Song Yueyao shook her head slightly without answering.
She had no answer herself.
Feng Mountain Fallen River was extremely difficult. If it had been a Black White Hall disciple, there might have been some chance, but an outer institute disciple... unless they had already reached the Soul Succession Realm.
The Black Robed Scholar was a genuine Soul Succession Realm opponent, and his soul avatar was exceptionally savage. Facing him was like facing two Soul Succession Realm experts.
The test for outer institute disciples did not require killing the Black Robed Scholar. They only needed to reach 50% completion.
Slaughtering nearly half the villagers counted as completion.
This test already demanded competence in ambushes, concealment, raw strength, movement techniques, and more. It was extremely difficult.
After all, slaughtering nearly half the villagers would easily alert the Black Robed Scholar. Once he attacked, even Black Hall disciples would have to flee.
"I heard two members of the Imperial Clan arrived. Could one of them have done it? If they've reached the peak of the Circulation Realm, their unrivaled Meridian Opening Method and Qi Circulation Method might give them some hope of fighting a Soul Succession Realm opponent," Lin Feifei guessed.
That was the only possibility she could think of. If even the Imperial Clan could not manage it, anyone else would have even less chance.
"We'll know once we take a look," Song Yueyao said.
Huang Licai led the two women to the outer institute.
Su Yehua had already gathered everyone there to wait.
As the two women arrived with Huang Licai, a stir ran through the crowd, and quite a few people rose onto their toes to look.
"It's Song Yueyao!"
Among the crowd, Du Qiuyue recognized Song Yueyao and Lin Feifei at a glance, admiration showing in her eyes.
"Who