Chapter 685: The Glorious Yan (Long Chapter)
When Lord Tang returned to Kowloon Mountain, everything up and down the mountain had undergone a great transformation.
Atop Kowloon Mountain, aside from the palace he had built himself, the entire mount had an even more profound meaning of a Sect's Holy Land under the construction of that award-winning engineering team.
Not only Kowloon Mountain, but dozens of surrounding peaks had also seen the erection of one delicate building after another, among which 'sky bridges' were constructed between several main peaks, appearing like rainbows from afar.
All these were within the bounds of the Tao Sect.
At the foot of the mountain, only two to three hundred kilometers out lay that huge city.
The second phase of construction was complete, and the entire Tao City spanned hundreds of miles east to west, integrating into the nine roaring rivers descending from Kowloon Mountain, two of which flowed right through the heart of Tao City.
Today,
was the day the Tao Sect openly recruited disciples, and the entire Tao City was adorned with lights and streamers, as if in celebration of a festival.
Many forces from the Celestine Mountain Range, both from the Human Race and Alien Races, the self-proclaimed geniuses among them, settled down in Tao City early on.
From all over the world, whether persuaded or as the reputation of the Tao Sect gradually spread, they came of their own accord... the young prodigies who were interested in joining the Tao Sect had been regulating their breath for several days, vying to keep themselves in peak condition.
Wang Hu too was fully prepared.
The screening for the Outer Sect staff would take place after the disciple selection.
"Dong—"
A long, resonant bell tone spread far and wide.
Those preparing to compete in the entrance examination had already gathered outside the city, near the region of Kowloon Mountain.
At a glance, there was a dense crowd, the number no less than a hundred thousand.
"Haha, finally the day has come for the Sect to recruit disciples, from now on, I, Wang Aotian, will soar to the skies!"
"It is said that based on the examination scores, one will be classified as either an Outer Sect Disciple or Inner Sect Disciple. With my qualifications, I, Chen Hao, will surely be an Inner Sect Disciple. It's a pity the assessment for Core Disciples is set three months after entering the Sect, otherwise I, Chen Hao, could become a Core Disciple right away."
"Everyone else is drunk, while I alone am sober, sigh, it seems I have to enlighten these fools."
The foot of the mountain was bustling, and many could be seen in midair at the Stepping Void Realm, looking on from a distance.
"Prosaic... coin..."
Some awkward words came down from the firmament, exploding in every person's ears.
A mutated fish holding a trident, and with dragon whiskers, sped from within Kowloon Mountain atop a hundred-meter-high wave.
'It's the Guardian Sect Spirit Beast of the Tao Sect, Dragon Fish!'
In nearly three months, this wasn't the Dragon Fish's first appearance. There had been a disturbance by a Unity Realm Mutant Beast before, but it had been ruthlessly suppressed by the Dragon Fish and became another member of the Spiritual Beast Group.
A faint aura spread, and the previously noisy mountain base suddenly fell silent, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Hum hum hum—
A golden radiance surged from the peak of Kowloon Mountain, scattering the clouds and mist to reveal peaks like those of the Immortal Realm.
A gigantic Gate appeared in front of the mountain summit.
At the foot of the mountain, an excited crowd all looked up.
The two massive doors of the huge Gate, which were firmly closed, slowly opened, causing ripples of space to spread.
Dressed in a black robe, Tang Yu stepped forward. Flames bloomed around him like lotuses, wilting away, streams of water wrapped around him like ribbons, and flashes of destructive lightning flickered, while fissures in space opened and healed.
Eileen, holding the Holy Artifact Ice Chime and wearing a headband with Mysterious Inscriptions, her earlobes adorned with a pair of amethyst earrings, followed closely with a dignified stride.
In such a setting, even Nancy's steps turned serious.
Tang Yu looked down with a slight smile, his voice like a gentle breeze in everyone's ears.
"I, Tang Yu, the Tao Sect Master, welcome you all to participate in the entrance examination. Even if you might not be selected, don't forget that as long as you're in Tao City, you have the chance to become stronger."
"Enough talk, the Tao Sect disciple entry examination, now... officially begins!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than an unexpected event occurred.
Swoosh!
A dark glint appeared in the crowd, seemingly devouring all light.
In the next second,
several figures erupted from the crowd, their Origin Power burning recklessly, and various kinds of Magic, as if money meant nothing to them, were hurled towards Tang Yu and his party standing in front of the space Gate.
Eileen remained expressionless. One step forward, she lightly pointed her slender white finger, and all Magic and energy were halted in mid-air. Upon closer inspection, flames or frost were all frozen at this moment.
Eileen pointed again, and no Source Power surged, but the figures that erupted from the crowd were instantly turned into piles of frost.
Their aura vanished in an instant.
Their Human Race appearance changed as well, revealing their true forms as an Alien Race with green faces and twin horns.
It was indeed a few Alien Race strongmen in disguise, who sought to disrupt during the Sect's recruitment.
Perhaps it was also a probe!
Hmm, a probe?
Tang Yu didn't turn his head, but he sensed a very 'obvious' spatial fluctuation not far away.
A figure, black as ink, had already appeared near the Gate, unidentifiable, but with Divine Weapon dagger in hand, striking straight at him.
Wherever it passed, space itself was torn open by a fine crack.
The Unity Realm onlookers from the Human Race exclaimed in surprise.
The disturbance in the crowd was just a decoy!
The real deadly move was this life-stealing Assassin lurking in the dark, a top-tier powerhouse who could easily slice open space!
"Hmph!"
With a light snort, Tang Yu stirred the space for several kilometers around the shadowy figure, pressing out the Assassin, who had been flickering in and out of sight within the space, with the power of Space.
In terms of mastery and application of Space Power, Tang Yu was confident he was leagues beyond the Assassin.