Some of these recruits had volunteered, some were children of powerful forces and Great Families who had come to gain experience, and others, like Lu Yin and the others, had come from academies. Their individual combat strength was quite good; what they lacked was simply battlefield experience.
"Have you ever seen blood?" Jildo suddenly asked.
Among the recruits, a man shouted, "Reporting to the instructor, my name is Terry Fa. I come from the Beast Taming Flow Realm, and I've slaughtered exotic beasts."
"Reporting to the instructor, my name is Ke Yao. I come from the Beast Taming Flow Realm, and I've slaughtered exotic beasts."
"Reporting to the instructor..."
Many cultivators had grown up in cruel environments. Jildo's question was superfluous; everyone here had seen blood.
"Have you ever killed anyone?" Jildo asked again, his tone much harsher.
Quite a few people fell silent. Terry Fa spoke again. "Reporting to the instructor, I have. Two people."
"Reporting to the instructor, I've killed pirates. More than a dozen."
"Reporting to the instructor, I've killed criminals."
Quite a few people looked toward Lu Yin, waiting for him to speak.
Lu Yin said indifferently, "Reporting to the instructor, I came out of the planetary Evolution Trial."
Many people were shocked, including Jildo. The planetary Evolution Trial was extremely cruel. Saying that he had come out of it was simple: he was a native. The fact that a native had made it this far was absolutely astonishing.
Jildo gave Lu Yin a deep look before facing everyone. "The reason I asked you this question is because I want to know whether, if you are forced to kill a companion, you can bring yourselves to do it."
"Instructor, why would we have to kill a companion?" someone asked. His name was Feng Tao, and