Chapter 42: The Test Begins

  The young man with a square face walked in and scanned the crowd with his eyes, smiling as he said: "Since everyone is here, then let's all go with us."

  After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked out the door, while the silver-haired youth didn't say a word, only letting out a cold hum, with a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth.

  As the two turned to leave, all the young men who were seated stood up and walked towards the outside. As for the two's behavior, no one was dissatisfied, after all, they were sent by the host family, and their martial arts cultivation was at the peak of the 9th rank, with such arrogance, it was normal.

  Wei Hong and Wei Ning walked behind, at the same time, secretly guessing in their hearts what kind of test would be conducted. Turning back to look at Wei Ning, he found that he also had a puzzled expression, let alone the other young men.

  The square-faced youth and the silver-haired youth led the way at a steady pace, until they left Guo Qiao Town behind and stopped on a stone bridge, turning to look back at the young man who was following them.

  "You are all geniuses from various branches, and compared to other young people, you are also quite excellent. However, in our eyes, you are actually just ordinary. There are many, many people in the main family who are more powerful than you." The silver-haired youth's icy gaze swept across the crowd as he spoke coldly.

  The people present did not make any sarcastic remarks, although the silver-haired young man's words were quite piercing, but they were also true.

  "Alright, no more nonsense. Now, let me tell you the rules for this time." The silver-haired young man waved his hand and pointed forward.

  "This time, the test is a matter of life and death. If you're timid, it's best to quit early. From here to Fog City, within 100 miles, as long as you can survive to the main house and obtain at least ten wooden plaques from those who ambush you, it will be considered a success. You can form groups or act alone, with a maximum of ten people per group. Do you understand?"

  "Understood." The young men replied in unison.

  "I'd like to ask, what is the highest cultivation level of those who are blocking our way? And from here to Fog City, a hundred miles away, what if there are other dangers?" A slightly thin young man in the crowd asked.

  "There's nothing to report, and if you're afraid of death, then roll back to the branch, within ten days. If after ten days, you haven't reached Fog City, then even if you pass smoothly, it will be considered a failure." The silver-haired youth let out a cold snort, and continued to state another rule.

  As the voice fell, people formed groups of three or two and rushed towards the distance. Wei Hong and Wei Ning exchanged a glance and also headed towards the distance. Although he didn't understand why the host would conduct such a test, he thought that apart from the test, there shouldn't be any other dangers.

  When all the young people had disappeared from view, a bitter smile also appeared on the face of the pale youth: "This test is a bit too strict, you know, those people are all desperate."

  "Hmph, the Sect's Grand Election is just around the corner, and the other three major families are also rubbing their fists in preparation. This time, many geniuses have emerged from our branch, but without tempering, those geniuses are destined to not go far." The silver-haired youth countered the square-faced youth's words with a cold tone.

  "Never mind, let's go. We should also hurry to the place we need to guard. This time, although it's a test for our Wei family, who knows if the Ye and Lei families won't cause trouble." The square-faced young man didn't get angry, but instead smiled as he spoke.

  ……

  "Wei Hong, aren't we leaving yet?"

  In a forest ten miles outside of Liguozhen, Wei Ning looked at Wei Hong sitting cross-legged on the tree with his eyes closed in contemplation and couldn't help but ask anxiously again, because all the other young men had already left without a trace, while Wei Hong was still unhurried.

  Seeing Wei Ning's anxious look, Wei Hong slightly shook his head and then jumped down from the tree, lightly laughing: "Alright, let's go. Those who leave first are delivering themselves to death, what's the hurry?"

  "Wei Ning shook his head and said, "How is that possible? Those two are obviously exaggerating. We're already several hours late now, if we don't hurry up, I'm afraid we'll really fall behind."

  Two people walked and talked, Wei Hongke was not as optimistic as Wei Ning. At this time, his soul power was released outside, and his whole body was on high alert. In his view, this test relied on the soul power, and he could feel that the two young men also felt an unusual caution.

  Wei Ning didn't take it to heart and was walking forward with a relaxed expression when he was suddenly pulled back by Wei Hong, who said in an icy tone, "Let's go!"

  Wei Ning still didn't feel anything and couldn't help but ask in confusion: "What's wrong?"

  "Hehe, nothing much, just someone looking at us as prey, getting ready to take us down." Wei Hong gazed into the distance, smiling faintly and saying nonchalantly.

  Wei Hong relied on his spiritual power to clearly sense that there were three people standing on the tree clusters in front of him, all with injuries, and it was obvious that they had just been through an intense battle.

  "Haha, kid, you're quite agile, much stronger than those few, I thought the Wei family was all trash." A loud and boisterous laughter echoed out, immediately followed by a robust man jumping out, his entire body emitting a murderous aura.

  As this person ran out, five more people jumped out one after another. Each of them held a weapon in their hands and was covered with bright red blood. A cold smile appeared at the corner of each mouth. Every single one of them had scars on their bodies, but they didn't look painful at all. Instead, they were smiling from ear to ear.

  The aura alone was enough to give people a sense of pressure, and this group of people were obviously fugitives. Wei Hong thought to himself, his eyes revealing a hint of solemnity.

  Leading was a martial artist with sixth-grade cultivation, and the several people behind him were actually all fifth-grade cultivators. No wonder that young man said they could form a team.

  Wei Hong turned around and gazed at Wei Ning, who had been intimidated by the aura, and let out a furious roar: "Wei Ning, prepare for battle."

  "Haha, you want to fight us? Well, in that case, let me take good care of you first." The robust man burst out laughing and then released his martial energy, condensing it into a fierce aura that charged straight at Wei Hong and Wei Ning.

  It was obvious that the several loose cultivators in front of them were extremely ruthless, and they actually used the blood energy condensed from killing people on their own bodies to prepare for a collision with Wei Hong's and Wei Ning's souls.

  Wei Ning suddenly collapsed, squatting on the ground and wailing loudly, while Wei Hong's soul felt a hint of numbness at this moment. However, in an instant, that uncomfortable feeling disappeared, and a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes. Since the Wei family wanted to test him in this way, completely disregarding the lives of these branch members, then he would kill his way through.

  Wei Hong thought to himself, but his face still showed a bewildered expression. At the same time, he made preparations and stared at the man running towards him, secretly accumulating strength, determined to kill him with one move.