Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: The Overbearing Elder_1

”It’s not that there are none, it’s just that you can’t see them yet,” said Master Baiyun with a smile, leading the three of them further up the path.

At this point, the sun had already risen to its zenith, but the sunlight truly struggled to penetrate the dense forest canopy, only leaving dappled patches of light on the ground.

Ling Xiao kept his attention focused on the peak, feeling that within Moon Radiance Mountain, there was a special ancient power present.

Because of this power, the Golden Dragon Cells within his body had once again awakened ten more cells, abruptly increasing from twenty to thirty.

The tiny Golden Dragons were circling and flying within the cells, especially lively.

Not only that, his Mountain and River Martial Soul seemed to have also felt a familiar power and began to circulate on its own initiative.

The instant this happened, Ling Xiao noticed that with his Soul Entry state activated, his vision became clearer, and his thoughts sharper.

All his abilities seemed to have taken a significant leap forward.

Of course, he dared not casually reveal this to others, nor did he dare to ask Master Baiyun about it.

After all, whether it’s the Golden Dragon Cells or the Mountain and River Martial Soul, these are secrets worth guarding with one’s life; otherwise, there could be serious consequences.

The path of Moon Hua Sect was much longer than White Cloud Temple’s, being four to five times the latter’s number of steps.

What was most frightening was that these stone steps were not just special steps; they seemed to harbor some strange force that pulled at one’s body, making anyone who stepped on them feel as though their legs were filled with lead.

Suddenly, Ling Xiao thought back to the time he participated in White Cloud Temple’s assessment.

Since Master Baiyun was a disciple of Moon Hua Sect, it was natural that many of the assessments would reference those of the Moon Hua Sect.

Perhaps this staircase was one of the assessments!

Thinking this, he glanced at Master Baiyun.

However, Master Baiyun only gave a wry smile and said nothing.

It seemed that after arriving here, Master Baiyun couldn’t speak recklessly, especially regarding the assessments; revealing any secrets could lead to immediate disqualification from the recommendations.

Ling Xiao wasn’t entirely sure if that was the case, but his intuition told him he was right.

He began to pick up his pace.

Dai Yuling and Leng Mei followed suit when they saw this.

Since he couldn’t reveal too much of his potential, Ling Xiao had to score more points in other assessment areas.

If this was the first assessment, he couldn’t afford to slack off; at the very least, he should aim for a perfect score.

Having good physical strength was simply a matter of robust limbs and wouldn’t attract undue attention.

And he believed that there wouldn’t be a shortage of people who would score full marks on this task.

During the process, he noticed some talented youngsters were actually riding on their family members or servants and he couldn’t help but shake his head in secret.

Those who couldn’t endure even this small amount of hardship were unlikely to pass the assessment; they’d probably end up with zero for this round.

There was one youth, about twelve or thirteen, who appeared clean-cut and fair, but exceedingly frail.

He looked as if he could be blown away by a mere breeze.

Despite being only twelve or thirteen, his cultivation level was not inferior to Ling Xiao’s, which showed his extraordinary potential; but he would definitely score zero as well.

Because he was using a Mechanical Beast to get around.

This Mechanical Beast had only two legs, and he was sitting on it, looking rather comfortable.

About a quarter of an hour later, Ling Xiao and the first group of youngsters had reached the thousandth step.

This place was not the summit, but somewhere on the waist of the mountain.

Here, there was another gate leading into the mountain, apparently made of special materials that not even Transcendent Realm Martial Artists could break.

Here, Ling Xiao and the others each received a Jade Plate with a number on it.

Ling Xiao’s number was ”3,” because he was the third person to arrive.

The first one was Zhao Zhi.

The second one was Xu Ying.

Leng Mei ranked fourth, while Dai Yuling was a bit lacking, placing twentieth.

A few disciples from Moon Hua Sect were there distributing jade plates, and one person was seated on a stone stool, flanked by seven or eight disciples of the Transcendent Warrior level.

Master Baiyun and Xu Ling respectively stepped forward to pay their respects to the middle-aged man sitting on the stone stool.

”Greetings, Elder Bai!”

This person was only in his forties, yet he was an elder, and his cultivation level seemed terrifyingly high.

Even more formidable than those standing to his left and right.

Ling Xiao didn’t dare to check the cultivation level of the middle-aged man, but he could feel that this person’s cultivation, perhaps, was much stronger than his own master, Master Baiyun.

Since he was an elder, even if he was not of the Heavenly Man Realm, he was likely close to it.

In Moon Hua Sect, there was a distinction between Inner Sect Elders and Outer Sect Elders.

This middle-aged man should be an Outer Sect Elder, hence the rigid requirement for ”Heavenly Man Realm” cultivation was not applicable to him, but his strength was absolutely top-notch within the Outer Sect.

”Hmm!”

Elder Bai merely glanced over everyone indifferently and then nodded his head.

He continued to drink his tea there, waiting for others, while the rest stood aside respectfully, not even daring to speak too loudly, let alone start a fight.

After a full shichen’s time, all the disciples who came to take part in the assessment finally gathered there.

”I forgot to tell you, the stone steps are the first part of the assessment. In this assessment, some people scored full marks, ten points, while others did not score at all. Now, we’ll proceed to the second assessment.”

He seemed too lazy to explain anything and stood up, walking towards the huge door.

”I don’t accept this, you didn’t explain in advance that it was an assessment, otherwise I definitely wouldn’t have scored zero!”

There are all sorts of people in this world, and those who are impulsive and arrogant are countless. Having scored zero, there would certainly be people who were not pleased.

So a young talent stood out and shouted.

”Who else disagrees?”

Elder Bai just smiled faintly, seemingly not angry, and asked.

”I don’t accept it, either!”

”Why should it count like this? It’s not fair!”

One after another, a dozen or so people stood up. Their elders wanted to stop them, but some were too late, while others simply couldn’t hold them back.

”Sixteen in total, very good. Hei Suo, collect the jade plates from these sixteen people and have them leave immediately. If they resist, throw them down the mountain to feed the dogs!”

After Elder Bai had spoken, he stopped paying attention to these people and headed straight for the door.

Ling Xiao couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

People from Moon Hua Sect indeed were domineering—it was such a minor issue, yet they were quick to disqualify someone.

He then turned his gaze to Hei Suo.

This Transcendent Warrior had once seriously injured Master Baiyun, but he was bombed by a ”Space-breaking Strike,” resulting in nearly half his body being transformed into a mechanical puppet-like form.

A body crafted of metal, somewhat stiff but apparently good in hardness.

This must have utilized the mechanical techniques of the Green-eyed Clan.

No, that’s not right, the mechanical techniques of the Green-eyed Clan had split off from the Human Race, and the mechanical knowledge in the Moon Hua Sect was even more authentic and ancient.

Hei Suo glanced coldly at Ling Xiao, but dared not take any action.

With Elder Bai present, he wouldn’t dare to make any rash moves.

”You three need not worry. Hei Suo is just a Transcendent Warrior of the second tier; in front of Elder Bai, he definitely won’t dare to act recklessly. Just calmly participate in the assessment,”

Master Baiyun comforting his three disciples in advance, lest they perform poorly out of fear of Hei Suo.