Chapter 1577: Lin Qianxue

"Ended in half a minute?"

"Three alien races used their Life Core techniques right away? How are we supposed to fight!"

"Too monstrous! This isn't an exam—it's a massacre!"

"......"

The war generals who had previously held some confidence now wore grim expressions, their eyes filled with shock.

In normal battles, one proceeds gradually—first probing, then going all out.

But this exam is different—it starts with deadly, life-or-death moves!

How are we supposed to play this?

A sense of despair spread through the crowd.

Many eight-star war generals who had once been confident now felt a heavy shadow settle over their hearts.

Yet amid this oppressive atmosphere, one person grinned, barely holding back a laugh.

Joel.

He stood among the Godslayer Martial Temple's ranks.

His bald head gleamed oily under the starlight, his eyes blazing with unhidden excitement.

Whether he himself could pass no longer mattered.

What mattered was that Xu Jingming—the man he hated with every fiber of his being—and that icy Lin Qianxue were about to suffer terribly!

Six nine-star war generals? Nine nine-star war generals?

Just imagining the scene made Joel feel utterly at ease.

He could already see Xu Jingming obliterated into ash in the virtual universe, humiliated and eliminated.

"Serves them right! Think you can flaunt it? Think the Sovereign is harmless?" His face brimmed with satisfaction.

The exam continued.

One war general after another stepped forward, linking their consciousness to the virtual universe.

Then, in the holographic projections, scene after scene of fierce battles unfolded—some with stubborn resistance, others with swift collapse.

Few passed; many were eliminated.

The atmosphere on the square grew increasingly solemn.

Soon, it was the Godslayer Martial Temple's ace, Ross, who stepped forward.

The rock-like, stoic man rose slowly, instantly drawing every eye in the arena.

"Ross is up!"

"He's a top-tier nine-star war general—this exam should be nothing for him, right?"

Under the crowd's gaze, Ross walked forward and connected his consciousness to the virtual universe.

As a top-tier nine-star war general, he was undeniably powerful.

Not only did he last over ten minutes, he slaughtered all three nine-star war generals.

"Whoa! All three slain! No wonder he's the Godslayer Martial Temple's ace!"

"So strong! Is this what a top-tier nine-star war general can do?"

"Even at intermediate proficiency in the Killing Art, his power is this immense!"

"......"

The crowd murmured in awe.

Though others had passed before, they'd all merely endured the ten minutes.

Ross was the first to achieve such a direct, lethal slaughter.

Amid the murmurs, Ross slowly removed his helmet, his rock-like face still expressionless.

He walked back toward the Godslayer Martial Temple's ranks, pausing slightly as he passed the Eternal Star Alliance's group.

His gaze swept over Lin Qianxue's cold, exquisite profile and the calm face of Xu Jingming beside her.

A low voice spoke:

"Though the odds are minuscule, I hope you both pass the exam."

"Otherwise, this Starfall Secret Realm will be too dull."

The provocation in his words was unmistakable to anyone.

"Just wait and see."

Lin Qianxue didn't even lift her eyelids, replying coldly.

Xu Jingming remained expressionless, saying nothing.

Yet inside his mind, the succubus little girl Vila exploded in outrage.

"Aaaah! He's so arrogant!"

"We've got to show him something fierce later! Smash that stone face to pieces!"

"Let him know who the real ace is!"

Vila's spectral form stomped her feet, her heart-shaped tail lashing furiously.

"Relax."

Xu Jingming showed little reaction. "Just a jumping monkey."

Indeed, opponents like Ross—

In these three months, he'd slain at least three or four of them.

The exam continued.

After the shock Ross had caused, the subsequent exams returned to their brutal tone.

Another hundred-plus passed, and nearly half of them still couldn't endure the ten-minute ordeal.

Those who passed mostly barely held on; no one else replicated Ross's counter-killing of the entire field.

After a while, the voice of the Nine Swords Dominator sounded.

"Next, Lin Qianxue of the Eternal Star Alliance."

Swish!

All eyes instantly fixed on the tall, coldly beautiful figure.

"Lin Qianxue! She left with Xu Jingming for three months—how far has her cultivation come?"

"Facing six Nine-Star War Generals? Even if she was top-tier to begin with, this is too hard."

"Ross barely managed to slay three just now—six? It's almost certain death."

"......"

Murmurs rose, almost no one believed she could succeed.

Joel crossed his arms, a blatant sneer on his face, waiting for a spectacle.

Lin Qianxue's expression was icy, deaf to the surrounding murmurs.

She only looked at Xu Jingming and said: "Young brother, I'm off."

"Sister, go for it," Xu Jingming grinned.

Lin Qianxue gave a slight nod, then stepped forward with her long, shapely legs to the testing position, linking her mind to the virtual helmet.

Instantly, she arrived in the virtual universe.

In the same desolate asteroid belt.

Space rippled, and six figures radiating terrifying ferocity appeared simultaneously!

Two demons, two demon races, two insect races!

Their terrifying auras intertwined, causing the entire asteroid belt to tremble!

Vast killing intent surged like a tangible tidal wave, crushing down on the lone silver-white figure at the center!

"You're all waiting to laugh at us—but what do you even know?

No one who hasn't lived with Young Brother can understand his talent and teaching ability."

Lin Qianxue's gaze grew colder.

Facing a lineup that would make any Nine-Star War General despair, she parted her crimson lips, her icy voice echoing across the entire starry expanse:

"Killing Domain—activate."

Boom—!!!

From her center, dark red light exploded like a supernova, instantly engulfing a hundred kilometers in every direction!

Illusions of mountains of corpses and seas of blood materialized out of thin air, countless souls wailing and shrieking.

Cold, savage, despairing lethal energy filled every inch of space!

Killing Domain! A complete realm only attainable with advanced proficiency in the Killing Combat Art!

"What?!"

"Killing Domain?! Lin Qianxue has awakened the Killing Domain?!"

"How is this possible! Only three months!"

"......"

On the plaza, gasps erupted like thunderclaps!

Everyone stared wide-eyed, unable to believe the blood-red world in the holographic projection!

Even the Nine Swords Dominator seated high above showed clear surprise for the first time.

"It's not just the Killing Domain! Her killing aura is terrifyingly dense!"

A war general with sharp perception cried out:

"How many alien races has she killed? In only three months—what did she go through?!"

In the virtual universe, the instant the Killing Domain activated:

The six Nine-Star War General aliens, poised to pounce, froze in unison!

Their crimson or dark eyes simultaneously filled with fear and confusion.

As if trapped in an endless sea of blood and corpses, their assault slowed.

Now!

Lin Qianxue's beautiful eyes flashed with lethal intent, and her slender form moved instantly!

Her black spear hummed and trembled, becoming a cold blade that tore through the blood moon, striking first at the nearest horned demon!

She wasn't just proving herself—she was proving to everyone that Young Brother's teaching was the best!

"Die!"

Lin Qianxue's spear lashed like a dragon, her killing aura surging like a tide!