The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

"Peak Master of the Twenty-Four Peaks, Xue Qianlong!"

"Such a chilling aura. Her understanding of the Frost Mysteries has deepened."

"Luu Kuang, Zhang Qin, Xue Qianlong... Among the Seventy-Two Peaks, aside from the prodigies who have already become Law Enforcers, the strongest have all arrived."

"No, don’t forget, the First Peak hasn’t arrived yet."

Luu Kuang watched Xue Qianlong approach through the sky, a glint flashing in his eyes. He smiled, "It seems Peak Master Xue’s strength has grown yet again. Congratulations."

"Yes."

Xue Qianlong nodded indifferently. Suddenly, something caught her attention, and she cast her gaze into the distance. The expressions on Luu Kuang and Zhang Qin’s faces also grew solemn.

"Haha! The Law Enforcer exam! I, Ling Zhan, have arrived!"

A wild, domineering, and completely undisguised aura erupted, sweeping over the crowd. As they felt its power, their expressions soured slightly.

The crowd looked over and saw two men and a woman slowly approaching.

The woman was stunningly beautiful, her expression serious. Of the two men, one was frivolous and the other wildly arrogant. This domineering aura emanated from the latter.

The trio stood proudly in the sky. Aside from Bai Li, whose expression remained unchanged, both Ling Zhan and Jiang Yun looked down below, their faces filled with undisguised contempt!

"It’s the First Peak!"

"Bai Li, Ling Zhan, Jiang Yun... the Three Prodigies of the First Peak!"

"All three of them are at Celestial Human Perfection, and their combat power is even greater than that of an ordinary Half-Step King. I knew they would come."

"Just like that, our chances have dropped significantly."

"It looks like the new Law Enforcers will be chosen from among them. We might as well treat this as a chance to gain some experience and try harder next time."

"Hmph. The position of Law Enforcer... I’m determined to get it!" As the crowd looked up at the Three Prodigies in the sky, some marveled, some sighed in dismay, and others were filled with War Intent.

"Tell me, who among these people could withstand ten of my moves?"

At that moment, Ling Zhan laughed wildly, his tone filled with undisguised arrogance.

But Luu Kuang, also a defiant man, was not one to accept such a provocation. With a raised eyebrow, he took a step forward as a powerful aura erupted from him!

"And you? How many of my moves do you think you can take?"

Hearing Luu Kuang’s defiant words, the corner of Ling Zhan’s mouth curled. "Peak Master of the Eight Peaks," he said coldly. "I’ve long heard of your arrogance. Seeing you today, it seems the rumors are true."

"The feeling is mutual."

"The Law Enforcer exam hasn’t started yet anyway. Let’s exchange a couple of moves first!"

As his words fell, Ling Zhan clenched his fist and threw a punch. A majestic Qi Force condensed, seeming to form a mountain range that came crashing down!

"Ha! A fine strike!"

A defiant glint shot from Luu Kuang’s eyes. With a deep shout, his True Essence surged, and gusts of wild wind swept out like a storm, meeting the mountain-like fist head-on.

In an instant, the two immense energies collided, making the very air tremble!

Qi Force swept out, and the clouds churned!

The Martial Artists who were closer hurriedly circulated their True Essence to defend themselves.

Luu Kuang’s chest tightened, and he couldn’t help but take two steps back. In contrast, Ling Zhan, high in the sky, remained wildly arrogant, and his gaze toward Luu Kuang now held a hint of fervent War Intent.

"Luu Kuang, your strength is not weak. You are worthy of being defeated by me!"

"Hmph."

Luu Kuang snorted coldly, his gaze turning somewhat grim.

’Even though I don’t want to admit it, that last exchange showed that Ling Zhan’s strength is a cut above mine. The difference isn’t huge, but it’s definitely there.’

’The Three Prodigies of the First Peak truly live up to their reputation.’

Zhang Qin’s expression remained composed, but inwardly he was unsettled. ’We’re both at Celestial Human Perfection, but our different levels of insight into the Mysteries create a gap in combat power. Ling Zhan’s understanding of the Mysteries is a cut above Luu Kuang’s. I’m afraid he’s on par with me, if not better.’ Gazing at the Three Prodigies, his wariness deepened.

Xue Qianlong’s gaze flickered over the Three Prodigies before shifting to a point in the distance. A trace of surprise appeared on her icy face.

In the distance, a figure in white was slowly approaching through the sky.

The crowd also noticed this figure. Many prodigies would come to participate in the Law Enforcer exam, so this itself was nothing strange. But there was something odd about this person.

In fact, they hadn’t been this surprised even when the Three Prodigies arrived.

It wasn’t that the newcomer’s Cultivation was too high. On the contrary, it was too low.

One had to know, every Martial Artist who dared to participate in the Law Enforcer exam was a genius from Kunyun Palace. The lowest Cultivation among them had reached the Celestial Human High Rank Realm.

But this person who was now arriving only had a Cultivation of Sky-Controlling Perfection!

Sky-Controlling Perfection?

You’ve got to be kidding. Someone like that came to participate in the Law Enforcer exam.

Could he have been just passing by? No, that can’t be it. Unless something major happened, the Kunn Mountain Golden Summit isn’t usually open. Who would just be "passing by"?

"Holy shit, Sky-Controlling Perfection Cultivation."

"Don’t tell me he’s here for the Law Enforcer exam."

"He’s coming. He’s heading for the Golden Summit."

"It’s true that the Law Enforcer exam has no Cultivation restrictions, but for someone at Sky-Controlling Perfection to dare to participate... should we say he’s bold, or just delusional?"

"Amazing, amazing. This must be the Martial Artist with the lowest Cultivation to ever attend the Law Enforcer exam. I’ve really seen something today. Interesting."

The crowd discussed amongst themselves, their reactions a mix of contempt, ridicule, and curiosity.

But Luu Kuang’s expression shifted, and he couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice, "Qin Ya!"

"Qin Ya?" Zhang Qin, who was standing beside him, overheard and asked curiously, "Luu Kuang, is that the newcomer who gave you so much trouble recently?"

"That’s him."

Luu Kuang snorted coldly. He was also a bit surprised that Qin Ya was participating in the Law Enforcer exam, but he didn’t feel the other man was unqualified. He had fought him before and knew that his combat power was so strong it could hardly be measured by common sense.

"Hey, kid, are you lost?"

At that moment, Ling Zhan glanced disdainfully at Qin Ya. To him, a Martial Artist at Sky-Controlling Perfection was no different from an ant; he could crush a whole group of them with a single palm strike.

"Lost?"

Qin Ya saw the disdain in Ling Zhan’s eyes and smiled faintly. "If this is where the Law Enforcer exam begins, then I’m not lost."

"The kid really is here for the Law Enforcer exam."

Jiang Yun, one of the Three Prodigies, was surprised at first, but then he burst out laughing. "Haha, that’s hilarious! He actually dares to participate?"

The disdain in Ling Zhan’s eyes grew even heavier.

Seeing their reactions, Qin Ya wasn’t annoyed and just smiled faintly.

But seeing his smile, Ling Zhan became inexplicably furious. A violent aura erupted from him as he said coldly, "Kid, this is the Law Enforcer exam. It’s not something you can join just by saying so. If you want to participate, first you have to take a palm strike from me."

"Is that one of the rules?" Qin Ya asked indifferently.

"No. I just thought of it."

As his words fell, Ling Zhan gave a deep shout, his True Essence surging as he threw a palm strike!

The Palm Qi was immense, like a mountain range crashing down. Before the palm even arrived, its sheer pressure kicked up wild winds around Qin Ya, and the ground beneath him began to crack.

But Qin Ya just smiled indifferently. He raised his palm, and endless Thunder surged forth as a towering inferno blazed, both converging into a blast of Thunder-Fire Palm Qi that he fired!

The two streams of energy collided, erupting violently, stirring the wind and clouds and kicking up smoke and dust everywhere.

When the dust settled, Qin Ya stood in his white robes, utterly spotless.