"You little beast, I know you're around here!"
"If you have the guts, come out!"
"Otherwise, I'll kill that smelly woman first!"
Boom, boom, boom.
As Xiao Nancheng spoke, he swung his curved saber again, instantly turning the surroundings into a wide, unobstructed area.
Seeing the danger, Ye Fei knew he could no longer hide. He immediately mobilized all his Yuan Force, preparing to launch a final strike!
Ye Fei moved like a ghost, arriving beside Xiao Nancheng silently.
He then raised the long sword in his hand, intending to slash at his back.
However, this attempt was immediately discovered by Xiao Nancheng!
With a cold laugh, he turned his head and unleashed an attack with a *swish*.
Bang, bang, bang.
Inevitably, the curved saber struck Ye Fei's left shoulder, instantly tearing flesh and bone, the wound deep enough to see bone.
Ye Fei gritted his teeth in pain.
At the same time, he exerted force and shot out the flying sword concealed in his sleeve.
Although Xiao Nancheng reacted in time, the first two flying knives had already unavoidably embedded themselves into Xiao Nancheng's chest, sinking in entirely.
Xiao Nancheng's eyes widened in disbelief.
Then, he spat out another mouthful of blood.
His body swayed precariously, almost falling to the ground.
"You!"
"How did you manage that?"
Xiao Nancheng clutched his chest, which was in severe pain, and demanded.
"Hmph, you can never underestimate your opponent at any time!"
"This is my dying advice to you!"
"Alright, I've said all I have to say, you can rest in peace now!"
Ye Fei said with a pale face.
*Pfft*.
After spitting out another mouthful of blood, Xiao Nancheng met the same fate as Xiao Beiyu.
"Big Brother!"
"You dare to harm my Big Brother!"
"I will kill you!"
The frenzied, bearded man was clearly no match for Li Qingqing.
She retreated steadily, pushed to the brink of no return.
"Ye Fei, save me!"
Li Qingqing cried for help.
Ye Fei immediately swallowed a top-grade restoration pill and rushed forward again.
"Hmph!"
"Your Big Brother is already my fallen soul, now it's your turn!"
Ye Fei pointed his blood-stained long sword at the bearded man opposite him once more.
The bearded man was consumed by grief, wishing he could flay Ye Fei alive.
"I will avenge my Big Brother!"
"Come on!"
"If you have the guts, kill me too!"
The bearded man charged forward fiercely, engaging Ye Fei in combat.
Although Ye Fei was injured, he could handle an opponent at the early stage of the sixth level of Qi Condensation with relative ease.
More importantly, the bearded man relied solely on his brute strength, fighting without any proper technique.
Therefore, after a few rounds of fighting with Ye Fei, he hadn't even touched Ye Fei's clothes.
"Outrageous!"
"This is infuriating!"
"Brat, if you have the guts, stop hiding!"
"Come and fight me honorably!"
The bearded man said angrily.
"Fine, I originally wanted you to live a few more seconds, but since you're looking for death, I can only show mercy and grant your wish!"
"Xuantian Jue, Third Form!"
"Thunderbolt Slash!"
*Clang*.
Instantly, the wind surged like rolling clouds, and sand and stones flew, blinding everyone.
The bearded man was also affected.
Before he could even launch his attack, Ye Fei's strike arrived, shredding him into pieces.
Li Qingqing, witnessing the power of Ye Fei's technique, couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
*Whoosh*.
After this move, Ye Fei, exhausted, leaned his entire body against the long sword planted in the ground.
To avoid being tracked, Ye Fei directly dissolved the bodies of both men into blood.
This way, no matter how hard anyone investigated, there would be no clues.
"Senior Sister, let's leave quickly!"
"I'll help you up!"
Ye Fei immediately helped Li Qingqing leave the dangerous place.
Then they found a secluded spot to rest temporarily.
"Senior Sister, I apologize for dragging you down."
"We should recover from our injuries as soon as possible."
Seeing that she had taken the top-grade restoration pill, Ye Fei urged her.
The two then occupied separate sides and began to refine the surging medicinal power within their bodies.
Time flew by, and after a few hours, both their injuries were fully recovered.
Now, only two days remained until the eight-day joint competition.
Ye Fei was naturally aiming for first place, so he had to pass the eighth floor quickly and reach the ninth floor of the Trial Tower.
He had heard before that there would be many opportunities on the ninth floor of the Trial Tower.
Of course, those who could reach the ninth floor were not ordinary people.
Ye Fei's interest was piqued.
He wanted to see what these so-called opportunities were.
The two traveled together again, and after half a day, they both arrived at the ninth floor of the Trial Tower.
However, to their disappointment, the moment they stepped onto the ninth floor, they were immediately separated.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Ye Fei wanted to understand what the trial on the ninth floor entailed.
A white light flashed, and the scene before Ye Fei's eyes completely reversed.
He found himself alone in a rather dilapidated small wooden house.
When he pushed open the door, he saw the figures of his Master, the Daoist Qingyi, and his Eldest Senior Sister.
Although Daoist Qingyi had a beard, it was still jet black.
Eldest Senior Sister looked very young.
Ye Fei walked up to them, but they seemed not to see him.
"Master, why did you pick up this infant?"
"Look at the expensive clothes he's wearing; he's likely abandoned by a prominent family."
"Are we going to get into trouble?"
Daoist Qingyi stroked his beard, his voice ethereal.
"Since he is destined for me, I cannot abandon him to die."
Another flash of white light, and Ye Fei saw himself having grown into adulthood.
Daoist Qingyi's beard had turned white.
Eldest Senior Sister had also blossomed into a graceful young woman.
The three were chatting and laughing.
However, one day, after Ye Fei returned from the mountain after gathering medicinal herbs, he found his Master and Eldest Senior Sister brutally murdered in the small wooden house.
On a large stone nearby, several bloody characters were written.
"Do not seek revenge!"
Ye Fei, carrying his basket, immediately's eyes turned red with unbearable pain.
After carefully burying his Master and Eldest Senior Sister, Ye Fei sat in the small wooden house for a long time. He then kowtowed to their gravestones a few times before descending the mountain alone. Another flash of white light, and Ye Fei felt a splitting headache, a voice in his mind constantly instigating him.
Could all this be because of him?
Were the tragic deaths of his Master and Eldest Senior Sister his fault?
Ye Fei covered his head again and let out a few painful roars.
No, this is all an illusion!
Hold firm, hold your breath!
Ye Fei immediately sat down, opened his divine sense, and circulated his Yuan Force to resist.
"Break!"
Ye Fei roared.
The illusion was torn open by Ye Fei.
"So it was an illusion!"
"It seems the final assessment is a test of the heart."
This is also the most difficult assessment.