King of Assassins-Chapter 843 - 614: Steadfast Resolve

The three of them dined together, and in the end, only Yanzi was drunk.

Although Yuan Youyuan was slightly tipsy, her cheeks were slightly red, and her whole person seemed even more alluring and enticing. However, her eyes were clear and her mind was very sober.

Gao Xuan didn't think much of it. Although relationships between men and women in this era are quite casual, it depends on the person.

Because Yanzi drank too much, it was Gao Xuan who paid the bill. The meal cost more than a hundred thousand. Quite extravagant.

Luckily, when Gao Xuan was the head of the Field Department, he made quite a bit of money. Before leaving, he even withdrew more than half of the special fund from the Field Department. This money was technically his according to the rules.

Though the source was not entirely legitimate, he earned it through his skills.

Gao Xuan currently has over 200 million credit points, so he wasn't awkwardly unable to pay the bill.

Yuan Youyuan supported the limp Yanzi, while Gao Xuan drove, and the three of them returned to the Holy Hall together.

The official name of this Holy Hall on Cloud Light Star is Cyan Cloud Palace. It's also the most famous palace complex on Cloud Light Star.

Gao Xuan dropped off Yanzi and Yuan Youyuan downstairs. As he was about to leave, Yuan Youyuan invited him, saying: "Since you're here, come up for a cup of tea."

Inviting someone for tea at this time, with other men, would inevitably lead to overthinking. But clearly, with Gao Xuan and Yuan Youyuan, that wasn't the intention.

Yuan Youyuan tossed Yanzi onto her bed, then brought Gao Xuan to her room.

Her room had the same layout as Yanzi's but was more exquisitely furnished. Gao Xuan even spotted several daily cultivation magical artifacts.

Magical artifacts aren't rare in this era. However, daily use of magical artifacts is still a very extravagant behavior. This shows that Yuan Youyuan indeed has an extraordinary background.

Yuan Youyuan really brewed a pot of tea for Gao Xuan. She said: "Moon Spirit Pearl is a specialty of Night Demon City, this type of Pure Yin Spiritual Power crystal is particularly beneficial to female cultivators. But the Moon Spirit Pearl is very rare and requires killing powerful fragments of evil god souls to obtain. You don't have to risk yourself specifically for this."

Gao Xuan nodded, Yuan Youyuan spoke clearly, this was just business, how to decide was up to him.

Yuan Youyuan added: "This time, there are two people you can make friends with during the trial. One is Huang Linyin, the other is Yuan Hai. Huang Linyin is a junior of Huang Daoyuan. His talent is okay, but he's very loyal. Yuan Hai is considered my nephew, he's a bit wild, but also a straightforward person. If you have the chance, please take care of them a bit..."

After all, Gao Xuan is a Foundation Establishment level expert. Having a drink, Yuan Youyuan also noticed many good points about Gao Xuan: he's steady, experienced, has very strong judgment, and is reliable.

Most of the trial warriors are young, but you can't find a few reliable ones among them.

Moreover, Gao Xuan's martial arts are so high.

Yuan Youyuan specially investigated Gao Xuan's data and saw the video of him killing Yu Hong'en. She knew that his skills were indeed strong and he was very decisive.

In other words, he's a talent.

Trials are still very dangerous. If there's someone like this to help, the benefits are too many.

Of course, she and Gao Xuan haven't reached that close relationship yet. She could only mention it casually.

Gao Xuan naturally nodded in agreement. With a single man and woman, and without that intention, he had two cups of tea before getting up and saying goodbye.

Because he was a trial warrior, Gao Xuan lived in the West District of Cyan Cloud Palace. The houses here were simple in style, individual rooms were small, but all necessary living facilities were complete.

The surroundings were also equipped with martial arts practice grounds and various specialized training equipment.

With thirty days to go, trial warriors from all directions were arriving one after another, and several practice grounds were full of people.

The trial warriors are generally young, each especially energetic. With martial arts skills, no one submits to anyone. There are often people competing in the ring, it's very lively every day.

Gao Xuan went around twice and seeing the energetic boys and girls, he felt quite moved.

No matter their background, this vibrant spirit is moving.

It's just, the experience gap between the sides is too large, and the capability gap is too big.

Although Gao Xuan appreciates their energy, he has little interest in interacting with them.

As the oldest trial warrior, it's also difficult for him to be welcomed.

Gao Xuan stayed quietly in his room, reading Holy Hall scriptures daily, doing daily homework, and occasionally wandering around cyberspace.

During this time, Yanzi came to him twice mainly to inform him of some specific news related to the trials. These messages came from Yuan Youyuan.

In Yuan Youyuan's words, treat it as an investment.

Thirty days passed in the blink of an eye.

The day of the trial arrived, in the main hall of the Holy Hall, more than three thousand trial warriors, dressed in standard Holy Armor and with Profound Origin Sword at their waist, stood in orderly formation.

Due to being too old and being one of Yuan Ping'an's men, Gao Xuan was assigned far to the back.

The noble family offspring with prominent backgrounds stood in the front row.

On the sides, several thousand Paladins were observing the ceremony. Like Yanzi, observing the ceremony could only stand at the back. Her height was small, Gao Xuan couldn't see her either.

However, Yuan Youyuan, dressed in a white robe, stood at the front. Her identity and status are obviously different from Yanzi's, and also, Yuan Youyuan stood there solemnly, with less of her usual sweetness, more conspicuous charm.

Paladins, naturally, are handsome men and beautiful women, each has their own charisma. Yuan Youyuan stood there, just with her looks, she overshadowed everyone. With a glance, she can be easily spotted.

Gao Xuan stood in the back row, so he could look around without concern.

Presiding over the trial ceremony at the front was Huang Tingdao, the Holy Hall Master of Cloud Light Star, a Silver Radiance Level Saint. This means he is at least a Golden Core Powerhouse.

Gao Xuan took a glance at this person just now, Huang Tingdao's face was cold and stern, his figure thin, wearing a standard white robe, the whole person looked very serious.

This time, there were several outstanding young people with the surname Huang in the trial. In private, Yanzi told him that all of them were from the Huang family and advised him not to offend them.

Additionally, the Cloud Light Star Realm has five major noble families, namely Huang, Qin, Cao, Zhao, and Yuan.

It's important to know that the Cloud Light Star Realm is much bigger than the Twelve Star Domain, yet it only has five major noble families. This shows how powerful these five noble families are.

Yanzi repeatedly warned Gao Xuan in private not to provoke these five families. Even with an identity from the Holy Hall, it would be of no use.

The upper echelons of the Cloud Light Star Realm's Holy Hall mostly consist of people from the five major noble families.

Finally, Yanzi also told Gao Xuan to try his best to maintain a good relationship with Yuan Youyuan. This girl is a direct lineage of the Yuan family, very talented, with a promising future.

Gao Xuan could see this even without Yanzi saying it.

Yuan Youyuan is truly just eighteen years old and has already completed Foundation Establishment, and at a very high level at that. Much stronger than Yuan Ping'an.

Such a young girl, even without a family background, is definitely a genius in the Cloud Light Star Realm.

Looking at Yuan Youyuan's speech, demeanor, dressing, and the flying car she drives, even a fool would know she is not ordinary.

Cooperating with her was fine, but he didn't need to cling to her.

The young girl is too young to make decisions for her family. On the other hand, she is very beautiful. Getting too close to her could easily result in trouble.

Most importantly, relying on a noble family means being used by the family. It's actually quite troublesome.

The hard cultivation path of Yuan Ping'an is more suitable for him. After all, as long as he learns the cultivation system at the Holy Hall, other resources are not very important.

Survive until the Golden Core, accumulate achievements, and naturally, he can progress upwards. This is the advantage of the Holy Hall. Although the competition is tough, there is a way to rise.

Gao Xuan was standing amidst the crowd, contemplating his future path, when Huang Tingdao mentioned the most important part: "The reward for the first in the trial is a seventh-grade divine crystal, the second gets the 'Pure Yang Thunder Technique', and the third is rewarded with a Celestial Essence Level Sword Box..."

The rewards for this trial were very generous, and many of the trial warriors were very young, so they couldn't help but exclaim and discuss.

The group of noble youths standing at the front maintained a composed appearance. They were already aware of these insider details. Naturally, they were not surprised.

The crowd had even prepared to coordinate, ensuring fair competition among themselves. At the same time, they also intended to work together to suppress others.

Gao Xuan was not particularly interested in anything else, except the 'Pure Yang Thunder Technique', which should be a high-level cultivation secret technique.

Getting first place was not difficult, but getting second was. Gao Xuan thought it would be better to find someone to cooperate with and take the first and second places together.

When Huang Tingdao finished speaking, numerous Paladins joined forces to activate the array, and the hundred-meter-high Divine Emperor Statue emitted a towering golden light.

Layers of fine golden runes appeared, and Gao Xuan, with a glance, saw that these runes numbered in the billions.

Countless runes connected and overlapped in an orderly fashion, communicating with the Sea of Source Power, causing the vast Source Power to circulate.

These luminous runes seemed illusory, yet like precise components, forming an intricate and precise large device.

There was nothing illusory about it; all the rune combinations were adjusted billions of times to achieve the current array.

The array represented the essence of the cultivation system, embodying high intelligence and advanced technology.

As the founder of the cultivation system, Gao Xuan felt a sense of achievement every time he saw the Alliance using the array.

No matter what the Alliance becomes, from the cultivation aspect, humanity has taken a big step forward.

In terms of height, the Alliance might not be superior to the Cultivation World. But in the same technical tier, the Alliance has already far surpassed.

The enormous array, with billions of runes operating in an orderly manner, demonstrated a beauty of precision and grandeur.

Others had too crude an understanding of runes; they could only sense the vast power of the array but could not comprehend the array's intricate operations.

The enormous array centered on the Divine Emperor Statue, and the array's power quickly reached its peak.

A deep portal opened in the void at the center of the hall, and even standing in the hall, one could sense the chilling aura emanating from deep within the portal.

Even an average person could tell the destination of the portal was very dangerous.

The many trial warriors present, who had been excited just moments before, now stood before the portal leading to Night Demon City, and everyone naturally calmed down.

Earlier, Huang Tingdao explained the trial clearly: a thirty-day trial period. Upon its conclusion, those who obtained the Evil God Fragment could pass the trial.

Night Demon City is an independent space fragment, a prison under Cyan Cloud Palace's control, housing Evil God's residual souls and his followers, among others.

Even powerful figures from the Holy Hall cannot interfere with Night Demon City. Each trial warrior could face a mortal crisis. Though it's a trial, it's extremely dangerous.

There are two iron rules in this trial: First, one must not betray the Holy Hall and collude with the Evil God. Second, trial warriors must not slaughter each other.

Huang Tingdao didn't allow the trial warriors to ponder for long; with a sweep of his long sleeves, he said, "Begin."

The trial warriors began queuing to enter. Once they stepped into the deep portal, they immediately disappeared.

Gao Xuan was almost at the end of the line. As he approached the front, he suddenly noticed Yu Ning standing by the entrance, quietly staring at him.

Gao Xuan's gaze lingered on Yu Ning's face for a moment; the fact that the other had followed him even here was indeed surprising.

The Cloud Light Star Realm was not the Twelve Star Domain; the Yu family's influence here wasn't significant. Yu Ning was truly determined to seek revenge.

Yu Ning sneered at Gao Xuan, "I'm the examiner for this trial. Don't cheat and let me catch you!"