"The White Tiger Temple—has fallen!"
Outside Heavenwind Gorge, a few people still remained.
They were young disciples of Crimson Flame Mountain. Under Zhu Yan's arrangements, they had not joined the Azure Dragon Temple's trial, but had stayed outside, waiting quietly.
Now, all of them sensed that the black pillar of light shrouding Heavenwind Gorge was weakening.
"So fast? It hasn't even been half an hour!"
Someone cried out in astonishment.
"As expected of the Azure Lotus Swordsman. No wonder he ranks ahead of Senior Brother Zhu Yan. He truly lives up to his reputation—"
"It seems the All-Knowing Tower really does know what it's doing when it compiles its rankings—"
The disciples buzzed with discussion.
Then, inside the White Tiger Ancient Temple, Lin Chen pushed open the doors, stepped outside, and looked around.
Am I the first? That's only natural.
Lin Chen raised his brows slightly. Rather than leave, he remained where he was and waited patiently.
Another ten-odd minutes passed.
The Black Tortoise Ancient Temple also began to glow. Marquis Xuanyuan slowly emerged, her expression unchanged and her manner relaxed. Clearly, the trial had posed little difficulty for her.
But Xuanyuan Hou had not expected someone to finish even faster than she had.
The White Tiger governs slaughter. Its trial was most likely related to combat, yet he still finished faster than me.
Lin Chen—this man cannot be underestimated, yet he only ranks third on the Cloud Province Rising Stars Ranking? Just how powerful are the top two, to stand above him?
Thoughts raced through Xuanyuan Hou's mind, but her face betrayed nothing. She, too, stayed to await the outcome of their attempt to break the formation.
Zhu Yan was the third to break his part of the formation. But when he emerged from the ancient temple, his expression