The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

"Heh, this second test was really something else. I was besieged by sixteen Celestial Human Realm Perfection Beast Kings. Heh, almost didn’t make it out of there."

Ling Zhan chuckled, a hint of arrogance in his tone. But Jiang Yun, who was beside him, heard this and the corners of his lips curled into a flippant smirk. "Just sixteen Beast Kings?" he said airily. "I single-handedly fought a Fire Flood Dragon in a volcano that was on the verge of becoming a true dragon."

"Bai Li, what did you run into?"

Jiang Yun turned his gaze to Bai Li, only to see her pretty face was cold and stern, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment as she stared at the white-robed figure in the distance.

He followed her gaze, and his pupils contracted instantly.

At that moment, the atmosphere grew solemn. The gazes of Jiang Yun, Zhang Qin, and the others were all drawn to the white-robed figure in the distance. That person was Qin Ya!

"He... actually passed."

Ling Zhan’s tone was no longer condescending. He reined in his arrogance, his expression turning grave, his gaze filled with deep apprehension and... shock!

The others were the same.

They knew just how difficult the second test of the Law Enforcer exam was.

They had used every trick in the book and still nearly failed. But Qin Ya, a mere Sky-Controlling Perfection Martial Artist, had passed just like their group of Celestial Human Perfection experts.

This was... inconceivable!

’I can’t believe he made it through.’

’Truly shocking. I absolutely can’t underestimate him.’

At this point, no one looked down on Qin Ya any longer. They now saw him as an opponent on their own level, and their hearts were filled with gravity.

"Six of you. The perfect number."

The magnificent voice rang out again, speaking with indifference.

Just then, Ling Zhan stepped forward and pointed at Qin Ya. "I have a question. This kid is just a Sky-Controlling Perfection Martial Artist. How could he possibly pass the test?"

Hearing this, the others also focused intently.

Clearly, they were just as confused.

"There is no ’how.’ He passed because he had the ability to. And I can tell you that what he faced in the Divine Thought Illusion was far more dangerous than anything you encountered. Now, do you have any other questions?"

Astonishment flickered across everyone’s faces.

Wasn’t this just a roundabout way of saying that Qin Ya was stronger than them?

They were all proud and arrogant individuals. While they didn’t doubt the voice’s answer, they couldn’t help but feel indignant. Staring at Qin Ya, their eyes blazed with War Intent.

"The final test of the Law Enforcer exam will now begin."

As the voice faded, the six of them glowed with light before vanishing from the grand hall.

When Qin Ya reappeared, he was in a vast, empty space. Standing before him, a slightly puzzled expression on his face, was Jiang Yun, one of the "Three Prodigies of a Peak."

"Defeat your opponent to become... a Law Enforcer."

Hearing this, the two men abruptly turned to face each other.

Jiang Yun’s expression was still flippant, but inwardly, he didn’t relax or underestimate his opponent in the slightest. "Kid," he said, feigning casualness, "I’ll let you make the first move."

"Oh? In that case, I won’t be polite."

Qin Ya, spear in hand, gave a faint smile. His figure blurred, moving so fast that he appeared before Jiang Yun before the latter could even react. His long spear quivered, and a sky full of flames surged forth, endless spear shadows emerging from within the inferno.

’This speed...’

Jiang Yun’s pupils contracted. Relying on his Divine Thought to predict the attack, his figure shot backward, dodging Qin Ya’s Spear Technique. Immediately, his True Essence surged, and he struck out with his palm!

The Palm Qi was like a mass of soft water. Qin Ya’s brow furrowed slightly as he too threw a palm strike. His Thunder-Fire Power converged and slammed into the Palm Qi. To his surprise, the soft, water-like Palm Qi stubbornly held against the Thunder and Fire, then slowly began to corrode it.

"A little interesting."

Qin Ya smiled faintly, then his long spear swept out, its attacks as dense as a torrential downpour.

Jiang Yun let out a low grunt. His water-like Palm Qi, carrying its corrosive properties, blasted forward. But he saw Qin Ya’s footwork shift, and in the blink of an eye, he had changed position to evade the Palm Qi!

’Not good!’

Jiang Yun’s pupils contracted. His True Essence erupted, and boundless Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi began to surge. Streams of soft Qi Force shot out from all around his body like raindrops.

CLANG! CLANG...

The spear shadows layered over one another, striking the Qi Force and producing clanging sounds as if hitting solid iron. For a moment, the sound was as incessant as rain drumming on banana leaves.

’Oh, so it not only has corrosive properties, but also the feel of refined steel.’

’What a peculiar Mysterious Power.’

Qin Ya smiled faintly, his expression unhurried. His footwork was fluid and effortless, and relying on his supreme speed, he was in a virtually unbeatable position.

’Such troublesome speed.’

The flippant look on Jiang Yun’s face slowly vanished. With a flash of light, a longsword shimmering with a faint cyan glow appeared in his hand. His aura immediately condensed, giving off a sharp edge, yet within that sharpness was a sensation as gentle as water.

Qin Ya’s spear quivered, producing a flurry of shadows. But as Jiang Yun wielded his longsword, the flowing Sword Light exerted a strange pulling force on Qin Ya. The force wasn’t powerful, but it caused his Spear Technique to deviate from its intended path again and again.

His eyes narrowed. His True Essence surged, and his Thunder-Fire Power erupted!

But just as he broke through the pull of the soft Qi Force, that same force suddenly became incredibly hard, like refined steel. Each and every move now carried a formidable power, and every blow sent a massive force traveling up the shaft of his spear.

The force was so strong that Qin Ya had to erupt his Qi Blood Power just to maintain his grip on the spear. His heart grew stern. ’These "Three Prodigies of a Peak" are no ordinary opponents.’

CLANG! CLANG!

In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged over a hundred moves.

Both possessed skills refined to the point of perfection. One’s Spear Technique was as swift as a Ghostly Charm, the energy within it shifting unpredictably between thunder, fire, wind, and ice. The other’s style was by turns unyielding and supple, laced with corrosive power. For a time, they were perfectly matched, fighting to their hearts’ content.

The two clashed with a palm strike, each forced back by the impact.

"Interesting... Thunder, Fire, Ice, and Wind!"

"Since we started fighting, you’ve displayed four different energies that you can seemingly fuse together. And each one carries the same mysterious fluctuation. It’s clear you’ve comprehended a single Profound Mystery... a Top Profound Mystery!"

"My comprehension of Profound Mysteries has long since reached the Second Heaven. The Top Profound Mystery you’ve comprehended is clearly only at the First Heaven, yet even so, I’m unable to gain a decisive advantage over you. Top Profound Mysteries are truly extraordinary."

Jiang Yun chuckled softly, a trace of respect in his voice.

’A peerless prodigy who can comprehend a Top Profound Mystery is truly something else,’ he thought. ’To think he could fight me on even footing for this long with only a Sky-Controlling Perfection cultivation.’

But then he smiled. "However, I must be the one to win this fight."

As his words fell, the Primordial Qi around him surged, instantly condensing a hundred-zhang-tall Dharma Aspect. The Dharma Aspect enveloped Jiang Yun like a suit of armor. From within it, he laughed. "Even if your talent is peerless and you’ve comprehended a Top Profound Mystery, you still can’t defeat my Dharma Aspect. You should just give up."

Hearing this, Qin Ya chuckled softly. "That remains to be seen."

Spear in hand, Qin Ya gathered the four energies of thunder, fire, ice, and wind, forming a mighty Power of Nature. With majestic force, he thrust his spear, sending it toward Jiang Yun’s Dharma Aspect with terrifying power. Amidst a thunderous BOOM, smoke and dust filled the air. But Qin Ya’s brows furrowed slightly.