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"Who is it?" At the same time, Ling Tianlie had already let out a loud shout as his palm swept towards the incoming person crazily.

The monstrous palm energy was incomparably vigorous, directly piercing through the air and slamming into the incoming figure.

However, the person did not resist the incoming palm attack. Instead, he allowed it to strike his body, and in the next moment, the originally powerful and frightening power completely disappeared in an instant. It did not affect that person in the slightest.

"The fifth level of the Astral Reaching Realm is considered a top-level expert in this little place. Unfortunately, it's still far from enough in front of me." That person coldly laughed as a powerful wave of energy gathered in his palm and quickly swept towards Ling Tianlie, "There's no need to be impolite. You should try and receive my palm strike as well!"

Monstrous Yuan Power quickly gathered, transforming into an enormous Yuan Power palm that ruthlessly crushed towards Ling Tianlie.

Ling Tianlie instantly felt a gust of astral wind blow towards him, the strong force causing him to be almost unable to open his eyes.

But at this moment, the power of that palm had already landed in front of Ling Tianlie. If he were to use his palm to block now, it would already be too late.

Lin Tian stubbornly stared at that person and his heart was filled with shock. This was a steamroll, right, this was a naked steamroll. Ling Tianlie was simply no match for that person, he couldn't even receive a single palm from that person.

But at this time, Elder Zhang suddenly waved his palm. The power of that palm instantly annihilated that person's large palm made of spirit energy. As the power collided, Lin Tian felt a strong wind blowing towards him.

Was this a showdown between experts?

At the same time Lin Tian's heart was shocked, he also felt his mouth go dry. It wasn't because of anything else, but because of excitement.

That's right, it was excitement. Lin Tian did not feel any fear. Fear, he only felt excitement. He could feel that the blood in his body seemed to be boiling. Lin Tian's heart was filled with unprecedented excitement.

He felt that one day, he would also become such an expert!

He knew that he was no match for that person and could only suffer from a hidden loss. Luckily, Elder Zhang was the one who saved him in the end, otherwise, with this palm strike, Ling Tian Lie might very well have been severely injured.

"Nine Astral Realms?" That person was also shocked and then stared at Elder Zhang. "So it's the Elder Zhang from the Azure Province Academy. No wonder he was able to receive a palm from me. Did you say those words just now?"

Needless to say, even Lin Tian knew of this person's background. This person was most likely the aide sent by the Second Prince, the one with the strength of the eighth level of the Star River, Xiao Lin!

Elder Zhang's gaze swept over Xiao Lin as he coldly said, "The guests under the Second Prince have the same temper as the Second Prince. However, I'm afraid the Second Prince has yet to ascend to the throne.

As soon as Elder Zhang spoke, he gave a large hat to the Second Prince. That Xiao Lin immediately choked, but did not dare to linger on this topic.

Elder Zhang, this time I came under the orders of the Second Prince to investigate the death of King Luo Lie of Yongan City. Now that I found out that it was a brat called Lin Tian who killed me, I came to find Lin Tian. Xiao Lin did not say much and directly said that he was looking for Lin Tian.

"Who is Lin Tian?" Xiao Lin directly asked the crowd.

"I am." Lin Tian did not retreat in the slightest and directly stood out. Living under the protection of others and never being able to grow, Lin Tian naturally was not willing to live under the protection of others.

The current Xiao Lin was only at the eighth level of the Star River Realm. In the future, Lin Tian would definitely meet an even stronger opponent. If he relied on others for everything, Lin Tian wouldn't have any great achievements in his life.

He had to face it himself.

"He's just a kid at the fifth level of the Qi Hai realm … How did you kill Luo Lie?" A trace of astonishment flashed across Xiao Lin's face. He had only sensed Lin Tian's strength for a moment and had already sensed it. Lin Tian was only at the fifth level of the Qi Hai realm, yet he was able to kill Luo Lie who was at the eighth level of the Aurous Core Stage?

He really didn't know how that Luo Lie cultivated to the eighth level of the Aurous Core Stage.

"Luo Lie killed my kin, damn it!" Lin Tian coldly spat out these words, an intense killing intent immediately emitting from Lin Tian's body. It was extremely terrifying.

"Oh, this is interesting. You are a fifth level Qi Hai warrior, and you even have this kind of power … Not bad." Xiao Lin flatly praised Lin Tian, but in the next moment, the spirit energy in his hand frantically gathered together: "But you killed King Yongan, so you should naturally repay it with your life. Boy, I admire your courage, under this palm, you will die happily, which can be considered as my kindness to you."

A sinister smile appeared on Xiao Lin's face.

In the next moment, that palm madly struck towards Lin Tian like a tornado.

"If you want to make a move, you haven't even asked me for my opinion!" Lin Tian still hadn't moved, but Elder Zhang in front of Lin Tian moved first. His hand immediately surged with monstrous power as he blocked in front of Lin Tian.

He waved his palm and once again intercepted Xiao Lin's palm.

"Bang bang!" A loud blast rang out and the force scattered in all directions. The force of the backlash actually forced Xiao Lin to retreat half a step.

Xiao Lin's bloodthirsty gaze immediately locked onto Elder Zhang: "You old bastard, on the account that you're a citizen of the Azure Province Academy, I've already tolerated you quite a bit. Now, you actually still want to block me? Do you know whose life I came by?"

"I know, didn't you just say that the second prince's orders …" Elder Zhang replied blandly.

"Then why did you still dare to stop me? Don't think that I'm afraid of you just because you're at the ninth level of the Astral Reaching Realm." Xiao Lin said viciously.

"Then do you know whose life I came here on?" Elder Zhang's tone became stern.

"Who?"

"The current king!" Elder Zhang suddenly spoke as monstrous elemental energy exploded from his body, enveloping the surrounding people.

"My Azure Province Academy follows the king's orders and finds geniuses within the borders of Tian Luo. We train them to serve the king." Elder Zhang said arrogantly, "Not to mention that you were sent by the Second Prince, even if it's the order of the current king, don't think you can stop me from selecting talent!"

"Hehe, this is really funny. Why do you want me to kill this boy? What does it have to do with me if you want to select talents!" Xiao Lin's expression was fierce and his tone was filled with anger, as though he could erupt at any moment.

"What a coincidence, the person you want to kill is the person I want to select. Moreover, it's a top talent!" Elder Zhang's eyebrows twitched as he said.

The killing intent on Xiao Lin's face intensified as he sinisterly said, "Old thing, it looks like you're purposely trying to make life difficult for me!"

"What? You want to fight?" Elder Zhang looked at Xiao Lin's stance and immediately smiled, "It's been a long time since I've tried to move my muscles. If I wanted to make a move, I wouldn't mind killing you. I don't believe that the second prince would send people to kill me if I killed you …"

"You have to have the ability to kill me!" Xiao Lin was not afraid. Although his strength was only at the eighth level of the Astral Realm, his true combat strength was definitely not inferior to any expert at the ninth level of the Astral Realm.

"Ability?" Elder Zhang laughed involuntarily. He directly extended his hand and a small tower suddenly appeared on his old hand. The tower quickly grew in size and rose from the ground in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Elder Zhang's voice also sounded, "There are quite a few people who have died under this tower. I wonder if you are one of them?"

"Exquisite Pagoda, you actually brought the Exquisite Pagoda!" The ruthlessness on Xiao Lin's face earlier vanished without a trace, and replacing it was a face full of terror.

"You actually recognize this Exquisite Pagoda? What? Do you still want to fight me?" Old Zhang said with a faint smile.

"Humph!" Xiao Lin snorted but did not dare to say that he wanted to fight again.

He did not intend to kill Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin was the Second Prince's hanger-on, and with the coming of the monarch's time, the Second Prince was also a powerful contender for the throne. No one would know who would be the emperor until the very last moment, so there was naturally no need to offend the Second Prince.

Besides, the reason he came here was to test Lin Tian's talent and to see if he was worth the school protecting him.

At this moment, Xiao Lin did not waste any more time and could proceed.

Elder Zhang looked at Lin Tian, then said: "Lin Tian, let's continue."

Lin Tian nodded his head and said: "Elder Zhang, please enlighten me."

"Mm, the reason why your grandmaster asked me to come here this time is to test your talent. If your talent is indeed monstrous enough, I will naturally protect you. However, if your talent is ordinary and not worthy for my Azure Province to stand up for you, then don't blame the others …" Elder Zhang said lightly.

"Of course I know that. Just that, Elder Zhang, what kind of examination method is this?" Lin Tian couldn't help but ask.

"Do you see this pagoda?" Old Zhang pointed to the pagoda in front of Lin Tian and laughed.

At this moment, the pagoda had turned from a small, exquisite pagoda to a huge pagoda that was as tall as the heavens. The pagoda's peak pierced through the clouds, and one could not see its peak.

"This tower is the Linglong Treasure Pagoda and it is the most precious treasure in the Azure Province. It is originally used for the disciple exam, but in order to solve your situation today, your ancestor made an exception and brought me here, opening it for you alone." Elder Zhang explained.

So it turned out that this tower was used for the Azure Province's disciple selection.

At the end of every year, the Azure Province Academy would hold a grand selection competition to recruit students.

The disciples who passed the first selection, the second round, were chosen using this Linglong Treasure Pagoda.

There were many disciples who took part in the primary selection, such as the previous Sky Dragon Academy. Because of Xiao Yunhai's existence, there was a special primary selection quota.

However, the second round of selection was held in the Azure Province Academy, because this Linglong Treasure Pagoda was located right in the center of the academy.

But this time, for Lin Tian, Elder Zhang had specially come from the Azure Province Academy to bring this treasure over for Lin Tian's survival training. From this, it could be seen how much effort Xiao Yunhai had put in for himself.

And this Linglong Treasure Pagoda's selection process is very simple and crude. Your potential depends on how high you can go to. The higher the floor, the greater your potential.