Chapter 9: Trials

After more than ten days, the autumn breeze blows away the scorching heat of summer. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the early morning of this day, on the martial arts arena of the Xiao family, a team of teenagers in full gear stood upright. In front of them, there were several middle-aged men, and the audience was full of armed men.

Among the several middle-aged men, the leader who stood in front of him was dressed in a black robe, with a handsome face and no anger and self-authority. This person is the contemporary head of the Xiao family, Xiao Zhenyue.

I saw Xiao Zhenyue's starry eyes sweeping the audience, and said loudly: "Everyone, today will be the trial before the Great Competition of the Three Clans. The trial site is still Yangshi Mountain, thirty miles away from Guyang Town. The content of the trial, five people as a group, cooperate with each other to hunt fierce beasts, and obtain the demon pill as proof. The team with the largest number of demon pills will each receive a body refining cream. At the same time, those who have obtained the top three in the number of demon pills will enter the Tibetan scroll building and choose a human-level low-level martial arts secret book at will. When you go into the mountains to hunt, I hope you can remember that you are all children of the Xiao family, and don't affect the relationship between you because of the momentary competition. If any of you are found to have undermined unity because of your personal emotions, the rules will not be forgiving. In addition, when facing a strong enemy, you must unite and cooperate, do not act as a personal hero, and once you are defeated, immediately send a flare for help. When you see a flare, no matter what is important to you, you must rush to the rescue immediately, understand? ”

"Understood!" Four teams of twenty teenagers, speaking in unison, magnificent.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhenyue nodded, and said loudly again: "Hopes for the future of the Xiao family, go!"

When everyone heard this, they shouted in unison and set off in a mighty manner. In this youth group, Xiao Han can be clearly seen. This was the first time he had participated in the trial, and he had been left in the clan because his cultivation was not enough to refine the flesh realm. Now, in front of the inspectors, he casually showed his hand and was qualified.

Xiao Han's team, in addition to him, there are three men and one woman, namely Xiao Wenxuan, Xiao Wencai, Xiao Ziyi, and the last girl, Xiao Yuqi. Among them, Xiao Wenxuan and Xiao Wencai are brothers, Xiao Ziyi is Xiao Lin's youngest son, and Xiao Yuqi and Xiao Han have the same great-grandfather, which can be regarded as four generations of clan relatives. Among the five people, except for Xiao Han, who had already broken through to the realm of refining muscles, the remaining four were all martial artists of the Bone Refining Realm.

Those who practice martial arts are strong and healthy, and their steps are like flying. But after more than an hour, they arrived at the foot of Yangshi Mountain, thirty miles east of Guyang Town.

Yangshi Mountain, the longest and largest border mountain in Changfeng County, stretches for hundreds of miles, with huge rocks and ancient trees. In Yangshi Mountain, there are dangers lurking, and there are countless fierce beasts and demon beasts, but at the same time, there are all kinds of cherished elixirs. The people of Guyang Town often say that Yangshi Mountain is only a partial periphery of Yangshi Mountain, where fierce beasts are widely inhabited, and there are few demon beasts.

Fierce beasts, which are equivalent to human refining realms, can only instinctively ingest a small amount of heaven and earth vitality, and store it in the stomach stones, forming what people often call demon pills, and cannot use the vitality to attack. However, the fierce beast has rough skin and thick flesh, and is extremely ferocious, and it is not an ordinary tiger and leopard. The demon beast is a powerful beast species that can freely absorb the vitality of heaven and earth, conceive into a real demon pill, and can use the vitality to attack externally.

At the foot of Yangshi Mountain, Xiao Han saw from a distance that there were also two groups of people and horses a few miles away, preparing to enter the mountain. And the first two groups of people and horses are naturally the Lin family and the Liu family among the three major families. In order to ensure the safety of the children of the three clans, the three major families have closed the mountain for five days in advance, prohibiting anyone from entering and leaving Yangshi Mountain.

The Xiao family was at the foot of Yangshi Mountain, and after resting for a while, they heard Xiao Zhenyue announce: "Everyone, remember the range of activities you can move, and don't set foot in the danger zone. No matter how much you have gained, before the next day, be sure to go out of the mountain and gather here. Well, now I declare that the trial begins! ”

With Xiao Zhenyue's order, the four teams of the Xiao family tried their children and rushed into Yangshi Mountain separately. The direction of Xiao Han's team entering the mountain was biased towards the Liu family's side. Not long after the four teams of trial boys entered the mountain, the Xiao family sent four more people to follow behind the four teams.

In just half an moment, Xiao Han and the five of them went deep into the dense forest with towering trees. Among the five, Xiao Han was the only one who had never participated in the trial, so he didn't speak along the way. is Xiao Ziyi, because his father is the head of the martial arts field, and his uncle is the head of the Xiao family, so the other three also respect him, as if he has become the captain of the team. Xiao Han also followed his footsteps and walked through the dense forest.

The mountains are high and cover the sun and the moon, and Lin Jing hides the killing machine. Walking in this vast mountain, even if Xiao Han was accompanied by five people, he didn't dare to be too careless. Because, perhaps before you know it, a fierce beast will jump out of the grass on the side and devour you.

In this dangerous place, it is not enough to be careful, you also need some necessary equipment. For example, the nose of a ferocious beast is very sensitive, so prepare some herbs to mask the smell. If you want to stay overnight, you should also prepare fire folds and mosquito repellent powder. These things, before setting off, the Xiao family had already sent one to each trial disciple. Of course, the most indispensable thing is a weapon for self-defense. Among the five, it goes without saying that Xiao Han uses a sword; Xiao Yuqi is a girl, and she doesn't look good with a knife, of course, she also uses a sword; The remaining three Xiao Ziyi each held a standard knife.

"Roar!!

Suddenly, there was an angry roar ahead, shaking the mountains and forests. Xiao Hanwu was startled, concentrating, and slowly walked to the location where the roar was.

Xiao Han and the five of them held sharp blades in their hands, and walked forward for less than half a moment, and then found that in the open space in front of them, there was a huge monster shaped like a tiger, with red and fiery patterns all over its body, and sharp claws were horizontal, as if it was about to tear the earth. At this moment, the huge beast's mouth was tearing at the corpse of an animal, dripping with blood, and Xiao Yuqi was a little disgraced when she saw it.

"It's a Earth Splitter!" Xiao Ziyi looked at the monster and said first.

The Earth Splitting Tiger, a common mid-level fierce beast in Yangshi Mountain, is comparable in strength to a Bone Refining Realm martial artist. This beast is fast, with sharp claws and great strength.

Seeing this, although the five of them didn't expect that the first fierce beast they encountered had the same strength as them, they also thought that the Earth Splitter Tiger was not a threat, so they boldly approached. As soon as they moved, the Earth Splitter Tiger immediately turned around vigilantly and looked around, and immediately roared continuously, intending to scare away Xiao Han and the others.

In this trial, there was not only a group rivalry, but also a contest between individuals. Therefore, even though the five members of the same group are members, there is also a hint of preemption when facing the prey.

When the five of them confronted the Earth Splitter Tiger, Xiao Ziyi said unhurriedly: "Everyone, who do you think this Earth Splitter Tiger is going to hunt?" Of course, whoever hunts, the demon pill belongs to whomever it is. ”

Xiao Han didn't say a word. Because he is a novice, he can't grab prey with them as soon as he comes up. Moreover, in the eyes of the other four, Xiao Han had just broken through the Flesh Refining Realm to obtain the qualification for the trial, and he might even be a burden when facing the fierce beasts here.

Xiao Wenxuan's brothers glanced at each other and were silent. And Xiao Yuqi knew that although his realm was similar to that of the Earth Splitting Tiger, it was not as fierce as it, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to win, so he said: "Ziyi, if you eat this Earth Splitting Tiger, the Demon Pill will be yours!"

Xiao Ziyi saw that no one else reacted, so he smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then I'm not welcome." As he spoke, he raised his knife and ran towards the Earth Splitter.

Seeing Xiao Ziyi raising a knife to attack, the Earth Splitting Tiger was furious, roared wildly, and rushed over. In an instant, the two met, and Xiao Ziyi's big knife slashed straight at the top of the tiger. However, the Earth Splitter Tiger was extraordinary, and with a flick of its claws, it easily dodged the fatal move. Immediately, the two fought together, and the sound of swords and claws clashing was endless.

Outside the battle circle, Xiao Han stared at it, and his heart was full of amazement. In his opinion, between the movements of Xiao Ziyi's knife, it is full of ruthlessness, which is not like a normal knife path. Moreover, he could see that Xiao Ziyi's knife was fast, accurate, and ruthless, and the knife was close to the point, as if it was about to split the Earth Splitting Tiger in half. Such decisiveness shocked him.

No wonder Xiao Han is like this, it is really because he has gone up the mountain for the first time, he has never been sinister in the mountain, and he does not know the nature of the fierce beast. Here, once you have a conflict with a fierce beast, it will be difficult to get right. If you don't kill it, it will tear you apart and eat you alive.