Chapter 571: Fire Giant Restriction (First update, requesting everything)

By the afternoon, all 17 members of the Yuanling Academy had finally gathered at the foot of the Twin Volcanoes.

Li Zhangsheng sat casually on a rock and said to the students who had spontaneously gathered around him, "According to the plan, you will be divided into four exploration teams, each consisting of two Second Grade students and two First Grade students. If you have any objections, you may raise them."

Qin Danxin was the first to raise a hand and asked, "How will the spoils be calculated?"

Li Zhangsheng answered without haste, "Calculated based on individual contributions. If there are any disputes, you may come to me for a ruling!"

"Then I have no problems!"

Although only Second Rank, Qin Danxin believed himself capable of challenging those of higher ranks and did not think he would lose to any Second Grade senior other than Li Zhangsheng.

"Senior Li Zhangsheng, will you be the one assigning us, or can we seek out our own partners?"

This time, it was Li Wanru who asked.

"I will be the one assigning!"

Just kidding; if they were allowed to seek their own partners, believe it or not, Zhao Shuyi and Xu Xiangzhi would definitely be overcrowded, and while Zhang Yi, Luo Jie, and Yuan Yongyan wouldn't be lacking either, it was feared that few would choose the Li Family Three Heroes.

Furthermore, Li Zhangsheng also needed to balance the overall standard of the teams as much as possible. He had brought them here this time to temper these teammates, hoping they could be more capable in the next Academy Exchange Tournament and lighten his burden.

Luo Xiaoman suddenly asked, "Senior Li Zhangsheng, are you included in this?"

"I am the commander-in-chief, used for mobile rescue. If you encounter danger or a crisis you cannot overcome, you must detonate the Doushuai Yuan Magnetic True Seed at the first opportunity, and I will sense it. Do you understand?"

In the Fire Flame Secret Realm, there was no shortage of Leader-rank wild Spirit Beasts or large groups, which naturally posed a significant threat to these teams.

What Li Zhangsheng did not say was that every time they called for rescue, it would be recorded by him, and a certain amount of points would be deducted during the final settlement.

Before setting out, Li Zhangsheng had discussed with the Academy's top brass and combined their ideas into an effective plan.

These four teams would compete, ranking based on the total value of the spoils they seized, with academic credits and material rewards given according to their ranking.

Besides the group ranking, there was also an individual contribution list, but for the sake of unity, they would only know about the existence of an individual contribution list on the day of settlement.

Li Zhangsheng looked around and asked, "Does anyone else have any objections?"

After waiting for a long while, no one raised any more objections; instead, they looked at Li Zhangsheng with anticipation, hoping to be assigned to a good team.

"Since everyone has no objections, we will start assigning the teams now. See for yourselves."

While speaking, Li Zhangsheng distributed the papers he had prepared in advance.

For this assignment, Li Zhangsheng tried his best to be balanced. For example, the strongest, Zhao Shuyi, would lead the seventh and eighth-ranked freshmen along with Li Jingyi; similar team divisions were too numerous to mention.

Of course, even if Li Zhangsheng tried to be as fair and impartial as possible, there was still a certain gap between these teams. For instance, Zhao Shuyi alone could deal with two Monster Tamers of the same rank, Qin Danxin was comparable to a Third Rank, and Luo Xiaoman was even more unpredictable. In short, Li Zhangsheng could not predict who would win the team or individual competition.

"I am only responsible for assigning the teams. You choose your own team leaders, and you can set off at any time. The competition deadline is half a month! Half a month later, we will gather here. Teams that have not arrived by the deadline will be disqualified!"

As soon as Li Zhangsheng finished speaking, the four newly assigned teams became rowdy. It was fine for the likes of Zhao Shuyi and Xu Xiangzhi; because they were powerful, they were directly chosen as team leaders and led their respective teams away immediately.

One cannot reach a thousand miles without accumulating small steps; one cannot form a river without accumulating small streams. Time waits for no one; striving for one more moment would yield more gains. Perhaps this could be the final straw that breaks the camel's back.

Compared to them, the other two teams were more sluggish. Zhang Yi and Yuan Yongyan were competing for the team leader position, and the other team was quite strange; Li Runfeng stood to the side, watching quietly as the First Grade's Qin Danxin and Luo Jie fought for the team leader position.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head. He did not have high hopes for these two teams. If a team's heart was not united, unless their overall strength far exceeded other teams, the possibility of failure was very high.

Not long after, the two teams chose their leaders in their own ways and then left with their teams.

As if by tacit agreement, the four teams each chose a direction.

After they left, Li Zhangsheng mounted Aixi and flew toward the central area.

The central area of the Fire Flame Secret Realm was developed by the Imperial Family.

High in the sky, Li Zhangsheng looked down at the ground below.

A plot of land had been reclaimed there, planted with various precious Fire Element Spirit Herbs. Li Zhangsheng could feel the Fire Element energy in the vicinity being gathered, providing an excellent growth environment for the Fire Element Spirit Herbs.

Additionally, some people were tending to these immature Spirit Herbs in the fields.

Not far away, dozens of people were directing their Demon Pets to reclaim the hard soil, continuously expanding the range of the Spirit Herb fields.

Among these people, the strongest was only a Fourth Rank, and he was a familiar face. Li Zhangsheng remembered his name was Dou Hetu. He had entered the Secret Realm when the Fire Flame Secret Realm opened, and the team leader at that time was Dou Yuanbiao.

As if sensing something, the other party looked up in confusion, but unfortunately, Aixi had already flown out of his line of sight.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng arrived at the location of the Fire Crystal Palace.

Li Zhangsheng immediately took out the Secret Realm Token to open the Fire Crystal Palace.

Even though Li Zhangsheng tried his best to conceal the sound and light effects, the Fire Crystal Palace's entrance was still quite astonishing.

Dozens of miles away, an Imperial Family employee suddenly pointed to the northwest and shouted, "Team leader, look over there!"

Dou Hetu hurriedly looked over. A fire cloud condensed into shape without warning, shooting out a thick pillar of fire that landed below.

Anyone in the central area could see it clearly.

Dou Hetu naturally knew this was a sign that the Fire Crystal Palace was opening. However, he clearly hesitated for a moment. He had just sensed an abnormality but found nothing, and now that the Fire Crystal Palace was about to open, it was hard for there not to be a connection between the two.

"Let's go, we'll go over and take a look first! Xiao Liuzi, you leave the Secret Realm immediately and report the abnormality here to the consul."

Dou Hetu hesitated for a moment, then, unable to suppress his inner curiosity and Greed, he and the others mounted their Flying Demon Pets and flew rapidly toward the fire pillar.

Before Dou Hetu and the others could arrive, the Fire Crystal Palace had already been pulled out by the fire pillar and stood on the ground.

Li Zhangsheng glanced in the direction of Dou Hetu and the others and stepped directly into the Fire Crystal Palace.

In an instant, the Fire Crystal Palace shimmered with a Rich, fiery red brilliance, and was immediately shrouded in a layer of dense, fiery red mist.

At the same time, large sparks emerged one after another, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. A few seconds later, over a hundred Fire Giants, seven or eight meters tall, appeared within the mist.

This was the Restriction inherent to the Fire Crystal Palace; it was impossible for Dou Hetu and the others to break it.

Soon, Dou Hetu and the others landed in front of the Fire Crystal Palace. Looking at the fiery red mist and the vaguely visible, massive figures, they could not help but frown.

Dou Hetu thought for a moment and said, "You stay here and hold the line for me; I'll go over and test it out first!"

"Yes!"

These Imperial Family members were basically composed of young guards and eunuchs, so they naturally dared not defy Dou Hetu's orders.

Dou Hetu cautiously shook his Demon Pet Bag and summoned an Elite-rank Terror Wolf.

Under his command, the Terror Wolf stepped forward, but it did not encounter any attacks before entering the mist.

However, the moment the Terror Wolf stepped into the mist, it could not help but let out a muffled groan, as if it had been soaked in boiling water. Its whole body was filled with pain, and the fur on its skin began to burn, showing faint signs of fire burns.

The Terror Wolf wanted to retreat, but for some reason, it did not exit the range of the mist, instead venturing even deeper.

It was clear that the Restriction of the Fire Crystal Palace also possessed hallucinogenic effects.

Before the Terror Wolf could react, several of the nearest Fire Giants surrounded it and swung their arms in a series of savage, wild punches.

Awoo~

The Terror Wolf's miserable shriek came to an abrupt end; from entering to dying, it had only taken three or four seconds.

Dou Hetu's expression was very ugly; he had just used a Secret Technique to shift his vision onto the Terror Wolf, so he naturally saw the scene within the mist.

The fiery red mist could not only burn Demon Pets but also possessed hallucinogenic effects, and as for the Fire Giants, which numbered in the hundreds, each one was at the Upper Rank level.

Fighting these Fire Giants in such a harsh environment meant one could only exert at most fifty or sixty percent of their strength; even if he gathered the power of the others, Dou Hetu admitted he could not do it.

However, Dou Hetu did not give up, commanding several Demon Pets to launch long-range attacks, focusing their fire on a Fire Giant figure standing in the front.

Unfortunately, none of these attacks hit the Fire Giant; they all landed in empty space, the principle being similar to fish in a river.

Dou Hetu frowned deeply, but this did not stump him; his brain calculated rapidly, and soon, he successfully defeated one Fire Giant.

Yet, before he could even rejoice, a flame landed on the ground, and countless Fire Element energies swarmed together; in the span of two or three breaths, another Fire Giant was born.

Seeing such a scene, Dou Hetu's heart immediately sank to the bottom; he knew very well that unless he stopped the Fire Crystal Palace from absorbing Fire Element energy, it would be impossible for them to break through with their strength.

However, wanting to set up a fire-suppression restriction to wrap around the Fire Crystal Palace would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but would also consume countless materials; it was an act that was completely not worth the loss.

Dou Hetu had no choice but to cease his efforts, but he did not leave; he waited quietly right there for news from Xiao Liuzi, and incidentally, he also wanted to see who had entered the Fire Crystal Palace.

When Dou Hetu attacked the Restriction, Li Zhangsheng naturally noticed it, but he just shook his head indifferently and began to enter the secret chamber.

The Fusion Restriction personally set up by Flame King Di Zhiyi was composed of the Flame Giant Restriction and the Fire Mist Restriction fused together; even a Sixth-tier Beastmaster might not necessarily be able to break it.

Look at this bowl, it's so big and round; look at these recommendation votes, they're so thin and few.

Today's goal: Three, pigs, verify!

(End of this chapter)