Chapter 338: White Tiger and Rabbits (2/2)

[Fortunately, my descendants continue to fight in my name. They stood firm and fought against every human cultivator that attempted to take advantage of our people and other poor beasts. Many died, but they passed on their wills to the next generations. Even now, they are still fighting to uphold our honor!]

The tiger's voice got louder. From the sad and angry tone, he sounded dignified and proud.

The crowd became confused as the story had nothing to do with the assessment trial or exam. None of them managed to figure out the hidden agenda of the tiger.

[And now, Jiangdong White Tiger Sect, the blasphemous sect that took advantage of me, has just declared war against a city that has been protecting my people!]

The tiger roared and glared at the crowd. His killing intent and the domineering will caused an earthquake, and a dark cloud gathered. The thunderous sound followed, and lightning branches covered the sky.

[Even at this moment, I refuse to follow Sun Wentai to war! Even if I have to die by breaking my dao oath, I don't give a fuck!]

BOOM

A branch of lightning landed on the empty plain, leaving a charred area of dark soil. However, a white rabbit suddenly dug out of the ground and hopped away from this area in panic.

Many cultivators paid attention to the rabbit. Some of them even rushed to capture it, planning to take it for dinner.

Unfortunately, several lightning bolts came down and struck the rabbit chaser.

The lightning victims stopped moving and collapsed to the ground. Luckily, none of the lightning bolts contained lightning element Qi. Otherwise, they would have died.

The tiger sneered at the lightning victims as it continued to mock the examinees.

[This year, I decided to choose disciple candidates for Sun Wentai! Ha! He must have thought that I would be lenient. But screw him! I'll do what I want! Hahahahaha!]

BOOM

BOOM

BOOM

More lightning bolts struck the plain. Everywhere that the lightning branch hit, a white rabbit emerged and ran away.

It became a trend, and everyone kept staring at the rabbits. Yet, nobody dared to catch them.

Suddenly, a long golden stairway descended from the flying mountain island and connected with the ground. Each stair step was a foot tall, and a total of 3,000 blocks of stairs connected the ground and the flying mountain entrance gate, forming a spiral stairway.

Each stair block was five meters wide, which was enough for three or four people to climb at the same time. However, there were no bar, fence, or guardrails that protected the climbers.

The windstorm and the random lightning bolts also made it intimidating. Furthermore, a colorful aurora hovered over the stairway, displaying the infamous arrays that the local cultivator knew.

No Fly Zone Array!

Super Gravity Array!

Unbalance Weight Array!

The crowd imagined themselves trying to reach the top without falling, but their legs started shaking. Climbing the stairway under such weather conditions and restrictions would be a challenge.

[Only those who can HONESTLY climb the stairs and possess HONEST mind shall be selected as the sect's inner disciple. As for the failure candidates, you will have to take the next tests, but your chance to become an inner disciple is gone! You have one day to complete this special selection trial! Good luck, you human mongrels!]

After saying all the nonsense, the tiger initiated the first stage of the trial.

However, no one approached the stairway first. Everyone looked at Huang Gongfu's group, waiting for them to act.

There was an unspoken tradition here at Jiangdong White Tiger Sect. The candidates with the Tiger Den's tokens got the call of who would take the special selection trial first. As it would be their opportunity to make a name for themselves, the Tiger Den's customers always bragged about their status and wealth, hoping to get noticed by the sect's elders on the mountain.

However, everyone near the boulder looked at Miaomiao. None of them made a move.

Miaomiao's eyes met with Huang Gongfu and everyone's eyes. They had been looking at him as if they were waiting for him to take the honor first.

”Huh? Me?” Miaomiao pointed at his face.

Huang Gongfu nodded, ”Yes, you. You're the wealthiest guy among us, so you can go first.”

”…”

Miaomiao was still curious about the rabbits and the tiger's speech. Although the tiger hinted that only the HONEST person could complete the trial, Miaomiao sensed that something was missing.

Something wasn't right about the speech and the rabbits as there was no connection between them whatsoever. Miaomiao didn't want to start climbing the stairs without solving the cryptic speech first.

”Nah, I'll go last. You guys can go first.”

The group of 6 men scoffed and sneered at Miaomiao while Zhu Qiao's gang shook their heads in disappointment. Even the crowd outside the protective array was disappointed in Miaomiao's decision.

”Coward.”

”A wastrel.”

Although the curses were soft, Miaomiao could hear them clearly. Someone among the large crowd mocked him for not taking the test first.

Miaomiao shrugged and ignored their insults. He approached the charred ground, where all rabbits had emerged. He slowly knelt and touched the soil, inspecting them.

…

Five hundred meters away from Huang Gongfu, a young man with a beautiful face and a scarred body, Zhou Gongjin, had been using a binocular artifact to observe Miaomiao and Gan Ning, inspecting their cultivation base, their essence volume, and their physique from afar.

Zhou Gongjin, aka the counterpart of Zhou Yu, got every information he needed, but he was still curious about Miaomiao's origin.

'He didn't exist in my previous life when this year's tiger trial started. Is he another irregular or is he the byproduct of the butterfly effect I made?'

He lowered his binocular and stored it in his spatial ring. Zhou Gongjin turned around brought out a bag of vegetables and carrots with yang Qi properties. Then, he walked toward one of the charred ground and placed the vegetables there.

A few seconds later, a small rabbit dug itself from the soil and started nipping the vegetables. Zhou Gongjin patted the cute rabbit and allowed it to finish its food.

A nearby cultivator saw Zhou Gongjin's action. He tried to approach the weak youth so that he could snatch the rabbit.

BOOM

A lightning bolt struck the poacher wannabe. He fainted.

Zhou Gongjin smirked and shook his head. He had taken this test in the previous life, and he knew what the tiger had aimed to achieve.

'The events have already changed a lot, but I won't lose this bloodline to anyone! I've been preparing all these years for today! This will be the turning point for Sun Bofu and me!'