Chapter 80

After a round of pursuit, having killed over twenty fleeing Moon Demon Wolves in succession, Lin Lanyue and Wu Dongdong finally returned.

"Li Yuan, you're amazing!"

Wu Dongdong clicked his tongue in wonder, circling the massive carcass of the Moon Demon Wolf King, which was no longer struggling. "This Moon Demon Wolf King must be level 12, right?"

"I thought you were going to need us to save you."

"I didn't expect you to actually kill it while surrounded by the pack?" Wu Dongdong revealed his small white teeth. "You're stronger than I imagined."

"Luck," Li Yuan said with a smile.

"How are you? Are you hurt?" Lin Lanyue squatted down beside Li Yuan, her gaze sweeping over the bloodstains on him, revealing a hint of worry.

"This blood is all from the Moon Demon Wolves." Li Yuan smiled and shook his head. "I'm just a bit exhausted."

For a moment, their faces were quite close.

"If you two hadn't come, I probably would have had to call for help with so many Moon Demon Wolves left." Li Yuan changed the subject without a trace.

"We just happened to be here," Lin Lanyue said with a smile, rising to her feet.

Seeing that Li Yuan was indeed fine, the worry in her heart faded.

"Hey, Li Yuan."

"I feel like you're really lucky to have run into the Wolf King." Wu Dongdong suddenly sighed in a low voice. "My score can't keep up with yours; 2 million Blue Star Coins have flown away. You've made a huge profit this time, so you'll have to treat me to a big meal later."

"Is that so?" Li Yuan smiled and looked down at the score ranking on his positioning ring:

First: Li Yuan, 188 points

Second: Wu Dongdong, 129 points

Third: Lin Lanyue, 94 points

Fourth: Wang Yu, 76 points

Fifth: Tian Dazhuang, 66 points

Li Yuan's score had originally been only a dozen points higher than Wu Dongdong's.

But after this battle, he had left the others far behind.

The key was the final Wolf King, whose life level exceeded 12.0, providing Li Yuan with a full 50 points.

"Sister Yueyue? Do we still need to look for Moon Demon Wolves?" Wu Dongdong turned to look at Lin Lanyue.

"Li Yuan is a bit exhausted, so I'll stay here and keep him company," Lin Lanyue said. "In case another pack of Moon Demon Wolves shows up."

"No need," Li Yuan said. "I'll rest for a while and I'll still be able to use most of my combat strength. You two should continue the practical trial."

"Li Yuan, I'm not just keeping you company." Lin Lanyue smiled. "We've been fighting for over six hours, so we're tired too."

"Besides, there's only half an hour left until the assessment ends. Do you really think our rankings will drop out of the top ten?"

"We're all in the top ten, so there's no difference in the rewards," Lin Lanyue said with a serious expression.

Li Yuan was speechless and could not refute her.

"Alright then."

"Sister, I'll listen to you." Wu Dongdong spread his hands, shrugged, thrust his long spear heavily into the ground, and sat down on his butt as well. "Since I can't surpass Li Yuan anyway, let's just wait for the assessment to end together."

The three of them stayed where they were.

Li Yuan rested while observing his Divine Palace panel.

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【Life Level: 8.9 (Unranked)】

Physical Fitness Index: 93 (A comprehensive measurement of explosive power, endurance, speed, physique, mental strength, etc.)

Fist Strength: 991 kg

Speed: 19.9 m/s

Mental Strength: 15.1

Spiritual Awakening Degree: 12.8% (Current cap 20%, can guide Source Power into the body once)

Physical Cultivation Method: "Rock Cultivation Method"

Mental Cultivation Method: "Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra"

Skill Realm: Spear Technique (Stage 4, 4%), Movement Technique (Stage 4, 1%), Fist Technique (Stage 4, 7%)

【Note: When the Spiritual Awakening Degree reaches 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, and 125%, you will gradually receive spiritual guidance.】

The practical assessment of over six hours, especially the fierce battle with the Moon Demon Wolf King at the end, caused Li Yuan's movement technique to break through to Stage 4, which also meant that his martial arts skills had fully entered Stage 4.

Both his spear technique and fist technique had improved slightly.

However, what Li Yuan cared about most was the Spiritual Awakening Degree: "Awakening degree 10%, Source Power into the body?"

This kind of change was something he had never thought of before.

Moreover, as he calmed his mind at this moment, Li Yuan vaguely sensed that some kind of change had occurred within his Mental Divine Palace, waiting for him to discover it.

"I'll try it alone after the assessment ends," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Half an hour later.

"Beep~" "Beep~" The positioning bracelets of the three simultaneously vibrated slightly, sending a reminder: "Practical assessment ended."

"Second, second!"

Wu Dongdong shouted with a laugh. "Sister Yueyue, when I go back and buy a flying motorcycle, I'll take you for a ride."

"Alright, I'll be waiting," Lin Lanyue said with a smile.

Li Yuan watched this scene with a smile. A flying motorcycle? That was a bit too luxurious for him.

Another eight minutes passed.

"Rumble!"

A small aircraft descended at high speed, the cabin door opened, and it quickly loaded Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, and the third person, heading toward the war fortress.

The aircraft soon arrived at the metal plaza outside the war fortress, where dozens of aircraft had already landed one after another.

Students were constantly getting off the aircraft.

Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, and the others took their weapons and stepped down as well.

"Sister, Li Yuan, look over there." Wu Dongdong suddenly pointed into the distance.

There was a row of stretchers covered with white cloth.

"Corpses?" Li Yuan's pupils shrank, and his heart trembled slightly.

Eight stretchers meant eight corpses.

Although he had been told early on that the practical assessment had a "death rate," Li Yuan still felt a bit uncomfortable when he actually saw it.

Companions who were jumping around in the morning.

By the afternoon, they had become cold corpses?

Li Yuan was, after all, only a seventeen-year-old boy, and the joy of having just taken first place in the practical assessment was also largely dispelled.

"The practical assessment is just fighting against some weak astral creatures, and the danger is still controllable, yet so many people died." Li Yuan sighed inwardly. "What about the future?"

"Will I also die on the battlefield in the future?" Thinking of this, Li Yuan subconsciously gripped the long spear in his hand tighter.

Strength!

He must possess greater strength to ensure that he can keep living.

...... "Li Yuan, wait a moment, the main officer of the military base might come to see you specifically," Lin Lanyue suddenly whispered.

"See me?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

"Yes." Lin Lanyue's voice was very low, audible only to the two of them. "If they come to see you, as long as the demands they make aren't excessive, just agree to them first and get the benefits in hand."

"Benefits?" Li Yuan was even more puzzled. Weren't the benefits just the 2 million Blue Star Coins?

What other benefits could there be?

But there were many eyes and ears, so Li Yuan found it inconvenient to ask more, and the two followed the team as they moved into the distance.

"Look, Li Yuan is here!"

"First in the practical assessment."

"188 points, that's really ruthless. He must have killed over a hundred Moon Demon Wolves by himself."

"Too awesome." Many students noticed Li Yuan walking over, their eyes full of admiration.

In terms of fame, Li Yuan was already quite well-known.

After this practical assessment, ranking first by a landslide, his fame was even greater.

Many people had watched Li Yuan's score soar continuously, and it had risen crazily in the final hour.

The score represented the number of kills!

What did that mean? In the last hour, Li Yuan had likely been surrounded by a pack of Moon Demon Wolves and had still managed to hold on until the end unscathed.

Naturally, this made everyone convinced.

"Li Yuan is truly awesome! If I were that awesome, I could pee on my dad's head and he'd still say I peed well."

"I tried my best and only killed 5, and I almost got hurt. He's equivalent to killing over 180!!"

"Don't talk about it, I'm the unlucky one. I had already killed 8, but then I ran into a wolf pack in the last ten minutes... my points dropped to 4, damn! I didn't pass the practical assessment!"

"Li Yuan is still the ruthless one, and Wu Dongdong, who follows him, is also ruthless."

"Is that pretty girl next to Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue? She's actually third, with a higher score than Wang Yu."

Compared to Li Yuan and Wu Dongdong, Lin Lanyue's fame was much smaller, but her looks added a lot of points.

In the bustling crowd.

"Li Yuan, awesome."

Gu Qianghan suddenly rushed over from a distance, slammed a fist hard into Li Yuan's chest, and said with slight excitement, "You actually beat Wu Dongdong! Even that female tyrannosaurus didn't beat you! You're worthy of being my brother!"

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, pursed his lips, and signaled to Gu Qianghan with his eyes.

Lin Lanyue, who was on the side, revealed a strange smile.

"What?" Gu Qianghan hadn't reacted yet.

"Gu! Qiang! Han!" Wu Dongdong popped out from behind Li Yuan, her face full of anger, her small eyes widened like copper bells.

"Oh crap, Dongdong, you're here?" Gu Qianghan's eyeballs almost fell out, and he turned to run.

"Thump~"

He was tackled to the ground by Wu Dongdong, struggling and screaming, "Sister, Li Yuan, save me."

Li Yuan and Lin Lanyue looked at each other and smiled, then strode forward.

Ten minutes later.

Nearly a thousand students, regardless of whether they passed the assessment or not, were all gathered in the plaza.

Their gazes were all fixed on the podium.

"First, I hope all students will collectively observe a one-minute silence for the eight students who died in battle." The tall, thin officer surnamed Ji swept his gaze over them and said slowly.

All the students' eyes dimmed.

It was silent.

During the long minute, there was only the sound of the wind blowing across the large plaza.

"Opportunities for practical tempering are rare." The tall, thin officer surnamed Ji spoke again. "In the future, if you step onto the battlefield, it will only be ten times! A hundred times more dangerous than today."

"I hope that after you go back, you can summarize today's experience more and cultivate harder, so that there will be fewer sacrifices in the future."

"I also wish you all success in becoming Source Warriors soon, and truly becoming the blade of human civilization!"

"Secondly, congratulations to the 293 students who successfully passed the practical assessment." The tall, thin officer surnamed Ji said. "Finally, I would like to specifically commend ten students, including Li Yuan, Wu Dongdong, Lin Lanyue..."

All the students listened.

After a pause, the tall, thin officer surnamed Ji continued, "Especially student Li Yuan, who, alone and surrounded by a pack of Moon Demon Wolves, successfully killed a level 12 Wolf King. This is the only instance in the entire practical assessment, and I hereby commend him."

In an instant, there was a gasp of amazement.

Even though many people had guessed it from Li Yuan's final skyrocketing score, they were still shocked when it was confirmed.

A level 12 astral creature!

Most students knew that Li Yuan's physical fitness was not too exaggerated.

"Li Yuan, you're completely famous now, your limelight has overshadowed Tian Dazhuang and the female tyrannosaurus." The bruised and swollen Gu Qianghan muttered in a low voice.

"Keep your voice down, you'll get beaten up again if you're heard." Li Yuan smiled.

Gu Qianghan subconsciously shrank his neck.

"Fame?" Li Yuan muttered to himself; he didn't care about fame.

He was just wondering, when would the 2 million Blue Star Coin reward be issued?

Money in the pocket is the safest!

The meeting ended, and all students boarded the vehicles in order, preparing for the return journey.

Li Yuan and Tian Dazhuang, however, were invited by two officers into the conference room of a small building next to the plaza.

"Just me and Tian Dazhuang?" Li Yuan thought to himself, remembering Lin Lanyue's reminder.

"Li Yuan, you go into this room." The officer leading the way smiled. "Tian Dazhuang, your room is next door."

Li Yuan nodded, not worried.

He walked into the room.

At a glance, Li Yuan saw that the person sitting inside was the tall, thin senior officer who had just spoken.

"Li Yuan, hello, my surname is Ji, and I am the person in charge of this war fortress base." The tall, thin officer surnamed Ji smiled. "Congratulations on taking first place in the practical assessment."

"Please sit."

"Person in charge?" Li Yuan was slightly surprised.

According to the video introduction given by Lin Lanyue, this was the only war fortress in the entire astral world.

In other words, the person in front of him was the person in charge of the entire Moon Demon Astral World?

The power was absolutely astonishing!

"Hello, Senior Ji." Li Yuan sat down neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Among warriors, one can respectfully address those who are strong and older as seniors.

"Do you know why we didn't call Wu Dongdong?" The senior officer surnamed Ji smiled.

Li Yuan shook his head.

Not only was Wu Dongdong not called, but Wang Yu didn't seem to be called either.

"I have read your file. The title of young hero is very rare, and you have a strong sense of justice."

"Your talent is high, and your practical combat is also excellent."

"Are you willing to join our military?" The tall, thin officer surnamed Ji smiled. "Our military likes practical geniuses with a sense of justice like you the most."

"In my eyes, among the thousands of students this time, you are absolutely the first! Wu Dongdong and the others are far inferior to you." The tall, thin officer surnamed Ji said decisively.

Li Yuan was stunned.

Absolutely the first? They thought so highly of him?

Next door room.

"Tian Dazhuang, you are very excellent. Your family background is ordinary, but your cultivation is extremely diligent, and you have truly succeeded in changing your family's destiny." The burly officer surnamed Wang said.

A hint of pride rarely appeared in Tian Dazhuang's eyes.

"Just from your resume, I admire you very much... In my eyes, you are absolutely the first among this batch of students, and Li Yuan is far inferior to you."

The burly officer surnamed Wang was very sincere. "Are you willing to join my military?"

"You will receive the best training from my military."