Three days passed in a flash. The Class Zero members gathered in the classroom and then followed Wu Zhangkong to the Spirit Pagoda.
Today, the East Sea Spirit Pagoda was unusually lively. Many Soul Masters had come for the Rioting Spirit Ascension Platform, their faces filled with various emotions such as nervousness, anticipation, excitement, and elation.
"Remember, the Rioting Spirit Ascension Platform allows the most people to enter at once. Inside, everyone except your own teammates is an enemy. The only thing you need to do is survive!" Wu Zhangkong said, "Those who fail the final exam will be punished."
"Teacher Wu, what's the punishment?" Xie Xie asked, raising his hand.
"Vacation canceled," Wu Zhangkong said coldly.
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately turned serious. This punishment was too severe. For the sake of their vacation, they had to stay in the Spirit Ascension Platform for a full hour this time!
The Class Zero teacher and students arrived at the control room specially prepared for them in the East Sea Spirit Pagoda. All seven students entered the login pods.
Their consciousness blurred briefly, and when they regained their senses, they found themselves in a vast, lush forest. The air was fresh, the plants were verdant, and everything seemed normal. However, Jing Shaoyu keenly sensed that there was a strange substance in the air.
"Formation!" Jing Shaoyu called out in a deep voice.
The Class Zero students immediately sprang into action. Wang Jinxi, the power attacker, stood at the front. Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi, as agility attackers, flanked the team on either side. Xu Xiaoyan, the control-type, and Gu Yue, the ranged power attacker, were in the center. Jing Shaoyu was behind the two girls, and Tang Wulin, ostensibly a control-type but actually a power attacker, brought up the rear, forming a standard diamond formation.
Everyone released their Martial Souls. A flash of cyan light covered them all. This was Gu Yue's wind element control, which could reduce their body weight, thereby increasing their speed. Although the effect was limited, it was better than nothing.
Jing Shaoyu and Zhang Yangzi summoned their Soul Spirits. Red Jade and Zhang Yangzi's Soul Spirit, Little Black Eagle, were both flying Soul Spirits, making them ideal for reconnaissance in this dense forest environment.
"Everyone, our primary goal is to survive for an hour and complete the final exam. The secondary goal is to hunt Soul Beasts, so let's play it safe and be careful," Jing Shaoyu said.
"Yes!" the others replied in unison.
Thus, the seven-person team began to move forward. According to the feedback from Red Jade and Little Black Eagle, there were no signs of Soul Beasts behind or to their sides. As for the front, they had discovered traces of Soul Beasts.
A large, robust ape jumped out. It was a hundred-year Iron Arm Ape.
Faced with this Soul Beast that rushed out to seek death, Jing Shaoyu and his team showed no mercy. Wang Jinxi, who was closest to the Iron Arm Ape, took a step forward and charged in front of it. Then, he raised his thick Bone Dragon Claw and slammed it down on the Iron Arm Ape.
At the same time, Xie Xie also shot out like an arrow. The Light Dragon Dagger in his hand gleamed with a cold light, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared behind the Iron Arm Ape, stabbing towards the back of its head.
The Iron Arm Ape raised its iron arms and collided with Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon Claw. After a loud bang, the Iron Arm Ape's body immediately retreated a few steps. Then, a look of pain appeared on its ferocious face. When it clashed head-on with Wang Jinxi, the weak spot at the back of its head was completely exposed to Xie Xie. Xie Xie struck successfully, and the Light Dragon Dagger firmly pierced its head.
The hundred-year Iron Arm Ape died in the joint attack of Wang Jinxi and Xie Xie, taking no more than thirty seconds.
"Good, let's continue!" After Xie Xie absorbed the Iron Arm Ape's Spirit Power and Wang Jinxi had finished adjusting his breathing, Jing Shaoyu gave the order to set off.
After continuing on, the seven-person team encountered several Soul Beasts, all of them hundred-year Soul Beasts. The highest cultivation was seven hundred years, and the lowest was only one hundred years. Half the time had passed quickly. As long as they persevered for a while longer, they would be able to complete the requirements of the final exam.
Currently, their condition was very good. The Soul Beasts they had encountered had not caused them much trouble.
"Someone's coming!" Zhang Yangzi on the tree suddenly reminded them, "Two boys and two girls are heading towards us. They're about twelve or thirteen years old. It looks like they're seniors from our East Sea Academy."
"Yangzi, how do you know they're students from our East Sea Academy?" Wang Jinxi asked, puzzled. "Do they all wear our academy uniforms?"
"Not exactly," Zhang Yangzi shook his head and said, "I just happen to know one of the girls."
As he spoke, Zhang Yangzi suddenly revealed a teasing look and glanced at Tang Wulin, who was adjusting his breathing. Tang Wulin was taken aback by Zhang Yangzi's sudden gaze and showed a puzzled expression.
"Yangzi, why are you looking at me?" he asked.
"Oh!" Xie Xie suddenly shouted, revealing a playful expression, and said, "Could it be that Senior Ouyang Zixin?"
Hearing this name, Tang Wulin's face immediately turned red, causing Zhang Yangzi and Xie Xie to reveal joyful smiles.
While they were joking around, the four people discovered by Zhang Yangzi also noticed Zhang Yangzi on the tree and immediately walked quickly towards this side. Then, the two sides met.
The other party was indeed students from East Sea Academy. The two girls were none other than Ouyang Zixin and Mu Xi.
"Shaoyu, Xiaoyan, what a coincidence!" Ouyang Zixin revealed a surprised expression, and put down the sword in her hand, which was her Martial Soul, Xuan Kong Sword.
"Sister Zixin." Jing Shaoyu replied politely.
"Sister Zixin!" Xu Xiaoyan called out sweetly.
"It's you?!" Tang Wulin was looking at Ouyang Zixin somewhat uneasily, hesitating whether to greet her, when a delicate shout suddenly came from his ear. Turning his head to look, an unexpected expression appeared on his face.
"Senior sister," he called out.
"Mm!" Mu Xi's attitude towards Tang Wulin was still relatively cold. She nodded lightly, and then shouted to Ouyang Zixin, "Zixin, let's go!"
After speaking, she took the other two companions and strode away in one direction.
Seeing this, Ouyang Zixin had no choice but to say goodbye to Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan, saying, "Xiaoyan, Shaoyu, I'll treat you to a meal during the holidays. I'll go first!"
She immediately chased after the direction Mu Xi left. Before leaving, she did not forget to wave to Tang Wulin as a greeting. It was just such a simple action, but it made Tang Wulin, this young man whose love was just beginning to bud, immediately reveal a silly smile.
"Senior sister?" Zhang Yangzi looked at Tang Wulin curiously and asked, "Wulin, the senior sister who was with Senior Ouyang Zixin just now is your senior sister? What's the situation?"
Tang Wulin put away the infatuation on his face and instead revealed a wry smile, saying, "She is my teacher's daughter, but she doesn't seem to like me very much, so we don't interact much."
"Mm-hmm!" Wang Jinxi nodded thoughtfully, saying, "I can see that."
"By the way, class monitor, Xiaoyan, do you know Senior Ouyang Zixin?" Zhang Yangzi looked at Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan again, his gossiping heart burning fiercely, and asked.
"We're just ordinary friends." Jing Shaoyu said with a smile.
"My family and Sister Zixin's family are family friends, so I've known her since I was very young." Xu Xiaoyan replied thoughtfully, "By the way, Sister Zixin and my brother have a very good relationship. Our families are considering getting them engaged."
Tang Wulin was struck by lightning. The joyful expression from before immediately dimmed, and he stared blankly at Xu Xiaoyan.
"Really?" Zhang Yangzi was very surprised, and then, like Wang Jinxi and Xie Xie, he cast a sympathetic look at Tang Wulin. Poor child, his first love hasn't even started yet, is it going to die young? "Wulin, don't overthink it!" Xu Xiaoyan also noticed Tang Wulin's expression and immediately waved his hand at him, saying, "I only heard it from the servants at home when they were chatting idly, it's not necessarily true. Moreover, my brother doesn't seem to like Sister Zixin, so you still have a chance!"
"Oh!" Tang Wulin's dim face then revealed a smile, but the bitterness contained in that smile could only be understood by those who had experienced it.
"Alright, don't overthink it. You're so outstanding, why worry about not finding a girlfriend in the future?" Jing Shaoyu patted Tang Wulin on the shoulder, and then said to the others, "Let's prepare to continue moving forward!"
"Mm! Thank you, Shaoyu." Tang Wulinreluctantly cheered up and said.
So, they reorganized their formation and continued to move forward in the intended direction.
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