33: Chapter 33 Don't make your brother Lin Yuan laugh.

More than a hundred True Aperture Realm Martial Artists gathered together; even if they did nothing, the aura naturally radiating from them was enough to make the timid faint from fright.

Compared to them, Ye Hai's spiritual martial path was simply worlds apart.

These Geniuses from the Inner Sect either had a Family or a master behind them, and in order to participate in the Grand Elder's assessment, they had all made the most thorough preparations.

Storage Pouches and Storage Rings were merely standard equipment; all sorts of powerful gear emerged one after another.

Some wore heavy black iron armor inlaid with Spirit Stones on the back, some had several black spheres hanging from their waists—the famous Heavenly Thunder Beads—and others had a blood-red three-eyed venomous snake wrapped around their arms, hissing as it flicked its tongue!

Compared to them, Lin Yuan and the other four looked like refugees who had just popped out from a corner.

Even the three former Inner Sect Disciples, including Song Zhipeng, were no exception.

The regard of their Families was relative; they only seemed more important compared to others, but compared to true elites, they were nothing.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been made to deliberately violate sect rules and be demoted to the Outer Sect to compete for spots.

To some extent, they were just a casual move made by the five great Families—important, but not that important.

Therefore, when facing the true Inner Sect elites, they hesitated and only dared to shrink into the corner.

Lin Yuan glanced at them and couldn't help but shake his head.

Where is your arrogance? Where is the wildness that belongs to scions of noble Families?

You all came out of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, so buck up and don't lose face!

Right now, the Grand Elder had not yet appeared, and the Inner Sect elites had formed several small groups, clearly distinct from one another.

Some people's faces flushed red, fantasizing about stepping into the sky in one bound to become a True Disciple.

Some had grave expressions and tightly pursed lips, evidently feeling nervous about the impending assessment.

More people had gazes as sharp as knives, filled with scrutiny and provocation when looking at others.

The competition had already begun at this very moment.

Suddenly, at a certain moment, the previously boisterous crowd quieted down, as if suppressed by an invisible force.

Lin Yuan heard someone beside him lower their voice and say: "They are here!"

The air seemed to solidify, and all gazes converged in the same direction.

Where there are people, there is Jianghu, and there is a hierarchy.

In the eyes of Outer Sect Disciples, every Inner Sect Disciple is a favored child of heaven. In the eyes of ordinary Inner Sect Disciples, those who can participate in the trial are dragons among men. But among the elites participating in the trial, there is still a group of people who possess power and talent that tower above the rest—they are dragons among dragons!

At this moment, these dazzling existences were appearing one after another under the gaze of the crowd.

The first to catch the eye was a brawny man whose tall stature was like a small giant; his broad shoulders almost blocked the gate.

Slung diagonally across his back was a primitive giant axe made of bronze, its blade as thick as a door panel, exuding a heavy metallic aura.

When he walked, his eyes looked straight ahead, filled with confidence in his own strength and disregard for the weak.

The Inner Sect elites were not like the unruly rabble of the Outer Sect; upon seeing him, they immediately cleared a path.

"What terrifying Qi and blood fluctuations. Who is this guy?"

Xiao Yongnian watched the supreme aura radiating from the brawny man, his eyes full of envy.

If not for the accident, his Physical Body would not be much weaker than this...

It's all Gate Master Tie Kongshan's damn fault!

"Bai Xunzhang of the Inner Sect Bai Family, inheritor of the Yao Beast Bloodline Dragon Horned Ox King. After the Bloodline Awakening, he possesses a special Physique comparable to the sixth grade!"

Bloodlines, special Physiques, and the like also had levels of quality, using the same grading system as bone structure: first grade being the highest, ninth grade the lowest.

Someone like Lin Yuan would be considered mortal blood with no grade.

"So that's it. No wonder his Qi and blood are so formidable!"

The Dragon Horned Ox King is a formidable Yao Beast comparable to a human King Realm Martial Artist, known for its terrifying Physical Body.

Xiao Yongnian sighed: "Senior Brother, you know so much."

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network!"

Lin Yuan smiled faintly.

In reality, on the night before departure, Gate Master Tie Kongshan had found relevant materials for him, which contained detailed introductions about several powerhouses.

After Bai Xunzhang, a young girl walked over silently. She was petite and enveloped in a pale purple robe, looking very unremarkable, but her strength was no less than that of Bai Xunzhang!

Lin Qingying was not from a noble Family but was a Disciple of the Small Bamboo Peak, one of the eighteen peaks. Her bone structure and Physique were unknown, but she had once killed a True Aperture third-level expert while she was only at the first level. Her strikes were silent and extremely eerie.

Immediately after, three more people arrived together, attracting everyone's attention.

The person in the lead wore a plain black Confucian robe, his hair tied up with a crown, and a faint smile always lingered on his lips; he looked more like a scholar than a Martial Artist.

Another heavyweight figure: a direct descendant of the Song Family, one of the five great Inner Sect Families, named Song Kongming.

He was the only True Aperture sixth-level Martial Artist present, his profound Cultivation Technique having reached the peak of perfection. He only needed sufficient seniority to immediately enter the three main peaks and become a True Disciple.

It seemed he did not want to wait in line behind the seniors, so he came to participate in the trial.

Following behind him was Li Shaofan from the Li Family, a True Aperture fifth-level cultivator. Without saying anything else, a single word could describe his strength.

He was a swordsman!

Not every Martial Artist who practices the sword can be called a swordsman; one must be able to fuse their emotions into the sword, with no other distractions, to be qualified for this title.

Of course, one must also be strong; if not strong, the title of swordsman is automatically stripped away.

If you cannot suppress your peers, are you even worthy of being called a swordsman?

Finally, there was Wang Yuanqiu, also from the Sleeping Ox Peak, one of the eighteen peaks. As one of the only two female Martial Artists among the five, her strength could only be described as average.

Although she was at the True Aperture fifth level, firstly, she did not Cultivate a top-tier Cultivation Technique, and secondly, she had no battle record to support her; she was just an ordinary, plain fifth-level.

The reason she was marked by Gate Master Tie Kongshan as one of the five great powerhouses was mainly because of her formidable "Charm" technique.

It was unknown how she managed it, but over a dozen young Geniuses were devoted to her, causing no one in the Inner Sect to dare provoke her.

If you have any business, go talk to my good brothers who are at the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels of the True Aperture Realm!

The arrival of these few people put great pressure on the Inner Sect elites. The previously heated discussions gradually quieted down, and a repressive atmosphere permeated the air.

Song Zhipeng didn't even dare to breathe loudly, especially when he saw his clan brother Song Kongming, a trace of undisguisable dejection appearing in his eyes.

He knew his own talent level; in the Outer Sect or even the Inner Sect, he could be called a little Genius, but when placed in the true core competition, he was nothing.

He came from the Song Family, one of the five great Families, and felt a sense of superiority when facing other small Families or those without a master. But precisely because of his background, he understood the true value of a Genius.

That clan brother, whom he had only seen from afar, was simply a monster in human skin; it was hard to imagine anyone being able to confront such a monster head-on.

Even just looking at them from afar put more pressure on him than facing Lin Yuan.

Speaking of Lin Yuan...

Song Zhipeng couldn't help but glance at his back...

"Is something the matter?"

Lin Yuan immediately noticed something unusual.

"No, nothing, just feeling that they are so powerful."

Lin Yuan gave him a strange look but didn't say anything more.

Haha.

Song Zhipeng couldn't help but gloat.

The guy in front of him was also a little monster, but above him were big monsters—that was a realm beyond humans, not to be measured by human standards!

Just wait, there will come a time when you are also defeated in one move, your Dao Heart shattered!

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It can only be said—

Don't make your brother Lin Yuan laugh!