A Palm Splits the Void, Fiend Assessment

"It's been nearly ten years; is Luo Ya's cultivation still not over?" Inside the third-floor living room, the blonde girl stood by the balcony, looking back at Luo Ya, who remained in a state of cultivation.

At this moment, Milia had successfully fused two profound mysteries, becoming a Midgod of the Laws of Wind. Even Morti, the Silver-Horned Snow Lion Beast, had successfully refined the Midgod spark bestowed upon him, advancing to a Midgod of the Laws of Water.

"Although I am looking forward to the Fiend Assessment, I am in no rush. After all, the Laws of Wind have a greater number of profound mysteries; having only fused two, my strength is merely stronger than an average Midgod."

"Once I fuse three, I will be able to contend with the weakest Highgods." Milia's next plan was to fuse the 'Wind Element' profound mystery, the simplest within the Laws of Wind.

Strengthening the body was a truly wonderful experience.

Nearly ten years passed in silence. Luo Ya was completely immersed in the process of full-body reinforcement, guiding the direction of the strengthening through his own soul power.

Every single day, the strength of his physical body improved gradually through subtle changes.

During this period, Luo Ya's mind never relaxed for a single moment. In the process of gradual guidance and control, he slowly discovered how to achieve the best strengthening results.

Following step-by-step experimentation, a strengthening method suitable for fusing black energy and tailored to Luo Ya was created.

"It can be considered a great success."

The black-haired youth abruptly opened his eyes and stood up.

At this moment, nothing could be seen on the surface of Luo Ya's skin, but his internal bones, flesh, blood, and organs had all undergone a transformation akin to a rebirth!

He had a feeling now that his current physical body had likely reached the level of a 'Chief Sovereign artifact', worthy of being called indestructible!

"My current physical strength also seems shockingly large..." Luo Ya extended his right hand, his heart stirring—

"Whoosh!" He held his hand vertically like a blade and slashed forward casually!

"Whoosh~~" The space easily split open, creating a large rift.

"After this reinforcement, my own physical strength has also increased to a terrifying level. Even if the profound mysteries are a bit lower, the power remains extremely strong." His primary focus was the Laws of Darkness, so the amplification to his physical strength was not actually that significant.

But even so, a casual palm strike or punch from him now could shatter the space of Hell!

One must know that Hell is not a fragile Material Plane; under normal circumstances, it requires the full-force strike of a Seven-Star Fiend to create a spatial rift.

Being able to exert such astonishing power without even using Willpower, one could imagine just how overbearing his 'close-quarters combat' would be now!

Sometimes, when the foundation is strong enough, one does not need a high level of comprehension of profound mysteries to be invincible.

"With this body, even without using Willpower, I fear there are not many people in Hell who could withstand a serious punch from me."

Luo Ya smiled, walked out of the room, and arrived at the balcony outside the main hall.

"Your cultivation is finished?" Milia noticed the change in Luo Ya the moment he walked over; it was a transformation that was hard to describe or define.

If one had to describe it, even though Luo Ya was standing there looking harmless, he felt like a ferocious beast gathering its strength, ready to pounce!

The aura surrounding him was incomparably overbearing!

In reality, this was simply because Luo Ya's body had just finished strengthening, and some lingering aura had not yet dissipated.

"Milia, let's go to a restaurant today to have a meal to celebrate the results of my cultivation. After we eat, we will go to the Fiend Castle to register." With his physical body strengthened to this extent, Luo Ya was naturally in a very good mood.

"Okay!" Milia was actually also longing for the adventurous and exciting life of a Fiend.

It must be said, the culinary skills in Hell were truly superb, and the taste was better than average!

By the time they emerged from the restaurant, it was already evening. However, the Fiend Castle had staff on duty at night, so they were able to register smoothly.

It was just that every Fiend Assessment required a certain number of people to gather before a collective assessment could be held. Since the last assessment had taken place only half a month ago, they would have to wait for a while for the next one.

The three of them returned to their residence to wait patiently. About half a month later, staff from the Fiend Castle came to their door to notify them to participate in the Fiend Assessment the following day.

Early the next morning, Luo Ya and his group of three set off early for the city gates.

When they arrived at the city gates, they already saw a large Metal Lifeform hovering outside, bearing the emblem of a Fiend.

The three of them immediately flew toward the Metal Lifeform, where an old man in green robes was waiting at the entrance.

"Identity verification complete, please enter, the three of you." The old man in green robes glanced at the Fiend Medals in their hands and spoke in a formulaic tone.

After entering the interior of the Metal Lifeform, there was a wide corridor leading in two directions, front and back. There were others in the corridor, and upon seeing Luo Ya and his group, one person spoke up: "Those participating in the Fiend Assessment, enter the rear cabin."

Once they entered the rear cabin.

They discovered that hundreds of people had already entered one after another, and many more were continuously pouring in behind them.

"Hmm, there are even people wearing Fiend Medals who have come. And there are quite a few of them." When Milia looked at this scene through the transparent window, she was somewhat surprised.

"It seems we have just happened to encounter a large-scale assessment mission." Luo Ya, however, knew more about the Fiend Assessment and quickly understood what was happening.

"Large-scale assessment mission?" Milia was slightly stunned; did these Fiend Assessment missions come in 'large' and 'small' sizes?

"A so-called 'large-scale' assessment mission refers to the fact that it is not just us reserve Fiends participating, but also many veteran Fiends." Luo Ya did not deliberately avoid others, so the few Midgods sitting next to them heard him as well and immediately looked over.

"Brother, are you saying that those high-star Fiends will also participate in this assessment?" A tall youth from the Dragon-man Race immediately asked nervously.

"That's right. According to the news I've heard, in this kind of large-scale assessment mission, sometimes it's even possible for Five-Star Fiends to appear." Luo Ya glanced at the Dragon-man youth, not paying much attention.

In Hell, the Dragon-man Race, Tiger-man Race, and Lion-man Race were all too common.

"Five-Star Fiends?!" The other examinees nearby who had been pricking up their ears to listen all had their expressions change drastically!

"Brother, you aren't joking, are you! A promotion mission for a Five-Star Fiend is a Six-Star level mission!" Under normal circumstances, Six-Star missions can only be accepted by those at the Six-Star Fiend level or higher, but there is one exception: the promotion missions for Five-Star Fiends!

"I was only speaking of a possibility..." Luo Ya glanced at the Dragon Race youth with indifference before closing his eyes to doze, saying nothing more.

"Relax, Trey. Those troublesome mission targets will be handled by the high-star Fiends themselves; we just need to deal with our own opponents." The Dragon-man Race youth's companion, however, appeared quite dismissive.

As the saying goes, 'soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals.' Even if there were truly experts at the Six-Star Fiend level among the mission targets, they would naturally be handled by those high-star Fiends.

"Then have you ever thought about what would happen to people like us if those high-star Fiends failed to stop the most troublesome targets?" Hearing this rather logical question from the Dragon-man Race youth, his companion's body gave a slight jolt.

"This... that shouldn't happen, right?" As he spoke, the companion's voice grew increasingly lacking in confidence.

If the Fiends at the top couldn't hold the line, wouldn't they just be innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire?

Amidst their worried moods, the Metal Lifeform had already departed directly!

"These two are actually quite interesting." Although Luo Ya had his eyes closed, he had perceived their conversation and shook his head slightly.

"Whoosh!"

Cutting through the sky, a massive purple-black phantom instantly vanished above the gates of House City, leaving only a faint black dot visible in the distant horizon before it completely disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.