20: Thirty-six cities, unified examination begins

Calming his emotions.

Li Menghu finally understood that killing Ye Kong would be no easy feat; he needed to plan carefully.

Furthermore, the Thirty-Six Cities unified examination was the top priority.

Li Menghu turned his head to look at his son.

In his life, he had two wives, both of whom bore him children.

His youngest son, Li Tian, was his last one.

It could be said that his talent and ability far surpassed Li Gaoqiao's.

However, his mother was killed by him the moment he was born.

Li Menghu still had a good impression of his eldest son, Li Gaoqiao.

But Li Gaoqiao was no longer alive.

Now, the Li family's only hope was Li Tian.

Fortunately, his youngest son had such talent from a young age.

He was only eighteen years old.

His strength had already reached the Martial Spirit level.

The Thirty-Six Cities assessment held great significance for the Li family.

This was something Li Menghu had told him personally.

If Li Tian could achieve a ranking within the top hundred in the Thirty-Six Cities assessment.

By then, he would personally take him as a disciple.

One must know, this was a place many dreamed of.

Looking at the entire Dragon Empire, he could rank within the top one hundred.

And the Dean of Tongtian Academy was even a Martial King, invincible.

If his youngest child.

Could become a disciple of a Martial King.

In this way, the Li family would surely soar.

By then, he would then seek someone to kill Ye Kong.

Therefore, what Li Menghu cared about most now was tomorrow's Thirty-Six Cities unified examination, and he could temporarily put aside his hatred for the Thirty-Six Cities.

But Li Menghu would certainly not let Ye Kong escape.

His son's death, he could not let go of!

Li Tian looked at his father, his eyes bloodshot and filled with anger.

In fact.

He didn't really care.

His younger brother was dead.

He was just a little sad.

Originally, their relationship wasn't very good.

After all, they weren't the same person.

He wasn't an idiot; Ye Kong could kill a warrior, and he could still avenge him? Wasn't that courting death?

... Time passed bit by bit.

A night, flashed by.

On the second day, early in the morning, tens of thousands of youths stood at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Race Battlefield.

The final assessment for the Thirty-Six Cities was about to begin.

Ye Kong was also among them, and in front of them was a huge teleportation array, like a high platform.

This was an outer teleportation array.

In front of the teleportation array, dozens of instructors stood ready.

No, only one person, as if waiting for someone.

Just then, in the Void Realm.

A massive spaceship hovered in mid-air.

Then, he saw that beam of light slowly descending.

Everyone's attention was drawn to it.

At this moment, the spaceship had arrived, and the huge hatch lowered, revealing an elevator.

Three men and one woman descended from the vehicle.

Leading them was a middle-aged man in uniform, with a dignified face and an imposing Aura that commanded respect without anger.

Clearly, he was the leader of this team.

More than twenty instructors hurried over.

The old man at the head looked at the officer, his tone carrying a hint of respect.

"Lord Shangguan, we are delighted you could come to observe."

"You're too kind. This is the first assessment for the Thirty-Six Cities.

Dean Wei, of course I had to come and see it."

Shangguan Xiu spoke slowly, his expression solemn.

"General Shangguan, this assessment will be much more difficult, after all, it's the unified examination for the Thirty-Six Cities.

It's even Hell-level difficulty!"

"Really? This trial is actually Hell-level, how interesting."

Shangguan Xiu smiled faintly, his gaze falling upon the youths.

"..."

Listening to the conversation between the two, nearly ten thousand students were curious: who exactly was this man in military uniform?

One must know that Wei Xiaoran was the Dean of Wuji Academy, and his status and strength were extremely formidable.

Even in the capital, he was a prominent figure.

However, facing this middle-aged man who looked only in his thirties, his attitude was quite respectful.

It was clear that this person's status was higher than his.

"Who exactly is General Shangguan? Why is Dean Wei so respectful to him?"

"I don't know either, but he's definitely a powerful figure. Didn't you hear the Dean call him a General?

I guess they must be high-ranking generals from a certain country's military. Look at their spaceship, it's worth thousands of High Grade crystals."

"Such a spaceship is not something we usually see; he must be a big shot from the capital!"

... Everyone developed a strong interest in this new General, even Ye Kong was very curious.

As they spoke, Shangguan Xiu and his four companions, along with Wei Xiaoran and others, arrived before the teleportation array.

"General Shangguan, the students from the Thirty-Six Cities are basically all here.

Wei Xiaoran asked Shangguan Xiu.

"Director Wei, that's natural.

This time, I am merely an observer. As for the assessment, you are in charge."

Shangguan Xiu spoke unhurriedly.

"Then, I now declare that this assessment officially begins."

Dean Wei's face showed a smile.

"Yes!"

Wei Xiaoran's gaze fell upon the tens of thousands of students below.

"Everyone, quiet down!"

As Wei Xiaoran's words fell, a majestic Aura swept out.

There were tens of thousands of students below.

Everyone present, including Ye Kong, felt a crushing pressure as if facing a towering mountain.

In an instant, the originally noisy crowd became completely silent.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Wei Xiaoran then said seriously:

"The unified examination for the Thirty-Six Cities officially begins.

However, before that, I want to ask, where do you wish to be tested?

I need to tell you about this matter.

First, the place you are going is Battlefield Number One.

I believe everyone should know about the Ten Thousand Race Battlefield.

Our ten nations jointly resist the nine major battlefields.

Thousands of years ago, our homeland was invaded by foreign races. At that time, Blue Star was covered in corpses, filled with foreign races.

At that time, almost one-third of humanity was slaughtered by foreign races.

And we were their victims, hunted by them.

Whether old or young, all would become their sustenance.

Later, Blue Star experienced a massive Spiritual Qi eruption, and a large number of Human Race experts emerged, finally gaining the ability to resist.

Over these thousands of years, our Human Race powerhouses have fought relentlessly against foreign races, sacrificing too many strong individuals and putting in too much effort.

Ultimately, the Ten Great Empires were established, becoming our Human Race's refuge.

Therefore, I hope that when you encounter other races, do not be soft-hearted. Our Human Race and the Ten Thousand Races are sworn enemies, a fight to the death."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's blood boiled, wishing they could immediately rush forward and kill these foreign races.

However, some also wondered if even the Human Race could be killed by foreign races.

Could they do it?

Wei Xiaoran seemed to perceive some people's concerns and continued:

"Don't worry, we will conduct a test on the outskirts of Battlefield Number One."