21 You just need to run?

[Updated] [Rewritten]

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Huan's POV

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Thank God! I managed to come in time. Well, I will have to thank the Angel for rescuing me again!

I heard from the elder she asked to wait for me. She's truly an Angel!

But I heard she said 'my brother'. She must have accepted me as her brother!

Then, I will call her big sister from now on!

The guide said to follow him. In the meantime, I will have a chance to express my gratitude.

But why that thug, no...

The Scarface brother didn't come with me?

Or did he know that he couldn't pass the exam?

Well, let's not think about it.

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Everyone who passed the first test was now following the guide.

Xu Luli and Huan were also among them. Xu Bao left as he failed the test.

Xu Luli suddenly asked Huan. "Why did you come late?"

"We came late because we ran a lot of time. The way was really far!" Huan replied as he recalled how much they spend running.

"What? Too far?" Xu Luli asked in confusion. "The distance wasn't that long though. One can arrive in just an hour even when walking from our place."

"What?!" Huan's eyes opened wide. He was dumbfounded. "But he said… he said…"

{He clearly said it was really far and we ran for at least two hours,} Huan thought. {Oh, no! He fooled me!}

{That thug!} Huan cursed him internally.  What would happen if he couldn't take the test? He didn't want to think about it.

{But I think he fooled me because I said some mean things to him… I will apologize to him later…} Huan relaxed and noted down to apologize to the scarface brother later.

"What did he say?" Huan heard Xu Luli's concerned question and his expression changed into an awkward one.

"No-nothing!" He didn't want to upset the Angel. After all, she saved his life.

"Then, why my brother didn't come, wasn't he with you?" Xu Luli asked again.

"Well, he came with me… But he didn't enter the exam arena and just left." Huan explained what happened. "I asked why but he didn't reply."

"Did he say anything for me?" Xu Luli asked.

"Well, he said you shouldn't worry about him and just focus on the test. Then he will be happy for sure if you pass the test..." Huan replied.

{I think he didn't want to enter because he can't pass the test…} While Huan thought something else in mind.

"Right… he is always like that…" Xu Luli muttered under her breath, her head down.

Huan didn't seem to hear her. {Now is the time to show my gratitude to her!} Because he was thinking about how to express his gratitude to her.

"Angel, No, Big Sister Luli-" He encouraged himself and started speaking. But...

"This is the test arena for the Physical Test." The guide announced that they have arrived. Huan's voice was overshadowed by the guide's.

That's why Xu Luli couldn't him clearly.

"What are you mumbling about? Follow the guide. We have arrived." Said Xu Luli.

"That, I… I, I wanted to say..."

"What?" Xu Luli looked at him annoyed. "Let's go.'

"I… Ok, sister, forget about it!" Huan decided to talk about it later.

But he sighed in disappointment since he lost the ideal chance to express his gratitude.

Xu Luli tilted her head at Huan. She was confused yet again.

"This is where you will take the test. The elder will announce the rules to you."

"Takes this bracelet and wears it. It will prevent you from using spirit power." He spoke while giving each participant a blue bracelet with spirit circles drawn to them. "Good luck."

Then the guide left them leaving them alone on their own.

"EEEEK!"

The Gate they entered just entered closed suddenly startling everyone.

The test area was a large open area and it was surrounded by giant walls. There were three gates. One was where they came in and the other two were located vertically to each other, as they were the points of a triangle.

"Where is there elder though?"

"Yes, where is the elder?"

They looked everywhere but couldn't see the elder. So they started to question each other.

"I'm up here."

Suddenly, they heard a loud voice from above.

"My name is Ye Heng and I'm the Hall Master of Beast Hall. I'm the elder in charge of the test."

They looked at the top of the wall where the gate was located. There, they saw a man that was in his forties.

"Whoa!"

"He is the elder Ye Heng."

"I heard he is at the 3rd level of the Spirit Grandmaster Stage!"

"Wow, is he that powerful?"

"Yes, he is a very powerful cultivator."

People started to talk about the elder.

"Quiet!" A loud voice shut everyone up.

"You didn't come here for chit-chat." Elder Ye Heng spoke while observing their reactions.

"Now, I will announce the rules. First and foremost, nobody is allowed to use their spirit power. The only thing you need to do is run and not be eliminated while running." Elder Ye Heng spoke as a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

"What running is he talking about?"

"Why shouldn't we be eliminated?"

"EEEEEK!" At this moment all three giant gates opened at the same time, creating a loud voice enough to attract the attention of the people.

"Why did the gates open?"

"I don't know."

"Maybe we need to get out of here?"

~Grrr!

~Awoo!

~Arrrr

Several loud voices of ferocious beasts echoed through the arena.

Then, hordes of beasts started to enter from all of the doors.

"What, wild beasts?"

"There are a lot of them!"

"We are doomed!"

"Weakest of them are at least at the 2-grade!"

"There are also one or two spirit beasts..."

"What?"

The participants were terrified. They didn't know what to do, they wanted to save their only life.

Some of them tried to use their spirit power as soon as they saw the wild beasts.

"You can't use spirit power."

"That bracelet works."

But all of them failed in the end.

The elder Yu Heng who was observing them above smirked after seeing the situation below.

{Hmph, scardey cats! They can't be a powerful cultivator with this mindset.} He thought in dissatisfaction.

"You only need to run from these wild beasts. You can fight them if you want but can you defeat them though?" His voice spread through the examinees.

Then he laughed out loud when he saw the faces of cultivators. They were saying probably thinking it was "Impossible!".

"First, those who took off the bracelet will be eliminated. Because as soon as you took them off you will be transported outside of the arena."

As soon as he said it some of the cultivators stopped their actions as they were about to take off their bracelets.

"Secondly, who was injured severely or received a critical injury will also be eliminated." He lifted his second finger.

"Lastly, good luck saving your life! Nobody will save you from this."

As soon as he finished his words everybody started running from the beasts.

There were some who tried to fight the beasts but they were instantly overwhelmed by their numbers. So they were eliminated instantly.

While some of the examinees gave up the test as they cared about their life.

Some of the people who weren't confident about their fighting abilities also quit.

The Physical test wasn't a physical test anymore.

The Test started with chaos.