Chapter 78

Luotou City was an unknown small city in Baijing Prefecture.

This small city was located in a remote area and was sparsely populated. Coupled with the plague that had occurred a few years ago, it had completely turned into a deserted city and was filled with a deathly aura all day long.

Today, at the half-destroyed city gate, two rainbows descended from the sky.

They were an old man and a young man.

The old man's face was full of wrinkles, and his eyes were so small that only a thin line could be seen when he squinted. The young man was tall and slender. Although his face was delicate, he exuded a cold aura.

The only similarity between the two was that they both carried bows and arrows on their backs.

"This is the place?"

Gu Chen sized up the deserted city in front of him, slightly surprised.

"This is the assembly point designated by the Celestial Court's examiners. Perhaps it has something to do with today's assessment?"

Huang Pingzhang said uncertainly.

"Openly and secretly, there are quite a few people here."

Gu Chen spread out his divine sense and sensed many faintly discernible auras.

The two strode into the small city. On both sides of the street, they could vaguely see dozens of groups of people already waiting.

Each group was made up of assassins from the Celestial Court. They had brought along their referrals, and many of them looked ferocious.

On the main road, there were a few recently deceased corpses, their blood flowing all over the ground.

Gu Chen narrowed his eyes. What was going on?

The assessment hadn't even started. Why were there people dying?

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a black shadow approached from behind. In the blink of an eye, there was a hidden killing intent!

Gu Chen's reaction was very sharp. He turned around, grabbed the black shadow's head, and smashed it hard on the ground!

Rumble —

A large pit appeared on the ground. With the pit as the center, dense spider webs extended for hundreds of feet, and the entire street shook.

The assassins and examinees on both sides of the street could not help but look askance at Gu Chen, slightly surprised.

Crack, crack, crack.

In the pit, a puppet was no longer in shape, and only its body was left trembling. Gu Chen released his hand unhappily.

He stood up and swept his cold gaze across the crowd. Finally, his eyes fixed on a little girl who was giggling.

The girl was about 67 years old. She had long, pretty, pink hair and a face that looked like a porcelain doll carved from jade.

There were magic fluctuations on her body. She was the one who had ordered the puppet to sneak attack Gu Chen.

"Ah, an archer's strength is so terrifying. Don't tell me that bow on your back is just a disguise?"

A crisp sound rang out as the young lady played with her hair and asked curiously.

Gu Chen's expression was cold. "Give me a reason."

He had launched a sneak attack as soon as he entered the city. From his point of view, this was a provocation. If his insight or strength were not enough, he would have already died.

"What a heavy evil aura." The little girl wrinkled her nose. "That's just a test. Every examinee that enters the city has to go through it."

"Are you an examiner of the Celestial Court?" Gu Chen was expressionless.

"No, but before you, I've tested every examinee who came in, and none of them had any objections."

"Not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can join the Heavenly Court. Weaklings don't even have the qualifications to take the test with us."

The little girl's expression suddenly turned cold as she glanced at the corpses on the street.

Gu Chen instantly understood how those unlucky bastards had died.

The little girl was right. The examinees didn't say anything about her malicious sneak attack. They took it as a good opportunity to observe their competitors.

With the test around the corner, Gu Chen couldn't be bothered to argue. He and Huang Pingzhang randomly picked a place to sit down.

Gazes swept over from time to time. Gu Chen could feel that many examinees were observing him.

Since the examiner hadn't arrived yet, he took the opportunity to size up his opponents today.

The Celestial Court didn't have a specific age and cultivation limit when recruiting assassins. Therefore, the age of the examinees varied.

The oldest was an old woman. She looked a few years older than Huang Pingzhang.

Her temperament was as cold as a snake. She was leaning on a skeleton walking stick. The assassin who introduced her seemed to be a little uncomfortable. It seemed like the two of them weren't on equal terms.

The youngest was naturally the little girl. She looked harmless. However, from the sneak attack just now, she was basically a little devil.

What surprised Gu Chen was her cultivation. He tried to use his divine sense to spy on her. However, he couldn't accurately detect her cultivation. It was obvious that she had trained in a powerful technique to hide her aura.

However, from the strength of the puppet she had just commanded, she was at least a Transcendent Realm cultivator.

A twelve year old cultivator. Her talent was extremely shocking.

Other than the old and the young, who were especially eye-catching, the rest were mostly middle-aged men. Many of them looked fierce and fiendish. They looked like outlaws.

The average cultivation of the people here wasn't weak. Gu Chen's cultivation at the middle stage of Transcendent Realm could only be considered average.

"There are many strong people taking the assessment today. They are much stronger than the Old Man."

Huang Pingzhang was secretly shocked. He didn't dare to put on airs as a senior. The assassins of the Celestial Court didn't have seniority. Their status was determined by strength. Some of the examinees today looked unfathomable.

"However, other than that little girl who can fight with Fellow Daoist Chen, the others are still lacking."

He looked at Gu Chen. In the past two weeks, he had personally seen what a genius was. He admired Gu Chen so much that he didn't have any temper.

After a while, another person entered the city.

It was an old man and a young man. Seeing these two people enter the city, many people cast strange gazes at Gu Chen and Huang Pingzhang.

This was because these two groups of people arrived one after another. Not only were their ages similar, but they were also carrying bows and arrows …

"That guy actually came too!"

When Huang Pingzhang saw the old man among the people, his face instantly turned gloomy.

Hua ~

The little girl from before used the same trick again. Another puppet touched the newcomer like a ghost.

Bang!

A bright light burst out of the young man's body. He actually had a magic treasure that automatically protected his body. The puppet's sneak attack failed!

"How dare you sneak attack me! You're courting death!"

The young man was furious after he realized it. The purple longbow on his back instantly appeared in his hand. Three green arrows were nocked on the string.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three arrows were as fast as lightning. They dragged a long trail of bright flames and went straight for the little girl!

The little girl's face changed. Her short body swept to the side like a swallow. Bang!

Bang! Bang!

Three buildings on the side of the street were destroyed one after another. Dust flew everywhere and energy surged!

The power of the three arrows that were shot in a hurry was frighteningly great. Many people's expressions turned grave.

"You dodged quickly."

The little girl landed on the ground. She was fine, but her hair was messed up. Seeing this, the young man sneered.

"What's so great about it? You're just relying on the power of your magic treasure!"

She said angrily.

As she spoke, the three green arrows that flew out earlier automatically flew back and landed in the young man's hand.

This bow and arrow magic treasure was indeed extraordinary. Even Gu Chen slightly raised his eyebrows.

"Hmph, if you're dissatisfied, then come at me. I'll make you suffer."

The young man said disdainfully and waved the purple-green bow in his hand.