Towards Eternity
Ch 559's. Labyrinth Exam

Not a single student in the field left that place, which indicated that they were all ready, as well as Weng Lou who was busy with his own thoughts.

The eyes of the Patriarch of the Jade Bamboo Sect stared one by one at those disciples and stopped at Weng Lou who was also looking at him with a slightly strange look.

"The eyes were filled with observation and knowledge, strange enough that Elder Meigui could not find anything regarding information about him. But if he is indeed not from the Fenshu Islands as I thought, then he is likely a free adventurer. I don't know what he wants, but all sorts of flaws shown during these few bullae are real, which means he didn't come to be hostile to us, anyway," his murmured which then drew his gaze from Weng Lou then immediately soared high into the sky.

"Since you all have made up your mind, there is nothing more I can say. I'll start the test!"

*tick!* Finger-flick sounds are heard and suddenly the entire field is shaking violently.

The ground rose and began to form a gigantic labyrinth that instantly filled the entire field. The ground that Weng Lou and the other Test-takers were treading along shook violently and then separated them all towards the edges of the square-shaped labyrinth.

Now, the field has become a labyrinth with a height of almost twenty meters and a width of more than five meters with all Test participants separated from each other. Their distance is almost tens of meters each and it is impossible to cross in the near future seeing from how wide the size of this labyrinth that has been created.

Above the middle of the labyrinth, the Patriarch of the Jade Bamboo Sect looked around him and nodded in satisfaction seeing that all the participants had now been separated at an appropriate distance. With his direction, suddenly several doors on the labyrinth wall opened and several ferocious beasts came out from inside. There were also some Evil Spirits sealed by the Talismans on their bodies that were released.

Everything was left to just wander around all corners of the labyrinth and move closer to the participants little by little.

"To all the Test Participants! Now your exams have officially begun! You may already know the rules of this labyrinth test, but let me reiterate them once more! This Labyrinth test is a test in which you are required to be able to survive and achieve your goal, the center of the labyrinth in a predetermined period of 10 days!

Ferocious beasts, demons, and even Evil Spirits had been unleashed in all corners of the labyrinth. They will both be part of the hurdles you have to overcome. Of course, not only are they obstacles that you will go through, there are various traps installed in the labyrinth whose level is even able to threaten the lives of martial practitioners of the Soul Unification Realm though.

There was no rescue, no cancellation, and no hesitation. When you are in the labyrinth, it means you are ready for everything. Those who cannot survive in 10 days will die, while others will succeed and survive. Since this year's seats were quite numerous, then the first fifteen people to reach the center of the labyrinth would be accepted as Core Disciples, and would subsequently take the ranking exam along with the other Core Disciples.

Remember this all of you, use anything, think about anything, and see what you can use. You are the prospective Core Disciple of the Jade Bamboo Sect, so show how far you can go, may the Emperor give his guidance to all of you."

As soon as the voice of the Patriarch disappeared, the barrier that was preventing the disciples from taking the start first shifted slowly and gave way for the Test participants to advance.

Without having to talk anymore, though, all the participants quickly darted away from their starting point and immediately traced the labyrinth while some of the participants were still standing still in their place and observing the surroundings including with Weng Lou who was busy knocking aroundwall of the labyrinth around it.

*Tock...ko....*

He stroked his chin and smiled slightly while sneering, "Fuck old man, whereas according to the information I got this wall shouldn't be four meters thick, though, and it was only made of a mixture of Black Steel Night that could be penetrated with the power of Soul Unification stage 1. Looks like he's anticipating the possibility of me using 'rough', seeing as he's been keeping an eye on how much physical strength I've had over the past two months."

Yes, even though Weng Lou did not see the Patriarch himself watching him, but his Indra could still feel a little sensation of being watched every time.

The Patriarch might be a little more of a 'Ruler', yet he remained still in the realm of Soul Unification, after all, so he couldn't hide that clean from Weng Lou's sharp instincts that had been well-feeled by real experience in combat.

Weng Lou's palm touched the ground where he stood and tried to feel the vibrations caused by various movements, whether it was by the Test participants, and tried to feel the vibrations caused by various movements, or even the wild beasts and demons within the labyrinth around him.

After a while, he stood up straight and nodded calmly. "Just some bullies, I should be able to make it before a week. If the old man had not added anything else to this labyrinth and was exactly the same as the previous Core Disciple Test labyrinth, this labyrinth was no big deal," he said calmly and then put his foot forward.

*Help!!!*

Surprisingly, two cloth-thin metal blades shot out quickly from between the two walls beside Weng Lou and were ready to cut through his body.

But Weng Lou's expression did not change in the slightest and his feet calmly passed through the two metal blades without a strand of his clothes being hit by the surprise attack..

"Haaah.it must be an annoying test."

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The Labyrinth Exam, as the name suggests, is located inside a 'living labyrinth' that contains various obstacles in it. The labyrinth itself means a labyrinth that will continue to move and change every time but not in a fixed time and predictable changes.

This exam was widely used by various groups in the Ryuan Empire for martial-smelling events such as the Core Disciple Test in this Jade Bamboo Sect.

To test the feasibility of Core Pupil candidates, this exam was used because it was very effective in selecting disciples and the difficulty level could be easily arranged by the supervisors like the Jade Bamboo Sect Patriarch did in this Test where the level was has changed from previous tests.

Generally, the Labyrinth Examination only contained traps and some ferocious beasts as obstacles in it, but in order to see how worthy and potential the disciples of the Jade Bamboo Sect were, after all, the Core Elders of the Jade Bamboo Sect had added a 'Special Route' containing Demon and Evil Spirits into the labyrinth. And of course, their danger levels were all extremely diverse and deadly enough to kill a disciple in the blink of an eye without them even noticing.

The Test participants were not aware of this fact, that in some parts where when there are 'special' students who reach and find 'Special Route', they are not', no one would be able to see this disciple except for the Core Elders and the Jade Bamboo Sect Patriarchs caused by some special arrangements that had been paired on that part of the labyrinth.

If this disciple failed to pass through, in the sense of being killed, then his death would be made such that no one would know that he died because of the Special Route in the labyrinth. This is so that the secrecy of this route is maintained and does not leak into the ears of the imperial people. But when he escaped, then nothing special happened.

Right now, in one of the long hallways of the labyrinth. Qianren seemed to be busy jumping to and fro low while avoiding the dozens of arrows that shot quickly to his feet.

*shu! PSH! Hussh!*

Not a single arrow hit him, all the arrows missed as he continued forward and finally arrived at his first forked road. There are three paths in front of him. One to the right, one to the left, and the other straight.

Without hesitation, he immediately took the road that turned right. And just as he turned, dozens of other arrows were fired from within the walls of the labyrinth. Targeting himself who has now turned to take a new route.

"Hm! These arrows really suck! The one who made this trap mechanism so ancient and narrow-minded, did he think a trap of this level was suitable for use for the Labyrinth Test hurdles?!"

Qianren's right hand clenched, he immediately turned around and hit the air creating a slight wave that resulted in all of the arrows being stopped in midair, then falling to the ground.

Qianren instantly turned around and back darted away. Although the trap he went through was not very dangerous, but it had shifted his main focus.

The other participants cannot be underestimated either. Although everything was immediately greeted by various types of traps when starting to explore the labyrinth, but none of the participants were eliminated due to small traps such as arrows and knives.

In the first twenty minutes, they began to reach the territory that had been visited by the savage beasts that had previously been released to all corners of the labyrinth.

*trang!* The loud sound of swords rang out against each other with claws like leopards that were much larger than usual.

A male student becomes the first Labyrinth Exam participant who must cross paths with an abnormally sized tiger beast. The tiger did not mince words and directly attacked the disciple. Fortunately, the male student had good reflexes so that his life could be secured quickly.

"Didn't this tiger find me too soon?! Aren't they released from the middle of the labyrinth?!" The male disciple nagged while pushing back the tiger that attacked him.

The sword in his hand was pulled behind him and a bright white Profound Power began to envelop him.

"Hhhh!!!"

*v*Syyaatt!!!* His sword slashed the tiger's body and made it instantly take a life for granted.

However, the disciple had not yet had time to breathe freely, another tiger leapt from behind him and was ready to pounce on him without realizing it.

"Aargh!!" The student screamed in pain as the tiger's sharp teeth pierced his left shoulder and caused blood to splash all over the blood.

With red eyes enduring the pain, the young man's left hand hit said the tiger that bit him to the point that it broke. Kana but, another sort of appeared out of nowhere and directly stuffed his head into his mouth.

The male disciple's body slightly moved against it at first, but only a few seconds later his body fell to the ground in the condition of having been killed because his neck was bitten by the two tigers that appeared suddenly attacked him.

Outside the labyrinth, the death of the male disciple was witnessed by the spectators who were in their seats. One of the two spectators exclaimed in disbelief at what they were seeing at this moment. The test had only begun for a few minutes and had someone died from the attack of a savage beast, this was something unprecedented!

In the previous tests, there were only fatalities within half a day after the exam began. But it was not yet half an hour when the exam began. The audience began to wonder, how could this have happened, especially how could the three tigers with the strength of the 10th level Foundation Foundation be so quick to find the now dead male disciple.

"There's something wrong, this test level is progressing too fast. It was supposed that the beasts would only cross paths with the disciples within half a day. How could the three tigers have made it this fast?" A Jade Bamboo Sect Core Disciple spoke in a serious tone from her seat and was well heard by her companions sitting beside her

The other Core disciples nodded in agreement with his words. Those who have passed the Labyrinth Examination clearly understand the test best.

"It seems like his level was indeed deliberately raised quickly, and it seems like the Patriarch himself is behind it," another disciple commented.

"you mean? Why did the Patriarch intervene in this test, it was not just like him. Even if he intervenes in a test like this, I think the test will be made easier, not as difficult as you say." Another student denied the student's thoughts just now.

The Patriarch of the Jade Bamboo Sect, although rarely seen in the eyes of ordinary disciples, but he often showed himself to the Core Disciples because once a month the Patriarch would check their progress, he said, the Core Disciples. He ascertained for himself with his eyes, whether the Core Disciples had any development corresponding to the amount of training resources given to them.

If any student he thought was just wasting resources, then that disciple would receive fewer training resources than the others.

You could say the Patriarch of the Jade Bamboo Sect was unfair in the distribution of the training resources of these Core Disciples, but in this way the development of disciples could be focused and more efficient.

"I think you're forgetting the good reason the Patriarch did all this." The voice of a female disciple rang out and made the disciples who were arguing speechless. Their attention was also focused on the origin of the voice that came from Lou Yi who was sitting sweetly in the middle of the Core Disciples' seats with two other familiar-looking disciples.

"I'm sure one hundred percent of the Patriarchs did this all for the sake of testing the extent of Wei Lou's power. Although well the other Test participants must also accept the consequences even though they do not know anything, hihihi......" Lou Yi chuckled as he watched Weng Lou who was currently hitting the body of a pack of snow-white feathered wolves before him.

"I myself have no problem with that because I also want to see how far the Gifted Disabled can go."