Chapter 253 - 252: The Power of Ice Seal of Ten Thousand Miles

"Alright, it seems Elder Lu is unwilling to say anything more. But regardless, this candidate has caught my attention. I’m already starting to look forward to his performance," said the Hall Master of Qian Palace.

"Me too. Although we don’t know who that North District candidate was just now, his identity is bound to be revealed later. I’ll be keeping an eye on him as well," the Palace Master of Kun Palace also said.

"Hey, don’t you guys try to snatch him from me. I’ve taken a liking to this candidate," Lei Mozhe, the Hall Master of Lii Palace, spoke up.

"You’ve taken a liking to him? I say, Elder Lei, you don’t even know if he has any talent in Swordsmanship. What is there to like? What if you rashly recruit him into Lii Palace and ruin his future? I think a prodigy like him shouldn’t go to your Lii Palace. He should come to our Xun Palace instead! Look at the image of him floating in the air just now. It’s a perfect match for the Killing Dao we cultivate in Xun Palace. It couldn’t be more suitable!" The Palace Master of Xun Palace sneered, glancing at Lei Mozhe.

"Bullshit!"

Lei Mozhe said angrily, "You haven’t even met him, so how would you know he doesn’t have talent for the Sword Dao? And how was his image just now a ’perfect match’ for your Xun Palace?"

"Heh, the House Entrance Examination has only been going on for one day, and everyone’s already fighting over a candidate. Still, for this candidate to be able to fight against dozens of candidates from the Three Major Zones... if he can pass the House Entrance Examination, he is indeed a fine prospect," the Hall Master of Kan Palace also said with great appreciation. It seemed he was also very tempted by the candidate who had just appeared on the Light Curtain.

Hearing the various Palace Masters heaping praise on the North District candidate, while also taking potshots at the candidates from the Three Major Zones, Yane Bohou, the person in charge of the East District, became displeased.

"Hmph. You can’t just look at the surface of things. The candidates from the Three Major Zones aren’t that weak. How could dozens of them possibly lose to a single candidate from the North District? We haven’t even seen the result yet, so let’s not jump to conclusions. Besides, it was pitch black just now, what could anyone see? It might not have been a North District candidate attacking those from the Three Major Zones. Maybe they ran into some particularly powerful Demon Beast? If I recall correctly, the Little Extreme Sacred Land has quite a few Level 5 Demon Beasts," Yane Bohou argued defensively.

"That’s right. We only heard sounds before, we didn’t see an image. Who knows what the result was? And what kind of powerful Martial Technique could a single candidate possibly use? Even if he had a powerful Martial Technique, how could a mere candidate who hasn’t even entered the House deal with dozens of other candidates of similar strength all by himself? That’s completely impossible," the head of the West District chimed in.

"Everyone was probably misled by the conversation just now. Perhaps that’s not what happened at all. The North District is still the same old North District; there’s no way they’re this strong," said the head of the South District.

Of course, how could the heads of the Three Major Zones admit that what just happened was real? Wouldn’t that be the same as saying that the candidate from the North District was countless times stronger than all of their candidates from the Three Major Zones combined?

For the Three Major Zones, wouldn’t that be a total slap in the face?

At this moment, the Three Major Zones naturally had to advance and retreat as one. They had to speak up for themselves.

"Heh, you’ll soon find out whether the North District is the same as it used to be. There’s no use in me saying anything more."

Hearing the words of the heads from the Three Major Zones, Elder Lu sneered inwardly but didn’t bother to argue further.

’If I told them there was a candidate inside named Tang Yi, whose strength surpassed the other candidates by many times and who had even killed a Battle Emperor Powerhouse, these people would probably think I was a madman.’

’If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, who would dare believe it?’

’So, explanations are useless. It’s better to let the facts do the talking.’

At the same time, Elder Lu was also greatly looking forward to what kind of astonishing performance Tang Yi would ultimately deliver in this House Entrance Examination.

"Alright, today is only the first day of the House Entrance Examination. There are still a few days left. No matter what that last scene was about, the answer will naturally be revealed if we just keep watching. There’s no point in all this bickering."

Gong Liansheng spoke up, and at his word, the crowd stopped arguing. They turned their gazes once again toward the Light Curtain in mid-air.

However, right at that moment, an extremely bizarre scene appeared on the Light Curtain.

This scene plunged everyone in the West Mansion into a state of utter shock.

A new perspective appeared on the Light Curtain. The point of view seemed to come from a candidate who had reached a very high cliff and was standing at its highest point, looking down upon the entire Little Extreme Sacred Land.

Through this candidate’s perspective on the Light Curtain, the vast territory of the Little Extreme Sacred Land was displayed before the eyes of everyone in the West Mansion.

In truth, there was nothing particularly special about this. It was just a bird’s-eye view of the Little Extreme Sacred Land, which they had all seen before.

After all, the House Entrance Examination had been held for so many years, and they had entered the Little Extreme Sacred Land so many times. The people of the West Mansion were already intimately familiar with its environment and geography. There was nothing worthy of their attention.

But...

At this moment, within a lush green jungle in the Little Extreme Sacred Land, a white area, a hundred meters long and a hundred meters wide, had appeared!

This white patch seemed completely out of place amidst the vibrant green surroundings. It was exceptionally strange.

Just as they were wondering when the Little Extreme Sacred Land had gained such a peculiar place, they looked closer and realized that it wasn’t a white patch of land at all. Instead, within that area, the flowers, grass, trees, people, birds, and beasts—everything—was covered in a thick layer of ice and snow.

Through the Light Curtain, the crowd could even see the biting cold energy radiating from the ice and snow! Even though they weren’t in the Little Extreme Sacred Land, the people of the West Mansion could feel the bone-chilling cold brought by that ice.

It seemed...

Everything in that area had been frozen solid by something!

...

"Ding! Congratulations to Player Tang Yi for killing a candidate from the East District. You have received 23,512 Experience Value and 0 Battle God Value."

"Ding! Congratulations to Player Tang Yi for killing a candidate from the East District. You have received 15,124 Experience Value and 0 Battle God Value."

"Ding! Congratulations to Player Tang Yi for killing a candidate from the West District. You have received 53,261 Experience Value and 0 Battle God Value."

"..."

A continuous stream of notifications sounded in Tang Yi’s mind. Normally, receiving dozens of notifications for gaining Experience Value should have made Tang Yi very happy. However, he had forgotten to be happy at this moment, his entire being consumed by a state of shock.

’This... is the power of the Heaven Tier Lower Grade Martial Technique, ’Ice Seal of Ten Thousand Miles’? This is too damn powerful, isn’t it?’

Tang Yi stared blankly at the surrounding scenery, almost unable to speak.

All around him, everything had been frozen solid, completely transformed into a world of ice and snow.

Flowers, grass, trees, insects, birds, beasts—even the ground itself was covered in a thick layer of hard ice!

And the dozens of candidates from the Three Major Zones that Tang Yi was supposed to fight were also right before his eyes.

However, they had now been frozen solid, turned into man-shaped blocks of ice with horrified expressions on their faces...