One breath passed.
A voice sounded from the Formation Disc:
"You may ask questions, but be aware that everything the Examiner has done falls within his personal authority. He has violated no Examination rules. If you file a complaint, nothing will come of it."
Xu Yuan smiled. "I'm not here to complain. I just think some of these make-believe procedures are getting in the way of the Examinees."
"What do you mean?" the Formation Disc asked.
"Are those members of the Demon Race Examinees too?" Xu Yuan asked.
"They are also in the Qi Refining Realm. Under the agreement between the Demon Race and the Human Race, they are taking part in this Special Admission Test together," the Formation Disc said.
Xu Yuan nodded and began:
"Teachers, as you know—"
"It's dark here, the wind and snow are fierce, and the mountain wall is steep and slippery. We're frightened when we fight, too—"
Xu Yuan went on politely and patiently:
"What if, during a fight, one of them slips up and kills us?"
"That wouldn't stop them from continuing the Examination, would it?"
The Formation Disc fell silent.
The wind howled around the peak.
Yang Xiaobing and Jiang Xueyao both stared at him.
What?
What did he mean, "one of them slips up and kills us"?
What he really wanted to ask was—
"What happens if I 'accidentally' kill one of them?"
Seriously...
He actually asked that...
"Bold."
Yang Xiaobing whispered it into Jiang Xueyao's ear.
Jiang Xueyao said nothing. She simply watched Xu Yuan, unwilling to look away.
Xu Yuan still wore a proper, polite, faintly embarrassed smile as he continued:
"Please give me an answer, so I know—"
"Is this Examination just a game of make-believe, or—"
"If someone gets killed by accident, will the other person be