Conquer the game world

Chapter 113 The assessment begins

Ye Feng bowed slightly and said, "Greetings, Elder Zuo."

"No need for formalities," Zuo Song replied with a smile. "You actually have the confidence to break into the top three. It seems I underestimated you. In that case, your future achievements will probably far surpass mine."

At this point, Zuo Song's eyes were full of admiration. "Hmm? Although Ye Feng hasn't broken through to a higher realm, the power emanating from his body is much stronger than when we last met." Zuo Song thought to himself, having noticed the changes in Ye Feng's body after careful observation upon meeting him.

"I'm just here to give it a try, and it's hard to say whether I'll pass," Ye Feng said modestly. He couldn't be too arrogant at this time. Even if he was full of confidence, being too arrogant would only leave a bad impression on the elders. If he wanted to get the Spirit Restoration Purple Pill, it would never hurt to have good relations with any of the higher-ups.

“You don’t need to be modest. Since you dare to challenge me now, you must be confident. With your rate of progress, becoming an inner disciple in two years should be no problem at all,” Zuo Song said. “I have high expectations for you.”

Just then, another commotion broke out in the crowd in the square, because another person, Wu Lan, had arrived.

Although Wu Lan ranks second in the Yanluo Sect, below Yan Feng, she is very popular among the disciples. Many disciples even regard her as a goddess. However, Wu Lan herself rarely comes to places like the Illusion Killing Array where people gather, and she is rarely seen on ordinary days.

Yan Feng's arrival didn't cause much of a stir, mainly because he wasn't well-liked. However, everyone in the square knew that Yan Feng and Wu Lan didn't need to participate in the assessment at all, because the top three rankings in Yanluo Sect were determined through martial arts competitions. In other words, the Illusion Killing Array could at most get you to third place, but to get first or second place, you had to compete with the people ahead of you. At this time, Yan Feng and Wu Lan arrived at the same time, and there was no doubt that they were both there to pay attention to Ye Feng.

Today, Wu Lan was still wearing a clean and neat training uniform, but this did not conceal her pretty and charming demeanor at all. The tight-fitting training uniform perfectly accentuated her good figure, and with her slender legs, it was hard not to linger in her eyes.

However, the most direct impression Wu Lan gave Ye Feng was not her temperament and beauty, but rather her icy coldness. Although Wu Lan came to pay attention to Ye Feng today, Ye Feng still felt that Wu Lan was like an iceberg, making people afraid to approach her.

Ye Feng shook his head. In the end, he hadn't had much contact with Wu Lan, so why bother with these things?

Just then, the bronze bell next to them was rung.

"The test for the Illusion Killing Array has begun."

Ye Feng stopped talking. At this moment, Ye Feng's fighting spirit was burning. This time, Ye Feng had more trump cards. Ye Feng's goal was to break into the top three!
With a light leap, Ye Feng, having practiced the Heavenly Wind Step, became even more agile in the air, like a flying swallow, and instantly appeared on the altar of the Illusion Killing Array.

This light and agile movement might not be noticeable to ordinary disciples as much as the levitation technique, but Elders Wu Lan, Yan Feng, and Zuo Song all noticed it. At this moment, another elder, Yu Lin, also arrived at the square and stood right next to Zuo Song.

Wu Lan didn't think highly of Ye Feng at first, but when she saw Ye Feng's actions, she instinctively felt something was off. However, she couldn't quite put her finger on what was strange. She just looked at Ye Feng with some confusion, recalling the scene from earlier. Although she couldn't quite explain it, her opinion of Ye Feng instantly improved.

Yu Lin had only been in the square for a short time when he saw Ye Feng go on stage. Yu Lin said with a surprised look, "Old man Zuo, did you notice the way Ye Feng went on stage just now? That movement seemed a bit strange."

Zuo Song was also recalling Ye Feng's actions as he ascended the Illusion Killing Array altar. Ye Feng's movements as he ascended didn't seem particularly fast, but they gave off a strange feeling. Generally, when using the Leap Technique, one relies on the flow of true essence within the body to break free from gravity and fly up. However, Zuo Song didn't seem to sense much fluctuation of power within Ye Feng's body just now. It was as if Ye Feng was blown onto the altar by the wind.

"Something's definitely not right. This guy doesn't seem to be using a levitation technique, but rather some kind of movement technique. It seems he's improved quite a bit since I last saw him. It looks like I underestimated him. It seems like getting into the top three shouldn't be a problem now."

After Ye Feng went up on stage, some other disciples followed. Because the Illusion Killing Array assessment was only opened once each time, all participants had to take the assessment at once, and it was impossible to conduct it in batches. Therefore, although many of these disciples wanted to watch Ye Feng's performance, they had no choice but to follow him onto the altar because they also had to take their own assessments.

However, it didn't matter. These disciples knew that Ye Feng was aiming for the top three. With their limited strength, they would definitely be eliminated by the Illusion Killing Array before Ye Feng. So, they wouldn't miss the moment when Ye Feng's results came out.

Ye Feng didn't care how many disciples went up the altar. He just sat quietly to the side meditating. Now Ye Feng needed to adjust his state to the best.

"There is no time limit for the assessment. Dying in the Illusion Killing Array means you are eliminated. If you are ready, it will begin," an elder deacon announced routinely.

The Illusion Killing Array test was activated. A beam of light enveloped Ye Feng, and the next moment, Ye Feng once again entered this black space.

At the same time, several magical beasts appeared opposite Ye Feng. These beasts were only level two, equivalent to the Spirit Realm of a human martial artist. Some of the weaker beasts were even only equivalent to the early stage of the Spirit Realm of a human martial artist.

Ye Feng's strength has greatly improved, and these magical beasts, still only at the Spirit Realm, pose absolutely no threat to him. Before the magical beasts could make a move, Ye Feng, wielding the Crimson Fire Sword, charged towards them. With a sweep of his sword, Ye Feng didn't use any skills in this attack; these low-level magical beasts weren't worth Ye Feng using any skills for.

Even without Ye Feng using any skills, these magical beasts were no match for his sweeping attack. Ye Feng killed them instantly with just his own strength, causing them to explode.

A few more breaths passed before the second wave of magical beasts finally appeared. Perhaps because Ye Feng's performance was too strong, the magical beasts that appeared in the Illusion Killing Array this time directly reached level three, and no more level two magical beasts appeared.

“That’s perfect, no need to waste my time,” Ye Feng said, his fighting spirit even stronger.

However, these level three magical beasts were all relatively weak, mostly equivalent to martial artists at the early stage of the Spirit Realm. Such strength was insignificant to Ye Feng.

With a flick of his Crimson Fire Sword, Ye Feng continued his charge towards the demonic beasts. The only one of the larger demonic beasts also charged at Ye Feng recklessly. For such a massive demonic beast, even a thick city wall in front of it could probably be instantly destroyed.

However, Ye Feng was not afraid at all. He swung his longsword and collided head-on with the demonic beast.

"click"

With a single slash, the sword didn't cleave the monster in two at the waist. Instead, Ye Feng's sword became lodged in the monster's body, demonstrating the incredible hardness of its bones.

"drink"

With a loud shout, Ye Feng channeled his true energy into his hand, and at the same time, he clenched his other hand into a fist and slammed it hard into the demonic beast. Finally, under Ye Feng's immense strength, the Crimson Fire Sword severed the hardest bone in the demonic beast's body, and Ye Feng directly cut it in half.

After cleaving the powerful demonic beast in two, Ye Feng continued his attack, charging towards the other demonic beasts. The demonic blood dripping from the Crimson Fire Sword in Ye Feng's hand was still dripping down, making the sword's red color even more vivid.

With a single swing of his sword, Ye Feng could kill at least one demonic beast.

New enemies kept appearing, but Ye Feng easily killed them all by himself and his sword, without using any powerful skills.

Outside the Illusion Killing Array, some of the disciples participating in the assessment had already been eliminated, while Ye Feng appeared calm and composed, showing no signs of trouble.

"Some disciples who made it into the top fifty have already been eliminated. Ye Feng is not struggling at all. His strength is truly terrifying. And we also have to consider whether his killing speed is even faster than that." Some observing disciples were estimating Ye Feng's current situation and state based on the results of the eliminated disciples.

"I estimate that Senior Brother Ye Feng's enemy may have already reached the peak of the Spirit Form realm," a disciple predicted.

"Peak of the Spirit Form realm, that's terrifying. I can't even defeat one enemy, let alone the vast number of enemies here."

Inside the Illusion Killing Array, Ye Feng finally began to take his enemy seriously. However, Ye Feng's enemy was not a peak Spirit Form cultivator, but someone who had already reached the early stage of Spirit God.

Indeed, Ye Feng's speed in killing enemies is too fast. Martial artists at the same Spirit Form Realm are no match for Ye Feng at all. Ye Feng has not even used any skills yet, but he can easily kill his enemies.

Ye Feng did this not out of arrogance, but out of confidence. He was confident that he could completely deal with such enemies, so he planned not to use his skills, but simply to use them to practice close combat.

"The Spirit God Realm, is it?" Ye Feng's eyes flashed with fighting spirit. He had just barely managed to kill an injured Spirit God warrior by using all his killing moves, and he had also suffered serious injuries at that time.

However, the Ye Feng of today is not the same Ye Feng of the past. If it were back then, even if that martial artist had not been injured, Ye Feng would still be very confident in killing him.

(End of this chapter)