Chapter 1791: Announcing the Results

Ye Yuan frowned, his goodwill toward Jiang Xueyan instantly plummeting.

He had no intention of clinging to Bai Li Qingyan; rather, it was Bai Li Qingyan who insisted on teaming up with him.

Ye Yuan believed that with the strength of the Yaochi Sect, it was impossible for them not to know this news.

Yet, she still warned him.

Seeing Ye Yuan's expression, Jiang Xueyan sneered, "Don't think that just because your talent is high, you're something special. Sometimes, talent is also a sin! Whether it's the Feihua Sect, the Yunjian Sect, or our Yaochi Sect, killing you is as easy as crushing an ant! Just like just now, if not for Bai Li, if not for my arrival, you would be dead by now. And you, you can only hide behind a woman, angry and powerless."

A chill ran through Ye Yuan's gaze, and the last shred of goodwill he had for Jiang Xueyan vanished.

Those words were truly cutting.

"Is your pride solely because you have a powerful force behind you? Then I must say, you are pitiful! That boring sense of superiority of yours is worthless in my eyes! Also, what relationship I have with Miss Bai Li is none of your business. She belongs only to herself!" Ye Yuan said coldly.

But Jiang Xueyan was not angered by Ye Yuan's words; instead, she sneered, "Is that your pitiful self-esteem? Don't worry, soon you'll see how cruel reality is. The Shadow Moon Sect does not lack geniuses. Bai Li, let's go."

"Senior Sister! The assessment isn't over yet!" Bai Li Qingyan refused to leave, making an excuse.

Jiang Xueyan's face darkened, "The demon crystals you have are enough to pass the assessment. There's no need to stay any longer."

With that, Jiang Xueyan, without allowing any argument, forcibly took Bai Li Qingyan away.

After everyone had left, Ye Yuan spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Chiba, is it? I'll remember today's grudge!" Ye Yuan said with a cold glare.

A strike from a Divine Lord First Heaven was immensely powerful; only Ye Yuan, if it were anyone else, would have been reduced to ashes by now.

In that instant just now, Ye Yuan had mobilized the laws of space, deflecting most of the force, thus barely escaping death.

The danger involved was indescribable.

In the Divine Dao realm, each major realm is a separate world.

A martial artist's world power transforms from quantity to quality.

From a small world, it turns into a true world, evolving all things, becoming the master of a realm.

A Divine Lord realm expert is one who begins to nurture all things!

When the small world is truly consolidated and all things are formed, that is the time to break through to the True God realm.

Thus, the Divine Lord realm, even at the First Heaven, is invincible against the Divine Lord realm.

Ye Yuan's evasion of this strike was extremely perilous.

Alone, Ye Yuan found a secluded place to heal his injuries.

A few days later, when the one-month period ended, Ye Yuan finally emerged from the Shadow Moon Mountain Range.

...

Back at the mountain gate, the number of people on the square had noticeably decreased.

This assessment did not prohibit killing; many disciples either died at the mouths of beasts or at the hands of others.

Those who survived were all strong.

Of course, if not for Chiba's forceful intervention, Zhong Hanlin, the so-called genius, would have remained forever in the Shadow Moon Mountain Range.

The old man in charge of the assessment slowly spoke, "Now, hand over your demon crystals. After verification, I will announce the rankings."

Bai Li Qingyan and Ye Yuan's demon crystals had always been kept by Ye Yuan.

At this moment, Ye Yuan slowly walked out from the crowd and handed the storage ring issued by the sect to a servant disciple.

Seeing Ye Yuan appear, the crowd immediately began to murmur.

"That's the guy who was voluntarily teamed up with by Senior Sister Bai Li. He's really lucky; he just coasted into the second round."

"Hey, one stroke of luck won't cut it. The second round is the real test. With his strength, there's no way he'll pass."

"Tsk, spending a night with Senior Sister Baili in the mountains—I'd die willingly for that!"

…

The news of the battle between Ye Yuan and Duan Qinghong was not leaked.

It concerned the reputation of two major factions, the Flying Flower Sect and the Cloud Sword Sect, so they dared not spread it.

Although the Demon Elephant Sect was strong, it was still far inferior to the three major powers.

Moreover, this also involved the Demon Elephant Sect's own honor.

Such a powerful faction had been defeated by Ye Yuan alone—how could they feel proud?

The Demon Elephant Sect had imposed a gag order, forbidding anyone from mentioning what happened that day.

Baili Qingyan was also among the crowd, watching Ye Yuan's back with a complex expression.

The gazes of Qian Ye, Duan Qinghong, Zhong Hanlin, and others followed Ye Yuan, full of venom.

As soon as Ye Yuan appeared, he seemed to become the focus of everyone's attention.

The old man looked at Ye Yuan with a curious expression.

What had this kid done to attract so much attention?

Soon, everyone handed over their storage rings.

After a round of counting, the old man called Qian Ye to his side and said, "Qian Ye, you announce the results."

Qian Ye bowed and said, "Yes, Elder Hong!"

But when his eyes fell on the list, his face turned extremely ugly.

The first place was none other than the pair of Baili Qingyan and Ye Yuan.

"That damned bastard, how did he get so many demon crystals? Teaming up with Baili Qingyan, the number of demon crystals they ended up with is more than the rest of the top five combined!" Qian Ye fumed inwardly.

You see, when teaming up, not only was the number of demon crystals greatly reduced, but they also had to split them evenly with their partner.

Thus, it was extremely difficult for a team to achieve first place.

Usually, those who teamed up were weaker disciples, as they had to face uncertain dangers.

Truly capable disciples disdained teaming up.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Elder Hong asked, seeing Qian Ye silent for so long.

Qian Ye's expression changed, and he quickly said, "No... no problem!"

He composed himself and began to read the results: "First place, Baili Qingyan and Ye Yuan, each with two hundred and twenty-three demon crystals! Second place, Zhong Hanlin, with eighty-three demon crystals..."

Buzz!

The crowd below erupted!

Elder Hong was also stunned, looking at Qian Ye in disbelief, wondering if he had misread.

Two hundred and thirty demon crystals, and they were a team—that was an enormous number.

Moreover, the demon crystals were all converted to fourth-order late-stage ones.

Ten fourth-order mid-stage demon crystals could be exchanged for one fourth-order late-stage demon crystal.

That meant the two had hunted at least a thousand fourth-order beasts!

Accomplishing that in a month was simply incredible.

In the past, the first place had only been around eighty or ninety demon crystals.

Baili Qingyan's beautiful eyes stared at Ye Yuan in disbelief, her face full of astonishment.

Suddenly, her body trembled as she recalled something, and her pupils contracted.