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Luo Zheng stepped across the twenty-mile marker. The green color on the jade pendant slowly faded, gradually turning a blood-like red.

Then, holding the jade pendant, he turned and waved it at the four people behind him, a smile on his face.

The four people who were following Luo Zheng felt like their lungs were about to explode with anger when they saw his smug expression.

Before participating in the Sea Trials this time, someone had given them a task: to deal with a kid in the Viscera Refining Realm.

This task made them quite dismissive. Was a little guy in the Viscera Refining Realm worth all four of them, who were in the Marrow Refining Realm, going after?

They originally thought it would be a piece of cake, but they didn't expect this kid to slip away right under their noses. Not only did he slip away, but he also dared to provoke them so smugly! How could a guy in the Viscera Refining Realm be so arrogant?

This was indeed an unbearable matter.

The scholar's face had completely darkened. He said coldly, "Everyone, use whatever means you have to take down this kid!"

"But he passed the Sea Trials. Won't killing someone in front of the examiner be too..." The burly man among the four showed a hesitant expression.

The scholar said with a face full of brutality, "Young Master Wang said that if the sky falls, he'll hold it up. This kid isn't from the Imperial City and has no background. Even if he dies, who will stand up for him?"

As soon as the scholar said this, the other three finally settled down.

The last trace of apprehension they had was now completely gone. All four of them rushed towards Luo Zheng with faces full of resentment. It seemed they wouldn't stop until they tore Luo Zheng to shreds.

Seeing this scene, Luo Zheng was quite satisfied. He had deliberately provoked these four people.

There were two ways to quickly improve his strength. One was to let the Black Fire devour Profound Artifacts and light up the Dragon Scales. For a poor guy like Luo Zheng, he didn't have a large number of Profound Artifacts to devour at this stage.

The other method was to let others temper him, generating a warm current that would cleanse the impurities in his internal organs.

These four people were all in the Marrow Refining Realm. Their attacks were neither too big nor too small for Luo Zheng, with moderate force.

If cultivators in the Bone Refining Realm or Marrow Refining Realm were to strike him, it wouldn't have much effect.

But if experts in the Half-Step to the Innate Realm were to strike him, the force would be too heavy. A single mistake could lead to serious injury or even death. Therefore, these four people could be considered excellent "blacksmiths" for Luo Zheng.

This was also why Luo Zheng, after staining the jade pendant red just now, still turned back to provoke them.

Seeing the four people rushing towards him, Luo Zheng also turned his head and ran forward. Another reason he didn't want to leave this road was to see how much pressure he could withstand.

After stepping over the twenty-mile marker, the pressure on this road immediately doubled, jumping from two thousand jin of pressure to four thousand jin of pressure.

Under such high pressure, he felt his entire body being dragged down by a huge force. As long as his own strength was slightly insufficient, his entire body would be pressed firmly to the ground by this pressure.

Fortunately, the four cultivators in the Marrow Refining Realm behind him were also restrained by this four thousand jin of pressure, and their speed immediately slowed down.

Therefore, a very peculiar scene was unfolding on this road.

Luo Zheng ran forward at an extremely slow speed, and the four people chased him from behind at an extremely slow speed. If someone were watching from the side, these five people were performing a slow-motion drama.

Luo Zheng could have run faster. Up to now, he was still relying on his own strength and had not used the power of the two Dragon Scales. If he borrowed the power of the Dragon Scales, his speed could increase by more than double.

The reason for deliberately slowing down was to give the four people behind him a chance to hit him.

The first one to rush up was the scholar. As soon as the scholar got close behind Luo Zheng, he roared, "Die for me!" He continuously struck with his palms, unleashing seven or eight consecutive strikes. Each strike was with full force. Under the four thousand jin of pressure, even he, in the Marrow Refining Realm, was panting after finishing these seven or eight strikes.

The chaotic palm force struck Luo Zheng's back, benefiting him greatly. At the same time, relying on this palm force pushed him forward, saving him effort and generating a large amount of warm current, cleansing his internal organs. The feeling of comfort in his heart was imaginable.

After completely digesting this palm force, another person took over the scholar's position.

"Frost Wolf Fist!"

"Bursting Elbow Strike!"

"Great Force Crushing Fist!"

The four people took turns attacking Luo Zheng's back, wave after wave of force pushing him forward. His internal organs refined the impurities at an incredible speed. The impurities refined in the Viscera Refining Realm were dark red. These impurities mixed with Luo Zheng's sweat and flowed out, looking like blood.

The four people behind him became more and more alarmed as they fought.

This kid's body seemed too abnormal. Even the body refiners of the demon race didn't have such terrifying physiques.

Under their continuous attacks just now, this kid was actually able to hold on, which was beyond their imagination.

"No, no, I have no strength left!" One of them held his waist, panting heavily.

The burly man even sat down on the ground, shaking his head and saying, "Under this pressure, just running is exhausting enough, let alone hitting someone. I'm exhausted."

The four thousand jin of pressure was originally designed for cultivators in the Marrow Refining Realm. They were already under four thousand jin of pressure and then had to beat Luo Zheng, so their own strength was consumed extremely quickly. In a short while, they were all exhausted.

Just as they were about to give up, the scholar suddenly shouted, "He's bleeding!" The scholar saw red liquid flowing from Luo Zheng's body and subconsciously thought Luo Zheng was bleeding. He said happily, "I said this kid wasn't really an immortal body made of steel. It turns out he can still be injured. He's at the end of his rope. Everyone, put in more effort!"

Seeing Luo Zheng bleeding profusely, he indeed seemed to be at his limit. The four people were also happy in their hearts. At least they finally injured this kid, which saved them a little face.

They lifted their spirits, gritted their teeth, and rushed up, vigorously bringing their fists down on Luo Zheng.

Just now, Luo Zheng thought they were going to give up and felt a little depressed. He didn't want this excellent opportunity to be beaten to end so quickly.

But he didn't expect that when they saw the impurities flowing out of him, they mistook it for blood and concluded that he was at his limit, and actually started a new round of beating.

He was secretly happy in his heart, but his face remained calm. He even pretended to be weak, staggering forward while being beaten. The second round of tempering began.

However, Luo Zheng didn't know that thirty miles away, the white-browed old man who was presiding over the examination had a clear view of this scene.

Beside the white-browed old man was a young woman wearing a green dress.

Both of them were focused on a half-human-tall jade box in front of them. This kind of jade box was called a "Trust Jade". Through the Trust Jade, they could see all the scenes on the entire road.

At this time, the scene on the Trust Jade was showing Luo Zheng being chased and beaten.

Both of their gazes were locked onto Luo Zheng, a hint of surprise on their faces.

"He's holding off the attacks of four Marrow Refining Realm cultivators, and he himself is only in the Viscera Refining Realm. Another interesting student has appeared in this month's Sea Trials!" the woman in the green dress said with a smile.

Hearing the woman in the green dress's words, the white-browed old man immediately felt a headache. It seemed the woman in the green dress had taken an interest in this candidate again. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Instructor Su, you can't do this. If all thirty-two peaks of the Azure Cloud Sect pick disciples like you do, it will be too unfair to the instructors of the other peaks."

Instructor Su, hearing the white-browed old man's words, instead said very generously, "Alright then, let everyone pick together. I won't mind."

"But according to the rules, these disciples are assigned based on their ranking after the trial assessment. Last month, you took away a very talented disciple, and the other thirty-two peaks already had some complaints. If it's the same this month, then..." The white-browed old man shook his head as he spoke.

Instructor Su, however, snorted coldly and said, "So what? They have complaints? If they have complaints, they should tell me directly, or go report me! My Little Rain Peak is ranked last among the thirty-three peaks of the Azure Cloud Sect. If I don't use some methods, how can I revitalize it? Right! There's a very simple way. I'll go find this kid first and tell him to hide his strength so he doesn't get first place in the trial assessment! That way, the other thirty-two peaks won't compete with me, right?"

"This..." The white-browed old man didn't expect Instructor Su to come up with such a mischievous idea again, making his headache even worse.

There are a total of thirty-three peaks provided by the Azure Cloud Sect for inner and outer sect disciples to cultivate on. To encourage all disciples to strive forward, a very strict and scientific set of rules has been established, the most important of which is the competition between the thirty-three peaks.

This competition affects not only the disciples but also the instructors on the thirty-three peaks, who have their own tasks and goals. To cultivate even better disciples, these instructors naturally compete for highly talented prodigies.

Although those who can pass the Sea Trials and the trial assessment are not lacking in talent and strength, when choosing the best from the good, there is no best, only better, and everyone wants to take the most outstanding disciples.

Instructor Su breaking the rules for Little Rain Peak has already made the instructors of the other peaks quite dissatisfied.