Chapter 147: Elite Class Assessment (Seventh update, bonus for 100 monthly votes)

Several days later, the selection for the Newborn Elite Class officially began.

Before this, Yuanling Academy had informed everyone of the selection type in advance; this year's selection would be based primarily on an assessment, and as long as one passed the assessment, they could become an Elite Class Member.

The assessment location was the Green Wild Forest near the Academy District; as for the content of the assessment, the Academy had not yet disclosed it.

Today was also the day for selecting the Newborn Elite Class members.

The Green Wild Forest, spanning a radius of one hundred miles, was a primeval forest with towering ancient trees, home to a large number of wild Spirit Beasts.

Knock, knock—

Outside the Green Wild Forest, Li Zhangsheng, riding Aixi, slowly came to a stop.

At the first opportunity, Li Zhangsheng began to survey the surrounding environment.

Outside the Green Wild Forest, the Academy had set up dozens of assembly points; perhaps because the assessment carried life-threatening risks, the number of newborns who signed up was not as high as imagined, totaling only a little over three hundred people.

The number of applicants did not seem high, but with over three hundred people competing for 20 Elite Class spots, including several Second-tier Students, the difficulty of the assessment was naturally very high.

Even for Second-tier Students, there was no absolute guarantee they could become Elite Class Members, though given their strength, it was still a fairly safe bet.

Among them, Li Zhangsheng had been assigned to the Seventh Stronghold.

At this moment, the Seventh Stronghold had already gathered more than a dozen newborns, and the number was constantly increasing, with the most coming from the Battle Academy, though the other two major academies were also well-represented.

The only pity was that neither the other three of the Li Clan Four Heroes nor Zhang Yi or Luo Jie were at the Seventh Stronghold.

What puzzled Li Zhangsheng the most was that Zhao Shuyi had also been assigned to the Seventh Stronghold; unfortunately, the two were competitors, and there was some bad blood and scheming between them, so naturally, neither had any intention of greeting the other.

At this time, an unfamiliar female newborn came before Li Zhangsheng; her name was Zhao Xiao, she was quite attractive, dressed in a rather alluring fashion, and had a delicate, curvaceous figure, forming a sharp contrast with Zhao Shuyi, who showed no signs of development at all.

"Classmate Li, I am Zhao Xiao from Class 7. I would like to ask you for a favor. As long as you can help me become an Elite Class Member, consider it as me owing you a favor. What do you think?"

While speaking, Zhao Xiao first used her Mental Power to condense a Mental Barrier to avoid being overheard by others; after all, this was not a glorious matter, and it was best not to let others know.

Unfortunately, Li Zhangsheng was not someone easily fooled, and he immediately shook his head to refuse: "Sorry, Classmate Zhao, I am afraid I cannot agree to this matter. You had better ask someone else!"

He still had to help Li Jingyi and the others; where would he have the extra energy to help a female classmate with whom he had no connection?

"Please, just help me! How about this: as long as you help me with this, I will be at your beck and call for anything within my power in the future, including some things that can only be understood but not spoken of!"

When she reached the end, Zhao Xiao's eyes were filled with charm, and she subconsciously wanted to lean against Li Zhangsheng.

Things that can only be understood but not spoken of!

Li Zhangsheng was not a fool; he could guess the true meaning of this sentence with his eyes closed.

Unfortunately, Li Zhangsheng was not someone who would forget righteousness for beauty, and he immediately put some distance between himself and Zhao Xiao; with his charm, as long as he guided them a little, there would surely be many love-struck women crying and begging to bear his children.

"Classmate Zhao, I do not wish to repeat myself a second time!" After finishing, Li Zhangsheng ignored Zhao Xiao and stood in place, closing his eyes to rest his mind.

Zhao Xiao stomped her feet in anger; she had always been very confident in her charm and had almost never been rejected by anyone in all these years, yet she had hit a wall with Li Zhangsheng.

Not far away, several boys who had been secretly watching Zhao Xiao could not help but widen their eyes, using a great deal of willpower to barely look away.

Looking at Li Zhangsheng, who was resting his mind with his eyes closed, Zhao Xiao took a deep breath.

As expected, geniuses all have problems in their brains!

Zhao Xiao found a reason for herself not to be angry.

Although she was furious inside, she did not harbor hatred because of Li Zhangsheng's rejection, let alone murderous intent.

She was not a fool!

If one harbored murderous intent just because they were rejected by someone else, that would be too childish. Everyone has a lever in their heart; as long as they are not swayed by emotions, they will often make the decision most beneficial to themselves.

"Sorry to bother you!"

Zhao Xiao did not linger and began to actively approach those boys who had been secretly observing her; with her methods and charm, she soon had these love-struck boys spinning in circles, becoming her devoted followers.

If the quality is not enough, then make up for it with quantity; this was Zhao Xiao's current thought.

It was not just Li Zhangsheng; Zhao Shuyi had also become a target for others, but like Li Zhangsheng, she also flatly chose to refuse.

Without waiting long, a huge black-brown shadow in the sky swept toward the Seventh Stronghold at high speed.

In the blink of an eye, the huge shadow appeared above the stronghold and began to circle down.

This was an extremely majestic giant eagle; its wingspan was over ten meters, and its eyes were like amber, emitting a gaze as sharp as a sword.

Zhu Zhibin stood steadily on the giant eagle's head, not afraid of falling off, looking down at the newborns below.

He was the Deputy Chief Examiner in charge of the Seventh Stronghold!

The newborns tilted their heads, all watching Instructor Zhu Zhibin with envious eyes; who wouldn't want to possess such a magnificent giant eagle?

Unfortunately, how difficult that was; even though the giant eagle had restrained its aura, the aura that leaked out alone made the group of newborns feel terrified.

"A Leader-level Spirit Beast?"

Li Zhangsheng felt a jolt in his heart; the aura leaked by the giant eagle was truly too powerful, on par with Instructor Ning's Wind Speed Cat.

"This is a Rending Arrow Eagle!"

At the first opportunity, Li Zhangsheng recognized the giant eagle's identity, but he still subconsciously projected his Mental Power to check the Rending Arrow Eagle's detailed information.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Rending Arrow Eagle (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Leader 9th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-level Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Golden Winged Great Peng (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Gold Element + Wind Element

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Thunder, Fire

The Golden Winged Great Peng is said to feed on dragons; the dragons here generally refer to dragon-kin like flood dragons, as it might not necessarily be able to beat a True Dragon. Its greatest characteristic is speed; there is a saying about it soaring ninety thousand miles, and among the many avian Divine Beasts, its speed can be said to be second only to the Three-legged Golden Crow.

At this time, Instructor Zhu Zhibin tapped his foot and landed lightly on the ground; his sleeves fluttered, giving him a rather high-spirited feeling.

Well, if you don't look at his face!

Zhu Zhibin stood with his arms crossed, watching the new students before him, and said, "I am your group's examiner, Zhu Zhibin. Now, I will explain the specific details of this examination!"

(End of chapter)