The eastern part of the Black Soul Mountains belongs to the Soul Sect.

Lei Kuangfeng, the deputy head of the 36th hall of the Soul Sect, was tall and had a stern face. His stern eyes stared at the disciples standing in a row in front of him.

"Something happened in Hei Ya City. The hall master went to Hei Ya City this morning, so I will be the one to supervise this assessment." Lei Kuangfeng glanced at them and said in a deep voice: "You are the 100 most outstanding disciples among the 30,000 disciples of the 36th Hall! The future of our 36th Hall, and even the entire Soul Sect, depends on you. You are worthy of being proud!"

"However, only twenty people will be able to participate in the sect-wide competition in three months. Today is the first round of the assessment. If you want to participate in the sect-wide competition, show your abilities!"

In front of him were one hundred Soul Sect disciples, and it was obvious at a glance that they were the younger generation of disciples. However, their profound energy was very astonishing, with nearly 60% of them in the late Divine Origin Realm, and the remaining 40% already in the Divine Soul Realm. The strongest few were already close to the middle Divine Soul Realm.

To be able to achieve such an accomplishment at the age of less than sixty years, he is definitely an impressive and top-notch genius in the lower star realm.

They are the top 100 among the tens of thousands of young disciples in the 36th Hall of the Soul Sect. They are the top among the younger generation in the entire Hei Ya world.

"The rules have been made very clear. You only have two hours." Lei Kuangfeng held up two fingers. "Within two hours, no matter what the results are, you must come back here. If you exceed two hours, even for a moment, you don't have to come back. Go back to the sect directly. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" All the disciples responded in unison.

"Okay! The test begins, go ahead!"

At Lei Kuangfeng's command, all the disciples quickly dispersed and their figures soon disappeared in every corner of the Black Soul Mountains, while Lei Kuangfeng stayed where he was, closing his eyes and resting.

A moment later, a Soul Sect disciple slowly walked forward in the valley between two low mountains. As a young disciple in the Soul Realm, he had a lot of pride and the qualification to walk alone.

He sensed the aura of a mysterious beast not far ahead, slowly approaching... but he didn't realize at all that, only five feet away from him, there was a figure that his spiritual sense couldn't detect, and even his eyes couldn't see. As he moved forward, the invisible figure silently raised a short blade as small as a blue butterfly.

Ding!!

The not-so-strong, or even weak, profound energy suddenly erupted, and then disappeared in a moment so short that it was not even noticeable. The Soul Sect disciple felt an itch on his neck, as if he had been bitten by a mosquito, and subconsciously reached out to slap it, and then his vision suddenly shifted...

His head fell flat from his neck, and he didn't even have time to show fear on his face, let alone utter a scream.

As the profound energy was released instantly, Yun Che’s figure also appeared. He quickly pointed his finger backwards, and the body of the Soul Sect disciple who was still standing there suddenly formed a thin layer of ice. Before the blood and energy could disperse, it was already sealed.

Yun Che did not even look back. He took two steps forward and his figure disappeared into the air again.

At the beginning of the valley, the second Soul Sect disciple appeared. He saw the headless corpse with a look of shock. Just as he was about to rush over, a ray of cold light suddenly shot out from the air on his right, cutting his throat with one blow!

In another direction, four Soul Sect disciples were walking together. Yun Che hid himself on a rock more than ten feet high, his cold eyes fixed on these four people.

He was confident that he could assassinate people below the Divine Tribulation Realm with Broken Moon Shadow and Butterfly Sound Blade without making any noise or danger. But it was only suitable for assassinating people who were alone. If there were more than one person, it would be possible to kill them in an instant without being noticed. If there were two people, it would be a bit difficult for three people, and it would be too difficult for four people... After all, these were not ordinary disciples of the Soul Sect!

When the four of them came to Yun Che’s sight, he did not move. Instead, he suddenly appeared, and two points of scarlet-gold flames ignited in his cold pupils.

An invisible soul force enveloped the surroundings.

Illusionary Realm——Red Butterfly!!

The four Soul Sect disciples stopped at the same time. They looked forward, gradually straightening their eyes. In their pupils, they all reflected the shadow of a red butterfly flapping its wings and flying.

"Did you see it? It's a butterfly like fire." said a disciple of the Soul Sect.

"Nonsense, of course I saw it. But this is the first time I see this kind of butterfly. Could it be some kind of fire spirit?" said another Soul Sect disciple, looking at the red butterfly flying "in front of his eyes" and not noticing anything unusual.

"How could there be fire spirits here? Oh, another one... and a dozen more. Strange, where did they all come from?" As he spoke, he was completely unaware that his eyes were getting straighter and his voice was getting weaker.

"It seems... more and more... more and more... more and more... more and more..."

The flaming red butterflies flying in the sight increased from one to two, and then in a trance became more than ten... hundreds... thousands... until they filled the entire field of vision, the entire world... In the end, there was no trace of the red butterflies in the sight, only a blazing flame.

And when the flames went out, the fire of their souls was also burned out.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The four Soul Sect disciples fell down one after another within two breaths like four wooden stakes blown down by the wind. Their deaths were exactly the same... Their expressions were dull, their pupils were wide open, but without any luster, only a grayish white.

However, their bodies are still emitting the breath of life, their blood is flowing normally, and their hearts are beating evenly... but they will never wake up.

Yun Che's figure also disappeared again at this moment, approaching the next target invisibly.

The Red Butterfly Domain, the power of the eighth level of the Golden Crow Burning World Record. It is the second spiritual domain that Yun Che possesses after the Dragon Soul Domain. But the difference is that the Dragon Soul Domain is a kind of extremely powerful soul deterrence, while the Red Butterfly Domain is far less domineering than the Dragon Soul Domain, but it is more cruel and ruthless - soul burning!

What's even more terrifying is that it releases the Golden Crow's flame power through the soul, and there is no external release of the Golden Crow's flame power. As long as it is properly controlled, it can be done silently!

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There was still nearly an hour before the end of the assessment, but Lei Kuangfeng suddenly opened his eyes.

He felt something was wrong.

The mountain area before him was surprisingly quiet. There were no shouts from the disciples, no roars from the mysterious beasts, and even every breeze that passed by his ears was extremely clear.

An inexplicable feeling of uneasiness suddenly arose in his heart. He flew up and released his spiritual sense quickly, but he did not detect the breath of any disciple for a long time.

The uneasiness in his heart suddenly magnified, and he quickly flew to the depths of the mountains. He glanced below and finally sensed several breaths of life at a certain moment... But then, his pupils shrank and he flew down.

Six people, all lying on the ground with their bodies stretched straight, their eyes wide open, but no pupils could be seen. Their breathing and breath were extremely weak, and there were no scars or blood on their bodies, but they were all motionless, as if they had no souls.

“This…what’s going on!?” Lei Kuangfeng was horrified, then he suddenly turned over and stood up, releasing his profound energy, and roared, “Who! Who dares to plot against my Soul Sect! Get out here!!”

His roar spread far and wide in the mountains, but there was no response.

As the ice melted, the blood energy that had been blocked began to dissipate rapidly. Following the blood energy, Lei Kuangfeng found the bodies of the disciples one after another. The deaths of these disciples were exactly the same, with their heads and bodies separated, and the fractures of the heads and bodies were smooth as if they had been polished.

However, the expressions on the heads rarely show fear, some even look calm.

As for the disciples whose heads were not cut off, their eyes were all wide open. Their bodies were still alive, but their consciousness had turned into nothingness.

As his fear grew, six... ten... thirty... sixty... a hundred...

The bodies of the one hundred disciples were all found, not one was spared! !

However, he never noticed any unusual sounds or auras, nor did he hear any voice transmissions from his disciples.

The only explanation was that these disciples, whether acting alone or in groups, were all killed in an instant, and without a sound! Otherwise, even if it was only half a breath, if any of the disciples made a slightly loud scream, he would have noticed it.

What was even more terrifying than an instant kill was that to kill a Soul Realm disciple instantly, even if he was a Divine Tribulation Realm disciple, he would have to use more than 50% of his strength. And this level of strength was not too far away, so even if it was immediately restrained after being released, there was no reason for him not to notice it.

But, all one hundred disciples died suddenly, and he was totally unaware of it!

This unknown fear made Lei Kuangfeng's scalp numb. A chill ran wildly along his spine... Impossible! There was no way this could happen. Could it be a ghost... a ghost?

"Who! Get out here if you dare! If you dare to provoke our Soul Sect, just wait for your entire clan to be exterminated!"

Lei Kuangfeng roared wildly while spinning his body quickly in the air. Under the seemingly astonishing momentum of his roar, there was actually trembling and fear.

If these were just ordinary young Soul Sect disciples, it would be fine. But... these 100 Soul Sect disciples who died strangely were not ordinary disciples, but the 100 most outstanding disciples of the 36th Hall to which he belonged. For the 36th Hall, and even the entire Soul Sect, it was an extremely huge loss.

The most direct consequence is that in the subsequent sect-wide competition, their 36th hall will be directly relegated to the bottom, and the younger generation will no longer have anyone to look up to.

Under the coldness and fear in his heart, his forced momentum quickly collapsed. He grabbed two disciples and flew quickly towards the headquarters. When he flew to his previous location, he suddenly felt a strong scent of ape blood.

Right at the place where he had closed his eyes for an hour before, two rows of large blood words were printed:

One hundred thousand black souls, a blood sacrifice for the wood soul!

——Lingyun.

The blood was flowing, and it was obvious that it had just been written, but he did not sense the presence of any breath, either just now or now.

Lei Kuangfeng felt his body begin to tremble uncontrollably. He took out a piece of Xuanying Stone and printed the image of the bloody words on it. However, he dared not roar anymore and instead rushed towards the sect for his life.

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