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Luo Liya searched through her mind for Xu Shang. However, since she was young, she had lived far away from the Imperial City in River City and thus was not valued by Luo Yan. Naturally, he would not tell the story of the martial arts world and the imperial court to the young Luo Liya, so she did not know how powerful Xu Shang was.

Fu Dongming looked at his usually high-spirited grandfather with a face full of depression. He probably didn't think that there would be someone who didn't know his name.

"My grandfather was once a soldier of the Jade Water Nation. He lived in seclusion here all this time. Aside from our family, no one knew of his whereabouts. I didn't expect … This time around, I have to let you force him to reveal his identity. " Fu Dongming explained in a low voice to Luo Liya, which made Luo Liya realize that to be able to sit at such a high position, she must be a god-level figure, right?

Thus, the look in her eyes towards Xu Shang was full of adoration. Xu Shang snorted coldly, staring at Fu Dongming, "Kid, you are only a Grand Swordmaster right now, you really are not worthy to be the descendant of our Xu family. In the past, everyone in our Xu family was an expert amongst experts, but now it's your turn, you can't even deal with the three-tailed Suan Ni. I'll teach you a lesson for a while, do you still feel dissatisfied? Do you want to do something to my old man?"

Although Xu Shang was talking to Fu Dongming, his eyes were still on Luo Liya. Luo Liya knew he was talking to her, just now she had asked Xu Shang what qualifications he had to hit Fu Dongming, now she could be considered as lifting a rock and smashing her foot. He was lecturing her grandson, Luo Liya was an outsider … He was indeed a little nosy.

"Senior Xu, I was the one who went overboard just now. Those who don't know are innocent. I hope senior Xu can forgive this young woman's ignorance." Rarely, Luo Liya lowered her body to apologize to Xu Shang, partly because he was too old and partly because his cultivation base was so high, which was worth it for her to be like this, and secondly because she wanted to make trouble for Xu Shang without asking for any reason at all.

Xu Shang snorted coldly again, not even looking at her. Luo Liya saw that he didn't have any intention of talking to her, so she didn't pay any attention to him. She helped Fu Dongming up and prepared to walk outside.

"You can't leave for the time being."

That old and terrifying voice sounded again, Luo Liya immediately turned her head, "Why?"

"There are still people who haven't passed the test."

"Who?"

"Except for the three of you." He sat down on the stone bench and once again gestured in the air with his hand. On the stone table, a wine jug and a wine cup immediately appeared. He filled the cup and then drank it all in one gulp, exuding an indescribably relaxed and comfortable feeling.

If she didn't know that he was still human, she would have thought that he had already become a god!

When would she become like this? Seeing her shocked face, the corner of Fu Dongming's mouth twitched as he forced a smile, indicating for Luo Liya to put herself in a good position. After she mechanically completed a series of movements, Luo Liya stared unblinkingly at Xu Shang, almost wanting to make a hole in him.

"Alright, alright, it's just some small tricks. Is there a need to look at me like that?" At first, Xu Shang was drinking his wine freely, but soon, Luo Liya's gaze made him feel as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

"Senior …"

"Call me teacher."

"Teacher …"

"Don't worry, there will be a day when you can reach my level. If you train hard, it will be a piece of cake for you."

"Really?" Luo Liya's eyes suddenly lit up. She was afraid that even the stars in the sky would lose their luster because of this.

"Really." Xu Shang replied perfunctorily, gesturing for Luo Liya to be quiet. Luo Liya obediently shut her mouth, after all he was stronger than her now, and she still didn't have the qualifications to compete with him.

On one side, the three were relaxed and carefree, while the other three were still struggling in the depths of their abyss of suffering.

Although the moon spirit gradually expelled the demon note from her mind, it still felt uncomfortable. The pain of the Thousand Insect Corrosion wasn't something that everyone could endure, she knew she needed a lot of willpower to get through it, so she desperately endured the pain in her heart, not wanting to lose her helmet and armor.

Wu Kong was also currently dodging the attack in front of him. In the pitch black darkness, he could only see a pair of bright and terrifying eyes, and after several rounds of competition, he was able to roughly determine the monster's body shape. According to the sound of his movements, he was able to determine its position and then dodge in time.

He could feel that his physical strength was gradually dissipating while that enormous creature's stamina was clearly better than Wu Kong's. If this continued, he could only wait for Wu Kong to swallow him into his stomach.

No. Such a voice resounded in Wu Kong's heart. He must take the initiative to attack, or else he could only sit there and wait for death.

He thought back to when he was angry. His sister had said that once he got angry, he would turn into a giant ape. At that time, his power would be much stronger than now.

Then he would be angry.

But how to be angry? If it wasn't for him being too tired to deal with the monsters, Wu Kong would have reached out to scratch his head. Suddenly, a clear thought flashed through his mind. If he couldn't get out, then he would definitely never see his sister again. If he couldn't see her, then he would die from sadness.

He must get out! This monster had stopped him from going to see his sister, damn it! Damn it!

With this thought in mind, he suddenly felt as if he had endless physical strength. His body expanded rapidly, becoming much larger than that enormous creature. He began to fight with it in a desperate battle to the death.

As for Zi Ruo, who was being attacked by the poisonous insects and beasts, she was also extremely anxious. There were simply too many opponents, and there was an unending stream of them.

If he was still a deity, these opponents wouldn't be a problem, but right now, he was only a young Adept. To deal with them was extremely difficult.

Could it be … Was he really going to be locked up here? Many of the skin on his body had already rotted and was constantly being pecked by bats. He used all his strength to resist, but it was still useless.

In the end, he felt a sense of despair, and his eyes were filled with reluctance. He still wanted to continue protecting the moon spirit, wanted to stay with her forever. He liked to be with her, but now … He couldn't seem to see her again.

If he did not take this seriously, even the slightest mistake would result in his death. At the beginning, he felt that he was the strongest, and there would definitely be no danger, but now, was he the only one who could not leave this place?

Thinking of this, a strong sense of helplessness flashed across Zi Ruo's handsome face.

Yue Ling's impeccable appearance once again surfaced in his mind. Such a beautiful and dignified fairy like her, he … He couldn't leave her. He couldn't leave her.

Right! He had to stand up. He couldn't give up just like that! He stood up and looked at the bats above his head. He knew he would never be able to kill them, but he had a way to make them disappear.

The bat wouldn't die, but as long as its body disappeared, it wouldn't harm him anymore. Zi Ruo gritted her teeth and stretched out her hand to pinch a bat, then she opened her mouth and swallowed the bat whole. Although there was a wave of nausea coming from her stomach, she had experienced a worse feeling than this before.

He had been teased by a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, who kept him in the dirtiest place in the East China Sea, where he had lived for a year and escaped by his own willpower. He could do it then, and he could still do it now.

He could only swallow the flesh of the bat into his stomach and take a bite. He felt that his gums were starting to swell up and he could only move mechanically, and after a long while, the number of bats finally started to decrease, and the poisonous bugs and wild beasts did not dare to approach him, because the poison in his body had already completely surpassed them. If he were to touch them, he might just die.

Finally, the bat was devoured by Zi Ruo, and at that moment, the surrounding scenery gradually turned illusory. His body involuntarily rose up, rose to the highest point, and then fell down again.

"Violet …"

"Violet —"

The last voice belonged to the moon spirit, which he could distinguish. With the last of his strength, he opened his eyes and saw the worried face of the moon spirit. He smiled weakly and extended his hand, "It's alright …" "I'm fine …"

Yue Ling looked at him with tears in her eyes, but didn't say anything. She only stood there, wiping the wounds on his body.

"Get out of the way." Just then, Xu Shang walked to the front of the group and lightly spat out two words. Luo Liya and the others immediately stepped aside, and Xu Shang seemingly inadvertently glanced at Zi Ruo, with a casual wave of his hand, the pain on his body gradually disappeared, and everyone watched as the injured dragon returned to its divine form, the bloody wound instantly disappearing, shock filling their eyes.

Xu Shang calmly stood up and explained to them, "Zi Ruo is a young Spiritual Master and is also a Divine Beast. He didn't have any actual combat experience before, so I gave him the harshest of tests, letting the poisonous insect, wild beast, and bat attack him. I didn't expect him to actually pass this test. As for Luo Liya, there must be a huge knot in your heart, so your desire for true energy and rank is deeper than others. That's why you have to face the test of greed. As for you, Wu Kong, you have always acted on your own, acting without thinking at all. I sent Xiong Hu to deal with you to temper your judgement, but as for the moon spirit, you should be tempered if you don't have enough determination. The demon notes are the best method, do you have any other questions?

Before this, they were all resentful and felt that Xu Shang was unreasonable. They arranged these tests to make things difficult for them, but now that he explained it to them, they finally understood the truth of this matter. Their view of Xu Shang was no longer just to belittle him.

"What about Fu Dongming?" Could it be that he was really going to deal with the three-tailed Suan Ni?