Bai Zhantang didn't understand why Ling Yi was laughing. Seeing Ling Yi laugh, he could only awkwardly give a silly smile in return.
"Just because of your name, you'll be working for me from now on!" Ling Yi said, patting him on the shoulder.
"Is there any special meaning behind my name?" Bai Zhantang asked curiously.
"Your name reminds me of my hometown. I wonder if I'll ever be able to go back," Ling Yi sighed.
Could it be that my name is the same as someone from Ling Yi's hometown?
With Ling Yi's help, Old Bai easily completed the assessment task.
After that, he followed behind Ling Yi, watching Ling Yi kill the Demonic Beast that jumped out in various ways.
Old Bai was incredibly envious.
Meanwhile, in a valley about ten miles away from Ling Yi, the fat man who had been slapped twice by Ling Yi was now surrounded by a dense swarm of black flying insects.
The next moment, these black flying insects, like a well-trained army, lined up and scurried into the fat man's two sleeves.
Clearly, there was something hidden in the fat man's sleeve.
Lying on the ground were the corpses of a human and more than a dozen Demonic Beast, all of which were shriveled up like skeletons and looked extremely terrifying.
The fat man Microscopic Perception, then gritted his teeth and said, gazing in Ling Yi's direction, "Offending me, the Gu cultivator Liu Rui, will teach you a lesson that makes you wish you were dead."
Kicking aside a corpse at his feet, Liu Rui chased after Ling Yi.
Within half an hour, Liu Rui had already spotted Ling Yi and Old Bai.
But Ling Yi seemed to have known he was coming all along, standing with Old Bai in an open space, looking in his direction.
"Brother Ling, is this fat guy really that good? He doesn't look any different from others," Old Bai asked curiously.
"I'm curious too. This guy is definitely a cultivator, but not Spiritual Cultivation. As for what he cultivates, we can ask him after we kill him."
Old Bai nodded, "That's true... what a load of rubbish, how can you ask someone who's already dead?"
Ling Yi snapped his the Snap, and the next moment, with a loud boom, a bolt of Thunder descended from the sky and struck the fat man Liu Rui directly on the head.
Liu Rui was covered in smoke and lay down stiffly.
If you can't handle this, you resort to Sneak Attack. Even if you're just a random passerby, wouldn't it be terrible to at least give me some lines?
That death was so sudden.
"My god, is this Divine Ability? Brother Ling, are you a master of the Spirit Platform Realm?" Old Bai exclaimed in surprise.
Suddenly, he remembered something and asked, "Brother Ling, did you kill that bandit leader of Emerald Peak Mountain?"
Ling Yi nodded, not hiding anything.
"I didn't have any Spirit Stone on me at the time, and I happened to run into bandits from Emerald Peak Mountain robbing a village, so I wiped them out."
Old Bai felt like he had latched onto a powerful patron, no, a golden patron.
Just then, the fat man Liu Rui, who had been dead, stood up again.
Moreover, it seems that not only is it unharmed, but it also appears to be stronger.
"Brother Ling, brother, that fat guy is alive again!" Old Bai exclaimed, quickly hiding behind Ling Yi.
But Ling Yi said to Blood Shadow Liu Rui, "From now on, call me Young Master. Come here and ask me something!"
Having come back to his senses after being Resurrection, Liu Rui heard Ling Yi's question and quickly ran over, kneeling before Ling Yi.
"Greetings, young master!"
Tell me about your situation.
"It's the young master!"
Liu Rui didn't hide anything and told everyone he knew.
He is the only son of Liu Zhongshen, the Valley Master of Ten Thousand Spirits Valley in Linnan Region, and he follows the path of Gu cultivation.
The so-called Gu cultivation is a cultivation method that uses powerful Gu worms as a carrier to carry one's cultivation level.
The Gu cultivator's physical strength is not strong; all his offensive and defensive methods are based on Gu worms.
The stronger and more numerous the Gu worms, the stronger the Gu cultivator.
Gu cultivators have their own realm classification system, which is divided into the Ten Gu Realm, Hundred Gu Realm, Thousand Gu Realm, Ten Thousand Gu Realm, Spirit Gu Realm, and Tribulation Gu Realm!
With the system's multiplier effect, Blood Shadow Liu Rui is now at the third level of the Ten Thousand Gu Realm Third Stage, able to control 30,000 Gu worms, each of which possesses the strength of the Half-Step Mortal Shedding Realm Demonic Beast.
Even Ling Yi was astonished by the power of the Gu cultivators.
If Ten Thousand Gu Realm Third Stage were to unleash all their Gu worms, they could absolutely Instant Kill an ordinary Spirit Platform Realm Spiritual Cultivation.
Even before being amplified by the system, Liu Rui had already reached the Thousand Gu Realm.
In other words, Liu Rui is the most dangerous disciple among all those taking the Entry exam, second only to Ling Yi.
Ling Yi and Old Bai finally witnessed the attack methods of the Gu cultivators.
With a wave of his arm, tens of thousands of Gu worms swarmed over like dark clouds, a sight to behold.
Liu Rui became Blood Shadow, and Ling Yi naturally grasped Liu Rui's Gu cultivation level.
However, Ling Yi didn't have any Gu worms, so he got a pair from Liu Rui to keep as pets.
Um...
Ling Yi only just discovered a Xiaoxiao bug: the Blood Shadow System could actually Summon everything about the Blood Shadow in life, such as Liu Rui's Gu worms.
This little bug seems to have some exploitable potential; I'll think about it later.
The three of them became increasingly relaxed within the secret realm.
Now that Ling Yi has Liu Rui's Gu worms, he basically doesn't need to lift a finger; he can just keep walking and killing his way through.
To ensure the three of them maintain their points, Fatty Liu Rui only needs to change the bracelet he wears every now and then.
Anyway, the assessment bracelet isn't bound to anyone; whoever wears it owns it, and naturally, the points in the bracelet belong to that person.
Ling Yi isn't going to keep a low profile this time; he's going to get first place in the assessment!
Half a day later, the three appeared in a place that resembled an ancient ruin.
This bears obvious traces of human civilization, but it seems to have been there a long time ago.
Ling Yi became increasingly certain that this so-called trial realm was a small world similar to the Heavenly Origin Continent, except that the humans here had long since disappeared.
As for how he died, the process was probably not very pleasant.
Moreover, Ling Yi believed that the Asgard Academy probably possessed more than one secret realm.
Ling Yi watched as Liu Rui took out pots, pans, various seasonings, and then some Demonic Beast meat of unknown name from his storage bag.
Looking at his incredibly skilled knife work, comparable to a top chef's culinary skills, Ling Yi finally understood why this guy was so fat.
This guy is such a foodie!
Even Old Bai Ling Yi, felt it was a bit outrageous.
"Hehe, young master, my biggest hobby when I'm out showing off is eating. My Old Man has beaten me countless times for it, saying I'm wasting my time on frivolous pursuits and that cultivators shouldn't indulge in such luxuries."
"Everyone needs to have some hobbies and flaws, otherwise what's the point of living like a Buddha shrine in a temple every day?"
Ling Yi nodded in agreement. "I didn't expect you to have such insight."
"Wow, this tastes amazing! Old Liu, your cooking skills are absolutely top-notch!" Old Bai exclaimed, giving a thumbs-up after taking a bite of the braised pork.
"Haha, I'm not bragging, but when it comes to my cooking skills, I dare say I'm second to none in the entire Nine Palaces Realm. As for talent in cultivation, I may not be able to compare with those geniuses, but when it comes to talent in cooking, I don't admit defeat to anyone."
Ling Yi had to admit that Liu Rui's cooking skills were truly exceptional.
Just then, a delicate shout rang out from afar.
"Are you three idiots crazy?! How dare you start a fire and cook in the assessment dungeon!"
As the sound faded, a slender figure carrying a Greatsword rushed over like a gust of wind.
And from a distance, she raised the Greatsword, which was twice her height, with her aim at Ling Yi and the others' dining table.
Where the hell did this crazy girl come from?
Ling Yi reached out and grabbed, activating his Spatial Domain Divine Ability. The next moment, the Greatsword in the girl's hand appeared in Ling Yi's hand.
Ling Yi's pupils contracted; this Greatsword weighed at least a thousand kilograms, which is roughly a ton.
However, this girl had no Spiritual Power at all, so she seemed to be Body Cultivation.
However, what happened next left Ling Yi and the other two speechless, both amused and exasperated.
The sudden loss of her Greatsword caused the crazy girl to lose her balance instantly, tumbling to the ground and rolling several times before finally landing in front of Ling Yi.
Damn, the headlights are touching the ground, are they broken? cough cough
"Ouch, it hurts! It hurts so much!" The girl got up, jumping up and down with tears in her eyes.
"Gulp!" Ling Yi and the other two couldn't help but swallow as they looked at the girl's bright car headlights.
"Big!"
"Round!"
"Tun-um, ton-um, ton-um!"
Upon hearing Ling Yi's voice acting, Old Bai and Liu Rui's minds immediately became even more impure.
"Ahem!" Ling Yi coughed lightly. He really didn't do the voiceover on purpose; it just came out somewhat involuntarily.
This crazy girl looked disheveled, but she was Body Cultivation after all, and in reality, she wasn't injured at all.
"Are you three crazy? Don't you know there are Demonic Beast all around us?"
The three shook their heads.
"You guys are obviously complete newbies with no experience. I don't know how you've managed to keep going until now. You're just too lucky."
"If you all acknowledge me as your elder sister and follow me from now on, I guarantee you'll all pass the assessment. And if you mention my name, Lin Xiaoxiao, at the Asgard Academy, I guarantee no one will dare bully you."
"Ahem, Lin Xiaoxiao, right? Have you eaten?" Ling Yi asked with a dry cough.
"No!" Lin Xiaoxiao blinked, twitched her cute little nose, and then looked at the food on the table.
"Gulp!" Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but swallow. Wow, these three guys are so extravagant! It's so lavish.
Are they really here for a trial?
"How about we eat something together?"
"Is it okay? slurp" Lin Xiaoxiao asked, her eyes shining as she stared at the delicious food on the table.
"Of course!" Ling Yi nodded, barely suppressing a smile.
Liu Rui simply took a pair of chopsticks and handed them over.
The four of them devoured all the food in Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds.
Lin Xiaoxiao wiped her mouth, put one foot on the stool, pointed at Ling Yi Human Dao, "From now on, you are my Xiao Di."
Old Bai and Liu Rui silently went to the stream to wash the dishes, while Ling Yi brandished Lin Xiaoxiao's Greatsword at the air.
The three of them tacitly Ignore Lin Xiaoxiao, which made Lin Xiaoxiao very unhappy.
She went straight to Ling Yi, held out her hand, and said, "Give me back my sword."
"This sword of yours is no Mortal Pin!" Ling Yi continued to swing the Greatsword, and the speed increased.
The Greatsword made a series of booming sounds as it pierced the air.
Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned. Even she couldn't have done it as effortlessly as Ling Yi.
The Greatsword is engraved with a bunch of fancy Formation Pattern. The faster it is swung, the more Spiritual Qi it will generate. This Spiritual Qi will then flow into the body, tempering it and enhancing one's cultivation.
Ling Yi suddenly slashed at the air in front of him, and Half Moon sword beam composed of Spiritual Power flew out from the tip of the Greatsword sword, directly slamming into the distant cliff face...