Chapter 49 Bloody Mountain (Part Two)


    A secondter, the monkey leaped into the air. It had been aiming for the tree, but since Zen had


    broken the tree before it could reach it, the mane monkey flew straight toward Zen.


    Zen smiled when his n worked. The monkey had no way to escape this time.


    However, as the mane monkey approached Zen, it gave out a fierce cry. Then its eyes glowed a deep


    red before it emitted a squeak. In the next instant, its body turned red, and the mane of the whole body


    bristled.


    Zen found the monkey''s unusual move. A sense of danger filled Zen. He covered his head with his


    hands and drew back in horror.


    Before Zen could retreat two steps, the mane monkey''s body grew twice asrge.


    "Peng!"


    The mane monkey''s body suddenly exploded. The noise was deafening! When the dust settled, Zen


    saw that the explosion had left a huge hole in the ground. The needles from the monkey''s mane were


    scattered in all directions by the force of the explosion.


    At the time of its death, the monkey had released its mane needles with such force that they were


    firmly lodged in Zen''s body.


    "I didn''t expect a second-degree phantom beast to have such a powerful attack," Zen said in surprise


    as he pulled out the mane needles one by one. If he had not stepped back, he could have been hurt by


    the mane needles.


    The ssification of unreal beasts was simr to that of men. The one main difference was that many


    unreal monsters could burst with iparable innate power when faced with a survival crisis.


    After handling the steel needles in his body, Zen approached the pit and found a piece of yellow crystal


    fragment in the center. Only 30 yellow crystal fragments were needed to pass the test. That was


    certainly a much smaller number than the green crystals!


    Of course, the monsters he had to deal with were a lot more fierce.


    Just as Zen was preparing to put away the crystal fragment, a voice boomed through the forest.


    "Put that crystal down and get out of here!"


    On hearing the words, Zen frowned. When he turned, Zen saw three men standing behind him.


    Judging by their clothes, Zen knew that these three men were disciples from noble ns. It was


    possible that they might be from the same n. Only the children from noble ns would dare to rob


    someone so openly.


    "I killed this beast. So this crystal fragment belongs to me. Why should I put the piece down?" Zen


    asked.


    One of three men answered, "Cut the crap, or you''ll suffer the consequences! We are from the Fang


    n. Anger our family, and you won''t have a chance to regret it."


    "My brother is right. You can learn lessons from the mistakes of others. All those who did not listen to


    our family died miserably!" Another man said.


    "Turn in your crystal fragment, or we will kill you!" The third man said.


    Zen held the yellow crystal fragment in his hand. The expression on his face conveyed that Zen didn''t


    have the patience to deal with such arrogance. In fact, all the novelty he had seen after he reached the


    Imperial Capital made him feel rxed and happy, except for the children of the noble ns. Words


    would fail to describe the attitude of such people.


    Leaving aside the strength of the children from noble ns, what they had done was so rampant and


    outrageous that they seemed to look down upon everything in the world.


    It was perhaps their noble birth and their superior living environment that made them forget that what


    others feared was not the children, but the power of their family n.


    Zen put the crystal fragment in his pocket and prepared to leave. He did not bother to spend more time


    rationalizing with these men.


    But the three men were determined not to let him go. They rushed forward quickly, encircled Zen, and


    then they began closing in on him.


    They thought that since they had all reached the marrow refining level, it would be easy for them to


    defeat Zen, who was only at the organ refining level.


    But in Zen''s view, they were too slow. It could be seen at a nce that they had been trained from


    childhood. However, their strength had been increased by pills. Theycked actualbat and practice


    experience, and hence, their weaknesses were apparent.


    At this time, Zen stood with his back to the three men. As the three men pounced on him, Zen took a


    step back and easily avoided their attack. At the same time, he quickly circled behind them and


    reached out to grab two men by the back of their necks.


    "Let go of me. If you touch me, my family will kill you!"


    "No one has dared to hold me like this. I will never forgive you. I will cut you into a thousand pieces and


    watch as you die painfully!"


    The two men looked flustered. They hadn''t expected their strength to be so weak that they had no


    power to fight back. However, they did show true characteristics of children from noble ns. Even


    when caught, they felt they could win by threatening their captor.


    Zen sneered. He lifted his arms and mmed the two men''s heads into each other brutally.


    "Bang!"


    The two men were "killed" by the force Zen had used. Like the mane monkey Zen had just killed, their


    bodies turned into spots of light that disappeared slowly.


    If they had not been in the magic array of the Bloody Mountain, the two men would have truly died.


    Their heads would have broken into pieces with the force Zen had used.


    Fortunately, they were in the Blooded Test, in which all participants were a phantom illusion. Hence,


    these two men had not been hurt. Since they had died in the test, a light had enclosed them. Now they


    would wait for the Cloud Sect''s instructors to transport them outside the Bloody Mountain. In any case,


    they had failed the Blooded Test.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    The original intention of the Blooded Test could be seen here. In the Bloody Mountain, everyone


    competed with not only the phantom beasts but also with other disciples.


    And the use of the magic array would effectively avoid real death.


    Seeing the twopanions had been taken out, the remaining man took a few steps back in surprise.


    His expression showed the fear he felt. His rampant and arrogant attitude had been swept away. As


    soon as the shock wore off, he shouted, "My family... My Family..."


    But Zen didn''t let him finish. He growled at the man. "If you don''t want to die as well, hand over all the


    crystal fragments you have. No matter how powerful your family is, they can''t save you now!" After


    saying this, Zen took a step toward the man.


    Without hesitation, the disciple from the Fang n threw a handful of crystal fragments at Zen. Then he


    turned and fled without saying anything.


    Zen shook his head. He didn''t want to rob others, but it seemed like recently, many people were trying


    to rob him.


    He collected the crystal fragments. There were 20 green crystal fragments and seven yellow crystal


    fragments!


    It looked like the robbery was a quick and convenient way to finish the test. Zen was tempted.


    Compared to the effort of killing phantom beasts one by one, snatching was obviously more efficient.


    But he soon gave up the idea. The ultimate purpose of giving the Blooded Test was to challenge and


    improve himself.


    He would never give up the opportunity to refine himself. However, if others tried to rob him, Zen


    decided not to let them go.