Chapter 473: Please, You’re Really Weak!
With a command, thirty Semi-Sages filed in one after another.
Seeing this lineup, even Zhou Tong couldn’t help but sigh.
The reason the Profound Sky Hall dared to be so arrogant was indeed due to their abundant capital.
These thirty Semi-Sages consisted of ten at the Seventh Layer, ten at the Eighth Layer, and ten at the Ninth Layer.
Moreover, from his observations, these Semi-Sages were all elite existences within their respective realms, truly the crème de la crème, making this assessment quite harsh.
But then Shangguan Na dispelled his doubts.
“As you can see, these are all strong warriors in their respective realms. You have three choices in total.”
She held up three fingers and said slowly, “The first option is to defeat one Semi-Sage at the Ninth Layer. The second option is to consecutively defeat five Semi-Sages at the Eighth Layer, with breaks not exceeding half an hour. As for the third option, it is to simultaneously defeat ten Semi-Sages at the Seventh Layer!”
“You can freely choose your opponents within each tier, but one thing, the opponents selected by the two of you cannot overlap. Who will go first?”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tong and the others exchanged glances and saw surprise in each other’s eyes.
Even Miaowu was unaware that the assessment mechanism of the Profound Sky Hall could be so humane.
Among the three choices, the simplest was undoubtedly to simultaneously challenge ten Seventh Layer strong warriors, and this option could only be selected once, so whoever challenged first would have the advantage.
But they didn’t care at all, since either of them could easily sweep through everyone in the Assessment Hall.
Especially Zhou Tong; if he wanted, a single Mental Impact could resolve everything.
“Let’s do it together.”
The two smiled at each other and each selected an opponent at the Ninth Layer.
“Hahaha… you two are quite confident! Then let’s begin!”
As soon as the words fell, two well-proportioned middle-aged men stepped forward, their eyes shining with confidence, clearly seldom having faced defeat in their same-tier battles.
“Apologies, but if you feel you can’t hold on, please admit defeat quickly.”
The two opponents said in unison.
“Don’t worry, that kind of situation won’t happen, and the battle will end quickly!”
Zhou Tong’s lips curled up as he and Miaowu agreed to finish the fight by the fifth round.
“Then we won’t hold back!”
As soon as the words dropped, they lunged forward simultaneously, unleashing extremely sharp techniques.
But as soon as they made contact, the expressions of their opponents changed; they sensed an unshakeable colossal strength from Zhou Tong and Miaowu’s defense and realized something was wrong.
In just one round, they fell at a disadvantage, their faces showing difficulty, and the outcome was already predetermined.
“Hmph…”
At that moment, accompanied by a cold snort, Tang Qi suddenly made his move without warning.
“A bunch of trash!”
He cursed, a great roc spreading its wings as it pressed toward the four, then swept out a palm without mercy!
Zhou Tong and Miaowu seemed to have anticipated this and quickly retreated outside his attack range.
The other two, however, were out of luck; they bore the brunt of the attack, grievously injured and spurting blood, collapsing in disbelief on the ground!
“What are you doing!”
Seeing this scene, Shangguan Na was genuinely furious, her aura surging uncontrollably, ready to take action.
This matter was, after all, in her right, and once she acted, she would ensure that Tang Qi faced the consequences.
“Senior sister, why are you so agitated over these trash!”
As soon as he said this, a chill surged in the eyes of the thirty Semi-Sages.
While Tang Qi’s status was indeed noble, they were not cabbages; even the Palace Master of the Profound Sky Hall would not disdain them, let alone call them trash!
“What are you looking at? Do you have any objections!”
Tang Qi said indifferently. Ever since merging with the Supreme Will, with his Semi-Sage Ninth Layer cultivation, he could face Sage-level warriors directly, and thus he viewed Semi-Sages with disdain.
“Senior sister, don’t you think the difficulty of this assessment is a bit too low? With this, wouldn’t anyone be able to join the Profound Sky Hall? We’re not a recycling station for junk!”
He spoke arrogantly, inciting the wrath of the crowd.
“You’re courting death!”
The strong warriors behind Shangguan Na were outraged, and one of them couldn’t help but want to act, only to be directly stopped by her.
Heaven strikes when one is arrogant!
She wanted to see just how far this Tang Qi could go; once he became too arrogant, someone would naturally handle him.
“It’s simple. Let me personally be the assessment officer!”
As soon as he said this, he fixed his bloodthirsty gaze on Zhou Tong and Miaowu, like a beast intimidating its prey.
“That’s impossible!”
Shangguan Na’s expression finally changed; Tang Qi was using them as a warning to others, trying to establish his authority through Zhou Tong and Miaowu.
This matter had to be stopped; if others knew she couldn’t even protect the subordinates she wanted, her reputation would quickly crumble.
“Regardless, you are the Palace Master’s disciple. An assessment conducted based on your standards is quite inappropriate.”
“If that’s the case, I’ll ease my standards a bit!”
Tang Qi, afraid of being refused, quickly said, “During the duel with them, I will only use fifty percent of my strength and use just one hand.”
“If they can last three moves against me, that counts as passing the assessment.”
“This…”
Shangguan Na hesitated, rapidly calculating in her mind, thinking it might be feasible.
After all, no matter how strong Tang Qi was, he couldn’t possibly kill a strong warrior at the same level under these restrictions, right?
“Go and try!”
She said to a nearby strong warrior, and as soon as the words left her mouth, that person launched an attack against Tang Qi.
However, the result left her shocked; in just one clash, Tang Qi used only one move, and that person bled and fainted instantly, leaving everyone stunned, as no one had expected such a vast difference at the same realm.
“How could this be?”
Shangguan Na was taken aback; facing Tang Qi’s battle capability, she felt considerable pressure, even recalling that damn Profound Song.
“How long are you going to delay? Are we going to fight or not!”
At that moment, Miaowu broke the stalemate, drawing everyone’s attention.
You want to fight him?
Shangguan Na couldn’t believe it, unable to comprehend the motivation behind the other party’s suicidal intentions.
“Is there a problem? Or do you have a better assessment plan?”
Hearing this, Shangguan Na shook her head and then asked, “Aren’t you afraid of him?”
“Why would I fear a weakling!”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present widened their eyes; they thought Tang Qi was already arrogant to the extreme, but didn’t expect this person to be even more arrogant—who was this person?
“What did you say? Say it again!”
Tang Qi instantly exploded in anger; it was already self-destructive behavior for someone at the same realm to be so arrogant!
“Sorry, I speak my mind. If I offended you, I can apologize, but to be honest, you really do seem quite weak!”
Looking at Miaowu’s earnest expression, devoid of mockery, Tang Qi felt an urge to spit blood.
Such a display of genuine contempt was the most humiliating for him.
Alright, then come on! Today, out of great mercy, I can let you, a frog in a well, experience the vastness of the world!
Tang Qi assumed an imposing stance, one hand reaching forward and saying, “Don’t say I’m bullying you; I’ll allow you to strike first.”
“Slap!!”
As soon as the words fell, Miaowu’s palm landed on his face!
