The next day, the five of them woke up early, and then, following Mao Roulan, they all flew inside the capital. This time Kang Huang sat on Xiao Sha as well with Gai Luo and Ye Xin.
Soon, they reached in front of a huge open area inside the city. This area had ten big pillars on all of its sides, and on each pillar, a giant serpent was coiling around it.
All the serpents were looking in the middle of the area.
Gai Luo looked at them and felt a sense of dread, he could feel a powerful aura coming from the serpents.
Even Ye Xin felt the same. He could tell that the strength of these snakes was out of what he could ever imagine.
"What are those?" Gai Luo asked.
"They are Space Serpents; they are used to create a teleportation portal." Kang Huang explained.
"Teleportation Portal?" Gai Luo asked with a frown on his face.
"Don't you know? The sect examinations are not held in the capital, but at Red Flower Valley; this examination is sponsored by Heihui Sect, and these Space Serpents are from the sect,"
"These serpents are here to bring us to Red Flower Valley, where many different sects have put up their camps and they will be picking out students that are not selected by the Heihui Sect." Kang Huang explained some more.
Both Gai Luo and Ye Xin took in deep breaths at his words; they didn't know about this information.
"Does this mean that people from other kingdoms will also be there?" Gai Luo asked.
Kang Huang chuckled at her words. "Everyone from the continent of Odax would be there; everyone that wants to take the sect examination would be present." He said.
Ye Xin and Gai Luo heard his words, and their pupils dilated in surprise. They never thought that the sect test was so big that everyone from the continent came together in one place.
Gai Luo gulped his saliva at this thought, "This means that the test would be extremely hard." He said.
"Yes, obviously, that is the reason why everyone that wanna come first is recruiting powerful teammates." Kang Huang explained.
Gai Luo and Ye Xin nodded in understanding.
"Why do they wanna be first so bad?" It was Ye Xin who asked this question this time. He was curious about why Wan Peng and Mao Roulan were so desperate to get number one.
He also wanted to know the reason why Kang Huang decided to join Mao Roulan's team and gave up all the chance of being number one.
Even if their team has the most amount of credit, Mao Roulan still would be their captain and would be considered the number one examinee.
Ye Xin knew that Kang Huang was strong; he could even guess that he was stronger than Mao Roulan, so why did he forfeit the chance of being in the number one spot?
Kang Huang looked at Ye Xin through his white mask and his eyes narrowed in a smile. "The first price is pretty good, that's why." He said in vague words.
"First place?" Ye Xin narrowed his eyes, he didn't really get the answer to his question.
However, Kang Huang completely ignored him and looked down. "Gai Luo, land the beast, this is the place." He said and pointed down at an empty spot below, Mao Roulan and Jia Mei were already down below waiting for them.
Gai Luo nodded and quickly ordered Xiao Sha to land on the ground, and soon, the three of them were standing on the ground beside Mao Roulan and Jia Mei.
Ye Xin didn't pursue the question anymore as he could tell that Kang Huang was purposely ignoring him. And it's not like he would be able to get the number one spot when he has already decided to join Mao Roulan's team. So it didn't matter to him that much.
All of the people present had already de-summoned their beasts to keep more space in the ground, and with them, Ye Xin and the team also de-summoned their team.
After waiting for about an hour the place finally got filled, and the gates to the big ground closed. Now if anyone came they won't be allowed to enter. That was the punishment for not coming on time.
From the crowd, Ye Xin could see a giant platform in front of him; it was made up of white marble, the same as the pillars with space serpents were made of.
Suddenly, an old man appeared on the stage wearing a white coloured robe. There was a big beard on him, but his bald head didn't get the same treatment.
He walked gently and soon reached the centre of the stage. When everyone in the crowd saw him a commotion broke out.
From the commotion, Ye Xin found out that this old man was none other than the king of the Zusian Kingdom, Jin Yuan.
"Ahem." Jin Yuan cleared his throat, and just as he did so, everyone in the crowd turned silent. Fully focused on what their king was about to say to them.
For some of the people here, this was the first time that they had seen their king, and for some, this would be the last time.
Ye Xin also focused on the old man, he could see a slight smile on his face. 'He is the strongest man in the kingdom.' He thought.
"This year's sect examination would be different from the last year; just like every year, the examination changes. I hope you all do your best." The man said, although his voice was calm, it was heard throughout the place.
Even the people in the back could hear his voice clearly.
Ye Xin and others were surprised by his unique power. However, they didn't say anything as they knew that anything could be possible for people as powerful as him.
After just saying this, Jin Yuan left the stage at a slow pace. He was gone just as fast as he came, completely unnoticed; to some, he even seemed ethereal.
It was only after they left that murmurs started to echo throughout the ground, and soon, people started to discuss the king and the examination again.
Most people know that the exam pattern differs from the previous times. However, they still prepare to keep the previous exams in mind; after, if luck is on their side, they could get an advantage.
Soon, more and more people started to talk to each other. Even Gai Luo and others started talking, but Ye Xin stayed silent for the most part; he liked to listen and collect information.
After about fifteen minutes of chattering a strange sound reverberated in the area. The sound was eerie and domineering at the same time. And it had a pull to it, it was as if the sound was trying to allure you in the darkness.
Ye Xin controlled his self by taking in a deep breath and then he looked ahead at the source of the sound.
The sound was coming from the ten Space Serpents, all of them had opened their mouths and were roaring loudly.
Ye Xin looked at the spot where the serpents were looking and his heart skipped a beat.
Because in the middle of the white marble platform now was a crack floating just above it, the crack had formed in the space itself.
"Don't worry, the serpents are just opening a portal for us." Suddenly, Kang Huang's voice came from behind them, and the four of them looked behind him.
Even Mao Roulan had an expression of worry on her face and it was only after Kang Huang's explanation did she calm down.
Ye Xin also calmed down and now looked back at the crack with curiosity. 'There are so many powerful beasts in the world, and I thought I had advanced so much in power; my power is not even like an ant in front of them.' He thought and sighed internally.
He has been training like a maniac for the past month and has killed many beasts, and because of this, his power has increased by a lot; however now that he has experienced the power of the space serpents and Jin Yuan, he got to know the disparity between him and them.
He was nowhere near their power level.
Sighing, he calmed down; there was no use thinking about these things now. He then looked back at the crack. If we grow larger and larger in just a few minutes, the crisis is about thirty meters tall and ten meters wide.
It looked like an oval gateway to darkness.
Ye Xin couldn't see anything past the gate there was only darkness.
After a few more seconds, the portal stopped expanding.
"Enter."
Suddenly, a heavy voice came from above, and Ye Xin tried to look for the source, but there were only clouds in the sky, and no one was to be seen.
A frown appeared on his face and before he could think more, Kang Huang tapped his shoulder. "Let's go, or we will be left behind." He said.
Ye Xin looked at him and, taking in a deep breath, he nodded and then moved towards the portal with his team.
And soon enough, he entered the portal, and the place he exited to placed him in awe.