Ding! Ding ding!
After Chen Mu and the other two left, Mingye immediately felt immense pressure and had no choice but to use the Vajra Talisman that Chen Mu had given her.
The Vajra Talisman enhances her physical strength and defense, allowing her to barely stand up to Yin Zhan in a direct confrontation.
" Mingye, you can come over now!"
After running seven or eight hundred meters, Chen Mu turned around and shouted.
He told Chen Duo and A Huo to continue their escape, while he took out his Rune Gun and set it up on a high ground.
The effect of Mingye's Vajra Talisman wore off quickly, and he stopped trying to hold on, activating his Spatial Dagger to retreat.
"Hehe, why are you leaving so fast? Play with me a little longer!"
Yin Zhan, true to his name, was extremely fond of war. He was in the midst of a fierce battle and had no intention of letting Mingye.
Bang! Bang bang!
Chen Mu aimed at Yin Zhan and fired three shots, all aimed at his vital points.
Yin Zhan had keen senses and dodged two shots by sidestepping. He blocked the last shot with the shaft of his spear.
With a thud, finding no foothold in mid-air, the powerful impact of the bullet knocked him to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, Mingye had already escaped to Chen Mu's vicinity. Chen Mu retrieved the Rune Gun and disappeared into the forest with Mingye.
Yin Zhan got up from the ground, looking in the direction where Chen Mu had disappeared, a hint of apprehension in his eyes.
"What powerful magical artifacts! Could he be from the Heavenly Puppet Sect?"
After noon, Chen Mu and his three companions finally approached the central area.
The central area is a huge valley, and you can see translucent light shields shimmering around the valley from afar. Once you enter the translucent light shields, you have entered the central area.
"Let's go! Let's head into the city center!"
The valley in the central area is very large, and even if you enter early, you won't be easily discovered. Since there aren't many people in the central area yet, Chen Mu plans to make some arrangements first.
Looking down into the valley from the high ground, you can see that about half of the area is a scree slope with towering boulders, while the other half is a forest wetland, with a huge river running through the middle of the valley.
Chen Mu led everyone from a densely wooded area into the valley, then leaned against the mountain wall and chose a spot close to the rocky ground to set up camp and construct a rune array.
Before the assessment, Chen Mu had anticipated the current situation, so he had prepared the talisman array plate he needed in advance. With the array plate, setting up the talisman array would be much easier.
" Mingye, can I borrow your spatial dagger?"
After setting up the array plate, Chen Mu called out to Mingye.
"Give!"
Without hesitation, Mingye handed the dagger to Chen Mu.
"I'm going to use this dagger as the foundation of the formation. You won't be able to use it during this assessment. Is that alright?"
"No!"
The situation was urgent, so Chen Mu didn't stand on ceremony. He placed the spatial dagger above the array plate, then took out talisman flags and Spirit Stone, and began to set up a talisman array around the array plate.
As he inserted the talisman flag into the ground, strange forces began to swirl around the array plate, and the surrounding Spiritual Power began to surge violently.
A Huo and his two companions cautiously observed their surroundings. The arrangement of the rune array this time was too drastic, and they were prepared to fight at any moment.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the shadows of the woods, two darts flew toward Chen Mu.
Ta-da!
Mingye was the fastest, throwing his throwing knife to knock down the darts one by one.
A Huo rushed into the woods, only to find that no one was there.
"Don't chase him, he's just testing us!"
"Mingye reminded me."
The three of them returned to the rune array and continued to protect Chen Mu as he constructed it.
Despite having an array plate, the rune array Chen Mu constructed this time was too complex, and it still took him more than an hour to complete all the arrangements.
Fortunately, although there were two more tests during the process, none of them were particularly powerful experts, and Mingye dealt with them easily, which ensured the successful completion of the rune array.
" Duoduo, A Huo, Mingye, give me your hands!"
Chen Mu drew runes on the hands of the three people to control the rune array.
"Alright! With this rune, you can now also use the power of this rune array!"
"Brother, how do I use this rune array?"
Although Chen Mu frequently constructs rune arrays, this is the first time Chen Duo has participated in controlling a rune array.
"Hehe, actually this is the first time I've set up this rune array. You'll have to discover its true power yourselves."
"Huh? Bro, aren't you just messing with us?"
Chen Duo muttered.
"Wait, let me finish!"
This rune array is a combination of various rune effects, integrating offense and defense. I've named it the ' Flying Thunder God Array '.
"Flying Thunder God? Does that mean it can use the power of lightning?"
A Huo couldn't help but ask.
"No! The reason it's called Flying Thunder God is because the person manipulating the rune array can teleport freely within it, as fast as lightning, so I gave it that name."
As soon as Chen Mu finished speaking, the other three all showed expressions of shock.
In the valley, on the other side, in a forest of giant rocks, a place that should have been deserted, there were now many people, and it was bustling with activity.
At the center of the crowd, a burly man sat cross-legged on a boulder, his body radiating powerful Spiritual Qi that exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression.
At this moment, the man opened his eyes and suppressed the Spiritual Power surging around him.
"How is it? Brother Zhou, have you broken through?"
Beside him, a young man in a green robe holding a folding fan smiled and said.
This young man in green robes was none other than Yan Yuandong, who had previously recruited Chen Mu and his three companions.
"That's right!"
Zhou Yu smiled, extended one palm, and made a grasping motion towards the ground.
A pebble on the ground flew into his hand with a whoosh, and with a flick of his wrist, he crushed it into powder.
Haha, congratulations, Brother Zhou!
Now that my Star Array is complete, and Brother Zhou has broken through to the True Spirit Realm, this time, we will definitely take the top two spots on the Freshman Ranking!
Yan Yuandong laughed heartily, opened his folding fan, and looked triumphant.
"That's right! The reason I've held back until now to break through is to gain an advantage in this ranking tournament. Now that everything is ready, it's time to reap the rewards!"
Zhou Yu was on the verge of a breakthrough a month ago and originally intended to be admitted through special recruitment. However, he met Yan Yuandong while in Xunwen Town.
Yan Yuandong is a martial artist who is very skilled in formations. He has taken the entrance exam for the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion three times. According to him, he actually had a chance to pass the exam last year, but he gave it up voluntarily.
The reason he gave up was because he wanted to achieve a ranking in the entrance exam, a goal he had been planning for a whole year.
He had participated in the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion 'Heaven-Questioning Pavilion assessments so many times that he was very familiar with the assessment rules. Although the assessment scenarios and formats changed every year, the final ranking competition was always similar, so he was very confident.
"Brother Zhou, there's no rush! If you make a move now, it will easily provoke the others to attack you."
"It's best if I take my men out to hunt now. We can launch a swift attack tomorrow when everyone has gathered in the valley, collecting enough nameplates in the shortest time possible. That's the safest approach."
"Alright, I'll leave it to Brother Yuan Dong."