Promotion to the Primal Energy Realm

Chu Yang's body lay on the ground, not a single intact spot on him. His flesh was torn, he was covered in blood, his breath was faint, and he was still twitching.

Xia Wuji walked over slowly.

"Buzz!"

Just like Chu Jue before him, a surge of spiritual power emanated from Chu Yang's body, forming the figure of an old man.

"Xia Wuji, you..."

This spiritual projection hurriedly shouted.

"Noisy!"

Before the old man's spiritual projection could finish speaking, Xia Wuji let out an angry roar. The sound waves swept out, directly crushing the old man's spiritual projection!

"Bang!"

He raised his foot and brought it down.

His foot landed directly on Chu Yang's chest.

Chu Yang's body immediately bent, and blood gushed from his nose and mouth.

"Xia Wuji... if you... if you kill me... our Great Chu Imperial Family... will absolutely... absolutely not let this go..." Chu Yang gasped.

"Killing one is killing, killing two is killing, killing a group is also killing. What do I have to fear!" Xia Wuji coldly retorted.

Then, he raised his hand and grabbed. With a whoosh, the iron chain that had been used to suspend Huang Hu and Xu Lan not long ago shot over and fell into Xia Wuji's hand.

Xia Wuji swung the iron chain, and it violently wrapped around Chu Yang's neck.

He held the iron chain, dragging Chu Yang, and walked towards the spot where Huang Hu and Xu Lan had been hanging.

"Brother Xia... calm down!" A voice rang out from the crowd watching from a distance.

A man rushed over.

Xia Wuji looked at him coldly.

The man trembled all over and hurriedly said, "Brother Xia, please don't misunderstand... I have no ill intentions towards you. I just hope you don't let anger cloud your judgment."

More people rushed over, saying, "Young Master Xia, be rational... doing this won't benefit you."

"That's right, if you release the Sixth Prince now and talk things over, there might still be room for negotiation..."

Several people spoke up.

It wasn't out of concern for Xia Wuji.

They simply wanted to curry favor with the Great Chu Imperial Family. They didn't dare to act, so they could only try to persuade him.

How could Xia Wuji not know what these people were thinking?

"Brother Xia..." one of them continued.

"Swish!"

Xia Wuji's sword edge flashed instantly. A wisp of sharpness swept out, and the man's hair fell. He no longer dared to speak, his face was ashen, and he was drenched in cold sweat.

"Scram!" Xia Wuji roared.

The sharp edge was truly terrifying. These guys didn't dare to speak again, fearing Xia Wuji would draw his sword again. They quickly left the scene of trouble.

A moment later.

Xia Wuji suspended Chu Yang in the air.

He used his methods to tend to Huang Hu and Xu Lan's injuries.

Although the two were still in a terrible state, they were no longer in critical condition and would fully recover with a little time to rest.

"Brother Xia... I'm sorry. I didn't expect us to become your burden..." Huang Hu said with a bitter expression.

Xia Wuji shook his head and said, "It's because of my affairs that you two were implicated."

Xu Lan's eyes were red, and she was sobbing continuously, filled with anxiety. "What are we going to do now... the Great Chu Imperial Family will definitely not let this go... our families have no way to survive..."

Huang Hu's expression was grave. He wanted to comfort her but didn't know how to speak.

This was also his greatest worry!

Xia Wuji said, "Brother Huang, if you join the Azure Star Academy, you can naturally move your families out of the Great Chu Dynasty and settle them in the cities established by the Azure Star Academy."

"Although the Great Chu Imperial Family still has some influence within the Azure Star Academy, they wouldn't dare to openly challenge the Azure Star Academy's authority. In this way, your families will naturally be safe."

Huang Hu shook his head and sighed, "I only have eighteen points now, and Sister Lan only has fourteen points... With our current condition and the remaining time, it's not enough..."

Xia Wuji said calmly, "One Three-Eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth each will be enough."

The rule for this third practical assessment was that whoever finally killed a Rock-Swallowing Behemoth would be awarded the points.

Previously, the Great Chu Dynasty's Twelfth Prince, Chu Jue, had led a group of people to hunt a Rock-Swallowing Behemoth, with everyone working together and Chu Jue delivering the final blow.

Now, Huang Hu and Xu Lan could do the same.

Xia Wuji acted with a clear conscience.

He didn't need the Huang family or the Xu family to bring him any benefits.

This matter must be seen through to the end.

Like Chu Jue, Chu Yang also had an Earth Origin Stone on him, used to find Rock-Swallowing Behemoths.

Not far away, Xia Wuji used an Earth Origin Stone to set up another simple Thick Earth Formation.

One day later.

Xia Wuji dismantled the Thick Earth Formation.

Within the Thick Earth Formation were three Three-Eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoths.

Xia Wuji directly eliminated one Three-Eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth. The remaining two Three-Eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoths were knocked to the ground by him. Immediately after, he brought Huang Hu and Xu Lan here.

Both of them tremblingly stepped forward…

Even though these two Three-Eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoths were on the verge of collapse, with Huang Hu and Xu Lan's strength, it still took them quite some time to complete the final destruction.

As a result, Huang Hu's score reached one hundred and eighteen points.

Xu Lan's score also reached one hundred and fourteen points.

Originally, when the two of them participated in the assessment, their initial mindset was simply to participate… They themselves knew that with their abilities, the possibility of joining Azure Star Academy was almost zero.

However… because of Xia Wuji, they both received an opportunity.

Even though there were some twists and turns during this process and they suffered hardship, exchanging it for such an opportunity was a massive gain!

"Brother Huang, Miss Xu, the assessment time ends in half a day. You won't encounter any more trouble from now on, and I have some matters to attend to, so we will take our leave." Xia Wuji said.

Huang Hu's expression grew serious, and he asked, "Brother Xia, what do you plan to do about Chu Yang?"

Xia Wuji calmly replied, "Brother Huang, you don't need to get involved in this matter anymore."

Huang Hu was silent for a moment, then solemnly cupped his fist and bowed to Xia Wuji, saying, "Brother Xia, although my talent is ordinary and my Huang family doesn't have much influence, from now on, if you ever need anything, just say the word, and I will do my utmost!"

Xia Wuji nodded.

Huang Hu, taking Xu Lan with him, parted ways with Xia Wuji.

Xu Lan said, "Brother Huang, although Young Master Xia has now offended the Great Chu Imperial Family, his future will be boundless once he enters Azure Star Academy. You must seize this opportunity."

Huang Hu, however, stopped and shook his head, "Sister Lan, we know Brother Xia, and we are considered quite close to him. But we must remember the kindness he has shown us."

"He owes us nothing, and from now on, we cannot bother him again."

"Do you understand?"

Xu Lan hummed and nodded, "Brother Huang, I understand. Young Master Xia has already provided us with an opportunity to enter Azure Star Academy. For the future path, we will rely on ourselves!"

Xia Wuji returned to the place where Chu Yang was hanging.

Chu Yang's body swayed in the air with the wind and waves, and blood dripped continuously.

Xia Wuji's expression was indifferent. He wasn't in a hurry to kill Chu Yang.

He wanted to see if anyone else would step forward to defend this scoundrel.

If so.

He would take the opportunity in this Secret Realm space to eliminate them all at once!

Xia Wuji also decided not to hunt Rock-Swallowing Behemoths anymore. He already had seven hundred and sixty-eight points, and securing first place in this third practical assessment was a certainty.

Therefore, he sat down cross-legged.

He consumed a pill.

He took out a Yuan Crystal.

His cultivation technique instantly activated, refining the medicinal energy and drawing in the heaven and earth spiritual energy from the Yuan Crystal.

His aura strengthened at an extremely rapid pace.

Time passed.

There was about half an hour left until the end of the third practical assessment.

Within Xia Wuji's Dantian, the boiling Sword Essence, like a sea, suddenly became several times more condensed!

The Essence Power was like a tangible substance.

This final step had finally been taken!

He broke through to the Primal Energy Realm!