In the midst of everyone's attention, in the sky above the entire assessment area, the Purple Lightning Pearl suddenly burst forth, and endless dark blue Striking Light rays poured down like a torrential downpour.
The speed and quantity of the dark blue Striking Light reached an incredible level in an instant.
At this moment, someone exclaimed, "Someone new has been hit!"
This exclamation immediately drew everyone's gaze, and all those watching the True Disciple Selection Tournament turned their eyes to the huge screen.
In the arena, the only ones yet to be hit by the Striking Light were Ye Chen and Yu Luoxuan, and if there truly was someone new who had been hit, it was certainly one of these two.
These two were the most outstanding and eye-catching individuals in the True Disciple Selection Tournament, had one of them finally been unable to evade the Striking Light?
Was someone about to lose a step ahead of the other?
All those watching the selection tournament turned their eyes to the huge screen, only to directly discover that the name with new hit counts appearing behind it was undoubtedly Yu Luoxuan.
Yu Luoxuan, the girl who was most favored before the start of the True Disciple Selection Tournament, considered to be second only to Jiang Yao in talent amongst the Taixuan Sect disciples, had finally been unable to hold up under the sweeping storm of dark blue Striking Light and was hit!
With Yu Luoxuan having been struck, everyone turned their gaze to the name of Ye Chen.
Everyone wanted to know whether Ye Chen could evade the powerful dark blue Striking Light.
Could he once again work a miracle and surpass Yu Luoxuan!
When everyone looked at Ye Chen's name, they were taken aback to find that there was still no hit count appearing behind his name.
This meant that, even though Yu Luoxuan could not hold out, Ye Chen was still persisting, and he had not yet been hit by the Striking Light.
Ye Chen had become the only person among all the young candidates who had not been hit!
This discovery immediately set off a frenzy of discussion among everyone on the plaza.
"Being strong is one thing, but even his movement skills are so impressive!"
At the elevated area of the plaza, those Rotating Pill Realm powerhouses turned their attention to Ye Chen in the assessment area. Their eyes were sharp enough to pick him out from the crowd instantly.
At this moment, Ye Chen had fully unleashed the "Wind Thunder Movement"; his entire being was like a drifting breeze, a rushing thunderbolt!
His movement skill had truly reached the point of moving as his heart desired; regardless of how dense or tricky the sweeping dark blue light rays were, Ye Chen could always evade them at the most incredible moments.
"A Profound Grade Superior movement skill!"
"This youngster, Ye Chen, has actually mastered a Profound Grade Superior movement skill to completion!"
"Such comprehension is simply extraordinary!"
"Moreover, it's not just the Profound Grade Superior movement skill; he seems to have a natural instinct to dodge the incoming light, always managing to avoid it just at the right moment!"
"Even if his performance isn't good in the next two rounds, I must invite him to join my Inner Peak!"
The peak masters of Taixuan Sect's Inner Peak shone with brighter gazes as they watched Ye Chen.
"A genius, our Taixuan Sect is finally going to welcome a real genius!"
"Ye Chen's performance is comparable to Jiang Yao's when she was twelve years old, during her participation in the True Disciple Selection!"
"Indeed, he's the youngster favored by Jiang Yao, truly as formidable as Jiang Yao herself!"
Among the great figures of the Rotating Pill Realm, the Sect Master of the Taixuan Sect looked at Ye Chen, whose form was rapidly dodging, as if seeing the same girl who had once astounded the entire sect.
Back then, Jiang Yao was the dazzling star at the Taixuan Sect True Disciple Selection, earning the reputation as the foremost genius of the thirty-six sects in Heavenly Wind Kingdom's eastern region. Now, the Sect Master saw in Ye Chen the same strength, the same talent!
Two peerless geniuses!
Even he thought of the scene where Jiang Yao had held Ye Chen's hand, the term "two peerless geniuses" coming to his mind!
At this moment, Jiang Yao's eyes, clear as the stars, were entirely fixated on Ye Chen. Since the beginning of the competition, her gaze had not left him for a moment!
"It looks like Ye Chen is going to continue leading in this second round of assessment."
"It's just unknown whether Ye Chen can withstand the 'Purple Lightning Pearl' of Fairy Jia Luo, the Light of Death of the fourth transformation, the extremely powerful one that reaches the high tier of the Spirit Sea Realm."
"If he can withstand even the purple lightning light ray, which can instantly kill anyone in the Spirit Sea Realm, with only his True Qi at the eleventh layer, that would be terrifying, undoubtedly making him the number one genius of Heavenly Wind Kingdom!"
Daoist Wine Sword, along with many Rotating Pill Realm experts, were all watching Ye Chen, eager to see if he could withstand the fourth transformation of the Purple Lightning Pearl.
They didn't have to wait long, for the Purple Lightning Pearl, suspended high above the assessment area, finally underwent its fourth change, triggering the most powerful purple lightning strike.
It sounded like countless wings flapping wildly; as purple striking light appeared on the Purple Lightning Pearl, the air in the entire area seemed to tremble.
Then, all the youngsters in the assessment area felt as though they were trapped within a net of purple lightning.
The downpouring purple lightning light that erupted from all directions completely blocked their surroundings, no matter where they tried to evade, they would be struck by the purple lightning!
This has become the Striking Light they absolutely cannot evade!
This is the true mightiest instant-killing light of the "Purple Lightning Pearl"!
The fourth variation, Light of Death!
"Purple Lightning Ray!"
"And the lightning matrix!"
"Falling from the sky, dense and numerous, evasion is impossible!"
The moment the vast purple light poured down, Ye Chen, whose divine sense enveloped all directions, noticed the fourth variation of the Purple Lightning Pearl's light approaching.
"My Wind Thunder Movement technique can't possibly dodge this purple instant-killing light!"
"This layer of Striking Light must be the very light that senior Jia Luo mentioned, the one that could instantly kill anyone in the Spirit Sea Realm!"
"To avoid this layer of Striking Light, unless I use the 'Void Instantaneous Change' technique!"
Countless thoughts flashed through Ye Chen's mind in an instant.
His divine sense also fell on the other youths participating in the competition, only to discover that everyone had already failed to evade the light's strike.
"At this moment, I am already in a leading position, 'Void Instantaneous Change' is the strongest and most secretive skill I've practiced. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, I absolutely can't reveal it."
"The performance of my techniques now is already sufficient!"
In an instant, Ye Chen decided not to use "Void Instantaneous Change" to counter the fourth kind of Striking Light.
After all, this was merely an assessment; if it were a matter of life and death, he would certainly use the "Void Instantaneous Change"!
At this moment, there were Rotating Pill Realm experts in the field; if Ye Chen were to reveal "Void Instantaneous Change," his score wouldn't increase much, but the technique would be exposed to many strong practitioners.
It was the same with Ye Chen's "Flying Sword" technique, which he would absolutely not utilize unless it was absolutely necessary.
The "Void Instantaneous Change" was no different!
All these thoughts were mere flashes in the blink of an eye. In the moment Ye Chen did not use Void Instantaneous Change, a purple lightning struck him.
"Ye Chen's name now has a hit count too!"
"The 'Purple Lightning Pearl' indeed is powerful, even Ye Chen couldn't hold on!"
Innumerable disciples watching the match, all keeping an eye on the giant screen, noticed that a hit count appeared next to Ye Chen's name the moment the purple light struck him.
Seeing Ye Chen finally hit, some Rotating Pill Realm experts at the higher seats of the plaza breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.
Ye Chen had cultivated to the upper grade of the Profound Tier in agility techniques, and managing to evade the sky's dusky blue Striking Light was something they could accept. But if Ye Chen could even avoid the much stronger fourth variation of the purple lightning, that would be too shocking.
If that were the case, these Rotating Pill Realm experts would likely feel a chill in their hearts!
"However, it's already quite impressive."
Those Rotating Pill Realm experts, who had breathed a sigh of relief, now looked at Ye Chen with eyes full of appreciation, as one would regard a talented junior.
"To achieve such results in a speed skill assessment within the True Qi Realm, Ye Chen has already created a miracle. His understanding of movement techniques is astonishing, and his instincts in a real fight are incomparably impressive."
With just an upper-grade Profound Tier agility technique, dodging the dusky blue light was challenging. Those in the Rotating Pill Realm believed that if Ye Chen was able to surpass Yu Luoxuan again after avoiding the dusky blue light strikes, it must be because of an innate combat instinct that allowed him to sense the danger of the Striking Light.
"This second round of the speed skill assessment truly opened our eyes."
"However, with Ye Chen also unable to continue resisting, this assessment is finally coming to an end."
Everyone was waiting for the final moments of the assessment to conclude.
Finally, after the Purple Lightning Pearl underwent four changes of light, the second round of the agility skill assessment, lasting the time it takes for a cup of tea to brew, came to an end at last.
The moment the finish time arrived, the Purple Lightning Pearl that had been spinning wildly above the assessment area suddenly halted, the light that enveloped the entire area abruptly dissipated, and the sky filled with Striking Light also vanished completely.
The Purple Lightning Pearl, having retracted its released light, flew directly back into the hands of Fairy Jia Luo.
The whole assessment area returned to its normal state.
"It's over, the second round of the assessment has finally ended."
At this moment, the hundreds of young participants in the assessment area all breathed a sigh of relief. The closer to the end, the harder it was to resist the light striking them, and the higher their hit count became; they were almost driven insane.
That feeling of being unable to resist the light strikes was very unpleasant.
Thank goodness, this round of light strike assessment has finally come to an end.
"I wonder how I did in the second round of the assessment. Being hit by the light once means a deduction of one assessment point; the results must be pretty bad."
The youths all looked up towards the giant screen, towards the hit count displayed next to their names.