Soul Emperor Martial God

Everyone rested briefly.

Under the lead of the Great Elder of the Sword Sect, the group arrived in front of a pavilion.

The pavilion was three stories tall and wholly dark.

It resembled a menacing prison.

The initial impression the pavilion gave was one of sharpness and edge.

Its daunting sharpness even made it difficult to directly gaze at it.

Even Xiao Yi, after only one glance, felt a stinging pain in his eyes and involuntarily shifted his gaze.

"What strong Sword Qi Restriction," Xiao Yi was shocked in his heart.

The entire pavilion was enveloped under a powerful Sword Qi Restriction.

Indeed, this was the Sword Pavilion.

If one could say that the Medicine Tower was the symbol of Medicine King Valley,

then the Sword Pavilion was the symbol of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.

At the same time, it was also one of the most profound foundations of the Sword Sect, even surpassing the Cold Ice Pool.

Every disciple who had entered the Sword Pavilion for trials came out with significant gains.

However, on normal days, the cost for disciples to enter the Sword Pavilion for trials was immense.

The required sword points were astronomically high.

It was said that even for Inner Sect Disciples of the Sect, entering once would require years of arduously saving sword points.

But this time, by taking advantage of the Sect's assessment,

each Sword Master had the opportunity to enter once for free.

Simply put, it was the second round of assessments.

It was also a gift from the Sword Sect to the Sword Masters who had just joined the Sect.

But to reap the benefits, one still had to rely on their skills.

At this moment, the Great Elder formed several mysterious hand signs.

A surging aura erupted from him.

The aura seemed to be connected to the Sword Pavilion's prohibition.

After a long while, when the Great Elder stopped forming hand signs,

a 'pop' sound, like a balloon bursting, emanated from the thick dark doors of the Sword Pavilion.

That was the prohibition being temporarily removed.

Then, the doors slowly opened.

With the Great Elder leading, everyone filed in.

Upon entering the Sword Pavilion, nearly everyone's eyes lit up, feeling it incredible.

Inside was not a common building.

Instead, it was a vast white space filled with energy, a mysterious space.

Around, numerous small light balls radiating light floated in mid-air.

Xiao Yi suddenly realized, no wonder the Sword Qi Restriction outside the Sword Pavilion was so terrifying.

Indeed, the inside of the Sword Pavilion was a special space.

This space needed immense power to maintain.

The Sword Pavilion trial was indeed no simple matter.

At this time, the Great Elder said, "These light balls are the content of your trial."

Everyone looked towards those small light balls.

The light balls, seemingly condensed from energy, were transparent and dazzling.

Inside, it appeared as if countless Sword Qis were flying, definitely not ordinary objects.

The Great Elder continued, "Each light ball is a minor prohibition."

"You only need to touch it, and you'll randomly enter a trial."

"Each light ball, each prohibition, each trial, is different from the others, and the difficulty varies."

"Passing a trial will net you a reward inside."

"The size of the reward depends on the difficulty of the prohibition."

"Either sword points or various cultivation items."

"Remember, the difficulty can be anticipated through the Sword Qi on the light ball."

"If the difficulty is too high, the light ball may transfer you to the second floor of the Sword Pavilion."

The Great Elder earnestly instructed.

"The second floor is for trials that only those with the strength above Earth Element Fifth Stage are qualified to attend."

"The Third Layer is even only accessible to elders for trials."

"It would be extremely dangerous for you to go in."

"Your Sword Master Token has a special protective barrier."

"If you encounter danger, you can immediately use the barrier, and the barrier will safely transport you out."

"Of course, if you use the barrier,"

"it means that this round of assessment is a failure and the trialists will immediately leave the Sword Pavilion."

"Is everything clear?"

"All follow the Great Elder's orders," everyone respectfully answered.

"Good," the Great Elder nodded.

Then continued, "Once you enter a trial,"

"each minor prohibition will automatically record the aura on your tokens."

"It represents that you have participated in this assessment."

"You have only three days."

"After three days, the deacons and I will come back to check the aura on each light ball."

"And record your scores and rankings."

After speaking, the Great Elder gave a few more orders and then turned to leave.

As soon as the Great Elder was gone,

within the Sword Pavilion, all trialists were eager to try.

The location of the Sword Pavilion was directly opposite the Sect Treasure Vault.

And the Sword Pavilion was slightly deeper than the location of the Sect Treasure Vault.

Implying

that the treasures in the Sect Treasure Vault are easy to obtain,

but the benefits inside the Sword Pavilion are hard to grasp.

"Wow, the Sky-splitting Sword Sect is truly a Martial Arts Holy Land."

"There are so many wonderful aspects."

"What an eye-opener, it truly is."

The dozen or so new Mystic Breakthrough Fifth Layer Martial Artists of the Sword Sect excitedly talked.

"Hmph, a bunch of bumpkins who've never seen the world," Wanshan Sword Master said disdainfully.

By the way, the Wanshan Sword Master and others who were defeated in the first round had all come.

The trial in the Sword Pavilion is where the Sword Sect disciples undergo their trials.

The thirty-six Sword Masters were ultimately Martial Arts Stele Comprehenders.

Each one, after joining the Sword Sect, was given importance.

Naturally, all thirty-six were able to participate in the trials.

Also, there were those newly joined Sword Sect Disciples.

Like Jie Mo, Zhong Wuyou, and others.

They came by passing assessments and even overwhelmed several Sword Masters.

Naturally, they also came.

However, in the second round of assessment,

no matter how many Prohibitions Wanshan Sword Master and others passed or how many benefits they received,

the ranking was ultimately given out, but they weren't qualified to continue vying for the title of "Strongest Sword Master".

Only the top six Sword Masters from the first round,

along with the top-ranked Jie Mo and Zhong Wuyou, had the eligibility to continue competing.

That is to say,

apart from the scores of these eight people which were useful,

the rest were merely attending the assessment to reap some benefits along the way.

Of course, the final ranking of the second round of assessment still carried rewards.

The higher the ranking, the more generous the rewards.

Additionally, the rewards for the first round of assessment for Xiao Yi and others had not yet been given.

They would be acquired after participating in the second round of assessment.

Rewards from the two rounds of assessment would be collected together.

But I digress.

The arrogant words of Wanshan Sword Master immediately drew many angry glares.

Among them, the coldest gaze naturally came from Zhong Wuyou.

"Do you need this young master to teach you a lesson?" Zhong Wuyou coldly stared at him.

Wanshan Sword Master curled his lips but did not speak again.

At this moment, among the group, some people were already impatient to begin the trials.

The ten or so newly joined Sword Sect Disciples were the most eager.

They had already begun touching those small Light Balls.

Almost as soon as their hands touched them,

with a whoosh, a flash of white light,

they disappeared from the spot.

"Idiots," Wanshan Sword Master again spoke contemptuously.

"The Sword Pavilion trial, even amongst the Inner Sect Disciples of the Sword Sect, is an extremely difficult assessment."

"How rashly they enter, truly asking for trouble."

No one paid attention to him.

Xiao Yi, Fierce Tiger Sword Master, Meteor Sword Master, Jie Mo, Zhong Wuyou, and others.

were already carefully choosing the trials they wanted to enter.

Xiao Yi looked at the countless small Light Balls in mid-air, carefully inspecting them.

The level of Sword Qi inside the Light Balls indicated the difficulty of the trials.

After a while, Xiao Yi stopped in front of one Light Ball.

The level of Sword Qi in this Light Ball was about medium among all the Light Balls.

Xiao Yi reached out and touched it.

With a whoosh, he disappeared from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was in a mysterious space.

There was no one around but him.

The next second, before he could even react,

countless Sky-breaking Sword Qi immediately struck towards him.

The Sword Qi, probably numbering in the thousands,

each strike was comparable to the full-force attack of a Mystic Breakthrough Eighth Layer Martial Artist.

This was one of the types of Prohibitions in the trial, known as "Sword Qi Cross".

"Interesting," Xiao Yi lightly smiled, and the Unrivaled Sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.

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