Chapter 42: Another Instant Kill!

Every time advancement assessments were held, they always attracted quite a few students to watch. Because the results of the assessment could affect their status within their own level.

Outside the Phantom Spirit Tower, there was a light screen that displayed everyone's assessment progress.

"Huh? Someone passed the assessment so quickly? It's Ye Yuan!" someone exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the rapid change on the light screen.

"That Ye Yuan who killed Fei Qingping in the life-and-death battle? That guy is really a freak!"

"But that's not a big deal. He should be taking the advancement assessment for the first time, so what he passed now must be the entry-level assessment."

"But even that is freakish enough! Judging by the time, he should have just started the assessment, right? Although it's an entry-level advancement, he has to face five Qi Refining Layer 4 opponents. Ye Yuan is only at Qi Refining Layer 4 himself. Did he instantly kill five opponents of the same rank?"

"Uh, that might actually be possible! Just how strong is this guy's combat power? When I took the entry-level advancement, it took me a full incense stick's time to take them down! Even Fei Qingping after his breakthrough probably couldn't instantly kill five Qi Refining Layer 4 opponents, right?"

"Hehe, looks like coming today was the right choice. This Ye Yuan is really soaring to the sky. I'm really curious now to see just how far he can go in this assessment!"

Regardless, Ye Yuan's instant kill of five opponents of the same rank still caused an uproar among the students.

All these students had taken the entry-level advancement assessment, but none of them could claim that they could instantly kill five opponents of the same rank at Qi Refining Layer 4.

Ye Yuan, at Qi Refining Layer 3, had been able to kill Fei Qingping, who was two minor realms higher. Now that he was at Qi Refining Layer 4, having stepped up a minor level, just how strong was Ye Yuan's combat power?

Everyone became somewhat curious.

Most of them had come to see who could advance to the Heaven level, but now their attention was drawn away by Ye Yuan.

Hu Yanyong stared at the light screen in silence. Unlike the surrounding students, his greatest concern was Ye Yuan's assessment.

When Ye Yuan passed the entry-level assessment just now, his surprise was no less than that of the other students.

At Qi Refining Layer 4, he could easily defeat five opponents of the same rank, but an instant kill was something he could never achieve no matter what.

This Ye Yuan was full of surprises at every turn.

"Look, Wan Yuan and Liu Ruoshui are here too. They're probably here to scout out the situation, wanting to see the depth of Ye Yuan's strength."

"Hehe, I wonder what they think after seeing Ye Yuan instantly pass the entry-level advancement."

At that moment, someone noticed two more people among the onlookers, none other than Wan Yuan and Liu Ruoshui.

The conflict between Wan Yuan and Ye Yuan was no longer a secret in the Danwu Academy. His presence here now was naturally for Ye Yuan.

Wan Yuan looked at Ye Yuan's progress on the light screen, his expression extremely gloomy.

He had just arrived at the Phantom Spirit Tower when he saw Ye Yuan's advancement. Although it was only the entry-level advancement, the speed was too fast, wasn't it?

Wan Yuan didn't yet know that Ye Yuan had reached Qi Refining Layer 4. If he did, who knows what he would think.

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Inside the Phantom Spirit Tower, Meng Mo looked at Ye Yuan with a somewhat stunned expression.

Over the years, he had assessed countless students, each with strength far surpassing their peers. Some were exceptionally brilliant and could easily defeat these five warriors, but he had never encountered anyone who could instantly kill five opponents of the same rank like Ye Yuan.

To instantly kill five Qi Refining Layer 4 warriors, one would need to be at least one minor realm higher, possessing the strength of Qi Refining Layer 7.

For gifted students, fighting across realms was not difficult, but crossing a minor realm was extremely hard.

When Ye Yuan was at Qi Refining Layer 3, even after mastering the first wave of the Overlapping Wave Heart Palm, he couldn't handle Fei Qingping, showing the difficulty of cross-realm combat.

Yet now, Ye Yuan, with the strength of Qi Refining Layer 4, had instantly killed five opponents of the same rank. Just how strong did he have to be!

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you, I'm here to take the Profound level advancement," Ye Yuan said with a faint smile.

Meng Mo was somewhat displeased with Ye Yuan's attitude and frowned slightly. "Alright, now begin the Profound level advancement assessment. These are your opponents."

Meng Mo waved his hand, and five black-clad warriors appeared again. This time, they were all at Qi Refining Layer 6.

"Qi Refining Layer 6, huh? The difficulty doesn't seem to have increased much," Ye Yuan muttered to himself.

Indeed, as Ye Yuan said, the difficulty of the Earth level advancement hadn't increased much compared to the entry-level advancement. Although Qi Refining Layer 6 was stronger, it didn't cross a minor realm, so it wasn't insurmountable for the students.

With the accumulation of time and the improvement of the students' realms, dealing with five Qi Refining Layer 6 opponents wouldn't be too difficult.

What was truly difficult were the Profound level and Earth level advancements!

The opponents in the Profound level advancement jumped up a tier, being five Qi Refining Layer 8 warriors. The opponents in the Earth level advancement were five Liquid Essence Layer 1 warriors!

Under normal circumstances, for students to pass the assessment, they had to raise their own realm; otherwise, it was very hard to pass.

One realm, one sky. Fighting across realms against five higher-realm warriors was something only genius students like those in the Dragon Hall could achieve; ordinary people simply couldn't do it.

In other words, to pass the Earth level advancement and become a Heaven level student, one first had to reach the Liquid Essence realm!

Therefore, Wan Yuan's achievement of becoming an Earth level student at Qi Refining Layer 7 was a very rare accomplishment, and naturally, the academy would focus on cultivating him.

Five Qi Refining Layer 6 warriors were far stronger than Fei Qingping.

However, when Ye Yuan was at Qi Refining Layer 3, he could easily kill Fei Qingping. Now that he was at Qi Refining Layer 4, dealing with these five Qi Refining Layer 6 opponents was no problem.

The five Qi Refining Layer 6 warriors attacked together. Ye Yuan still stood with his sword sheathed and struck out with his palm once more.

Overlapping Wave Heart Palm, Second Wave!

The five black-clad warriors were sent flying again and then disappeared.

Meng Mo's eyes widened, unable to believe what he had just seen.

This kid... was too terrifying.

Hu Yanyong stared at the light screen, his pupils constricting.

Another instant kill? How is that possible?

The Yellow level advancement involved five Qi Refining Layer 6 warriors! Each one was two realms higher than Ye Yuan. How could they be instantly killed?

Although Hu Yanyong had known that Ye Yuan's advancement to the Profound level was almost certain when he saw him break through to Qi Refining Layer 4, he never expected Ye Yuan to advance so easily!

Five Qi Refining Layer 6 warriors, each stronger than Fei Qingping. Even if Ye Yuan was strong, how could he be this exaggeratedly strong?

"Look, Ye Yuan's advancement assessment is over again! This time it should be the Yellow level advancement, right? That means he is now a Profound level student?"

"This... this guy is simply monstrous. Another... another instant kill! Instantly killing five Qi Refining Layer 6 warriors, how on earth did he do it? Even when Senior Brother Long took the Yellow level advancement, he wasn't this exaggerated, right?"

"I'm already dizzy. This guy isn't human at all; he's beyond my imagination..."

Wan Yuan stared at the light screen, gritting his teeth. At this moment, he deeply felt the threat.

Ye Yuan's progress was too fast. At this rate, by the time of the Boundless Trial, he might no longer be a match for him, right?

No, Ye Yuan must die!