"By the way, there are some interesting hidden rules, you need to research them yourselves~"

The little boy spoke with a deliberately childish tone.

The next moment.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!

Under the guidance of the beams of light, the figures of the candidates vanished one by one.

"I hate all this random stuff, straightforward combat would be better!"

Feng looked at the beam of light shining on himself and mumbled before his figure disappeared.

"Gone, waiting for you inside!"

"I'll head in first, boss!!"

Su Tu's friends around him disappeared one by one into the beams, and Su Tu stopped thinking much, believing that where there's a will, there's a way; regardless of what this assessment entails, breaking through it is key!

The light began to reflect off his exam number plate, and the next moment, Su Tu's figure also vanished from the test area.

The originally overcrowded test area left only the little boy and the examiners.

Rumble!!

As all the candidates were guided away, the entire test area started to tremble violently, with a void light curtain rapidly covering the whole upper part of the test area.

Dense light curtains appeared, each with a number written on the edge, representing the exam numbers of the candidates.

Next to each exam number was a small puppet, looking exactly like the holder of that exam number.

"Mr. Tang, isn't the decision up there a bit too bold this time, recreating Eternal Night has never been done before in any test."

Zhou Dong looked at the pitch-black light curtains, his eyes trembling slightly.

"It's precisely because it's never been done that it needs to be attempted for the first time."

"The final martial fortune of Ancestor Star depends on this martial examination. Recreating the scenes of fighting against 'them' under Eternal Night is the fastest way for the fortune to rise."

The little boy spoke in a low voice.

"This is already gentle enough, today's children are like flowers in a greenhouse, never having seen real war, some even treat being a martial artist as just a profession..."

"It's time for them to understand the real world...."

His eyebrows slightly furrowed, speaking in a calm voice.

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When Su Tu opened his eyes again, he found himself in complete darkness.

Though aware that beyond the Second Realm was shrouded in endless Eternal Night, he hadn't expected such an exaggerated degree.

Even with his current vision, he could only see about a meter in front.

It's estimated that weaker martial artists might as well be blind, unable to discern the path ahead.

Moreover...

Su Tu tried to mobilize his heart and spirit to explore his surroundings, but under this Eternal Night, his heart and spirit were shackled by unspeakable rules, unable to sense any presence around.

This isn't just Eternal Night; it's like a black prison.

In such a strange state, Su Tu didn't make any rash moves and instead infused his heart and spirit into his exam number plate.

The most urgent matter was to understand the rules of this assessment.

Upon quickly reviewing the rules, Harsh words could be observed, though the setting was complex and strange, the rules themselves weren't simple either.

[Rule 1: The activity range of Eternal Night gradually shrinks, if swallowed by Eternal Night, it will count as withdrawal from the exam, and the examiners will score according to the candidate's performance.]

[Rule 2: Unknown existences are awakening within Eternal Night, no one knows what will happen once it wakes.]

[Rule 3: Upon first death under Eternal Night, a death exemption is acquired, allowing one to opt out of the exam; however, if not opting out, the next death will be real.]

[Remaining rules are left for candidates to explore themselves]

Upon seeing these rules, Su Tu couldn't help but nod; after all, it's just a martial exam, and the authorities won't permit large-scale student casualties.

But truthfully, looking at these rules, Su Tu felt somewhat troubled. If there's a death exemption, would the Divine Sons have it too? If they all have it, wouldn't his skill loot box vanish?

Moreover, these three rules were already understandable; the first two were even more absurd: talking about the activity range of Eternal Night—with the environment around, ordinary martial artists would struggle to move forward, let alone identify the range.

As for the second rule, what even is that...

Thinking of this, Su Tu couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly.

Then the next moment...

Whoosh!!!

He suddenly lunged forward, and the immense power triggered an air burst, followed by a crisp 'crack' in the dark night.

[Points +1]

"Didn't expect to encounter 'the little cutie' so soon."

He spoke softly, though his five senses and heart and spirit were suppressed, the terrifying intuition that Candle Wisdom brought him remained.

Perceiving things under the darkness was no problem for him.

Subsequently, he withdrew his hand, holding a soft corpse of a monster. The creature was pitch-black, eyeless, with only large ears—its face somewhat resembling a bat.

However, upon seeing this thing, an indescribable disgust arose in Su Tu's heart.

This feeling was familiar...

"Beast??"

Indeed, the weak creature Su Tu had just killed was a beast, and the repulsion from his instincts could not deceive him.

[Killed one broken void spirit, gained ten battle merits!!]

Moreover, the information rising from the Centurion's Waist Token further confirmed this for Su Tu.

He never expected the exam to use beasts for assessment.

Even more bizarre, the waist token, which even the Heart-faced Beast King could sense, lost its function under Eternal Night. Normally, with the presence of beasts, the token would have warned him.

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