Chapter 6 - Hero (1/2)

Zhong Yue stood on the stage while still using his [Jiao Dragon Winding Body Totem Art]. His psyche had not dispersed yet, so there were still light-green energy waves winding like a ferocious Jiao Dragon around him.

It was visible to the naked eye; a pure expression of power from the psyche.

The Qi Practitioners of the Great Wilderness possessed strong psyches capable of transformation. When the psyche transformed into a bird it could fly, as a beast, it could leap, and as a weapon, it could kill. When psyche and Qi were combined, they would be unbreakable.

However, that was for Qi Practitioners!

Zhong Yue's psyche was blurry but still visible. Even if it was not anything close to the psyche of a Qi Practitioner, his overbearing psyche still had a substantial impact on the other outer disciples!

The [Sui Sovereign Flame Order Palace Visualization Art] given to me by Xin Huo is really strong and potent!

Zhong Yue was excited. He had only practiced the [Sui Sovereign Flame Order Palace Visualization Art] twice. However, not only could he liberate his soul, but the strength of his [Jiao Dragon Winding Body Totem Art] had also increased a lot. It was way beyond what the Swords Gate Visualization Art could have done!

The teenagers below the stage were dumbfounded as they stared at him. The only exception was Shui Qingyan, who was excited and dancing around. She hopped and jumped, waving her fist to express her happiness. It was like she was the one that passed the examination.

On the other hand, the examiners were talking and discussing among themselves, without any results.

"The Swords Gate has never gone through such a thing," said an examiner with white hair.

Suddenly, he voiced out, "The purpose of this Cloudless Hall examination is to test the soul strength and combat awareness of the disciples, but the Zhong Shan Clan member used a physique refining technique to defeat the Mantis Demon. This shall not count as a pass. In my opinion, it should even be a fail. What do the other junior martial brothers think?"

"Senior Martial Brother Tian, you are right." There was another examiner that agreed with him, "If this is counted as a pass, it will disrupt the principle of Swords Gate. We of Swords Gate manifest the spirit and cultivate Sword Qi to protect the Great Wilderness. If the outer disciples make him a model and follow his footsteps, it would emphasize the physique refining techniques and promote the unorthodox ways of Swords Gate. It will not only break the rules of the Swords Gate but worse; it will undermine the culture of Swords Gate; things at that point will then be irreparable. This examination shall, therefore, be counted as a fail…"

Zhong Yue's heart instantly sank. At this time, a young examiner suddenly stood up. His dark hair flew in the air. With a sudden outbreak of his aura, he criticized, "Enough! Senior martial brothers, I have had enough of you all! The children of the peasants are trying so hard to pass the examination, but only one out of ten thousand can do so. The dead and the wounded, most of them are from the poor families! The disciples of the big clans can use the totem godly pillars while the disciples of the poor have nothing, where are fairness and equality? If there isn't any, then what is wrong with passing the test with physique refining techniques? Today, this Zhong Shan Clan must pass!"

The white-haired examiner frowned, "Junior Martial Brother Zuo, you are a bit presumptuous…"

"Then I will be presumptuous for this once!" The young examiner released his aura, and a gate shaped like a sword appeared above his head. As the gate opened, a ball of burning sun-like flame like flew out. In the middle of the sun, stood a foot-tall celestial being with the head of a bird and the body of a man; this was his totem spirit, he sneered, "Senior martial brothers, all of you come from the famous clans and monopolize Swords Gate. When will it be the day where people like us that come from the poor can rise high? I, myself, come from the poor and today I will fight for the poor!"

His totem spirit was a human with a bird's head, a pair of wings and with bird's feet. The moment it made its appearance, the whole Cloudless Hall became dry and hot. Blazing fires burned in the air as if the sun were really here!

"Senior Martial Brother Tian, 60 years ago, you became a Qi Practitioner. On the other hand, I only became one 10 years ago. Today, I challenge you to a duel, let's see who is stronger! Whether if it is you, the Qi Practitioner from a well-known clan or me, a peasant Qi Practitioner! Do you have the courage to accept?"

"Zuo Xiangsheng, you are overestimating yourself!" The white-haired elder snorted coldly. Above him, a Sword Gate also appeared. He called out his totem spirit. It was also only a foot tall; a treant with no legs. The bottom half was its roots, it had tree crowns as its hair, and the leaves grew lushly!

There was an outbreak between the two Qi Practitioners. Suddenly, the totem spirit of the white-haired elder made the first move. Countless roots flew and danced in the air. The roots were like pythons and Jiao Dragons, getting thicker and sturdier. It shuttled through the air as it headed toward Zuo Xiangsheng!

His totem spirit turned into a towering giant tree. Lively energies burst from the totem spirit and the tree's crown wholly covered Cloudless Hall.

Meanwhile, the totem spirit of Zuo Xiangsheng was also getting bigger. As the wind blew, the birdman celestial grew bigger and fully spread out its wings. It opened its mouth and blasted out breaths of fire, burning off the roots!

All of a sudden, the treant lifted its hands. Giant timbers appeared out of nowhere, one after another, each of them weighing at least tens of thousands of pounds. They all rained down onto Zuo Xiangsheng!

Utilizing wood as swords and forming a sword array!

The celestial birdman totem spirit shot out countless Sword Qi from its eyes, using fire as swords, incisively sharp and blazing hot!

The outbreak between the two Qi Practitioners suppressed the outer disciples, who could not withstand the intense ambiance of this fighting scene. Quickly, the other examiners stepped forward and shielded the outer disciples. They shouted, "Senior Martial Brother Tian and Junior Martial Brother Zuo, stop, stop at once!"

With the examiners guarding them, Zhong Yue, Shui Qingyan, and the other outer disciples were finally able to exhale a breath of relief. The outer disciples raised their heads and looked up; the battle between the two Qi Practitioners was getting more and more intense. Their eyes were entirely riveted by the battle.

The rest of the examiners did not know whether to laugh or cry. They quickly tried to persuade the two of them to stop. One of them whispered, "As glorious Qi Practitioners, they actually fought because of an outer disciple. If word of this gets out, the honor of the Cloudless Hall will be no more!"

In the history of the examinations of Cloudless Hall, this was the first time an outer disciple had ever bare-handedly defeated a Mantis Demon. It was also the first time the examiners fought among themselves.

"Should we help?"

"Help who?"

"Of course, it will be Senior Martial Brother Tian! Senior Martial Brother Tian comes from a well-known clan, the Tian Feng Clan, which holds great prestige within the Swords Gate…"