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They had endured numerous hardships to reach this point, and now someone was casually revoking their qualifications with a mere sentence. How could they accept that?
Lin Yu and Ye Lisha were about to argue when Fang Lin Kong had already blocked them with one hand. Looking at the four men who appeared to be interviewers, Fang Lin Kong simply stated three words.
"I refuse!"
The first examiner, a veteran with a buzz cut standing stiffly like a soldier, was colder than the stones of the Arctic.
He coldly tossed out a single sentence.
"This barrier tests the candidates' ability to break spatial seals. You have failed. As for the compensation for damaging the examination venue, the bill will be mailed to your address shortly. Now you can choose: either leave on your own or let me throw you out."
Fang Lin Kong confronted such a domineering reprimand with a smile instead of anger, saying, "Before you utter such imposing words, could you please check my Spiritual Energy Index with your detector? If you want to throw me out, I fear your old age and frailty may not allow it!"
Fang Lin Kong's bold declaration drew laughter from the others. Except for the cold-faced examiner, the other three did not take Fang Lin Kong's bravado seriously.
One examiner, dressed in a trench coat with an eccentric hairstyle reminiscent of a 1960s Hippie, crouched down and laughed uncontrollably as if he were about to roll on the ground.
Between fits of laughter, he said to Fang Lin Kong, "Kid, do you really think your spiritual energy is high? I wouldn't even dare compare it to Boss Rielhan! Let me ask you this: when you said that, did you check Rielhan's icy cool guy Spiritual Energy Index with your detector?"
Fang Lin Kong's response was straightforward and honest; he simply said one word.
"No!"
The Hippie-like examiner suddenly stood up, towering over them at more than six feet tall. His tone shifted to one of chilling severity.
"Then let's use your detector to see our Spiritual Energy Index!"
Fang Lin Kong smirked slightly, his fingers spread apart as his ear-mounted detector appeared in his palm. He slowly put on the detector and said, "It looks like each of you has barely two hundred. Combined, that's less than a thousand. What's so impressive about that?"
As soon as Fang Lin Kong finished speaking, his detector suddenly reacted strongly, and the values skyrocketed dramatically in rapid succession.
Now, on his detector, the iceberg cool guy named Rielhan's Spiritual Energy Index suddenly surged from one hundred seventy to over one thousand six hundred. The hippie-looking fellow also increased to one thousand one hundred. The other two had different attributes; one was pure Holy Power, while the other possessed a dual attribute of Lightning and Frost Magic Power. Both exceeded one thousand three.
The hippie-like examiner said lightly, "Kid, if you're proud of your Spiritual Energy Index, then as Seven Star Demon Hunters, we must be arrogant to the extreme. The energy value does not determine everything in battle. Skills, willpower, and strategy are all indispensable. If you don't understand this, you're truly a fool. Now! Right now! I'll give you another choice: either roll out on your own or let us throw you out."
Fang Lin Kong lowered his head and suddenly burst into laughter after a moment.
"What are you doing? Why does it seem like the Spiritual Energy Index hasn't increased much? Opening up the sealing barrier on your body doesn't seem to make any remarkable changes!" Fang Lin Kong scoffed. Beside him, Lin Yu and Ye Lisha were shocked; a Spiritual Energy Index exceeding one thousand and the title of Seven Star Demon Hunter equated to the status of a Qilin Daoist in Kunlun. In the Kunlun Sect, a seventh-level Qilin Daoist was akin to an elder or a senior instructor—extremely prestigious.
Seeing that Fang Lin Kong seemed oblivious to the danger, they were about to quietly pull him back to prevent him from acting impulsively.
However, they did not expect Fang Lin Kong to take an action that would leave them terrified in hindsight.
From his physical movements, it appeared that Fang Lin Kong did nothing at all—not even moving a little finger. Of course, his hair was blown by the wind, but that didn't count.
Fang Lin Kong simply did one thing: he continuously released the suppressed spiritual energy within him.
One thousand eight hundred, two thousand, three thousand four, three thousand seven... My goodness!
He was still increasing.
A massive spiritual pressure formed an unusually active low-pressure zone around Fang Lin Kong's body, with countless drawn air spirits actively creating one vortex after another. They danced around him. Dozens of small tornadoes swept up dirt and dust from the ground, clearing away everything around him.
Fang Lin Kong's spiritual power came from Gouli Heaven's Tome, supplemented by a portion of demonic energy transmitted by Liexiezi, along with some residual energy from Voidbreaker's Pure Yang Golden Elixir absorbed intentionally or unintentionally. Although most of Voidbreaker's Pure Yang Golden Elixir energy was used by Haotian Divine Sword for activation, the Ascend Xian Dao energy during tribulation was not something trivial even in small amounts.
These combined powers were refined by Fang Lin Kong and had been hidden within him due to practicing Giant Spirit Transformation. However, because he recently entered Transformation Realm, they were released again for a near-perfect metamorphosis with the world's Vitality. This allowed Fang Lin Kong's spiritual energy to arrange itself in the most efficient state and doubled its growth.
For these reasons, in front of the four examiners, the spiritual energy released by Fang Lin Kong was astonishingly immense. In Rielhan and others' detectors, Fang Lin Kong's Spiritual Energy Index crazily surged from over four hundred points until it broke through ten thousand before slowly stopping its ascent. When Fang Lin Kong's Spiritual Energy Index stabilized around thirteen thousand, not only did these four examiners freeze in shock, but even his friends—including Lin Yu and Ye Lisha—were left dumbfounded.
As if responding to Fang Lin Kong's released spiritual power, four beams of brilliant light suddenly erupted from the enormous ancient castle ahead. The immense psychic pressure field that appeared almost simultaneously made it difficult for everyone present to bear.
"Damn it! To the east, a pure Holy Power field with a reading of forty-five thousand! To the south, two entities with strange power signatures that the detector can't identify, with energy readings of twenty-seven thousand and thirty-three thousand respectively. The one on the far east is the weakest, but still stronger than me by a bit."
Fang Lin Kong stood firm despite the four powerful spiritual waves that surpassed his own. His expression remained unchanged as his left hand gently rotated the bracelet on his wrist. Although these four Spiritual Waves were formidable, if Fang Lin Kong were to unleash the Beast of the Hundred Seas gifted to him by Azure Sky Ancestor, with its overwhelming energy reading of one hundred thousand, he could easily suppress everyone present. However, while this beast's demonic energy was immense, it couldn't be directly translated into combat power.
After hesitating for several seconds, Fang Lin Kong ultimately abandoned this impulsive thought. He suddenly retracted his Spiritual Wave and released an invisible energy shield to protect Wen Yi, along with Lin Yu and Ye Lisha.
The four unnamed experts who had been competing against Fang Lin Kong were now kneeling on the ground under the pressure of his spiritual waves. They wiped the sweat from their brows, glancing nervously at the four energies that refused to subside.
At this moment, Ye Lisha felt quite conflicted. She had always been an outstanding student at school and was among the few who quickly advanced through the trainee phase at Kunlun, qualifying as an elite disciple eligible to take the Daoist examination. However, she hadn't expected that when Lin Yu excitedly told her about a few individuals joining them for the Demon Hunter Exam, one of them named Fang Lin Kong would be incredibly strong! At that time, she didn't believe it, thinking that Lin Yu's definition of strength was merely comparable to her own.
As Fang Lin Kong withdrew, he did not deter the already excited four unnamed experts. They seemed to spark off each other, continuously enhancing their spiritual power and causing intense fluctuations in the atmosphere. The previously clear sky transformed into a chaotic scene reminiscent of a storm brewing.
The four examiners who had just announced the cancellation of Fang Lin Kong's qualification could only rely on their own cultivation to withstand the increasingly intense pressure of spiritual energy. They were not qualified to participate in such a high-level contest of might.
Still relying on his own spiritual energy, Fang Lin Kong set up a defensive barrier. He wasn't entirely confident that his shield could withstand such violent spiritual pressure. In this situation, he didn't want to resort to using any magical artifacts.
This was also due to Fang Lin Kong's lack of practical experience and the fact that his path of cultivation had not been forged through rigorous trials, leading to a deficiency in absolute confidence in his own strength. In reality, once one's Spiritual Energy Index exceeded ten thousand, the strength of energy became less influenced by techniques in determining victory or defeat in battle. The defensive barrier created by Fang Lin Kong was constructed purely from energy without employing any formations for enhancement; thus, its effectiveness was quite rudimentary and appeared unstable under spiritual pressure, threatening to shatter at any moment.
Within the ancient castle, there were already thousands of candidates from around the world present. Those with stronger magical abilities began releasing their own protective barriers. Even if they couldn't construct their own defensive formations or barriers, they relied on various items to desperately resist the four powerful waves of spiritual energy manifesting within the castle.
In the central hall of the castle, built from granite stones that exuded an ancient yet dignified aura, over ten examiners struggled against increasingly potent waves of spiritual pressure because the strongest source of energy in the castle was right beside them. The chief examiner came from the Demon Hunting Team, currently serving as a holy knight in the church—Lord Redus. He was enveloped in pure white holy light and was engaged with three powerful forces.
Unfortunately for these examiners, although they had been selected for their strength and skill level, none were inferior to those who intercepted Fang Lin Kong. However, under such overwhelming Holy Power, aside from striving to maintain their composure and avoid appearing too disheveled, there wasn't much they could do.
Though Reides was exceptionally powerful, he faced three opponents who were no pushovers either. The two individuals whose power signatures remained ambiguous crouched in the southern part of the castle. They appeared quite ordinary; one wore hiking shoes and baggy white canvas pants paired with a thick light blue floral jacket while sporting sunglasses and casually smoking a cigarette. The other was a woman in her thirties—though not conventionally beautiful, she possessed a mature charm that made her stand out. Her athletic build suggested years of training combined with her height exceeding five feet seven inches gave her an imposing presence.
While Reides’s solid and substantial Holy Power seemed impeccable, these two individuals exhibited flexible and seamless coordination in their energies. Even as a senior expert from the church's holy knights and part of the Demon Hunting Team, he found himself unable to gain an advantage over them; their momentum remained locked in a stalemate.
Lastly, there was one individual whom Fang Lin Kong had not paid special attention to at first but who had indeed been sidelined during this competition. The source of one particular wave came from a frail-looking boy whose spiritual energy burned intensely with golden flames. In terms of energy intensity, he surpassed Fang Lin Kong, but his application of that energy was even more crude than that of Fang Lin Kong. The insignia on his chest indicated that he too was an examinee.
Dinaus was an exceedingly proud youth who immediately responded when Fang Lin Kong released his spiritual pressure; however, upon encountering three powerful waves shortly thereafter, he felt deeply shaken. Cleverly recognizing that continuing to fight against this group would be futile, Fang Lin Kong decisively chose to withdraw. Yet Dinaus, unwilling to concede defeat, strained himself in an attempt to prove himself. However, neither did those mysterious man and woman nor Paladin Redis regard him as a worthy opponent; they merely allocated a small portion of their spiritual energy to restrain him slightly so he couldn't interfere with their battle among themselves.
As several instructors in the hall were on the verge of fainting, their faces flushed red, Reides suddenly withdrew his Holy Power. The mysterious man and woman also retracted their spiritual energy simultaneously. Only Dinaus had not yet mastered the ability to control his energy at will with Plant Control, and after the pressure was lifted, he found it difficult to rein in his surging spiritual energy.
However, for these experienced instructors, such chaotic and unrestrained spiritual pressure posed no real threat. They quickly regained their composure. One of them casually asked, “Reides, Chief Examiner! Who were those four just now?”
Reides smiled slightly and replied, “You all know that to ensure the safety of the Demon Hunter exam, we always send inspectors to protect the candidates from being disturbed by rogue demons attacking these future elites. If I’m not mistaken, the two who just fought me for quite a while are both inspectors from the American Exorcist Guild, the Nine-Star Demon Hunters, Feio and Diao Li. The other two are candidates.”
“Candidates! How can that be? Have this year’s candidates become that powerful?”
Reides chuckled bitterly and said, “What do those two even count as? Back when Lord Xuding participated in the Demon Hunter License exam, that was truly sensational. Not to mention Lord Xuding; just a few years ago, that candidate from China, Wen Zhongda, defeated the then Chief Examiner and left in triumph. It shook the upper echelons of both the Demon Hunting Team and the American Exorcist Guild. Since then, it has become a rule that the Chief Examiner must be a Paladin from the Demon Hunting Team or a Nine-Star Demon Hunter.”
One of the examiners muttered, “The Demon Hunter Exam has been around for hundreds of years. Such situations have only occurred two or three times in total. Are we really this unlucky?”
Examiners were responsible not only for screening qualified candidates but also for guiding them during the exam. If a candidate was too powerful, the examiner's authority would naturally diminish.
At this moment, Dinaus’s Spiritual Energy Field was gradually weakening. Reides announced, “Next, we will proceed with the formal assessment. Gather all candidates in the square in front of the castle.”
The examiners went about their assigned tasks accordingly. Soon, only Chief Examiner Reides remained in the hall.
Looking at the distant scenery, a satisfied expression crossed Reides’s face.
He murmured to himself, “This year’s candidates have good quality. The members we’ve recently recruited into our Demon Hunting Team are far inferior to those from the American Exorcist Guild. More than eighty percent of those who pass the Demon Hunter Exam are lured away by generous offers from America. This year, with our Leader finally raising entry benefits, I believe we can select some outstanding talents.”
(To be continued)
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