Chapter 1367: Chapter 896: The Young Lord Selection Begins

This is the clan attire of the Witch Clan. Only the Clan Leader of the Witch Clan, the Priests, the core Elders and the Junior Officers are qualified to wear this kind of clothing; it is likewise a symbol of one’s status within the Witch Clan.

Lin Feng’s gaze fell on the High Priest. He drew in a deep breath in his heart—Qingxuan was in the other party’s hands; he had to get close to him.

"At ease!"

Facing the salutes of countless clansmen, the High Priest’s face was expressionless as he lightly waved his sleeve.

"Many thanks, High Priest!"

"Many thanks, High Priest!"

"Many thanks, High Priest!"

The crowd replied in unison, their shouts shaking the heavens, echoing across a radius of ten thousand miles.

After that, a core Elder beside the High Priest waved his arm, and a viewing platform appeared on the square.

This viewing platform was about five zhang high and roughly a hundred zhang long, with dozens of glittering Gold seats neatly arranged upon it.

Then the High Priest, the four Priests and the group of core Elders slowly descended, landing on the platform and taking their seats one after another.

Crash!!

The crowd hastily retreated, immediately clearing out a wide area around the platform.

The High Priest sat upright on the central main seat, his aged yet profound gaze sweeping across the hundreds of millions of Witch Clan clansmen in the square.

A moment later, the High Priest said in a loud voice: "The clan’s Junior Officer selection this time officially begins today. It is divided into three trials. Whoever can pass all three will become a Junior Officer in the end; if multiple people pass all three trials, then the final result will be decided by battle strength."

The entire square fell silent. As the crowd listened to the High Priest’s words, the fighting spirit in their hearts surged up. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Three trials!

How difficult would they be?

Because every Junior Officer selection had different assessment items, no one knew which three trials it would be this time!

"Enough, this old man won’t say more. Now, reveal the First Layer!"

The High Priest spoke faintly, then flicked his sleeve forward. In an instant, a small Pagoda shot out, flying into the air above the center of the square.

The little Pagoda was grayish-white, with only three layers, but what was strange was that there was no spire atop the Pagoda. Instead it was perfectly flat, making the entire little Pagoda look almost like a cylindrical pillar.

The next moment, under countless gazes, the little Pagoda swelled against the wind. In just a few breaths it expanded a thousandfold, turning into a Giant Tower with a diameter of several hundred zhang and nearly a thousand zhang in height.

Boom!

The Giant Tower crashed down in the middle of Holy Witch Square, making the entire square violently tremble and producing an explosive roar.

"This tower has three layers. Within each layer there is a projection of Wu Ling. Everyone who enters the tower will encounter a Wu Ling of the same realm. The projection on the First Layer has thirty percent of Wu Ling’s strength, the Second Layer has fifty percent, and the Third Layer has seventy percent."

"Defeat Wu Ling’s projection and successfully pass through all three layers to reach the tower’s summit, and you will be considered to have passed the First Layer trial!

The High Priest’s voice was calm, yet it resounded in the hearts of everyone present.

When they heard this, everyone was inwardly startled. They actually had to defeat Wu Ling’s projection?

Wu Ling was the winner of the Junior Officer selection five years ago and the current honored Junior Officer of the clan, his Talent and combat power unimaginably heaven-defying.

To pass all three layers and reach the top of the tower—how could that be easy!

Even if the strongest projection on the Third Layer only had seventy percent of Wu Ling’s strength, it was still terrifying beyond measure!

"Alright, Challengers, enter the tower!" The High Priest ended with this sentence, and then the gates of the three-layer Pagoda rumbled open.

However, no one rushed in. Many people’s gazes were shifting about, as if searching for someone.

At this moment, everyone couldn’t help but feel a bit puzzled. Why had the Witch King, ranked first on this Junior Officer candidate list, not arrived yet? Could it be he didn’t plan to participate in the Junior Officer selection?

Whoosh!

Just then, a sharp tearing sound rang through the air. Everyone followed the sound and saw, at the edge of the sky, a streak of black lightning rip through the long heavens, roaring toward them like a storm.

This black lightning carried not only a terrifying aura, but also an incomparably violent pressure that made people’s hearts grow cold.

Seeing this, the crowd’s hearts jolted at first, then they immediately reacted—the Witch King had finally returned!

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, the black lightning arrived above the square and instantly came to a halt, transforming into a youth dressed in tight black clothes.

This youth had delicate brows and eyes, red lips and white teeth. At a glance he seemed only sixteen or seventeen years old—so young it was almost excessive.

His hair was extremely long, hanging down past his thighs. The whole person gave off a feminine, androgynous feeling, completely opposite to the violent aura on his body, forming a strong contrast.

"Hehe! I finally didn’t miss it!"

After stopping, the youth immediately smiled slightly, then cupped his fists toward the viewing platform and said, "Greetings to the High Priest, the four Priests and all core Elders!"

"Mm."

The High Priest nodded slightly, a faint smile appearing on his formerly indifferent face as he asked, "Witch King, I heard you went to the Tri-Transformation Star to temper yourself? What battle results did you achieve?"

When the crowd heard the High Priest’s question, they all grew interested as well, because although the Witch King looked like a feminine youth, he was in truth a battle maniac.

Every time he went out to temper himself, to put it bluntly, he was roaming around challenging people—challenging the various supreme geniuses everywhere, forging his legend of being invincible among his peers.

The Witch King smiled confidently at these words and said arrogantly, "In reply to the High Priest, although the Tri-Transformation Star is vast, whether it’s the Giant Spirit Clan, Flying Spirit Clan, Black Scale Clan or the ordinary Human Clan, none of my peers there could defeat me. They were all nothing but empty reputations, not worth mentioning!"

The Tri-Transformation Star was a special Star in the Ancient Spirit Star River. Many races had extremely strong forces on this Star, but none could dominate it alone, so it was a chaotic place of many races intermixed.