Chapter 915 – Purple Lightning Giant

Long Chen did not bother too much with the old man. After a while, everyone was finally present. A line of four middle-aged people flew over from far away and sat in the four examiners’ seats.

One of the four examiners was a beautiful woman who was wearing Underworld Armor, while the other three were men. Considering Song Yuchun’s special getup, Long Chen could not tell who Song Yang was.

All four of them were experts at the Divine Martial Realm.

Perhaps because they were examiners today, all four had cold expressions and terrifying auras. After they appeared, all the talking people fell silent. The noisy arena quietened instantly.

All eyes were on the four examiners. The four of them had already taken their seats and were now looking down at the newbies with regal gazes. There was not a hint of a smile on their faces.

The woman looked at the three men next to her, then started to speak. Her crisp but cold voice filled the arena.

“A total of five thousand, three hundred and twenty-seven people have registered for this month’s entrance test. All of you have been given your unique numbers.”

Long Chen looked at the wooden token in his hand. His number was three hundred and eighty. If the test was conducted based on this number, he was likely near the front.

Everyone instinctively looked at their numbers and had a rough estimate of when their turn would be. The person who arrived first were likely very nervous.

“Let’s introduce ourselves. My name is Qi Bing.” The beautiful woman in armor was elegant and handsome.

“My name is Jiang Shi.”

“My name is Zhang Huaiyuan.”

The man on the rightmost seat stroked his beard and said coldly, “My name is Song Yang! I am one of the Thousand-Sergeants of the Underworld Army!”

These four Thousand-Sergeants did not have great reputations outside and were seen as very strict examiners, so everyone was very quiet when they spoke.

The woman, Qi Bing, looked around and said, “We won’t waste time on nonsense. If you want to enter the Underworld Army, use your most powerful techniques. Show us your strength, dueling skills, and potential! If you conquer our hearts, you will pass the entrance test. The entrance test of Underworld City is much stricter than in the other, less prestigious places. Therefore, every Underworld Soldier in Underworld City can be called a dragon amongst men.

“There’s nothing else to say. Number one, get into the pit. Tell us if you choose a feral beast or mech beast.”

After Qi Bing finished speaking, she waved and did not speak again.

Behind her, dozens of Underworld Soldiers descended from the sky and leaped into the pit. On the side of the pit were many iron doors with many feral beasts and mech beasts behind them. These soldiers were in charge of controlling those beasts.

Following Qi Bing’s instructions, a teenager walked to the edge of the seating area and leaped into the pit. This teenager’s eyes were filled with strong confidence. It was no wonder he had chosen to be first. He surely had a trump card.

“I am number one. My name is Jiang Jinglong! I choose ... feral beast!”

“Alright!”

The first cultivator showed himself to be very brave. Qi Bing approved of this and praised him. The other three examiners had the same cold expressions, especially Song Yang. He did not look like he was related to Song Yuchun at all.

After Jiang Jinglong spoke, the few soldiers looked at each other, and the person in charge of controlling the doors opened them. An earth-shattering roar came from behind them. The moment they opened, a feral beast that resembled a lion charged out. There were surely many beasts inside, so when the lion was outside, the few soldiers worked together to force the beasts inside and locked the doors once more!

The lion was hurried into the pit. Its only target was Jiang Jinglong.

“Roar!”

It unleashed a deafening roar!

Strong ripples of sound traveled in Jiang Jinglong’s direction, and black dust was blown from the ground into the air. The scent of blood lingered in the air.

Boom boom boom!

The violent lion charged.

Jiang Jinglong’s face did not change despite facing such a terrifying Category Seven Emperor-tier beast. He quietly guided the essence in his body so that the moment the violent lion was close, he let out a loud cry and threw a punch. An even louder lion’s roar sounded!

“Quaking Lion Punch!”

A golden lion shot out from the teenager’s fist and expanded countless times. It descended from the sky and roared. The lion beast was immediately swallowed by the lion fist seal!

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

It wailed in agony.

Thousands of eyes watched the Category Seven Emperor-tier feral beast turn into a pile of minced meat from the impact.

Jiang Jinglong was pushed back several steps from the momentum, then he stabilized himself. It was slightly difficult for him to use this technique. He calmed his breath for a moment, then his eyes flashed coldly. He saluted the four examiners and said, “Please judge my performance!”

Before the examiners spoke, everyone started talking.

Jiang Jinglong was able to use a Divine-tier combat technique. Coupled with his comprehension of the Seventh Heavenly Martial Stage, he gave an impressive first-battle performance, so he should have no problem passing.

Long Chen analyzed his performance.

Jiang Jinglong was much stronger than Luo Wei.

Everyone looked at the four examiners sitting high up in the arena. Based on their comments of Jiang Jinglong’s performance, they would have a rough idea of whether they could pass.

Jiang Jinglong’s performance was undeniably impressive.

The examiners were to give their comments in sequence. The first examiner, Qi Bing, was the first. She nodded and said, “The first participant has given a great start to this event. You were able to use a Divine-tier combat technique to a great extent, and wasted very little energy. You pass.”

The other two also gave brief comments of praise. They both let him pass. Three judges allowed him to pass, meaning that Jiang Jinglong would progress to the next level. However, this did not mean that it was absolutely certain that he would join. If the number of people who passed exceeded a hundred, some participants would still be eliminated.

The final examiner, Song Yang’s, decision became unimportant.

Song Yang huffed and said, “Although my decision is not important anymore, I would not let you pass. You’re older than the average participant, showing that you have low potential. Although you performed well, there is little we can dig out of you. If you join the army, you won’t amount to much.”

Such harsh words made the excited Jiang Jinglong’s heart sink to rock bottom.

Jiang Jinglong’s expression did not look good. Everyone present was an arrogant youth, and Song Yang had said that he would not amount to much in front of thousands of people. This was a huge blow to his psyche.

“Thank you for the feedback!” Jiang Jinglong did not argue. After he thanked the four examiners, he left the pit and took another path to return to his seat. The examinees would only be allowed to leave after the whole event was complete.

Whispered conversations ensued.

“He performed very well, but Song Yang still picked out a flaw in him. That was terrifying.”

“Doesn’t that mean I also used up my potential? Anyone would feel dejected at his comments.”

“This Song Yang guy shows no mercy.”

Long Chen did not think much of it. He had been undermined by countless people who said he would not amount to anything, but he had reached his current level despite all that. Hadn’t he still come to the Three Royal Territories?

In the future, he would show more people his extraordinary capabilities.

Other people’s contempt was his motivation. If Jiang Jinglong disregarded Song Yang’s words and continued to forge ahead, he would surely be more successful than what Song Yang had said.

That old man’s words are venomous.

Long Chen looked at Song Yang, but then his expression changed. He saw the dolled-up Song Yuchun standing not far behind him.

That was a bad omen.

Very soon, fighter number two automatically leaped into the pit and chose to fight a mech beast. Mechs did not have sentience, so they did not change as much in battle. However, they were stronger in terms of attacks.

Under several soldiers’ control, a gigantic black ball rolled in front of the cultivator. There was a bout of electrical crackling, then the iron ball transformed. In a short time, the black ball turned into a muscular iron giant with purple lightning crackling all over its body. Purple runes flickered where the lightning passed. They were the source of the purple lightning’s energy.

Long Chen heard the person next to him say, “He’s so unlucky to get the Purple Lightning Giant.”

“Is the Purple Lightning Giant really strong?” asked Long Chen.

The guy glanced at Long Chen and said in an impressed tone, “The Purple Lightning Giant is considered one of the stronger ones within its tier of mech beasts. Very few Seventh Heavenly Martial Stage cultivators can defeat it, unless they were Jiang Jinglong from before. But don’t worry, if you encounter a super-strong opponent, you still have a chance of passing even if you lose.”