In the depths of the ancient forest, the ground was filled with piles of withered leaves. Every step would produce a rustling sound. A huge winged black wolf was stealthily moving in the depths of the ancient forest.
The black wolf's fangs were like swords, abnormally sharp. There were still traces of flesh and blood stuck together in the gaps of its ferocious teeth. The torn pieces of flesh dyed the entire wolf's face blood-red. A palm-sized piece of a tattered leather robe hung at the corner of its mouth. The bloodthirst in its eyes had yet to dissipate. It was obvious that it had eaten a good meal not long ago.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a black shadow the size of a small mountain charged straight at Xiao Chen's winged black wolf. A ferocious aura swept up the surrounding ancient trees, causing them to make whistling sounds. The huge black wolf reacted in an instant as well. Madness flashed in its blood-red eyes. It did not dodge at all. Instead, it also stomped on the ground and charged at the black shadow.
Boom!
The two ferocious beasts collided in an instant. The black wolf howled and the huge bear roared. Large trees that needed to be hugged were smashed in half. Huge cracks appeared on the huge ancient trees.
"Roar!"
The black winged wolf didn't show the slightest bit of fear after being hit. Instead, it became even more berserk. Its huge body abruptly increased in strength as it opened its bloody mouth, revealing two sharp fangs to bite at the black bear. However, it was blocked by the huge black bear.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, the moment the black wolf retreated, a jet-black light flashed behind the black bear. In an instant, it cut through the void. Almost in the instant that the black wolf reacted, it ruthlessly stabbed into the black wolf's left eye. The five-foot-long sharp blade sank into the eye. Red blood and white liquid instantly splashed out.
In the blink of an eye, the black wolf howled. The remaining instincts in its body caused the ancient trees within a radius of several dozen feet to fall into disarray. After a few breaths of time, the black winged wolf finally fell to the ground. The ground was a mess. The ancient trees toppled over and layers of soil were lifted up, stained with mottled blood.
"Well done!"
A voice rang out from the back of the Golden-Tattooed Black Bear. In an instant, a youthful figure appeared from the body of the Golden-Tattooed Black Bear. It was Huang Xiaotian.
Huang Xiaotian had long since grown accustomed to the scene before him. Through this method, he had already gathered enough ferocious beast points for the third stage of the exam.
"I've already gathered eight hundred ferocious beast points. However, this is only the first day of the exam. Furthermore, eight hundred ferocious beast points is only the most basic requirement to enter the Palace of War. There are still the iron, bronze, silver, and so on."
Huang Xiaotian took out the bronze token in his hand and absorbed the precious origin blood of the late-stage two-star winged black wolf. Then, his frivolous expression disappeared, replaced by a look of determination. "Silver-ranked cultivators, five Meridian Opening Pills, enter the Martial Pavilion, and choose a high-grade Earth Rank cultivation method that suits you the most. I'll definitely be in the top ten for ferocious beast points!"
There were many danger zones in the secret plane. There were even some unlucky cultivators who were transported to danger zones the moment they entered the secret plane. At this moment, there was a poisonous swamp in the secret plane. It was dozens of miles wide, and the entire swamp was filled with a faint layer of grey mist.
A type of beast lived in this poisonous swamp. It was known as the Black Armoured Lizard, and it also lived in groups. This swamp was something Xiao Chen had found in the wasteland and moved into the secret plane.
At this moment, a Black Armoured Lizard was lying in the muddy water that emitted a dense corrosive aura beside a shallow pool in the swamp. There were many fist-sized boils in the gaps between its huge scales. These boils contained the toxins accumulated by the Black Armoured Lizard, which was also its most powerful offensive weapon. Even a beast that was one or two ranks higher than it would have its entire body festering if it came into contact with the toxins. Therefore, many ferocious beasts avoided the Black Armoured Lizard, not wanting to provoke it carelessly.
Finally, the poisonous miasma within dozens of feet of the lizard's location had been sucked dry. The ten-foot-long lizard got up and crawled in another direction.
"Seal!"
A soft cry sounded just as this Black Armoured Poison Lizard crawled past a low pool of water. In an instant, earthen-yellow light pillars interweaved together from all four directions around this Black Armoured Poison Lizard. They transformed into an enormous crystal net that firmly bound this Black Armoured Poison Lizard to the spot. Regardless of how it rolled and rolled, it was unable to escape the restraints of the earthen-yellow light net.
Hu!
In an instant, a figure rushed over from the distance. There was a sparkling, jade-like dagger in his hand that emitted a spiritual light. He arrived beside the Black Armoured Lizard and infused his Battle Qi into the dagger. He easily cut through the lizard's defenses and took out its precious blood source.
Then, he dispersed the yellow net of light, revealing four yellow crystals the size of a baby's fist. They were covered in dense patterns and rose from the filthy mud and fell into the hands of the young martial artist. Then, his figure flickered several times and disappeared from the swamp.
A few breaths after he left, the surrounding mud began to churn and a fishy smell filled the air. Several Black Armoured Lizards appeared. When they saw the blood gushing out and dying the pool red, the lizards roared again and again, but there was nothing they could do.
Hu!
He rushed out of the swamp in one breath and arrived under a huge rock. Only then did the young martial artist reveal himself. However, he also carefully observed his surroundings before hiding under the rock.
"One thousand and fifty fierce beast points!"
Looking at the value displayed on the bronze token in his hand, the young martial artist was dazed for a moment. Then, he looked at the four yellow crystals in his hand again. At this moment, the four crystals were a bit dim and the mysterious runes on them had been erased to the point that they were very blurry.
"It seems that the entanglement formation sealed in the crystals is about to be used up. It's a pity that most of the formation stones that the patriarch specially obtained from Desolate Border City have been used up by me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have only been able to make three sealing formations. However, the remaining two formations are enough for me to hunt enough fierce beasts to exchange for fierce beast points."
This martial artist was Fang Tian. The crystal in his hand was a formation stone that was specially used to set up formations. It was obvious that Fang Tian was a formation master. Of course, this statement might not be accurate. To be more accurate, Fang Tian actually had the talent to practice formations.
"Even without the formation, my strength is sufficient for me to kill ferocious beasts of the same rank. There will definitely be a place for me for the position of Silver Martialist in this test. The Meridian Connecting Pill and Superior Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Techniques are not rare. My true goal is to be accepted by the Clan Head."
Looking at the yellow crystal in his hand, Tian Fang was a bit dazed. As the leader of the Seven Heroes of the Gu Yuan Tribe, his strength was unquestionable. He was the leader of the Gu Yuan Tribe's younger generation, but very few people knew that he had the talent to practice formations.
Ever since Xiao Chen found out that he had obtained an incomplete annotation of formations from the tribe's Martial Arts Hall, he had become a formation master without a teacher. He had even personally gone to Desolate Border City to search for items that could be used for formations. Over the years, with the help of that incomplete ancient book, he could be considered to have gained some insights.
He could already set up some beginner formations. However, because the inheritance was cut off, he could only rely on his own continuous research and deduction. The results could be imagined, and his progress was very slow.
On the other side of the secret realm, a young girl moved her body nimbly, dodging the incoming attack of a strange beast. She poured her Battle Aura into the sword in her hand, and the crystal clear sword exuded a chill as it slashed towards a Two-Star Scarlet Flame Tiger in front of her.
Puff!
In an instant, a fountain of blood gushed out. The huge tiger head was chopped off and fell to the ground. The ground was quickly stained with the beast's blood. The young girl did not show the slightest bit of fear. The bronze token let out a buzzing sound, and a drop of pale golden blood was absorbed into the token.
"Eight hundred fierce beast points is enough to pass the assessment. I wonder who will win first place this time!"
The young girl put away the bronze token and looked at the displayed value on it. She said lightly, "It seems that the Great Elder is right. I can't underestimate others. Even though I'm from the Gu Yuan Tribe and have received much better training than other warriors, everyone has their own opportunities. I was only one step away from the second assessment. This time, I will definitely win the position of Silver Warrior."
This young girl was Feng Ling. After killing the Scarlet Flame Tiger, her fierce beast points had also reached the qualifications to enter the War God Palace. She did not stop and immediately rushed towards the depths of the ancient forest.
Just as these young warriors were fighting the strange beasts, in the secret realm, green and white beams of light constantly flashed everywhere. Just like that, the first day of the assessment passed. However, there was no day or night in the secret realm. There was only a dusky sky. On the first day, more than a thousand warriors were teleported out of the secret realm. Including the warriors who had died in the mouths of the fierce beasts, there were more than 1,500 people who had died.
"Liu Li, bring Wei Yunwei out of the secret realm and here!" Xiao Chen said softly to Liu Li.
"Yes, Master!"
As a person favored by the heavens, luck came to her for her own use. Wei Yunwei's luck really continued. Through the Green Light Mirror, it could be seen that Wei Yunwei had killed a total of nearly a hundred strange beasts and had obtained more than 950 fierce beast points.
Moreover, the majority of these strange beasts that appeared in front of Yun Wei were heavily injured. It was clear that they had fought with other cultivators, suffered heavy injuries on both sides, or won by a fluke. After devouring other cultivators, they were about to leave when they bumped into Yun Wei.
"Husband, what's wrong? Could it be that Yun Wei, that lass, is not going to let her participate in the test?" Pinghua, who was snuggling up to Xiao Chen, said. However, Mu Qing and Zi were nowhere to be seen.
"That's right!"
Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded. There was a glimmer of light in his eyes. Then, he said to Pinghua seriously, "Wei Yunwei's matter is of great importance. There is an unforeseen event and we can no longer care about the rules of the War God Palace's assessment!"