The system is the proficiency panel

Inside the Trial Tower, the space twisted like ripples. Li Jun and Qingniao appeared at the same time on a barren plain. The sky was a strange red color, lava was surging in the cracks of the ground, and the outlines of the mountains in the distance were distorted in the high temperature, as if they would collapse at any time.

"Simulated battlefield - Kaiyang Star."

A mechanical sound rang out in the void. Li Jun stood with his hands behind his back, his green robe moving without wind. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. The blue bird turned into a human form, his emerald green feathers rustled, and the demonic aura surged like a tide. Her pupils stood upright, and a faint blue demonic fire was wrapped around her fingertips.

"Li Jun, you must give an explanation today for withholding the demon tribe's salary!"

The blue bird's voice was as sharp as a knife, and the demonic fire suddenly surged, transforming into a giant claw that covered the sky and pounced directly on Li Jun's face.

Li Jun snorted coldly, and an ancient bronze seal flew out from his sleeve, with the words "Zhen Yue" engraved on the seal. It swelled like a mountain in the wind and resisted the giant claws of the demon fire. The two forces collided, and the air waves evaporated all the lava within a hundred miles, and the earth's crust was overturned layer by layer like brittle paper.

"A demon is still a demon after all. He doesn't understand the overall situation."

He pinched his fingertips, and runes on the surface of the ancient seal lit up. The gravity instantly increased ten thousand times. The blue bird's body stagnated, and the demonic fire was actually crushed into pieces. She let out a long howl, and a pair of emerald wings spread out behind her. The demonic energy condensed into countless feathers, shooting towards Li Jun like a rainstorm.

In the Tower of Trial, the two Jindan Zhenren no longer held back and fought to their heart's content.

first day.

The battlefield has shifted from the plains to the deep sea. Li Jun steps on the Bagua formation, and the sea water around him turns into an ice crystal sword formation. Each sword contains the artistic conception of winter, and everything freezes wherever it passes. The blue bird's wings are stained with blood, and the demon fire becomes dimmer in the extreme cold, but it still stubbornly condenses into a phoenix shadow, colliding with the ice sword.

The underwater mountains collapsed, the clash between ice and fire tore apart the balance of the ocean, the extremely cold sword energy froze the sea area for thousands of miles, while the heat of the Demon Fire Phoenix instantly vaporized the sea water on the other side.

The collision of two extreme forces in the deep sea triggered a chain reaction - the seabed crust could not withstand the extreme temperature difference and began to fracture on a large scale. Lava gushed out from the cracks and exploded violently after coming into contact with the cold sea water. The entire ocean was like a boiling pot.

The core of Kaiyang Star began to tremble violently, and the displacement of plates triggered a super tsunami. Huge waves as high as thousands of feet swept across the continent, and the already fragile surface fell apart under the impact.

In the sky, as the atmosphere was torn apart by the aftermath of the battle, countless meteorites fell to the ground unhindered, creating huge craters on the already devastated surface of the planet.

the next day.

The two fought beyond the sky. Li Jun summoned his magic weapon, the "Xuanhuang Flag". The flag rolled up, and the power of the five elements turned into chains that wrapped around the blue bird. She tore open her feather clothes, transformed into her true form, and used her sharp claws to break the chains.

Their battle spread from low-Earth orbit all the way to the asteroid belt, and every confrontation caused Kaiyang Star to suffer greater damage. Li Jun's Xuanhuang Flag stirred the magnetic field of the entire planet, causing geomagnetic storms around the world. The aurora danced wildly in the red sky, like a carnival before doomsday.

The bluebird's true form spread out, its wingspan covering the sky. With one dive, its sharp claws directly tore through the already fragile crust. Continental plates drifted away like broken eggshells, and mantle material gushed out, dyeing the sky dark red. Volcanic ash and toxic gases enveloped the globe, and the entire planet began to fall into eternal darkness.

The fate of Kaiyang Star was sealed at this moment. The cooling rate of the Earth's core accelerated dramatically, the planet's rotation axis shifted, and the polar ice caps melted within hours. The once blue oceans were now only evaporated salt domes, melted into glassy plains under the baking heat of the residual geothermal heat.

Day three.

There was no soil left on the surface of Kaiyang Star. Li Jun's face was pale, blood was oozing from the corners of her mouth, and the ancient seal in her hand was covered with cracks, but she still urged her spiritual power to drain the spiritual energy of the entire planet and condense it into a giant sword that pierced through the sky and the earth. The blue bird's wings were broken, and the demon pill was on the verge of breaking. She roared and attracted the last bit of demon power, turning into a world-burning fire phoenix to meet the sword.

boom--

The moment the sword and the phoenix collided, the blue bird's body shattered like glass, and Li Jun's soul was almost torn apart by the backlash.

Kaiyang Planet collapsed in this final collision. The collision of crustal fragments produced a rain of fire that blocked out the sky. The largest fragments pulled out a two-thousand-kilometer-long ribbon of magma as they broke away. When the core of the last continent fell into the reactivated core, the whole galaxy could see the light of its final explosion.

In the dead silence of the universe, Qingniao knelt on one knee on the wreckage of Kaiyang Star, demon blood dripping from his fingertips, his eyes full of unwillingness. Li Jun staggered back, floating in the universe and gasping for breath, but a hint of dark satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

In this battle, he won by half a point after all.

……

Li Jun and Qingniao appeared in the Li family hall at the same time. Li Jun's face was slightly pale, with a hint of tiredness between his brows, but he still maintained the calm demeanor of a Jindan Zhenren. Qingniao pursed his lips, his eyes drooped slightly, and complex emotions flowed in his sharp phoenix eyes. Although the two still had tense faces, when their eyes met, the previous tension was gone, leaving only a bit of fatigue and unspeakable melancholy.

Xiao Ningxue and Luo Youran had been waiting for a long time. When they showed up, Xiao Ningxue took a step forward. Her white clothes were whiter than snow, and her expression was indifferent but contained majesty.

"Now that the two of you have decided the winner, this matter should be concluded."

Qingniao snorted coldly upon hearing this, and raised his delicate chin slightly, but ultimately did not refute. Li Jun restrained his edge and bowed.

"City Lord Xiao."

He turned his gaze to the purple-dressed woman standing beside him with a smile on her face, and added.

"Deputy City Lord Luo."

Luo Youran smiled slightly, her tone gentle yet sharp.

"Master Li, Blue Bird Demon King, the Xuantian Empire is in need of people right now. Internal friction will only make relatives sad and enemies happy. Daozi doesn't want to see this situation. In addition, I have already found out the reason for the salary. It was indeed someone among the Li family's disciples who arbitrarily deducted it. It has nothing to do with Master Li."

Li Jun frowned slightly, as if he wanted to explain, but finally sighed.

"It was Li who failed to discipline us strictly."

Xiao Ningxue spoke at the right time.

"In this case, the Li family will return the withheld salary and compensate the monster clan for their losses. As for the disciples involved, they will be dealt with according to the law."

She looked at Bluebird and slowed down her voice.

"What do you think, Demon King?"

Qingniao was silent for a moment, his eyes swept over Li Jun, then fell on Xiao Ningxue, and finally nodded.

"For Daozi's sake, let's just leave it at that."

Luo Youran smiled even more deeply and took out a jade slip from his sleeve.

"This is the new salary distribution regulations. From now on, Xuantian City will be directly in charge to avoid further disputes."

She handed the jade slip to Li Jun.

"Please also take a look at the real person."

Li Jun took the jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and nodded when he saw that the terms were fair.

"Deputy City Lord Luo has thought it through."

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, a hint of cunning flashed in Luo Youran's eyes, and he suddenly clapped his hands and laughed.

"How about we share a drink?"

Like a magic trick, she took out a glass wine jug with amber wine swirling in it.

"This Star Dew Brew is made with the essence of the Moon."

Hearing this, Qingniao's tense shoulders finally relaxed, and the corners of his lips unconsciously raised a very slight arc. Li Jun also nodded slightly, and a smile appeared on his serious face.

After moving to the main hall of Xuantian City, Xiao Ningxue picked up the luminous cup. Her cold brows showed a bit of tenderness in the aroma of wine. When she raised the cup, her sleeves slipped down, revealing a piece of white wrist.

"May the entire Xuantian Empire unite and pursue the great path together."

The clinking of cups and glasses created a crisp sound that seemed to bring an end to the storm.