Chapter 174: Yuanling Hall (Fourth update, added for the 10,000-reward from Pingpingbibi)

As promised, Li Zhangsheng and the other three personally escorted the unremarkable youth out of the Green Wild Forest.

Seeing this, the others could only dismiss the thoughts in their minds.

"Instructor He Yan!" As soon as he left the exit, Li Zhangsheng saw Instructor He Yan; she was the Deputy Chief Examiner responsible for this exit.

"So it's Changsheng! How was it? Did you manage to get a Light and Dark Scroll?"

Instructor He Yan revealed a smile; among these few, only Li Zhangsheng was a student she was responsible for teaching.

"Yes!" Li Zhangsheng took out his own Light and Dark Scroll and handed it to Instructor He Yan.

"Instructor, we have them too!" Li Jingyi and the others also couldn't wait to take theirs out.

Instructor He Yan was somewhat surprised, because all five people present had actually collected the Light and Dark Scrolls; if one counted the pockmarked youth who had left not long ago, there were a full six freshmen who had completed the assessment at the exit she was responsible for—this ratio was a bit high!

Soon, Instructor He Yan restrained the surprise on her face, began to register their information, and then handed them each a unique Academy Medal.

The front of this medal was engraved with a figure who had made significant contributions to Yuanling Academy; the most prominent was naturally the first Principal who founded Yuanling Academy, who was also the only King among all the successive Principals, though unfortunately, he passed away a hundred years ago.

The back of the medal was a building covered in creeping ivy; Li Zhangsheng couldn't help but take a few looks, and what made him strange was that he had never seen this building before.

Having arrived at Yuanling Academy for a month, even if he only focused on studying and cultivation on weekdays, Li Zhangsheng was certain he had toured the entire Academy; such an iconic building, logically speaking, should not be forgotten once seen.

Li Zhangsheng couldn't help but ask: "Instructor, why have I never seen this building?"

"Huh, I haven't seen it either!"

"It's true, our Academy doesn't seem to have this building!"

The others were also puzzled and looked at Instructor He Yan one after another.

"This is Yuanling Hall; Yuanling Academy was founded relying on it back then, and it is also the most important building in our Academy! As for its purpose, you will know in a few days!"

Instructor He Yan's words successfully whetted everyone's appetite, but no matter how they tried to persuade her, Instructor He Yan did not explain it to them.

Li Zhangsheng was also speechless; what he hated most were people who just dangled others' appetites without giving an explanation.

Consequently, he took out the head of the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm.

This huge, ferocious head immediately captured everyone's attention.

"Huh, a Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm!" With just one glance, Instructor He Yan recognized the identity of the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm; her expression first froze, and then, as if thinking of something, her expression changed drastically!

Whether the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm was an adult or not, Instructor He Yan could tell at a glance, not to mention that this head still had the residual aura of the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm.

"Changsheng, where did you get this head?"

"Where else could it be, the Green Wild Forest, of course! If the Instructor doesn't believe me, I can take you to see its carcass; after all, it was too huge, and I could only bring out its head."

Li Zhangsheng shrugged his shoulders, then put on a look of lingering fear, and said: "Instructor, didn't you say that the Elite wild Spirit Beasts in the Green Wild Forest had all been driven away or killed? Then what is this Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm? At the time, it suddenly drilled out from underground; if I hadn't been alert enough, I'm afraid you wouldn't be seeing me now. Even if I luckily won, I paid a great price!"

Li Zhangsheng clearly exaggerated his losses; he didn't have any losses at all. Whether it was the Giant Ape Clan or the bait he captured, none of it had anything to do with him.

Of course, there was still the shock; it couldn't be helped, the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm suddenly drilled out from underground, and especially since it was so ugly, just ask yourself if you would be startled.

"This is a serious matter. Changsheng, take me there immediately; I'm afraid it might still have descendants!"

The Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm was adept at drilling underground, and its temperament was violent; it belonged to the active-attack type of wild Spirit Beast, and its danger to freshmen far exceeded that of ordinary Elite Spirit Beasts. After all, with the strength of the freshmen, once ambushed by a Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm, there was almost no possibility of survival.

"You can go back first!" After giving instructions to Li Jingyi and the others, Instructor He Yan released a tall and handsome large red bird.

The large red bird had a red bird crest on its head, its neck was extremely slender, its Bird Beak was long and sharp, its wings were wide and large with a touch of white at the ends, its belly was covered with white feathers, its light pink claws had four toes, and its tail had three crimson tail feathers that vaguely emitted a red glow.

Li Zhangsheng subconsciously released his Mental Power to check the information on the large red bird.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Red Li Bird (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Leader 9th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-level Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Vermilion Bird (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Fire Element

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Water Attribute

The Vermilion Bird, like the White Tiger, belongs to one of the Four Spirits of Heaven; it is the Nanzhou Zhi Shen, and in the Five Elements, it governs fire. Because its image is relatively close to the phoenix, many people consider it a type of phoenix, but in reality, there is a clear difference between the Vermilion Bird and the phoenix; the two may have a certain blood relationship, but they belong to different species.

Like the phoenix and the three-legged Golden Crow, the Vermilion Bird is also a top-tier fire-type Divine Beast; the Sun True Fire it masters burns everything, and it is mentioned in the same breath as the three-legged Golden Crow's Sun True Fire.

Under Instructor He Yan's direction, Li Zhangsheng carefully stepped onto the Red Li Bird's broad back. Unexpectedly, the Red Li Bird was quite gentle and did not have any unpleasant incidents because it was stepped on by an outsider.

The Red Li Bird's speed was extremely fast; in almost the blink of an eye, it appeared a hundred meters in the air. It did not continue to rise, but instead faced the biting cold wind and flew rapidly toward the central area of the Green Wild Forest.

Soon, under Li Zhangsheng's guidance, Instructor He Yan saw the headless carcass of the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm. After observing for only a while, she confirmed that the time of the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm's death would not exceed three days.

Not only that, Instructor He Yan also checked the terrain nearby; although two days had passed, she still saw several traces of fierce battles related to the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm.

Li Zhangsheng did not lie; this Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm was indeed a wild Spirit Beast of the Green Wild Forest, and judging from the fatal wound on the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm, it was indeed the masterpiece of Li Zhangsheng's Savage Saber-Toothed Tiger!

"Changsheng, you go back first. I will search the vicinity first to see if the Prehistoric Sawtooth Earthworm still has any descendants! Rest assured, I will report all this to the Principal; this time you have made a contribution to the Academy, and the Academy will definitely give you a reward! As for your losses, I will also help you apply for some compensation from the Academy!"

When saying the last part, there was a bit more banter in Instructor He Yan's tone; judging solely from these few battle traces, Li Zhangsheng didn't seem to have suffered much loss.

"Thank you, Instructor!"

Li Zhangsheng expressed that he was very satisfied. As for whether Instructor He Yan would embezzle, that was completely impossible; besides, she likely wouldn't even care for this bit of reward and compensation.

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng rode the Red Li Bird back to the courtyard. He did not immediately go to find Li Jingyi and the other two to split the money, but instead came to the empty backyard and took out the Glazed Bottle containing the Red Dragon Essence Blood.

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(End of chapter)