Damn, I turned into a monster

Chapter 243, page 241: What the heck?

A tremendous light shone brightly in this ocean of metallic hydrogen, turning the already incredibly bright space into an incandescent white.

Wang Wu was only a first-rank master and could not do anything as terrifying as his master Yin Shenli or Prime Minister Qin, such as stagnating events or bringing an entire space to a state of heat death.

He couldn't even traverse hundreds of thousands of light-years in an instant, let alone...

Well, it's best to avoid saying things that diminish your own prestige. At least in this place, Wang Wu's strength is still outstanding.

Beating up these cloud beasts wouldn't be a problem at all...

'poof'

A muffled thud, accompanied by the sound of something piercing flesh—regardless of where the sound came from—Wang Wu, who had just killed a cloud beast, turned to look at Pei Wuji, whose chest had been pierced, and asked in confusion:
"Oh, how did you die?"

Pei Wuji didn't speak, only showed a look of astonishment, and then slowly fell backward... Okay, no.

Because immediately after asking that question, Wang Wu vanished from his original spot. Then, several small swords pierced towards his location; if he hadn't dodged quickly, he would have suffered the same fate as Pei Wuji.

In this area, candidates are free to attack each other without any restrictions. While things are relatively peaceful on the outer layers, the closer one gets to the inner layers, the higher the chance of conflict breaking out.

Those candidates who can reach this level are basically only those cultivators with extremely strong abilities. Even if they are not that strong themselves, with the magical treasures provided by their families, they can often easily break through Wang Wu's defenses.

Having grown accustomed to lording it over everyone on Tianyuan Star, let's just say this for now, regardless of whether we actually did or not.

Having grown accustomed to lording it over others in that place, and to the presence of ordinary, weaker individuals far inferior to himself, Wang Wu naturally needed time to adapt to being suddenly placed in a place where he could find people of equal or even greater strength.

In this respect, Wang Wu is much better than Pei Wuji.

Although he seemed to be daydreaming the whole time, with his eyes occasionally wandering, when the two were ambushed by other cultivators, Wang Wu reacted before Pei Wuji and dodged the attack.

They even had time to ask Pei Wuji what was wrong.

Of course, Pei Wuji was not really dead. The magic sword stuck in her chest was not fatal at the moment, and Wang Wu had already removed it.

"My magic sword!!!"

As Wang Wu pulled the magic sword from Pei Wuji's chest and put it into his pocket, another cultivator elsewhere also paled and exclaimed in surprise.

But then, Wang Wu appeared in front of him.

The magic sword was embedded in the cultivator's chest; it was a magic sword he had refined with his life essence for many years, connected to his soul. When Wang Wu took it away, in that instant, he completely lost all connection with the magic sword.

When the magic sword returned, and he reconnected with it, the sword was already deeply embedded in his chest, leaving him stunned in place.

"Oh dear, how come you died too?"

Wang Wu released his grip, watching the cultivator disappear before his eyes. This was the protective mechanism of the examination admission tickets on the candidates' bodies; when a potentially fatal attack was detected, the admission ticket would instantly activate and block the attack.

Even if the attack isn't blocked, the damage will be significantly reduced, and the test-taker will instantly begin repairing the injured person's body, keeping them alive, and then teleporting them to the medical station that is already on standby at the rear for treatment.

This is the super technology possessed by an interstellar-level fantasy civilization—incredibly advanced and incredibly convenient.

Of course, the cost is also very high.

This also shows how wealthy and powerful the Qionglan Sect is. You should know that these small cards look ordinary, but they contain great secrets and are very technologically advanced.

And its cost, despite its seemingly high price, is actually not expensive at all... well, it certainly doesn't look expensive.

However, there are indeed technical hurdles, even if the cost isn't high. But considering that the Qionglan Sect recruits hundreds of millions of cultivators in this star field every hundred years, the cost becomes quite high.

She turned and flew towards Pei Wuji, who was sitting cross-legged in the air, circulating her qi to heal her injuries. She hadn't been killed by that sword strike, although it was partly due to Wang Wu channeling his qi into her when he took out his flying sword. But the fact that she wasn't killed instantly by the sword on the first strike was something Wang Wu hadn't anticipated.

This woman is quite plump, which makes sense, since she is indeed quite plump.

Wang Wu didn't say anything, but walked over and placed his hand on her chest before continuing to circulate his qi.

Of course, in this place, his transfer of energy wouldn't be perceived as him using his own 'life energy' to help the other person. Even so, it still made Pei Wuji's heart race and his mind race.

After all, they had already taken a liking to each other, and now they were treated like this, and then they were saved. You know, if they were eliminated here, although they could still pass the assessment, their rating would definitely not be as high.

Although it wasn't low, considering she killed several cloud beasts, especially those living at this depth, it was enough to prove her strength.

Even if he leaves now, he should still be guaranteed a top-tier rating, but since he's already here, Pei Wuji still wants to give it a shot.

Now, feeling Wang Wu continuously channeling Yin-Yang True Qi into his body, Pei Wuji's heart was filled with emotion, yet it was also constantly expanding and contracting.

Like her... well, nothing.

"Please, please! Just give it to me once! Please! Fellow Daoist Wang! Please!"

Of course, such words were never spoken. No matter how much one tries to suppress their feelings, it's still very difficult to say them out loud.

After sending away the cultivator who had launched the sneak attack, Wang Wu could still feel at least dozens of pairs of eyes staring straight at him. There were quite a few people who could come here, after all, there were probably hundreds of thousands of cultivators on that ship.

Of the hundreds of thousands of cultivators, only a few dozen have managed to reach this place, at least in his area; the proportion is still very low.

"Done yet?"

After transferring his inner energy to the other party for a while, Wang Wu released his hand and looked at Pei Wuji, who was still somewhat unsatisfied and seemed to be thinking about something. Wang Wu asked.

"Huh? Okay, all done!"

Pei Wuji reacted quickly, immediately opening his eyes and nodding vigorously at Wang Wu, "Thank you so much, fellow Daoist! Thank you!" "We're teammates, it's only right." Wang Wu waved his hand, then looked around. For some reason, those gazes just stood there watching, showing no intention of attacking.

Unbeknownst to him, in another place, the infirmary where the exam was being held, several cultivators stared at the empty beds in front of them and fell into silence.

As for the reason, it's quite simple: that was supposed to be the wounded person who was stabbed in the body by Wang Wu with the other party's sword, and then sent over after activating the admission ticket.

But at this moment, where the wounded man should have been lying, there was only a sword left.

Other than that, there is nothing.

This is certainly not because he was caught up in some real disaster and disappeared, but because he is already dead.

Yes, he's dead.

Wang Wu's original "Hey, how did you die?" was just a joke; he often made such jokes when he was online back in his hometown.

But now, it has become true.

Cases of cultivators attacking each other and causing death during the examination period occur every year, though not frequently. While such incidents are not encouraged by the Qionglan Sect, they are permitted and do not result in any punishment for the students.

But, but.

There are exceptions to everything, and there are special circumstances for everything.

Wang Wu is now facing that special situation.

This person comes from an extraordinary background.

Soon, news of the Lin family's heir's death during the assessment reached the Qionglan Sect and also the group of high-ranking Qionglan Sect cultivators in charge of the assessment.

So, just as Wang Wu and Pei Wuji were descending into the ocean of metallic hydrogen and about to reach the true surface of the planet, Wang Wu disappeared.

Because of the series of events that had happened before, Pei Wuji was now completely afraid to speak to Wang Wu, and simply followed behind him silently. Along the way, the two encountered some cloud beasts, but they were quickly dealt with together.

The closer they got to the star core, the stronger the star beasts they encountered became, but their size kept shrinking.

It is said that the mother beast released by the Qionglan Sect for this exam resides in the star core, guarding its nest. Wang Wu and his companions, in order to obtain the cloud beast's egg, must first kill the cloud beast.

As for whether killing a large number of cloud beasts every hundred years will lead to a sharp decline in the species' population, the answer is that there are still many cloud beasts, many in the wild and even more in captivity.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to worry about this issue, and it is not something that Wang Wu and his group should be concerned about.

Especially for Wang Wu, who was swimming in an ocean of liquid hydrogen, he suddenly found himself in an unfamiliar place.

"Wang Wu."

The moment he appeared there, several voices rang out.

The Lin family is an important clan in this star field, and every year a large number of Lin family members enter the Qionglan Sect.

Moreover, the Lin family wields considerable influence within the Qionglan Sect, even though they have never produced a sect leader; the highest position they ever held in their family's history was that of vice sect leader.

However, besides having a lot of influence within the Qionglan Sect, the Lin family also has considerable influence in this star region.

As for this star sector, they have even more influence; the Lin family is a behemoth in this area.

The Lin family members have always been superior to others in the Qionglan Sect. Although most of them do not act arrogantly, those who do are taught a lesson by their own family members.

But no matter what, even if a member of the Lin family commits a crime, it should be dealt with by the Lin family members themselves, either by cleaning up their own house or by the government.

Not someone else.

Moreover, this person hasn't done anything wrong yet.

Although this is an assessment, in principle, killing someone accidentally during an assessment should not be investigated.

But this is in theory, under normal circumstances.

But this is not the usual situation.

Furthermore, the Lin family's examinee was killed because he was attacked a second time after being teleported here.

This is the true damage and guaranteed kill effect of Earth's martial arts, but obviously this term doesn't exist in the martial arts system of this world.

So in their eyes, it naturally became, well, it became that the Lin family members had already left the scene, but were still killed by the pursuers.

That's absolutely right.

Therefore, this is also the reason why Wang Wu's assessment was suddenly interrupted and he was pulled away.

"Why did you attack and kill the other examinees?!"

After that authoritative "Wang Wu," before Wang Wu could even speak, the next sentence followed immediately:
"The opponent has already left the scene, why continue to harm them?!"

The sound was deafening, accompanied by an overwhelming pressure, strong enough to force even a first-rank martial artist like Wang Wu to the ground.

But Wang Wu just stood there, looking blank, blinking twice.

"What the hell?"

(End of this chapter)