Seven Great Clans

The blue-robed young man, being the leader of this group of aristocratic clan disciples, naturally possessed considerable strength.

When he saw that Luo Zheng dared to charge at him, the blue-robed young man sneered, turning his fists into claws and grabbing directly at Luo Zheng.

"Azure Dragon Claw! You think you can get away?"

These claws were incredibly powerful, resembling dragon claws as they menacingly clawed down at Luo Zheng's head.

Luo Zheng's expression remained unchanged. He suddenly shifted his body, actually slipping through the gap between the blue-robed young man's claws. Luo Zheng's shoulder followed through with a bump, sending the blue-robed young man tilting backward towards the ground.

Luo Zheng's movements didn't stop. The moment before the blue-robed young man hit the ground, he flipped over and came up behind him, pressing his hand against the blue-robed young man's neck. He said in a low voice, "Anyone who comes closer, I'll eliminate him."

Seeing the blue-robed young man restrained, the aristocratic clan disciples all stopped in their tracks.

This blue-robed young man was the young master of the Zhuge Clan, named Zhuge Hong. He had been resourceful since childhood. Setting up this checkpoint here today was also organized by Zhuge Hong; he was the core figure among this group of aristocratic clan disciples.

Now that Zhuge Hong was controlled by the opponent, a slight exertion of force would eliminate Zhuge Hong, so no one dared to act rashly.

"My friend, let me go, and I can let you leave," Zhuge Hong was also a capable person with a very sharp mind. He didn't panic while being held hostage by Luo Zheng.

"Do you think I believe your words?" Luo Zheng retorted. In terms of fisticuffs alone, Luo Zheng could actually carve out a bloody path from here with his formidable body.

However, these aristocratic clan disciples basically all held Profound Artifacts in their hands, and some even had High-Grade Profound Artifacts. Although his body was as hard as a Profound Artifact, if he were stabbed by one of those Profound Artifacts, his fate probably wouldn't be much better. Therefore, holding this guy hostage was the safest method. "Tell these guys to disperse."

"My surname is Zhuge, do you know that?" Zhuge Hong said coldly.

Aristocratic clans were also divided into ranks.

In the Imperial City, there were over thirty large and small families that were granted the status of aristocratic clans, but among them, there were only seven true behemoths.

They were the Wei River Pei Clan, the Divine Needle Zhu Clan, the Sky Dragon Huang Clan, the Forbidden Yu Clan, the Qilin Yun Clan, the Forget River Meng Clan, and the Divine Calculation Zhuge Clan.

The Seven Great Clans were the pillars of the entire Empire and were considered truly prominent and powerful families.

Zhuge Hong, although only a collateral descendant of the Zhuge Clan, had a status and future that were higher than even the direct descendants of other aristocratic clans!

This was also the reason why Zhuge Hong was so confident.

He believed that as long as he revealed his identity, even standing here, no one would dare to touch him.

Unfortunately, he encountered Luo Zheng.

To be honest, when Luo Zheng heard his surname was Zhuge, a slight apprehension did arise in his heart.

The Seven Great Clans were the large families that had jointly established the Empire with the late emperor. It could be said that the history of these Seven Great Clans was as long as the history of the Empire.

And Luo Zheng, a mere commoner by birth, even ordinary aristocratic clans were behemoths to him, let alone the Seven Great Clans.

"The Zhuge Clan has a great reputation, but I'm sorry, I must pass this Bloodcolor Trials. Tell them to move aside, otherwise you... are eliminated!" Saying this, Luo Zheng's grip tightened by two points.

A flush appeared on Zhuge Hong's face. Participating in the Bloodcolor Trials to enter the Azure Cloud Sect was just a game for Zhuge Hong. Did this guy really not know the immensity of heaven and earth, not know the consequences of angering the Zhuge Clan?

Feeling insulted, Zhuge Hong instantly became enraged. Since he was in the illusion array, he wouldn't die anyway; at most, he would just participate again next month!

So, Zhuge Hong disregarded Luo Zheng's hand on his neck and actually tried to fight back.

Unfortunately, just as Zhuge Hong made a move, Luo Zheng's hand twisted slightly, and Zhuge Hong's neck immediately made a "crack" sound, broken by Luo Zheng.

Before Zhuge Hong was truly dead and eliminated, Luo Zheng lifted Zhuge Hong's body and threw it towards the group of aristocratic clan disciples.

Those aristocratic clan disciples had absolutely not expected Luo Zheng to be so decisive. They only saw Zhuge Hong's body crashing towards them and falling to the ground, surrounded by little points of light. Only then did they react, realizing that Zhuge Hong had been eliminated...

In that moment of stunned silence, Luo Zheng had already broken through the encirclement of those aristocratic clan disciples and was sprinting towards the third level.

The aristocratic clan disciples, recovering their senses, naturally brandished their respective Profound Artifacts and chased after him relentlessly...

Meanwhile, outside Bloodcolor Mountain, a burst of cheers erupted.

"Beautiful!"

"This kid is calm in the face of danger, he has the demeanor of a great general!"

"Heh, what a cunning little fellow."

Such a large commotion within Bloodcolor Mountain had long since attracted the attention of all the instructors.

Initially, the instructors hadn't focused their attention on Luo Zheng. They were more attracted by the iron tower-like Strong Man wielding a greatsword, who was leading the charge through the checkpoint.

However, after the iron tower-like Strong Man rushed past, Luo Zheng actually turned back to save someone, kicked an aristocratic clan disciple away with one punch, then quickly grabbed Zhuge Hong after being surrounded, decisively killed Zhuge Hong when he tried to fight back, used Zhuge Hong's elimination to attract the attention of others, and then escaped...

This series of actions attracted the attention of all the instructors.

These instructors quickly checked Luo Zheng's information and simultaneously tried to switch to Luo Zheng's screen on the Trust Jade.

It was at this moment that they discovered that the screen following Luo Zheng was blurry and completely unclear.

"What's going on?" An impatient instructor immediately shouted at Zhong Ming. This Bloodcolor Trials was entirely Zhong Ming's responsibility. They wanted to switch to Luo Zheng but couldn't see the desired screen, so they naturally questioned Zhong Ming.

"Zhong Ming, why can't we see this person's screen? Where is the problem?" Several instructors were also anxious. Previously, they could observe Luo Zheng from other people's perspectives, but now that Luo Zheng had run far away, they naturally couldn't see him.

Zhong Ming was also full of frustration. Before the Bloodcolor Trials, whether it was the disciple tokens or the thousands of large and small illusion arrays on Bloodcolor Mountain, everything had been checked once, making it almost impossible for problems to occur. Moreover, in his decades of experience, such a problem had never occurred.

Why did a problem suddenly appear today?

Looking at the screen on the Trust Jade, only that kid's screen was blurry. The problem must be with that kid, that kid's disciple token... Wait.

Zhong Ming seemed to remember something. Before that kid set off, Instructor Su had checked that kid's disciple token. He finally understood; that disciple token had been tampered with by Instructor Su.

Just as Zhong Ming was about to speak, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. This bone-chilling coldness made him almost unable to move. He turned his head and saw Instructor Su looking at him with icy eyes.

It seemed as though if he said even one word, she would kill him on the spot!

So, Zhong Ming swallowed the words he wanted to say back down his throat...

Instructor Su's face was covered in a layer of frost. She wasn't actually afraid of Zhong Ming revealing that she had tampered with the disciple token. What angered her was why Luo Zheng, who had easily passed the checkpoint, had gone back to save someone?

It was because he saved someone that he got into trouble. Now, all the instructors had seen Luo Zheng's performance. Instructor Su knew that a fierce battle today was probably unavoidable. Although her status was noble and her position special, the instructors of the Thirty-Three Peaks had always disregarded everything in their pursuit of an excellent disciple.

Looking at Luo Zheng's agile running figure in the Trust Jade, Instructor Su shook her head helplessly. She had tried her best to recruit him into Little Rain Peak without anyone noticing, but this kid was not someone who would stay out of trouble. He was the type who wouldn't feel comfortable unless he caused some commotion.

Instructor Su bit her silver teeth lightly and whispered, "You stinky brat, just wait until I recruit you into Little Rain Peak. See how I'll torment you."