Chapter 284: Entrance Exams (4)

Chapter 284: Entrance Exams (4)Hearing Bi Eejin, I instinctively shook my body off.

Am I cursed?

If someone actually cursed at me, I swear I would burn them alive.

“Anyway, besides that...”

Because it seemed like Bi Eejin had more to say, I fixed my expression to look attentive.

No, I was pretending to be attentive.

“Hmm...”

“What’s the matter?”

Before he said anything further, Bi Eejin took a step back while staring elsewhere.

“This won’t do. I feel like a sword might show up if I stay any longer.”

“Huh? What do you mean by that?”

“Let’s meet each other again.”

“...”

“Well, since you didn’t reply, I’ll take that as a yes.”

“Wait, why is that a yes ...!”

Bi Eejin disappeared without letting me finish.

The crowd watching us dispersed once they believed that everything was resolved without any issues.

And it seemed like Gu Jeolyub and Gu Yeonseo had disappeared along with them.

Then...

“Phew...”

I was able to slowly retrieve the Qi filling my middle Dantian.

...I didn’t expect the Dishonored Venerable to intervene.

I knew that he was interested in me, but I didn’t expect him to take action personally.

It makes me feel uncomfortable.

But it was also true that he was helpful.

Because I let my emotions get the better of me, I failed to see through Jang Seonyeon’s obvious plan.

Even so, I was pleased.

I was a bit worried thinking that the bastard might have changed, but he was still the same as ever.

So I felt more relaxed about confirming that.

Since I’m here...

Since I already came here, and since I had to look for someone...

I’ll be able to kill him this time.

There were enough reasons to kill the bastard.

Jang Seonyeon would die here.

That was one of my goals for coming to this place.

I withdrew my killing intent that was leaking and looked in the direction the Dishonored Venerable was looking at earlier.

I wanted to see what he was talking about.

“Huh?”

Wi Seol-Ah was standing at that very spot, with the same face cover she wore yesterday.

Even though she was quite far away and there were a lot of people walking around, that was definitely Wi Seol-Ah.

“You.”

As I was about to walk towards Wi Seol-Ah...

-First and second group! We will start the exam! Gather up!

When I looked towards the voice and turned back to Wi Seol-Ah...

“Huh.”

She had already disappeared into the crowd.

I would be able to find her if I tried.

And using some Qi here wasn’t going to make me fail the exam.

However...

Why did you make such an expression?

Jo Wiseok, who knew all of that, stared at the person responsible for leaving that huge mark on the pillar as he tried to remember his name.

The Meteor Sword, was it?

The only child of the current Alliance Leader, and the young martial artist who was a hot topic recently.

And that Sword Resonance just now must’ve the Alliance Leader’s martial skill.

Rumors did say he was talented.

It didn’t seem like the rumor was false.

While the other Young Prodigies were struggling to leave even a tiny scratch, the Meteor Sword left a huge mark with a single swing. So it wasn’t strange that the other Young Prodigies admired him.

The level of Young Prodigies is extraordinary these days.

Be it the Six Dragons and the Three Phoenixes, the Meteor Sword, or even the disciple of the Sword Emperor he approached personally.

In Jo Wiseok’s eyes, each and every one of them were special in their own ways.

Even so, it seems like the top seat of this exam... is already decided.

That’s how he saw it.

He judged the Meteor Sword to be well over the level of a Young Prodigy since he was able to leave such a mark on that pillar.

Though he had to see how the other Dragons and Phoenixes performed.

He was expecting that young man to take the top seat in this exam.

With that thought in mind, Jo Wiseok started to speak.

“First group’s Jang Seonyeon you pa- “

Craaaack!

Right as Jo Wiseok was about to inform Jang Seonyeon of his result, he heard a monstrous sound.*

*

“Huh?”“What was that sound?”Hearing the Young Prodigies become noisy, Jo Wiseok shouted with his Qi.

“Don’t move as it might be dangerous!”Then, Jo Wiseok looked around while keeping his guard up.

The direction the sound came from...

Isn’t the second group taking their exam there?

Was it an ambush?

The region was surrounded by the members of Kunlun Sect and Murim Alliance, so unless they were at the level of the Dark King, they shouldn’t be able to break through that line.

Jo Wiseok planned to evacuate the Young Prodigies just in case, but he then heard a voice telepathically.

“...What?”

Hearing the voice, Jo Wiseok reacted as if he misheard it the first time.

He was so shocked that he accidentally responded out loud instead of responding telepathically.

“Someone... destroyed the pillar?”It was unbelievable.

******************At the location where the second group was taking their exam, a young man covered his face with his hand and sighed at rocks scattered all over.

“Chuckle...”The Sword Queen tried to hold back her laughter, but it wasn’t easy.

In front of the Sword Queen, who was trying her best to hold back her laughter, was a large hole in the middle of the pillar with the Cold Steel of Thousand Years mixed in it.

Judging by the cracks on the pillar, it looked like it would collapse at any moment.

Then, the person responsible for destroying the pillar violently, murmured quietly while covering his face.

“Ah...”

Gu Yangcheon ignored all the gazes aimed at him and was regretting it mentally.

I should’ve controlled my strength a little.

That was the result of him taking out his stress on the pillar.

He was speechless.

If he thought about the Cold Steel of Thousand Years he had seen in his past life, it was embarrassing to compare it to something like this.

Even so, it seemed like it wasn’t supposed to break that easily as everyone fell silent the moment he made a hole in the pillar.

There must’ve been a reason behind their silence, though it wasn’t very welcoming for Gu Yangcheon.

He didn’t intend to do that.

With that thought in mind, Gu Yangcheon mumbled quietly.

“I’m fucked.”

It seemed like he had already caused a huge incident even though it was just the start of the exam.