Clash

Facts proved that Liang Ji was too happy too soon.

After a probing attack and realizing that their spears could not quickly breach the iron wall, the Spotted Serpentfolk squad quickly launched a second attack, while the mottled patterns on their bodies grew increasingly vibrant and glossy.

Strands of venom seeped out from those bright, shining patterns, flowed into the spears in their hands, and rapidly converged toward the spearheads.

Although 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 their homeroom teacher, Teacher Du, within his Tier 4 Natal Star, long since becoming perfectly suited for the infiltration and circulation of the Spotted Serpentfolk's venom abilities.

Therefore, they could rapidly concentrate the toxicity of the venom at the spearheads.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

The next moment, these spears stabbed into the iron wall. There was no longer the crisp sound of clashing metal, but rather muffled thuds.

The Spotted Serpentfolk's spears easily pierced into the iron wall to a depth of about half a meter.

Although Liang Ji had long known that his homeroom teacher Teacher Du's Vassals, the Spotted Serpentfolk, possessed powerful toxic capabilities, seeing it for himself now still gave him quite a shock.

The venom on those spearheads easily corroded the iron ingot shields that made up his iron wall.

The overpowering and formidable nature of this toxicity seemed much fiercer than some of the posts left by senior students on the school's official website.

It must be that the teacher's Natal Star has improved further over these past few years, so that the origin and quality of the Vassals have also been enhanced, and their toxicity has increased synchronously?

Liang Ji quickly thought of a reason.

Fortunately, though, this level of venom intensity hasn't exceeded the toxicity found within the "Myriad Poison Grotto" Dharma Land on the Dragon Soul Star.

The poison-resistance ability of the Half-Dragonfolk Hegemonic Body should be able to withstand it.

I just wonder how the Vassals of the other classmates will defend against it.

Especially the many ordinary students; I reckon some of them are going to fail.

Watching the battle in the examination arena, Liang Ji quickly turned over various thoughts in his mind.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the teacher's Spotted Serpentfolk Vassals, having made one attack with venomous spearheads, still seemed unsatisfied with the results.

The next moment, those Spotted Serpentfolk abruptly changed their attacking method once again. The mottled patterns on their bodies still shone with a bright luster, secreting massive amounts of venom that flowed into the spears in their hands.

However, instead of attacking the iron wall again, they thrust their spears directly into the ground beneath the iron wall.

This examination site was located on the teacher's Tier 4 Natal Star. When Liang Ji's Half-Dragonfolk Retainers entered the examination site, they had also inspected the soil on the ground and found it extremely hard, consuming a great deal of effort earlier when digging pits and trenches.

Yet at this moment, this hard ground and soil proved no match for the venom-imbued spears of the Spotted Serpentfolk, offering little more resistance than tofu as they were easily punctured.

Then, these spears vibrated rapidly in the hands of the Spotted Serpentfolk, unleashing an immensely exquisite and formidable vibrating force that instantly collapsed the large chunk of earth beneath the iron wall.

There is definitely an "Arena" Cultivation Dharma Land within the teacher's Natal Star... No, it should be a Cultivation Dao Field!

Tier 1 Dharma Lands, Tier 2 Spiritual Lands, Tier 3 Blessed Lands, Tier 4 Dao Fields.

Homeroom teacher Teacher Du's Natal Star was at Tier 4, and the teacher should not lack Spirit Stones, having upgraded the "Arena" to the rank of a Tier 4 Cultivation Dao Field.

Otherwise, these Spotted Serpentfolk could never possess such exquisite combat skills!

Liang Ji made a rapid judgment while increasingly feeling the difficulty of this mock exam.

"Push the wall down!"

In the examination arena, behind the iron wall, Chi the Eighth quickly issued an order.

He had already seen that this iron wall was simply incapable of halting the enemy's advance. Since that was the case, it was better to put waste to good use.

Dozens of Half-Dragonfolk stepped forward immediately, joining forces to push the iron wall—composed of stacked iron ingot shields—outward.

The ground beneath the iron wall had already been collapsed by vibrations, and the wall was already leaning outward, so naturally it toppled over at a single push.

A massive quantity of iron ingot shields immediately rolled and smashed outward toward the Spotted Serpentfolk squad like giant boulders.

However, since the Spotted Serpentfolk had chosen to destroy the ground at the base of the iron wall, they were naturally well-prepared for this. Without even needing an order, each squad of Spotted Serpentfolk quickly retreated, easily dodging the impact of these iron ingot shields using their battlefield experience and skills.

"Charge!"

Behind the toppled, rolling iron ingot shields, Chi the Eighth held a giant axe and a large shield, letting out a fierce roar as he led the Half-Dragonfolk warriors in a direct charge straight toward the retreating Spotted Serpentfolk squad.

Since defense was already useless, they naturally had to launch a direct assault and seize the initiative.

The Half-Dragonfolk Vassals who had forged the Hegemonic Body were inherently a bellicose, battle-loving race that never feared death and lacked no courage for head-on charges.

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

They issued no battle cries and gave no orders, yet the dozens of scattered Spotted Serpentfolk executed swift, practiced maneuvers to converge together, forming a circular array.

It was evident that this should be a battle array. In Teacher Du's usual routine combat with his Vassals, they would be equipped with array diagrams to form a true battle array, charging across the battlefield and unleashing several-fold or even dozens of-fold combat power to slaughter and fight the enemy.

However, since this was merely an examination for students, it was impossible to equip them with array diagrams to form true battle arrays; otherwise, what was meant to be a one-sided combat would turn into a rapid massacre.

Even without the coordination of array diagrams, these Spotted Serpentfolk still formed a battle array formation with extreme proficiency, achieving exceptional results in combat and slaughter.

Chi the Eighth, leading a thousand Half-Dragonfolk warriors at that moment, collided with this Spotted Serpentfolk circular formation and instantly discovered how tricky it was.

Though the dozens of Spotted Serpentfolk were tightly bunched into a single circular array and the Half-Dragonfolk outnumbered them tenfold, the number of troops able to directly face the combat and clash with the opponent at any given moment was roughly equal to the enemy's. The remaining multitude of Half-Dragonfolk could only surround the perimeter, unable to find an opening to strike.

Moreover, although the strength of these Spotted Serpentfolk fell short of the Half-Dragonfolk, their proficient and exquisite combat techniques largely compensated for their lack of brute force.

Amidst sounds of clashing metal, the giant axes—imbued with unparalleled, hegemonic strength by the Half-Dragonfolk—slashed at the Spotted Serpentfolk's spears, only to have the greater part of their force dissipated by the violent vibrating power pulsing through them, utterly failing to break through the defense of the Spotted Serpentfolk's spears.

On the contrary, the giant axes and shields in the hands of the Half-Dragonfolk were steadily eroded by the fierce toxicity and repeatedly pierced by the spears amidst continuous collisions and impacts with the Spotted Serpentfolk's weaponry.

Furthermore, the combat-savvy Spotted Serpentfolk always managed to find opportunities. Like venomous snakes striking from their dens, spear after spear exploited flaws, piercing the Half-Dragonfolk's defenses and driving straight into their bodies.

Fortunately, at this moment, the advantages belonging to the Half-Dragonfolk began to take effect: their forged "Hegemonic Body," impervious to blades and spears while also possessing poison resistance.

Spear after spear laden with potent venom stabbed into the Half-Dragonfolk, yet at most they inflicted injuries of varying severity, failing to deal a fatal blow.

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

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