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It turned out Liang Ji had rejoiced too soon.

After an initial probing attack, the Spotted Serpentfolk team, finding their spears unable to quickly breach the iron wall, launched a second assault. Simultaneously, the patterns on their bodies grew more vibrant, shimmering with a lustrous sheen.

Streams of venom seeped from these bright, gleaming patterns, flowing into the spears in their hands and rapidly converging at the spear tips.

While the spears in the Spotted Serpentfolk's hands were not Rune Artifacts, the metal used to forge them had been nurtured for countless years by Teacher Du's fourth-tier Natal Star, making it exceptionally suited for the infusion and flow of the Spotted Serpentfolk's venom.

Thus, they could swiftly concentrate the venom's potency at the spear points.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

The next moment, these spears struck the iron wall. Instead of the crisp clang of metal on metal, there were dull thuds.

The Spotted Serpentfolk's spears easily pierced the iron wall, sinking in about half a meter.

Although Liang Ji had long known that his homeroom teacher Teacher Du's retainer, the Spotted Serpentfolk, possessed powerful venom abilities, seeing it firsthand still surprised him considerably.

The venom on the spear tips could easily corrode the iron ingots he had used to construct the iron wall.

The ferocity and potency of this venom seemed even greater than what he had read in some senior students' posts on the school's official website.

"Has the teacher's Natal Star improved in these past few years, leading to an enhancement in the retainer's origin and quality, and consequently, an increase in their venom's potency?"

Liang Ji quickly considered a possible reason.

"But fortunately, the intensity of this venom has not yet surpassed the toxicity within the 'Myriad Poison Grotto' spiritual land on the Dragon Soul Star."

"The Half-Dragonfolk's Hegemonic Body poison resistance should be able to withstand it."

"I just wonder how the other students' retainers will cope?"

"Especially the many ordinary students; some are likely to fail."

Liang Ji observed the battle in the assessment arena, his mind racing through various thoughts.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk retainers seemed dissatisfied with the results after their first attack with the venom-tipped spears.

The next moment, the Spotted Serpentfolk changed their attack method again. The patterns on their bodies still shone brightly, secreting large amounts of venom that flowed into their spears.

However, instead of attacking the iron wall, they plunged their spears into the ground beneath it.

This assessment arena was located on the teacher's fourth-tier Natal Star. When Liang Ji's Half-Dragonfolk retainers entered the arena, they had examined the ground soil, finding it very hard. Digging pits and trenches previously had taken considerable effort.

But now, this hard ground and soil were no different from tofu under the Spotted Serpentfolk's venom-infused spears, easily pierced.

Then, the spears vibrated rapidly in the hands of the Spotted Serpentfolk, unleashing extremely precise and powerful shockwaves, causing large sections of the ground beneath the iron wall to collapse directly.

"The teacher's Natal Star definitely contains an 'Arena' spiritual land... no, it should be a cultivation dojo!"

First-tier spiritual land, second-tier spiritual ground, third-tier treasure land, fourth-tier dojo.

Homeroom teacher Teacher Du's Natal Star was fourth-tier. The teacher should not be lacking Spirit Stones to upgrade the 'Arena' to the rank of a fourth-tier cultivation dojo.

"Otherwise, these Spotted Serpentfolk wouldn't possess such exquisite combat techniques!"

Liang Ji made a quick judgment, simultaneously feeling the increasing difficulty of this mid-term exam.

"Push the wall!"

Inside the assessment arena, behind the iron wall, 'Chi the Eighth' quickly issued the order.

He had also realized that the iron wall could not withstand the enemy's attack. Since that was the case, they might as well make use of it.

Dozens of Half-Dragonfolk stepped forward, working together to push the iron wall, constructed from stacked iron ingot shields, outward.

The ground beneath the iron wall had already collapsed, and the wall was leaning outward, so it toppled with a single push.

A large number of iron ingot shields rolled outward like giant boulders, crashing towards the Spotted Serpentfolk formation.

However, since the Spotted Serpentfolk had chosen to undermine the iron wall's foundation, they were naturally prepared for this. Without any orders, the Spotted Serpentfolk squads quickly retreated. With their battlefield experience and skills, they easily dodged the impact of the rolling iron ingot shields.

"Kill!"

Behind the toppling, rolling iron ingot shields, Chi the Eighth, wielding a great axe and shield, let out a roar and led the Half-Dragonfolk warriors in a direct charge, attacking the retreating Spotted Serpentfolk formation.

Since defense was no longer useful, they would launch a direct offensive, seizing the initiative.

The Half-Dragonfolk retainers, who had cultivated the Hegemonic Body, were naturally a warlike and battle-loving race, never fearing death and never lacking the courage to charge into battle.

Facing the charge of ten times their number of Half-Dragonfolk, Teacher Du's Spotted Serpentfolk met them head-on.

They did not roar or issue commands, but the scattered dozens of Spotted Serpentfolk skillfully and rapidly converged, forming a circular formation.

It was evident that this was a battle formation. During Teacher Du's retainers' normal combat, they would be equipped with formation diagrams, forming true battle formations to charge into battle, unleashing several times, or even tens of times, their combat power against enemies.

However, this was merely an assessment for students, so it was impossible to equip them with formation diagrams and form true battle formations. Otherwise, what was already a one-sided battle would quickly turn into a massacre.

But even without the coordination of formation diagrams, these Spotted Serpentfolk still formed battle formations with great proficiency, achieving remarkable results in combat and fighting.

Chi the Eighth, leading a thousand Half-Dragonfolk warriors, collided with this circular Spotted Serpentfolk formation and immediately found it difficult to deal with.

With dozens of Spotted Serpentfolk tightly packed in a circular formation, the Half-Dragonfolk, despite their tenfold numerical advantage, could only engage a similar number directly in combat. More Half-Dragonfolk were relegated to the rear, unable to find an opening to strike.

Furthermore, although the Spotted Serpentfolk's strength was inferior to that of the Half-Dragonfolk, their skilled and precise combat techniques largely compensated for their lack of power.

Amidst the clang of metal, the great axes of the Half-Dragonfolk, imbued with peerless Hegemonic power, struck the Spotted Serpentfolk's spears but were always met with violent shockwaves that dissipated most of their force, making it impossible to break through the spears' defense.

Conversely, the Half-Dragonfolk's great axes and shields, in constant collision and engagement with the Spotted Serpentfolk's spears, were continuously corroded by the potent venom and repeatedly pierced by the spears.

Even the highly skilled Spotted Serpentfolk could always find opportunities, their long spears like venomous snakes emerging from their holes, seeking out weaknesses to pierce the Half-Dragons' defenses and strike them directly.

Fortunately, at this point, the Half-Dragons' advantage, their cultivated Hegemonic Body which made them impervious to blades and poison, began to take effect.

The venomous spears struck the Half-Dragons, but at most, they only inflicted injuries of varying severity, unable to cause a fatal blow.

The battle between the two sides fell into a temporary stalemate.

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