The Sky Poison Pearl
Feng Yue

Seeing that Yun Che did not give any response, Ao Yan thought that he was obviously too scared to the point of not daring to answer. With a sneer, he looked away.

Yun Xiaofan's face was filled with anger, and he muttered with displeasure: “He is clearly inferior to Big Brother Yun, yet actually spoke these kinds of words. How very shameless.”

"What did you say?" Although Yun Xiaofan deliberately lowered his voice, the place Ao Yan stood was close enough to hear everything. His eyes narrowed as his gaze filled with evil: ...

"I ..." Yun Xiaofan's body involuntarily shrank as his complexion became slightly pale. He knew Ao Yan's background, and he himself only came from an ordinary family. How could he, a young man who came here alone to pursue his dream, while being burdened with the hopes of his entire family, be, dare to make enemies with someone who has great influence right after entering the Blue Wind Palace.

After all, this is a checkpoint. Ao Yan also did not dare to blatantly cause trouble here, so he turned his head away with a cold snort. But the sneer in his eyes proved that he had already marked this grudge in his heart.

It was only then that Yun Xiaofan finally sighed in relief, as his expression began to become agitated. Yun Che glanced at Yun Xiaofan's somewhat innocent clothes, and said: "Xiaofan, are you afraid of this Ao Yan?"

"I ..." Yun Xiaofan hesitated for a moment, but in the end still nodded: "I am not a cowardly cat, but, I am, but hearing that he was the second heir in the line of the influential Ao Tian Family in the western Great Desert City, and the fact that his strength was far superior to mine, I probably won't be able to stay in the Blue Wind Palace anymore if I offend him. Being able to enter the Blue Wind was my and my family's biggest dream. I don't want to let this kind of possibility happen.”

“Tenace.” Yun Che shook his head with a smile: “The identity of the heir to a large family does sound very good, but this place is the Blue Wind Palace; his identity is not worth a single cent here, and at the very least he can bully you a little using his power. If you don't want to be bullied, then you need to train even harder. 

This Ao Yan can happen to be one of your motivations for cultivating.”

Yun Che's words made Yun Xiaofan feel extremely satisfied in his heart. Other than his respect for her, there was now also a hint of gratitude. His expression relaxed as he loudly nodded: “Sister Yun, you are right. I will not be afraid of him. I have decided, my first goal in this Blue Wind Palace is precisely to surpass this Ao Yan, hehe!”

After a long time, the assessment of the strength of Yun Che's group finally ended. In the one hundred and twenty young practitioners who took the examination, only twenty-nine passed. The young practitioners who had been eliminated all had excellent strength and talent, and coming here carried a fortuitous mentality. But in the end, they could only leave dejectedly before the overly high standards of the Blue Wind Palace.

What happened next, was the examination of the second stage: Combat Power Assessment.

The old man glanced at the number of people who passed the first round exam, and spoke with an expressionless face: “It should also be clear to kaliam that this first round exam cannot be considered as a test. It was only to get rid of people who had clearly not reached the standard, yet still wanted to get it done. Assessment Second round of fighting, is the real check.”

“The level of strength does not represent the level of combat power. What we need are the most outstanding practitioners in the entire empire. Not only should an outstanding practitioner possess the strength of a high enough rank, what was even more important was their ability to make full use of their strength! A true genius could not only easily win over an opponent of the same rank, but it was also possible to challenge someone who was two ranks, or even four ranks higher! Yet for someone who only had strength but did not know how to apply it, in the end one would only become trash, no matter how high their rank was. This second round of inspection is to test your ability to handle your strength. This power, would instantly display a talent in handling energy; and this talent, would determine how high a practitioner could reach in the future! Second round of inspection, starting now!”

The words of the black-clothed old man made most of the people present swallow their saliva as their expressions became nervous again; and in the second round, at least half of the twenty-nine would also fail. It's a little too cruel.

“The test is very simple. You will each exchange seven blows with one of your senior brothers in the future. Victory or defeat does not matter in the exchange of this blow, and it is not possible for you to win anyway. What we want to see is the extent of your ability to unleash power in real combat. I will watch from the side and will also make the final decision. Those who pass, will become disciples of our Blue Wind Palace. Those who fail, must go. Feng Yue, it's your time to enter the stage.”

As the old man spoke, a somewhat pale-faced man who seemed to be eighteen or nineteen years old walked out with a smile on his face. He stopped in front of the old man, and slightly nodded at him: "Don't worry, Instructor Qi, leave it to me."

The moment he appeared, the Outer Palace disciples who were watching for fun immediately let out a cry: “See! The opponent of this group was actually Senior Brother Feng Yue from the Middle Palace!”

“Hah? That Feng Yue from the Middle Palace? I heard that out of over a thousand exam groups in these few days, not even ten had Middle Palace disciples as their opponents. This group is really unlucky. Although this was only a battle appraisal, and it was impossible to win no matter whether his opponent was a Middle Palace disciple or an Outer Palace disciple, his pressure still had to be much greater when facing a Middle Palace disciple. Also, Senior Brother Feng Yue is rumored to be very heavy; the people in this group will definitely suffer.”

Even though this Feng Yue was a third-rate disciple in the Middle Palace, she still belonged to the Middle Palace!

Even though this Feng Yue was a third-rate disciple in the Middle Palace, she still belonged to the Middle Palace!

“Feng Yue, nineteen years old, True Realm level three. I look forward to receiving a lot of advice from all of you Junior brothers. Feng Yue stood in front of everyone with a smile on her face. However there was a haughty expression in his gaze.

Ao Yan, who was standing at the frontline, seeing that his opponent was Feng Yue, his eyes became extremely bright. The corner of his mouth curled up as he signaled to Feng Yue with his eyes.

“Now, let the second round of exams officially begin. Whoever I call, come and exchange seven moves with Feng Yue.” The old man who was referred to as the Qi Instructor by Feng Yue, spoke: "Number one, Li Mo"

The person whose name was called, came out of the line and stood in front of Feng Yun. Although he tried to stay calm, it was still difficult to hide the nervousness. 

"Senior Brother Feng Yue, au hope you will .. be lenient." Li Mo bowed towards Feng Yue.

“No need for excessive nonsense, let's start!” Feng Yun said with a slime.

Li Mo took a deep breath. His expression calmed down and the long sword was already clasped in his hand. With a low cry, he was pushed out.

“Remove Clouds to See the Sun!”

When facing a formidable opponent during this Combat Power Assessment, Li Mo did not dare to hold back in the slightest. His first move, was already one of the strongest sword skills of his family. This sword movement carried an incredible force and headed straight for Feng Yue, as the aura of energy continuously wavered in the sword body.

Feng Yue's movements were simple and crude. He took a step forward and swung a fist.

Poof!!

The continuous nonstop sword instantly broke as Feng Yue's fist directly hit Li Mo's chest. Under the powerful might of the True Realm, Li Mo flew backwards and violently smashed into the ground with a monstrous face; but his right hand was still firmly grasping the sword.

"First step." Feng Yue stretched her finger towards Li Mo as her face showed a trace of a disdainful grin.

The first half of the first person made everyone's heart soar tremendously. They originally thought that this was an exchange of pointers to test one's combat strength, and Feng Yue had to prioritize defense to let the examinees display their strength to the maximum. But no one had ever thought, that this Feng Yue would instantly retaliate against the attack in such a cruel manner!

Instructor Qi's brows were also slightly wrinkled, yet not a single word was spoken. Feng Yue directly attacked in a heavy manner, indeed a bit exaggerated. After all, this was not an actual fight and he was only an appraiser. The level of strength of the opponent was far below him, so how could the young practitioners who had yet to enter the Palace withstand his counterattack? However, Instructor Qi thought again; to those who passed the first exam, none of them had mediocre talent without arrogance in their hearts.