Azeld's voice became softer, and he said earnestly: "Muder is indeed a little too much this time, but even so, he will not be guilty of death, this time the Marquis of Hatra did not trouble you, it is the result of the mediation between me and your Uncle Rod, if you commit it again in the future, I will not be able to save you." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Grand Duke Rhodes shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The Marquis of Hatra is still my son-in-law, fortunately, Mudder is not her biological son, otherwise I wouldn't be able to spare you this time!"

Zhang Chao took a step back with some fear, but then looked at Azir again, as if he had something to rely on in his heart, and suddenly straightened his waist again: "I know." ”

This series of his performances were all seen by Azir, and he said quietly: "I still have to preside over this imperial test, so there will be no longer delays, you play well this time, if you perform well, I think your uncle will also be pleased." ”

Zhang Chao thanked himself again and again, but did not mention it.

After talking to Zhang Chao and Grand Duke Rhodes, the emperor went to a high platform in front of the imperial city, which was ten feet high, and it was bare, without any decoration, it just stood there so roughly, but it was even more vicissitudes.

It is said that at the beginning of the construction of the castle, the first king of Shurima made a pulpit made of the stone left over from the construction of the city wall, and the king himself would address the people here during major festivals and events.

After Shurima established her empire, she followed this tradition.

Seeing him standing on the high platform, the originally chaotic crowd suddenly quieted down, and he didn't even say a word or make a gesture.

The attendant standing beside him handed over a bowl and a jug of wine, and the people looked at him intently, expecting what was to come.

"Today, I don't want to say too much when I stand here, I just want to toast three people and three bowls of wine. Azir poured a full bowl of wine, and the aroma of the wine overflowed, as if people had become drunk in this aroma.

"This first bowl of wine should be honored to the emperor, to the spirits of the ancestors and ancestors. Without the empire they left behind, and the foundation laid for me, I would not be where I am today. ”

"And this second bowl of wine, I want to pay tribute to the ministers, to the people of the world, and to all the candidates present today. Over the past decade, Shurima's territory has doubled to the north from Freljord, to the Miranda Forest to the south, to the Sea of the Watchers to the east, and to the Sea of the Conquerors to the west. Ah, without you, remember, there would be no Shurima Empire today. I'm here to thank you. ”

After another drink, Azir's eyes became brighter and more ambitious in the aroma of the wine.

"This third bowl of wine is for my mortal enemies. Zat, Camorin, Zidan ...... And the nomadic leader who once hit our city of Shurima, Ge Satai, hey, they are all heroes, they made me, they forced me to do this great thing. I hate them, and I respect them. I don't wish them a peaceful death, I wish them another life to be my enemies!"

The people below were still silent, but that didn't mean they weren't touched, and after only a few breaths of silence, the mountains roared with tsunami-like applause and shouts.

"It's wonderful. Zhang Chao praised sincerely.

Grand Duke Rhodes's eyes revealed a hint of envy, but he quickly covered it up: "That's true, you work hard, I'll go back first." ”

Azir waved his hand: "Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you can achieve a satisfactory result in this imperial test, and I will wait in the palace, waiting to toast the top names of each department." ”

People cheered and looked forward to it, as if the highest glory was just around the corner, within reach.

Azir departed in the royal chariot, amid the almost frenzied shouts of the people.

At this time, a column of troops also drove into the field, scattered all the relatives outside, leaving only a few thousand candidates, after classification, all the candidates who participated in the martial arts were gathered together, escorted by a column of city guards towards the outskirts of the city.

They did not have horse-drawn carriages, nor were they allowed to use any means of transportation, and they were limited to the meeting place within the stipulated time, which seemed to be a tight time, but in fact it still seemed very lenient for the vast majority of those who chose to participate in the martial arts.

Zhang Chao soon arrived alone at the meeting place, which was located in the west of the outskirts of Shurima, a sparsely populated place belonging to the royal forbidden land, and in this forbidden place there was a huge pyramid, a miracle that Shurima was proud of.

"All the personnel involved in the assessment were quickly put in place. There, there was already a stocky examiner pinching the time, and beside him lay a simple hourglass, and the sand kept flowing, and when the time came, he said loudly.

Most of the people who came to participate in the assessment were young people, middle-aged people accounted for a minority, and there were almost no elderly people, who had not received unified cohort training, so they just gathered together and looked very scattered.

Soon their number was reported - 532, ten fewer than the original 542.

"Send someone to tell them they're eliminated. There was no emotion on the face of the short and fat examiner, but some of the candidates below whispered and laughed at those who did not arrive on time.

"What are you laughing at? Laughing at those civilians who are just here to see the world are not as good as you? What's so funny! Do you think it's honorable?" said the Humpty Dumpty examiner suddenly.

The crowd fell silent suddenly, no one wanted to confront the examiner head-on, this is definitely not something a smart person should do, and the real gentleman will not come to take this kind of exam that requires real materials.

It is true that in addition to those who are just here to see the world and try their luck, those who are sure to participate in the martial arts are at least the powerhouses in the middle and late stages of Baiyin, and their talents are not bad, and they basically have the possibility of breaking through the gold.

Seeing that the people were quiet, the examiner had a sneer on his face, and said in a loud voice: "No one speaks?"

"What's the question?"

"And that's what begins?"

"I don't even have a question, how can I take the test?"

"Does anyone know the rules, is it for us to catch and fight here?"

People immediately exploded, how could anyone start the exam like this, and they didn't even give a single question.

The stocky examiner took a breath and let out a thunderous roar.

"Silence!"

The wind was howling and blowing, and except for those epic candidates, the rest of the people couldn't even open their eyes.

Only then did people realize that this unremarkable examiner was also a strong man at the epic level, and it was by no means an ordinary epic.

"The exam questions are at the top of this pyramid, if you want to know, go up and see for yourself!"

The elites from all over the world gasped, they knew more than the ordinary people, they knew very well how terrible this pyramid really was.

Only those rookies who don't know anything are eager to try it.

Zhang Chao stared at the pyramid in the distance, his face rose with a trace of disdain, this pyramid does have its mysteries, but it is just a prop to attract the sun's light, equivalent to the original version of the solar disk, but because of the history of hundreds of years, it has accumulated an extremely large amount of energy, and the total amount of energy is even greater than that of the legendary powerhouse, so that anyone who wants to climb on it needs to bear the pressure equivalent to the legendary powerhouse.

This is naturally extremely difficult for ordinary epics, but for Zhang Chao, it can already be ignored, after all, there is still an improved version of this pyramid in his left eye, the existence of the Sun Disc.

"Yo ~ This is not Lashka, the nephew of Grand Duke Rhodes. Suddenly, a yin and yang strange voice sounded, and Zhang Chao looked back and happened to bump into Marcus's cold smile.

"He's Lashka?"

"Hehe, it's just a yellow-mouthed child, what do you care about him?"

"That's him......"

People immediately started talking, and it was obvious that they were all aware of the bold words that Zhang Chao had released, and this was naturally the news that Marcus had secretly spread.

Although many people were dismissive of this, there was still a lot of disgust in the eyes of the people, especially the noble sons and followers who had befriended Marcus, and they did not hide the hostility in their eyes, and they were unscrupulously invective.

Zhang Chao ignored these people, just silently looked at the pyramid, looking for something to be desired.

Seeing that Zhang Chao didn't pay attention to them at all, they scolded one by one and spat words like "waste" and "coward", and then kept silent, but although they didn't say anything, they had already put Zhang Chao at the top of their list of competitors, and if possible, they would definitely attack him en masse.

However, there are also some powerful candidates who think very highly of themselves and feel even more disdainful of Zhang Chao, just a coward, and they are not worthy of their attention these days.

Marcus sneered and made a gesture of wiping his neck, his eyes were full of murder, he had already decided to be bluff in the future assessment, so he recruited a follower and said to him: "When he climbs up, you follow him, and if you have the opportunity to knock him directly down." ”

The man was a little apprehensive, but when Marcus promised a good reward, he immediately agreed.

Soon, there were talents at the bottom of the pyramid, and they planned to give it a try first, after all, if they got the exam questions first, they could respond first, and they could press step by step when they took the lead.

So one by one, the sturdy figures quickly jumped out and rushed towards the towering pyramid, but soon someone flew out upside down and fell directly to the ground, those were the weakest candidates, and the truly powerful epic level Tianjiao was still jumping rapidly.

"Haha~ It seems that the difficulty is not too high, let's go up!"

"It's amazing, Master Quasimoli is so fast!"

However, their steps were steady at first, and the higher they went, the more difficult it became, and the genius who was the first to go up was almost untenable at this point.

Zhang Chao looked at the talents from all walks of life who were struggling to support them on the steps of the pyramid, and a sneer rose at the corner of his mouth.

Suddenly, a sneer rang out behind him again, it was the black follower of Marcus.

"Hahaha, what, didn't you speak wildly before, why don't you dare to go on now?"

As soon as he said this, people began to sneer at Zhang Chao again, after all, Zhang Chao's domineering declaration had offended a large number of narrow-minded and self-esteeming Tianjiao.

"Huangkou Xiaoer, if you have a little achievement, you dare to look at no one, this time let you know the world's talents!"

"Hmph, I think he's a character, and it seems that Marcus and they are definitely exaggerating. ”

"Hmph, Marcus, that idiot, must be his own weakness, defeated in the hands of the other party, he only vigorously advocates that this person is strong, in fact, he is just a bunch of rubbish!" This person is the first heir of the Grand Duke of the West, not the son of the Grand Duke of the West, but his younger brother.

However, at this moment, when everyone had not paid attention, they suddenly found that the person was gone.

The nephew of the Grand Duke of Rhodes, who was humiliated by himself and others, is gone.

They laughed: "This fool has escaped, and now the face of the Rhodes will be lost!"

Marcus sneered: "What Qianfu pointed out that he died without a problem, I thought his endurance was really that strong...... Such a coward, I am still like a great enemy, what a humiliation to myself!"

But soon, as their gaze rested on the top of the pyramid, their laughter came to an abrupt halt, for there they saw a figure.

"How so!"

"Someone made it to the top so soon?"

The man at the top of the pyramid suddenly let out a light sigh, which ordinary people still couldn't hear, but some of the powerhouses who broke through the realm at a young age and achieved epic results heard it.

He stepped on the masonry with his foot, as if to examine whether the sacred pyramid, which was said to be able to communicate with the gods, was as strong as it was said.

Then he said, "No ...... meaning"

"The so-called Imperial Trial...... It's boring. ”

"The best in the world, but that's it. ”

The faces of these people changed greatly, and a candidate whose strength was a little weaker, who couldn't hear the voice and couldn't see who the figure was, couldn't help but wonder: "Who is that, what's wrong with you, even if you are crushed by Tianjiao, you won't be like a mourner?"

A person next to him trembled his lips and said in horror: "He...... He's Lashkar!"