It was worth mentioning that Feng Ling and Miao Mi, as members of the Phoenix Clan, were naturally not the kind of star-chasers who lost their heads over celebrities, nor were they women who became helpless at the sight of a handsome man.
The real reason was their admiration for Ye Tian's powerful control over his techniques.
When Ye Tian had used the Ice Dragon of the Water Immortal Spirit Art just now, he had not harmed any of the trees or buildings. He had completely sealed away the life force within them without allowing any of it to leak out.
Thus, once the ice sculptures shattered, the trees would still grow normally.
Moreover, the players were all within this area. At that moment, Ye Tian had controlled his technique without freezing any of the other players—the Chosen Ones. This displayed his incredibly precise control even more clearly.
Therefore, such delicate control over his technique made him an exceptionally rare super-genius in the eyes of the two examiners.
Did someone of this level still need to be tested? That was simply ridiculous!
Ye Tian and Feng Ling flew away, sweeping toward the depths of the Phoenix Clan's Undying Volcano.
At the same time, the one hundred thousand players slowly came back to their senses.
"Damn... People really are treated differently. We have to spend ages thinking about how to pass the test, while Ye Tian just walked in like that. He didn't even need to be tested!"
"Exactly. That's where the gap lies. This is the Primordial Chaos online game world, after all. It's an era of survival of the fittest. Have you forgotten how the Qilin Clan surrounded and attacked the Dragon Clan earlier? That incident is the perfect example."
"If that's the case... then do you think the Phoenix Clan has the same idea? If the one hundred thousand of us gathered together and launched a powerful attack at Ye Tian, killing him instantly, wouldn't that mean we'd all qualify to enter the Phoenix Clan?"
"But that's a little... Ye Tian is so powerful..."
"What do you know? I already said that this is an era of survival of the fittest. Even if we don't join in, someone else will. Besides, do you really want to watch Ye Tian snatch away everything good in the Phoenix Clan? You wouldn't be willing to see that either, right? So..."
However, before he could finish, the bone-chilling temperature around them suddenly grew even colder.
Before long, crack!
With a crisp sound, everyone was horrified to discover that the ice sculptures that had frozen the surroundings suddenly exploded.
When the ice sculptures exploded, the lush world beneath them was revealed. The trees, buildings, and everything else had not suffered the slightest damage. Moreover, when the shattered ice crystals appeared, they did not fall to the ground.
Instead, under the gusts of breeze, they directly transformed into a blue ice dragon that was a full five hundred meters long.
"Roar!!"
A dragon's roar rang out as the giant dragon howled.
Under the pressure of such a massive dragon, the players around level 8 could not withstand it at all. One after another, they fell to their knees on the icy ground, clutching their ears in agony.
At the same time, their health bars were rapidly dropping.
"What's going on..."
"Damn... Can this giant dragon revive too?!"
"What happened..."
Before the players could figure out what was happening, the giant dragon spewed out a furious breath of icy crystals. These people could not resist it in the slightest. All one hundred thousand of them were sent back to the respawn point one after another.
One hundred thousand!
That was right—one hundred thousand players!
Only then did the world announcement slowly refresh.
[World Announcement]: Player [Ye Tian] annihilated 100,000 players in 10 seconds. The player has become red-named, and his drop rate has risen from 300% to 500%. Come and chop him down! [World Announcement]: Player [Ye Tian]... Come and chop him down! [World Announcement]: Player [Ye Tian]... Come and chop him down!
The announcements swept across the world, and the entire world erupted once again!
At that moment, the player with the ID [Rat Ninja] heard the world announcement. His body swayed, and he collapsed directly onto the ground.
As a result, because of this mistake, a demon beast ahead seized the opportunity and sent him straight back to the respawn point.
Several ninja players beside him met the same fate.
Inside the respawn point.
[Rat Ninja] looked at his teammates, his expression becoming even more sinister.
"Boss Rat Ninja, should we continue contacting the United States? One hundred thousand people! That guy just wiped out a full one hundred thousand players!"
Hearing this, the corner of [Rat Ninja]'s mouth twitched for a moment. He himself had never expected that his plan to send one hundred thousand people to kill Ye Tian would turn out like this. But now...
"Add more people! If one hundred thousand isn't enough, then send two hundred thousand! Keep contacting them!"
"I refuse to believe this kid can wipe out a million players with a single move..."
He was furious. Ye Tian was clearly going out of his way to oppose him, wasn't he?!
At the same time.
Along the road through the Undying Volcano, a torrent of metal and treasures floated in the void, transforming into streaks of light before entering Ye Tian's storage space.
To be honest, Ye Tian was no saint, and he did not like getting involved in other people's affairs.
How the players chose to level up was their business. Ye Tian could not be bothered to interfere.
However, if they dared to target him, they would have to bear the consequences.
The Primordial World was indeed governed by survival of the fittest.
And he was the one directing this law of survival of the fittest.
That was right. He was not merely following it—he was directing it!
"Congratulations! Your level has increased to level 21!" "Congratulations! Your level has increased to level 22!" "Congratulations! Your level has increased to level 25!" "..." "Congratulations! Your cultivation has increased by 200 years!" "..." "Congratulations! Miao Mi's favorability toward you has increased to 60 points!" "Congratulations! Feng Ling's favorability toward you has increased to 60 points!"
Pleasant notification sounds kept refreshing beside Ye Tian's ears. On the surface, Ye Tian remained calm as still water, continuing to follow behind Feng Ling and Miao Mi at an unhurried pace.
But inwardly, a smile had already appeared.
This will probably make Feng Ling, Miao Mi, and everyone in the Phoenix Clan look at me in a new light, right?
Although the two beautiful examiners were still leading Ye Tian deeper into the Phoenix Clan's territory,
their entire bodies trembled imperceptibly as they walked.
They had originally thought that Ye Tian being monstrously talented was one thing, but what had happened just now had truly made them understand that Ye Tian was absolutely no pushover.
Survival of the fittest—the Chosen Ones had indeed been right about that.
And the Phoenix Clan had no need for saints, either.
However, now that the two of them were facing Ye Tian, they could not help but feel somewhat afraid.
This man was too powerful!
Just as everyone's thoughts varied, they finally completed the journey. After turning a corner and looking up, they saw a supermassive mountain range stretching for several thousand miles.
The mountains resembled terraced fields, with layer after layer encircling one another. On every stone platform and building that resembled a staircase, numerous enormous phoenixes stood guard, their bodies radiating strange flames of different colors.
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