Chapter 392: Xiao Han's Test

"Lord Beiming, will that Elder Xiao you speak of agree?"

At this moment, in front of Beiming Longkun, who was being complained about behind his back by Xiao Han, a young figure stood respectfully, his eyes filled with unconcealable worry.

"I can't guarantee that, old man." Beiming Longkun shook his head like a rattle-drum, then glanced at the clearly disappointed blue-haired youth, Bing Yu, and said in a serious tone:

"Don't be dissatisfied, kid."

"That guy's strength is not something an ordinary Elder can compare to."

"If it weren't for your grandfather lowering his pride to beg me, I wouldn't go and touch his bad luck."

"Besides, he is likely the only one you can find right now."

"And only he..."

Unlike his usual lazy and casual self, Beiming Longkun spoke with a solemn tone as he gazed at the descendant of his old friend,

"Can allow you to possess sufficient power in a short period of time."

"But there is a prerequisite for this..."

Changing his tone, Beiming Longkun shook his head and said, "You need to obtain his approval or produce something that can move him."

Upon hearing this, Bing Yu pursed his lips. Coming to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to seek help from Beiming Longkun this time was under his grandfather's guidance. According to his grandfather, although Beiming Longkun's strength was barely passable and he had not even stepped into the Earth Sovereign realm, due to the long lifespan of the latter as a divine beast, he had extensive connections and might have a way to help his clan overcome the crisis.

The facts were indeed so; Beiming Longkun did not disappoint him and did recommend an existence capable of solving his problem.

For Bing Yu now, no matter how harsh the conditions were, as long as he could produce them, he would absolutely not refuse, because he no longer had any room to refuse.

The only difficulty was whether that person would wade into these muddy waters.

And the answer to this question would be revealed tomorrow.

………

The next morning.

The ten students for the Spiritual Academy Tournament pre-selection, having received advance notice from Dean Taicang, gathered early in front of an inconspicuous small courtyard deep within the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

And then...

They stood for three hours, and in the blink of an eye, it was noon. The scorching sun roasted everyone; however, as all of them possessed cultivation, naturally there was no major harm, but waiting for several hours truly made some people impatient.

To them, the Elder mentioned by Dean Taicang was far too arrogant. They had come under the orders of Dean Taicang, and as geniuses capable of participating in the Spiritual Academy Tournament, they were actually being kept outside the door. This Elder certainly had a personality!

However, what surprised many was that Bing Yu, who was at the head, was still standing steadily, motionless, with no trace of impatience on his face.

The clever ones among them had already realized something and hurriedly put away their strange expressions, becoming quiet.

After all, as the youngest, strongest, and most talented among these people, Bing Yu was usually arrogant and imposing. To be able to make him so obedient, this Elder must not be a simple character.

Thus, another few hours passed, the setting sun gradually had its figure covered by the horizon, and dots of stars hung in the night sky.

Just when everyone thought they would have to stay like this all night, a playful voice entered their ears,

"It seems you all still have some patience!"

Xiao Han's tone was somewhat surprised; he had thought these young boys and girls who hadn't experienced much hardship would have just left. Now it seemed that was not the case.

"You may come in." The tone was flat, but if someone were by Xiao Han's side at this moment, they would notice the corners of someone's mouth curling up slightly, nakedly ill-intentioned.

However, these simple children were clearly unaware of Xiao Han's tactics. Having stood like statues for an entire day, they visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, pushed open the wooden door in front of the small courtyard without suspicion, and filed into the courtyard's perimeter.

The moment they stepped into the small courtyard, the surrounding environment changed abruptly.

……

Bing Yu frowned and looked at the surrounding scene. At this time, he had become a lone man, and the few people who had accompanied him were nowhere to be found.

The vast snowfield was boundless. Reaching out to catch the falling snowflakes, the bone-chilling cold transmitted from his palm made him astonished. Being able to make him, a descendant of the Ice Spirit Clan, feel cold was not a simple matter.

Just at this moment, Bing Yu's expression changed abruptly, and he instantly left an afterimage in place. The next instant, a thick arm suddenly burst out from the position where Bing Yu had disappeared in the snowfield.

"Hoo~"

Bing Yu looked at his previous position with lingering fear and let out a long breath. That momentum was truly terrifying!

Then he frowned deeply. By now, even the stupidest person could guess that this should be the test given to him by that mysterious Elder Xiao, but he was still clueless as to the form the test would take.

At this time, a voice suddenly entered Bing Yu's ears, answering his doubts,

"Defeat the opponent in front of you, and that matter can be discussed."

Upon hearing this, Bing Yu felt a surge of joy in his heart, but this joy did not last long before it instantly froze on his face.

As Bing Yu was thinking, the owner of that giant hand had already slowly crawled out from the snowfield. When he caught a glimpse of this creature's full appearance, he knew he had been happy too soon.

The Ice Snow Giant's size of several hundred zhang made Bing Yu appear as weak as a chick in front of the other party. However, this was the norm for humans when facing spirit beasts. The real reason for Bing Yu's loss of composure was that this Ice Snow Giant's aura was far beyond his own Tongtian Realm Late Stage, and even ordinary powerhouses who had passed the Physical Tribulation were far inferior.

And the culprit who made Bing Yu so troubled was currently watching the light screen in front of him with the look of someone watching a good show. The ten distinct areas exactly encompassed the performance of all the students in the snowfield.

And the bald old man in linen robes beside him wore a bitter expression, "I say, what are you doing dragging me over here?"

"I, this old man, am still busy!"

"Busy?" Xiao Han glanced over slightly, "Beiming, are you sure?"

The two had become familiar with each other over these two years, so Xiao Han naturally omitted the last two characters of the name, and his words did not hide his emotions in the slightest.

"Are you going to say again that that kid has nothing to do with you?" Pointing to the scene on the light screen where Bing Yu was, Xiao Han's tone was indignant,

"Say it with your hand on your heart!"

Upon hearing this, Beiming Longkun actually touched his own chest where his heart was with great seriousness, and with extremely shameless earnestness, nodded and said:

"Really, nothing."

Seeing Xiao Han silently take out his spear that was chillingly cold, Beiming Longkun hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "I only recommended you; whether you agree or not depends on your own thoughts."

His tone was quite urgent; otherwise, he feared he would be thrown into a cold storage. He knew that Xiao Han had a hobby of collecting ingredients. Over the past two years, this Xiao fellow had scavenged countless spirit beast corpses, and there were even a few corpses of divine beasts.

All were slaughtered on the spot and then frozen and stored with Spirit Power. The high-level members of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, including himself, had enjoyed them quite a bit. However, when the target became him, Beiming Longkun clearly would not feel it was very pleasant.

After Xiao Han put away the spear, Beiming Longkun felt as if he had been granted an amnesty, secretly wiped the sweat from his palms, and changed the subject:

"Are you sure you want to let that kid take care of this opponent that is comparable to the Spiritual Energy Tribulation?"

The Spiritual Energy Tribulation and the Tongtian Realm Late Stage were two small realms apart. Even with the bonus of Bing Yu's Ice Spirit Clan bloodline, it would definitely not be an easy task to deal with this opponent.

"That is none of my concern," Xiao Han stretched his back and said nonchalantly.

"If he wants me to take him as a disciple, he must demonstrate his talent."

"Otherwise, why would I offend the Ice Spirit Clan, which is renowned throughout the Great Thousand World?"

"It is the main branch of the Ice Spirit Clan!" Beiming Longkun corrected him.

"The main branch?" Xiao Han glanced sideways at the serious Beiming Longkun and said in an unfriendly tone, "You know about the main branch too?"

"Don't you know the difference between the main branch and the branch clans?"

Hearing this, Beiming Longkun felt a bit sheepish; he knew the gap between the two all too well. The branch clans far outnumbered the main branch, but when it came to top-tier combat power, the main branch could crush the branch clans into the dirt. The Ice Spirit Clan's only Heavenly Sovereign Ancestor was precisely from the main branch.

However, Xiao Han did not dwell on it and turned his gaze back to the light screen, suddenly saying in surprise:

"This kid is actually pretty good!"