C12 A Trap for the Examiner

Ye Heng, Faang Yang, and Faang Pi followed the group to the second test site, the Icy Azure Lake.

The second test was for the participants to obtain the Primary Stones buried at the bottom of the Icy Azure Lake. The time limit was one incense stick worth of time.

One had to know that the Icy Azure Lake was a thousand feet deep. The water in the pond was bone-piercing cold, and it was not icy at all. If an ordinary person were to jump in, they would be frozen into an ice sculpture in a short period of time.

Even martial artists with Origin Power would not be able to hold on for long.

"Life and death in the Icy Azure Lake depends on one's destiny. If you feel that you can't hold on any longer, then crush the Jade Slip in your hands. It will protect your lives. However, at the same time, you will also lose the qualifications to participate in the competition. "

As soon as he finished speaking, the head examiner patted the storage bag on his waist. Countless rays of light shot out from within and accurately landed in everyone's hands.

"Alright, the competition begins. " The head examiner waved his hand and Sun Yan, who was beside him, began to sound the gong and drum.

"Clang!"

The gong resounded through the heavens and the earth, and every disciple seemed to have consumed medicine as they madly jumped into the Icy Azure Lake.

Amidst the waves formed by countless disciples, two disciples were extremely swift. Just as the gong sounded out, they were the first to charge out, taking the lead from afar. In merely five breaths of time, they'd arrived in front of the Icy Azure Lake that was 300m away, and they leaped into it without hesitation.

Faang Yang's cousin, Faang Pi, was not slow either. The second batch of disciples entered the Icy Azure Lake.

After ten breaths of time, the number of disciples that were still on the shore had reached a single digit.

"Eh? Mr Ye, you're not going down?" Faang Yang, who had secretly rested by the side, looked at Ye Heng with a puzzled expression.

After all, Ye Heng did not expend much physical strength in the first test. Logically speaking, he should not need to rest and adjust like him.

"Mm, that's it. " Ye Heng retracted his gaze and said indifferently. Then, he walked quickly towards the Icy Azure Lake.

Although Faang Yang was puzzled in his heart, he tactfully did not ask any more questions. He followed closely behind Ye Heng.

After Ye Heng and Faang Yang entered the Icy Azure Lake, there were only two disciples left on the shore that had been noisy earlier.

One of them had hair that stood up like hedgehogs. He was a handsome young man wearing a long black robe.

He crossed his arms in front of his chest and stood there like a statue, motionless.

The other person was lying on a nearby pile of grass, with grass in his mouth and his legs crossed. He was sleeping soundly.

At this moment, the head examiner standing far behind had a flattering expression on his face as he said to Sun Yan, "Young Master Sun, you just wait to see a good show. That brat's Jade Slip has been tampered with by me. As long as the pressure increases to a certain extent, it will automatically explode and form a field of twenty times gravity. I guarantee that he won't be able to return alive. "

"Hmph, I hope you're not lying!" Sun Yan coldly looked at the Icy Azure Lake and casually replied.

After entering the Icy Azure Lake, Ye Heng felt the pressure suddenly rise, and the surrounding temperature instantly dropped by more than ten degrees.

The bone-piercing cold water surrounded him from all directions, and that bone-deep chill seemed to want to swallow Ye Heng whole.

In order to get rid of this bone-piercing chill, Ye Heng circulated his Yuan energy and gathered it on the surface of his body. Only then did it slightly ease up.

In his line of sight, from time to time, a few figures flashed past his eyes, all of them looking for primeval stones.

Ignoring them, Ye Heng continued to dive. As he dived deeper, the water pressure around him also increased.

When he reached the bottom of the pond, the water pressure reached its peak. It was as if the surrounding walls were constantly squeezing him.

Furthermore, that bone-piercing cold pond water was constantly stimulating Ye Heng's nerves. Even with Yuan energy protecting his body, his limbs gradually stiffened.

Ye Heng did not dare to waste any time. His gaze quickly swept across the bottom of the pond, searching for the whereabouts of the primeval stones.

The hard work paid off, and Ye Heng found a primeval stone lying in a pile of water plants not far away, emitting a faint glow.

The moment Ye Heng took the Yuan Stone, a slight cracking sound was heard from his body.

Ye Heng subconsciously reached into his arms and touched it, but he took out a fragment of a Jade Slip.

Oh no, he was cheated!

In the next moment, a huge pressure suddenly covered this area. It was several times stronger than the heavy water pressure.

This was the gravity field formed by elemental energy. It was at least twenty times heavier.

After the gravity and the water pressure, Ye Heng was almost pressed against two mountains. He was instantly crushed to the ground at the bottom of the pool.

The surrounding pool of water also crazily rotated in this direction. Finally, it formed a tornado around Ye Heng.

The bone-chilling cold water entered his body, as if even Ye Heng's soul was going to freeze.

In order to resist this bone-piercing cold, Ye Heng had no choice but to use more Yuan energy to wear them down.

However, this had fallen into a vicious cycle. Not long after, Ye Heng had used up most of his Yuan energy.

If this continued, his Yuan energy would be completely depleted in a short period of time. At that time, it would be irreparable.

With a thought, Ye Heng made up his mind to stake it all.

All of his Yuan energy broke out of his body, and then he gathered all of it onto his right fist.

A frightening throbbing came from his right fist, and even the heavy pressure stopped for a moment.

"Boom!"

Ye Heng suddenly punched out with his right fist. The power of the tattoo on his fist was also stimulated by him, forming a mysterious pattern in front of his fist.

"Bang!"

Ye Heng's fist smashed into the bottom of the pond, creating a layer of ripples.

The ripples contained a huge force, and even the tornado spinning around him was destroyed. The force continued to expand outwards.

The people who were searching for vitality stones in the cold pond were all struck by this power. Their internal organs moved, and their elemental energy dispersed. They all crushed the Jade Slip that the head examiner had given them to protect their lives.

The force of the explosion caused the surrounding water to change. A waterless area with Ye Heng as the center appeared, and in the next moment, the water in all directions began to surge towards them.

Ye Heng did not resist. The majestic water brought him away from the area of gravity.

As soon as he left the gravity area, he used his hands and feet to quickly swim upwards.

"Pffft," Ye Heng spat out a large mouthful of water at the side of the Icy Azure Lake. Only then did he feel a little better.

At this moment, there were quite a number of people standing on the shore. Most of them had disappointed looks on their faces. A few of them were excitedly holding their primeval stones and dancing around.

Not far away, the head examiner, who had been observing the situation of the Icy Azure Lake, could not help but be dumbfounded when he saw Ye Heng safely appear on the shore. His mouth was wide enough to fit a fist.

"This is what you meant when you said no one knew? A trash can't even do something like this. " When Sun Yan, who was standing next to the head examiner, saw Ye Heng, his expression became even darker than the bottom of a pot.

"This. . . " The head examiner looked embarrassed and at a loss for what to do.

Even with his Essence Gate Stage strength, he might not be able to move freely with twenty times the gravity, let alone an Essence Vortex Stage brat.

However, something impossible had happened.

It was no wonder that the head examiner looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Mr Ye, are you alright? I don't know what happened in the cold pond just now, but a lot of people were ejected. " Faang Yang walked to Ye Heng's side and asked with concern.

"It's alright. By the way, did you get the primeval stones?" Ye Heng wiped his mouth and replied with a question.

If Faang Yang didn't get the primeval stone because of him, Ye Heng would feel bad about it.

"Oh, a primeval stone, I got one. Coincidentally, I didn't find the primeval stone at the beginning. Just as I was on my way back, something fell into my arms. When I got ashore, it turned out to be Primary Stones. " Having said that, Faang Yang couldn't help but feel happy for his good luck and grinned.

Not long after, Faang Yang's cousin Faang Pi also came up, and he also held a primeval stone that emitted a dim light in his hand.

Faang Pi didn't say anything. He just stood proudly beside Faang Yang.

Faang Yang saw this and couldn't help but praise Faang Pi with a happy expression.

This made Faang Pi even more proud. He gave off the aura of the number one person in the world.

At this moment, more than half of the incense stick had been burned away, leaving less than one-fifth of the incense stick.

The disciples who did not get the vitality stones were flustered, and those who got them could not wait to hear the head examiner announce the end.

At this moment, a big and burly man walked towards Ye Heng with two men of the same stature.

"You were the one who caused a ruckus at the bottom of the water, causing us to be unable to obtain the primeval stones. Hand over the primeval stones of you and your companion, and we can let you go. Otherwise. . . "As the burly man spoke, he clenched his fists so tightly that it made a cracking sound. The threat was obvious.

The two men behind the burly man also surrounded Ye Heng and the other two men as if they were agreeing with him.

They did not come with good intentions!

Those disciples who had nothing better to do gathered around, as if they were watching a good show.

"That's all because we worked hard to get it. Why should I give it to you!?" Before Ye Heng could say anything, Faang Yang could not help but stand out. He raised his head and stared at the burly man without any fear.

"You dare to do this? Aren't you afraid that the head examiner will revoke your qualifications?"

The head examiner!

"Haha, so what if it's the head examiner? There's no prohibition of snatching in the examination. It's useless even if he comes. " The burly man laughed loudly as the four elemental energy whirlpools behind him revolved unceasingly. His arrogant bearing was obvious.

The two men who followed him also laughed out loud. They looked at Faang Yang as if they were looking at an idiot.

"Fourth level of the elemental whirlpool, I. . . " Faang Yang's voice gradually became lower, and he lost the words of the head examiner. With his own strength, he would absolutely not be able to defeat the burly man in front of him.

"What, you don't dare to fart anymore? Then hand over the primeval stones honestly, so as to avoid unnecessary physical pain. "

The burly man stretched out his hand, signaling the three of them to hand over the Primary Stones.

"So what if I'm in the fourth layer of the Primary Swirl? With my strength, I might be able to fight. " At this time, Faang Pi stood out and blocked in front of Faang Yang. The three elemental energy whirlpools behind him were slowly rotating.

"Stinking brat, take another look?" The burly man pointed at his remaining two companions with a sinister smile.

"Bang. " Surging Essence Strength Undulations came from the two people's bodies. They were both at the fourth level of the Origin Vortex.

"Wah! Three at the fourth level of the Origin Vortex, are you going to let me live?"

"I thought that I, a Third Layer Stage, would be considered an expert, but I didn't expect. . . I'm not even worth a fart. "

"As expected, the stronger the fist is, the more reasonable it is. "

The surrounding people started discussing amongst themselves. Some of the more righteous ones wanted to come and help. Helpless, they had no choice but to give up. Most of them just wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and watch the snipe and the clam fight to reap the benefits.

"You. . . " Faang Pi's face turned red. He was silent for a while. His clenched fists slowly relaxed. He took out his primeval stones and put them in the hands of the burly man.

Idealism was full, but reality was cruel.

How could he, a Level Three fighter, defend against three experts at the fourth level of the Origin Vortex? At this time, he had no choice but to lower his head.

"Haha, that's right. " The burly man grinned and said, his face full of pride.

He turned his eyes and saw Ye Heng, who had remained unmoved all this while. The corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching. He actually didn't know how to appreciate favors. This was really asking for death.

"What? Do you still want to fight back against trash?" After looking at Ye Heng's calm and somewhat condescending gaze, the burly man's fury slowly rose, and he raised his arm to fiercely slap him.

The wind from the palm whistled. It carried a majestic force of at least five hundred kilograms. If this hit was real, even a rock would be smashed into pieces, let alone a human body.