Chapter 252 - 251: Pitch-black Image

"What’s that...?"

Hearing this, the crowd followed the direction the Elder was pointing. On the Light Curtain, they saw a figure floating bizarrely in mid-air. In the sky above him, dark clouds gathered, with the thick miasma forming a giant vortex. From time to time, Thunder Serpents shot out from the vortex—a terrifying sight.

Framed by this terrifying phenomenon, the figure floating in mid-air looked like a Demon that had descended upon the mortal realm, appearing utterly dreadful.

The crowd stared intently at the Light Curtain, trying to make out the appearance of the floating figure. But the sky was too dark. No matter how hard they looked, the figure remained a blurry, indistinct shape.

At the bottom of the image projected by the Light Curtain, dozens of other figures were moving about. They seemed to be looking up at the figure in the sky, their anxiety palpable.

Although their faces were also obscured, their words traveled through the Light Curtain to the ears of everyone in Shuangyong Square.

"This situation is looking worse and worse."

"Yeah, the temperature is dropping, and the terrifying pressure from above is getting stronger. I can barely breathe."

"He... He must be a Demon, right? Otherwise, how could a normal person be so strange? How could he emit such a terrifying aura?"

"Should we... run? This is too scary. I’m really afraid..."

"Run? How? Forget about whether Brother Ma would agree. Even if he did, we’re candidates from the Three Major Zones. There are over fifty of us here. If we run from a single North District candidate without even fighting, what will people think of us if we get into the West Mansion later?"

"But... this situation is just too strange."

"Let’s wait and see. We’ll see what Brother Ma says. Everyone, let’s listen to Brother Ma."

"Mmm..."

"Everyone, look!"

"What is...?"

"This is bad! Get out!"

"Run? Where can we run? It’s too late!"

When the crowd in Shuangyong Square heard the candidates on the Light Curtain cry out those two words, "Get out!", the figure floating in mid-air suddenly let out a cold laugh and pointed both hands downward.

Instantly, the dozens of candidates below began to scream in terror, as if they had encountered something horrifying.

"AHHHH!"

"No, don’t!!"

"Save me! I don’t want to die!"

"Help!"

"..."

A few seconds later, just as the last cry for help faded, the image was abruptly cut off...

The Light Curtain began jumping to another location.

Miraculously, as the Light Curtain started broadcasting battles from other places, the sky within the Little Extreme Sacred Land actually brightened up. The image on the screen became clear and visible again.

"What the hell was that?! The sky went so dark we couldn’t see anything!!"

"A Demon? A terrifying aura? A North District candidate? What in the world happened in there?"

"Argh, I’m so curious, but we couldn’t see a thing."

"Based on what those candidates were saying, the floating one was from the North District? And from the looks of it at the end, it seems that North District candidate used some terrifying Martial Technique that made dozens of other candidates scream for help? Did he possibly kill them all?"

"Such an amazing battle, and we couldn’t see it because it got dark!"

"The most infuriating part is that the sky brightened up right after it was over! I have no idea how that works!"

"..."

Although the Light Curtain had already started broadcasting battles from other parts of the Little Extreme Sacred Land, the previous scene had piqued everyone’s curiosity.

Everyone desperately wanted to know what had just happened and who the ’North District candidate’ mentioned on the Light Curtain was.

Even more, they wanted to know what ultimately happened to those dozens of candidates from the Three Major Zones.

Were they killed by the North District candidate, or did they escape unharmed?

All of this stoked the crowd’s intense curiosity.

"Elder Lu, your North District has such a character? Someone who can float in the air? And who seems to have an especially powerful Martial Technique? If I’m not mistaken, it seemed the candidates from the Three Major Zones were targeting that North District candidate, forcing him to use some special move?" the Palace Master of Qian Palace asked Elder Lu, the person in charge of the North District.

The Palace Master of Qian Palace’s eyes were filled with curiosity, showing that he had developed a great interest in this North District candidate who could float in the air.

"No wonder... No wonder Elder Lu has such strong confidence in the North District candidates. So that’s why."

The Palace Master of Gen Palace also had a moment of realization and said to Elder Lu, "Elder Lu, come clean. Did you bet everything on the North District because of this candidate? Heh heh, what a scheme! You really pulled the wool over all our eyes this year. And you, the Chief Examiners from the North District, do you all know something too?"

"I heard that the North District ran into the Heaven-Devouring Thief on their way here. Not only did the West Mansion’s disciples suffer heavy losses, but the North District also lost a third of its candidates. Under such circumstances, for Elder Lu to still dare to bet on the North District, there must be some unknown secret involved," the Palace Master of Zhen Palace added after some thought.

"Elder Lu, the bets are already placed anyway, so just tell us. Who is this candidate? How strong is he? Why does he give you such immense confidence?" a Palace Master from Kan Palace asked.

Hearing the various Palace Masters pressing him, Elder Lu quickly waved his hands and defended himself, "Hey, you can’t put it that way. I didn’t scheme against anyone. Besides, no matter how the North District performs, as the one in charge, I always bet on my own district every year. Otherwise, wouldn’t I be discouraging my North District candidates? Moreover, this bet is all about Eye Power and information. You can’t say anyone is tricking anyone else. If your Eye Power is poor and your information is lacking, then you can only lose your Cultivation Resources to others. How can you call that a scheme?"

"Also, it’s true that we ran into the Heaven-Devouring Thief, but all of our North District candidates are outstanding. Even though we lost a third of them, we still have two-thirds left. Why wouldn’t I dare bet on them? As for who that candidate on the Light Curtain was... I honestly don’t know either. It was pitch-black, who could see clearly? It’s hard to even say if he was one of our North District candidates."

In truth, although Elder Lu didn’t know who the candidate on the Light Curtain was, he had his suspicions. ’It has to be Tang Yi,’ he thought. ’After all, besides Tang Yi, who else could create such a massive spectacle? The flashes of lightning, the rumbling thunder, and making the entire sky go dark in an instant.’

Besides, the conversation on the Light Curtain confirmed that this person was a North District candidate!

’Since he’s a North District candidate, then it’s undoubtedly Tang Yi. There’s an eighty to ninety percent chance it’s him.’