Evan Yang merely smiled at them, showing not a hint of fear.
"Arrogant!" Everyone who bore a grudge against Evan Yang silently cursed him in their hearts.
Unlike other assessments, which have only one judge, the Violet Seventh-Tier test is overseen by five elders from the Genius Pavilion.
Elder Mu was one of the five. When he spotted Evan Yang and Reed Kong approaching, he stood up and announced, "Today we have another Violet Seventh-Tier assessment. I don't think I need to introduce anyone here, right?"
Almost everyone present recognized Evan Yang, so Elder Mu skipped the introductions and simply had the other two challengers step onto the stage.
The two opponents moved to the center of the arena, while Evan Yang stayed in front of the five elders, waiting for the match to start.
"Evan Yang, Spirit-God Realm early stage, Violet Seventh-Tier assessment." After a regular disciple announced Evan Yang's cultivation, Elder Mu gestured for him to enter the dueling formation.
Evan Yang nodded and stepped into the formation, where his two opponents eyed him like tigers stalking prey. They'd been given strict orders to fight with everything they had—anyone caught holding back would be crippled, so neither dared show Evan any mercy.
The audience kept up their jeers and mocking comments, just like before.
"Begin!" Elder Mu called out once everything was ready.
As soon as the match began, the two opponents sprang into action. Both were at late Spirit-God Realm—one specialized in speed, the other in offense.
One moved with incredible speed, instantly appearing behind Evan Yang to launch a pincer attack.
But just as they were about to team up for a front-and-back strike, Evan Yang slipped away with a sidestep, escaping their attack range—his speed was every bit as fast as the so-called speed specialist.
“That’s some serious speed!” Reed Kong was thrilled to see Evan move even faster than the speed specialist, and Elder Mu relaxed a bit—speed meant Evan had the initiative, not just the defensive.
The crowd outside all wore shocked expressions, amazed that Evan Yang could move so fast at early Spirit-God Realm.
“Did this kid take some kind of speed-enhancing pill? How is he so fast?” Third Young Master Fenn grumbled.
Miles Fenn had already seen Evan’s speed back in Soul-Gathering Realm—back then, a whole group of Spirit-God cultivators chased him across Hundred-Change Valley for an entire day.
“Even in Soul-Gathering Realm, most Spirit-God experts couldn’t keep up with him—let alone now that he’s Spirit-God Realm himself,” Miles Fenn explained.
“Soul-Gathering Realm? When was that?” Third Young Master Fenn asked in surprise. The steward and others were curious too, waiting for Miles Fenn’s explanation. As for the Fiend-Realm reps, they already knew Evan’s speed was insane, so his burst now didn’t shock them much.
Miles Fenn retold the story of how so many people chased Evan Yang through Hundred-Change Valley that day.