Chapter 60 Azure Sea Spirit.
Ape Seeing that the arena had been cleaned, Du Weilun nodded slightly to Wang Yan, signaling the assessment to continue.
"Teacher Wang, it's my turn next," Wu Xuan said proactively, walking towards the center of the arena. He just happened to pass Dai Huabin, who was walking towards him.
In the instant they passed each other, Dai Huabin's gaze remained fixed intently on him.
Wu Xuan smirked, ignoring him, and, holding his assessment form, steadily entered the arena.
Wu Xuan stepped onto the arena and looked at the referee beside him. Before the referee could ask a question, he said calmly, "I want to challenge the strongest thousand-year-old soul beast in the arena."
Wu Xuan's tone was completely calm, and his voice wasn't loud, but the assessment teachers present, including the four judges besides Du Weilun, were still taken aback.
The highest-level thousand-year-old soul beast in the arena had already reached nine thousand years of cultivation. Let alone a second-year advancement assessment, even a fifth-year student advancing to sixth grade would rarely dare to challenge it.
"Let him choose." Du Weilun's voice drifted down from the platform.
"Yes." The examiner replied, then looked at Wu Xuan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Are you ready?"
Wu Xuan yawned and nodded.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Wu Xuan, from the platform, the twenty-odd teachers responsible for safety, to the students of Class 1 and Class 2 of the second year.
Soon, a powerful aura emanated from the beast enclosure in the distance. The enclosure opened, and a tall figure slowly emerged.
Sensing the deep growl and heavy footsteps, Wu Xuan's interest was piqued.
This aura was far superior to the thousand-year-old soul beasts that Wang Dong and Dai Huabin had challenged.
As the footsteps grew louder, a gigantic figure emerged from the enclosure and appeared before everyone's eyes.
This soul beast was entirely emerald green, its fur standing on end like hard steel needles, a cold metallic luster flowing across its surface, as if it could unleash terrifying power with the slightest movement.
"This is... the Azure Sea Spirit Ape!" Wang Yan, standing outside the arena, pushed up his glasses and exclaimed solemnly. The students from Class 1 and Class 2 around him were even more terrified by the Azure Sea Spirit Ape, their faces turning pale.
The Azure Sea Spirit Ape is a type of ape-like spirit beast. It feeds on a highly poisonous Azure Spirit Fruit. It possesses wood-attribute abilities, immense strength, and can even manipulate plants within a small area. It is also adept at using highly poisonous attacks. It is a very troublesome spirit beast.
A silent breeze slowly gathered around Wu Xuan. As Wu Xuan slightly raised his right hand, emerald green wind elements drifted out and gathered around him. Four spirit rings, one yellow, two purple, and one black, slowly rose from beneath Wu Xuan's feet.
Everyone came back to their senses, staring in disbelief at the four slowly pulsating spirit rings beneath Wu Xuan's feet. Especially the deep black spirit ring in the fourth position.
"A ten-thousand-year spirit ring? A four-ring Spirit Master! Wu Xuan has actually broken through to the Spirit Master level?! How is this possible?!" Dai Huabin looked at Wu Xuan's back, his face filled with shock and his heart filled with sorrow.
Zhu Lu, sitting next to Dai Huabin, was even more disoriented than Dai Huabin. It was as if a long-held belief had collapsed in an instant. Faced with the absolute truth, she had to admit that Wu Xuan was indeed beyond Dai Huabin's reach.
Wang Dong's state of mind was not much different from Dai Huabin's.
The frustration on his face had long been overwhelmed by horror. He felt ashamed and angry when he thought of his boasting and smugness in front of Wu Xuan. He cursed inwardly, "Damn Wu Xuan, you must have been laughing at me before! You're so mean!"
Huo Yuhao had calmed down by now, but his gaze was still fixed on the arena. Wu Xuan's first admonition seemed to echo in his ears again.
He had been blinded by anger at Dai Huabin, and seemed to have ignored Wu Xuan's position and forgotten his promise to him. No wonder the other party was so angry.
Almost the same age, ten-thousand-year soul rings, four-ring Soul Masters, even he, who had obtained the inheritance of the Sea God, was left far behind.
Now, as the class monitor, he certainly had the right to reprimand him; it was his duty.
Aside from Dai Huabin, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, Qian Guming, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan reacted in completely different ways.
They were initially astonished, then incredibly excited.
Xiao Xiao, standing to the side, kept her gaze fixed on the dazzling Wu Xuan in the arena. As if remembering something, she blushed and lowered her head, a hint of shyness in her eyes.
Unlike Wang Dong, she wasn't angry that Wu Xuan had defeated them. From the beginning, she had a strong liking for the exceptionally talented Wu Xuan, and thus, after the class division, she often spent her free time with him. On one hand, the bromance between Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong made her feel out of place; on the other hand, she enjoyed her time with Wu Xuan and Qian Guming very much.
In the arena! The Azure Sea Spirit Ape seemed fearful, as if searching for an opportunity, circling Wu Xuan, hesitant to attack.
Wu Xuan chuckled lightly and said calmly, "Since you won't attack first, then don't blame me for being impolite."
"Second Soul Skill, Light Breeze!"
Wu Xuan slightly raised one hand, and the second purple ring around his body shone brightly. A gentle breeze stirred, and Wu Xuan's figure instantly disappeared from the spot.
The Azure Sea Spirit Ape looked terrified, wildly swinging its fists while letting out a sharp cry. Immediately afterward, a burst of green mist erupted, enveloping its body.
"This move won't work on me!" Wu Xuan waved his hands, and a hurricane howled. The power released by the Extreme Wind instantly shattered the spreading poisonous mist, annihilating it.
Annihilating everything—this was the most terrifying characteristic of the Extreme Wind.
Before the Azure Sea Spirit Ape could react, Wu Xuan launched a preemptive attack, directly kicking the Azure Sea Spirit Ape in the abdomen. Despite the vast difference in size between the two, the impact was obvious. The massive Azure Sea Spirit Ape was actually sent flying backward by Wu Xuan's kick.
Under the incredulous gaze of the proctor, Wu Xuan stomped his feet on the ground, his body springing into the air once more, his figure so fast it transformed into a black shadow.
Wu Xuan's speed was even faster than the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's backward flight, appearing directly behind it.
Wu Xuan clenched his left fist, a swirling hurricane covering his entire left arm, and with his full power, his entire left arm emitted a shimmering azure light.
This light emanated from the left arm bone of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
The Ice Emperor's 400,000-year-old soul bone granted Wu Xuan two soul skills. One was a passive amplification soul skill, the Source of Profound Crystal Power! This soul skill did not need to be activated; its only effect was to permanently increase physical strength by 40%.
This was also why Wu Xuan could kick the Azure Sea Spirit Ape away with just his physical strength.
As for the other, the Profound Crystal Claw, which possessed the power of shattering, Wu Xuan dared not use it; he feared that using this soul bone skill would kill the Azure Sea Spirit Ape with a single punch.
Wu Xuan unleashed a powerful uppercut, sending the Azure Sea Spirit Ape howling in agony as its ribs snapped from the force of the blow. A whirlwind swept through the air, propelling it through the air.
"Bang!!!" The Azure Sea Spirit Ape slammed into the soul-guiding shield, its claws outstretched as it plummeted towards the ground.
"Sky-Supporting Peak!"
Wu Xuan leaped into the air, reappearing above the Azure Sea Spirit Ape.
With the gathering wind pressure, Wu Xuan's descent was like that of a wild horse. In the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's terrified gaze, Wu Xuan's knee struck its thick arm.
"Bang!!!"
Man and beast crashed into the arena. When the crowd looked closely, the Azure Sea Spirit Ape lay sprawled on the arena, clearly unconscious from the shock.
The two referees exchanged bewildered glances, frozen in place.
Xiao Xiao, watching from the sidelines, jumped up excitedly, "Yay! Class monitor is so cool!"
In the next instant, all one hundred-plus students in the arena cheered. Clearly, Wu Xuan's overwhelming victory served as an unparalleled demonstration, igniting the fighting spirit of all the students.
Below the stage, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan, their jaws nearly dislocated, exchanged knowing glances at Qian Guming.
Zhou Sichen stepped forward and asked, "Xiaoming, has the class monitor's strength always been this terrifying?"
Qian Guming shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Before, without using soul skills, I could last fifty or sixty rounds against Brother Xuan. Now, I'm afraid I'd be done for in one or two."
Cao Jinxuan scoffed speechlessly, "With the class monitor's talent, I wouldn't be surprised if he did something monstrous."
"That's true," the two immediately agreed.
Unlike Xiao Xiao, whose eyes were full of admiration, Dai Huabin and Wang Dong looked distressed, clearly deeply affected by Wu Xuan's performance.
Du Weilun and the referees discussed the matter and reached a consensus.
Du Weilun announced loudly, "Wu Xuan, facing the nine-thousand-year-old soul beast assessment, with a base score of one hundred, you maintained the initiative throughout and can obtain all the base points. Your performance in the battle was also perfect, earning you a full fifty points for combat skills."
The maximum score is one hundred and fifty points!
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