Chapter 75

Chapter 75: Imperial Capital’s Chu Yong

“The Godfiends are here!” someone exclaimed .

Meng Chuan, Meng Dajiang, and Yan Jin raised their heads and saw three streaks of light fly over . They could barely make out the three figures flying towards them . The leader was a linen-clothed man . Behind him were a cyan-clothed woman and a sloppy man .

Huh? Meng Chuan and Yan Jin felt stabbing pain in their eyes . Their heartbeats quickened, and their lifeblood turned unstable . They hurriedly looked down, afraid of looking straight at them .

None of the mortals dared to take another look . Meng Dajiang also lowered his head slightly .

“Flight with just the body?”

“These three can actually fly with their bodies . Only Marquis Godfiends can fly . ”

“Every Archean Mountain entrance examination would have a Regis Godfiend and two Marquis Godfiends presiding and managing it . The one leading the group is King East River!” As the bustling crowd lowered their heads, they conversed via voice transmissions . One could release their Quintessential Energy to transmit voice transmissions once they were in the Force realm . Most of the people present were capable of sending voice transmissions .

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The three Archean Mountain Godfiends landed at another spot in Blazing Sun Palace .

“Everyone, King East River and the two Godfiends have arrived . ” There were some stewards inside the Blazing Sun Palace as well . One of them, a goateed man, loudly said, “All who are participating in Archean Mountain’s entrance examination, line up according to the names I call out . The first one is Dragoncloud State’s Wu Chang . Second, Jiang State’s Zhang Ping . Third…”

Names were called out one by one . Youths lined up as their names were called .

“87th, Wu State’s Meng Chuan . ”

After hearing that, Meng Dajiang immediately said, “It’s your turn now, hurry over . ”

“Okay . ” Meng Chuan immediately ran to the back of the long line .

“88th, Archean City’s Qi Chou . ” Another young man stood behind Meng Chuan .

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A total of 312 people were participating in Archean Mountain’s entrance examination this year .

“All of you, follow me . ” said the goateed man loudly . He walked ahead, and the three hundred-plus geniuses followed him obediently . Be it princes or princesses, children of Regis Godfiends, or extremely talented geniuses, all of them followed the rules . When they saw the auras of the Regis Godfiend and the two Marquis Godfiends, they had felt the astonishing difference in strength .

Just a glance from a distance caused their lifeblood to become chaotic . This made them even more eager to become Godfiends .

After they left the square, they passed through a palace door .

They arrived at a small palace yard, where a group of Godfiends were seated in the distance . The Godfiends who had escorted the geniuses from the twenty-three states of the Great Zhou Dynasty—such as Marquis Southcloud and the others—were all chatting and laughing . King East River—who was in charge of presiding over the entrance examination—was seated at the seat of honor while the other two Marquis Godfiends were seated to his sides .

King East River was dressed in linen clothes . He restrained his aura, making him appear like an ordinary person . However, his bearing was dissimilar to a mortal’s .

“Marquis West Sea, your son comprehended Force at the age of thirteen . His talent can be said to be extremely high! He can be given an additional spot and directly enter Archean Mountain . Why did he participate in the test?” King East River laughed .

Marquis West Sea—who was seated beside him—immediately laughed and said, “Senior Brother, that kid of mine has always had a mind of his own . Two months ago, he comprehended Force and insisted on participating in Archean Mountain’s entrance examination . He said that he was going to compete with all the elites in the world . This kid didn’t think through it . He has just comprehended Force, and his competitors are far older than him . Most of them are at higher cultivation realms and have richer battle experience than him . Isn’t he just seeking trouble for himself? But he still insisted on coming . ”

“It’s good to broaden his horizons . ” King East River smiled as he swept his gaze across the three hundred-plus geniuses walking over . His face changed slightly .

“Humph . ” King East River suddenly let out a cold snort—it was as if thunder was echoing out in all directions of the palace yard .

The three hundred-plus people were shocked . Even the Godfiends were astonished .

“Our Archean Mountain limits participants’ age to twenty years old or younger,” said King East River . “Among the 312 of you, one of you has already exceeded twenty years of age . If you step out obediently, you will be punished lightly . If I catch you, I believe you will regret it for the rest of your life . ”

“Exceed twenty?” Meng Chuan and company broke out in a commotion .

Suddenly, two youths walked out of the group . The two exchanged glances, both stunned .

One of them bowed respectfully in the direction of the Godfiends . “I am Yu Wanfeng from the Chang State . I was an orphan that was later adopted by the Yu family . I don’t know my true age either . ”

The other youth said respectfully, “I am Tian Gu from the An State . When I was a child, my hometown was invaded by demons and I wandered the land . I was young back then, and I don’t know my exact age either . When the Tian family adopted me, they decided that I was five years old . ”

“An State’s Tian Gu, you are twenty-one years old,” said King East River . “You have exceeded the limit and it’s against the rules of Archean Mountain . Since you’ve admitted it, go serve in the military for ten years . ”

“Yes . ” The youth bowed respectfully .

Normally, military service lasted five years .

However, some took the initiative to extend their military service . For example, Meng Dajiang had been in military service for ten years . The dean of Mirror Lake Dao Academy, Ge Yu, had spent twelve years in Qinyang Pass before he had created his saber art . Therefore, serving in the military for ten years was considered a slap on the wrist . This was also due to the fact that the other party had taken the initiative to step forward, and had been a vagrant during his childhood .

Regis Godfiends can tell the age of all three hundred of us at a glance? Meng Chuan was secretly surprised . He knew that Archean Mountain had the means to assess the participants’ ages, but he had never expected that it took only a glance from a Godfiend .

Tian Gu from the An State obediently left . He had no right to participate in the entrance examination .

As for Yu Wanfeng, he was somewhat glad . Clearly, his actual age had not exceeded the limits .

…

311 youths stood there, while a large group of relatives entered the palace . However, there were railings blocking them from approaching .

“Everyone . ” The sloppy-looking man seated next to King East River rose to his feet . He took a few steps forward, then looked at the geniuses before saying with a laugh, “Archean Mountain’s entrance examination is held over two days . Today is the preliminary selection, and tomorrow will be the final selection . ”

“The preliminaries are divided into three segments . Every segment requires one to reach the minimum threshold . Those who can’t reach the threshold will be eliminated immediately . After the three segments, an overall score will be tabulated . The top 100 will pass the preliminaries, and the rest will all be eliminated . ”

“The first segment of the preliminaries…” The sloppy-looking man flicked his sleeve, and layers of light appeared in front of him . These light barriers were a hundred feet long, three hundred feet wide, and an inch thick . There were approximately two hundred of these dense light barriers .

“According to your order, each of you will use your full strength to attack me . Remember, you are not allowed to use forbidden Godfiend spells . The more barriers you break through, the better the result . The lowest requirement is twenty barriers . If you aren’t able to break through twenty barriers, you will be eliminated . Let’s begin . ” The sloppy-looking man stood there, easily controlling the light barriers .

“First up, Dragoncloud State’s Wu Chang,” announced the goateed man immediately .

A dark-skinned youth came forward solemnly . He drew his thick saber, took a step forward, and chopped down furiously . Instantly, a black saber beam cleaved the light barriers with a furious roar, causing the light barriers to be penetrated .

“37 layers . Next, Jiang State’s Zhang Ping,” shouted the goateed man .

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Each person only had one chance and could only use one move . Grievances about not performing up to mark was useless . In a life-and-death battle with demons, there were no retries .

“29 layers . Next, Imperial Capital’s Chu Yong . ” This person’s name attracted the attention of many people .

“Imperial Capital’s Chu Yong?” Meng Chuan also paid more attention . Although he didn’t know much about all the geniuses in the world, he had heard of Chu Yong . He was recognized as the number one genius of the imperial capital’s younger generation . Seven years ago, his name had already spread throughout the world . He had also joined the Archean Mountain’s test this year .

The tall Chu Yong wore black robes and carried a large saber on his back . He immediately drew his saber, and his body was covered by black lightning . The terrifying might alarmed all the geniuses present as they felt a sense of oppression .

Meng Chuan was also alarmed . The pressure this person exuded was even stronger than those demon commanders .

“Open!” He shouted like thunder .

The saber struck the light barriers with black lightning . Boom—

The light barriers were instantly destroyed, leaving only a small number intact .

“191!” shouted the goateed man loudly . The crowd was in an uproar . There were already fifty-three geniuses who had their turn . None of them tore through the hundredth layer, but Chu Yong had managed 191 layers! The difference was indeed astonishing .

Everyone present stared at him .

This was too shocking .

Many spectating relatives were shocked as well . Only a one-eyed elder was laughing . “Haha, that’s my grandson . How’s my grandson? Say something!”

What a powerful strike . Meng Dajiang was amazed as well . He had prided himself over his son, but the power of this strike still shocked him . This was a strike that could match a newly-advanced Godfiend . He was terrifying even without using a forbidden Godfiend spell!