unfulfilled, so how could they afford spirit beast mounts? Most of them didn't even have higher-grade battle armor, so they could only make do with the Heavenly Court's standard battle armor.
Zhang Hanfang and the others all changed into Red Crystal Battle Armor. Su Li, who followed closely behind them, could only stare at them enviously. However, he was a part of the Heavenly Street after all, so he managed to make do with a set of Amethyst Battle Armor. It wasn't a high-grade Amethyst Battle Armor, just an ordinary one.
As they changed their attire, everyone quickly moved closer to the groups that they had formed earlier. They nodded and greeted each other warmly with smiles on their faces. They were unprecedentedly polite to each other. Su Li naturally followed closely behind Zhang Hanfang and the others.
Groups of all sizes quickly gathered together. The number of people in each group depended on how powerful the core member's background was. Those with powerful backgrounds could gather more people.
This time, they didn't form groups to kill each other. First and foremost, it was to protect themselves and prevent others from killing them. Even if there was a fight, it would only happen after they obtained the results of the survey. It wouldn't happen now.
Even the normal participants with no background were quickly integrating into the large groups. They didn't have to worry about internal strife or the results of their painstaking survey being stolen. The reason was simple. The Heavenly Court had more than eight thousand Heavenly Street Great Commander positions. In other words, a group could accommodate more than eight thousand people.
This meant that the results of one person's survey could be shared with the entire group. If the entire group could share the results, everyone would benefit more, and it would be easier for them to achieve results. If any group could win the final assessment, it meant that everyone in the group could become the Heavenly Street Great Commander.
There were rules above, and there were countermeasures below. They could take advantage of the loopholes in the rules.
"You're still eating now? Are you out of your mind?" A tall and thin man dressed in red armor punched the fat man's belly beside him.
The fair-skinned fat man was also wearing a red crystal armor. He held a chicken drumstick in his hand and chewed on it. After taking a bite, he gulped down a mouthful of wine, then shook his head as he chewed. He said vaguely, "I don't feel confident if I don't have food in my stomach. I won't panic if I have food in my stomach. Sigh! I don't know how long I can live. Let me be prepared to die a full death. "
Once everything was ready, the equipment was changed, and the group was assembled, Zhang Hanfang and the others could focus on other things. Suddenly, Great Commander Lian Fangyu asked curiously, "Where's Niu Youde? He didn't escape, did he? "
"He's still there. He hasn't left the boundary yet!" Su Li reported back. He had been keeping an eye on Miao Yi, constantly paying attention to his movements.
When Zhang Hanfang and the others heard this, they immediately looked toward the Inner World, where the drum was the boundary. A figure in purple armor was standing alone at the starting point. Everyone else had left, and only that person was floating motionlessly in place.
The crowd surged. Zhan Ruyi, who had changed into a Ruby Armor Battle Armor, rode a Howling Golden Armored Beast with a spear in her hand, and led a group of people out. Everyone, including her, stared at the lone figure in the boundary.
'Also changed into a Ruby Armor Battle Armor? Si Shi Yu Tu Lang? Zhi Hu Gu Xu? Hemorrhoid? Ping Pong Locusts Drink Si Si Wu? Si Shi Yu Tu Lang Jiu Mu Aluminum Gong Min Qi Rao Huan Chen?
"What's going on?" The fat man holding a chicken drumstick and drinking wine noticed that something was wrong with the crowd. He turned around and asked, "Who's that guy? Why hasn't he left the boundary yet?"
Beside him, a skinny man with a full beard said, "Niu Youde! I know him from the previous assessment. " This was none other than Kou Wenhuang's subordinate, Qiu Danghai, who had participated in the previous assessment. How could he not know Miao Yi?
After the previous assessment, Kou Wenhuang's future in the Kou Family plummeted, and he was replaced by Kou Wenlan. Naturally, Qiu Danghai was in an awkward situation after his initial failure. He had volunteered to participate in the assessment this time, and when he saw that lone figure, he couldn't help but grit his teeth. If it weren't for this person, he wouldn't have signed up for this assessment.
Standing beside the fat man, the skinny man exclaimed, "That's Niu Youde? Tsk tsk, things aren't looking good! Looks like we won't be able to escape this! But this has nothing to do with us. Head Kou has already spoken to us, so we have to give him face. Let's send word to each other. Everyone, stay a little further away from this formation. Let's put on a facade so that we can explain things to Head Kou later on. Otherwise, we won't have to make things clear when the time comes … "
As they sent word to each other, the four hundred thousand men from the You, Wu, and Hai Routes gradually left the formation of the million strong army and flew higher up into the sky.
Below, there were even more people who had participated in this assessment who turned around and walked out of the crowd. They appeared at the back of the army and stared coldly at the lone figure.
Xiahou Longcheng, who was dressed in red jade armor, rode a green luan and held a large knife in his hand. He led a group of people out of the crowd. He looked around at the people who were staring at him covetously, touched his chin, and cursed, "Damn it, signing a bullsh * t contract. This guy is going to die right from the start."
Dong Yinggao stared at the lone figure and sneered, "Brother Xiahou, you don't have to do anything. If there's a chance later, I'll take his head to avenge Brother Xiahou."
Xiahou Longcheng turned around and said, "Can you get it? There aren't just one or two people who want to kill him, but more than one or two groups. "
Dong Yinggao said rather conceitedly, "So what if there are more people? I'll do my best!"
Fan Yufei, who slowly appeared at the side, said, "Don't be careless. I've fought with him before. He's a rare and fierce general. He's very good at fighting and can't be defeated by ordinary people!"
She was Xiahou Hucheng's subordinate, and her reason for participating in this assessment was similar to Qiu Danghai's. The other reason was that she was entrusted by Xiahou Hucheng to protect Xiahou Longcheng.
"That depends on who it is." Dong Yinggao sneered. Not to mention the long spear in his hand, he even raised his hand to touch the 'broken magic bow' hanging on his shoulder.
"Hmph!" Fan Yufei snorted coldly, but her eyes were also burning with anger when she looked at the lone figure. She now had the nickname 'short-haired beauty'. It was her humiliation, and it was all because of that person.
At the exit, Kou Wenqing, who was in the line of supervisors, looked at the lone figure in the field. She couldn't bear to look straight at him. She looked at the large number of people under the Kou Clan who were leaving the group and sighed in her heart. In any case, the Kou Clan had already done their best.
Madam Biyue, who was in the line of supervisors, looked at the lone figure in the field and shook her head slightly. After all, she was once a trusted aide, but now she had to watch helplessly …
"Really stupid!" Teng Fei couldn't help but snort when he saw a large number of examinees forming groups. "If they split up, their chances of survival will be higher. Gathering together is just courting death. Why didn't they think … Eh? Who is that person? Why hasn't he appeared yet? It seems that someone doesn't care about Envoy Gao's beheading order! "
He noticed that the reaction of many examinees was not right, and his eyes locked onto the lone figure in the field.
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