Chapter 1026: I report, someone is breaking the rules

Never before have I heard of a sect, when opening the mountain to recruit disciples, having its own disciples step forward to block the way.

He glanced at the stone steps, where Dao Yi Shengdi disciples wore smiles, then doubtfully looked at the more than ten stewards above in the sky.

Seeing the doubts in these youngsters' hearts, the leading steward smiled and said.

"In the first round of the examination, those who reach the summit pass, but during the process my Dao Yi Shengdi disciples will launch surprise attacks, so you must guard against them all the way."

"Of course, to ensure fairness, only my holy land's outer door and menial disciples will make a move this time."

Huh???

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Pride's faces all changed, their mouths twitching—"Damn it, the holy land's disciples are ambushing us; what twisted bastard came up with this idea?"

"And you talk about fairness, letting only outer door and menial disciples strike—where do you see any fairness in that?"

You should know that, in Dao Yi Shengdi nowadays, even the outer door disciples have at least Golden Core Stage cultivation, with many at Purple Mansion Stage.

As for them, most can only reach the Meridian Passage Stage at best, after all, given their age, they're at most equivalent to the menial disciples of Dao Yi Shengdi.

Just moments ago they thought it simple, but now each Heavenly Pride felt as nauseous as if they'd swallowed a fly.

Moreover, even if your cultivation is high, you damn well still have to play sneak attacks.

Everyone in the Human Race knows Dao Yi Shengdi's movement technique is the best—its disciples have either perfected or reached the transformation level, and yet you still want to play dirty?

Seeing the Heavenly Pride's faces turn extremely grim, the steward above in the sky added.

"Of course, methods are unrestricted in the process; aside from not harming lives, you may use any means to pass, including but not limited to talisman seals and formation disks."

Huh???

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Pride, whose spirits had sunk to the bottom, instantly regained their expressions—"We can use talisman seals and formation disks? Then that's easy to say."

You should know that any Heavenly Pride daring to come to Dao Yi Shengdi definitely has some background.

After all, without any background, at their age they would have zero hope of passing the examination.

Although it may sound unfair, the starting point truly matters.

Hearing the steward's words, the Heavenly Pride regained confidence, even many directly took out the talisman seals and formation disks they carried, and with renewed confidence headed up toward the summit.

Seeing this, the stewards smiled without speaking, merely thinking to themselves, "They're still too young."

They thought using talisman seals and formation disks would solve everything, but the steward's earlier words made it clear these youngsters didn't really understand.

Having taken just a couple of steps, this time the Heavenly Pride didn't even see a shadow of the Dao Yi Shengdi disciples—only a dark blur shot past; upon focusing their eyes, the young Heavenly Pride stared wide‑eyed.

"Holy shit, talisman seals................"

It gave the Heavenly Pride no chance to react; the talisman seal exploded outright, and those who had just crawled up here tumbled down the mountain once again.

"How can talisman seals be used?"

"That's a violation."

"Why can talisman seals be used to attack?" The Heavenly Pride stared dumbfounded, their gazes unanimously turning to the stewards above in the sky, clearly demanding an explanation.

Regarding this, the steward who had just spoken, his smile undiminished, said.

"I just said, means are unrestricted; this rule applies to everyone equally."

Huh???

I did indeed say that just now, but now...... you damn well aren't restricting even the opposing senior brothers?

"We can use talisman seals and formation disks; can they too?"

The Heavenly Pride went numb; they had thought there was hope, but now damn it, there's nothing at all.

Aside from movement technique, everyone in the Human Race knows that from the Holy Lord and Peak Master of Dao Yi Shengdi down to even the damn janitors, they're all damn sneaky.

Talisman seals and formations, they're even more adept at playing dirty.

For a moment, gazing at the winding stone steps, the Heavenly Pride fell silent.

"Are you really holding a disciple‑recruiting summit opening, or are you deliberately making things hard for us? Damn it, can this even succeed?"

At first glance this rule seems truly without restrictions, everyone free to play, appearing quite fair.

"When you're damn unrestricted like this, in the end aren't you just restricting us?"

Yet the chance to join Dao Yi Shengdi is right before them, and the Heavenly Pride don't want to give it up.

I'd heard before that Dao Yi Shengdi's demands are the highest, but I never expected them to be this insane.

No wonder the rumors say Dao Yi Shengdi's people have filthy hearts; damn it, sure enough, for a mere mountain‑opening disciple recruitment, you can play this dirty?

The Heavenly Pride were unwilling to give up, but only then did they gradually come to know what it feels like to wish they were dead.

Even if their movement technique is superb, and they're adept with talisman seals and formation disks, we'll just be careful.

But damn it, who would have thought these guys would also set traps?

One scion of a great family, considered among the elite of the Heavenly Pride.

Relying on his treasures, he barely managed to rank among the front and reached the mountainside.

But suddenly a chill rose from under his feet; lowering his gaze, his hairs stood on end.

"This........... hidden formation disk........ and........ damn third‑grade talisman seal."

He went numb; under his stunned gaze, the talisman seal beneath his feet emitted a faint glow, then with a boom he shot skyward and crashed hard down to the mountain base.

The talisman seal wasn't an attack type; it was merely an ordinary third‑grade vibration seal.

That Heavenly Pride was merely shaken off, actually suffering no serious injury.

But while his body was unharmed, what about the damage to his spirit?

Dusty and disheveled, he rose without regard for anything else; that Heavenly Pride immediately looked up at the stewards in the sky and roared, eyes full of grief and indignation.

"Senior, it's a violation—I report, someone's violated the rules, they set a trap."

But in response, the steward's reply was.

"Not counted."

"This isn't a violation? He set a trap—it's a trap."

As if hearing something unbelievable, this Heavenly Pride's eyes widened round, his voice full of grief and indignation as he roared, 'This damn thing isn't even a foul?'

But the steward still firmly shook his head.

'I just said it earlier: besides harming one's life, any other means can be used, so traps are naturally no problem.'

'I.... you.... this....'

Upon hearing that, this Heavenly Pride opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't utter a single word.

Just his mindset had already collapsed.

'Is this damn thing an entrance exam? Who designs traps in their entrance exam?'

All one could see was this Heavenly Pride's eyes dull, as if he had lost his soul, head down, shaking his head as he spoke.

'Not a foul, heh, not a foul, how could it not be a foul? Why isn't it a foul?'

Obviously he was struck down, even the traps appeared; looking at the winding stone steps ahead, this Heavenly Pride only felt that this road seemed endless.