Chapter Sixteen, The Final Trial

  "Alright, alright, I think that's enough rest. The principal spoke in a light tone, "Let's get started then. This final test is actually quite simple, heh."

  He chuckled twice as he said this.

  Seven children looked around in confusion. The principal coughed and said, "Now the seven of you, walk into the sea water, to a position where your knees are submerged."

  Ye Feng and others didn't understand, but still did as they were told. They slowly walked into the icy sea water. The three little girls hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly went in. The one in red carefully lifted her skirt to avoid getting it wet.

  The principal turned his head and looked at Ling Jie, who nodded and walked out of the crowd of teachers.

  Facing the vast ocean, he slowly raised his hand, and a dense wave of water elements that couldn't be dispersed filled the space between heaven and earth. The originally calm sea surface suddenly started boiling like an opened pot.

  Ling Jie raised her hand and gently waved it backwards, a wave of sea water followed one after another, as if lined up in a queue, splashing towards the seven children.

  Ye Feng and others were stunned, foolishly staring at the waves that seemed to have been taken by themselves.

  "Stick to it for another hour, don't fall back, or you'll be eliminated."

  Several children immediately turned around and stood still, as if facing a great enemy.

  It wasn't until the waves reached them that they realized this power wasn't that great after all. Only those three little girls looked unhappy, especially the little girl in red, who was holding her wet skirt and had a black face, letting go of her hand.

  "Be careful, the power will get stronger and stronger~" said the principal with a sneer.

  The next wave arrived on schedule, and as the principal said, it was very powerful. Except for a girl who choked on some seawater, nothing much happened.

  But afterwards, they felt a bit worse. The force was getting stronger and stronger, but they still gritted their teeth and persevered.

  Lin Xiao walked up to the Dean's side and said calmly, "Why didn't you go yourself? Your wind element should be more suitable for this level than Ling Long's."

  The dean shook his head, "Maybe, but I'm afraid I'll be letting you off easy."

  He said, looking at Bai Yu, "Lei Ao's selection of recruits looks at their qualifications. The first test is their determination to persist, the second is how they temper themselves, and this third one is their tenacity."

  Lin Xiao Dao said, "What's the big deal? This test shouldn't be enough to detect their tenacity, at most it will only exhaust them. You should still have a trump card, right?"

  The dean said seriously, "I just want to see if they can still defeat a slightly weaker demon after they are exhausted."

  Saying so, the dean rushed towards Lin and chuckled, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again, old man."

  Lin Xiao suddenly disappeared, and the principal shook his head to himself, then sighed, "Alas, these seven are all good seeds, I hope they can all pass."

  Looking at Ye Feng's side again, each small face was red and swollen, trying hard to keep themselves stable in the waves. Fortunately, Linglong decided the power of the waves based on physical fitness, otherwise, the protagonist and those three girls would have been eliminated long ago. Why is that? Because their four waves were the smallest, more than half a foot shorter than Bai Yu's...

  Ye Feng felt that this was the longest half hour he had ever spent in his life. By the time the sea surface calmed down again, they were all exhausted.

  The principal repeatedly urged, "Come on up quickly."

  Then he looked at Lin Xiao, who had returned twenty minutes ago. Lin Xiao nodded, and when the children slowly moved in front of him, he waved his hand, and seven pale green magic arrays suddenly appeared on the ground. The next moment, seven wild beasts walked out. The principal's eyes flashed with a pale green light, and instantly, seven seals were formed, each enclosing one child and one beast. He spoke slowly, "If you can defeat them, you will officially pass. If you can't, I won't mind either. I'll rescue you."

  As he spoke, the green light in his eyes slowly disappeared. Lin Xiao looked at the principal and said, "You're ruthless enough; once people have a way out, they don't struggle as much."

  The dean smiled and said, "Just speaking a few words of truth."

  Ye Feng and the others stood guard against the beast in front of them, while Bai Yu faced a first-class demon beast, also known as... Frostbite Mouse!

  In front of Chu Bao Tian was a two-stage magical beast that looked like a rhinoceros, Xu Jian faced a two-stage tiger-like magical beast, while the red-robed girl faced a two-stage blue bird over two meters tall. The shy little girl who had been teasing Xu Jian also faced a bird, but it was only as big as a pigeon and was a very beautiful first-level magical beast. Another little girl faced a large lizard, a yellow-brown second-level magical beast.

  As for Ye Feng... in front of him was a wolf, an ordinary wolf. Well, that's not entirely accurate - at the very least, the eyes of this wolf were red, emitting a bloodthirsty glow. Suddenly, it pounced towards Ye Feng, triggering a chain reaction, and all the magical beasts moved at once!

  The dean looked at Ye Feng and frowned, asking Lin Xiao, "Isn't this a bit too much? His physical condition is normally not enough to defeat a wolf. And there's something wrong with that wolf, did you feed it Crazy Blast Powder?"

  Lin Xiao nodded, then said, "He has the Xuanming Claw." The principal was even more puzzled, "Even if that's a low-grade sacred artifact, what does it matter? Using a sacred artifact is just a child!" Lin Xiao laughed and shook his head, "You don't understand Greedy Wolf, take a closer look." After finishing speaking, he ignored the principal.

  At this time, Ye Feng didn't think much and dodged to the right. Then he fiercely used his Xuan Ming claw on the wolf's body. The wolf let out a fierce howl and didn't retreat, turning its head to bite Ye Feng. Ye Feng glanced over and almost subconsciously inserted his right hand into the red-eyed wolf's mouth. The red-eyed wolf bit down on Ye Feng's wrist guard with a "dang" sound. Ye Feng's right hand pulled back, lifting the wolf's head, and his left hand fiercely stabbed the claw blade into the wolf's neck from below, then suddenly pulled it out and quickly flipped backwards. The wolf let out a mournful howl and fell to the ground.

  Yè Fēng's eyes were dazed, "Was it me who did that just now......"

  The principal and all the teachers stared in shock at Ye Feng's quick resolution of the battle, then looked at the other children who were still struggling.

  "Are you kidding me? So fast, how did this kid's combat awareness become so strong?" Lei Ao asked.

  Other teachers including the principal turned their heads to look at Lin Xiao.

  Lin Xiao's expression didn't change, "That wolf was just a wild beast after all, and after taking the Frenzy Powder it became even more muddled. Although its combat strength increased, its reaction speed decreased, and..."

  Said that, looked at the dean and slowly spat out four words, "ferocious as a wolf."

  The principal, who was saying something with a puzzled expression, sighed in his heart, "Although I know he will revive his fighting instincts by carrying claw-type weapons, after all, it's just an instinct, and he still needs to practice well..."