Chapter 35: Mistaken Identity, Breaking Through Defenses! Too Fierce!

Bai Wei had actually drawn the “demon” identity, but when she saw that Ye Qingning, who was also a “demon,” played the role even more convincingly than her, she couldn’t help but admire her deeply.

Reflecting on it, was it possible that when she had been robbing others before, she hadn’t been bold enough? Not reckless enough? Not arrogant enough?

From now on, she would have to be like Qingning, full of momentum! She would definitely have to show some attitude!

Thinking this, Bai Wei didn’t forget to play along. She immediately drew out her long sword and, not wanting to lose face, declared, “You want me to hand over my identity plate? Don’t even dream about it!”

“So, it turns out that Miss Yu Zhi Zhi, the second miss of the Yu family, not only participates in the assessment, but is also a demon who can steal others’ points! No wonder I was so focused on doubting Yu Tang Tang, I didn’t observe you closely enough!”

“Although I can’t steal points, I’m not going to hand over my identity plate to you that easily! If you want it, come and take it by force!”

Hearing this, the hidden exam disciples immediately ruled out the possibility that Bai Wei was a demon.

If both of them were demons, wouldn’t it just be a matter of one stealing from the other?

There were still three other identities left to be confirmed, so it would be better to observe more. For now, let these two fight it out.

Ye Qingning had sent people to observe a few individuals. Someone had already taken out their identity plate, but it seemed they were in no rush to verify her, likely waiting for Bai Wei’s identity to be exposed before verifying it.

Perhaps they were still skeptical. After all, if the verification failed, not only would they be unable to verify anyone else for the next three days, but they would also lose half their points. It was perfectly understandable to be cautious!

Ye Qingning saw that Bai Wei was already fully engaged in the act. Her performance was just as good as Qin Zhan’s, and she was going deeper into her role.

She began by laughing maniacally, adopting a villainous posture, while preparing to throw in a few more harsh words. She purposely clenched her fists so they creaked, her gaze madly hinting at Bai Wei.

— They were definitely going to fight for real.

If they didn’t make their act convincing enough, how could those observing disciples, who were still holding back and suspicious, be fooled?

“Senior sister, I’m not some delicate, soft-hearted person, and I don’t pull my punches. If you refuse to hand over your identity plate, don’t blame me for making you hand it over by force!”

Ye Qingning wasted no time. Her punches came fast and fierce, a deadly blow from the start.

Her strikes were even fiercer than when she had beaten up Qin Zhan earlier, heading straight for Bai Wei.

Though they were only pretending, Bai Wei was genuinely scared.

After all, Bai Wei had no idea when Ye Qingning had learned martial arts.

She marveled at the power of Ye Qingning’s punch and the force of the incoming wind—stronger than any body cultivator she had ever seen!

For a moment, Bai Wei almost forgot to react, only snapping into action when the punch was nearly upon her. She quickly retreated at full speed.

Seeing that she might not be able to dodge in time, she cleverly screamed “Ah!” and flew backwards, pretending to be hit.

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze. The hidden exam disciples who were observing all stared, wide-eyed in shock.

Although they had hidden themselves well, and couldn’t see each other, their expressions were oddly uniform, as if they had all copied the same template—(ÒωÓױ).

The disciples were absolutely certain they hadn’t heard wrong. The second miss of the Yu family not only referred to herself as a junior brother, but her fighting style also showed she was a body cultivator!

Body cultivators practiced by constantly honing their physical bodies, and among a hundred people, all of them were male! No female disciple could withstand the pain of such physical training.

None of them expected that the second miss of the Yu family, posing as an assessment disciple, was actually a big guy! Gross!

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At that moment, the hidden exam disciples no longer doubted that the two were acting. They felt foolish for thinking too much.

Male body cultivators only knew how to fight and hone their bodies, their brains completely switched off! Even if they were beaten to death, they would never think of such a clever plan!

It was just like in the trial grounds, where male body cultivators would rush straight at the demon beasts, fighting without thinking. They never used their brains, let alone act! They couldn’t do it!

Bai Wei, picking herself up from the ground, became more excited as she acted. Gripping her sword, she used her spiritual power to strike at Ye Qingning, refusing to give up.

Fist and sword clashed, creating a loud crash. The two soon became entangled in a fierce fight.

By now, the hidden exam disciples were fully convinced. Some of them even secretly took out their identity plates and wrote “Yu Zhi Zhi is a demon” on the back of their plates.

To their surprise, no prompt came up announcing they had gained points. Instead, the back of the identity plate displayed a message:

【Verification failed. Wrong guess. Half of your current points have been deducted as punishment, and you cannot verify anyone’s identity for the next three days.】

Upon seeing this prompt, the exam disciple who had tried to verify first was left speechless and broken.

What happened to the demon? What happened to body cultivators not knowing how to act? How did they fail the verification? Just like that, half their points were gone?! And they couldn’t verify anyone for three days?!

Who the heck was this male body cultivator! Who was it?! They really wanted to beat him up to vent their anger!

“Bang—!”

With a dull thud, the angry man, who was so upset he wanted to hit someone, was knocked out by a stone thrown at him from behind.

Bai Wei’s lips twitched. Her junior sister, the one who could barely catch her breath after walking a few steps, the one who leaned on the wall for support, was not only strong in her punches but also had a knack for throwing stones.

Seriously, must she be this fierce? What would a real male body cultivator think if they saw this? And this was with the exam’s rules preventing them from injuring others.

If Qingning were allowed to go all out with her strikes… Bai Wei didn’t even dare think further.

Bai Wei quickly recovered her composure, snatching the man’s identity plate from his hand.

She called out, “This is the trial ground! How dare you treat me so roughly! Don’t you know there’s a rule that forbids harming a disciple’s life?!”

“Senior sister, how laughably naive! This isn’t about harming life; this is normal combat. I advise you to just admit defeat!” Ye Qingning said with a mocking tone, as she and Bai Wei once again got into an intense chase.

In truth, just like before, during the fight, Ye Qingning was locking onto all the hidden exam disciples.

She knew the method of knocking out a person with a stone couldn’t be used again too many times, or it would quickly raise suspicion.

So, while fighting, she used talisman papers to create a formation around the eight directions—Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kan, Gen, and Dui—to form a restrictive array, also known as the “Eight Directions Trapping Formation.”

This formation was a kind of trapping formation, but because of time constraints, she could only use talisman papers to set it up, without any magical tools to enhance its power. Apart from the Spirit Resting Stone, she had no other magical tools.

This led to the formation’s power being much weaker compared to the real Eight Directions Trapping Formation, but it could still restrict the movement of anyone trapped within it for a short period of time.

As time passed, the power of the formation would naturally weaken.

Thus, they had to act quickly to harvest their gains.