But I Refuse

Chen An was the last to come out. He was teleported out leaning against the wall, silently complaining about how anyone could make a Five-Ring opponent fight a One-Ring one.

He felt completely drained.

It was the first time he had ever been beaten so badly. Even when he had faced the Three-Ring Realm at level twelve, he had not been this miserable.

The other three had faced different levels of difficulty from Chen An, so they had come out much earlier.

Gu Yue looked pale and did not even feel like speaking.

Xie Xie was still scratching his head and talking about how troublesome his opponent had been when he turned around and saw that Chen An could barely stand.

Although Tang Wuling was bruised all over as well, she hurried over to support Chen An when she saw the state he was in.

Xie Xie widened his eyes and asked anxiously, "What happened? How did you get hurt worse than us?"

Chen An let out a long sigh.

"My trial was definitely custom-made by Teacher Wu. The first two stages were fine, but in the third stage, he made me fight a Soul King."

The other three had been discussing their own opponents, but when they heard about Chen An's difficulty, they smiled in relief.

Wu Changkong stood before the massive screen as though he had never moved.

He examined footage of the four of them fighting, then swiped through the information on the screen. In a blur, they were brought into a room that looked like an office.

Wu Changkong sat down on the sofa and gestured for them to take seats as well.

He asked, "How did it feel? I selected opponents of equivalent levels based on your individual circumstances. They were all Soul Masters who