September 1st.

Nanhai University ushered in the first day of school, and a large number of new students officially came from all over the world and poured into the school gate.

They were first shocked by the enormity of the entrance of Nanda University, as well as the huge hideous demon beast heads hanging on the door one after another.

It's just that these people approached the back of the school gate with excitement and adoration, and knelt down one by one.

Knee two near two, kneel one near one row......

A large number of freshmen and students seemed to be worshipping something, and they all knelt in a big circle in front of the huge school gate!

In the distance, there were some freshmen who had already arrived at the school to report, and they were looking at this side gloatingly.

Fortunately, Lao Tzu came to school early, even if he knelt at that time, he didn't see much.

How can it be like now, the new students and the families of the new students are densely packed, and it is really a shame to kneel here!

At the time when a large number of freshmen arrived at the school, Xiao Jian and Qin Fen drove a speedboat to leave the main island of Nanhai University and sail in the northeast direction.

The speedboat sprinted quickly and plunged headlong into the vast sea.

"Take a break." Xiao Jian looked at the navigation map, the island of Nanhai University was more than a hundred kilometers away from the cultivator of the refining master, and the speedboat would take at least two or three hours.

"Yes." Qin Fen nodded.

At this time, I saw that his hands, neck, and other exposed skin were slowly shining with a layer of brassy luster.

Yes, Qin Fen finally broke through to the first copper skin before the start of school.

And what Xiao Jian has to do now is to send Qin Fen to participate in Tao Yezi's assessment.

As long as Qin Fen passes, he will be able to become a disciple of that refining master and become a distinguished refining master.

The voyage on the way was a little boring, and Xiao Jian and Qin Fen took turns at the helm and took turns cultivating.

After opening like this for more than an hour, a red island glowing with flames finally slowly appeared in front of the two of them.

When Xiao Jian looked at the island, he was immediately a little shocked!

Because there is a volcano in the middle of this island, and the smoke is billowing from the volcano, is there a flame spewing out of it, indicating that this is an active volcano!

"The rumors are true, this Tao Yezi master actually lives in an active volcano!" Xiao Jian said in surprise.

"This ...... This ......" Qin Fen was also shocked, the volcano is alive, can people really live on it?

The two were speechless in shock for a moment, and as the speedboat got closer to the volcanic island, the air around them gradually became hotter.

From time to time, the surrounding sea water bubbles up in strings of water, just like boiling seawater.

Xiao Jian looked at the environment around him that was gradually becoming harsh, and said to Qin Fen with worry: "Brother Fen, such as ...... If you're really cooked, remember to come to me as soon as possible! ”

"The autumn wind rises, and the crab feet itch; Chrysanthemums bloom, smell crabs! ”

"September and October are the time when the crab roe is full of oil, so some eaters say that 'eating crabs is the most solemn thing in autumn.'"

"You look sweet and fatty, don't let the fat water flow into the fields of outsiders!"

Qin Fen looked at Zhang Xiaojian speechlessly, a few pieces that had just been born in his heart were immediately destroyed by him!

Qin Fen calmed his beating heart and continued to bow his head and cultivate.

If you can become a disciple of Tao Yezi, you may be able to catch up with your good brother.

Therefore, he must pass the assessment!

The speedboat continued as it got closer and closer to the volcanic island.

Xiao Jian found that there were other ships around him, and these people were also wearing the school uniforms of Nanda University like Qin Fen.

Xiao Jian asked for a while and found out that they were also recommended by the school to participate in Tao Yezi's assessment.

Powerful spiritual power equipment can quickly improve the strength of the sea master.

Therefore, Nan Nature hopes that the number of refiners is as large as possible, so at the beginning of each year, the school will send some students to participate in the entrance examination of Tao Yezi.

Among these students, not only Qin Fen, a freshman, but even some older grades, sophomores and juniors!

Xiao Jian sighed in his heart, it seems that it is very tempting to be able to become a disciple of Tao Yezi.

Soon, the speedboat finally reached the volcanic island in front of it.

Xiaojian sent Qin Fen off the boat and encouraged: "Brother Fen, come on, you can definitely pass the assessment, believe in yourself!" ”

"Yes!" Qin Fen exhaled a long breath and nodded firmly.

"I'm here waiting for your good news!" Xiaojian shouted again.

"Good!" Qin Fen shook his hand with Zhang Xiaojian on his back.

……

Qin Fen got off the boat and, together with the others, slowly walked towards the interior of the volcanic island.

Everyone was not afraid of making a mistake, because the school teacher had already told them about the process when they came.

And at this time, there are also signs on the ground around them, guiding them in the direction of progress.

Qin Fen quickly glanced around, and saw that there were about a dozen people who came with him to participate in the assessment.

Among these people, the sophomores and juniors are the majority, and the freshmen are the least, only a few people.

At this time, these sophomores and juniors walked the fastest, and as soon as they got off the boat, they quickly walked towards the interior of the volcanic island, located at the front, and it was obvious that this was not the first time that these people had come.

Qin Fen's heart sank slightly, the school arranged them with the sophomore and junior years to assess together, would this be a bit unfair?

Just as Qin Fen was thinking, a group of people crossed the island's tidal flats and quickly walked towards the interior of the island.

Soon, a group of people went deep into the heart of the volcanic island.

After coming here, Qin Fen felt that the world around him was fiery red, and the hot gas and unpleasant sulfur gas that could be seen everywhere were constantly spreading and spewing out from the ground.

The air was distorted and scorching, the clothes on Qin Fen's body were all soaked, and the air temperature had reached forty or fifty degrees!

If it weren't for the fact that everyone present was a sea master, they would have been able to overcome this poisonous sulfur gas alone.

At this moment, everyone noticed that a huge stone pyramid had appeared in the open space not far away, which was one or two hundred meters high.

Qin Fen's spirits were shocked, and they quickly arrived in front of the pyramid.

I saw a stone plaque erected there, which read: "Climbing the pyramid ladder is considered to have passed the first level of assessment." ”

More than a dozen people looked up the stairs next to the pyramid, and saw that the stairs looked sparse and ordinary, probably only about a hundred steps, although each step was very high, but it did not seem difficult to pass.

A group of people rushed up in ecstasy, but when they stepped on the first step, they were immediately shocked.

Heavy!

It's so heavy!

When they stepped on the first step, they immediately felt as if something had pressed down on their shoulders and was about to press them down the steps.

More than a dozen people were shocked, and immediately burst out with spiritual power, walking up step by step.

Qin Fen also hurriedly burst out of his copper skin, but when he stepped on the second step, the whole person immediately couldn't help but be shocked!

Because the pressure in the air is heavier!

Qin Fen understood that on the steps of this pyramid, the formation was depicted.

The higher the steps, the heavier the pressure.

Qin Fen let out a low roar, under heavy pressure, and continued to climb!

Two steps ...... 3rd Staircase......

Qin Fen gritted his teeth, he couldn't count how many steps he had climbed, and he only felt as if something liquid was dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Qin Fen tried hard to fix his eyes, only to find that it was the blood at the corner of his mouth.

He didn't know when he had bitten his own mouth.

But he couldn't care about it anymore, just frantically continued to burst out of immediate spiritual power, and the phantom of the lava cancer spirit beast shrouded his body, climbing step by step, little by little.

I don't know how long I climbed, but when Qin Fen's feet stepped up again, he found that he had stepped on the void.

When he looked up, he was immediately overjoyed to find that he had finally climbed all the steps!

……

It is a wide platform located halfway up the pyramid, covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters.

Qin Fen fell to the ground with a butt, panting like a cow, the corners of his mouth and shoulders were covered with bloodstains, and his whole body was almost collapsed.

He quickly took a sea spirit bead to absorb spiritual power, rested and recovered.

Qin Fen looked around, and saw that at this time, there were only seven or eight people left in the dozen or so people, and half of them were eliminated in the first level!

The freshmen except for him were all wiped out, and all of them stopped at the halfway steps.

Qin Fen's heart suddenly became heavier, fighting with these sophomores and juniors, he really didn't have any information at all.

Just after Qin Fen had rested for about an hour, and the spiritual power in his body had recovered.

On the originally wide platform, I suddenly remembered the sound of a blink, and then seven furnaces rose from under the stone platform.

At this time, it was seven people who climbed onto the platform.

Next to the seven stoves was a sign that read: "Before the sun sets, strike the iron embryo on the furnace with a hammer 10,000 times." ”

The seven people, including Qin Fen, were stunned for a moment, and then rushed towards the stove one by one.

Qin Fen quickly came to a stove, and a jet-black hammer was placed on the side of the stove.

As soon as Qin Fen mentioned the hammer, he was immediately shocked, because this hammer was actually a thousand catties!

This weight immediately frightened Qin Fen!

For a first-class sea master, a thousand catties is not very heavy.

But if you hit it 10,000 times with a swing, it's too heavy!

It's an impossible task!!

Qin Fen looked at the sophomore and junior students around him again, this assessment test was really unfair to him as a freshman student!

These senior brothers are all students who have cultivated to the second and third grades, so these tests should not be difficult.

But he's just a freshman, and his cultivation is only a grade, although he has refined a heavy copper skin, but his strength is too different.

If he was given another year, then Qin Fen would be confident that he would pass this test!

And now, how is it possible to pass?

The more Qin Fen thought about it for a while, the more aggrieved he became.

It's just that he was angry for a while, and seeing that other colleges had already begun to beat the "bell", Qin Fen gritted his teeth and could only join the ranks of swinging the hammer.

He vented his unwillingness and resentment in his heart on the top of the beating iron embryo, and it made a bang!

However, after dozens of beatings, Qin Fen immediately regretted it.

The hammer is too heavy!

His arm suddenly became sore, and Qin Fen quickly woke up, he couldn't vent and beat like this anymore, otherwise he wouldn't be able to hold on even a few hundred times.

Qin Fen readjusted his mentality, tried his best to suppress the unwillingness in his heart, and forced himself to calm down and swing the hammer again.

"Bell ......"

"Bell ......"

Time passed slowly, and the sound of metal pounding on the platform halfway up the pyramid continued.

Qin Fen felt that he had become a machine again.

Just now it was a mechanical climb to the stone steps, now it is a mechanical wielding hammer.

It's just that wielding the hammer is obviously more difficult, and the more Qin Fen hits, the more he feels that his arm is sore.

After about a thousand knocks, Qin Fen felt that the hammer in his hand was extremely heavy, almost pressing him out of breath.

In the second thousandth, Qin Fen's body swayed, and the speed at which the hammer was lifted and lowered became slower and slower.

He could barely hold the hammer.

Qin Fen kept roaring in his heart, but his body had really reached its limit, shaking more and more, and his spirit was becoming more and more confused, and he could hardly see the iron furnace in front of him clearly.

Finally, when it was more than two thousand strokes, Qin Fen couldn't hold on any longer, and the whole person fell to the ground.

The hammer slammed down on the floor with a dull thud.

The surrounding sophomores and juniors looked at them with pity, but they all shook their heads and didn't say a word.

Tao Gong's test, which could have passed in the freshman year, was very rare.

Qin Fen's failure today, they have also experienced it in their freshman year.

Qin Fen fell to the ground in pain, his eyelids were half-drooping, he tried hard to open them, but he couldn't.

There was a voice in Qin Fen's heart that kept roaring: "Qin Fen, stand up for me!" ”

"Stand up for me!"

However, Qin Fen found that he couldn't even move his fingers, and his eyelids couldn't hold on any longer, so he slowly closed them.

The voice in my heart also slowly, gradually decreased, and then disappeared.

Failed.

He failed again.

Qin Fen's heart was full of pain and unwillingness......

……

"You didn't pass the exam, but you can be a handyman in the refining workshop, would you like to?"

I don't know how long it took, but just as Qin Fen slowly opened his eyes, suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded slowly next to his ears.

"Yes, I do!" Qin Fen was ecstatic and bounced off the ground suddenly!

By this time it was already dark, and he didn't know how long he had been lying on the ground.

And in front of him, a figure of vicissitudes was standing at this time.

"You ......"

At this time, the figure turned around, and Qin Fen looked at it, but the whole person was shocked!

I saw that the upper body of this person was an old man, but the lower body was eight sharp claws.

The facial features on his face are also a little peculiar and weird, the most conspicuous thing is that one of his eyes is not embedded in the eye socket, but two eyes with handles that can be rotated.

Qin Fen's mouth was wide open, and he couldn't say a word!

Master Tao Yezi, who is famous in the entire Nanhai University and the entire Xiban Province, is also a crab!

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