Yueli Lian wore a red dress today, her eyes like twin red moons, her long hair flowing loose. She looked at ease, but her expression was incomparably stern.
She gave off the air of someone not to be trifled with.
The nearly two thousand geniuses of the Tianyuan Camp and Diyuan Camp felt the oppressive force of her mood. Naturally, none dared approach or act rashly. They gathered obediently, waiting for the assessment to begin, not daring to utter unnecessary words.
This was the Divine Treasury Assembly assessment. Though it had little to do with most people, it was still a major periodic examination. It meant that the Nine Lives Tower's trials would not only introduce new twists, but also add further difficulties, so nervousness was unavoidable.
Over on the Tianyuan Camp's side, parents from every faction had already warned their children not to fall behind the Diyuan Camp. Thus, even those who usually ranked outside the top eight hundred in assessments were tense.
They had arrived at the Nine Lives Tower early, thinking it was merely because this assessment was too important and they needed time to prepare. Yet they had barely arrived when Yueli Lian announced, "Get ready. The Nine Lives Tower examination ground will open shortly!"
At those words, the geniuses of both the Tianyuan Camp and Diyuan Camp were stunned. They looked at Yueli Lian and Sifang Boyan in confusion.
That included some of the core bloodline members high on the talent rankings.
After all, they knew that some of their parents and elders would come to observe the battle this year.
The spectators had not even arrived, and it was starting already?
Even so, they feared Yueli Lian's authority. No one stepped forward to question her.
At that moment, the gates to the Nine Lives