At that moment, at the very front of the line, Mo Bing Demon King stood still for a moment. He turned and called out to the disciples of the Canglong Sanctum behind him. "Distribute the rewards for the first round. Once everyone has received their reward, we will begin the second round of the assessment. All the disciples of the Canglong Sanctum answered in unison with respect, then stepped forward with trays in hand and began handing out the rewards one by one. Every contestant who qualified for the second round received ten high-grade Blood Crystals. It was not a huge amount, but the grade was exceptional. After all, not every demon could get their hands on high-grade Blood Crystals. Mu Qianxue ranked fourth, so she received five thousand high-grade Blood Crystals, but she did not even glance at them and simply tossed them all into her dimensional spirit ring. For her, worldly possessions seemed to mean little. As long as the memories deep in her soul continued to awaken, she would only grow stronger. Under the envious eyes of the crowd, Ling Feng put away one hundred thousand high-grade Blood Crystals. A hundred thousand was not an endless fortune, but it was far from trivial. Very soon, the distribution of the Blood Crystals was finished. Mo Bing Demon King cleared his throat, swept his gaze over the contestants, then spoke loudly. "This round tests the purity of your demonic essence." He paused and slowly stepped onto the giant platform in the center of the square. He pointed at the stone pillars and spoke calmly, "These are the Coiling Dragon Demon Pillar, one of the most renowned structures within our Canglong Sanctum." "Many of you must have heard their name before. What you must do now is use your strongest power to strike the pillar before you. The purer your demonic essence is, the more Coiling Dragon Demon Pillars you can light up. The length of time they remain lit will determine your final result." "For example, if your strike lights up all eight Coiling Dragon Demon Pillars and they stay lit for three breaths, then your score will be eight colors and three breaths." Mo Bing Demon King smiled faintly, "Of course, this is just an example. It has been more than a thousand years since anyone has managed to light up all eight Coiling Dragon Demon Pillars." Ling Feng nodded to himself. This kind of test left no room for tricks. It relied entirely on true strength. If the demonic essence was not pure enough, the contestant would be eliminated without mercy. "This second round of assessment allows only four hundred out of one thousand to advance. Anyone who passes this round will receive at least fifty high-grade Blood Crystals." Mo Bing Demon King gave another faint smile, "And of course, the champion will again receive one hundred thousand high-grade Blood Crystals. Young ones of every clan, do your best. When he finished speaking, Mo Bing Demon King stepped aside. The staff arranged the contestants in order and had them test one at a time. "Let the second round of assessment officially begin!" Mo Bing Demon King shouted. From deep within the Canglong Sanctum, more than ten figures appeared, each wearing a robe of one of the eight colors. These were the overseers sent by the Eight Great Canglong Sanctum. Every one of them was a Demon King level expert. Each of them carried a small record book. This meant the scores for this assessment would be judged directly by these Demon Kings, which made the competition fair and open to all. At that moment, the first contestant stood in front of the black Coiling Dragon Demon Pillar. In fact, it made no difference which pillar one struck because no matter which pillar lit up, it counted as one color. Ling Feng was positioned rather far back in line, but with his sharp eyesight he could easily watch each test unfold. From behind, Ling Feng could not see the contestant's expression, but he could tell the man must be extremely nervous because his legs kept trembling. He took a deep breath, then drew a massive black iron hammer with a sharp sound. He stepped back a few paces, then charged forward and brought the hammer down with all his strength. Among the demon race, most preferred to wield hammers, axes, or clubs, or simply use their fists and claws. Few used blades or swords because most demons had plenty of brute force but little finesse. Still, there were exceptions. This demon genius who tested first had simple hammer skills but surprisingly pure demonic essence. With one smash, two Coiling Dragon Demon Pillars lit up at once and stayed bright for two breaths. "Two colors, two breaths." An old man with cloudy eyes calmly announced the result without lifting his head. "Next." The second contestant quickly stepped up and threw a fierce punch. Unfortunately, not a single Coiling Dragon Demon Pillar lit up. A burst of mocking laughter broke out at once. "Look at that, got nothing at all!" Someone called out loudly. "Useless, he could not even light up one pillar, what trash!" A few veterans who had taken this assessment before showed faint sneers. Did these people really think it was that easy to light up the Coiling Dragon Demon Pillars? That contestant who got two colors and two breaths was far from ordinary. In fact, anyone who could light up even one color was already quite impressive. That first contestant's two colors and two breaths marked him as a true genius among geniuses. Very soon, the ones who had mocked that zero-score contestant understood why others looked down on them. In the next batch of more than a hundred people, nearly all got nothing at all. None managed to surpass that first result of two colors and two breaths. At this point, they finally realized it was not that the ones who scored zero were weak. It was that this test with the Coiling Dragon Demon Pillars was unbelievably demanding. Time passed little by little. Soon the second round of the assessment was nearing its end. So far, the best result came from a young high-tier Demon Lord. He was a king beast descendant of the Gale Battle Wolf Clan and possessed an extremely pure bloodline, which helped him achieve five colors and six breaths. "Little Xue, you are up soon. Do your best." Ling Feng gave Mu Qianxue a calm smile. There were only about thirty contestants ahead of her now. The one stepping up at that moment was none other than the famous Yin Xue. Yin Xue wore a heavy expression as he walked to stand before the Coiling Dragon Demon Pillar. He had lost the first round to that unknown Long Fei, so he had to win this second round! When it came to the purity of his demonic essence, Yin Xue had never feared anyone since childhood. After all, his father was a peak Demon Emperor! In terms of bloodline, only the direct descendants of a Demon Ruler could surpass him. A sharp sound rang out as his heavy silver frost sword left its sheath, sending gusts of icy wind swirling across the square. Yin Xue also wields a sword. Ling Feng's eyelids twitched slightly. A vast flood of demonic essence surged out of Yin Xue's body. A terrifying aura rose as he moved slowly and carefully to gather his power to the utmost. He wanted to condense it into the purest force he could muster. Demon King level experts responsible for recording scores finally lifted their heads, secretly nodding in praise. This young man is worthy of being the predetermined disciple of the Red Dragon Hall, his talent truly stands out. "As expected of the Silver Wolf Young Master. At this rate, he should at least reach six colors!" "I have heard of this move from Yin Xue before. It is said that the Silver Wolf Demon Emperor once obtained a secret art from the humans that compresses demonic essence nine times to unleash nine times its normal power. This second round is his to win." "What is so surprising about that? Silver Wolf Demon Emperor himself came from the Red Dragon Hall. This Silver Wolf Young Master is already guaranteed to become the Red Dragon Envoy's last disciple. Of course he is powerful." While many contestants whispered among themselves, Yin Xue's aura climbed to its peak. He swung his sword, which roared like a frost dragon emerging from the void. A sharp dragon cry echoed as his slash struck the Coiling Dragon Demon Pillar with a thunderous impact. A loud hum filled the air. The pillar shook violently. The first black divine light shot straight to the sky. Right after, red, orange, yellow, green, and cyan lights all shone at once. The brilliant rays pierced the clouds and danced together with the black light. At that point, six colors glowed at once. Yet it did not stop there. The seventh pillar, the blue Coiling Dragon Demon Pillar, also burst out a blinding blue radiance.