At the entrance of the Return Dragon Tower, words appeared once again on the stone tablet.

"Ye Qingzhou, 5 points."

The crowd watching was almost numb at this point, their faces showing expressions of disbelief.

"5 points, another 5 points!"

"Only four trials passed, and Ye Qingzhou has already gained 20 points, right?"

"Wind, Fire, Mountain, Forest, the four elements in Perfection, what kind of monster is he?"

"In this assessment, Ye Qingzhou is undoubtedly first; no one should be able to surpass his score."

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou stood tall with 20 points, his position unshakeable. Even if he made mistakes in the last two trials and earned no points, other newcomers might still be unable to surpass his results.

"This child is truly extraordinary, Old Xu; your son-in-law is amazing."

Many people began to cozy up to Xu Yinquan. Previously, Ye Qingzhou had arrived riding a snake with Xu Yuebing, so they all assumed Ye Qingzhou must have received training from the Linjiang Xu Clan.

Xu Yinquan naturally denied it verbally, yet his face couldn't hide the joyful smile that deeply revealed his current mood.

With such high martial arts talent, if Ye Qingzhou really became the Xu family's son-in-law, it would be a colossal benefit for the entire Linjiang Xu Clan.

However, someone in the group wasn't so happy.

Gu Guangqi's face was as dark as water, with hidden killing intent in the depths of his eyes: "Had I known today, I should have killed that Ye remnant back then, to prevent future troubles. Such cunning at a young age, hiding so well these years, even deceiving me."

Gu Guangqi was one of the masterminds behind the incident with Ye Xiangyang back in the day.

Regarding Ye Qingzhou, he also advocated for eliminating him completely at that time, to be done with it once and for all.

Unfortunately, this was thwarted by Gu Changqing, since Ye Qingzhou was Chengg Yurong's son. With Chengg Yurong pleading for him, Gu Changqing protectively and forcefully preserved Ye Qingzhou.

But over the years, Gu Guangqi continued to monitor Ye Qingzhou's every move secretly, until a year ago, when Ye Qingzhou entered high school and showed no martial arts aptitude, leading him to conclude there was no threat, thus abandoning his surveillance.

Unexpectedly, now Ye Qingzhou gave Gu Guangqi a big "surprise."

"No, I can't let him continue to grow!"

Originally, after hearing that Ye Qingzhou won the Sword Fighting Competition, Gu Guangqi had already harbored murderous intent. Now it's even more unlikely he'd let this threat exist.

If it weren't for the many onlookers and considerations for the impact, he would have liked to draw his sword and forcefully storm the Return Dragon Tower to slay Ye Qingzhou now.

And Xu Yinquan was also wary of this move, quickly calling Xu Lan to the front.

"Uncle, you called me?"

"The old thing from the Gu family probably has murderous intent towards Ye Qingzhou. When the assessment ends later, follow me and don't leave Ye Qingzhou's side even for a moment, never giving Gu Guangqi a chance."

Xu Yinquan's words made Xu Lan's expression tremble: "The Gu family wants to take action against Ye Qingzhou?"

"Sigh, back then, the incident with Ye Xiangyang was driven by people from the Gu family behind the scenes. What do you think? If Ye Qingzhou faded into mediocrity, that'd be one thing, but the more brilliant he is, the less the Gu family can let him go."

The development of events was unexpected even for Xu Yinquan.

Although he knew Ye Qingzhou was excellent, he had no idea Ye Qingzhou would reach such a monstrous level.

.........

The fifth trial, the River of the Underworld.

Just after being transported, Ye Qingzhou found himself standing in a stream, the brownish-yellow river water lapping at his ankles, flowing slowly beneath his feet.

Standing in the River of the Underworld, Ye Qingzhou felt a wave of cold and chill, as if even his soul was being frozen by the bone-chilling waters of the Underworld.

The rule of this trial was to solely employ the Yin Skill, minimizing one's aura to avoid attacks from Yin Spirits.

Squinting his eyes, Ye Qingzhou indeed discovered not far in the river, heavy shadows of ghosts, countless lost souls hiding beneath the water, ready to launch attacks on living beings daring to step into the Land of the Dead at any moment.

In front of these ghosts, no human aura should be revealed; otherwise, endless Yin Spirits would swarm, absorb the Yang Qi, leading to a failure in passing the trial.

However, for Ye Qingzhou, whose Yin Skill reached the Mastery realm, this trial was of no difficulty.

He stepped forward with steady and resolute strides, beginning to head towards the depths of the River of the Underworld. At first, the water submerged his knees, the chill permeating his body.

Yet Ye Qingzhou remained unmoved, silently channeling Yin's Inner Breath, harmonizing his aura with the surrounding environment, indistinguishable from one another.

The ghostly beings in the River of the Underworld had no eyes or ears, relying entirely on their noses to sniff out living humans.

Unfortunately, Ye Qingzhou concealed himself too well, leaving them to only sense the ripples of the water, unable to detect Ye Qingzhou's exact location.

Ye Qingzhou continued to advance, the river water began to submerge his thighs, then took his navel, then submerged his chest, and his neck.

Finally, even his head sank into the water.

Ye Qingzhou's five senses and six perceptions were entirely frozen by the Underworld's waters, falling into a closed state.

At this point, he was no different from a corpse, unable to see, unable to hear, unable to speak, losing all response to the outside world.

But it was precisely this immersion in dead silence and oblivion that allowed the light of his spirituality to fully blossom.

Previously, in a battle with Li Yanxin, Ye Qingzhou comprehended the Secret Technique of All Thoughts Perish, allowing him to step into the Supreme Mastery of the Yin Skill.

Now, Ye Qingzhou's entire being was immersed in the River of the Underworld, not only with all thoughts perished, but even his body was in a state of extinction, as if his mind and will were separated from his human body, which served as a mundane vessel in the mortal world.

Yet because of this, Ye Qingzhou's mind and will, aided by the belief in the Dragon Ascending Sword, rose infinitely, thereby breaking free from the shackles of the body.

Yin Skill, Divine Traveling in the Void!

The Divine Spirit formed by the mind and will completely broke away from the constraints of the flesh, roaming between heaven and earth.

Ye Qingzhou's spirit soared beyond the skies, seeing sights never seen before; his mind began to transcend worldly matters, drifting above the Return Dragon Tower, then looking up to the heavens, seeing a giant golden Divine Dragon, gazing at the earth from amidst the clouds.

The Divine Dragon let out a long roar to the sky; amidst the thundering sound, Ye Qingzhou's Divine Spirit seemed to be washed, becoming clearer, brighter, and flawless.

Unfortunately, his Divine Spirit was still too weak to stay away from his body for long, so after enduring three Dragon's Roars, he had to return to his body.

Upon returning, Ye Qingzhou's figure had been transported to the sixth trial, the Five Punishment Thunder Prison.

Rumble~

Thunderous sounds echoed in his ears, and electric flashes continually flickered around, creating an eerie scene that made one's hair stand on end.

The Five Punishment Thunder Prison challenged the trial taker's Thunder's Inner Breath strength.

Located at the very center of the Thunder Prison, there's a five-meter-high execution platform with an incense burner. Whoever persists until one incense stick burns out earns one point.

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