Falsehood cannot withstand the truth! The "demons and monsters" are gradually revealing their true colors!

"Good, good, good!"

"Little brat, you are quite impressive!"

"Congratulations, you've cleared it!"

Within the illusion, the Heart Demon, about to dissipate, spoke just a second before disappearing completely.

On that hideous face, a strange smile suddenly split open.

Immediately after, before Ye Hao could understand the meaning of that smile,

A strong sense of dizziness hit him like a tidal wave.

The world before him began to spin and distort wildly, finally collapsing completely like a shattered mirror.

All light, shadow, sound, and touch rapidly receded at this moment.

"Hiss..."

Ye Hao took a sharp breath, his body swaying uncontrollably.

When that dizzying sensation gradually faded and his vision refocused,

He was surprised to find that he was no longer that invincible Void Tempering powerhouse, nor was he in that devastated battlefield.

At this moment, he was standing quietly before the grand and majestic mountain gate of Taibai Academy, with solid bluestone slabs beneath his feet.

The morning sunlight pierced through the mist and fell upon him, bringing a trace of genuine warmth.

"I... have I come out of the illusion?"

Ye Hao blinked somewhat blankly and subconsciously looked down at himself.

The golden-shining, majestic, and domineering noble imperial robes from the illusion had long since vanished without a trace, replaced by that familiar set of casual sportswear stained with a bit of dust.

The surging power within his body, which could destroy the world with a mere gesture and had once intoxicated him, was now completely gone.

All that remained were the weak but real fluctuations of blood and Qi belonging to a Body Tempering First Level Cultivator.

"Whew..."

"Compared to that version of myself in the illusion who could cover the sky with one hand and act willfully..."

"The current me is truly weak beyond belief!"

Ye Hao clenched his fists, feeling the immense gap, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"However..."

"Even though I am weak..."

"Compared to that illusory and ethereal feeling that could collapse at any moment..."

"This power feels solid and very reassuring!"

Ye Hao did not show much regret over the loss of power.

Because he understood better than anyone else,

No matter how powerful he was in the illusion, it was fake, not real!

And no matter how weak he was in reality, it was real, not fake!

Falsehood can never catch up to reality!

As long as he was given time, he believed that one day he could also Cultivate that kind of power in reality, one step at a time!

"As long as I am still alive, as long as I am still Cultivating..."

"In the future, I may not necessarily fail to reach that height from the illusion!"

Ye Hao took a deep breath, and a raging fighting spirit was rekindled in his eyes.

"Hahaha, Student Ye Hao, congratulations!"

"You have successfully passed the assessment and officially become the first student of our Taibai Academy!"

Just then, a loud and appreciative voice came from a nearby pavilion.

Ye Hao was startled and subconsciously looked toward the sound.

In that mist-shrouded pavilion, four energetic old men were sitting there, looking at him with glowing faces.

After clearly seeing the faces of those four old men, Ye Hao was shocked.

This was immediately followed by uncontrollable excitement and surprise.

He hadn't expected that immediately after passing the assessment, he would be received and congratulated by these big shots!

This honor was simply too great!

"Come, young man, don't just stand there dazed."

"Come over here to us!"

Li Zhanjun beckoned to him with a kind smile on his face.

"Join us old fogies, have some tea, and continue observing the others as they attempt the trial."

"Okay! This student is coming!"

Ye Hao didn't dare to delay; he quickly responded, straightened his somewhat messy clothes, and ran toward the pavilion.

In this way, as the undisputed first place of this assessment,

Even before officially enrolling, Ye Hao already enjoyed treatment that could be called that of a 'Chief Disciple'.

He sat somewhat stiffly beside Li Zhanjun and the other three, holding the tea that Li Zhanjun had personally poured for him.

While drinking it with overwhelmed gratitude, he watched the light screen ahead along with the big shots.

At this time, the light screen displayed real-time footage from the Asking Heart Path.

Looking out over those long stone steps,

Aside from Ye Hao who had already reached the top, the other nine hundred-plus students were still struggling under the torment of the Gravity Grand Array.

Even the second-place student following closely behind Ye Hao had only just climbed to the position of the seven-thousandth step.

There was still a significant distance to the crucial eight-thousandth step boundary.

It wasn't until another full half-hour had passed.

The student in second place finally, panting and using both hands and feet, crawled onto the eight-thousandth step and officially entered the range of the Heavenly Demon Heart-Questioning Array!

With the entry of this second student, it was as if a switch had been flipped.

The subsequent groups also began to catch up one after another.

The third... the fifth... the tenth... more and more students, carrying both longing and anxiety for the future, stepped into that Asking Heart Formation shrouded in eerie red mist.

The huge light screen floating before everyone also instantly split into dozens of small windows, broadcasting each person's experiences within the illusion in real-time.

For a time, all sorts of flashy and bizarre illusion plots began to play out before everyone's eyes in turn.

However.

As they watched, everyone's expressions began to turn strange, even gradually darkening.

It was because, within these various illusions,

Some individuals who usually hid their true, unsightly, and even disgusting nature beneath a human skin,

Under the provocation of the Heavenly Demon Seal, had completely torn off their disguises and were gradually surfacing!