The ruins where Ye Qiubai is located, inside the Good Water Hall.
Seven sword cultivators from the Xuanyuan Che clan, led by the Xuanyuan Clan Che, along with a dozen or so cultivators or Rogue Cultivator from other forces, gathered here.
Xuanyuan Che looked at Ye Qiubai with a complicated expression, but he only glanced at him before looking away.
They have already taken different positions.
Otherwise, people with similar tastes might actually become friends and become rivals who learn from and improve together.
The other seven Xuanyuan Clan sword cultivators gleamed with murderous intent upon seeing Ye Qiubai.
"It seems his good days are numbered. The elders instructed us to kill him and seize the Sword Bone during this time, and now is a good opportunity."
"There's no time to lose; kill him right here to avoid any unforeseen complications."
No chance given.
This was also what the elders told us before we entered this place.
Seven sword cultivators from the Xuanyuan Clan arrived in front of Ye Qiubai at the same time, forming a fan shape to surround Ye Qiubai.
Seeing this, Ye Qiubai laughed and said, "You can't hold back anymore?"
After saying that, the Cloud Azure Sword slid into his hand.
The seven members of the Xuanyuan Clan all looked at the sword in Ye Qiubai's hand with burning eyes.
"Is this one of the swords that the Azure Cloud Sword Master used to wield?"
"I've heard that to obtain all of the Azure Cloud Sword Master's inheritances, one must obtain the four inheritances left behind by the Azure Cloud Sword Master."
" Sword Bone, Cloud Azure Sword... This person has already obtained two of them."
"Otherwise, you could voluntarily hand over the Cloud Azure Sword and have the Sword Bone removed from your body; perhaps that would lessen the pain."
Listening to their private conversation, Ye Qiubai couldn't help but smile faintly, shrug, and look at Xuanyuan Che who was walking over, saying, "Are all the direct descendants of your Xuanyuan Clan usually this confident? It seems the rumors about the Xuanyuan Clan being short of successors are indeed true."
Xuanyuan Che smiled bitterly to himself; he had to admit this.
The Xuanyuan Clan Xuanyuan Clan's long-standing status as a top-tier Aristocratic Clan has led to its direct descendants being arrogant and disdainful of others, looking down on everything and being extremely presumptuous.
A sword cultivator with this kind of mentality will never go far.
If it weren't for the foundation laid by the Xuanyuan Clan, they might not have achieved what they have today.
But they were completely unaware of it.
Hearing Ye Qiubai's words, they blushed and roared, " The Xuanyuan Clan is facing a generational gap? What arrogance!"
"You are nothing but a barbarian rat from the Mortal Realm, how dare you criticize my Xuanyuan Clan?"
Holding the Cloud Azure Sword, Ye Qiubai said calmly, "Whether they are worthy or not, we'll know after the fight."
"The swords in your hands are for killing enemies, not for empty talk. If you're going to fight, then get to it."
With Ye Qiubai's current level of skill, even Xuanyuan Che might not be his match.
How could the seven direct descendants of the Xuanyuan Clan be a match for him?
Xuanyuan Che naturally understood this as well, and stopped him, saying, "This is not a suitable place for fighting. Let's discuss this further."
One of his close associates said, "Brother Che, who knows what challenges await us later? It would be troublesome if he found a chance to escape."
"Yes, why not make our move now?"
"With his strength, if all seven of us attack together, plus Brother Che, we absolutely have no chance!"
The disciples from other factions or Rogue Cultivator nearby were all happy to see this happen.
For them...
The fewer competitors, the better.
Ideally, that swordsman from the Mortal Realm would be able to inflict some damage on the Xuanyuan Clan.
However... in their view, this possibility is somewhat small.
Just when tensions were running high between the two sides.
After the last person entered the Good Water Hall.
The surrounding space distorted again!
The scene around everyone began to change!
Everyone present seemed to be forcibly pulled by an invisible force, and began to move uncontrollably.
Ye Qiubai and Xuanyuan Che were no exception.
The palace disappeared.
In its place lay the blood-red earth from before.
However... the skeletal remains, broken swords, and shattered halberds on the ground have all vanished.
One by one, the soldiers, clad in armor, stood on the blood-red earth, a dark mass, their faces filled with grim determination!
Ye Qiubai, Xuanyuan Che, and the other cultivators were all forcibly pulled onto a city wall by an invisible force!
Each city wall, the land outside the wall, and the soldiers seemed to form their own independent space.
It was divided into dozens of areas.
Every cultivator standing atop the city wall can see the scene in the other's space, but cannot interfere with others.
It seems the test has begun.
Seven direct descendants of the Xuanyuan Clan clan stood on the city walls of their respective independent spaces, frowning as they looked in Ye Qiubai's direction.
"That's really lucky."
"But it doesn't matter. If you can pass the test, you will inevitably fall into our hands afterward."
Ye Qiubai ignored the group of people.
Instead, he looked at the scroll that had suddenly appeared before him.
Unroll the scroll.
Its content: Defend the city for seven days, or force the enemy to retreat, and you will be considered to have passed this test.
The Law Treasure you just obtained can also be used, but you only have three chances. After three uses, the Law Treasure will be taken back, so please use it carefully.
The content is very simple.
However, the test is quite difficult.
Ye Qiubai looked towards the tens of thousands of enemy soldiers outside the city.
Every soldier had reached the Demigod Realm, and there were even more than a dozen powerful beings at the Lord Divine Realm.
Meanwhile, the soldiers in their own city were either wounded or killed.
It was completely disproportionate to the enemy's combat strength.
It can be said that the two sides have at least a tenfold difference in combat strength.
The difficulty of defending a city for seven days under such circumstances is unimaginable!
As for forcing the enemy to retreat?
This is undoubtedly a complete fantasy!
The other cultivators also clearly saw the test, and they all frowned, some even showing expressions of despair and helplessness.
At this moment.
Outside the city, a general leading the troops, a Late-Stage Lord Divine Realm expert, called out loudly, "Listen up, you people on the other side of the city walls! This is your final ultimatum: you have two choices!"
"Either they'll be slaughtered by us."
"Either hand over the Divine Soldier and all the commanders and officers within the city, and we will withdraw! We will absolutely not kill any innocent people within the city!"
Divine Soldier?
Ye Qiubai was slightly taken aback and looked at the man in general's armor standing to the side.
The man frowned and explained, "Lord, you absolutely must not hand over the Divine Soldier. Once you Divine Soldier, the enemy kingdom's power will be unstoppable! At that point, we will truly have no chance of winning, and millions of people in the kingdom will be plunged into misery!"
"Then do you still have the strength to fight?"
The armored man was taken aback, then knelt on one knee, cupped his hands, and declared loudly, "I am willing to burn my life to protect the city!"
That means I'm not sure.
Ye Qiubai finally understood.
If the Divine Soldier is not handed over, the hope of defending the city for seven days is extremely slim.
If we hand over the Divine Soldier, the enemy will retreat, but the armored man said that millions of people will subsequently suffer terribly.
However, one of the conditions for passing the assessment is simply to withdraw the troops.
Why... this is clearly a test illusion?
It's all fiction.
Why did the armored man bring up the subsequent events?
Ye Qiubai had a feeling that what the armored man said was somehow connected to the assessment.
Meanwhile... the areas for the first test of humanity will be divided differently, and the tests themselves will also differ... Could this be related to the first test of humanity?