Chapter 79: The Spark of Hope! The F-Grade at Rank One!

This sudden scene made the other examinees even more terrified.

They widened their eyes, but due to the obstruction of the black mist, they could only vaguely see the falling figures of their companions and the assessment crystals flickering with a faint light on the ground.

"There's poison in this mist! Everyone, scatter quickly!" someone shouted immediately, their voice nearly cracking.

However, under the influence of the Death Mist, their own movements also became increasingly sluggish and difficult.

That feeling of their bodies becoming heavy and their feet feeling like they were filled with lead became more and more pronounced, as if an invisible force was binding them, making it difficult for them to take a step, unable to escape the shroud of this mist, or even launch an effective counterattack.

And this played right into the hands of the Undead Wanderer.

At this moment, its figure was like a ghost wandering in the darkness, and the twin daggers in its hands were like the blades of the Grim Reaper, flickering with a cold, chilling light within the black mist.

Following that, its figure flashed, and it lunged toward another examinee; the speed was so fast that it left no time for anyone to make any reaction at all.

Then came a "Puff" sound; the twin daggers easily pierced into their body, a spurt of fresh blood erupted, and they slowly collapsed as a result.

But just at this moment, several examinees had already broken free from the shackles of the mist, and one of the examinees who had bound the Warlock Soul Profession cast a skill at the Undead Wanderer.

One could see vines breaking through the soil from beneath the Undead Wanderer's feet, instantly entangling its legs and continuing to spread upward, attempting to bind its entire body tightly.

These vines were also covered in sharp barbs, and every single barb flickered with a faint green light.

As the vines wrapped tighter and tighter, the barbs gradually pierced into the Undead Wanderer's body, and the figure that had been moving freely through the black mist was forced to a halt.

The other examinees who had broken free from the mist's shackles felt their spirits lift at the sight, and a spark of hope ignited in their eyes.

"Nice work, Liu Yu! Keep it controlled!"

"Everyone else, come with me and finish off this monster!"

A sturdier-looking examinee shouted loudly, raising the long blade in his hand that was emitting a cold light, and hacked it heavily down onto the top of the Undead Wanderer's head.

The other examinees also attacked one after another, pouring all of their respective attack skills onto the Undead Wanderer.

A hero is no match for a crowd.

In the end, this Undead Wanderer was finished off under the joint siege of the crowd.

The Undead Wanderer was taken down, and the black mist dissipated instantly.

Having paid the price of two lives to successfully kill this terrifying "monster," the remaining examinees felt exceptionally heavy-hearted.

However, they still pocketed the crystals dropped by their two companions.

That Warlock examinee Liu Yu, who had performed a great service, came before the corpse of the Undead Wanderer and searched for a moment, then couldn't help but frown and say, "Why didn't this monster drop any crystals?"

His words caused the other examinees to gather around as well, and everyone wore expressions of confusion and slight disappointment.

After all, they had just experienced a fierce battle and had paid the painful price of two companions.

They had originally counted on obtaining more assessment crystals from this "monster" to make up for their losses.

Yet they had come away with nothing, which undoubtedly made everyone's mood even lower.

"Could it be that this type of monster doesn't drop crystals at all?" someone speculated.

"But didn't that examiner say earlier that killing monsters yields crystals? And all the monsters we killed before dropped them. This is too strange." Another examinee responded with a frown.

Just as everyone was discussing it, the sturdy-looking examinee said, "Forget it, don't dwell on it. I propose we leave this forest starting now; there might be more monsters like this inside."

"Let's leave the forest first and go to the plains outside or somewhere else; we might be able to find a place that is relatively safe and has more opportunities to obtain crystals. That's better than all of us dying here."

His words made the other companions nod slightly, feeling there was some logic to it.

After weighing the pros and cons, the two teams of examinees decided not to risk moving forward; leaving was indeed the safer choice.

Meanwhile, deep in the forest.

Zhou Chu also received the news that the Undead Wanderer had been killed.

Clearly, another team of examinees had appeared in that direction.

Since that was the case, he could not let them off easily.

Thus, Zhou Chu reached out and summoned Gadi from the Hero Pool, then used Soul Transfer to buff him.

Through Death Perception, Zhou Chu accurately located those examinees and immediately triggered Void Shuttle.

Outside the Peak Secret Realm.

A group of examiners stood before a screen, looking at the relevant data of the examinees who had entered the First Tier this time.

At this moment, the data on the screen was ranked according to level, from high to low.

Without a doubt, Zhou Chu ranked first with level 15.

"I've never heard of the Necromancer Soul Profession; it looks like a Hidden Profession!"

"Hmm, being able to reach level 15, it must be a Hidden Profession for sure! I estimate its grade isn't low either..."

"That's not right, this Zhou Chu is from Tianhua No. 1 High School. According to the Soul Profession binding data for this year's examinees, the highest one at Tianhua No. 1 High School is only a student who bound an S-rank Soul Profession."

Having said that, this examiner pulled up the Soul Profession binding data table for the third-year students of Tianhua No. 1 High School from the screen.

Then, the eyes of several examiners began searching for Zhou Chu's name from the beginning of this data table.

Finally, at the very bottom of the data table, they found Zhou Chu's name.

"F-rank?!"

When the several examiners saw that magnificent "F" behind Zhou Chu's Soul Profession, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, their faces full of astonishment and disbelief.

They never expected that Zhou Chu, who ranked first in level, had only bound an F-rank Soul Profession.

What made them even more incredulous was that this Zhou Chu had also taken first place in the Tianhua City joint examination.

According to common sense, an F-rank Soul Profession is extremely limited in all aspects, including ability and potential.

It is very difficult to stand out in subsequent trials, let alone achieve such remarkable results as he had now.

"Could this data table be wrong?" one examiner couldn't help but speculate.

"Impossible, this data table is recorded and generated in real-time by the binding Soul Stone; it is absolutely impossible for it to be wrong!"

"Can an F-rank Hidden Soul Profession really be this strong?"

Just as several examiners were puzzled by Zhou Chu's true Soul Profession, the two candidates from Tianlan City who had been taken out by the Undead Wanderer were sent out.

The assessment had only just passed 10 minutes, and two students had already been sent out; this was not uncommon in past examinations.

Furthermore, the earlier a student is eliminated, the more it indicates they have lost the qualification to compete for Shenxia University and can only enter other higher learning institutions besides Shenxia University.

At this moment, an examiner walked up a few steps and asked, "Which one of you two is Zhou Chu?"

Both eliminated candidates shook their heads.

This examiner could not help but raise an eyebrow.

The Soul Profession quality is the lowest, yet the level is higher.

To a certain extent, this does not prove anything.

A high level only indicates that his investment in time and money is not low.

But wanting to make the strength of an F-rank Soul Profession achieve a leap-style improvement, even with a large investment of funds, is very difficult to accomplish.

Moreover, no one would be willing to invest time and money into an F-rank.

After all, in everyone's understanding, the upper limit of an F-rank Soul Profession is set right there; no matter how you look at it, it is a losing business.