Why Are You Still Holding Back, Sister Xiaotao?

The moment those words were spoken, Mu En was stunned for a long while.

He carefully reflected on what had just been said and fell into deep thought.

He himself had come from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and knew the history of Ten Thousand Years Ago inside out.

He had been discussing whether Spirit Hall was right or wrong with Qian Chaoyun, yet he had not expected the topic to shift to the Angel race.

It seemed the boy was not entirely wrong.

Aside from Angel God Qian Renxue's rather underhanded usurpation of the throne, the Angel race had actually been influenced by Bibi Dong as well.

And his ancestor Yu Xiaogang had been in love with Bibi Dong, while Bibi Dong had been Qian Xunji's disciple.

No!

Mu En suddenly snapped awake, nearly getting caught up in the tangled mess.

The beginning of all these grudges had started with the Angel race—namely, Qian Xunji's pursuit of the Blue Silver Emperor and Tang Hao.

But the problem was, Qian Xunji had already possessed Nine Soul Rings at that time.

If he had pursued the Blue Silver Emperor, could it have been for Bibi Dong?

The connections between all this were simply far too complicated.

But when it came to the continent's development, the Heaven Dou Empire had already fractured, and Commoners no longer enjoyed free martial soul awakenings.

Asura God Tang San seemed to have truly been in the wrong as well.

The child was right too. It was merely a matter of differing positions.

After a brief period of thought, Mu En turned back and said, "Very good. Right and wrong are no longer that important. What is past is past. The best thing is that you were not led astray by public opinion. You have passed my test."

With that, Mu En lay back in his chair and continued sleeping.

Qian Chaoyun was taken aback.

He had already been prepared to debate Mu En, then give up his status as an Inner Court Disciple.

And now he had passed just like that.

It really felt a little strange.

Since things had turned out this way, Qian Chaoyun did not plan to keep guessing what the big shot was thinking. He turned around, rode the White Tiger back to the Inner Court with a clop-clop-clop, and rested well.

The next morning, at the Soul Fighting Arena.

After resting for the night, Qian Chaoyun found Yan Shaozhe and began the final part of his Inner Court Disciple Assessment: challenging two Inner Court Disciples.

On such an important day, quite a few Inner Court Disciples had come to watch.

At the same time, Outer Court Disciples had also been invited to watch these two battles, learn combat techniques and the use of soul skills, and let the Outer Court's New Students witness clashes between Inner Court Disciples to improve their strength.

Inside the arena, Du Wilun looked at Qian Chaoyun and said, "You may choose your opponents. They cannot be above Seven Rings or below Five Rings, and you cannot choose Ling Luochen."

Qian Chaoyun was somewhat speechless.

The Resident Elders were quite amusing. They had even made a rule preventing him from choosing Ling Luochen. Were they afraid Ling Luochen would go easy on him?

Since that was the case, he had even more options.

Qian Chaoyun swept his gaze over the Inner Court Disciples and said, "For my first opponent, I choose Ma Xiaotao. For my second, I choose Dai Yueheng."

Du Wilun narrowed his eyes. "Are you sure? You do not want to reconsider?"

Choosing the two strongest Students of this generation right from the start was not a wise move.

He had wanted to remind Qian Chaoyun that he could choose Five-Ring Inner Court Students.

For example, opponents like Tang Qi, Yao Haoxuan, Chen Zifeng, and Xixi. There was no need to cling to the two strongest members of this generation.

Take Ma Xiaotao, for example. Now that she was no longer troubled by Evil Fire, her cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds.

In just over a year, her Soul Power had surged to Level 68. That was no joke.

Qian Chaoyun insisted, "There is no need, Director. Those two will do!"

"Very well!"

Du Wilun could do nothing about the boy and directly submitted the list.

Before long, the challenge roster was made public.

The Inner Court Students were utterly shocked.

Qian Chaoyun was actually going to challenge Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao. This was the first time anyone had been so unyielding.

Ma Xiaotao's strength was beyond question. Without the restrictions of Evil Fire, she would only become more terrifying. But Dai Yueheng was next...

Many people knew that this was likely Qian Chaoyun settling his grievances with Dai Yueheng.

Every Inner Court Disciple knew that there were grudges between Qian Chaoyun and Dai Yueheng, including his grudge with the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Was Qian Chaoyun not doing this precisely to settle those grievances?

At this moment.

Dai Yueheng's expression was somewhat grave.

If it had been the previous Qian Chaoyun, he truly would not have feared him. But Qian Chaoyun was already Level 59, and his actual Soul Power had long since reached Level 60. He was fully qualified to challenge him now.

The difference between them was nothing more than one soul skill.

But Qian Chaoyun's soul skills were far too monstrous, and he possessed an attribute that made him stronger the longer he fought. If the battle dragged on, Dai Yueheng might even suffer an upset.

The boy wanted to challenge his position as the second strongest of this generation in the Inner Court.

But would he be afraid? No, he would not.

None of the White Tiger Duke's sons were cowards. Even if they were bullied, they could not simply endure it.

Since the boy wanted to challenge him, then he would satisfy him.

On the viewing platform.

The Resident Elders could not help shaking their heads and sighing.

Things between the Dai brothers and Qian Chaoyun had truly reached this point. First Dai Huabin, then Dai Yueheng.

To be honest, they did not favor Dai Yueheng.

Qian Chaoyun had risen too quickly. At this rate, he would only become more formidable than Xiaotao in the future.

Xuan Zi gnawed on a Chicken Drumstick, his eyes full of approval.

This was his disciple—daring to challenge the strongest of the younger generation, just like Xuan Zi had in his youth.

Beside him, Yan Shaozhe broke into a broad grin.

He cast Xiaotao a look, signaling that she could go easy on Qian Chaoyun. They were family, after all; there was no need to fight so fiercely.

Ma Xiaotao gave a soft acknowledgment and stepped lightly onto the arena. She crooked a finger at Qian Chaoyun. "Big Sister will hold back. Go ahead and attack boldly!"

"Big Sister?"

Qian Chaoyun raised an eyebrow. He vaguely remembered that, a year ago in the Star Dou Great Forest, someone had even called him Elder Brother in order to survive.

After waking up, he had become the younger brother instead.

It seemed he had to correct Ma Xiaotao's attitude today.

At that moment, Du Wilun, acting as referee, announced, "The assessment begins!!"

At the same time, both sides completed their Martial Soul Possession and flew into the air.

Whether it was Qian Chaoyun or Ma Xiaotao, both held an advantage in aerial combat. Their battle would primarily take place in the sky.

In an instant, Qian Chaoyun unleashed his First Soul Skill and Third Soul Skill simultaneously.

In the blink of an eye, his figure flashed like a streak of light, while the Holy Sword in his hand slashed again and again.

Ma Xiaotao was equally unwilling to yield. She raised her hand and unleashed Phoenix Fireline, then turned and released Phoenix Cloud Piercer.

The pressure of a Level 68 Soul Emperor immediately became apparent.

Qian Chaoyun had encountered the most difficult opponent among his peers he had ever faced, and he was suppressed several times.

For a time, flames blazed throughout the Soul Fighting Arena while sword light crisscrossed the air.

Ma Xiaotao had gone all out at first, but later quietly withdrew twenty percent of her Soul Power, because going easy on him had been arranged from the start.

Her relationship with Qian Chaoyun was so good. How could she strike with killing intent from the outset?

After all, it was not like she was beating up Dai Yueheng and the others.

Perhaps Senior Disciple Sister had been right. If you liked someone, you had to pay attention to them and care for them in every way.

My man, and I'll be the one to go easy on him!

If Dai Yueheng injured Qian Chaoyun, Ma Xiaotao would definitely go find trouble with Dai Yueheng.

She would shout that This Old Woman wasn't done with him!

The battle between the two raged on. Qian Chaoyun briefly gained the upper hand by relying on the advantages of his soul skills.

The longer he fought, the stronger he became, born for battle.

When he noticed Ma Xiaotao was holding back, not only did he not get angry, he even felt a little happy.

This was not cheating. This was called reasonably choosing the best answer.

At least Ma Xiaotao knew what was good for her.