Chapter 66 The Xing Family's Unique Test
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"Oh? Sir, please go ahead," Xing Ye stated unhurriedly. Judging from the tone, Mu Yunfei could see that the master of the Xing family respected this elder a lot.
"Aha... Master, do you remember our Xing family's unique test?" Xing Zhen asked in a deep voice, and he fixed his sharp eyes on Mu Yunfei all the time.
"You three kids, you said that you represent the Elemental Star Headquarters, so you should show the strength of the Elemental Star Headquarters. Otherwise, how can we believe you? If they sent some weak people, wouldn't they look down upon our Xing family?" While speaking, he looked at Mu Yunfei and the other two, with bright light bursting out of his eyes and great momentum attacking the three.
"Moreover, you said that you wanted to take away our first young master Xing Jie to join your team and carry out tasks. Do you know that you don't qualify to work with our young master as he is powerful? So we must test your abilities to see if you have the qualification to make a deal with us."
What Xing Zhen said made sense. This was a family's destiny, and they would never make a decision and let their first young master take risks after this teenager said only a few words.
The job given by William was to take Xing Jie back first and ask him to join them to finish the following tasks, and it was the precondition of this job.
Therefore, anyway, they should pass the test first. Only in this way could they convince the Xing family.
"Sir, you are right. In order to show our sincerity, we agree to have this test. What is the Xing family's unique test?" Mu Yunfei stated. Since he said that, it meant that he agreed to face the challenge.
"Okay. Since you have agreed, I will explain the rules simply." Xing Zhen stroked his beard and continued in a deep voice, "Since one hundred years ago, there was a transmission ladder appearing out of thin air on this mountain, and it was quite obvious. It was called a miracle, as if done by the spirits, but there were loopholes in this transmission ladder. It meant that it was not perfect.
"In a few years after this transmission ladder appeared, there were tremendous changes. In the originally harmonious forest, some weird creatures appeared suddenly and made all people who came to this forest die miserably, with nobody left alive. Our Xing family already had a foundation here then, so Xing Ye and I decided to enter the forest and investigate it, and we found that the weird creatures were demon beasts.
"The loopholes of the transmission ladder brought the power of the universe to the Soil Planet and demonized the creatures in the forest, making them become real demon beasts. In such an environment with hardships, the Bloodline Power of our family was developed to a great extent and all the family members owned Red Bloodline.
"As for the so-called Xing family's unique test, each descendant of the direct line in the Xing family should experience this challenge. When they come of age, they need to go to the depth of the forest in a team of three and fight against the demon beasts. The winner will be decided in the end according to the ranks and amount of the demon beasts they have killed.
"So, it happens that you three can make a team.
"Xing Jie, Xing He and Xing Fan who has just come of age will be in a team." Xing Zhen made arrangements unhurriedly.
"Are you serious? Sir, I have taken it lately!" Hearing his name, Xing He almost fell on the floor and hurriedly argued.
"This is to toughen you. Did your brother Xing Jie say anything?" The family master Xing Ye rebuked with displeasure and a bit criticism in his tone.
Xing He looked at his father's horrible eyes and stopped speaking, yet he still trembled. It could be seen that the Xing family's unique test had left painful memories to him.
In fact, Xing Jie was not expressionless. When he heard that they would take the Xing family's unique test, he also frowned slightly, but only for a while. Then he relaxed and returned calm.
Mu Yunfei and his two partners were fearless as they didn't know anything about the test, so they didn't worry too much. They all had seen the demon beasts and fought against them, so they didn't fear this test. Seeing that Xing He was so terrified, they were curious.
"The rules are simple. Within three days, the three in a team take actions together, or you can do it respectively. It's up to you. In the end, each team tells us how many demon beasts you have killed and their ranks. We will sum up your final points."
The rules didn't sound complicated. In a word, they would enter the forest and kill as many demon beasts as possible. Mu Yunfei sorted out the thoughts.
"But I need to tell you something," Xing Zhen expressed in a serious tone this time.
"We won't offer any protections during the whole process. It means that when you meet some dangerous and powerful demon beasts, you have to depend on yourself and your companions. If you are out of luck and die, we won't take the responsibility or even collect your dead bodies," Xing Zhen stated, and his tone was above suspicion.
These words made people worried a lot. The demon beasts were of different ranks. Once they met some powerful demon beasts, they could do nothing but flee, and if they missed the chance to escape, they would have no choice but to wait for death. It was cruel, and meanwhile it was the best way to knock out the weak and motivate the potential of the strong. Although it was extremely dangerous, it was effective.
Mu Yunfei finally understood why Xing He was so frightened. Who wanted to go to the jaws of death once more?
He raised his head slowly and happened to meet Xing Zhen's fierce eyes. From those eyes, Mu Yunfei seemed to notice some disdain. Perhaps in Xing Zhen's opinion, the three visitors had no chance of winning.
Mu Yunfei didn't say more but just nodded at Xing Zhen and Xing Ye to show that he agreed.
They agreed to take the test not only in order to finish the job, but also to protect their dignity, and they did it for the human's future and to make the Xing family know the reality.
He seemed to doubt whether William had expected that they would take the Xing family's unique test as he told Bei Linfeng to come with them.
In this case, he had to express his surprise at the ability of the boss of the Elemental Star Headquarters to map out such a strategy. Thinking of the eyes as deep as stars in the universe under the glasses with a golden frame, Mu Yunfei started to firmly believe it.
If everything was a trial given to them by William, he couldn't lose this challenge. Moreover, he had confidence.
When Xing Zhen mentioned the demon beasts, Mu Yunfei thought of the summoned beast in the dream, Mirror, which was quite powerful, as ignorant as a kid, instead of the thunder beasts he and Nana first met.
Some time ago, Nana summoned Mirror, and he found that as he and Nana were closer, Mirror seemed to know that he wouldn't harm its owner, so it was closer to him.
It was once a demon beast that the two couldn't defeat when they joined hands. Because of it, Mu Yunfei felt less pressure. They would compete with the others and try to win.
However, they would use a helper when they should...
If he didn't use a ready helper but tried his best to kill the demon beasts on his own, it would mean that he was either stupid or too idle.
So he made the decision in secret that he would surely use this helper.
"If both parties have no objection, we will begin the competition of three days tomorrow morning. Hope that you can show your best skills and real abilities." Xing Zhen specially stressed the word "real". Obviously, he said the last words to Mu Yunfei and the other two visitors.
Mu Yunfei didn't show his displeasure about the elder Xing Zhen's repeated sarcasm. He just smiled as a response.
Before their strength was approved, any argument would be in vain.
For now, they should try their best to win the upcoming competition. Embarrassing the opponents with their actual strength was the most deadly counterattack.
He turned around slowly, to see the confident faces of Nana and Bei Linfeng. It was calmness as they didn't fear any danger ahead and could bring people endless power.
At night, there was scattered starlight in the sky, and the moonlight came into the room through the window. Breeze blew slowly and brought the fragrance of flowers and grass. The whole forest was enveloped in the moonlight like water. It was dim and fascinating.
At this time, several figures flashed in the forest and disappeared in a flash without making any sounds.
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