Chapter 1367: Earth Fiend!

Feeling the gazes of thousands of people cast upon him, Ye Yuan accepted them calmly.

Competing in martial will was his forte; achieving this result did not surprise him.

In fact, if he wished, he could have remained seated on the lotus seat indefinitely.

Of course, even without using the power of the Small通天 Mountain, it was enough to astonish the world.

He had extended the record for the mid-Dongxuan stage by a full eight days!

One must know that although it was only eight days, the intensity of willpower had increased eightfold.

Moreover, it was on the basis of the fortieth day!

The two old men on the high platform, though surprised, showed no excessive reaction.

After all, only by passing all three trials could one be considered an official disciple of the Wumeng Academy.

No matter how good the result in the first trial, if one failed the subsequent ones, it was all for naught.

"I didn't expect that Jia Chong guy to be so formidable, even surpassing two of the Four Young Masters of Wumeng!" Xie Jingyi said, looking at the square with a rare look of displeasure.

Ye Yuan said with some surprise, "The one in the blue robe?"

Xie Jingyi nodded, "He's the number one genius of Huangning City, and also my rival in love! I knew he was strong, but I didn't expect him to be this strong!"

Saying this, the chubby boy couldn't help but feel a bit dejected; the joy of passing the trial had been replaced by despondency.

Seeing Xie Jingyi like this, Ye Yuan couldn't help but become curious. Who exactly was this Axiu he spoke of, that she could capture the heart of Huangning City's top genius?

But compared to Jia Chong, Xie Jingyi's gap was indeed not small.

In this first trial, Ye Yuan was just an exception.

Generally, the longer one persisted, the greater the potential and the stronger the strength!

Ye Yuan patted Xie Jingyi on the shoulder and smiled, "Come on, your potential may not be less than his! From six days to thirty days, could you have imagined that before? So, nothing is impossible; it only depends on whether you dare to do it! But if you get eliminated, you'll just fade into obscurity, and the gap with Jia Chong will only widen! In that case, your Axiu might drift further and further away from you."

Xie Jingyi shuddered, as if greatly stimulated, and grinned, "Good brother, let's work hard together in the next two trials and strive to enter the Wumeng Academy! We'll show those scumbags who look down on us that even rookies can turn the tables!"

Ye Yuan laughed heartily upon hearing this; this guy's goofy nature was indeed hard to change.

In the end, Qin Shao ranked first in the first trial with fifty-three days, earning one hundred and fifteen points; Su Yuecang took second with fifty-one days, earning one hundred and five points; Jia Chong ranked third with fifty days, earning one hundred points.

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On the high platform, an old man spoke calmly, "Your ability to pass the first trial proves your excellence and the firmness of your martial heart! However, the Wumeng Academy only recruits the best disciples! The first trial is merely a warm-up; the more difficult ones are the second and third trials!"

The old man swept his gaze over the crowd and slowly said, "Immediately, the second trial, Earth Fiend, begins."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, the scene of the vast square suddenly changed.

The original millions of lotus seats disappeared, leaving only a few thousand.

Seeing this, everyone marveled.

"Now, each of you choose a lotus seat and sit down! The second trial, Earth Fiend, is the same for everyone! Once the formation activates, you will enter a consciousness space! At that time, everyone's cultivation will be automatically adjusted to the Dongxuan Great Perfection. You will face fifty waves of divine beasts! These divine beasts will grow stronger with each wave. Those who can withstand twenty waves will pass the assessment. If you die in the consciousness space before the twentieth wave, you will be teleported out directly, and the assessment will be considered failed! For each additional wave you survive, your points will increase by ten!" the old man announced loudly.

Hearing this, no one showed much surprise.

Obviously, everyone was already familiar with the content of the assessment.

Ye Yuan, on the other hand, was hearing the specifics of the second trial for the first time and found it quite novel.

Automatic adjustment of cultivation level made it very fair.

However, it was clear that this trial was not easy.

This trial tested the true combat strength of a martial artist, with no room for falsehood.

"Good luck; I don't want to see you teleported out when I come out!" Ye Yuan said to Xie Jingyi with a smile.

"Bah! You're the one who'll be teleported out! I'm the man who's going to marry Axiu; how could I lose?" Xie Jingyi spat.

As soon as he sat down, Ye Yuan felt as if his consciousness was being drawn away.

When he reappeared, he was in an empty space.

This was a consciousness space, completely empty.

Ye Yuan found that his cultivation had indeed become Dongxuan Great Perfection!

"Hmm? This..."

Ye Yuan circulated his divine essence and sadly discovered that its consumption rate was different from his actual situation!

"It seems there's no way to cheat," Ye Yuan said with a wry smile.

In his real cultivation, his divine essence was extremely condensed.

When unleashing large-scale martial techniques, the consumption of divine essence was not significant.

Under such wave after wave of assault, the density of divine essence was very useful.

Unfortunately, he was now just a wisp of consciousness; this body was set by the formation, not his own, and he couldn't change it.

"At least the Dragon God's Sound can still be used, but only at critical moments."

The Dragon God's Sound was emitted using physical strength. Although this body was inferior to Ye Yuan's original body, it could still unleash the Dragon God's Sound.

However, after sensing it, he found that the Dragon God's Sound could only last for about ten breaths.

This was his final trump card and could not be used lightly.

"Now, please choose your weapon!" At that moment, an ethereal voice sounded.

Ye Yuan said, "I choose the sword!"

With a flash of light, a long sword appeared in Ye Yuan's hand out of thin air. It was actually a spirit divine weapon!

"It seems this assessment is very fair! Everyone starts from the same point, and it all depends on one's comprehension of the martial path and willpower!" Ye Yuan muttered to himself.

At that moment, the ethereal voice sounded again, "Time is up; the Earth Fiend assessment begins!"

As the voice fell, Ye Yuan was horrified to see countless beasts charging toward him like a tidal wave.

These beasts filled almost the entire space, leaving no room to escape!

These beasts were only the lowest first-stage initial divine beasts, but their numbers were terrifying.

"Hey, the first trial was willpower assault, and this second trial is beast assault. Interesting!"

Ye Yuan's expression turned serious. Sword in hand, he charged forward and plunged directly into the beast horde!

The狂暴 beast horde almost swallowed Ye Yuan in an instant.

Ye Yuan wielded his sword with impenetrable density, weaving back and forth through the beast horde, continuously reaping the lives of the beasts.