ASER - Chapter 166
Chapter 166: 5 Regions
Some people spend their entire lives building a career just to be remembered, but some people have such strong personalities that others simply cannot forget them.
For instance, at this very moment, as the martial combat began, when "He Sijian" suddenly unleashed a powerful move and instantly defeated the Low-tier Glimmer Realm Qu Hanzhou, and then KO'd dozens more, displaying destructive power comparable to the best among Mid-tier Glimmer Realm cultivators, everyone was stunned.
The disciples of the Qu family shot to their feet, glaring angrily at the He family members.
The He family members were also bewildered. What was going on?
To be honest, below the Forbidden Master level, most prodigies could fight opponents of higher levels, let alone monstrous talents who could easily defeat A-rank cultivators while being C-rank. However, at the Forbidden Master level, the difficulty of fighting across levels was immense. At most, a low-tier could defeat a mid-tier, or perhaps a high-tier. To directly jump from Dust-Severing Realm to defeat a Glimmer Realm cultivator was exceedingly difficult, achievable only by the most exceptional geniuses, such as those ranked in the top ten.
This person was definitely not He Sijian. He Sijian was a sword user and didn't possess this level of combat power.
So...
Fortunately, they were given a close-up.
When everyone saw A'Diao's appearance, they were all shocked.
No, she's this strong?
No, that's not right. She should be this strong.
With such terrifying talent, even if she relied on cunning and shortcuts to counterattack and become NO.1, she still had the foundation to convert her aptitude into actual strength.
Then why were they so surprised?
It was probably because the aptitude test restricted energy use, and her scheming and insidiousness had left such a deep impression that people had forgotten she had also taken action during the first stage, the written exam, and had thrashed a group of people between Zone 15 and Zone 13.
Therefore, this person's personality was too strong; you could never predict her next move. Even more unexpectedly, after KO'ing these people and giving them a cinematic-effect recovery to their original forms and a smile, the next second...
She vanished.
She completely disappeared from the screen.
Disguise, then kill. After killing, smile at the camera, then disappear.
This was entirely the behavior of a psychopathic serial killer.
Some contestants who had withdrawn in panic happened to see this scene. At this moment, their composure was somewhat shattered, yet they couldn't utter a word. Looking over, the Qu family members were shocked and furious, and Qu Zhen's expression, though seemingly calm, showed him gripping the armrest tightly once more.
His son was dead.
His most outstanding son.
In any case, he was heartbroken; truly heartbroken.
Xie Jingyu saw his heartache, but her inner fury was not diminished. She then heard Zhao Yi's voice transmission: "He should have other sons. Don't rush, don't be angry. Wait for the opportunity. I will definitely help you make him experience the pain of having his lineage severed. I keep my word."
Xie Jingyu's eyes were somewhat bloodshot, but she still nodded.
On the other side, Dantai Zhuying was somewhat surprised. She knew that the great beauty she had seen half a month ago was currently ranked number one overall. However, due to her background and current cultivation level, the imperial family had speculated that her strength might reach the Glimmer Realm, with the highest limit being Mid-tier Glimmer Realm.
But... her lightning techniques were too powerful.
"Expanding the lightning's length from 4.8 meters to 48 meters, and freely changing its direction... this attack method... is it Qu Jiangnan's secret technique, the one the Qu family is desperately trying to obtain?"
At this time, the Third Prince was also in the private box. He wasn't as down-to-earth as Dantai Zhuying. After seeing Chen A'Diao's performance, he was somewhat surprised, but also felt a surge of excitement. If he could obtain this secret technique, he could cultivate a large number of powerful death warriors and recruit many experts.
This Qu family is indeed disloyal, hehe.
Other families were also discussing animatedly, all speculating about the connection between such a powerful Daoist technique and Qu Jiangnan.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed.
"Look!"
Inside the examination grounds, less than a dozen seconds after A'Diao disappeared, a mysterious afterimage appeared where Qu Hanzhou had died.
Dantai Yu.
He had tracked her down. And to track so quickly, it was highly probable that he had placed a secret technique on Qu Hanzhou and the others before the exam. Once they came into contact with Chen A'Diao or were killed, he would be able to sense it and come to assassinate her.
But clearly, he was a step too slow.
Dantai Yu pursed his lips, quickly slipped into the dense nearby forest, and continued his pursuit.
"There seem to be demonic spirits nearby. He's not killing them, just focusing on the pursuit?"
"It's to hunt down Chen A'Diao. That's his mission. The imperial family won't let him focus on scores."
Everyone discussed quietly. On the other side, other contestants were also gathering into small teams. This wasn't impromptu; these teams had formed tacitly over the past half-month.
Including Song Ling and others, all chose to group together.
The audience had a bird's-eye view and quickly discovered that currently, Dantai Ke and Xia Yuanyuan leading the geniuses from humble backgrounds, along with Xie San, Duanmu Qingyang, Zhao Foshou, and others, had formed three main forces. Following them, the various small groups from provincial academies, such as Song Ling's, merged to form a fourth force.
Among them, Song Ling's group was the weakest and was currently avoiding the first three groups, choosing to develop quietly.
"Once Chen A'Diao joins them, it will be different. They will definitely merge with Xie San's group."
"That's right."
Many people speculated that Chen A'Diao must be currently hidden, lurking and approaching Song Ling's group, intending to gather all her followers and then form a tripartite confrontation with the other two main factions.
But unexpectedly, even when the four forces began to engage in small-scale skirmishes, there was still no sign of Chen A'Diao.
What had she gone off to do?
However, this Myriad Demons Rakshasa Courtyard was truly vast, and this dimensional space was too special—it had replicated the Myriad Demons Rakshasa Courtyard exactly, and enlarged it nearly a hundredfold.
That is to say, a pillar originally three meters high was now three hundred meters, and a Buddha statue that originally weighed one ton now had a physical weight of three hundred tons.
It was enlarged, and people became minuscule.
The area had also expanded.
The Myriad Demons Rakshasa Courtyard was divided into five regions.
1. The front courtyard plaza and the bamboo forest.
2. The middle courtyard + Myriad Demons Hall.
3. The 15 Rakshasa side halls.
4. The rear courtyard garden area.
5. The back mountain waterfall.
After being enlarged a hundredfold, it covered a terrifyingly vast area. Even piloting a flying artifact directly would take an hour to get from one end to the other.
And within these five regions were 38 types of demonic spirits. Currently, their teleportation points were mostly located in the area of the 15 Rakshasa side halls. In any case, near A'Diao's teleportation point number 4, there was a sixth-level demonic spirit. What about other places?
After turning invisible, A'Diao directly plunged underground. Then, from beneath the ground, she released her Mental Threads, extending them to various parts of the fifth Rakshasa Hall. She was looking for demonic spirits.
Looking for the demonic spirits she needed.
For this martial combat exam, her targets were never these contestants.
It was the demonic spirits!
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