Chapter 785: Sparring


    Actually, when Dong Hu andpany noticed the other misceneous chores disciples shrinking back in fear, they had also guessed that the Earth Fire Hall examination would be very difficult. However, so what if it was difficult? Wasn’t the path of martial arts about facing difficulties?


    They were recruited after the Luo n experienced a great war in a bid to replenish their numbers. In the past tens of thousands of years, the Luo n did not hold such a mass recruitment of disciples that spanned hundreds ofs. They were the ones who shone out of the hundreds ofs.


    Dong Hu, Bai Wei and Sun Lie were eager to try, but at this moment, Yi Yun was observing Fairy ck Bamboo. He found it interesting that Fairy ck Bamboo clearly cultivated in fire-elementalws, but the feeling she gave, or the aura she had, felt extremely cold like ice. Could fire-elementalws be cultivated in this manner? It was truly strange.


    "Since there are no objections, I shall announce the details of the examination. Firstly, I’ll talk about my Earth Fire Hall. There are about a total of a thousand people. And the disciples that participate in the examination in the Fire Cloud Statee from not only the steward disciples from the 108 mountains, but also from exterior disciples that number even more. There would be more than 100,000 in total.


    When Fairy ck Bamboo said this, even Dong Hu andpany, who were brimming in confidence, felt their necks shrink and their hearts beat furiously like a drum.


    Yes, as steward disciples from the 108 mountains, they were actually considered the lucky ones to be chosen from amongst the exterior disciples. That alone numbered a few thousand.


    And even more disciples, who were not qualified to be a steward disciple of the Heaven Fire Hall, were allocated all across the Fire Cloud State. These people made up the majority of the exterior disciples.


    Earth Fire Hall only numbered in the dozens, so thepetition was intense.


    Fairy ck Bamboo carried on, "The Earth Fire Hall’s examination has two types. The first is to apany me to the Earth Fire Hall’s Relic Hall and undergo a Deste Heaven technique assessment! The other is an assessment of strength which can be done here! Any charms, pills or puppets not refined by yourself, as well as external powers, are not to be used. Those, who are inadequate, it is best you quit early. Do not have any hopes of luck for you will be wasting my time."


    "Now, which examination would you choose?" Fairy ck Bamboo asked.


    "Strength assessment!"


    "The second one!"


    Dong Hu andpany spoke out. The Deste Heaven technique assessment was extremely difficult, resulting in very few people being able to enter the Earth Fire Hall through the Deste Heaven technique assessment. Furthermore, they did not know the Deste Heaven technique too.


    After Dong Hu was done speaking, he looked at Yi Yun. A teasing smile hung on his face as he waited for Yi Yun to make his choice.


    Fairy ck Bamboo also looked at Yi Yun.


    Yi Yun rubbed his chin. The test of the Deste Heaven technique needed traveling to the Relic Hall? Indeed, the usage of the Deste Heaven technique needed materials, array tforms, relic cauldrons and various other tools. Having the examination out in the open would affect the performance of some Deste Heaven technique apprentices.


    Yi Yun was indifferent as he did not care about the differences these external conditions brought.


    However, Yi Yun did not like trouble. An examination on the spot was easier, so he said, "I’ll also have the strength assessment."


    Be it the strength assessment or the Deste Heaven technique assessment, Yi Yun did not mind any of them.


    However, with him saying that, Tao’er was stunned. Brother Yi chose the strength assessment? Wasn’t Brother Yi supposed to participate in the Deste Heaven technique assessment?


    Brother Yi’s Deste Heaven technique would definitely not be a problem, but in terms of strength...Brother Yi just recovered from his injuries, so is it really fine for him to have his strength assessed?


    At that moment, Tao’er naturally did not dare say a word. Fairy ck Bamboo was already continuing on. "Alright, if everyone is having a strength assessment, it will save time. Report your bone age, and show off your strength in front of me. It can be nomological insights or sparring against each other. Things like cultivation techniques you cultivate can also be showcased as you please. As long as you attract me in any single aspect, you will have the qualification to carry on."


    The Earth Fire Hall did not have any explicit examination format. The examiners were given free reign on the assessments, and for that, the examinations Fairy ck Bamboo presided over were always simple and brutal.


    Yi Yun found it a refreshing method of assessment when he heard this. It was considered truly primal. He even believed that there would be a specially built array that they had to pass.


    "We can spar against each other?" Dong Hu’s eyes lit up. He liked sparring a lot.


    He was not proficient showcasing his nomological insights or cultivation techniques. As a member of the tiger species, he excelled in physical strength. The tiger species themselves acknowledged that they were inferior when it came tows.


    However, sparring was ying to his strengths.


    He immediately looked at Yi Yun, his two eyes looked like a hunting dog that had seen its prey. This was a Heaven-given opportunity!


    "Fairy, what happens if we injure the other party when sparring?" Dong Hu grabbed his knuckles and asked.


    "The sword is blind, it is inevitable if one is injured because of ack of strength." Fairy ck Bamboo said coldly, but what she said made Dong Hu feel a sense of exuberance. Fairy ck Bamboo had implicitly said that it was fine even if he caused injuries.


    In the uing assessment, he wanted to sever Yi Yun’s meridians and cause Yi Yun’s old injuries to rpse, putting him in bed for half a year.


    "Brother Hu, you want to fight Junior Brother Yi? I think I should be the one."


    Noticing that Dong Hu wanted to fight Yi Yun, Sun Lie became anxious. Yi Yun was a human from the lower realm, and all his meridians were severed half a month ago as though he was about to die. Now, Yi Yun had probably not fully recovered from his injuries, so how could he give the chance of revenge to Dong Hu?


    What if Yi Yun was crippled by Dong Hu, wouldn’t he not have the chance to beat Yi Yun up?


    "Senior Brother Sun, Senior Brother Hu, both of you are close in strength, so both of you would be excellent sparring partners and can put up a nice fight. This little sister of yours is weak, so leave Junior Brother Yi to me."


    Bai Wei interjected, in a bid to vie for Yi Yun too. This was the first time Yi Yun heard them refer himself as "Junior Brother Yi".


    The three peoplepeted over Yi Yun mostly due to having a grudge with Yi Yun. This was naturally obvious to the misceneous chores disciple and Tao’er.


    Many people gave Yi Yun odd looks, unsure how Yi Yun had made the three of them his enemies.


    The trio being at odds against Yi Yun was clearly a disadvantage for him. And from the way the trio looked, they would definitely not go easy on Yi Yun.


    At this moment, Yi Yun spoke. He did not look at Dong Hu andpany but asked Fairy ck Bamboo, "If it’s sparring, how do we win the qualification?"


    Fairy ck Bamboo said, "The final person standing will win the qualification if they end the fight fast enough."


    Fairy ck Bamboo answered. It was simple and brutal, but everyone was dumbfounded hearing this. It was not the final person who won, but the final person standing. This meant that the victor had to beat everyone down?


    "Got it." Yi Yun said.


    Dong Hu andpany were also surprised. This meant that the three of them still had to fight one another.


    The way the three of them looked at each other also turned strange. They werepetitors too! Dong Hu andpany had their hidden techniques and now, they were nning on revealing them.


    Regardless of that, they had to first get rid of Yi Yun!


    "Yi Yun, let’s do it!" Dong Hu shouted as he suddenly attacked.


    The bones in his body began to crackle as his figure increased in size. The clothes on his upper body had all burst, while his facial muscles turned distorted. His appearance became ferocious as tiger stripes began to appear on his body!