Asura Continent

Walking up the thousands of feet of stairs, Lu Yang quickly ran into the forest and arrived at the foot of the mountain in the blink of an eye. Looking around, the forest in front of him was filled with weeds and brambles. Ancient trees covered the sky everywhere, and there were even many vine like plants among the trees. These vines were intertwined. Not to mention walking over, even if he chopped these vines, he wouldn't be able to do it within a short period of time.

He could either cut off the vines and move forward, or walk through the forest of thorns. Besides these two paths, there were no other paths.

The few hundred people in front all chose to cut down the vine. A few of them had the Universe Ring. They took out their swords from their rings and quickly chopped at the vine. However, there were just too many vines here. Cutting a vine would take a very long time, and even if he kept chopping, he wouldn't be able to finish chopping a whole piece of it in just a few days. How could he reach the opposite mountain peak before nightfall?

Lu Yang took a deep breath, clenched his teeth, and under the astonished gazes of the crowd, headed straight for the thorn forest in front of them.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were wide open. The cultivators floating in the air were also extremely surprised.

"Look! That boy is insane! He wants to pass through these brambles!"

"He has truly gone mad. With so many thorns, even if he walked over, his limbs would still be crippled."

"He's crazy, but he's smarter than all of us. If we want to reach the other side of the mountain before nightfall, that's the only way."

"..."

Voices like this rose and fell one after another. Other than a few people who were still chopping at the vines, everyone looked towards Lu Yang. Everyone held expressions of watching a good show. They all wanted to know if Lu Yang dared to run through the thorn forest, how far he could run. However, many people felt that even if Lu Yang ran towards them, he would probably stop after a few steps.

"How far do you think he can go? These thorns are not a joke. "

"I estimate that he will only take a few steps forward. When his body is covered in blood, he will come to our side."

"That's right!" "These thorns are too sharp. If I were to bleed all over, even if I were to run to the other side of the mountain, I would bleed to death."

"..."

Lu Yang had already arrived in front of the thorns. Seeing the thorny forest that was as tall as a person, he didn't even think as he quickly ran forward.

There were simply too many thorns. With every step he took, there were thorns piercing into his body. The pain was unbearable. In the blink of an eye, his clothes had been torn in many places. Some of the thorns had pierced into his body, and blood flowed from them, instantly dyeing his body red. Lu Yang gritted his teeth and forced himself to walk forward step by step.

The spectators were all stunned. They didn't expect Lu Yang to travel so far in one breath.

A trail of blood was left on the ground. Some people hesitated for a moment before following Lu Yang.

"Let's go as well."

"Are you guys crazy too?"

"You are the one who is crazy! With that brother leading the way, as long as we walk slowly, there won't be too many cuts on our bodies. "

"..."

For a time, many people admired Lu Yang. As more and more people walked over, the people who chopped up the vines also put away their steel swords and quickly chased after them.

On the high platform, Zhang Xiaodong looked at Lu Yang's back and was surprised. He said in a low voice, "This kid's perseverance is better than others, I just don't know if he will be able to last until the end."

At this moment, a cultivator flew over, clasped his fists and said, "Senior Brother Zhang, that disciple, he..."

"It's fine. Although his body is covered in blood, he can't hurt his life." Zhang Xiaodong waved his hand and said seriously, "You are responsible for following him. If he faints, immediately carry him to the alchemy lab to retrieve the medicine and apply it to his wounds." "Remember, you can't let him die here no matter what, understand?"

"Yes sir!" "En!" The cultivator replied and flew towards Lu Yang's direction.

Lu Yang ran another thousand feet and heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind him. He sneered in his heart. When he had left just now, these people had mocked and ridiculed him. Now that he had opened up a path, these people had actually shamelessly walked behind him. Lu Yang was extremely disgusted with this kind of person. He executed his Qing Gong and leaped forward, running forward at the same time.

This way, there was no straight path left on the ground. The people following behind naturally could not keep walking forward.

The youths with higher cultivations also flew over. Even when they landed at Lu Yang's feet, many parts of their bodies were still cut by thorns. As for those youths with too low a cultivation, each and every one of them were furious. They felt that Lu Yang was going too far, someone could not help but curse, "You bastard, you can't sacrifice yourself. Let us go over too!"

"Motherf * cker, I hate people like him the most. He must have done it on purpose just now."

"Exactly, he's really going too far. If I were his parents, I would have killed him when he was born."

"..."

Hearing this, Lu Yang's face darkened. He suddenly turned around to look at the person who spoke just now, and a trace of killing intent flashed across his eyes.

If they were somewhere else, Lu Yang would definitely teach them a lesson. However, they were in the forest now, so even if they went back to make a move, the immortals would stop them. If he lost the right to take the exam because of this matter, then the gains wouldn't make up for the losses. Lu Yang looked at him deeply, memorized his appearance, turned around and ran forward.

After running for about two hours, they finally reached the edge of the forest. Lu Yang's entire body was covered in blood, making him look like a blood man. Other than the fact that his head was not cut open, the rest of his body was covered in wounds. In some areas, even the bones of his bones could be seen. Lu Yang took out some medicinal powder from his bosom and spread it evenly on the wound to stop the bleeding. He then took out some gauze and wrapped it around the wound.

When the cultivators that were secretly following Lu Yang saw the scene in front of them, they were shocked speechless. They thought to themselves, "What skilled techniques, could it be that he often bled?"

Lu Yang had some powder and gauze to bandage his wounds. This would make it difficult for the people behind.

Everyone's body was also covered in blood. Although there weren't as many wounds as Lu Yang, it was still very difficult for them to walk.

However, they didn't have any powder or gauze, how could they clean the wounds on their bodies?

At that moment, the crowd finally understood why Lu Yang dared to walk into the Thorny Forest. It turned out that he had already prepared.

One of them walked out of the forest and quickly ran in front of Lu Yang. "Brother, can you give me some gauze to bandage my wounds?"

Lu Yang glanced at him. This youth looked to be about the same age as him, with a dark complexion. One could tell with a glance that he was the child of a poor family. Lu Yang took out a bottle of powder and gauze without a second thought and passed them to the other party, saying, "These are all given to you for a year. If someone asks you for them, just look after them …"

With that, Lu Yang glanced at the other party, got up and continued running forward.

The tanned youth was extremely excited. He only held onto the gauze and said: "I'm Sun Cheng, how do I address you brother?"

"If fate wills it, we will naturally meet again." After saying this sentence, Lu Yang pushed his strength to the limit and quickly left while displaying his Qing Gong.

Although the trees in front were hard to walk on, they no longer had thorns. After running for more than two hours, Lu Yang's internal energy was almost depleted. Helpless, Lu Yang only needed to absorb a little bit of the energy inside the jade wall before he stopped. Only now did he recall that there were immortals secretly following him. If they discovered the secret on his body, wouldn't it be very dangerous?

Lu Yang understood that a man's wealth was his own crime, but didn't he have a treasure jade wall with him?

These thoughts flashed through Lu Yang's mind. He remained silent for a while, touching the jade wall in his embrace and absorbing a little of the energy before he continued running forward. In this way, even if others saw him, they would still think that he used his own strength to run, and would not doubt that he had a treasure that could quickly restore his true strength.

After running for an unknown amount of time, the sky gradually darkened. Before long, it would become dark.

Lu Yang finally ran out of the forest. Ahead was a small stream. He only needed to cross this small stream and walk a few more miles to reach the opposite mountain peak. At that moment, Lu Yang felt that he was so close to a successful exam. His body no longer had any real power, and the energy in the jade wall was also completely absorbed.

Both of his legs fell into the water, causing a heart-wrenching pain. Lu Yang bit his lower lip and continued walking forward. He didn't even realize that his lips had been bitten open and blood was flowing out. The mountain peak neared, with another ten thousand feet to go. When it was still a thousand feet away, Lu Yang saw a young man standing on a giant boulder at the foot of the mountain.

This young man was Liu Yong. After he successfully arrived at the other side, he heard that someone could complete the perseverance test, so he wanted to see who that person was. When he saw Lu Yang, as well as Lu Yang's current injuries, he was also startled and said in surprise, "Little brother, you really want me to have a whole new level of respect for you. Your entire body is covered with blood, and you're able to walk all the way here …"

Lu Yang had lost too much blood and was in a daze. In addition, he was also exhausted, so he no longer had the strength to talk.

Seeing that Lu Yang did not respond, Liu Yong's face sank. He said unhappily: "Humph! This young master will soon become an immortal. If you ignore me, I won't even bother to tell you! " After he finished speaking, he felt a bit unhappy and ridiculed: "Don't say I look down on you, you scum. Even if you walk all the way here, you still won't be able to complete the perseverance test."

There was nothing else in Lu Yang's eyes as he walked forward with slow steps.

He was getting closer and closer. He was only a hundred feet away from the foot of the mountain.

But at that moment, the sky darkened and the sun returned to its last line of sight on the horizon. The entire land was shrouded in darkness. Night fell, and in the pitch-black night sky, a ray of light rapidly approached like lightning. In the blink of an eye, it landed in front of Lu Yang, transforming into Zhang Xiaodong.

Seeing Lu Yang covered in blood and relying on his amazing willpower to walk forward, Zhang Xiaodong was moved. He sighed, his mouth moved a few times, but he did not know how to speak. In the end, it became a silent sigh, "The Great Dao is ruthless, the Great Dao is merciless! The examination time is up, and you have failed... "

Liu Yong laughed complacently, then coldly snorted and said, "If I knew you would fail, even if I persisted till here, so what?" "Isn't it the same result?"

"Failed?" Lu Yang blankly looked up and glanced at Zhang Xiaodong with eyes full of unwillingness. In the end, he passed out because he was too exhausted.

Zhang Xiaodong glared at Liu Yong and snappily said, "Cut the crap and come back with me." With that, he grabbed Lu Yang with one hand and brought Liu Yong back to the high platform.

There were only six people on the high platform. Apart from one person who was still conscious, the others all fainted.

Zhang Xiaodong looked at the crowd sympathetically, and said in a deep voice, "Those losers will be sent back to Brother Ye's inn." These seven people will last until the end. First, bring them back to the sect to recuperate, and then in three days they will participate in the final round of the examination. " With that, he paused for a moment, looked at one of the cultivators, and said, "Junior brother Zhou, I'll leave this to you. If someone passes, stay behind. Those who don't, send them back with you."