Chapter 289

The assessment point for the Golden Academy in Tianhan City was established in the abandoned city district, and it was even very close to the danger zone.

Very few people ever came here.

And no one would have thought that such an important place would exist among the abandoned buildings.

When Li Yi and Lin Yue found this place, they were even a bit surprised. Weren't they worried about being attacked by transcendent creatures by placing the assessment point in such a dangerous place? There was no safety guarantee at all.

But when they drove to the entrance of the assessment point, they realized they were wrong.

Even though the assessment point was placed in such a dangerous place, there were still many people willing to come and participate in the assessment. With just a slight glance, there were at least a dozen cars parked outside the assessment point today, which meant that on just an ordinary day, there were over a dozen people coming to participate in the assessment.

And this was just the vehicles.

Li Yi also saw a helicopter nearby, and what made him feel even more amazed was that he actually saw a spaceship from a science fiction movie.

The iridescent metal shell and the energy shield with surging energy all indicated that this spaceship was not a product of this era at all. With current technology, this thing couldn't be built. Moreover, the spaceship was not large, and it should be similar in nature to a small private plane.

"There really is a private spaceship?" Lin Yue was also very surprised when she saw it: "I thought this thing was just hearsay; I didn't expect it to be true."

"It must have been brought from another world, but the cross-dimensional gate is only that small; this thing shouldn't be able to fly over," Li Yi was very curious and also a bit puzzled.

"The cross-dimensional gate can be opened very large, but it just requires massive cosmic energy to support it," Lin Yue said: "However, the person who can get this thing over is truly not simple. Our world still has talent. And looking at it like this, the other party should have brought more than one; maybe they even started wholesaling, importing spaceships from a technological world to sell here."

"And such a spaceship must also be equipped with powerful weapons. If it were flown to the danger zone to hunt transcendent creatures, it would truly be a high-profit business. Maybe it even has an intelligent system inside, not even needing a pilot, and it could bring back prey by itself every day after flying out once."

In just a short moment, she had thought of a lot.

Li Yi was also left speechless: "It seems we are also frogs at the bottom of a well. This world has changed too much; I already feel unfamiliar with it. But since technology is so powerful, why can't the cities still be held? We still have to rely on us Evolvers to hunt transcendent creatures. Wouldn't it be enough for each city to have one spaceship?"

"Under the condition that city safety is guaranteed, Evolvers could also have more time to cultivate. In the future, maybe we wouldn't even need to run away across dimensions; we could defend our world."

"That is because the plan you mentioned failed," a sudden, abrupt voice rang out. It was someone riding a creature never seen before, galloping over.

That creature had a single horn on its head, was covered in scales, and looked like a steed, yet it also resembled a dragon species to some extent. It was miraculous and extraordinary, but judging by the danger level, this was definitely a transcendent creature. It possessed intelligence, could independently cultivate and evolve, and its strength even exceeded that of ordinary Spirit Perception Realm Evolvers.

Li Yi's expression shifted, and he looked at the person.

This was a young man of about twenty-five years old. He was wearing a specially made breastplate, carrying a long sword on his back, had short hair, and was wearing a pair of fashionable headphones. His attire was a mix of styles, neither ancient nor modern.

"Transcendent creatures have territorial awareness on the ground, and likewise, they have airspace awareness. Any aircraft, once it takes to the sky, will be targeted by some transcendent creatures in the sky. This thing doesn't count as a true spaceship; it cannot leave the atmosphere and does not possess the ability to fly into outer space."

This sword-carrying man rode the exotic beast over, then glanced at them and laughed: "I have heard of a spaceship similar to this one that flew through the clouds and was targeted by a Great Peng flashing with golden lightning. It was torn to shreds in less than five seconds; the energy shield was useless. As for the weapons equipped on it, they didn't even have a chance to fire."

"Afterward, that Great Peng seemed to have been stimulated; whenever it saw such a spaceship, it would take action. I heard that several others were also attacked later. Creatures have evolved to this point, and technology has to give way."

"So that's how it is. I almost overlooked this point." Li Yi was immediately enlightened by this reminder. He also remembered the mythical creature in the sky above Tianchang City that chased after lightning.

Compared to these things, even possessing such a spaceship would not play a decisive role.

"Are you also here to participate in the Golden Academy's special recruitment assessment?" the sword-carrying man looked Li Yi over and asked.

Li Yi nodded and said: "Yes."

"It seems our purpose is the same. My name is Jiang Mingtian, from Tianhe City," the man said with a smile while sitting on the exotic beast.

"Li Yi, from Tianchang City. This is Lin Yue, my friend," Li Yi said.

Jiang Mingtian nodded, which counted as a greeting. Afterward, he flipped off the exotic beast and patted it. The exotic beast was clearly tamed; after receiving the signal, it immediately leaped up and disappeared rapidly from the vicinity, running toward the distance and soon hiding in the ruins of the city.

"A Jiao Horse that was hard to raise. Every time I ride it out, I worry about running into other Evolvers who might kill it, thinking it's a wild transcendent creature."

Li Yi watched in silence.

Raising a transcendent creature was not a simple matter. One had to know that, setting aside the strength of the transcendent creature, just taming it was extremely difficult. He didn't expect this person to have actually done it. It seemed that talent abounded in every city, and one could only come into contact with it after leaving Tianchang City and walking outside.

It was estimated that one could only truly feel the disparity of this world after arriving at the Golden Academy.

After all, that place gathered the foundation of a world.

"A transcendent creature mount is indeed precious. Just the effort spent cultivating it is immeasurable. If it were accidentally hunted, it would indeed be a pity," Li Yi said.

Jiang Mingtian laughed: "But ordinary people can't hunt it; only a Soul Realm powerhouse has a chance. If it were an ordinary Spirit Perception Realm person, they would have to be careful themselves upon seeing a Jiao Horse. Li Yi, since you are also participating in the assessment, shall we go together?"

He warmly invited Li Yi to accompany him, without the slightest intention of looking down on Li Yi.

After all, those who could come here all had cultivation values exceeding 1,000% and would all be extraordinary existences in the future. Getting to know them was not a bad thing.

"Alright, it just so happens I also want to go inside and take a look." Li Yi didn't stand on ceremony and took Lin Yue with him as they walked over.

On the way.

Li Yi also noticed the sword on Jiang Mingtian's back and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Is that a weapon forged from transcendent metal?"

"Not bad. I didn't expect you to recognize it. However, this thing has a low yield and is not easy to get. But if you want to fully exert the power of this cold weapon, you must learn the Guidance Technique. Without the support of the Guidance Technique, a weapon forged from transcendent metal is just that."

Jiang Mingtian drew his precious sword. The sword was pitch black in color, yet it revealed a hint of jade-like green under the sunlight. With a flick of his finger, a series of clear ringing sounds came forth.

The next moment, one could see brilliant light surging on his palm.

Soon, this light traveled along the hilt to the blade. In just a moment, the precious sword glowed brilliantly, as if sword radiance were attached to it. It was dangerous and extraordinary. With a wave, the air was instantly torn apart. If this were to land on an Evolver, they would be cut in two in an instant.

"It's a pity I don't know any powerful sword techniques. I have the strength but lack the technique, but it's very useful for killing transcendent creatures."

Afterward, Jiang Mingtian shook his head with a smile and put the sword away again.

Li Yi remained silent. He did have sword techniques—not just sword techniques, but also blade techniques, spear techniques, boxing... After all, he had taken the inheritance of the Four Great Families, so he knew quite a lot. Although he couldn't use it, he had still noted it down. But now that he thought about it, perhaps he could use some of the martial arts from the Four Seas and Eight Continents to exchange for some resources he needed.

If it were just left in his mind unused, it would be a waste.

However, this matter would have to wait until he entered the Golden Academy; it was still too early to think about these things.

"This person is too wealthy. He's only in the Spirit Perception Realm and already has a transcendent creature mount, a transcendent metal weapon, and his cultivation value has even reached over 1,000%. He has mostly likely also mastered a cultivation technique." At this moment, Lin Yue was secretly shocked. She didn't know how much money it would take to cultivate such a person.

Compared to him, she and Li Yi seemed too shabby. They hadn't even bought a cultivation cabin yet; they could be described as penniless.

Soon.

The three people arrived at the lobby of this abandoned building.

The lobby had been tidied up a bit and was considered neat. At this moment, Li Yi saw other cultivators who had come to participate in the assessment. About five or six were already present, men and women. One of them was quite eye-catching: a man with purple pupils, tall and burly, wearing a piece of high-tech armor, looking like Iron Man.

And the style of the armor was very similar to the style of the spaceship outside. It seemed that spaceship was flown over by this person.

"That armor is not for decoration, but is constantly guiding the surrounding cosmic energy."

Li Yi's expression changed slightly. He saw the radiance of cosmic energy appearing near the armor. These cosmic energies were attracted by a certain device on the armor, filtered, screened, and supplied to the armor's owner at any time and place.

This kind of technological content was very high, equivalent to a walking cultivation cabin, and it also took defense into account.

"Damn."

He felt jealous enough to curse in his heart.

Sure enough, there was a saying that was right: the rich rely on technology.

Even if he held a defective mystic object, he couldn't compare to the armor on the other person.

Besides this man, Li Yi also saw a woman wearing plain clothes, with lowered eyebrows and a submissive look, appearing very delicate. However, she was emitting a faint halo, as if a goddess had descended to the world, or like a Bodhisattva appearing in the world.

He also saw a man with red hair and a totem of a great sun on his forehead, emitting a faint, scorching heat.

Li Yi felt that it wasn't that he wasn't trying hard enough, but that none of these people looked like normal people.

By comparison, the Jiang Mingtian he met outside just now was within an acceptable range.

"I am so plain and unremarkable, with no features at all," Li Yi thought to himself.

If he had known it would be like this, he shouldn't have been holding back his Qi and blood; he should have released his wolf smoke of Qi and blood and compared himself with these people. After all, one might lose the battle, but one shouldn't lose the spirit.