Soul Emperor Martial God

Boom...

Lih Fengxing struck down with a long spear, creating a giant hole in the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Once the dust settled, the Outer Disciple inside the giant hole looked utterly disheveled, with fresh blood spilling from his mouth.

Lih Fengxing wins!

Deacon Youu made a record, while Lih Fengxing came to stand beside Xiao Yi, smiling broadly.

Xiao Yi smiled, "I knew you could win."

"I knew it too," Lih Fengxing chuckled, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

"But I look forward to sparring with you in the future."

"Anytime," Xiao Yi nodded.

"As for Yu Feng and the others," Lih Fengxing suddenly frowned.

"Every Outer Disciple of the Heavenly Hidden Academy is very strong."

Xiao Yi shrugged, "There's nothing we can do. They've been cultivating at the Heavenly Hidden Academy for years, so they're naturally not weak."

"But you all are younger, and your talents are higher."

"Your goal is not them, but the stronger powers at a higher level."

"True," Lih Fengxing nodded, "Oh well, just do our best."

Time gradually passed.

It took a full half day before all the battles came to an end.

In the end, out of the more than twenty thousand Heavenly Talent participants, only a few hundred managed to defeat the Outer Disciples.

Of course, these few hundred Heavenly Talents were enough to be proud.

After all, they came from different regions, and they defeated the disciples of the Heavenly Hidden Academy.

"Victors, follow me to take on the second challenge," Deacon Youu announced loudly.

Aside from these few hundred Heavenly Talents, the rest of the challenges for other talents had ended.

Having failed to defeat the Outer Disciples, they could only become servant disciples.

...

Led by Deacon Youu, the group passed through the Outer Sect and delved deeper in.

They walked tens of miles before coming to a stop.

This was the Inner Sect.

The Heavenly Hidden Academy covered an exceptionally large area, and talk of ten thousand disciples was not merely empty talk.

Outside the Inner Sect, there was also a giant square.

Dozens of Inner Sect disciples of the Heavenly Hidden Academy were already waiting there.

Deacon Youu looked at the few hundred Heavenly Talents and said, "I assume I don't need to explain the rules, do I? It's the same as the last round, only the opponents are different this time."

Everyone nodded.

Again, Sikong Yu was the first to make a move.

"You, come out," Sikong Yu casually pointed at one Inner Sect disciple and said coldly.

The Inner Sect disciple frowned, "Kid, do you really think you have the right to be arrogant just because you passed the Outer Disciple challenge?"

Inner Sect disciples were the elite disciples of the Heavenly Hidden Academy.

They were once Heavenly Talents too and had gone through the Six Exams and Six Difficulties to get into the Heavenly Hidden Academy.

Not to mention they've been cultivating in the Inner Sect for years, receiving guidance from Martial Arts Great Powers for years.

"I have no interest in wasting words with you," Sikong Yu immediately struck.

His gloomy expression and sinister demeanor showed that he was definitely not in a good mood.

He attacked with full force, and even with a brutal intent.

Snap... Snap...

The Inner Sect disciple was naturally no ordinary person either.

The clash between the two was evenly matched.

"Sikong Yu wants to win, but it won't be that simple," Lih Fengxing said, watching the fight with a frown.

"If I'm not mistaken, those Inner Sect disciples all have Heavenly Extreme Ninth Layer Cultivation, right?"

"Yes," Xiao Yi nodded, "Some of the stronger ones are even close to the Heavenly Extreme Peak."

"But the fight is about to end soon."

"Oh?" Lih Fengxing showed a look of doubt.

Xiao Yi didn't answer because the outcome quickly appeared.

One minute later, the Inner Sect disciple was struck in the chest by Sikong Yu's palm.

It was clearly visible that the Inner Sect disciple's chest had caved in.

He spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.

He was clearly seriously injured.

Deacon Youu frowned, feeling that it was just a regular challenge, not to mention it was between fellow disciples, Sikong Yu's brutal handling was a bit excessive.

"Sikong Yu, the fight can end now, step aside," Deacon Youu lightly commanded.

If Deacon Youu hadn't spoken, it seemed Sikong Yu still wanted to continue attacking the severely injured Inner Sect disciple.

Sikong Yu snorted coldly, looked at the Inner Sect disciple, "Now, do you see why I'm so arrogant?"

"You and I, we are not on the same level."

"And yet you didn't know, utterly foolish, this is your fate."

The Inner Sect disciple looked extremely displeased upon hearing these words.

Who would have guessed, Sikong Yu then turned his gaze towards Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi ignored him, not even looking directly at him.

Lih Fengxing frowned and said, "Xiao Yi, does Sikong Yu have hostility towards you?"

"Brother Xiao, don't bother about him," Fang Shushu sneered, "I don't know if there's something wrong with Sikong Yu's head."

Xiao Yi smiled and nodded.

Subsequently, the battles started again.

Likewise, it was 12 Heavenly Talents who took the initial action.

There was no doubt that the result was identical to Sikong Yu's.

Whether it was Fang Shushu or the other 9, all easily defeated an Inner Sect disciple.

Xiao Yi was the last to strike, and throughout, he observed the battles of these 10 people.

Normally speaking, these 10 people only had Heavenly Extreme Seventh Layer Cultivation, which is the Late Stage Heavenly Extreme. Facing these Heavenly Extreme Ninth Layer, nearing Heavenly Extreme Peak Inner Sect disciples, there should be a considerable gap.

Yet, these 10 people still won easily.

Xiao Yi noticed that during the battles of these 10 people, that sense of martial arts meaning appeared again.

An inexplicable power, extremely powerful, even the Thirty-Six Sky-reaching Formation and the Xuan Lock Chain couldn't stop it before.

That martial arts meaning felt like an overlap of martial arts, but not quite.

Until now, whether it was Ran Qi's spear style or this inexplicable martial arts power of these 10 people, Xiao Yi still couldn't understand.

Xiao Yi didn't possess this inexplicable martial arts power, so he had to use a weapon and called upon the Blizzard Sword when he struck.

Additionally, he finished the battle nearly a minute slower than these 11 people.

"Is that all you've got?" Sikong Yu glanced at Xiao Yi and sneered.

"To deal with a bunch of trash at the Heavenly Extreme Ninth Layer, you need to use a weapon?"

Xiao Yi paid no attention, still watching the subsequent battles.

This time, the battles didn't last too long.

Within just a few hours, all the battles had concluded.

The victors were only 12 people.

Correct, only Xiao Yi and the other 11 managed to defeat the Inner Sect disciples.

The others, including Lih Fengxing, the several hundred Heavenly Talents, all failed and couldn't defeat a single Inner Sect disciple.

In other words, the challenge for these several hundred Heavenly Talents also ended; they would become Outer Disciples, cultivating in the Outer Sect.

"Now, it's just you 12 lads left," Deacon Youu smiled.

"But this result is already beyond my expectations."

"I remember the last time the academy opened, not many of the new disciples could reach the third challenge."

"The third challenge," the 12 showed an inexplicable fighting spirit in their eyes.

"Correct, the third challenge," Deacon Youu smiled, "Your opponents will be the Supreme Heavenly Talents of the Heavenly Hidden Twelve Peaks."

"Your chances of winning are almost zero."

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Second update.