Chapter 145: Trial Ends

Chapter 145: Trial Ends

In the valley, students from the Three Martial Academy gathered. They had not dared to venture out during this time, as encountering ghost beasts would almost certainly mean their death.

Of course, for Qin Yun, a few ghost beasts were nothing but weaklings. He and Xiao Yuemei had killed them by the hundreds.

During this period, Du Gui also guided the students of the Three Martial Academy in cultivating their mental energy.

When Qin Yun returned, he saw Xie Wufeng testing his mental energy. He could make thirty flying spirit stones levitate, a significant improvement.

At that moment, all the students were very curious about how many ghost beasts Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei had hunted.

The students of the Three Martial Academy were extremely afraid of ghost beasts, so they guessed that Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei hadn't killed many, otherwise, they wouldn't have returned early.

"Killing five ghost beasts would be pretty good!"

"Xiao Yuemei is quite skilled; if she were with the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy, she would definitely be the top student there."

"Following Qin Yun isn't bad either; at least she got a storage bracelet. I want one too..."

The students watched as Qin Yun walked into the Martial Arts Square, whispering among themselves.

Xiao Yuemei and Qin Yun both wore tight black clothes, which were clean and neat. They walked close together, looking like their relationship had improved significantly.

Upon returning, Xiao Yuemei's clear and beautiful face carried a faint coldness, making her look like an icy beauty.

Qin Yun secretly rolled his eyes. He knew Xiao Yuemei was actually a very mischievous wild girl.

In the Yunlong Mountains, she had been cheerful and lively all day long. Her little mouth was either talking or eating, completely different from how she appeared now.

"Coincidentally, the Ling Martial Academy people are back!" someone suddenly said, and everyone looked toward the cave entrance leading into the valley.

Qin Yun saw six very disheveled young men return, covered in blood and looking terrible.

The students of the Ling Martial Academy, who were originally very proud, had lost their arrogance. Upon returning, they collapsed on the ground, their faces full of fear.

In contrast, Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei were clean and composed, as if nothing had happened. The stark difference was too great.

"Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei must have just gone for fun and didn't hunt any ghost beasts."

"Right, the Ling Martial Academy students must have hunted a lot."

"Weren't they seven? Now only six, did one... die?"

The students of the Three Martial Academy shuddered involuntarily. Even those with strong mental energy could die inside, let alone them.

The vice-dean and teachers of the Ling Martial Academy had already gone over to treat the injuries. Du Gui watched from the side, frowning. "You shouldn't be so badly injured. How many ghost beasts did you kill?"

"Eighty!" the captain of the Ling Martial Academy said.

The students let out a chorus of admiring exclamations!

To them, killing eighty ghost beasts as a group was incredibly impressive, because if it were them, they would only be killed by the ghost beasts.

"Xiao Yuemei, Qin Yun, what about you?" Du Gui asked.

"Two..." Xiao Yuemei said.

"Twenty? Not bad!" Du Gui smiled slightly. "That's fine..."

"Two hundred and forty-five!" Xiao Yuemei huffed.

"What? Two hundred and forty-five!" Du Gui's eyes widened in disbelief.

The injured students of the Ling Martial Academy, who were being treated, suddenly stood up.

The captain exclaimed, "Impossible! You're only two people, how could you kill so many ghost beasts?"

Xiao Yuemei sneered, "Don't be so surprised. We just didn't feel like killing more; otherwise, two thousand wouldn't be a problem!"

She took out a large bag and looked at the Ling Martial Academy students with a cold, triumphant gaze. "To store more ghost beasts, Brother Yun even refined a storage spirit item inside it!"

She handed the storage bag to Du Gui and continued, "Teacher Du, please release all the ghost beast corpses inside."

Du Gui took it and was immediately stunned. He then took a deep breath and threw out all the ghost beast corpses, piling them into a small mountain.

There were various sizes of ghost beast corpses, mostly crows, followed by other types of ghost beasts.

"These are indeed ghost beasts, with their characteristic ghostly aura," Du Gui confirmed, still finding it hard to believe even after seeing it with his own eyes.

The students of the Three Martial Academy were even more astonished!

To them, ghost beasts were terrifying creatures, yet Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei had managed to kill over two hundred.

Xie Wufeng, Huo Zhong, and Murong Daren, however, were not surprised, as they knew Qin Yun's capabilities.

"Teacher Du, to be honest, we encountered a large number of ghost beasts. Since I can fly, it made it easier to kill them," Qin Yun said solemnly. "I think something significant has happened in the Yunlong Mountains, causing the ghost beasts to appear in large groups."

The students of the Ling Martial Academy, with fearful expressions, said, "Teacher Du, we also encountered ghost beast groups several times and could only run away... One of our companions died while fleeing."

Du Gui nodded and said, "We'll wait for the students of the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy to return. For now, I'll inspect the ghost beasts you've killed."

The captain immediately released their ghost beast corpses, which indeed numbered eighty, but compared to Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei's, it was far less.

"In five days, if the students of the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy haven't returned, Xiao Yuemei and Qin Yun will be declared the winners," Du Gui said, looking at the two piles of ghost beasts with concern.

Qin Yun walked toward the cave, intending to return to practice, but was stopped by Guo Cheng.

"You are not allowed to wander around. You must stay within the square and avoid contact with anyone. This is to prevent you from being possessed by evil spirits, so we must monitor you for at least seven days," Guo Cheng said loudly to Qin Yun.

Du Gui's face was serious as he nodded. "Yes, the evil soul will attach to a human body and cause changes within seven days, the most obvious being the skin turning black."

Hearing this, the students nearby scattered like they were avoiding a plague.

"Qin Yun and his group have no injuries; it’s too suspicious!"

"If he’s a ghost beast, he’ll be eliminated immediately, which would be a good thing!"

Some people hoped Qin Yun was a ghost beast because they were all very jealous of him.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei sat in the Martial Arts Square, patiently waiting.

Dean Bai was also beside Qin Yun, ready to control him if anything happened, to prevent Guo Cheng from taking advantage of the situation.

Five days passed quickly for Qin Yun; he could spend some time meditating and it would fly by...

When the fifth night arrived, Guo Cheng of the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy couldn’t sit still anymore, pacing back and forth in the Martial Arts Field, extremely anxious.

If their team from the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy didn’t return by dawn, Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei would be declared the winners.