Chapter 331: Civilization Ruins Open! Assessment Trial!

Xu Jingming naturally had no idea what Xiao Nan was thinking.

At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, resting with his eyes closed, and had not used this time to cultivate.

The "Extreme Ability Training Method" was Mo Da's top-tier ability training method; he was afraid that the moment he cultivated, others would discover his background.

The smart armguard had also been shut off — an eighth-rank Grand Master's hearing was terrifyingly sharp, and if it picked up Eva's voice, that would be very troublesome.

After waiting quite a while longer, the line ahead suddenly began to stir.

"The pass is reacting!"

"It's here, it's here! It's finally here!"

"The civilization ruins are about to open! I hope I can get some decent gains."

"..."

Hearing the exclamations around him, Xu Jingming quickly took the pass out from his spatial ring.

Sure enough, the originally pure-black pass was now emitting a faint fluorescent glow!

The next moment,

a spatial gate over twenty meters tall and seven or eight meters wide suddenly appeared in the sky, more than ten meters above the ground!

Whoosh—

Immediately after, the heavy spatial gate slowly swung open, parting to both sides.

The entire gate seemed to transform into a door of light, and the brilliant radiance bursting forth from it made the dim, sunset-lit surroundings dazzlingly bright.

Looking ahead, the entire light gate was a vast expanse of white; behind it seemed to be connected to another unknown world...

"The civilization ruins are open! I'll be the first to go!"

The ability users closest to the light gate moved first, charging in and vanishing from sight.

"The ruins have opened — inside, we'll leave it to the two of you, Holy Maiden and Mark. Don't forget the mission I told you about yesterday."

Juejing looked at Yingmu Lin and Mark, his expression solemn.

"Understood."

Yingmu Lin nodded slightly and called out crisply: "Everyone from Tianyu Dojo, move out!"

Having said that, she led over a hundred ability users charging into the light gate.

Mo Da's team, Lei Ting Wu Guan, Violent Bear Wu Guan, and various other forces from different countries all began to move.

"Whether it's ancient civilization ruins or ancient treasures, I'm not really interested.

I only hope... there are plenty of fierce beasts inside..."

His tall, slender frame rising to its feet, a faint anticipation played across Xu Jingming's face.

Pushing off hard with the soles of his feet, he broke into a run, leaped, and his figure vanished into the light gate.

In just a few breaths, there were no longer any ability users left on the open ground...

After a brief dizziness similar to the teleportation he had experienced with Vice Principal Hearing Ling Shuang,

his combat boots hit the ground. Xu Jingming quickly steadied his center of gravity, and with a sweep of his eyes, he took in the entire surrounding environment.

He was on a patch of solid, packed earth, with an endless green forest stretching out before him.

Looking up, there was no so-called sun in the sky — only a vast expanse of white, with no source of light to be found at all.

Only a few flying-type fierce beasts circled in the mid-air.

"So this is the ruin secret realm covering an area of 30,000 square kilometers?"

The first impression this place gave Xu Jingming was actually not much different from an ordinary wilderness zone.

At most, there was no sun — but that didn't really matter, since he could see clearly enough anyway.

Around him, people from various forces, just like him, were still surveying their surroundings and had not taken any further action.

But just then, a massive orb of light suddenly rose from afar, ascending into the sky where everyone could see it.

Immediately after, an ancient, ethereal voice rang out:

"￥%@￥......"

"Ancient language?"

Xu Jingming quickly activated his smart armguard. "Eva, help translate the content."

"Okay."

With Eva's simultaneous interpretation, Xu Jingming finally managed to make out what the orb of light was saying:

"... I am the artificial intelligence controlling Base No. 9. Welcome, soldiers, to the 3021st Assessment Trial.

This trial period lasts two months. You need to find as many assessment crystals scattered throughout the trial zone as possible.

The number of assessment crystals, as well as your own innate talent, will determine how many rewards you ultimately receive at the main base.

Soldiers, give it your all!"

Having finished speaking, the entire orb of light burst apart and vanished.

At the same time, a massive countdown appeared across the entire sky, written in ancient script.

Remaining trial duration: 59 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes.

"Soldiers? Assessment? No wonder Eva's data shows that Civilization Ruin No. 9 is very likely an ancient civilization's training ground."

Muttering a sigh to himself, Xu Jingming did not linger any longer, plunging headfirst into the forest and vanishing from sight.

Whatever kind of training ground it was, as long as there were enough fierce beasts, that was all that mattered.

And just moments ago, he had already heard the frenzied roars of fierce beasts coming from within this forest!

Quite a few lone wolves, just like him, darted into the forest separately.

"These lone wolves, charging in like that — I bet within a few days, not even their corpses will be found."

"Those few fifth-rank and sixth-rank ones might survive, but those fourth-rank ones are definitely going to die without a doubt."

It's a pity about Su Chen—his ability range is so far, he's clearly born to be an Elemental Master.

What's there to pity? Just having a long ability range means nothing.

Just learning cultivation techniques for spiritual refinement eliminates most psychics—most people simply can't grasp them!

As the Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall members debated, many felt sorry for Xu Jingming, though some thought it wasn't a big deal.

In the team, Xia Lan, her eyes like sapphires, regarded Xu Jingming's departing direction with faint suspicion.

As an A-rank Spatial ability user, she was naturally hypersensitive to spatial fluctuations.

Just now, when Xu Jingming entered the secret realm, she seemed to sense an extremely terrifying energy surge emanating from him.

It felt as if it came from a Spatial ability user of the highest rank.

But the sensation vanished instantly; she wasn't sure if she'd imagined it.

Alright, stop talking about that—let's start assigning teams.

The Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall instructor clapped and called out.

Since we're searching for the examination crystals here, splitting up is clearly the most efficient.

Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall has mostly ranged Elemental ability users; Bear Force Martial Arts Hall has mostly Enhancement ability users.

Before arriving, both sides had already agreed to cross-train students into mixed teams for optimal balance.

Thus, the two martial arts halls quickly formed four teams.

Each team consists of two sixth-rank instructors and three students.

Among them, the team composed of Lin Hui, Lu Heng, and Xia Lan was undoubtedly the strongest.

Of course, this was deliberately arranged by both martial arts halls.

Their talents are the highest, their potential the greatest—they deserve the most thorough care.

Young Lady Xia Lan, we'll be fighting side by side soon.

Lu Heng strode elegantly into Xia Lan's view.

Yet, paired with his bear-like build, it looked absurd.

Of course, he himself didn't care.

Right after the two teams merged days ago, Lu Heng had noticed this beautiful girl.

A graceful lady is what a nobleman desires.

Whenever the chance arose, he spared no effort to showcase himself.

Hello.

To Lu Heng, the tall Xia Lan seemed unimpressed, offering only a polite reply.

Beyond the two martial arts halls, other factions already familiar with the civilization relic examination rules also began forming teams.

Nearly every squad had a sixth-rank psychic leading it.

Even at Tianyu Daochang, Sakura Rin's team—aside from her—had all four others as sixth-rank!

After team assignments were complete, all factions entered the forest region one after another...

Eva, do you have a map of the civilization relic?

Xu Jingming sprinted through the forest at high speed, speaking through his earpiece to Eva.

I do.

With a hum, the smart bracer's screen instantly displayed a rectangular map.

The entire relic space covers thirty thousand square kilometers, roughly three hundred kilometers long and one hundred kilometers wide.

At this moment, the green dot representing Xu Jingming sat at the rectangle's starting point, surrounded by several bright red dots.

What are these red dots? Xu Jingming asked, puzzled.

The smart bracer has a detection function—it can scan for life forms within a one-thousand-meter radius.

Each red dot represents a ferocious beast.

Eva giggled.

Oh?

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up—he hadn't known Eva had this function—and said at once:

Eva, set an alert for sixth-rank lower-tier beasts—if any appear nearby, warn me immediately.

After entering Thunder Form, his strength is roughly at the peak of fifth rank—he can't defeat sixth-rank beasts.

Even if he encounters one, he can only flee; it's better to avoid them beforehand.

Eva understands. Also, I must warn you, S-rank.

Other psychics might have devices that block detection—even if they're nearby, I might not detect them, Eva warned.

It's fine, Xu Jingming replied with a smile.

He couldn't beat sixth-rank lower-tier psychics, but he could still escape.

All preparations complete—let the slaughter begin.

Xu Jingming smirked; his space ring flickered faintly, and the modified black Flowing Cloud Gold Blade Spear appeared in his hand.

Faint crimson-gold lightning subtly curled around it as he surged toward the area Eva had identified as having the most ferocious beasts.

For ordinary psychics, this place was a beast's paradise and a psychic's nightmare.

But for him, it was undoubtedly the most perfect paradise.

He looked forward to how many ability points he'd earn two months from now...

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