The Most Powerful Overlord

Chapter 597: Chapter 597: Plaque Showdown

"Little ones, you have now entered the Inner Courtyard, but the first thing upon entering is the assessment!" The Inner Courtyard tutor said with a smile.

Then he waved his hand, and a plaque formed from Spiritual Qi appeared, falling into everyone’s hands.

"The thing in your hands is as important as your life, remember, don’t let others take it from you."

The Inner Courtyard tutor said softly.

Meanwhile, the students of the Inner Courtyard revealed a covetous look in their eyes.

It seems this item is especially attractive to them.

"Next, you need to pass through a desert, the end of which is the core of the Inner Courtyard, where you will live and study in the future."

The Inner Courtyard tutor said calmly.

"Oh, remember, because in this desert, not only will Demon Beasts attack you, your senior students will also attack you."

"The plaque in your hands is a treasure for them, so if you want to reach the Inner Courtyard successfully, you must resist."

"If you are defeated by them, or by the Demon Beasts, your plaque will belong to them."

"In that case, you will find it difficult to move within the Inner Courtyard."

"This plaque is equivalent to currency and honor, the Inner Courtyard leaderboard only counts the number of plaques."

"Alright, rookies, start your expedition."

The Inner Courtyard tutor waved his arm.

In the vast desert, the hot wind howled.

Occasionally, a few crawling creatures looked at them from afar, and then ran off timidly.

Soon a whirlwind blew through, yellow sand filled the sky.

The environment was somewhat harsh, but harsher were the people.

Ye Qingtian and his team split into three groups.

He formed a team with Qianxiao, Qin Lingyue, Murong Wudi, and some members of Class Two.

Lin Futu led another team.

The remaining students formed the third team.

Soon, the third team encountered a robbery.

"Are you trying to rob the plaque?"

"Yeah, you’re pretty clever, now hand it over, or your fate will be quite miserable." The opponent smiled seductively.

The speaker was a seductive man, who looked somewhat wicked.

"You’re delusional!" One of the fatties shouted angrily.

"Oh? So unwilling?"

With those words, the seductive man swung his palm and sent the fatty flying.

"With such poor skills, don’t even bother showing off." The seductive man shook his head.

"Everyone, attack!" Seeing his teammate beaten, the leader immediately became furious.

However, just as he spoke, several of his teammates were already knocked to the ground by the opponent.

"You little ones are really stubborn, even if you were the number one in the Outer Courtyard, Lin Futu, you are just a rookie here, let alone you."

"Coming to the Inner Courtyard, your previous honor and talent become zero, don’t be skeptical, that’s how tricky the Inner Courtyard is."

As the seductive man’s shadow flashed, he knocked over another person.

"What, want to suffer more?" The seductive man shook his head and said.

Upon hearing this, though the members of this team were unwilling, there was no choice but to hand over the plaque.

After all, in front of the Inner Courtyard students, they were no different from rookies.

Taking their plaque, the seductive man smiled faintly.

He kept one for himself and gave the rest to his companions.

"Alright, let’s continue collecting plaques, turning these little ones into unfortunate souls. If we don’t show them some color, these little ones might cause trouble in the Inner Courtyard later."

The seductive man said calmly.

Soon, under his lead, they walked in another direction.

"Sigh, really unlucky, I didn’t expect to be bullied as soon as I arrived in the Inner Courtyard. Without the plaque, living in the Inner Courtyard will be a problem later."

"Yes, and we’ll never make it to the Inner Courtyard strength rankings."

"There’s no choice, those guys from the Inner Courtyard are too strong, in their eyes, we’re no different from rookies."

A few newcomers sighed, increasingly dejected.

In a sand pit not far away, a pair of eyes had already seen everything that had just happened.

"These plaques must have other uses besides being currency, otherwise those Inner Courtyard students wouldn’t treat them as treasures."

Ye Qingtian said calmly.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Let’s keep moving, try to get out of the desert before dark, otherwise Demon Beasts will attack at night."

Murong Wudi urged.

"We can leave, but shouldn’t we elect a leader?"

"Those Inner Courtyard students are all strong. If we don’t unite, I’m afraid we’re not their match."

"The newcomers just now were beaten without any ability to fight back, if we go at it individually, it’ll be hard to even protect ourselves."

Ye Qingtian said calmly.

"You have a point, since you brought it up, you should be the leader. Qianxiao definitely supports you, though I’m not convinced, but in this team, your strength is indeed the best."

Murong Wudi said.

"Okay, I’ll accept the position."

"But, to be clear, you can be the leader, but don’t try to order us around in everything, and don’t expect us to lead the charge."

"Yes, as the leader, you need to take the lead, after all, you are the strongest."

Someone said.

"When it’s time for me to act, I will, but you are part of the team, if I find out you’re running away, you know my ways."

"I was able to defeat you in the Martial Arts Examination, and I can do the same here."

"This team needs strong individuals, not deserters."

Ye Qingtian said calmly.

Despite being somewhat displeased by Ye Qingtian’s warning, everyone nodded.

Ye Qingtian was right, after all.

The worst thing for a team is someone abandoning it mid-battle, which greatly affects morale.

In the desert, several shadows raced swiftly.

Soon, the leading figure signaled everyone to hide.

"Someone’s coming, conceal yourselves." Ye Qingtian’s powerful perception allowed him to detect the enemy’s arrival first.

This gave him an advantage others didn’t have.

Upon hearing this, the others exchanged glances, all showing surprise.

With their strength, they had not sensed even a hint of enemy presence.

But everyone followed his lead and hid in the sand pit.

About three minutes later, a faint sound of splitting air was heard, and then, six figures gradually appeared.

They stopped right at the spot where Ye Qingtian and his team had been.

Ye Qingtian’s gaze swept over these six people, discovering that they were all Peak Martial Gods!

"Huh? Clearly saw someone, where did they go in the blink of an eye."

The leader muttered a couple of lines, then led the team away.

"Damn, there really were enemies." Murong Wudi cursed.

"Keep concealed." Ye Qingtian ordered.

"Hey, they’re gone, what the hell are we still hiding for." Murong Wudi rolled his eyes.

Although he cursed, his body honestly remained hidden in the sand pit.

Two minutes later, those who had left reappeared suddenly on the scene.

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