Chapter 1075 Arriving at the Second Round
The white-browed old ape never imagined that a mere monk in the middle stage of the Golden Elixir would be unable to escape from the six-armed demon ape, but the opponent actually didn't. He retreated instead of advancing, and his magical power was broken in an instant.
At this moment, the man in gray has turned his back on himself and taken control of his own lifeline!
Although his neck was pinched, the white-browed old ape still looked a little dishonest. His eyes rolled slightly, and a monkey paw touched the stone man beside him without leaving any trace. .
However, before he could take any further action, he heard a man's voice laughing softly: "Old patriarch, you are also a demon ape who has become a spirit. I salute you as 'fellow Taoist'. Don’t let the small lose the big, please note that there is no rule against killing monsters in this assessment!”
Although Liang Yan's voice was calm at first, it suddenly became sharp at the end. At the same time, a huge force came from his palm. The white-browed old ape felt that his body was shaking, and his internal organs were almost moved. location.
"Slow down, slow down! Ouch! Fellow Taoist, please stop your hands, fellow Taoist, please stop your hands first, we have something to say!"
The old ape repeatedly called for mercy, while using his eyes After signaling to the monkeys, the surrounding six-armed demon apes that were approaching quietly stopped immediately when they saw it, and they all had to step back.
Liang Yan captured the monkey king and shocked the monkeys. His face was very calm and he just said lightly: "You and I are strangers. The reason why you ambush Liang here is just because of the influence of Wushuang City. This is just a commission to increase the difficulty of the assessment. In this case, there is no need to fight to your death. I'm alive, what do fellow Taoists think?"
As he asked, he secretly increased the force in his hands. The pain made the old ape break out in cold sweat, and he could only bear the pain and replied: "What the fellow Taoist said is absolutely true. As long as you let me go, we, the six-armed demon ape clan, will never make it difficult for you!”
"This is the best!"
Liang Yan smiled softly, but had no intention of letting go of the old ape. Instead, he continued to ask: "You just said that this Shuiyun Forest is the place where the monsters in Wushuang City practice. So besides you six-armed demon apes, are there any other monsters?"
"Yes, yes! In addition to our six-armed demon apes, there are also more than 20 monster races such as the powerful bear clan, golden-eyed fox monsters, flying god wolves, etc., all of which have been assigned by Wushuang City to stop them. Candidates participating this time.”
After hearing this, Liang Yan thought for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he then asked: "How strong are these monsters?"
"This" the white-browed old ape hesitated for a while, and finally replied with some embarrassment: "There are more than twenty people in this forest." Among the monster clan, if we only talk about individual combat abilities, our six-armed The demon apes should be at the bottom. However, our clan is superior in numbers and is good at the art of transformation, so I will send my clan members to disperse throughout the forest, pretending to be the companions of the candidates, coax them here, and then form a group And attack it.”
"That's it."
Liang Yan nodded slightly. He had some experience in the transformation technique of this six-armed demon ape. Not only did he look exactly the same, he could even imitate the breath, so it was a trick. Compass will be deceived by them.
"You have always lived in this forest, so you naturally know which routes are guarded by monsters, right?"
"What do you mean?" The white-browed old ape reacted instantly, with a look on his face. A look of dilemma.
"Fellow Taoist, we are destined to meet each other once." Liang Yan chuckled and said: "Since you choose not to embarrass Liang, why not help others to the end and take me directly to the second place? Go to the examination room.”
"Bah, who is destined for you!" The old ape cursed secretly in his heart, but he did not dare to show it. He could only nod and bow, and said with a smile: "What the Taoist friend said is absolutely true. We don't know each other without fighting. The Taoist friend has such magical powers. , if you really join Wushuang City in the future, don’t forget this fate with our six-armed demon ape clan.”
"Of course!" Liang Yan laughed, and said calmly: "Then I have a few fellow Taoists to lead the way."
The leader of the six-armed ape clan was captured in his hand. The apes did not dare to act rashly. When they heard that they had reached an agreement, they could only sigh and lead the way dejectedly.
For this assessment, the monsters in their Shuiyun Forest were all assigned by Wushuang City to stop candidates from all walks of life. After the assessment is over, Wushuang City will reward them according to their performance.
Although the six-armed ape is not very powerful individually, it is better in numbers and is good at illusions. Before meeting Liang Yan, it also lured several late-stage Golden Elixir candidates here.
Without exception, these candidates were eliminated by them.
While the white-browed old ape was happy, he also secretly started to compete with other monsters, preparing to eliminate a few more candidates and compete for some rewards.
I didn’t expect that what Xiao Liu brought back this time would be such a “villain”!
His meticulous observation, strong strength and quick decision-making have exceeded the cognition of the white-browed old ape. Not only did he not fall into the trap set by the demon apes in advance, but he also found himself trapped in it. After the siege, the decision was made immediately to capture the old ape first.
Now that the head of the family has been captured, the demon apes dare not disobey and can only lead the way honestly
Boom, boom!
The huge sound resounded in the Shuiyun Forest, but it was the footsteps of the stone puppet taking long steps and galloping through the forest.
Liang Yan didn't have to rush on his own at this time. He stood on the shoulders of the stone man puppet, holding the white-browed old ape with one hand, and secretly released his consciousness, carefully exploring the surroundings.
Although he said that he had controlled the six-armed demon ape clan, Liang Yan still secretly had more evil intentions.
If these demon apes take him to the territory of other demon tribes, there will inevitably be another fight. He was delayed a lot of time by Nomu Bai before, but now he does not want to cause more trouble.
Therefore, he maximized the coverage of his spiritual consciousness, so that he could sense the traces of other demon clans as soon as possible.
However, the six-armed demon ape obviously had no intention of tricking him. After running wildly in the Shuiyun Forest for nearly an hour, Liang Yan sensed the fluctuation of the monk's aura in front of him.
“This is it.”
The huge stone man suddenly stopped, and the old ape on the stone man’s shoulder said: “Fellow Daoist Liang, we have reached the end of Shuiyun Forest. At the boundary, if you go further After a long walk, we will meet the examiner of this assessment. We can only send it here, and then we wish you good luck."
Liang Yan nodded after hearing this and let go of his right hand. He picked up the white-browed old ape and jumped down from the stone man's shoulder.
The old ape regained his freedom, and couldn't help but feel a burst of emotion in his heart. He looked at Liang Yan under the stone man, and suddenly he bowed his hands like a human.
After saluting, the old ape said nothing, stretched out his hand to pat the stone man's shoulder, and led the group of demon apes back along the way they came.
Watching the six-armed demon ape leave, Liang Yan did not stay where he was. He turned around and ran for several miles in the direction pointed by the old ape. He saw dozens of figures resting in the forest. .
“Liang Yan!”
A voice shouted from the crowd: “Why are you here so late?”
Liang Yan looked around and saw that it was Ji Lai who said hello. He suddenly felt a little funny in his heart. After all, he had just met "Ji Lai" not long ago.
"Brother Ji, you came quite early. Didn't you encounter any trouble along the way?" Liang Yan came to Ji Lai and asked very casually.
"There are a lot of troubles. I encountered two powerful demon bears in the middle. Each one is as strong as the late Golden Core. If I hadn't escaped quickly, I would have been eliminated." Ji Lai said with lingering fear. "Oh, Liang also encountered a lot of troubles on the road."
Liang Yan nodded. After experiencing the siege of the six-armed demon ape, Liang Yan now also knows this water Yunlin Forest is by no means simple. Being able to pass through the resistance of many demonic beasts and get here is definitely not a simple person.
He looked around and saw that there were fifty-seven candidates here, and at the front of the crowd stood a monk with the head of a human and the body of a bird. At this time, he was backing his wings and closing his eyes. repose.
This person is the examiner of the first round, True Lord Lingjiu.
"Fifty-seven people?" Liang Yan thought secretly: "It seems that the assessment in Wushuang City is really strict. The first round has just passed, and more than a hundred candidates have already been rejected. Half. "
As soon as he looked around the crowd, he saw several familiar faces, including Situ Kuangsheng, Cang Yueming, Mo Haoran, Huangfu Qi and Mu Hanxue.
With Nomubai’s previous reminder, Liang Yan couldn’t help but turn his attention to Mu Hanxue’s team of candidates.
Next to this woman, I saw a monk wearing black robes standing. This man was tall and thin, with a sallow complexion. Although he looked a little sick, his eyes were full of light.
"Is he from Guwang Mountain?"
Liang Yan was suspicious and secretly used the method of "Eight Divisions of Evolution", but found that he could not see through this person. On the contrary, the other party seemed to be aware of it, and his eyes swept towards this side warily.
Liang Yan knew that if he continued to spy, he would be discovered by this person, so he immediately withdrew his magical power, turned his eyes to the side, and pretended to look at the crowd as if nothing had happened.
"This person has such keen insight. I just used the 'Bodhi Mirror' to probe a little, and he noticed it." Liang Yan secretly thought in his heart: "That day at Mu Hanxue's territory "Could this be the monk hiding in the dark cloud?"
The more he thought about it, the more likely it was, because the monk in the black cloud had once sacrificed a fifth-grade Gu insect like the "Black Demonic Insect", and just now Yemubai said that there was a disciple from Gu King Mountain next to Mu Hanxue. .
Now it seems that these two people are probably the same person.
“The monk from Guwang Mountain has painstakingly joined Wushuang City. What is his purpose? If he is here to be a spy, then his level of cultivation is too low. He is only at the Golden Core level. What kind of trouble can a monk like this stir up in Wushuang City?"
Liang Yan thought of this and suddenly remembered that he was now half a spy. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart and thought to himself. : "I'm confused. Being an undercover agent doesn't necessarily require a high level of cultivation, as long as it can be effective at critical moments. The seven mountains and twelve cities are all the top forces in the Antarctic Continent, and they are placed among each other. Undercover, this is a normal thing."
While he was thinking secretly in his heart, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance, and he saw a woman wearing a dragon and tiger Taoist robe deep in the jungle. Get out.
"Li Xiran?"
Liang Yan was slightly surprised, because Li Xiran looked tired at this time, and there were some blood stains on his clothes. He was obviously seriously injured.
She looked around the crowd and soon saw Liang Yan and Ji Lai, striding towards them.
"Are you injured?" Liang Yan asked with a frown.
"Well, it didn't hurt the vitals. As long as you cultivate yourself, you will be able to recover soon." Li Xiran nodded tiredly.
"Why is it so embarrassing?" Ji Laiye asked.
“I don’t know why, but when I was passing through a forest in the mud, four monster beasts that were comparable to the late stage of the Golden Core suddenly appeared, and they were extremely ruthless, as if they were going to put me in danger. "Death place."
Li Xiran recalled: "These monsters are extremely fast, and they have no roots. They didn’t want me to escape, but I was forced to use the Dragon-Tiger Fighting Technique to escape from these four monsters in a thrilling manner."
Liang Yan and Ji Lai had doubts in their eyes when they heard this. They had seen how powerful Li Xiran's Dragon-Tiger Fighting Technique was before, and even Mu Hanxue couldn't resist it.
The ability of those four monsters to push her to this point is by no means simple. Looking back on the obstacles she encountered, it was simply nothing.
"It seems that you are unlucky. I met two monsters on the road. Although they are both in the late stage of Jindan, their magical powers are not very strong. I easily got rid of them." Ji Lai shook his folding fan. Said somewhat sympathetically.
While several people were discussing, Zhenjun Lingjiu, who was standing at the front of the candidates and had been concentrating with his eyes closed before, suddenly opened his eyes at this time.
His eyes swept across the crowd, and then he said calmly: "The time has come. It seems that only fifty-eight of you have passed the first round of assessment this year. Okay, come with me. Let's do it."
After saying this, Lord Lingjiu turned around and took big steps to lead the way.
Many candidates present knew that they had passed the first round of the test, and they all looked excited and followed the examiner happily.
Naturally, Liang Yan and others would not stop. They also followed the examiner and walked out of Shuiyun Forest in less than half a cup of tea.
Outside the forest is a valley filled with birds and flowers, surrounded on three sides by mountains and green grass.
In the middle of the grassland, a middle-aged man was standing.
This man was wearing a set of flaxen robes. He was tall and muscular, with three deep scars visible on his dark face. He looked very penetrating.
“Fellow Taoist Yue, I have brought you all the people, and the rest will be left to you.”
True Lord Lingjiu changed his previous indifferent attitude and bowed his hands respectfully towards the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man did not answer, but nodded slightly, then looked at everyone, and looked at the candidates who came here one by one.
Many of the candidates present felt as if they were covered by his sharp gaze, as if all their secrets had been seen through by the person in front of them, and there was nothing to hide from them!
"I am your examiner for the second round, Shura Gongyue Zhengyang!" the middle-aged man said slowly.
(End of this chapter)