"You ninety-two people will still follow the order of the wooden tags."
Grandmaster An looked at the crowd and said, "Then, let the assessment begin."
The first assessor immediately took the stage.
After breaking through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, Lin Yue’s memory had grown stronger, and he clearly remembered that this person had broken through thirty-one layers during the first part of the assessment, performing adequately.
The first assessor took a deep breath and stood before the Maze Barrier that had formed.
At the entrance of the maze, there was a very thin barrier that seemed fragile and had little defensive strength.
"There is a thin barrier at both the entrance and the exit. It will not hinder your speed."
Grandmaster An reminded, "But as soon as the barrier at the entrance is broken, the star sand inside the hourglass will start to fall, and it will not stop until the barrier at the exit is broken."
"Thank you for the reminder, Grandmaster An."
The first assessor bowed slightly and wasted no time, immediately unleashing his full movement speed. After breaking through the barrier at the entrance, he chose the middle path and continuously wound his way through the maze.
Everyone could clearly see the movements and situation of the assessor inside the nearly transparent Maze Barrier.
The first assessor was clearly very anxious; at one point, while navigating a sharp turn in the middle, he accidentally hit the maze wall barrier.
However, the barrier strength of the maze walls was extremely high, not showing any sign of damage; it even had rebounding force, which suddenly reduced his speed. Becoming even more anxious, he accelerated to full speed once again, only to collide with the maze wall once more.
By the time he had navigated through the maze, the star dust sand in the hourglass of the Outer Hall had already finished falling.
Those who could pass the first part of the assessment generally possessed the strength of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier Peak, so naturally their movement speed would not be slow.
The mere thousand zhang distance, if it were a straight line, might only take a breath or two to cross.
But with over a dozen twists and turns, where one cannot hit the walls, it requires careful and agile changes in direction over and over.
Many of the assessors learned from the first one’s experience.
"Time’s up, eliminated."
Grandmaster An stated indifferently, "Next."
The entrance and exit of the maze were reset with two very thin barriers, and the star dust sand in the hourglass was turned back to its original position.
One by one, the assessors began crossing the maze, choosing different maze paths based on different situations.
However, all ninety-two assessors were at the Peak of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier. With the experience from the first assessor, the pass rate was much higher than in the first part of the assessment.
Lin Yue also paid special attention to those who had previously broken through ninety-nine barrier levels and who had a chance to participate in the Inner Hall assessment.
Except for one individual who clearly was not skilled at high-speed movement, the others passed the maze before the star dust sand in the Inner Hall hourglass had finished falling.
Especially noteworthy was the unnamed swordsman in the black robe who had chosen the most tortuous and complex maze path.
His agility was almost terrifyingly flexible. With over a hundred complex twists and turns in just five hundred zhang, one can imagine how high the requirements for flexibility in movement technique were.
This person was not only quick but also astonishingly flexible, nearly maintaining his speed during every maneuver without even touching the maze passage’s barrier walls.
By the time he had completely navigated the five hundred zhang of the maze path, only half of the star dust sand in the Inner Hall hourglass had fallen.
Although the other few also passed within the time limit, they did so barely.
This meant that this person was nearly twice as fast as the others!
Improving movement speed by double was simply more astonishing than increasing explosive power by several times, because it was not only about raw strength but also air resistance and flexibility.
A ten percent increase in speed is already significant, so what about double?
It’s a night-and-day difference.
"So strong..."
This was the thought shared by many assessors.
Soon, the first ninety assessors had finished.
Twenty-five more were eliminated.
Then it was Lin Yue’s turn.
Everyone immediately turned their attention to Lin Yue. Having already witnessed his terrifying speed in the first part of the assessment, they were naturally very expectant.
This Prince, and the unnamed swordsman in the black robe—who was faster?
But there were also those who were not optimistic and secretly shook their heads, communicating through Divine Thought Transmission.
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"This Highness’s practiced movement technique is obviously purely high-speed, with terrifying straight-line speed, but from previous performances, it is clear he is not adept at agile maneuvering."
"Indeed, these kinds of instant high-speed movement techniques all have this common flaw: too little flexibility."
"Just because it’s the left fork, there are five significant twists, and the speed of the burst is too fast, making it even harder to turn in time to avoid."
"It is very difficult; having to slow down in advance repeatedly, to avoid crashing into walls, and then having to reactivate the Killing Skill, it wastes too much time. I think he might pass this Maze Barrier, but he’ll hardly be fast."
"Certainly can’t compare to that nameless swordsman, that person is indeed frighteningly fast."
Divine Thought Transmission occurred in an instant and was unknown to outsiders.
Meanwhile, Lin Yue calmly walked toward the entrance of the maze.
At the same time, he was nurturing the Wind and Fire Intent in his heart.
The speed was too fast, indeed hard to react to.
Thus, Lin Yue decided to activate the Mind Forbidden Technique, using the Forbidden Technique to enhance his reaction speed.
The only disadvantage of this was that he could no longer conserve energy.
In an instant, a torrent of Blood Sea raged in his eyes, his Essence Blood consumed turned into a roaring river-like power, circulating throughout his body and transforming into astonishing power.
As he walked step by step towards the maze, blood-red streams began swirling around him.
Upon standing at the entrance, Lin Yue took a deep breath—under the circulation of Wind Element and Fire Element, following the explosive Wind and Fire Realm, he suddenly moved.
"Boom!"
Amidst the roaring sound of Wind and Fire, Lin Yue accelerated to the extreme with a terrifying speed, breaking through the barrier at the entrance of the maze!
Star Dust Sand began to fall quickly.
And in that instant, Lin Yue’s figure almost turned into a blurred stream of light and instantly arrived at the intersection of three different paths in the maze.
He did not hesitate to choose the farthest left fork.
This fork, though stretching over fifteen hundred feet, had only five bends and turns, being most suitable for his situation.
The terrifyingly fast stream of light rushed into the maze, reaching the first bend in the blink of an eye—right there was a wall formed by the Maze Barrier!
Despite the distance, many onlookers could barely make out Lin Yue’s movement technique speed.
Indeed terrifyingly fast, but to not slow down at a turn?
If he hit the Barrier wall, it would likely be more than just slowing down—it might even bounce him back, potentially failing him in this second test!
However—
Just as the stream of light that Lin Yue turned into was about to hit the maze wall—
"Boom!"
Another roaring sound of Wind and Fire rose, as another burst of power inexplicably erupted from Lin Yue, almost effortlessly making a sudden sharp turn with no decrease in speed!
It was like a flash of lightning, leaving a sharp corner in the maze before continuing forward through the maze corridor at a terrifying speed!
For a moment, nearly everyone was stunned by this scene.
And standing with a calm expression, Baili Fengzhi wasn’t worried at all.
She knew well that Thirteen Flames, although appearing like a technique that burst forth at extremely high speeds to kill an enemy instantly, when one reached the Prairie Fire Second Strike, one could sequentially erupt with two high-speed bursts.
Theoretically, at the highest realm of Thirteen Flames, the power of Wind and Fire within could burst forth thirteen times consecutively!
Each time, new power could explode, compensating for the lack of instant change in direction and flexibility.
Such Ultimate Killing Skill, capable of rendering one invincible in an era,—how could it possibly have such obvious flaws?
She was constantly witnessing Lin Yue’s growth and naturally knew that in recent days, he had already cultivated Thirteen Flames to the Eighth Strike.
That means he could perform up to eight consecutive bursts!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The roaring sound of Wind and Fire followed one after another!
Under the astounded and speechless gaze of everyone, Lin Yue, transformed into a stream of light, navigated and turned through the maze at a terrifying speed, leaving behind five sharp angles and then thunderously burst out of the maze exit!
And hanging in midair, the hourglass representing the Inner Hall also suddenly stopped its falling Star Dust Sand.
By this time, only one-third had fallen.