Training Camp Trial

Jun Xuehan listened to Bibi Dong's words and said politely, "Thank you for thinking highly of me, Your Holiness the Pope. I'll strive to achieve good results in the Training Camp."

Bibi Dong waved her hand dismissively and headed straight out of Mist Forest. "If you don't achieve good results, you'll truly have let down Ren Xue's painstaking efforts."

Watching their departing figures, Jun Xuehan's body stiffened slightly before he quickly followed them out of Mist Forest.

Although Jun Xuehan did not know the specifics behind Bibi Dong's words, he could infer some things. After all, when he had first entered the Training Camp, it had not been hard to see that the relationship between Pope's Palace and Worship Hall was far from friendly.

When Worship Hall Elder Lie Yan had sent him into the Genius Training Camp, Jie Kaer, the Chief Instructor, had not given Lie Yan any face at all. He had not even given any face to Qian Renxue, the young mistress of Worship Hall. As for Jie Kaer not knowing Qian Renxue, that was simply impossible. If he had not known, Lie Yan would not have said that she had sent him here under the young mistress's orders.

In contrast, Jie Kaer's attitude toward Yue Guan had been completely different. He had not even handled any formalities; with just a casual remark, he had brought him out.

This made the relationship between Pope's Palace and Worship Hall abundantly clear. If Pope's Palace had not been backing Chief Instructor Jie Kaer, how would Jie Kaer have dared to show such disrespect to Worship Hall, or to its young mistress? After all, Jie Kaer was merely a Soul Douluo. Even the lowest-ranking members of Worship Hall were Titled Douluo, far above Jie Kaer in both status and strength.

As for the relationship between Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, while it was not particularly hostile at present, reconciliation was absolutely out of the question.

The talent of Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls was exceedingly rare even across the entire continent. If Qian Renxue, who possessed such talent, merely said the word in Worship Hall, then with Great Worship Elder Qian Daoliu's doting affection for her, being accepted as a disciple by the Worship Elders would not have been difficult at all.

Yet Qian Renxue had been able to abandon Worship Hall and set aside her own pride to seek out Bibi Dong at Pope's Palace, another possessor of Twin Martial Souls who could solve the problem of Soul Ring Backlash. This showed just how much thought Qian Renxue had put into it.

After returning to the carriage compartment, the carriage set off toward the Training Camp.

The journey there had taken a day, and the journey back to the Training Camp also took a day. Just like that, two days quietly passed.

After Jun Xuehan returned to the Training Camp, he trained for another three days. Those three days were also the final trial of the Training Camp.

Three days later, the Training Camp instructors brought all the trainees to a barren mountain not far from the Training Camp.

The entrance to the barren mountain was blocked by a massive black iron gate. The gate stood ten meters tall and gave off a heavy, imposing feeling. From within the barren mountain beyond it, faint beast roars could occasionally be heard.

Clearly, soul beasts existed within this barren mountain.

Jie Kaer swept his gaze across the trainees before him and said, "Your trial this time will take place in this barren mountain, and it will last seven days. If anyone feels they cannot make it through the barren mountain, find somewhere to hide inside. Seven days later, we will conduct a carpet search of the mountain and rescue you."

"Furthermore, this trial carries a certain degree of danger. Perhaps some of you will remain in this barren mountain forever, never to come out. Therefore, before the trial begins, I am giving you an opportunity: the chance to withdraw from the Training Camp. As long as you withdraw, you will not need to participate in this trial."

"I might as well tell you directly: there are soul beasts in the barren mountain. Although they are all low-level soul beasts that are only several decades or centuries old, if your luck is bad, it is not impossible for you to remain in the mountain forever."

After Jie Kaer finished speaking, only a scattered few stepped out of the group to apply to the instructors to withdraw from the Training Camp. The rest remained where they were.

Jie Kaer glanced at the few who had requested to withdraw and waved his hand indifferently. Instructors then led them back to the Training Camp to complete the procedures for leaving.

"Do your best. Strive to achieve good results in the Training Camp. I wish you good luck!" Jie Kaer smiled rarely as he lightly waved his hand, and the iron gate behind him opened.

As the iron gate opened, it let out a thunderous rumble.

The trainees marched neatly into the barren mountain. After everyone had entered, the massive iron gate slowly closed. The instructors did not enter the mountain, instead standing quietly outside the gate.

Once the massive iron gate had completely shut, the trainees scattered in all directions, looking for people they knew or those who were strong enough to form teams with, ensuring their own safety in the barren mountain and increasing their chances of earning good results.

"Brother Jun, should we join someone else's team?" Yan Feng asked softly as he stood beside Jun Xuehan.

"What are you talking about? Brother Jun is so strong. If anyone joins a team, it should be others joining Brother Jun's team." Ban Zhuang glanced at him and spoke with a smile.

Jun Xuehan swept his gaze over his three roommates and gently shook his head. "Go find another team to join. I'll go alone. If you follow me, you'll run into trouble."

With that, Jun Xuehan headed straight in one direction ahead of them, with no intention of taking the three of them along.

It was not that Jun Xuehan did not want to take them with him. Rather, over the past year, he had not gotten along very well with several of the strongest people in the Training Camp.

Within the Training Camp, Jun Xuehan was stronger than them, and with the instructors present, they had all restrained themselves. But things were different now. There were no instructors in the barren mountain, so they would not possibly hold back as much as before. Moreover, Long Qiang, Yan Xing, and Yin Bing each had their own factions with many members. If Ban Zhuang and the others followed Jun Xuehan, then should a conflict truly break out, they would face a great deal of trouble.

Ban Zhuang, Yan Feng, and Yu You watched Jun Xuehan's departing figure. After thinking it over, they did not follow him and instead went to find other people they knew to form teams with.

Zong Ming was also going alone, just like Jun Xuehan. Aside from the two of them, practically everyone else had formed teams.

Jun Xuehan walked through the barren mountain, sweeping his eyes over his surroundings and remaining alert to the situation around him at all times.

Although it was called a barren mountain, it was not desolate in the slightest. Ancient trees towered all around, while the chirping of insects and birds never ceased, giving the place a vibrant sense of life.