"Giant Gale War Saint."
Inside the house, Andrew Han stood by the window with his hands behind his back, his mind calm as still water, quietly observing.
The house was somewhat old and dusty. The two windows were made of outdated materials, resembling rice-paper panes that couldn't be slid open or pushed up and down; ordinary people could only stay inside obediently, unable to see the view outside clearly.
But this had nothing to do with Andrew Han.
With Starlight-tier eyesight, even with the many restrictions of the Xumi Assessment, he could still see for ten thousand meters.
The room was quiet.
Occasionally, clear birdsong would flit by.
After observing through the window for a long time, Andrew Han reached a conclusion: "The town is very quiet. Not a single resident steps outside at night."
Yes!
Not a single one!
It seemed that on War-Armor Continent, ordinary people were afraid of the night, even terrified.
"The source of people's intense fear is the Nightfall Monsters." Andrew Han shook his head, a trace of confusion crossing his brow... What exactly are the Nightfall Monsters?
If his Soul Perception range were still normal, not limited by the Xumi Assessment, as a peak Starlight-tier he wouldn't need to go to such trouble; he could simply soar into the clouds, investigate all directions, and uncover the truth sooner or later.
With his Starlight-tier strength, he could move unhindered.
On War-Armor Continent, within a kilometer, he was invincible!
But Andrew Han knew well that he had already arrived at the Human Supreme Hall. The illusory world he was in now was the Xumi Assessment. Even beings at Stellar Palace, Void Rift, or above, when first arriving at the Human Supreme Hall, must undergo the Xumi Assessment!
The Xumi Assessment varies from person to person—the stronger you are, the harder the test.
The Xumi Assessment is ever-changing. For Starlight-tier cultivators, there are countless types of tests; it's impossible to predict the content.
So.
During the assessment, not knowing the specifics or the scoring criteria, Andrew Han certainly didn't want to act rashly—caution was paramount.
"Passing the Xumi Assessment is not the hard part."
"The key is the score you get in the Xumi Assessment—the higher the score, the higher your starting point. I have plenty of time to wait; I must not be impatient or act impulsively." Andrew Han muttered to himself, his previously anxious mood suddenly becoming as calm as water.
After so many years of cultivation,
Occasionally enjoying moments of leisure is actually quite nice.
Amidst the vast starry sky, he was just a Starlight-tier lifeform—insignificant. But here on War-Armor Continent, Andrew Han had nothing to fear; he only needed to focus on one thing: passing the assessment as perfectly as possible.
"So."
"Let me take another look." Andrew Han gazed out through the paper window.
The pitch-black town was completely devoid of light; no one lit oil lamps, and almost everyone was asleep.
Even those who were awake were simply suffering from insomnia.
They whispered quietly—normal people couldn't hear a thing.
Andrew Han's eyesight was formidable, and so was his hearing. Back when he was at Jiangnan Academy on blue Earth, he could pick up even the faint sounds from the girls' dormitory across the courtyard just by listening—let alone now.
"Let me listen."
Andrew Han calmed his mind, trying to gather information.
......
"Are you asleep?"
"No, I can't sleep—I'm too excited. The Giant Gale War Saint! A War Saint will pass through our town tomorrow."
"Don't get your hopes up. You want to become his disciple? Impossible. Even the three princes of the Tutz Principality offered lavish gifts and begged to be accepted, but the Giant Gale War Saint still refused. He's only passing through our town on his way to the capital because of the Nightfall Monster disaster day..."
The town's prosperity depended almost entirely on this central avenue.
This extremely wide road ran through the entire Tutz Principality, even extending beyond its borders. The town had gradually formed around it because of the avenue.
First came the central avenue, then the town.
Since the town was first established, it's only been forty or fifty years.
......
"The Nightfall Monsters—they're about to descend."
"You're always forgetful, often leaving things behind. In these life-or-death days, don't miscalculate the arrival time of the disaster day."
"Don't worry, the whole town is waiting for me to pinpoint the exact time—how could I get it wrong? Besides, I've asked the warriors and war-masters passing through the town for rest; two days from now is the disaster day. No mistake."
The Nightfall Monsters descend almost once every year.
Whenever the disaster day begins, the divine power of the gods is weakened, and the mysterious Nightfall Monsters burst out from the nether space beneath War-Armor Continent, rampaging through the night. Nightmares descend—this is the most terrifying day of the year for the people.
Either you survive by luck,
Or you vanish from the world, disappearing without a trace.
......
Besides these whispers, there are faint groans and murmured dream-talk. Andrew Han stopped listening—he now had a preliminary plan for the Xumi Assessment.
In the cosmic starry sky, most worlds are planets.
Celestial bodies shaped like continents are extremely rare and difficult for life to evolve on—let alone having some kind of nether space beneath the continent. It defies common sense and the limits of normal life’s imagination.
It's pure fantasy—utterly absurd!
Still, the legend of the nether space only further confirmed Andrew Han’s theory—the Xumi Assessment is just a manifestation of the Xumi Illusory Realm; everything is false.
"Wait for the Giant Gale War Saint to arrive."
"But before that, let me check out the nether space beneath War-Armor Continent." Andrew Han's eyes flashed with razor-sharp cyan light as he looked down at the ground beneath his feet.
Ssshh—!
Cyan starlight swirled around his body, blazing like a radiant sun.
A full-strength strike with Fifth-Order Creation Light could pierce a planet’s surface and bring about the end of the world. Now, focused in Andrew Han alone, it was a power without equal.