It was drizzling, and the raindrops filled the sky. Everything was hazy.
The rain brought with it the smell of winter and the chill of winter.
The Coiling Dragon Palace was one of the palaces in the royal palace. It was rarely used. Now, there were many people standing in the palace. Traces of strong auras spread out. Some were soft, some were strong, and some were blazing. Different auras unconsciously collided, bursting out more terrible power.
None of them looked old. They were in their twenties and no more than twenty-four. They were dressed differently, but their robes and decorations were all so exquisite.
"Brother Yan, are you confident?"
"We don't even know the content of the test. What confidence can we have? We can only try our best."
"Speaking of the test, I wonder what the test this year will be like?"
There were discussions everywhere. It was very noisy.
Chen Zong was standing in the crowd.
It had been half a month since the second prince invited people to dinner in the White Phoenix House. During this time, the news about Chen Zong naturally spread out and was known by other members of the Pavilion of Dragons. The first prince and the third prince also contacted Chen Zong. Their purpose was naturally to draw Chen Zong to their side.
However, Chen Zong didn't agree with them. He delayed as much as he could.
It was worth mentioning that the food and wine in the White Phoenix House was indeed very delicious. It really made Chen Zong forget to go back. Fortunately, Chen Zong was strong-willed and could restrain himself.
During this half month of cultivation, his cultivation was still in the middle stage of the ninth transformation of the Training State. However, he was getting closer and closer to the late stage. Perhaps because he had seen so many geniuses in the Pavilion of Dragons, the invisible pressure brought about by the promotion, his sword art had improved a little. It was better than the usual one or two months of hard work.
Today was also the day of the State Knight Test. As Marquis Zheng Yuan said, there would be three places, two more than in previous years. However, the content of the test was not clear yet, which caused a lot of speculation.
Guan Yunxiao was also standing in the crowd. His face was not very good. Recently, some people knew that it was him who recommended Chen Zong. They also seemed to know that he didn't have a good relationship with Chen Zong. For a while, he was laughed at by many people, especially his opponents.
In one's life, who didn't have people they didn't like? Who didn't have people they didn't like?
"Chen Shidi." The cold voice sounded familiar.
"Senior Sister," Chen Zong looked back and was surprised to see Shi Huanyue's delicate and heroic face.
A trace of a smile appeared on Shi Huanyue's delicate face. In an instant, it was as if the moon had been lifted from the clouds, causing people to be absent-minded.
Shi Huanyue had left Mountain Overlook Courtyard before, and no one knew where she went. Who would have thought that she would come to the capital and participate in the State Knight Examination?
However, seeing Shi Huanyue made Chen Zong happy.
"Junior Brother, you've become very famous recently." Shi Huanyue walked to Chen Zong's side. A fresh and unique fragrance drifted into Chen Zong's nose. It smelled good and seemed to be able to refresh his mind.
"Senior Martial Sister is also a member of the Dragon Pavilion?" Chen Zong asked after a slight pause.
"A member of the Human-level Pavilion." Shi Huanyue smiled. The moon-like temperament on her body became more and more obvious, which gave Chen Zong a feeling that Shi Huanyue's combat strength had improved again compared with before, but he didn't know whether it was the middle or late four-star level.
Seeing Chen Zong and Shi Huanyue talking and laughing, many people were jealous.
After all, Shi Huanyue was quite good in appearance, talent, and family background. Naturally, there were many people who admired her.
"Huanyue, is this your friend?" An extraordinary young man strode over with a smile on his face. When his gaze swept past Shi Huanyue, there was a hint of affection in his eyes, but when he looked at Chen Zong, there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"My name is Shi Huanyue." Shi Huanyue's response was cold, and she didn't answer his question.
"Haha, Huanyue, don't be so cold. You know, we're childhood sweethearts." A trace of anger flashed across the handsome young man's eyes, and then he laughed.
Shi Huanyue didn't respond and directly ignored the other party, which made the other party very helpless.
"Junior Martial Brother, I'll go first." Shi Huanyue said to Chen Zong. In order not to cause trouble for Chen Zong as much as possible, she turned and left.
"Your name is Chen Zong, a new member of the Dragon Pavilion. You do have potential, but I advise you to stay away from Huanyue." The handsome young man approached Chen Zong and warned in a low voice, "Otherwise, if you anger me, no one can protect you."
After that, the young man turned and left.
"Chen Zong, you dare to provoke Prince Yuwen Ran. Do you know that this will bring trouble to my uncle?" Guan Yunxiao seemed to have caught an opportunity and came over to scold Chen Zong.
Glancing at Guan Yunxiao, Chen Zong ignored him.
Prince, these two words directly revealed the young man's identity. He was the son of a certain Prince.
In the dynasty, the Emperor's son was the Prince, and the Prince's son was called the Prince.
The Cloud Dragon King had five Princes, three of whom guarded three provinces, just like the Chongshan King of the Chongshan Province. However, the Chongshan King's surname was Ye, which was an external King. The Prince Yuwen Ran that Guan Yunxiao mentioned had an internal King surname and was the brother of the current Emperor.
In other words, Yuwen Ran and the three Princes might be cousins. Such an identity was really scary.
Chen Zong also knew the name Yuwen Ran. He was one of the members of the Dragon Pavilion. He had the battle strength of the late five-star stage and was very strong. He was ranked 26th on the dynasty's flood dragon list.
Whether in terms of status or strength, it was not a wise choice to be enemies with Yuwen Ran. However, who could have expected this? It could only be said that Chen Zong's luck was not good, and it could only be said that Yuwen Ran was not broad-minded.
Chen Zong and Shi Huanyue did not expect such a result.
Chen Zong was curious about Shi Huanyue's identity.
There was a commotion in the crowd. A middle-aged man who looked about forty years old with a dignified face strode over. This middle-aged man wore a flood dragon crown and a gold and silver coiled dragon robe. The flood dragon on the robe was purple. He was majestic and had a trace of luxury.
"Young talents, it is your honor to participate in the State Knight assessment." The middle-aged man opened his mouth and smiled.
Chen Zong recognized the other person's identity. He was the Purple Dragon King, one of the two Kings of the Kingdom.
The other King was the Black Dragon King.
The two Kings of the Kingdom and the current Emperor were brothers.
"This time, the dynasty will give three State Knight quotas. Only by passing the assessment can you get the corresponding qualification." The Purple Dragon King continued. His dignified eyes swept over, bringing an invisible pressure to everyone. This kind of pressure could not be described clearly with words.
If he remembered correctly, the five Kings of the dynasty were all true Transcendent Realm masters.
Chen Zong tried his best to open his eyes wide, trying to see what the difference between a Transcendent Realm master and one below was, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't. Without reaching that level, it was impossible to comprehend the mysteries of that realm. All he could feel was a towering mountain, a boundless sea, a vast abyss, and standing in front of him, he felt infinitely small.
"As for the content of the assessment, it is a task."
After the Purple Dragon King finished speaking, someone carried a jade wall over. There were countless dragon patterns engraved on the jade wall. At the same time, there were many white jade tokens the size of a baby's palm.
There were a total of one hundred white jade tokens.
There were ninety-eight geniuses who were participating in the State Knight assessment. Each of them could be called a genius. Some of them had the combat strength of a Five Star, some had the combat strength of a Four Star, and some only had the combat strength of a Three Star.
However, those who had the combat strength of a Three Star had not yet reached the peak of the Ninth Revolution Boundary. If they cultivated to the extreme, there was a small possibility that their combat strength would increase to a Four Star. Their potential was amazing.
Fortunately, the State Knight title did not depend on whose cultivation was higher or whose combat strength was stronger. Otherwise, it would have been enough to directly confer the title to those with the strongest combat strength.
"Everyone, come and pick a jade token. That will be your assessment task." The Purple Dragon King said.
Everyone stepped forward in an orderly manner and picked a white jade token.
Every white jade tablet with a dragon engraved on it looked the same from the outside. What kind of test mission would be selected depended on one's luck. Perhaps the mission selected would be easier to complete, or perhaps the mission selected would be more difficult to complete.
Chen Zong stepped forward and reached out to grab a white jade token. It felt warm to the touch.
"Clear out White Water Camp and take the head of White Water Camp's leader." Someone read out the content of their assessment task.
"I also want to ask about White Water Camp's assessment task."
"What, the assessment task is the same?"
Everyone was very smart. Thinking quickly, their faces changed greatly.
Originally, they thought that the assessment task on each white jade token was different. Now it seemed that was not the case.
This time, there were three State Knight titles, which meant that among the ninety-eight people who participated in the assessment, ninety-five would be eliminated. This was already quite cruel. Under the situation of the same task, the competition would intensify. After all, there was only one person who could complete a task.
Thinking clearly about this, everyone's heart was even more shocked.
Chen Zong turned over the white jade token and looked at the content of his assessment task.
"Chase Hua Xie Ma Qianli and behead him."
"Hua Xie Ma Qianli …" Chen Zong frowned slightly. There was very little information. Hua Xie should be a nickname, and Ma Qianli was a name. There was no more description. Imperceptibly, it increased the difficulty of the assessment task.
In the world, there were many people with the same name. Fortunately, there was a nickname of Hua Xie, which increased some convenience.
"Who is Hua Xie Ma Qianli?" Someone asked aloud, but no one answered him.
Chen Zong suddenly knew that this person's assessment task was the same as his own. But he did not know how many people got this task.
The more people there were, the greater the competition and the greater the difficulty.
"Remember, no matter what the task is, the assessment time is one month, starting from tomorrow. Return to turn in the task within a month, and you will pass the assessment and be qualified to compete for the State Knight title." The Amethyst Dragon King said.
In other words, this assessment task was just a means of elimination.
"Okay, you can move." As soon as the Amethyst Dragon King's voice fell, everyone saluted and quickly turned to leave.
"Who is Hua Xie Ma Qianli?" The thought flashed through Chen Zong's mind. He was sure that he had never heard of this nickname and this name.
"Maybe, I need to borrow the power of the Dragon Pavilion."
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