"Mm, not bad." The ten Law Enforcement Elders of the Earth Hall, upon seeing Xiao Ye’s respectful demeanor, all revealed satisfied smiles.
In the Taiyi Holy Palace, all the geniuses are extremely proud, such as those monsters from the Main Hall. When they see these Elders, they don’t show much respect. One could even say they don’t take them seriously at all, but there is nothing the Elders can do about it.
Because the status of the monsters in the Main Hall is so lofty, apart from the Holy Palace Master, the Elders from the Four Main Halls have always been in an awkward position.
However, in their view, Xiao Ye was even more terrifying than the monsters from the Main Hall in some respects, so receiving Xiao Ye’s respectful demeanor was quite gratifying for them. Even the Earth Hall Elders who previously found Xiao Ye displeasing changed their attitudes towards him.
This caused envy to appear on the faces of the other sixteen disciples, among whom only Xiao Ye could receive such treatment, while Fan Li had long since been itching with hatred.
He was a genius disciple from the Xuanzi Hall, and during this Earth Hall assessment, he should have been the most notable presence, but because of Xiao Ye, his splendor was completely overshadowed, even neglected.
Moreover, adding the previous conflict in the First Level, how could he bear it any longer?
"Let’s go, this old man will take you to the Third Layer of the Haotian Tower, which will be your final assessment for joining our Earth Hall," said Wu Tong, whose body was thin, his tone full of deep meaning.
Following that, under the gaze of all disciples at the Second Layer of the Haotian Tower, Wu Tong stepped forward and swung his big hand.
The terrifying suppression of the Emperor Martial Realm swept out mightily, making all the disciples feel heavy, and right after, Wu Tong’s hands formed extremely complex Seal Techniques, striking the void continuously, causing the void to ripple like the surface of water, with ripples spreading outwards in all directions.
"The first two layers of Haotian Tower have entrances, whereas the entrance to the Third Layer has to be opened by an Elder of the Emperor Martial Realm. This indicates that the content of the assessment on the Third Layer is definitely not simple," thought Xiao Ye to himself, touching Little White’s head, and a hint of vigilance arose.
At that moment, as the Seal Technique in Wu Tong’s hands was finalized, the void slowly revealed a portal, with a mysterious Qi rushing towards them, as if leading to a Different Space.
"Here is the entrance to the Third Layer of Haotian Tower. All seventeen of you, go in. Wait to receive the final test, and the winner will naturally join our Earth Hall," Wu Tong’s imposing voice sounded.
Before Wu Tong’s words finished, Fan Li was the first to rush into the portal.
Stimulated by Wu Tong’s words, all the disciples surged forward into the portal like they were injected with adrenaline.
After enduring so many difficulties, the door to Earth Hall was now only one wall away from them, how could they not be excited?
"What will the final layer’s test be?" Xiao Ye’s eyes shot out a sharp light, full of curiosity as he rushed in.
The dazzling light caused Xiao Ye to squint his eyes, but before he could open them again, he felt the clamor of voices spreading like a tide, tumultuous as if reaching the Nine Heavens.
Xiao Ye looked up and surveyed his surroundings, immediately becoming stunned. The other sixteen disciples reacted the same way, each gasping and tongue-tied, as if turned to stone.
The Third Layer of the Haotian Tower was completely different from what he had imagined; in fact, it didn’t seem like they were inside a tower at all.
Xiao Ye looked around and saw that he and the other sixteen disciples were all floating above the continent used for the joint assessment of the Four Main Halls, with countless pairs of eyes on them full of anticipation.
Xiao Ye carefully observed the surroundings and immediately noticed something odd.
Because they were not truly above that continent, it was like being in a parallel Plane. They could see the observing disciples, those observing disciples could also see them, but they could not touch each other.
"Do not be surprised!" At this time, Wu Tong and the ten Law Enforcement Elders of the Earth Hall flew over, "This place is still within Haotian Tower, it is just that an Array has been used to move you here."
"Here, you will engage in the final Peak duel. Whoever can stand on one of these ten positions for a quarter of an hour can become a disciple of our Earth Hall!" Wu Tong said, his sleeves billowing, and ten dark objects flew out of his hand.
Under the watchful eyes of the seventeen disciples, those ten dark objects grew upon being exposed to the wind, quickly becoming ten moderately-sized islands floating in mid-air.
The eyes of the seventeen disciples burst with sharp light.
Seeing this, how could they not understand that the content of the Third Layer assessment in the Haotian Tower was a collision of strength!
Immediately, all the disciples started circulating their Cultivation, and indeed, they found no restrictive Arrays here. Their power and strength could be fully unleashed to the Peak Level without any worries.
"I believe you have all guessed it. The content of the assessment on the Third Layer of Haotian Tower is to test your strength, winner takes all, the loser stands aside. The surrounding observing disciples and Elders will be your judges and audience. There can be no cheating!" Wu Tong spoke, every word caused a tremble in the void, as if a Divine being was speaking.
"Do you all understand?" Wu Tong’s gaze, sharp as a blade’s edge, swept over all the disciples, making their hearts tremble in unison.
The seventeen disciples shouted in unison, their War Intent soaring to the Nine Heavens.
The content of the final assessment, compared to the previous challenges, actually made them feel more at ease. After all, it was a clash of strength, without the need for trepidation, just as Wu Tong had said: winner takes all, the loser stands aside!
"Look quickly, I didn’t expect the final challenge of the Earth Hall to be something we could watch!"
"Yeah, this time, we are definitely in for an extraordinary battle!"
"Who in the Xuanzi Hall doesn’t know the name of the genius Fan Li? He is definitely more than qualified to enter the Earth Hall!"
"Naturally, but what surprises me is that the new disciple of the Yellow Hall, Xiao Ye, has managed not to be eliminated until now, which is quite rare." At this moment, one of the observing disciples on the continent spoke up, instantly drawing attention to Xiao Ye.
"Pfft, I heard that the previous assessments of the Earth Hall had something to do with luck. I guess this guy must be incredibly fortunate to have made it this far. Once the battle starts, he’ll certainly be the first to be eliminated; he’s not worth too much attention." Another disciple disdainfully added, immediately garnering a wave of agreement.
Xiao Ye was just a disciple of the Yellow Hall, the lowest-ranked among the Four Main Halls. They didn’t believe Xiao Ye had the ability to step into the Earth Hall.