Chapter 16 Admissions Examinations
"Don't you want to? We've signed a demonic contract, and I'm afraid you won't be able to. Yang Lingyun told what happened after Anne was ignited by Tristfit. This time, Yang Lingyun spoke very carefully, and even the inheritance of the demon clown on her body told her. If there is anyone in this world who does not need to be guarded, then this person is the girl in front of him.
"Demonic Pact? So we're really grasshoppers on a rope. Anne said with a big frown.
"What is this analogy? But the general meaning is similar. By the way, how did you get around all by yourself? And provoked the Triist family to chase and kill? Yang Lingyun was eager to know about the past of this new sister, but she instinctively wanted to know more.
"I was born in a small village in the far north, because I was born with a keen sense of fire, and I was born with no control over the fluctuations of the fire element, which caused my mother's death in childbirth. My father ignored me since I was a child, and I drank heavily every day. Finally, after a drunken experience, he accidentally fell into the water and drowned. And because of this, I was bullied and ridiculed by other children in the village. Every time I was scared to cry, the only thing that accompanied me was Tibbs, the teddy bear that my mother made for me when she was alive. As if to bring back sad memories of her childhood, Anne hugged the tattered teddy bear tightly with moist eyes.
"I was alone in the village like a begging street child, and no one wanted to play with me. Because there is always an uncontrollable flame on my body, and everyone thinks of me as a monster. Until one day, a mage in a magic robe took me in, took me to the county to learn to read, and taught me how to control the flames. He passed me on a set of magical skills, and then left me. Where I lived for a few years until junior high school, I accidentally burned a bad guy who bullied someone to death. Although I was released because I was not 14 years old, I didn't want to study anymore. began to wander around and fight unevenly, and once saw someone killing people on the road. In the chaos, I only had time to save a badly wounded old man, who gave me a broken book before he died. It's a book, but it's just a few pieces of torn paper with inexplicable characters written on them.
The high-grade soul crystals left to me by the master have all run out, and there are no soul crystals to continue cultivating. I heard that there was a casino where you could win soul crystals, so I was curious to take the remaining soul crystals and try them. I didn't expect to lose in a few clicks, and I couldn't find a soul crystal after rummaging through my backpack. Who knew that a man in a suit saw a few pieces of torn paper in my backpack and said that he was willing to give me a few high-grade soul crystals in exchange. I don't think it's that simple, so I don't agree. He said that he would make a bet with me, and if I won, he would give me ten taels of gold-level soul crystals, and if I lost, he would give him those pieces of paper. He said to lend me ten taels of gold-level soul crystals first, and if he lost, he would consider making a bet with him. Anne recalled.
"And you bet with him?" Yang Lingyun asked suddenly.
Anne nodded, a look of anger on her face.
"I won a lot of soul crystals in the beginning, but in the last flop, the ace of spades in my hand turned into a 9 of clubs. All at once. I knew that the other party was out of the question, so I made a big fuss and ran away. ”
"Then you were chased by them, and you met me?" Yang Lingyun smiled bitterly.
Yang Lingyun slapped his waist, and a small backpack suddenly appeared in his hand.
Anne opened her backpack and pulled out a few crumpled pages of paper inside. As soon as Yang Lingyun touched the book paper, an electric current flashed. As a message appeared in Yang Lingyun's mind, he was a little surprised.
"The missing chapter, a fragment of the power of ancient runes.
+40 Ability Power
+300 mana
Passive Only—Haste: +10% cooldown reduction
Passive Only: Every time you kill an enemy with a skill, return 50% of the mana of the skill used. ”
Strangely, there is a seal on these fragments that record the power of ancient runes, imprisoning its own energy. No wonder Anne couldn't see what it was doing, thinking it was a few pieces of waste paper. If it weren't for Tristrytt's discovery of the energy on these pieces of paper, I'm afraid Anne would have taken these pieces of paper seriously.
Yang Lingyun put his hands on the rune page, and a blue light flashed away. The power of the seal on the paper was dissolved in an instant, and the lost chapter revealed its own runic power. He didn't know how he could easily break these seals, and that pale blue energy fluctuation might be the power of the Crystal Heart.
"Huh? I felt a great power from these papers. It's like there's an endless amount of magic. Xiao Lingzi, you are so powerful. How do you know the secret on this paper? Anne said happily holding the lost chapter in her hand.
"These pieces of paper record the power of the ancient runes, and its passive nature is especially suitable for your shattered fire." When she heard Yang Lingyun explain the missing chapter, Anne immediately cheered. No wonder that Tristwright wanted to grab this thing, it turned out that this thing really had a lot of origin.
Just as Yang Lingyun wanted to take a closer look at the fragment, the sound outside the door brought Yang Lingyun back to his senses.
"Hospital...... Teacher. Yang Lingyun saw Kilan and his party coming, hesitated for a moment, and still bowed to Kilan's disciples.
"I said that I would wait until you passed the entrance exam of the academy before I officially accepted you as a disciple. Haha, it seems that Ling Mei has recovered, which is really gratifying. After Kieran helped Yang Lingyun up, he looked at the little girl standing obediently on the side and laughed suddenly.
"I wanted to come and see Sister Ling again and try something else. How do you know that when you meet Fairy Zixia on the road, her guards tell us the news that Ling Mei has recovered. Tariq explained as he stood behind Kieran.
"Thank you for your attention, my sister is now recovering. In the entrance exam in a week's time, I will do my best to live up to the expectations of the teachers. Yang Lingyun clasped his fists and saluted. Now that Anne has woken up, there's Tristfit outside, and maybe she'll have to deal with him someday. Instead of relying on the strength that is weak now, it is better to accumulate strength. At the same time, he made up for the lack of understanding of this cultivation world, and then sought revenge on the Trist family in the future.
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A week later, Yang Lingyun and the others arrived at the entrance of a black forest, where thousands of warriors and mages had gathered from all over the world. There was a lot of commotion at the scene, and they all lined up to receive the number plate to prepare for the first competition of the entrance exam.
"Brother, where are we going to sign up?" Anne followed Yang Lingyun all the way, stopping and stopping.
"Look again." Yang Lingyun searched all the way, and stopped when he saw a slender figure.
"Huh? It's the sister who saved me. Hmph, do you want to be in a group with them? When Anne found out that it was the Zixia Fairy, she suddenly snorted a little angrily.
"Hey, your rank is too low, you have to go to the periphery to sign up." A gold-rank centurion walked over and said to Yang Lingyun.
"Huh? Do you need to register for the exam? Yang Lingyun was suddenly confused.
"You kid is only in the bronze rank, so you came to the Golden Field to sign up? This exam is a group of 100 people, a total of 100 groups. Divide into different groups according to your strength and go hunting in the Twisted Forest. The academy is also to protect the lives of candidates, the weaker the strength can only go to the periphery of the twisted forest to compete, and the stronger can enter the deeper area appropriately. ”
The centurion explained casually, just looking at Yang Lingyun's strength, it is estimated that he will have to hang in it in the first round. You must know that the outermost soul beasts in the twisted forest are all bronze-level ranks, and where is the powerful body of the soul beast that this kid can compete with.
"How can I win my first exam?" Yang Lingyun hugged his fists and asked. Originally, with his understanding of Dean Kieran, it should not be difficult to get some exam insiders. But Yang Lingyun, who had been waiting for Kieran to explain, was sad, and this old man was too solid-eyed. He didn't ask, and Kieran didn't say. In addition to three meals a day, Yang Lingyun waited in the room until the day of the exam.
"With your strength, you still want to win? The girl next to you has a good chance of winning in the first round, but everyone else is with high-ranking guards and servants, so you don't seem to have much hope of winning. The centurion looked at Yang Lingyun and shook his head, but saw Anne's cute expression on the side. I can't bear to watch such a cute little girl get eliminated and miss the entrance exam once every decade. The centurion paused and continued.
"Let me tell you this, the closer to the center of the Warped Forest, the higher the strength level of the soul beast. If you feel like you can't handle it, immediately crush the teleportation scroll you received. It allows you to teleport to the entrance to the outer edge of the forest in three seconds. This is a key thing that candidates must be aware of. After the grouping is completed, each group of personnel enters the teleportation array and randomly teleports to each assigned hunting area. Hunt at least 100 soul beast soul crystals in three days, and determine the top 10 in the group to advance to the next exam according to the level and weight of the soul crystals obtained. However, the eliminated candidates still have a chance to become disciples of the outer court. Those who have passed all three exams have been promoted to the inner court disciples, and the top three can become elder disciples, which is equivalent to the status of a centurion. The Golden Guard explained. Then he waved his hand and pointed to a crowded place on the outskirts, where was the registration point below the Silver rank.
"Thank you!" After Yang Lingyun hugged his fists and thanked him, he reluctantly looked at the place of Zixia not far away.
"Let's go, they're masters of the golden rank. There are also two top gold masters beside us, do we ask for help with a shy face? I can't pull that face. Anne pulled Yang Lingyun's sleeve and walked towards the low-level registration point, but there were more people there, and there were all kinds of people. Compared to the gold-level registration point, it is as chaotic as the vegetable market.
As Yang Lingyun reluctantly left, a person not far away seemed to feel something, turned his head to look, but saw nothing.
"Really, the young lady did not hesitate to sacrifice a high-level magic weapon to save his sister. This person doesn't come for a few days, it's really ruthless. The conscience is eaten by dogs. The girl with the giant hammer on her shoulder snorted angrily. Seeing that the bear on the side had no tacit understanding, standing on the side like a log, which made her feel even more indignant for the young lady. Just don't let her run into her in the Twisted Forest, or you'll be rewarded with a hammer.
"They went to the low-level field to form a team. Miss, since you have an Elder Disciple Token, why do you still need to take the exam? The bear's huge body attracted a lot of attention, but more often than not, he focused on the beautiful woman in front of him.
Zixia just smiled slightly, and came to the registration point with the guqin in her arms to receive the number plate.
"How can the young lady go through the back door like those gentlemen? Otherwise, the young lady would not have gone to an ordinary school to study. Miss wants to be recognized through her own efforts, and never relies on the family background to be opportunistic. If it weren't for Miss's strong perseverance, she wouldn't have become the strength of the Golden 5th Rank at such an age. Become the fastest cultivating genius in the family. ”