Xiao Beiyu was almost driven mad. He hadn't expected his few words to carry such weight!
"You brat, are you doing this on purpose?"
"Are you afraid that if we get out, we'll deal with you unfavorably, so you want us all to fail the assessment? Your intentions are truly malicious!"
Leng Shuang was the first to jump out and refute him. She glared at Xiao Beiyu, her face filled with anger, and said coldly.
"I believe Ye Fei. He has no reason to do this. May I ask what benefit he would gain from doing so?"
"I hope everyone can consider this question."
Seeing the crowd murmuring again, Leng Shuang's anxiety became palpable.
They had been trapped by the Fiery Array for several days. If they couldn't get out soon, many of them would regrettably miss this opportunity to enter the Martial Sect.
"Where there's a will to condemn, one can always find an excuse!"
"Since that's the case, I shall point out the flaws in your guard's formation diagram to vindicate myself!"
Following that, Ye Fei sharply identified the errors in the formation diagram provided by the black-clothed guard.
The guard, who had initially worn a look of disdain, began to sweat profusely as Ye Fei continued his eloquent explanation. He then started to painstakingly re-evaluate his work.
After several attempts, he realized that his method of deciphering the formation was indeed incorrect!
If Ye Fei hadn't intervened in time, everyone present might have been implicated by his mistake!
Moreover, he himself would have been the primary victim, potentially even losing his life here!
As for the transmission jade talismans everyone possessed, they would only resort to crushing them in the direst of circumstances.
After all, the opportunity to enter the Martial Sect was too rare.
"Thank you, sir, for your timely intervention. Otherwise, I would have caused a great disaster!"
The black-clothed guard, dripping with cold sweat, quickly cupped his fists in gratitude.
Meanwhile, Xiao Beiyu's expression had turned exceedingly grim.
He felt both relief and anger in his heart.
However, upon realizing that the one stealing the spotlight was Ye Fei, whom he had always looked down upon, he immediately clenched his fist.
"Everyone, please remain calm!"
"I will now redraw the correct formation diagram."
Ye Fei said no more. He leaped forward and began rapidly sketching the formation diagram onto the massive Fiery Array.
Those trapped within the Fiery Array placed all their hopes on Ye Fei.
In less than five minutes, an incredibly complex formation diagram appeared on the array.
The others were stunned by Ye Fei's speed, their mouths agape as if they could fit an egg inside.
"Break!"
Ye Fei shouted, unleashing his Yuan force directly onto the formation's core.
With a resounding boom.
The Fiery Array let out a rumbling noise and then fell silent.
"It's broken, it's actually broken!"
"Wonderful, we're finally out!"
Those who had been trapped by the Fiery Array rejoiced ecstatically upon their liberation.
They then expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Ye Fei.
At this point, Leng Shuang had also arrived by Ye Fei's side.
"Ye Fei, you've saved me once again. Thank you."
Beyond uttering her thanks, Leng Shuang didn't know what else she could do to repay Ye Fei.
The only one unhappy at the scene was Xiao Beiyu.
However, he merely shot Ye Fei a few cold glances before leaving with his two accompanying guards.
"Everyone, let's hurry up and hunt the Blizzards Beasts."
"Since we are fellow disciples, mutual assistance is only natural. There's no need for such formality."
Ye Fei spoke.
The group Ye Fei had rescued tacitly acknowledged his words. However, the pressing matter was indeed to hunt more Blizzards Beasts as soon as possible.
Thus, after thanking Ye Fei once more, they hastily departed.
Leng Shuang did the same.
She had only hunted fewer than five Blizzards Beasts so far, so she too set off alone to hunt.
Only then did Ye Fei breathe a sigh of relief.
Several days passed in a flash. Ye Fei had successively hunted many more demonic beasts, his total count now reaching an astonishing one hundred.
This afternoon, he needed to quickly exit the Thousand God Tower and end the assessment.
Just as he was about to crush his transmission jade talisman to leave, he heard the faint sounds of a struggle.
Interspersed within the sounds was a woman's voice.
"This voice sounds so much like Leng Shuang's?"
"No, I must go and investigate. Otherwise, I won't be able to rest easy."
Ye Fei murmured to himself.
He ultimately decided to investigate the direction from which the sound originated.
Due to his continuous combat experience during this period, Ye Fei's combat strength had significantly improved.
Although his cultivation was only at the mid-stage of the third level of Qi Refining, he could now easily contend with opponents at the mid-stage of the fourth level. If he employed clever tactics, even opponents at the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining might not be his match.
Finally, after continuously employing his Cloud-Stepping technique, he reached his destination.
He saw that the fight had already ceased. The victor was clearly Xiao Beiyu, who was triumphantly fanning himself with a smug, lecherous expression in his eyes.
And the woman was Leng Shuang, whom he had rescued several times before!
She was now in a wretched state!
Her clothes were tattered and stained with blood.
"Beast, you actually ambushed me!"
"May you die a terrible death!"
"Quickly return my transmission jade talisman!"
Although Leng Shuang had lost her combat effectiveness, she remained unyielding. Her eyes were cold, and she glared with fury.
"Hmph, you shameless wench, you truly don't know what's good for you!"
"I consider it an honor to let you be my woman. Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
"If you really anger me, I have plenty of ways to deal with you!"
"I'm giving you one last chance. If you're willing to yield to me, I'll treat you well. But if you continue to resist, don't blame me for not showing you pity!"
Xiao Beiyu said condescendingly.
"Pah!"
"You shameless beast!"
"I, Leng Shuang, would rather die than become a woman you can toy with at will!"
Leng Shuang swore she would not yield. The hatred in her eyes dealt a significant blow to Xiao Beiyu, who had been so confident. He immediately changed his expression, gritted his teeth, and said word by word.
"You wretched woman, you're truly something!"
"It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin!"
"My brothers, guard well. This young master is going to have some fun!"
With that, Xiao Beiyu threw aside his fan and lunged forward.