The Attack of the Wastrel

This blue crystal had five sides to it, and it was a treasure that had a special function to record images.

This showed just how rich the Royal School was to afford such treasures for every one of their students for just an examination.

When Gu Lingzhi said that, Ye Fei gave her a contemptuous look.

“Have you not been to the Weapon Forging District?”

Ye Fei’s expression looked as though she had expected this, “The promotional assessment to become a middle grade Yellow-Level Weapon Forger is to forge 50 of these recording crystals. All the crystals that the school gives out were made by the students in the Weapon Forging District.”

The school really knew how to make full use of their resources. It was no wonder the school could give out so many at a time.

At this moment, on the open ground in front of the classrooms, the invigilator announced the exam requirements and spoke a few words of encouragement to the students. Everyone then dispersed towards Red Leaf Hill to complete their assessment.

The crowd of students was like a horde of locusts as they rushed towards Red Leaf Hill.

“Lingzhi, Xiao Jin’s and my assessment area is in the middle area of Red Leaf Hill. We will head there first. Good luck!” When the three people reached perimeter of Red Leaf Hill, Ye Fei spoke a few sentences and pulled Tianfeng Jin towards the depths of Red Leaf Hill.

Not far off, Qin Xinran still followed her like a tail. Gu Lingzhi walked toward her own assessment area and realised that Qin Xinran did not change her route. She couldn’t help but stop to turn and ask, “Don’t you need to complete your assessment too?”

Qin Xinran revealed a delighted expression, “Lingzhi, are you worried for me?”

Gu Lingzhi did not want to admit that she was indeed a little worried for her, and said with a cold expression, “I am just worried that my assessment results will be affected if you keep following me.”

The final assessment was meant to test a student’s combat skills. Everyone was required to complete their assessments individually. If someone else were to help to kill a beast, then it would not be counted into the student’s score.

Qin Xinran heard Gu Lingzhi’s response and her mouth flattened in disappointment, “Alright, I won’t disturb your assessment then.”

Qin Xinran stared at Gu Lingzhi for a short while, then turned and headed deeper into Red Leaf Hill.

As she walked past a girl, Gu Lingzhi smelled an extremely light fragrance that disappeared almost immediately.

The scent did not get Gu Lingzhi’s attention and the girl continued continued towards the area where first-order middle grade beasts were gathered without stopping.

Since Gu Lingzhi revealed the cultivation of a level four Martial Student when she battled against Fan Xiang, she had to kill first-order middle grade beasts for her assessment.

She spent half an hour finding the gathering place for first-order middle grade beasts. On the way, she saw that most students had already started battling beasts of their respective levels.

Gu Lingzhi headed towards the direction where nobody had gone yet.

The Red Leaf Hill was very big. It did not feel crowded even with so many Royal school students entering at the same time.

A Snow Frost! A first-order middle grade beast!

Snow Frosts generally resided in cold areas that snowed all year round. They were small, agile, and was difficult to find in the snow without careful observation since they had a coat of snow-white fur.

In order to ensure that there were sufficient beasts for the students to hunt, the school gave out countless assignments that required students to catch beasts in the past half a year, so that the number of beasts in the Red Leaf Hill could be replenished. Unexpectedly, even a beast from cold and snowy areas was also caught and brought here.

Careful not to alarm the Snow Frost, Gu Lingzhi lowered her body and slowed her breathing. Using fire-based spiritual energy, she formed three fist-sized fireballs.

Before long, the plant with yellow flowers was completely eaten. The Snow Frost raised its head and looked around, wanting to move to a new place to continue eating.

The snow-white fur on its body was immediately burnt to ashes by the Fenglin sword. It struggled a few times, and then stopped.

“One beast down,” Gu Lingzhi laughed.

She could kill the Snow Frost easily mainly because her fire-type spiritual energy was effective against it. Furthermore, the Snow Frost was not in its natural habitat and could not utilise its full power, hence it was easy to defeat.

Gu Lingzhi collected the Snow Frost’s body into her Storage Ring and continued deeper into Red Leaf Hill. Before noon, she had killed another three middle grade first-order beasts.

Gu Lingzhi sat against a large tree to rest and took out the dry rations that she had prepared earlier. She was deliberating if she should take the risk and go to areas where the first-order high grade beasts were gathered to take a look.

Just as Gu Lingzhi was hesitating, a blast of wind came from behind the tree that she was leaning against.

Gu Lingzhi’s body immediately tensed, as the hairs on her body stood on its ends. Using the Sparrow Wings movement technique, she narrowly dodged the deadly attack that soon followed.

Thump! There was the crisp sound of something breaking.

Right where Gu Lingzhi was sitting, there appeared a spotted python tens of meters long. The cold gaze of this cold-blooded creature locked onto Gu Lingzhi, and it could release a deadly strike at any time.