The Devil King? No, Please Call Me The Immortal King Xiaoyao.

"Ugh, these fist and foot techniques are so boring. They don't look cool at all," the young boys sighed, watching the martial arts instructor demonstrating in the training field.

"Exactly! Something like the Moonblade attack is much cooler. *Swish, swish, swish*—it can take a life from ten steps away."

"Oh, right! Next class is the Moon Glow Gu usage assessment. How well have you guys practiced your Moonblades?"

"Not bad, I can fire off two or three, but my accuracy is terrible. Only one hits the straw puppet."

"Wow, that's good, man. I can only manage one."

The boys whispered amongst themselves, their minds not really present, preoccupied with the upcoming assessment.

Most of the people in the field were absent-minded, except for Yi Xin and Fang Yuan, who remained focused.

As the saying goes, Yi Xin didn't want to miss any opportunity to increase his strength. After all, he needed strength to escape Qing Mao Mountain.

The fist and foot instructor was indeed very responsible, but unfortunately, not many people were listening attentively, especially when he called people up to demonstrate. Most of the time, only Yi Xin volunteered.

Finally, to the relief of most, the Moonblade assessment began.

The clan elder of the school stood in the center of the field. With a wave of his hand, he pointed to a row of straw puppets in front and said to the crowd:

"Alright, today is the day to check your Moonblade practice results. Next, according to the list, in groups of five, come forward in order."

"Each person will release three Moonblade attacks each time. Of course, the winner of this assessment will receive a reward of ten primeval stones!"

"Oh!"

Hearing that there was a reward, the boys' fighting spirit was instantly ignited.

The first group of members walked forward excitedly.

*Swish, swish, swish*

After three rounds of attacks, only five Moonblades hit, and their power was weak. They only managed to cut a few gaps in the surface of the straw puppets.

The clan elder shook his head slightly; he was very dissatisfied. The hit rate of these people was too low, and the power was insufficient.

"You need to practice hard next. Especially you, and you," the clan elder pointed to two people in the group and reprimanded them before waving his hand, "Next group."

The two who were reprimanded walked off the field dejectedly. One of the girls even had red eyes.

Several more groups went up next, and most of them were similar to the first group.

This made the clan elder's face very unsightly.

Of course, there was a reason for such poor performance. Although there were fifty or sixty people in this class with Gu Master qualifications, most of them were grade C aptitude, and those with grade C aptitude or higher were few and far between.

Moreover, Gu Masters needed primeval stones to refine Gu, raise Gu, and use Gu.

Even with the support of their parents, it was still a considerable expense that not everyone could afford.

"Talent and resources are always the biggest pain in the hearts of Gu Masters," Yi Xin couldn't help but sigh.

"I don't have any resources myself. Only this aptitude has earned me a foothold. Strength, ah, strength. Only when my strength is high enough and strong enough will I be qualified to choose what I want to choose."

"It's finally my turn."

At this time, a stout young man walked up. Gu Yue Mo Bei's horse-like face was full of a confident smile, revealing a fierce aura.

After he stood still, he raised his hand and launched three Moonblades, all three hitting the target. Two hit the puppet's chest, and one hit the puppet's left arm, cutting off a few green grass clippings.

Such a result drew praise from the crowd below, and the clan elder's expression softened as a result.

Then, Gu Yue Chi Cheng, who was short, pockmarked, and looked a little nervous, stepped onto the stage.

He activated three Moonblades, also hitting the straw puppet's chest, cutting out three intersecting scars.

Such a result was on par with Gu Yue Mo Bei, and the clan elder specifically praised the two.

Chi Cheng walked off the field with his head held high, and Mo Bei straightened his body even more, with a smile on his lips.

However, they were now focusing their attention on Gu Yue Yi Xin. After all, Gu Yue Yi Xin had succeeded in one go during the impromptu trial that day, leaving a deep impression on the two. Therefore, they had been practicing hard at home these past few days in order to surpass Gu Yue Yi Xin in this assessment.

However, Yi Xin's name was the last on the list. Before him were another grade A aptitude: Gu Yue Fang Zheng, and the first place in the Gu refinement assessment: Gu Yue Fang Yuan.

"Gu Yue Fang Zheng," the clan elder called out the name of this group.

"Look, it's Gu Yue Fang Zheng, grade A, ah."

"He and his brother look really alike. I couldn't even tell them apart when they were offstage just now."

"That's Fang Zheng. Fang Yuan always has a cold look, and there will never be a nervous expression on his face," someone explained.

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Gu Yue Fang Zheng suddenly turned his head to look at Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan's expression was indifferent, as if he didn't care about his upcoming performance.

"Brother, just watch how I surpass you."

Encouraging himself in his heart, Fang Zheng threw out a Moonblade, but because of the tension in his heart, this Moonblade seemed to be a bit off, hitting near the neck.

The boys immediately let out a slight exclamation.

They thought that Fang Zheng did this on purpose, not hitting the easiest target, the puppet's chest, but the neck, which was a confident display of his attack skills.

Unconsciously, they looked forward to Fang Zheng's next performance even more.

Gu Yue Mo Bei and Gu Yue Chi Cheng also had slightly gloomy faces.

Only the clan elder and Fang Yuan could see Fang Zheng's mistake in the field.

"That was close!" Seeing this Moonblade, Fang Zheng exclaimed in his heart, secretly feeling lucky.

He took a few deep breaths, forced himself to calm down, and fired two more Moonblades. This time, he made no more mistakes, and both Moonblades hit the straw puppet's chest, accurately hitting the target.

This result made the clan elder nod, while Mo Bei and Chi Cheng calmed down. Fang Zheng's result was comparable to theirs, and it depended on how the clan elder scored it.

The performances of the next few groups were not very good. Not to mention surpassing Gu Yue Chi Cheng, Gu Yue Mo Bei, and Gu Yue Fang Zheng, no one even reached the same level.

"Gu Yue Fang Yuan, Gu Yue Yi Xin," the clan elder put away the list, this was the last group.

"It's Gu Yue Yi Xin, not only grade A but also tied for first in the Gu refinement assessment."

"Fang Yuan is also first in Gu refinement."

"This is interesting, one is grade A and the other is grade C."

The appearance of the two on the stage caused another shock below.

"Brother, this time is not like last time. I have been practicing hard for so long, I will definitely surpass you," Gu Yue Fang Zheng stared at Fang Yuan, pursing his lips and clenching his fists unconsciously.

Gu Yue Mo Bei looked up at Fang Yuan, then lowered his eyes, not caring much.

Gu Yue Chi Cheng crossed his arms and stared at Yi Xin.

They didn't have much interaction with Fang Yuan. The only thing that made them remember him was that he was Gu Yue Fang Zheng's brother.

On the other hand, Gu Yue Yi Xin, because of his performance at the Awakening Ceremony, left a deep impression on the two of them, and the Gu refinement results they obtained made them regard him as the strongest competitor.

As for Fang Yuan, they were ready to watch him make a fool of himself.

But Yi Xin, who was in the field, didn't think so. "Old Demon's 500 years of experience, compared to this, will definitely kill everyone. However, I never thought of getting first place. I am now standing so close to Fang Yuan, I hope to learn something from his techniques."

Fang Yuan was expressionless. After he stood still, he injected primeval essence into the Moon Glow Gu in his palm. He gently raised his palm and swiped it forward slightly.

With a soft *chi* sound, a water-blue light detached from his palm and turned into a blue Moonblade, shooting towards the straw man.

This was not the end. As the Moonblade flew, a layer of light lit up on Fang Yuan's palm again. He turned his palm and waved out a Moonblade.

The two attacks were seamlessly connected, just right, only half a meter apart in the air.

In the astonished eyes of everyone, the two Moonblades accurately hit the straw puppet's neck. In an instant, the straw man's head flew into the air and rolled a few meters on the ground.

The next moment, the audience was horrified.

This result was beyond everyone's expectations, and the clan elder was very shocked.

Fang Zheng was even more dazed.

"Fang Yuan, you have one more Moonblade, cut the straw man's chest," the clan elder prompted.

Fang Yuan's expression was still indifferent. He raised his palm and waved it gently again. The Moonblade flew out and hit the exact center of the straw man's chest.

The boys were completely shocked. They began to talk to each other, whispering, carefully discussing Fang Yuan's strength.

"The two consecutive Moonblades just now, were they activated with two primeval essences at the same time?" Yi Xin couldn't help but think.

He was standing next to Fang Yuan. When Fang Yuan waved his hand to make a move, Yi Xin had been carefully observing him.

"Yi Xin, it's your turn. You are the last one," the clan elder shouted to Yi Xin.

It was finally Yi Xin's turn. Perhaps because Fang Yuan's performance just now was so amazing, everyone had not recovered for a long time and continued to discuss Fang Yuan.

When Yi Xin stood firmly in front of the straw puppet, everyone turned their attention to him.

Yi Xin gathered his mind and ignored the noise around him. He closed his eyes and sank his mind into the aperture.

In the aperture, his primeval essence was bronze in color, almost filling the entire aperture.

"Huh? Was there so much primeval essence before?" Yi Xin was puzzled.

But he soon didn't care, after all, he was in the assessment now.

Moreover, the more primeval essence, the more beneficial it would be to his assessment this time.

With a thought in Yi Xin's mind, a torrent surged from the bronze primeval sea, and this torrent flowed along his arm into his palm, and the Moon Glow mark bloomed with light.

"One more!" Yi Xin, based on his thoughts on Fang Yuan's move just now, brought in another primeval essence.

Two primeval essences entered the Moon Glow mark one after another, but they merged with each other, and suddenly the Moon Glow mark burst into light.

"Damn, I can't separate them," Yi Xin was sweating profusely, his mind frantically tearing the fused primeval essence. But instead of dividing it into two strands, it turned into pieces.

Seeing more and more primeval essence accumulating in his palm, Yi Xin could no longer control his raised right hand.

In the astonished eyes of everyone, Yi Xin's raised right hand turned into a huge ball of light.

"Yi Xin, attack!" Seeing the opportunity, the clan elder immediately shouted.

Yi Xin's eyes sharpened and he gritted his teeth and threw it out. A nearly circular ball of light flew quickly towards the straw puppet.

The ball of light was not flying fast, and just as it was about to touch the straw puppet, its interior seemed unable to maintain stability, and suddenly burst open.

Dozens of small and fast Moonblades shot out, cutting every part of the straw puppet's body like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, and even the surrounding land was cut out with deep knife marks. For a time, dust rose everywhere.

The clan elder waved his hand gently, dispelling the smoke and dust, and a burst of exclamations sounded.

The clan elder took a breath of cold air.

The straw puppet that was still intact just now was now fragmented, with a large number of straw ropes scattered on the ground. The limbs and head were nowhere to be found, and even the bricks around the straw man were full of deep knife marks.

"I announce," the clan elder's voice sounded, in an unquestionable tone, "First place, Gu Yue Yi Xin!"