After so many geniuses had been slain, the trial grounds became much more peaceful. No one dared fight Fang Qing and Yang Qi anymore.
"Fa Wu Yi, Jing Xing, Xiang Wanxu... they're all dead! Fang Qing and Yang Qi killed them all!"
"And Ren He and Huang Yuan Wang too. I heard they even used Immortal Artifacts, yet they were still beaten to death!"
"Terrifying... are they even human? If we go looking for trouble with them, aren't we just throwing our lives away?"
"First place in points? Whoever wants it can have it! Staying alive is what matters!"
Panic and awe replaced the greed and hostility from before.
The trial-takers who had been restless or secretly incited by Xiang Li and the others completely abandoned such thoughts.
Some even deliberately avoided the areas where Fang Qing and Yang Qi might be active, terrified of accidentally running into those two killing gods.
Outside Suspended Mountain, the Heavenly Ranking before Mount Sumeru caused another huge uproar as the names of Fa Wu Yi and the other top-ranked figures suddenly dimmed and vanished.
Ancestor Xiang Tian's faction in particular erupted with towering fury and grief after learning that the brothers Xiang Li and Xiang Wanxu had both fallen. Yet under the subtle restraint of the Saint Mother's faction and the rules governing the Immortal Realm trial, they could not act directly for the time being and could only bury their hatred deep within.
The atmosphere of the entire trial quietly changed because of Fang Qing and Yang Qi's slaughter.
What had begun as fierce competition and a chaotic battle among many factions gradually shifted into a delicate state of avoidance and concealment.
The remaining trial-takers focused even more on hunting demons for points or seeking other opportunities. No one dared openly clamor