The moon, freed from its restraints, slowly rose into the sky, bathing midnight in silver light.
The sun in Ten Thousand Beast Mountain wasn't a star, but a manifestation of the Extreme Yang Rule. It was at its weakest at night.
Now, the Cyclops had somehow refined the Extreme Yang Rule into its enormous eye. The moonlight overwhelmed its radiance.
Beneath the bright moon, countless black crow feathers hid in the night, cloaking the world in a boundless killing intent.
But the feathers had first been weakened by Ji Ruo's Wind Wall, then stopped by Violet-Azure Twin Feathers: Arrow-Breaking Style.
The tremendous force had left Ji Ruo's palms numb, but it was still something he could withstand.
"Teacher, you're badly injured. You should rest a little longer. Don't worry, I've got this."
Ji Ruo grinned. His Qi Vessel was unlike those of ordinary martial artists in the Qi Pulse Realm. With his two innate talents, [More Is Better] and [Bigger Is Stronger], even though he had only just entered the Qi Pulse Realm, he was several times stronger than others of the same rank.
What's more, he had a purple-grade exclusive weapon in hand—one that could amplify the power of sword techniques.
Watching Ji Ruo's exquisite swordplay, Gu Xingzhou couldn't help asking, "Child, that sword technique..."
It was hard to imagine a candidate taking the Martial Exam could pull off something like that.
And Ji Ruo had already reached the Qi Pulse Realm. As Director of the Education Bureau, Gu Xingzhou knew very well that when this Martial Exam began, the strongest candidates had only been eighth-level Martial Apprentices. There hadn't been a single one in the Qi Pulse Realm.
Clearly, Ji Ruo had broken through during the exam!
"I came up with it myself!" Ji Ruo said with a