Chapter 158: Chapter 137: Fall! Flight!

"Is this the 'Sky Extreme Cliff's Ninety-Nine Floating Peaks'?"

As the flying boat carrying all the young candidates shuttled through the void and came to a stop in the sky above a secret area west of the Taixuan Sect, all the youths were stunned by the scene before their eyes.

Above their heads were gigantic mountain peaks floating in the air, each peak higher than the last, rising up in a staggered fashion; the peaks at the very top were already too distant to see clearly.

On either side of the Floating Peaks were clusters of white clouds, and looking down was also a vast sea of clouds; it was impossible to determine how high these Floating Peaks were or how deep the space below them was.

Countless giant vines, several meters thick, hung down from the Floating Peaks, swaying ceaselessly in the endless gales that blew between the peaks and the sea of clouds.

The youths stood on the flying boat, beneath the Floating Peaks, feeling the ferocity of these gales, their garments fluttering loudly in the wind.

The swaying of those thick vines revealed that the gales above were even more tremendous, even more fierce!

Not just the gales—looking up at the Floating Peaks above their heads, the youths could occasionally see massive flying Demon Beasts, dozens of meters in length, flying in and out of the peaks with heart-palpitating screeches.

Looking even higher, they could catch a glimpse of enormous black shadows, hundreds of meters long, circling in the air above the endless Floating Peaks.

Great Demons!

Those enormous black shadows, hundreds of meters long, were presumably the Great Demons that lived atop the highest thirty-three peaks, creatures comparable to warriors of the Spirit Sea Realm!

Seeing the countless gigantic Floating Peaks suspended in the void, the huge vines cascading down from the sky, hearing the whistling of the winds and the roars and hisses of Demon Beasts and Great Demons.

All the youths were filled with excitement and nervousness!

This was the secret location of the Taixuan Sect, a gathering place for countless flying Demon Beasts—Sky Extreme Cliff's Ninety-Nine Floating Peaks!

This was where the young candidates for the selection of true disciples were about to begin the third and fourth rounds of the assessment!

"The top thirty-three of the Ninety-Nine Floating Peaks!"

"Great Demons, flying Great Demons!"

Aboard the flying boat, Ye Chen's gaze was fixed on the highest part of the floating peaks, looking at those terrifyingly large black shadows.

The topmost Floating Peaks were his target to climb!

The Great Demons at the very top were his quarry to capture!

When the flying boat docked next to the lowest, the first Floating Peak, all the youths knew that their practical assessment was about to officially begin!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the flying boat approached the first Floating Peak, numerous streaks of Escaping Light also stopped next to that lowest, the first Floating Peak.

Fairy Jia Luo and other Rotating Pill Realm powerhouses, along with Jiang Yao and other Spirit Sea Realm disciples, stood in the void next to the flying boat.

"The rules for the third and fourth rounds of the assessment have been explained to you!"

"Now, begin your final two rounds of assessment!"

"However you perform and whatever your final score, we will be watching!"

"Summon your greatest strength, climb the 'Sky-Scaling Vine' while ensuring your own safety, and capture the flying Demon Beasts!"

"The assessment time for the third and fourth rounds is one hour; I will record the heights you climb, and once you capture a flying Demon Beast, ride it under this first Floating Peak, and that will count as a successful capture!"

"Now, begin the true practical assessment!"

As Fairy Jia Luo announced the start of the assessment, each of the candidates leapt from the flying boat, alighting on the first Floating Peak below.

Then, one after another, these figures grabbed onto the 'Sky-Scaling Vines' hanging down and began to climb towards the second Floating Peak above.

On the other hand, the higher they climbed, the more powerful the flying beasts became, to the point that they might even be ambushed by beasts of the tenth or eleventh order!

This made many of the youths suddenly aware of the danger they were in.

Approximately a quarter of an hour into the third round of the assessment, a youth who had climbed to the thirty-sixth Floating Peak was caught in a wild sway by the fierce winds and suddenly, a black-feathered giant eagle, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight meters long, appeared by his side.

As soon as it emerged, the giant eagle let out a sharp screech and lunged at the youth with its open beak, its wings stirring up relentless gusts of wind.

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The already frantic sway had startled the youth out of his wits, and the sudden cry and assault from the black-feathered giant eagle caused his hands to shake in terror.

In an instant, he was blown off the Sky-Scaling Vine, and by the time he tried to catch it again, it was too late. He could no longer reach the vine.

Falling!

The youth suddenly started plummeting downwards!

"Crap!"

"Someone's falling!"

The youths climbing below him saw a figure falling rapidly from above and were so scared that everyone stopped their ascent.

Everyone looked up at the falling figure.

Fairy Jia Luo had said that in the practical assessment, there could be life-or-death dangers. Now, was a youth about to die during this assessment?

"Heavens!"

"He's falling down!"

Outside the Taixuan Sect, at the plaza before the mountain gate, countless disciples watching the giant screen gasped in shock when they saw the youth suddenly falling.

"A life-and-death assessment!"

"A practical assessment!"

Below the Floating Peaks, the Rotating Pill Realm experts shook their heads as they watched the falling youth, but none of them made a move.

Since it was a practical assessment, those participating had to face the consequences of their choices. If they stepped in, it would undermine the purpose of the assessment.

Even as disciples from the Spirit Sea Realm like Jiang Yao couldn't bear to watch the youth die and wished to rescue him, they were stopped by the Rotating Pill Realm experts.

Although they were all clenched with anxiety as the youth fell, they could not interfere!

A practical assessment was just that, a practical assessment!

All they could do was watch the youth scream in terror and fall helplessly!

Just when everyone thought the youth was certainly going to die, suddenly, within the assessment area, at the twentieth Floating Peak among the Ninety-Nine Peaks, a figure abruptly took flight.

This figure sprouted massive silver wings on its back and flew at breakneck speed towards the falling youth.

Within the assessment area, only the youths participating in the selection for the true disciples were present, and these youths were all in the True Qi Realm, incapable of flight.

Yet now, a figure that could fly had suddenly appeared.

This sight made all the spectators, already terrified by the falling youth, widen their eyes in disbelief.

When they made out the silver wings and recognized the youth swiftly flying forth, everyone cried out in astonishment, "It's Ye Chen, the one who's been scaling the peaks at a steady pace!"

"He, he can actually fly!"