"As long as what you're saying is true, I too look forward to being friends with you!" Xing Peng nodded, "Tell me everything you know, I really want to know what kind of relationship my dad and your old man had."

  "Well, according to the old man, in his life, he only had one true confidant, your dad. They were both students of the same batch at White Tiger Academy. The reason they became acquainted was because of an assassination operation...it was a situation of 'fighting leading to friendship'..." Jin DiSan slowly shared. Although he didn't detail how exactly they became acquainted, it gave Xing Peng a brief understanding of their relationship.

  "Additionally, the old man always had a wish, which was to find an opportunity to surpass your dad. However, he never wanted your dad to go to Hell Valley and then never return..."

  While Xing Peng and Jin DiSan were conversing, three minutes had already completely passed. After the time elapsed, the red-haired middle-aged man suddenly entered the hall from outside.

  When he entered the hall, his expression was very grim, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and his body emitted a violent aura, as if he was ready to kill everyone present at any moment.

  "Tell me, who allowed you to retreat back to the hall!" The moment the red-haired middle-aged man stepped into the hall, he roared at everyone. His voice was like thunder, deafening, shaking everyone to their core. Those with lower strength even bled from their ears.

  Xing Peng and Jin DiSan exchanged glances, feeling the pressure, but neither spoke. Both started circulating their Profound Qi to resist the pressure from the red-haired middle-aged man.

  "Swoosh!" A tornado suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the hall, carrying a formidable pressure. As soon as it appeared, it attacked all the people in the hall, causing the complexions of all the trial participants to unnaturally change. The tornado inflicted bone-chilling pain upon them, as if it was going to tear their bodies apart.

  Such a roar had such terrifying power, deeply shocking Xing Peng. This manipulation of the Vital Energy of heaven and earth was beyond the level of ordinary martial arts.

  The tornado grew stronger and larger, tossing some of the trial participants around the hall. Some were even swept up into it, continuously thrown around, with blood and pieces of clothing flying in all directions.

  The scene in the hall turned extremely horrifying, like hell.

  However, while some were injured, others stood firm like mountains. After facing this storm, they used their body-protecting techniques, with some emitting colorful glows, filling the hall with a fantastical atmosphere.

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  Although the trial participants were scolded by the red-haired middle-aged man, they weren't too scared, some even felt joy. From the methods employed by the red-haired middle-aged man, they guessed right. If he truly wanted to kill them, he wouldn't need to be so theatrical.

  "Sizzle!" The strong tornado storm produced a piercing sound. Xing Peng immediately used the martial technique 'Thousand Pounds Drop' to anchor himself firmly in the hall, unaffected by the storm.

  While resisting the tornado, Xing Peng noticed a person whose movements caught his attention - a girl in a green long skirt, beautiful as an elf. Her skirt fluttering, she seemed like a fairy, dancing in the tornado with strange steps, as if dancing with the wind.

  Her dance was extremely graceful, pleasing to the eye, appearing as the most beautiful dance in the world, making people involuntarily forget the current situation. Xing Peng prided himself on his light body technique, but upon seeing the girl using such a technique, he couldn't help but admire her. Even if he used his technique to its fullest, he couldn't achieve such grace and beauty as if in her own realm.

  Even the red-haired middle-aged man was involuntarily attracted by her dance.

  "Like a dream, ethereal as a fairy! This is the 'Ethereal Fairy Step'! This girl actually mastered the 'Ethereal Fairy Step' that no one in the Shangguan family has learned for many years!" the red-haired middle-aged man secretly marveled.

  The tornado lasted for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea. After that time passed, only a few dozen people remained standing in the hall, with the majority lying on the ground, pale as paper. Some weaker individuals were even killed by the storm. Yet, the tornado didn't cease but continued, with Xing Peng and others feeling even more pressure than before.

  As the storm grew stronger, and another five minutes passed, the tornado finally calmed down. After it subsided, all the trial participants in the hall breathed a sigh of relief.

  "This trial is really not normal at all!" Jin DiSan suddenly communicated to Xing Peng. Xing Peng nodded, his expression grave.

  "Weren't you all very bold just now, daring to return to the hall without my permission? Why is it that now when I ask you a question, not a single one of you dares to answer?" the red-haired middle-aged man asked in a deep voice after calming the tornado.

  Hearing this, Xing Peng and the others looked at the middle-aged man warily, choosing to remain silent. No one dared to answer, uncertain of what he was thinking. Given his unpredictable behavior just now, they weren't sure if speaking up would lead to them being wiped out.

  "Ah, you really can't take a scare, can you? It's just answering a question. Most of you are geniuses, yet you don't even have this bit of courage. If any of you had answered my question just now, wouldn't you have suffered less?" the red-haired middle-aged man suddenly changed his tone, shaking his head in disappointment.

  Xing Peng and the others exchanged looks. Was it really like that? Would answering have spared them from suffering? None of them believed the red-haired middle-aged man's words.

  "Alright, stop being silent! All of you here have passed the first challenge of the trial ahead of time and can immediately enter the second challenge!" Seeing Xing Peng and the others still silent, the red-haired middle-aged man waved his hand: "I hope you all can pass the second challenge as well. Now hurry up and jump off the spaceship!"