Listening to Guan Yue's evaluation of Gu Yuena, these War God's disciples still felt somewhat unconvinced...
"Hall Master, why do you rate that Gu Yuena so highly? Although she is a soul beast, she has only been in contact with humans for twenty-three years, it shouldn't be to this extent, right?"
"Yeah, that Gu Yuena was just lucky enough to be valued by the former Pagoda Master and taken as a disciple. Her becoming the Pagoda Master has little to do with her own abilities!"
"That's right, that's right, with that kind of connection, even if she was incompetent, she could still obtain the position of the Spirit Pagoda's master. I think you, Hall Master, are just overrating her!"
"Hmph, in my eyes, this Gu Yuena is nothing but a clown jumping on the beam, and she certainly doesn't compare to you, Hall Master!"
Guan Yue was somewhat at a loss for words, "Eh, don't oversimplify things. If Gu Yuena truly only relied on her relationship with the former Spirit Pagoda's master to get to where she is today, what do you think the Council Members are, decorations? They would have strongly opposed!!"
"Therefore, what Gu Yuena relies on is not just ability, but more likely, her strength has been recognized!!"
These War Gods wanted to say more, but Guan Yue spoke first to stop them, "I know you want to say more, but that's the fact!"
With that statement, no one dared to argue...
Because they could all see how serious the former was when he said these words!
Guan Yue waved his hand, "Alright, let's not talk about this now. I've already got an idea of your general strength, and I need to make some changes to the plans ahead!"
After speaking, his eyes flashed with a cold light...
The War Gods swallowed hard, also feeling somewhat unclear...
"Um... Hall Master, does this mean there's nothing left for us to do?"
Guan Yue nodded slightly, "Mhm, thank you all for coming here specifically. You may all go back now, and don't mention today's events to anyone!"
He knew their soul skills and abilities were not a problem, but he absolutely couldn't let other powers find out!!
Even though the War Gods were puzzled, they still echoed, "Yes, Hall Master!"
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Shrek Academy!
Inner Court!
A majority of the inner court students could be seen drenched in sweat, undergoing the "training" of the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion. Undoubtedly, their practical experience was soaring at a visible rate...
However, such high-intensity training also required an enormous amount of energy!!
Already, some of them had begun to falter, as if they would collapse on the ground at any second...
However, Yuan En Zhentian, who was in charge of this training, naturally wouldn't allow that to happen!!
Immediately he barked sharply, "Are there still people resting? If this were a battlefield, you would all be dead by now. Get your spirits up!!"
After speaking, a soul skill flickered under his feet...
A gigantic meteor suddenly appeared in the sky and plummeted towards the inner court students below...
The terrifying oppressive force caused space itself to tremble wildly...
Watching the extremely spectacular yet dangerous scene unfold in front of them, the bodies of the inner court students involuntarily shook...
But reason told them that they couldn't give up without a fight now, or else they would lose their lives!!
The inner court student at the forefront exclaimed, "Everyone join hands! Elder Yuan'en is serious this time. If we can't successfully block it, we'll all be crushed into a meat paste by this meteorite!!"
He had no doubt that if they gave up resistance, the meteorite would roll straight over everyone's body...
The other inner court students also snapped out of their fear and quickly stood together, jointly unleashing their strongest soul skills to defend...
After a tense standoff lasting several minutes, the meteorite finally lost all its energy and crumbled into gravel on the ground...
This outcome even surprised Yuan En Zhentian a bit...
With his attack just now, he had used thirty percent of his strength, but he hadn't expected these inner court students to actually withstand it...
His original plan was to pull back once the inner court students could no longer hold on!
Thinking this, he immediately announced, "Today's training ends here. None of you have perished, which is very good!!"
At these words, like those who had narrowly escaped death, the inner court students plonked down on the ground, gasping for breath...
"So tired... I'm exhausted. This... this really is the hellish training that Hall Master Tang spoke of, my entire nervous system is about to go numb!!"
"Yeah, I don't even know how many times I've passed out. Each time I lose consciousness almost instantly, it's a miracle we survived!!"
"Oh, come on, that's because Elder Ya'li was healing us, allowing us to train without worry for consequences. Otherwise, we would have died from our severe injuries a long time ago!"
"Phew... Anyway, today's training is over, but I didn't expect that Elder Yuan'en would actually mean it, we almost became a pile of mush on the ground!"
"You guys got scared? Even if we couldn't have blocked it, Elder Yuan'en definitely would have called it off!!"
"Your thinking is nice, but unfortunately, Elder Yuan'en wouldn't have done that. After all, during Elder Ye's training, there were two inner court students who perished from it!!"
Mentioning this, the expressions of the inner court students all turned grim...
Because they had never imagined that people would actually die in what was supposed to be just training!!
Yuan En Zhentian looked towards Tang Wulin standing by his side and frowned, "Wulin, was I too rough? These kids seem to have been scared out of their wits!"
He had used so much strength because it was what Tang Wulin had instructed!
The latter heard this and shook his head, denying, "Elder Yuan'en, your attack was just right; it allowed them to feel a threat to their lives while giving them a chance to resist!"
Yuan En Zhentian expressed his understanding, "Is that so? Well, that's good, but that child Xing Lan..."
An inner court student dying at his hands must have been a heavy blow for her!
Recalling Ye Xinglan with her head in her hands sobbing uncontrollably, Tang Wulin sighed helplessly, "Xing Lan seems to have trouble accepting the outcome. None of our efforts to console her these past few days have been effective."
Inhaling deeply, Yuan En Zhentian spoke again, "Hmm... after such an incident, she will probably blame herself for everything!"
"Wulin, should we stop the training?? Otherwise, the same thing might happen again!"
However, Tang Wulin decisively replied, "No, the training can't stop; otherwise, all the effort made before would be wasted!"
"Moreover, the inner court students who participated in the hellish training did so voluntarily. They must have been prepared for the worst!!"
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