Chapter 10 Practical Assessment!

"Young people are impulsive. Come with me."

The old man in a white robe led Luo Xiu to the assessment site.

Luo Xiu saw two badges on the old man's chest, one was a hunter badge with two crossed swords, and the other was a badge engraved with a hexagram array.

"Array Master Badge!"

Luo Xiu was slightly shocked. It was obvious that the old man's identity was not simple. He had a dual identity. Although he looked old, his life veins contained vigorous vitality and dormant powerful power.

Walking on the passage, with torches hanging on both sides, pushing open a stone door, Luo Xiu followed the old man and came to a spacious room.

There were some strange patterns engraved on the ground of this room, which were connected vertically and horizontally like ghost paintings, and there seemed to be no pattern.

In the center of the room, there was a raised stone platform, about two feet high.

Without waiting for Luo Xiu to ask, the old man in white robe said: "This is where the assessment is. If you don't pass the assessment, remember to pay the fee for opening the formation."

"Fee?" Luo Xiu was stunned.

"Do you think the formation can be opened casually? The assessment of a first-level hunter requires a piece of Yuanqi Stone. If you pass, the Hunter Guild will pay for it. If you fail, you will have to pay the fee for a piece of Yuanqi Stone." The old man in white robe explained.

Luo Xiu had heard of Yuanqi Stone. It is a kind of ore with highly condensed Yuanqi of heaven and earth. Warriors can directly absorb the Yuanqi inside for cultivation, and the effect is more significant than swallowing and spitting the meager Yuanqi between heaven and earth.

"This... How much is a Yuanqi Stone?" Luo Xiu regretted that he didn't take a good look at the contract given by the beautiful receptionist just now, so he didn't know there was a fee to pay.

"Five hundred taels of silver."

"Hiss... So expensive!?" Luo Xiu was shocked. This amount of money was undoubtedly an astronomical figure for him.

The old man in white robe looked up at Luo Xiu and said with a smile: "If you are not sure, it is not too late to withdraw now."

The cost of five hundred taels of silver made Luo Xiu have to consider it, so he asked: "I want to know the specific content of the assessment."

"You dare to come here without knowing the content of the assessment. What do you think the Hunter Guild is? How can you mess around?"

The old man in white robe immediately blew his beard and glared, "Since you are young, I will not bother with you. Go back and practice well."

Although the other party spoke rudely, Luo Xiu did not get angry. After all, he really knew nothing about the hunter assessment.

Just now in the hall, I learned a little from those other hunters. It seems that they are going to fight with the first-level monster head-on, but where is the monster in this room?

Seeing Luo Xiu looking around, the old man in white robe said calmly: "The monsters will appear after the formation is opened. The assessment of the first-level hunter is to kill three first-level monsters independently!"

Monsters are different from wild beasts. The lowest-level first-level monsters are as powerful as human fifth-level martial artists.

But true strength still needs to be demonstrated in battle. A martial artist who is also fifth-level martial artist and has no fighting experience is far from being a match for monsters.

"Three first-level monsters? I should be able to do it!" Luo Xiu said.

The old man in white robe didn't say much, pointing to the stone platform in the middle of the room, "You can just stand on it."

Luo Xiu nodded, walked over and stood on the stone platform.

"After I open the formation, you will enter the environment formed inside the formation, and everything you encounter is basically the same as reality. If you feel that you can't hold on, it's best not to force it. As long as you think about it, you can get out of the formation within three breaths." The old man in white robe said.

Three breaths may seem short, but in a life-and-death struggle, many things can happen. Many people who were killed or injured in the assessment were also caused in this short period of time.

"Let's start!" Luo Xiu took a deep breath and adjusted his condition to the best.

The old man in white robe flipped his hand and took out a palm-sized stone that emitted a faint white light. He walked to a depression in the array pattern and put the Yuanqi stone into it.

"Buzz!"

A faint light lit up on the array patterns on the floor of the room, and then all the light gathered towards the stone platform where Luo Xiu was.

Then, Luo Xiu felt that the situation in front of him was constantly changing, the environment changed, and he appeared in a secret room like a cage.

"Roar!"

A flash of white light appeared, and three ferocious monsters appeared more than ten meters away from him.

They had gray hair all over their bodies, scarlet eyes, and were similar to wild wolves, but their bodies were much larger than wolves, and their claws were as sharp as knives, and their fangs flashed cold light.

"Ironback Demonic Wolf!"

Although Luo Xiu had never seen a demonic beast, he knew a little about it from books. From its characteristics, he could tell the origin of this demonic beast.

This low-level demonic wolf is called Ironback, which means that the bones on its back are as hard as iron and stone.

"No life veins?"

Luo Xiu frowned, and he looked intently, only to find that there was no life vein in the three iron-backed demon wolves, and they were completely condensed by the vital energy.

This was naturally because of the formation, and it could not perfectly transform the real life.

The reason why Luo Xiu frowned was that in this environment, he could not use his ability to damage the life veins.

Facing the three iron-backed demon wolves, Luo Xiu was not nervous, and even faintly excited.

He licked his lips, made a gesture of attacking, and said to himself: "It doesn't matter if I am restricted, this can reflect my true strength!"

"Ah!"

At this moment, the three iron-backed demon wolves were already running towards him, with a very fierce momentum.

Although the formation cannot interpret the complete life form, it can show the habits and attack methods of this demon beast.

"Come on!"

Luo Xiu's steps moved slightly, and his great inch-step body skills were almost instinctive, and he directly avoided the attack of the two iron-backed demon wolves.

"Dragon Tiger Fist Tiger Style!" He did not pause in his movements, and poured his internal energy into his fists, smashing into the belly of the third demon wolf.

The demon beast also knew how to avoid its vital points during a fight. The demon wolf suddenly crouched, exposing its strongest back to Luo Xiu's attack.

"Bang!"

The demon wolf was directly blown away by Luo Xiu's punch, and then its body exploded into a piece of white light in mid-air.

Although it is known as the Iron Back, the back has the strongest defense, but it is only relative. Luo Xiu's Dragon Tiger Fist at the Great Accomplishment Realm can be compared with the full-strength attack of a martial artist at the seventh level of body training, coupled with the destructive power of the death internal energy, which can achieve a one-punch kill.

However, Luo Xiu was not feeling well either. The strong recoil made the bones of his right fist seem to be broken, and he was in great pain.

At this moment, the other two Iron Back Demon Wolves pounced on him again fearlessly, and the fishy wind blew in his face.

"Life Qi!"

The internal Qi of the two extremes of life and death transforms its properties in the body, and the rich vitality flows to the fist, repairing the life veins, and the broken bones also heal quickly.

With the Inch-step body technique unfolded, Luo Xiu easily avoided the attack of the two iron-backed demon wolves.

"Tenglong Style!"

The internal Qi in the body is divided into two streams, one transforms the life Qi to repair the life veins, and the other transforms into the death Qi to perform martial arts to kill the enemy.

"Boom!"

Another iron-backed demon wolf exploded into white light, and its head was blown up by Luo Xiu's punch.

"The first-level demon beast is just like this." Luo Xiu narrowed his eyes and stared at the last remaining demon wolf, with a slight arc at the corner of his mouth, muttering to himself: "It can be used to hone my Inch-step body technique."

The iron-backed demon wolf pounced on him, and this time Luo Xiu did not forcefully kill it, but put his hands behind his back and used the Inch-step body technique to avoid the demon wolf's attack.

The demon wolf attacked quickly, pounced, bit, and clawed, with a continuous frequency and almost no pause.

But Luo Xiu's movements were faster. After half an hour, the Ironback Demon Wolf was unable to touch his clothes.

"It's really boring. It seems that if I want to continue to improve my body skills, this level of training is not enough."

Although the effect of practicing body skills for half an hour is better than simply practicing with wooden stakes, it is not very obvious and the progress is very small.

"Bang!"

A heavy punch was thrown, just when the Ironback Demon Wolf had just pounced and had no time to react. The hard skull was shattered by Luo Xiu's punch, and the demon wolf disappeared, turning into white light and floating around.

"Get out!"

After passing the test, Luo Xiu opened his mouth and said to the surroundings.

The scene around him began to change. In three breaths, Luo Xiu withdrew from the formation and still stood on the stone platform, as if he had never moved.

As soon as Luo Xiu came out, he saw the old man in white robe who brought him to the test. He saw that the other party looked at him in surprise.

"Good boy, I was wrong about you. Your strength is comparable to the seventh level of body refining." The old man in white robe said. He was the one who arranged the formation here, so he could see everything Luo Xiu experienced in the formation environment.

Luo Xiu scratched his head a little embarrassedly, not knowing what to say.

"But you kid, don't be proud and complacent. Not to mention the entire Yunlong County, even in Qingyun City, the fifth level of body refining is nothing. You still have a long way to go." The old man in white robe said with a smile.

"Remember the teachings of the senior." Luo Xiu said.

"Okay, you can go to the hall to get the hunter badge." The old man in white robe signed a name on Luo Xiu's application assessment, and then handed the application form to Luo Xiu.

"Zhuang Nantian..." Luo Xiu saw the signature above and knew that it must be the name of the old man in white robe.

…

“Half an hour has passed. It seems that the boy must have failed the test!”

“Haha, maybe he has died in there.”

“Even if he is not dead, broken arms and legs are very common in the test.”

In the hall, the two sides confronted each other, and the people on Guo Huzi’s side all had an expression of determination to win.

On the other hand, the people on Zhou Long's side had gloomy faces. They had just used Luo Xiu's application for the assessment as a bet, and the stakes of both parties were as much as one thousand taels of silver!

One thousand taels of silver was not a small amount for a Qi Hai Realm warrior, and it would take at least ten days or half a month to earn it.

But what Zhou Long cared about most was not the silver, but his face. He was also a well-known figure among the hunters in Qingyun City.

"Guo Huzi, don't be so proud. If that little brother really passes the assessment, I don't know where you can put your dog face!" Zhou Long said with a snort.

"I still say the same thing. If he really passes, I, Guo Huzi, will twist my head off and let him kick it like a ball!" Guo Huzi roared without showing any weakness.

"Here he comes out!"

Just then, someone pointed to the passage leading to the assessment site. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Luo Xiu walking towards the counter with the application form in his hand.

"Pah!"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Luo Xiu walked to the counter, slapped the application form under his palm, and stared at Jiang Shanshan with a smile.

"Little brother, you don't look injured. Did you give up and not participate in the assessment?" Jiang Shanshan looked at Luo Xiu and said with a smile.

"I say, beautiful girl, what if I pass the assessment?" Luo Xiu also smiled. In fact, he also knew that Jiang Shanshan persuaded him for his own good. He just thought this woman was interesting. Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere in the Hunter Guild Hall, his personality has also been relaxed.

The people on both sides of Zhou Long and Guo Huzi also paid attention to the movements here, and they really wanted to know what the final result would be.

Jiang Shanshan rolled her eyes at Luo Xiu, pointed her finger at her red lips, and smiled: "Little brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you. The chance of a fifth-level martial artist passing the assessment is less than 10%. If you can really pass the assessment, how about I chase you?"

"Puff!"

Many people drinking in the hall spit out when they heard this, and they were all stunned.

"Damn, why don't I have such good luck to let the beautiful Shanshan chase me!"

"It's so unfair, does Shanshan really like this boy, and like younger ones?"

"Damn it, I curse this boy not to pass the test!"

The people in the hall also followed suit and said, "Boy, hurry up, did you pass?"

Luo Xiu smiled and took his hand off the application form, "Beauty, remember what you said just now."

Everyone's eyes fell on the application form. The two eye-catching words "passed" made the whole hall quiet and you could hear a pin drop.