He sensed shadows spreading before him, a terrifying, vicious might surging outward.
Xiao Chen shuddered.
In an instant, light shone from his skin, golden radiance blazing like fire as fearsome armor condensed around him to ward off that vicious might.
Yet, swift as his reaction was, he still could not evade it in his haste.
The Calamity Shadow filled the sky, devouring space and swallowing the earth. Golden light burst apart into a skyful of runes, then faded into darkness. Xiao Chen hurtled backward like a withered leaf, sailing through the air.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Sparks flew as Xiao Chen smashed through more than a dozen towering trees before crashing to the ground. Dust curled upward. Within the enormous crater, the golden light dimmed, and all fell silent. For a time, there was no movement at all.
At the edge of the mountain grounds, a group of failed candidates stared in horror, dumbstruck and stiff as wooden chickens.
What was going on?
The Demon Heaven Eerie Demon had actually stopped holding back and given the nepotism brat before him a taste of real power?
"He struck so ruthlessly! That nepotism brat named Xiao E is probably done for!"
"What happened? The Demon Heaven Eerie Demons facing the other nepotism brats are all weak and insubstantial, defending without attacking. Someone clearly tampered with them, so why did the one facing Xiao E..."
Many spectators were utterly bewildered. They could not understand why the other nepotism brats enjoyed such peaceful times while Xiao Chen alone met with disaster.
"Xiao Lingfeng, you dare!"
At the edge of the assessment grounds, Ma Yi's eyes bulged, killing intent towering into the sky. He stared fixedly at his sworn enemy, Xiao Lingfeng, who stood in the air looking his way with a smug, crooked smile. Murderous