Chapter 862: Unending Danger

Seeing that the others were unmoved, he nodded and said, "Come with me, to the Teleportation Array."

Li Qingyun led them to the Teleportation Array and emphasized the test rules again.

"At the center of the Dark Night Test Field lies a great Sect's Teleportation Array. That spot is a safe zone; no one may take action there. When you get there, you can use our Qian Long Academy's Teleportation Array to return here."

The test lasts fifteen days. You may only arrive on the final day; arriving early or late counts as a forfeit.

As long as you endure fifteen days, you pass. No other requirements. As for hunting others, act according to your ability.

Seeing that everyone understood, Li Qingyun spoke again, "Now, put on your armor, bring out your weapons and treasures! Many are slain the instant they are teleported!"

Li Qingyun reminded them to make preparations beforehand.

"It begins once we go in?" Ye Liuyun was startled, quickly put on his shapeshifting armor and held a flame in his hand.

Almost everyone had armor ready. After donning it, they all produced their artifacts and treasures.

Pets may be released only after entering; otherwise they would be split by the teleportation.

Once they were ready, Li Qingyun scanned them and then ordered them onto the Teleportation Array.

"You will be teleported to different locations. Good luck; may you all come back alive!"

After Li Qingyun finished, he signaled the Elder watching the Teleportation Array to activate it.

The Teleportation Array here didn't make Ye Liuyun feel particularly dizzy. He only sensed his feet lift off the ground briefly, as if floating.

When he landed again, he found himself in a dim canyon, surrounded by dense forest and mountains.

"Swoosh!"

A cold flash streaked toward him, a Short Sword flew straight at Ye Liuyun's chest, but his armor blocked it.

"It starts now?" Ye Liuyun broke out in cold sweat.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense instantly activated, scanning the surrounding terrain.

Simultaneously, his Golden Pupil opened, gazing toward the direction the Short Sword came from.

"Two. No, three!" Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil quickly detected three people concealed in the darkness, all lying in ambush nearby.

He had already entered a person's attack range.

However, that person missed the blow, then crouched low behind a large rock.

Had it not been for his Golden Pupil's ability to see through, he would not have detected these people.

Each of these individuals bore treasures that shielded Divine Sense detection; the Divine Sense could not perceive them.

"They hide very professionally! Yet they don't seem like assassins, wearing garments from different Sects. They must be seasoned hunters!"

Ye Liuyun sized up the three, speculated on their identities, and weighed his options.

"Ice Demon Tiger, Ghost Butterfly, get ready to work! You two stay back; I'll send the man in, and you finish them off!"

Ye Liuyun used his Divine Sense to order Ice Demon Tiger and Ghost Butterfly to emerge from the Xuan Kong Shi and await battle inside the Storage Ring.

The three surrounding him were not high in cultivation: one at Yin Yang Jiu Zhong, the other two at Zhaohua First Level.

Ye Liuyun prepared to use his Cross‑Space Golden Pupil to shift them all into the Storage Ring, entrusting Ghost Butterfly and Ice Demon Tiger to kill them.

Ice Demon Tiger, after many days of cultivation, not only recovered his True Essence but also smoothly advanced to the First Level of Life‑Death Realm, becoming a Respect‑Rank ferocious beast.

After making the arrangements, Ye Liuyun acted, first shifting the nearest individual into the Storage Ring.

Once inside, the person was seized by the oppressive aura of Ghost Butterfly and Ice Demon Tiger; his Soul was annihilated by Ghost Butterfly, and his Physical Body's core was extracted by Ice Demon Tiger.

Their coordination was flawless, each taking what they needed.

The two ambushers behind were stunned, not grasping what had occurred.

Then the second individual was also shifted by Ye Liuyun into the Storage Ring and likewise slain.

The remaining individual instantly sensed danger, turned and fled.

Yet even at his speed, he couldn't outrun Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil; Ye Liuyun employed his Golden Pupil and Spatial Power to translocate him into the Storage Ring, assigning Ghost Butterfly and Ice Demon Tiger to handle him.

The Storage Rings on the corpses were all taken off.

Ye Liuyun had also prepared a dedicated Storage Ring for holding corpses.

Afterwards, he walked alone toward the valley's exit.

He did not release Ice Demon Tiger or Ghost Butterfly, fearing that others would sense the Respect‑Rank aura and stay away.

Just as he was about to exit the gorge, he suddenly sensed danger for no apparent reason.

This sudden intuitive sense is a trait he acquired after attaining the Yin‑Yang Realm, and it sharpens as his power increases.

So he hesitated not a moment, instantly slipping into the void.

"Boom!"

His front foot had just entered the void, and the spot he had occupied was blown into a massive pit.

Then a Black Shadow darted rapidly out of the gorge.

"There's still someone here; why didn't my Golden Pupil notice?" Ye Liuyun stared at the Black Shadow, realizing it had no substance, only a shadow.

"What's happening?" Ye Liuyun, curious, immediately pursued from the void.

After covering some distance, the Black Shadow concealed itself behind a large tree, then revealed its true form: a middle‑aged man clad in black, at Zhaohua First Level.

Though his face was masked, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil still discerned his features.

"He's likely a genuine assassin! Otherwise he wouldn't possess such advanced invisibility," Ye Liuyun surmised.

The Black Shadow also sensed someone observing it, scanned the surroundings, but saw no one.

For safety, he vanished again, turning into a shadow, fled a great distance, then halted.

Yet he still felt unsafe. "What's going on today?"

While he was puzzling, a sudden powerful spatial suction tried to drag him away.

He was startled, vanished again. Ye Liuyun's Space Translocation technique failed, moving nothing.

"Huh? This invisibility is impressive!" he thought, amazed, and gave chase.

That Black Shadow, at this moment, began to sprint again.

Ye Liuyun tried to attack the location of the Black Shadow's body with spirit‑energy arrows, but they passed straight through, having no effect on the Black Shadow at all.

"Try attacking the Black Shadow?" Ye Liuyun thought, and launched a wide‑area attack on the Black Shadow.

A rain of spirit‑energy arrows covered the Black Shadow's body and its shadow.

Sure enough, this attack was effective. The Black Shadow let out a wail, and many bloodstains seeped onto the ground.

"It seems the way to defeat these assassins is to attack their shadows!" Ye Liuyun found the key.