Soul Emperor Martial God

After Sikong Yu's compass unleashed a violent pressure.

His own silhouette quickly leaped towards the mountain peak under this counterforce.

However, he was a few seconds slower than Xiao Yi.

"You..." Sikong Yu looked at the cold smile on Xiao Yi's lips, his face instantly turning icy.

Even a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Whoosh...a figure appeared out of thin air.

It was the elder from before.

At this moment, Sikong Yu's murderous intent instantly dissipated.

"First, this old man congratulates both of you." The elder looked at them with satisfaction.

"Furthermore, you have both now been confirmed to enter our Heavenly Hidden Academy and become official disciples."

"So, now you can know who I am."

"This old man's surname is You, a deacon of the Inner Sect. You may call me Deacon Youu."

"Deacon Youu." Xiao Yi cupped his hands, then slightly frowned.

"May I ask, Deacon Youu, as far as I know, this is only the second difficulty, the assessments after that..."

"It's not necessary." The elder, also known as Deacon Youu, shook his head, interrupting.

"Although this is merely the second difficulty, the assessment of the second difficulty involves walking the Sky-locking Chains to reach the Heavenly Hidden Mountain."

"And now, with the appearance of the Xuan Lock Chain, the difficulty of the second challenge has already been consistently escalating."

"The difficulty you encountered in passing the Twelve Locking Heaven Formation alone already surpassed the following four difficulties."

"Not to mention that you even passed the Thirty-Six Sky-reaching Formation."

"Therefore, from now on, you don't need to participate in any assessments. You have fully qualified to become disciples of the Heavenly Hidden Academy."

"There are still some assessments afterward, but they are unrelated to the entrance assessment, so you can rest assured."

Deacon Youu gave a detailed explanation to both of them.

"There is another thing that even surprised this old man."

"You both have broken the record for passing the Thirty-Six Sky-reaching Formation."

Xiao Yi curiously asked, "What was the original record?"

Deacon Youu replied, "The original record - the slowest was half a day, and the fastest was two hours."

"You both have shattered the record, completing it in just over an hour, still quite a bit short of two hours."

"Is there a reward?" Xiao Yi pressed on.

This was what he most wanted to ask.

If there were no rewards, he couldn't care less about this record.

"Of course." Deacon Youu replied, "Both of you will be immortalized in the history of the Heavenly Hidden Academy."

"You, Xiao Yi, are ranked first; Sikong Yu is ranked second."

"And then?" Xiao Yi asked further.

"And then?" Deacon Youu was momentarily stunned and said, "Then what?"

"That's it?" Xiao Yi was also stunned.

"You brat." Deacon Youu glared, "Being immortalized in the history of the Heavenly Hidden Academy is such an honor, what more do you want?"

"Oh right, the reward for this second difficulty is yours."

"Due to the appearance of two Thirty-Six Sky-reaching Formations, the Xuan Lock Chains increased by 72."

"So that reward is also multiplied by 72 times."

Xiao Yi shrugged, thinking that being immortalized in historical records was worthless.

But he could still accept the 72-fold reward.

Not long after, another 10 people gradually arrived at the peak from the Xuan Lock Chain.

The ten people looked utterly embarrassed and equally furious.

They were about ten minutes slower than Xiao Yi and Sikong Yu.

Deacon Youu glanced at the ten people and said regretfully, "It's a pity you just surpassed two hours. If you were a bit quicker, it would have been better."

"What do you mean by 'surpassed two hours'?" The ten people asked in confusion.

"Never mind, it's nothing, I'll explain later." Deacon Youu said.

"Now, you 12 don't need to participate in any further assessments."

"Just wait here."

"At the peak of the mountain is one of the strongest Spirit Gathering Arrays of our Heavenly Hidden Academy."

"You may meditate and cultivate here."

"I must return to oversee the assessments for the other Heavenly Talents."

After speaking, Deacon Youu's figure flickered and vanished from where he stood.

Xiao Yi shook his head and quietly walked to the side, sitting cross-legged to meditate.

After passing the Xuan Lock Chain, his cultivation had already recovered.

However, he was slightly puzzled and wondered how easily the records for passing the Heavenly Hidden Academy's history could be broken.

Based on his current understanding, this was a super force with a legacy of over a million years.

Throughout countless years, it had nurtured innumerable martial arts powerhouses who were renowned throughout the Central Region.

Even some martial arts great powers who were legendary in the history of the Central Region were once disciples of the Heavenly Hidden Academy.

He had long anticipated the entrance assessment of such a super force would be extremely challenging.

But looking at this second difficulty now, it wasn't as he expected.

He refused to believe that the historical records of the Heavenly Hidden Academy could be so easily broken.

At the very least, he had easily achieved first place without even exerting his full strength.

Is it that the Heavenly Hidden Academy's assessment is too easy, or is Xiao Yi actually exceedingly strong?

Xiao Yi couldn't tell.

His contemplation soon turned into a deep state of cultivation.

The richness of the Spiritual Energy here was beyond his expectations.

In the past, he had cultivated in numerous treasured lands and Spirit Gathering Arrays.

Of course, those treasured lands had powerful effects, and a day of cultivation there could yield achievements equal to dozens of days.

But back then, his cultivation level was still low.

If he were to enter his former cultivation treasured lands again with his current cultivation, the effects would be minimal, hardly stronger than cultivating in ordinary places.

Yet, here at the peak of the mountain, the richness of the Spiritual Energy still provided immense effects for him.

One day of cultivation here could yield results equal to dozens of days.

Around him, the other ten Heavenly Talents each found a place to sit cross-legged and cultivate.

"Such rich Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, truly deserves the reputation of the Heavenly Hidden Academy."

The ten people showed expressions of surprise and delight.

Including Xiao Yi, eleven people were all engaged in cross-legged cultivation.

Only Sikong Yu still had an extremely unpleasant expression.

From the beginning until now, not even when Deacon Youu was present, did he utter a word.

Now, he still didn't sit cross-legged to cultivate.

His cold eyes swept over everyone with a sinister gaze, finally fixing on Xiao Yi.

Whoosh…

Suddenly, Sikong Yu made a move, suddenly striking a palm towards Xiao Yi's head.

Xiao Yi frowned, even though he was cultivating with his eyes closed, he always remained vigilant.

As Sikong Yu's palm struck, Xiao Yi abruptly opened his eyes and took the hit with a palm.

Pah-pah…

With a resounding bang, Sikong Yu was sent flying a dozen steps back, while Xiao Yi remained completely motionless.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Yi stared coldly at Sikong Yu.

The other ten people who were cultivating were also instantly startled awake.

Sikong Yu looked coldly at Xiao Yi, "Nothing, I just wanted to see if the kid who seized first place truly has the skills."

"This first place should be mine, Sikong Yu's."

"If you can't defeat me, then you don't deserve the first place."

"Sikong Yu, are you crazy?" The ten people frowned, "The first place has already been decided, on what grounds can you change it?"

"Hm." Sikong Yu snorted coldly, "If the one who claimed first place is inferior to others and dies, then the top position would naturally be mine."

"Are you crazy?" The ten people frowned deeply.

But Sikong Yu had already made his move.

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Update four (supplementary)