The angry shouts of Xia Yubing made the disciples of the Fire Hall blush furiously, while the other onlookers were equally mortified.
What kind of rogue cultivators have your combat power and backing? Each and every one of you has Origin-grade potential, capable of defeating a hundred opponents at once, yet you still claim to be rogue cultivators?
When the disciples of the Five Elements Hall went to hunt rogue cultivators, you were the ones hunting them, weren't you? You are at the top of the food chain.
"As the sons of Immortal Venerables, you are also considered disciples of the Five Elements Hall. Knowing that they are also disciples of the Five Elements Hall, why did you still kill them?"
"Please pay attention. The Five Elements Hall belongs to the Immortal Venerable, but the Immortal Venerable does not belong to the Five Elements Hall, and neither do we.
Before we joined the Five Elements Hall, we were rogue cultivators. Is there a problem with that?
Besides, there is a casualty rate when you go out on missions. Casualties are normal. Why can others die, but you cannot?"
Xia Yubing, with her sharp tongue, lambasted the Fire Hall disciples into speechless astonishment. They simply didn't know how to retort.
After all, she had a point.
"Let's go, brothers, to the assessment!"
Xia Yubing waved her hand grandly, like a captain, leading her companions to fly towards the colorful passage.
"Which passage should I choose?"
Everyone else had already chosen their passages, but Han Xiaoyun didn't know which one to pick.
"Choose the passage that corresponds to your element."
Wan Lei replied.
"I have both water and fire elements."
"Uh... then you can choose whichever you like."
In the end, Xiaoyun chose the fire attribute passage.
"Let me tell you, I cleared the first round in one and a half minutes, and Xiaoyu took thirty seconds. As esteemed sons of Immortal Venerables, your results shouldn't be worse than ours, or it would be too embarrassing. Come on, let's see your strength!"
Wan Lei provoked them fiercely.
"Just you wait."
"We'll definitely beat you!"
At this moment, everyone had made their choices: Xia Yubing, gold attribute; Bao Bao, wood attribute; Han Xiaoyun, Huo Feng, and Qing Wu, fire attribute; Wan Qianxin and Dada, earth attribute.
"Are you ready?"
"Ready, charge!"
Wan Lei shouted,
The four youngsters shot forward like arrows loosed from a bow. Huo Feng, Qing Wu, and Dada, in the beginning, could barely run, let alone fly.
They knew the gap between themselves and the sons of Immortal Venerables, but they were not discouraged by it.
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu flew upwards alongside them.
"Why didn't you tell them that I used the Wind Blade Evasion Technique to pass?"
Fang Xiaoyu asked softly.
"To give them a little challenge. Otherwise, would they listen obediently? Being a captain isn't easy."
"Pah, bullying even children."
In the end, the four youngsters reached the top one by one, with times ranging from one minute fifty seconds to two minutes. Wan Lei, with his innate lightning body, could merge with lightning, which was the slight difference between them.
The onlookers were a bit disappointed. They had expected the sons of Immortal Venerables to break the record, but they fell a bit short.
However, this was also due to the existence of the monstrous talents Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu. Otherwise, the results of these four would still be unprecedented.
After completing the first round, they waited at the passage entrance. They were waiting for Huo Feng and the other two. They were a team, so they naturally had to go through the challenges together, as they had agreed upon when they came.
However, the performance of the three of them made Wan Lei jump up and down in anger.
"Qing Wu, bend your waist and rush forward! Why are you concerned about your image at this moment?"
"Huo Feng, why did you revert to your original form? Use your human form."
"And you, Dada, why did you also revert to your original form? You two are so large. Don't you know that the larger the volume, the larger the surface area? Aren't you just increasing the difficulty for yourselves?"
Hearing this, Huo Feng and Dada reverted to their human forms.
However, the hundred-zhang giant and the hundred-zhang fire phoenix were still quite large. If the passage wasn't small, Huo Feng could have transformed into a thousand-zhang size.
The surrounding disciples marveled at Huo Feng, as phoenixes were inherently rare. The Five Elements Hall only had one Phoenix King until now. Many of them were seeing a phoenix for the first time.
Of course, the gazes of more male disciples were focused on Qing Wu, as her waist, her figure, and her broad bosom were simply too perfect.
At the exit of the passage, Xiao Jin, with his eyes half-closed, was carefully observing the alluring figure on the fire attribute passage in the distance, his eyes dazed and longing.
"Brother Wan."
"What?"
"Qing Wu, what a beautiful name. Is she your good friend?"
"Yes, we are a group, ah no, a team."
"Oh, I see. Little brother has a question that I don't know if I should ask."
"If you have something to say, spit it out."
"Does this Qing Wu have a partner?"
"What, you like her?"
"Is it that obvious?"
Xiao Jin looked at Wan Lei in surprise.
Wan Lei was shocked.
"Can you wipe the drool from your mouth first?"
"I..."
Xiao Jin chuckled and quickly wiped his mouth. Then, he looked at Wan Lei obsequiously.
"Brother Wan, I am still single. Can you help me, so I can take a shortcut and find my true love, and live together happily ever after?"
"Oh, so which female disciple have you taken a fancy to? I'll help you talk to her. With your conditions, you'll surely win her over."
Wan Lei suppressed his laughter, his mouth twitching.
Xiao Jin gazed dotingly at Qing Wu's figure, a silly smile on his face.
"Little brother fell in love at first sight with Miss Qing Wu. I don't like anyone else."
"Don't defile the term 'love at first sight.' That's lust at first sight."
"Brother Wan, that's a harsh way of putting it. If appearances aren't attractive, where would the subsequent developments come from?
Appearance is the first impression. Isn't the liking of someone always initiated by appearance?
When you first met sister-in-law Xiaoyu, dare you say you weren't attracted by her breathtaking beauty? Think carefully before you speak."
Wan Lei glanced at him and said indifferently,
"The first time we met, we almost beat each other to death."
"Hahaha..."
Fang Xiaoyu finally couldn't help it and burst into laughter, covering her mouth.
She could swear to the heavens that when she first met Wan Lei, she never thought she would spend her life with him.
Xiao Jin's face was filled with dismay.
"Brother, just tell me if you'll help or not."
"It's not that I won't help you, Xiao Jin. Honestly, with your scrawny body, I could kill you with one punch in the Tower of Creation. If you were to become a partner with Huo Feng Qing Wu, she would probably drain you dry in three days."
"Huo Feng Qing Wu... that name is even more beautiful."
The lovesick Xiao Jin was already lost in obsession, completely indifferent to Wan Lei's blasphemy of his goddess.
"Why don't you consider the one next to me? She's more suitable for you."
Wan Lei pointed to Xi Ren Yuan Jun beside him.
Xiao Jin looked back and gasped, his heart pounding like a frightened deer.
This... is this what love at first sight feels like?