"Why?"
Mo Yun calmed himself and carefully recalled what he had felt while sensing Huang Wenjie's and Huang Shan's auras.
Soon, he found the reason.
Ever since he had last added points to his life value, he had been able to faintly sense the mystic energy particles drifting through the air.
Those particles were extremely faint, like dust floating in sunlight. Without careful attention, they were impossible to detect.
Just now, he had used those mystic energy particles as a medium to easily sense Huang Wenjie's and Huang Shan's cultivation auras.
This meant his perception already far surpassed that of martial artists at the same level.
"I never thought increasing my life value would come with a hidden benefit like this..."
Mo Yun glanced at the Black-and-White Seal on his wrist, visible only to him, and a gleam of anticipation flashed through his eyes.
Just then, steady, powerful footsteps sounded from the entrance to the Martial Training Ground.
Commander Li had arrived.
His steps were firm, his figure straight as a pine. His rugged face betrayed no emotion, but as his gaze swept over everyone present, he radiated an authority that needed no anger to command respect.
He stopped in the center of the Martial Training Ground, and everyone immediately fell silent, turning their eyes toward him in unison.
Commander Li swept his gaze across the crowd, finally letting it linger on Mo Yun for a moment. An almost imperceptible smile flickered in his eyes before he looked away and declared:
"It's about time. First, I'll explain the assessment rules."
His voice was deep and resonant, echoing above the Martial Training Ground, every word reaching everyone's ears clearly.
"This assessment for promotion to Third-Class Guard has two parts: a cultivation test and actual combat."
He paused, swept his gaze over