Chapter 139 – The Wolf Tribe Youth (2/2)

At this time, all the examinees were already aware of who he was, but no one came near the pavilion and further still, no one tried to converse with that youth.

This included even the examiners; everyone’s stares were full of fear and respect, no one wanted to get close.

Even those who had already completed their Ethereal Opening, the strongest here; Gou Han Shi and Tian Hai Sheng Xue, they did not get close.

That youth stood there, remaining solitary and the pavilion and mountain became solitary alongside him.

“He’s very strong.” Luo Luo suddenly said.

The wolf tribe youth was obviously strong, he had been placed second upon the Proclamation of Azure Clouds, until the sudden update to the proclamation that resulted in Luo Luo placing ahead of him. For the past two years, he had only been under Xu You Rong; many even believed that this was due to him rarely making an appearance, if they were to have a match with their lives on the line, Xu You Rong wouldn’t necessarily be a match for him.

That’s because this youth was specialised in death battles.

Totalling everyone that was currently on the South shore, examiners and examinees alike; the number of lives they had taken were definitely less than his total.

Bell chimes came rolling in from the faraway Hall of Zhao Wen, this indicated that the academic and martial phases of the examination had come to a complete end.

After counting, the remaining examinees after disqualification numbered 113 people.

The Grand Examination only took Three Grades: The First Grade took 3 people; the Second Grade, 10; the Third Grade, 30; for a total of 43 people.

This was the same every year.

This was because for entering the Mausoleum of Books, there were only 43 paths.

Entering the Three Grades granted the privilege of entering the Mausoleum, this was the aim of most of the examinees for participating in the Grand Examination.

Observing the Heavenly Tomes, gaining insight on The Way, this was something all cultivators dreamt of, this was also a path proven through countless years as to being the route towards becoming a true expert.

According to the times taken to cross the River Qu, the examinees were reordered.

That wolf tribe youth was placed first.

The gazes everyone gave him were complicated, they naturally knew that Zhang Ting Tao was a fake name.

Under the leading of the Li Palace clergy, a hundred odd examinees left the Southern shore’s woodlands and headed towards a deeper part of the Garden of Dawn.

It didn’t take long for them to reach a large evergreen tree.

Early Spring season, upon the trees within the Capital’s streets and alleys, only small green shoots had begun to appear, yet, this evergreen tree was covered in countless green leaves that swayed in the cold breeze; akin to someone gloating.

This evergreen tree had a lot to be proud of; apart from being swathed in green, it was also immense in size.

Lightly enveloped by clouds, its highest reaches were partially covered; its top was actually out of sight.

Its trunk was incredibly thick, needing at least ten people to fully encircle.

The lower part of this tree had a hollow opening; the dark cavity gave off a slightly sinister feeling.

The clergy of Li Palace led examinees into this hollow opening.

Beyond the hollow, was another world.

This was a porcelain blue sky, more perfect than the sky outside of the tree.

The blue sky had faint clouds drifting by.

Far away, you could make out the images of multiple palaces.

Chen Chang Sheng felt that this place looked a little familiar.

Luo Luo said: “Sir, you’ve been here before.”

Chen Chang Sheng finally understood, the site for the duelling phase was located within Little Li Palace, the Education Palace.

Within the cultivation realm, this place had a more famous name.

The Pope’s Green Leaf World.

Those examinees who were experiencing this miniature world for the first time had their jaws lightly hanging, their faces full of awe.

Just like how Chen Chang Sheng and Xuan Yuan Po had reacted when they first visited.

Chen Chang Sheng no longer revealed the uncultured expression he had before, the one that was ridiculed by Tang Thirty-Six.

He was calm and therefore didn’t miss some details.

Seeing the Pope’s Green Leaf World, a lot of the examinees were exclaiming their wonder.

That wolf tribe youth did not observe this world, but instead, was looking at Luo Luo.

Chen Chang Sheng suddenly felt a strong sense of danger.