Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Hidden Hand
The weather in Tianluo City was even colder than that in Fenglin Zhen Town, and before the cold east arrived, heavy snow began to fall outside the window, and the stone castle group of the entire Chu clan was covered with a thick layer of snow. The originally negotiated assessment date had to be postponed due to the heavy snowfall.
But fortunately, this sudden heavy snow came and went quickly. It snowed continuously all night, and suddenly stopped at dawn, and a brilliant rainbow appeared in the sky.
Every year during the annual festival, the Chu clan will arrange an assessment of the core children of the clan for the children of foreign surnames, as well as those of the clan who have not met the requirements for cultivation, but have made special contributions to the clan.
The content of the assessment is very simple, as long as the children of the clan participating in the assessment hunt the head of an innate demon beast in the designated hunting area, they will pass the assessment.
When Chu Yang came to the clan central square under the leadership of Chu Moran, the entire central square was already filled with hundreds of clan children who had come to participate in the core disciple assessment.
At the front of these clan disciples stood an old man in yellow with a stern face and an indifferent expression, and beside the old man stood a burly lion beast.
It was the first time Chu Yang had seen this artificially cultivated lion beast, so he couldn't help but take a few more looks. He had heard Chu Moran say that these lion beasts were cultivated by the clan and used by the clan warriors who were responsible for guarding the secret realm against the enemy.
"Yang'er, Grandpa will send you here, and then Elder Huang will be responsible for escorting you to the assessment area. Chu Moran's voice sounded in Chu Yang's ears at this time.
"Grandpa, don't worry, your grandson will definitely be able to pass the assessment, and he won't let you down!" Chu Yang nodded, his heart was full of confidence, for others, it may be very difficult to hunt an innate demon beast, but for a strong person like Chu Yang who can break through the innate heaven in one step, this kind of assessment requirement is not too difficult to do.
Therefore, Chu Yang didn't feel too worried in his heart.
Chu Moran stretched out his hand and patted Chu Yang's thin shoulder, with a smile on his face, and said, "Grandpa believes in your strength!"
If even a genius with outstanding strength like Chu Yang couldn't complete the assessment goal, Chu Moran really didn't believe that anyone could do it.
Afterwards, Chu Moran told Chu Yang a few more words about the matters that need to be paid attention to during the assessment process, and then turned around and left.
Chu Yang walked towards the crowd, and when he passed by the old man in yellow, Elder Huang, his footsteps paused slightly, and he arched his hand and said respectfully: "Junior Chu Yang, I have seen Elder Huang. ”
"Oh, you are Chu Yang, your name has been circulating in the entire clan, and it is indeed worthy of your reputation when you see it today!" Elder Huang's indifferent face suddenly burst into a smile when he saw Chu Yang, but his right hand suddenly rose and patted Chu Yang's shoulder gently, and then a wisp of colorless powder silently slipped from Elder Huang's sleeve and shot towards Chu Yang's white robe.
Elder Huang's action was extremely hidden, and even Chu Yang didn't notice Elder Huang's move, and then said with a humble face: "Elder praised!"
"Alright, you can return to the team quickly, we are about to leave for the assessment area!" Elder Huang waved his hand enthusiastically.
Hearing this, Chu Yang arched his hand, and then walked towards the crowd.
Looking at Chu Yang's back as he left, a strange smile suddenly flashed in Elder Huang's eyes, and then let out a long howl into the sky.
"Whew!"
With the sound of a long whistle, a handsome lion beast suddenly swept from the sky, and in just a moment, dozens of lion beasts swept down from the sky and stopped around the central square.
Seeing the sudden arrival of these lion beasts, the faces of the clan disciples who participated in the assessment were still excited, and the assessment they had been waiting for for a long time was finally about to begin.
Elder Huang's grim gaze swept over everyone, and finally reminded loudly: "The location of your assessment this time is located in the Wolong Mountain Range, and some of the innate demon beasts living in it can pose a threat even to the innate Heavenly Powerhouse. Therefore, I would like you to keep in mind the markings on the map and not to go deep into the areas where powerful monsters live. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" said in unison.
Elder Huang bowed slightly, then raised his hand and ordered, "Let's go!"
As soon as the words fell, Elder Huang took the lead in sitting on the back of the lion beast beside him, and with a kick of his feet, the lion beast flew up on its back and flew towards the outside of the stone castle.
Seeing this, the rest of the clan disciples who participated in the assessment also jumped on the back of the nearest lion beast, and Chu Yang also jumped on the back of a lion beast, and then flew behind the large army under the leadership of the clan beast tamer.
Dozens of lion beasts flew into the sky, and suddenly cut a wonderful arc in the air.
In the courtyard, Old Man Chu looked up at the lion beast that kept flying in the air, and secretly prayed in his heart that Chu Yang would not have any accidents during the assessment.
Although Chu Yang's strength is the most outstanding among the many children who participated in the assessment, the old man Chu, who has lived in the clan for many years, knows the horror of the Wolong Mountain Range, and there are still some demon beasts living in this mountain range that can pose a threat to Chu Yang's life.
The Lion Beast is the fastest flying demon beast among the acquired demon beasts, and with its flight speed, a distance of ten miles is just around the corner of an eye.
Chu Yang rode the Lion Beast, and under the leadership of Elder Huang, finally stopped at the bottom of a rolling mountain range.
Elder Huang got down from the back of the lion beast, stretched out his hand and pointed to the mountain range in front of him, and said, "This is the battlefield you are about to step into, you can follow the map marks to find your target, but you only have three days, and if you don't complete the goal within three days, even if you fail the assessment!"
"Ah, it's only three days, that's too short!" Those children who had participated in the assessment were not very surprised by what Elder Huang said, but some clan disciples like Chu Yang who had never participated in the assessment exclaimed in surprise when they heard that the assessment time was only three days.
Knowing that the entire Wolong Mountain Range covers an extremely wide area, it is undoubtedly very difficult to find an innate demon beast and kill it within three days.
Elder Huang looked at everyone's performance, and secretly sneered in his heart: "You guys, do you really think that the assessment of the core disciples is so easy! Otherwise, the old man would not have failed the assessment for three consecutive years!"
Thinking so in his heart, Elder Huang's gaze finally turned to Chu Yang's side, only to find that Chu Yang's face was still so indifferent, as if he didn't care about the length of time at all.
Looking at Chu Yang's calm and comfortable appearance, Elder Huang secretly sneered in his heart.
"Boy, just wait and see, this will calm you down first, and then when you panic and cry dad and call mother!"