“Is this really the time to despair?! If we are going to die, then at least we must fight! I refuse to die in vain!” Lie Yu was perhaps the only disciple who could still think calmly in this situation.“Draw your weapons! Don’t be trash if you call yourselves cultivators!”Lie Yu’s shout ignited the morale of all the disciples. Those who had been trembling in fear now wore resolute expressions, drawing their weapons and preparing to risk their lives.Even if they were to die, they refused to die like cowards who simply waited for the end.As the demonic beasts launched their attacks, the disciples rushed forward to block or deflect them.But their steps came to an abrupt halt when countless symbols suddenly appeared on the ground, emitting light before forming a massive energy dome that covered the entire area of the illusion mist.BOOM!BOOM!All the attacks slammed into the energy dome, causing explosions that made the ground tremble. Yet the dome remained intact. Some parts cracked

The wolves howled in fury upon seeing one of their pack slain by Tian Zhu. They immediately launched another assault on the young man. The battle grew increasingly fierce, yet Tian Zhu still had not drawn the attention of the pack leader. The late-stage sky Spiritual black wolf remained standing in place, merely observing the fight. It was unclear whether it had already developed intelligence, making it less aggressive than its subordinates, or if it was simply its nature to let its underlings handle everything. Whatever the reason, the situation worked in Tian Zhu’s favor. He continued unleashing attack after attack, while the black wolves did the same. Meanwhile, as Tian Zhu was engaged in battle, several demonic beasts approached and began attacking the energy dome where the disciples were taking shelter. Fortunately, they were only early-stage sky Spiritual beasts, so their attacks were unable to penetrate the dome. At most, they left shallow cracks, which quickly regenerated

“I’ll take that as confirmation that my guess was correct.” Tian Zhu sneered. “Whether your guess is right or not won’t change the fact that you’ll die by my hands, Zhi Mo!” Zhi Mo declared proudly. He was a beast tamer of both spiritual beasts and demonic beasts from the Earth God Sect, as well as a cultivator capable of controlling demonic creatures. He had brought all the Sky Spiritual Realm demonic beasts he had tamed into this forest, hiding them in various locations. Once the exam began, he released them to attack the disciples. He believed that would be enough to ensure the deaths of all the disciples—but who would have thought that every single one of his demonic beasts would be slaughtered by Tian Zhu? Somehow, someone at the Earth Spiritual Realm had managed to defeat dozens of Sky Spiritual Realm demonic beasts. “Are you sure you can kill me? I haven’t even fought seriously yet.” Tian Zhu showed no fear at all. “Demonic beasts that possess evil power fear light—especia

While the core disciples were chatting in a corner of the outer area of Zhou Forest, a man’s voice suddenly rang out.“Really? I’d like to see how you’re going to kill me.”The core disciples were momentarily stunned by the unfamiliar voice that had suddenly joined their conversation. They quickly leaped away—but not all of them managed to escape.A figure cloaked in light had already seized the throats of two of them. That radiant figure was none other than Tian Zhu.“I already have Zhi Mo for interrogation later, so killing all of you is no problem at all,” Tian Zhu said in a flat tone.The two core disciples in his grasp struggled to breathe. They tried to break free, but the harder they resisted, the tighter Tian Zhu’s grip became.Both of them were only at the early stage of the Sky Spiritual Realm, so it was effortless for Tian Zhu to snap their necks.He released them, letting their bodies fall to the ground. Their corpses twitched uncontrollably due to their broken necks.In s

Tian Zhu and the other inner disciples returned to the Earth God Sect, bringing along the dying body of Zhi Mo. As for the corpses of the other core disciples, they were left to rot in the forest.Only a single day had passed since the trial began. It should not have been time for them to return yet, but given what had happened, they had no choice but to come back and report.Upon arriving at the sect, the outer disciples who saw the inner disciples’ return were confused as to why they had come back so quickly. Moreover, none of the core disciples could be seen among them.However, none of the outer disciples dared to ask. They merely saluted as their seniors passed by. Yet, no one responded or returned their greetings—the inner disciples were far too exhausted to do so.Tian Zhu and Yun Zhi immediately headed to Elder Zhi’s residence to report the matter. Fortunately, Elder Zhi was still there, so they did not need to trouble themselves searching for the other elders.“You’ve returne