At this moment.
Outside the core region of the Ancient Battlefield.
In the warship.
An old man and three middle-aged men sat cross-legged within the warship, resting with their eyes closed.
The assessment time had nearly passed two days.
Whoosh whoosh…
Suddenly, several figures abruptly appeared in the warship—they were young warriors, each with pale faces, injured and bleeding profusely.
These young warriors had encountered danger and, at the brink of life and death, timely activated their Transmission Talismans, thus teleporting back to the warship.
'Whew! I finally escaped with my life!'
These young warriors, finding themselves back in the warship, all sighed in relief.
Although this meant they had no chance of entering Hudao Academy, they had at least saved their lives.
Next.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
More and more young warriors were teleported back to the warship.
This meant that more and more people had failed the assessment.
'It's too terrifying!
I was chased by a pack of demon wolves inside, almost eaten, but fortunately, I activated the Transmission Talisman in time and saved my life.'
'This assessment is too difficult.
We disciples from second and third-rate factions simply have no possibility of passing.'
'Right, only those disciples from major sects and clans have a chance to successfully pass the assessment. We shouldn't even think about it.'
…
Those young warriors who failed the assessment and were teleported back to the warship whispered among themselves, sighing in regret.
'I received news that disciples from those major sects and clans have discovered a large Earth Corpse Monkey lair, believed to contain a large number of Ancient Demon Crystals.
Those disciples have gathered together and are preparing to attack the lair.'
'I heard that too.
Once they successfully attack the Earth Corpse Monkey lair and obtain those Ancient Demon Crystals, they can pass the assessment and become official students of Hudao Academy. Such envy.'
…
Several young warriors spoke in low voices.
'What?
Those guys actually dare to attack an Earth Corpse Monkey lair?!
In that core region, Earth Corpse Monkeys are the most numerous and hardest to provoke demon beasts!
They truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!'
The old man who was meditating with closed eyes, hearing these young warriors' discussions, first froze, then shook his head and sighed softly.
At this moment, inside the valley.
Hundreds of disciples from major sects and clans looked at the densely packed, terrifying number of Earth Corpse Monkeys surrounding them, each with ugly expressions.
'Things have taken a turn for the worse.
It seems we've fallen into an ambush by these Earth Corpse Monkeys, and the situation is very dangerous.
But, Tianfei, don't be afraid. My brother and I will protect you.'
Xiao Hui looked at the surrounding Earth Corpse Monkeys, her pretty face a bit pale, but she forced herself to remain calm and spoke to comfort Ye Yunfei.
Earlier, Ye Yunfei casually told her his name was Xiao Tianfei, and Xiao Hui had always believed it to be true.
Ye Yunfei scanned the numerous Earth Corpse Monkeys around and lightly frowned.
This time, it seemed things had gotten a bit out of hand.
Facing so many Earth Corpse Monkeys, even Ye Yunfei felt somewhat headache-inducing.
Just at that moment.
Suddenly.
Roar…
An Earth Corpse Monkey over four meters tall, covered in pitch-black scales, let out a sharp, long roar, and a terrifying demonic power shook out from its body.
Then.
Roar…
All the other Earth Corpse Monkeys followed suit, emitting sharp roars together.
Instantly, demonic mist churned and rolled within the entire valley, black lightning constantly struck down, like ten thousand demons surging, and the ear-piercingly sharp roars shook the earth and mountains.
Following that.
Thousands upon thousands of Earth Corpse Monkeys charged from all directions toward the hundreds of human young warriors.
Densely packed, like locusts crossing the land, the momentum was horrifying!
Especially those Earth Corpse Monkeys with large bodies, each incredibly fast, possessing immense strength, with bodies as hard as iron. Wherever they passed, they tore through the air, raising clouds of dust, their momentum extremely terrifying.
'Retreat!
Everyone, work together and retreat first!'
The disciples from the major sects and clans, facing such a large number of Earth Corpse Monkeys, finally became afraid.
At this point, where would they dare to snatch Ancient Demon Crystals? If they could successfully escape this valley, it would already be an extreme stroke of luck.
'Fight our way out with all our might!'
Jun Changsheng of the Primal Yellow Sacred Land roared.
'Don't be afraid, everyone. Let's fight our way out together!'
Crown Prince Tianmo of the Azure Dragon Sacred Land also shouted fiercely, taking the lead and leading the Azure Dragon Sacred Land's people to fight outward.
'People of the Heavenly Emperor Sacred Land, gather by my side, and let's fight our way out together!'
The leader of the Heavenly Emperor Sacred Land, Lu Tianyou, also yelled.
For a time, the disciples of the three great sacred lands took action first, charging outward.
Then, the disciples of the five clans and nine sects also gathered together and fought toward the valley exit.
However, the Earth Corpse Monkeys were not willing to let them go.
Countless Earth Corpse Monkeys charged forward from all directions, wave after wave.
For a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic, the sounds of battle cries deafening!
'Ah!
Help me!
Senior Brother Lu, save me…'
Suddenly, a disciple of the Heavenly Emperor Sacred Land was besieged by hundreds of Earth Corpse Monkeys. He fought desperately and killed dozens of Earth Corpse Monkeys, but finally, one of his arms was torn off by an Earth Corpse Monkey, reducing his combat power by almost half. He screamed for help.
Lu Tianyou heard the plea and just charged over to rescue, but that disciple was already engulfed by hundreds of Earth Corpse Monkeys.
A few seconds later, this disciple was eaten by those Earth Corpse Monkeys until not a single hair remained.
'Ah!
Senior Brother Chen, save me!'
A woman from the Chen clan had her hands and feet, all four limbs, pulled simultaneously by dozens of Earth Corpse Monkeys. Terrified out of her wits, she desperately cried for help.
Poof!
The next moment, her body was torn into four pieces.
The surrounding Earth Corpse Monkeys swarmed forward, eating her clean.
Ah ah ah…
In the valley, the agonized screams of human young warriors sounded continuously.
'Everyone, take out your Teleportation Talisman Papers. Once your life is in danger, activate them immediately!
Life is the most important thing!'
Crown Prince Tianmo roared.
In just the blink of an eye, more than ten disciples of the Azure Dragon Sacred Land had died.
'Right!
Everyone, quickly take out your Teleportation Talisman Papers and prepare to activate them at any time!'
Lu Tianyou also shouted loudly.
Thus, everyone took out their Teleportation Talisman Papers, holding them in their hands, ready to activate and teleport away at any moment.
Although this meant they would fail the assessment.
But after all, life was the most important thing!
Soon, within the valley, many young warriors activated their Transmission Talismans and teleported away.
At this time, Xiao Hui and Yuan Dayong were desperately fighting the Earth Corpse Monkeys.
It must be said, the combat power of these two siblings was quite strong, not much inferior to the disciples of the major sects and clans.
However, the number of Earth Corpse Monkeys was truly too many.
Wave after wave, they simply couldn't be killed off.
Xiao Hui and Yuan Dayong were clearly struggling to hold on.
'Brother, Tianfei, let's also take out our Teleportation Talisman Papers, prepare to activate them, and teleport away.
With our strength, it's impossible to break out of this valley.
Forget it, we're destined to have no connection with Hudao Academy.'
Xiao Hui said anxiously.
'Hu Miao, what's your current level of illusion art?'
Ye Yunfei transmitted his voice, asking Hu Miao.
'Master, after absorbing the illusion dao laws contained within those five Dreamstone Slabs, my illusion art level has increased by at least five or six times.
These Earth Corpse Monkeys, while their combat power is fearsome.
Their intelligence and thinking are very low-level. For me to use illusion art against them is as easy as turning over my palm.
Moreover, our Demon Race places great emphasis on strict hierarchy and order.
Our Ancient Sky-Fox Clan is countless times nobler than these filthy Earth Corpse Monkeys.
So, dealing with them isn't difficult for me.'
Hu Miao said, full of confidence.
'Hmm, you're right.
Your Demon Race does indeed emphasize the hierarchy of bloodlines.'
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Having once been a Heavenly Emperor, Ye Yunfei naturally knew these common sense details about the Demon Race.
'Then good, let's prepare to take action.
Seize those Ancient Demon Crystals.'
Ye Yunfei said.
'Tianfei, my brother and I can't hold on much longer. You two, quickly activate your Teleportation Talisman Papers!'
At this moment, Xiao Hui said to Ye Yunfei and Wu Heishan.
In the next moment.
Whoosh…
Wisp after wisp of blue demonic mist spread out from Ye Yunfei's body.
Streaks of illusion art laws diffused in all directions.
Hu Miao made her move, unleashing her Illusion Art.
Immediately, hundreds of Earth Corpse Monkeys in the surroundings all fell under the illusion, instantly falling into a dazed state.
Ye Yunfei also cooperated by striking out. Raging physical power was released.
His palms struck out like lightning in all directions.
Poof poof poof poof…
Ye Yunfei's speed was incredibly fast. In just one second, the heads of hundreds of Earth Corpse Monkeys were struck and exploded, turning into clouds of blood mist!
'Tianfei, you?'
Xiao Hui and Yuan Dayong, the two siblings, were utterly stunned in an instant, feeling as if they were dreaming, unable to believe what they were seeing.
'Thank heavens, the boss finally takes action!'
Wu Heishan, seeing Ye Yunfei unleash such devastating force, couldn't help but feel greatly reassured.