47: All-out battle

Outside the Trial Tower, several figures slowly appeared; they were the members of the school team.

Evidently, their climb up the tower had ended in failure.

The group walked forward somewhat uncomfortably.

Gu Zhenbang and Xu Lihuang looked at the few people in front of them and asked,

"How was it? Everyone, speak up."

"Let me have a laugh."

The group opened their mouths, somewhat at a loss for words, but finally Lei Wu spoke first.

"Fifth floor."

As he spoke, the others immediately followed suit.

First, the official members: Li Shuheng also reached the fifth floor, while Lan Mengzhu and Chen Yujia reached the fourth floor.

Next were the reserve members: Ling Shi and Chu Xin were on the fourth floor.

Min Hu rubbed his head and very sheepishly said, "Second floor," which did not surprise the two teachers.

The most unexpected was Gao Feng, who actually reached the sixth floor.

Gu Zhenbang nodded after hearing what everyone said; it wasn't too bad, a slight improvement from before, which was acceptable.

Generally speaking, the fifth floor is a level that Beastmasters with a bit of Talent can reach.

But the sixth to eighth floors are enough to signify true geniuses, and anything higher is even more extraordinary.

It's likely that not many can be found in a single province.

"It's alright, just barely acceptable. Except for Gao Feng, everyone else still needs to focus on training."

Seeing that Gu Zhenbang wasn't angry, the group finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was then that they realized Lin Shu seemed to be missing from the team.

"Teacher, where is Lin Shu?"

"Has he not come out yet?"

Min Hu quickly asked, wanting to know something.

"Hmph, you all just watch. Lin Shu is much more promising than you."

Gu Zhenbang seemed to exhale through his nostrils, wearing an expression that implied they were 'rotten wood that cannot be carved.'

This made the few people who had just emerged from the Trial Tower extremely awkward, feeling uncomfortable all over.

Fortunately, it was just that, with no other penalties.

At this moment, the seventh floor of the Trial Tower glowed red, illuminating the entire space with a crimson hue.

"Damn, who's that great god?"

"Awesome! They actually reached the seventh floor!"

"Come quickly and see!"

Many students who had just arrived and were waiting below the tower exclaimed in surprise: the seventh floor of the Trial Tower.

They understood the significance of that achievement.

The school team also witnessed this scene.

"Is that Lin Shu?"

Min Hu's words carried some uncertainty, but he still felt Lin Shu had a chance.

"The probability is low, but not impossible."

"I think everyone knows what level of beast the sixth floor has."

Although Xu Lihuang really wanted this person to be Lin Shu, reason told him it was a bit too difficult.

After all, the sixth floor had a Level 20 beast, and it was of perfect quality, with several perfect-level skills. Lin Shu basically couldn't get past that level of strength.

Everyone nodded at such a rational statement, finding the analysis reasonable and logical.

Even Gu Zhenbang remained silent, implicitly agreeing with the assessment.

At this moment, Gu Li also became interested upon seeing this scene.

"If it really is him, that's truly incredible."

"If he can reach the seventh floor now, won't he be able to clear the Trial Tower in a few more months?"

His eyes gradually brightened; he was becoming more and more expectant... Lin Shu, still on the seventh floor, had no idea what was happening outside.

At this moment, he was facing the monster on the seventh floor.

He was already somewhat sweating profusely; from the fifth floor onwards, the difficulty of the Trial Tower had sharply increased.

The scenes were no longer limited to ordinary plaza settings but had changed to various terrains.

Like the desert environment on the fifth floor and the snowy weather on the sixth floor.

Reaching the seventh floor already meant using almost all his abilities, barely managing to pass.

However, about two months of growth time was still too short.

The environment on the seventh floor wasn't too harsh.

Lin Shu looked at the trees rising from the ground around him and understood that this floor's environment was a forest.

It was decent; although the space was a bit confined, there were many blind spots, making it more suitable for Black Night to perform, much better than the snowy environment.

Within his sight, the guardian beast of this floor gradually appeared.

It was a Du Ling Yu Jiao Shou (Unique Spirit Jade Horn Beast), a species of beast Lin Shu had never seen before, likely unique to the Otherworld.

Its body resembled a horse, but it had a jade-green horn on its head, and its ears were incredibly slender, slightly pointed at the tips, similar to an elf's ears. Its fur emitted a faint green glow, and overall, it exuded a sense of solemnity and etherealness.

Name: Du Ling Yu Jiao Shou (Unique Spirit Jade Horn Beast)

Level: LV22

Level Cap: LV89

Status: Normal

Quality: Perfect

Attribute: Wood

Talent: None

Skills: Basic — Horn Bash - Perfect (0/50), Vine Whip - Perfect (0/50), Spinning Strike - Perfect (0/50), Flower Damage - Perfect (0/50)

Intermediate — Flying Leaf Cyclone - Minor Accomplishment (0/60), Spirit of Flora (Passive) - Minor Accomplishment (0/60)

Tsk tsk tsk, this is truly outrageous. With such stats, it can be said that Black Night is almost completely suppressed, except for a bit of skill proficiency.

Moreover, this is a forest environment, the Du Ling Yu Jiao Shou's home turf.

The intermediate skill, Spirit of Flora, allows it to absorb plant energy to quickly heal its injuries.

Lin Shu's brows furrowed slightly; this battle would be very difficult. Unless he could quickly kill the Du Ling Yu Jiao Shou, it would wear him down with its recovery.

After a moment of thought, Lin Shu decided to stop hiding and use his Beastmaster Talent—Mirror Flower, Water Moon.

Its effect wasn't just about constantly boosting Lin Shu's proficiency; it also had combat capabilities.

As his Mental energy slowly depleted, Lin Shu planned to create a Mirror Image with 20% of Black Night's strength.

It wasn't that he didn't want to create a stronger one; after all, his Mental power was still too low, and this was his limit.

Although it seemed to take a long time, it was completed in an instant.

The Mirror Image slowly formed, standing motionless in place.

Lin Shu quickly jumped onto Tu Yao's back, preparing to command the Mirror Image's actions.

The Du Ling Yu Jiao Shou immediately launched an attack, its target still being Lin Shu, the Beastmaster.

Unavoidable vines emerged from the ground, attempting to bind him directly.

Fortunately, Tu Yao reacted quickly, narrowly dodging the attack.

Having ambushed Lin Shu, the Du Ling Yu Jiao Shou naturally couldn't avoid Black Night's flurry of slashes.

However, Black Night's damage to a beast of this level was significantly reduced now.

It only left shallow blood marks, causing only minor injuries.

Upon closer inspection, faint green lights were appearing on the wounds, which were slowly recovering.

Lin Shu knew this battle couldn't be prolonged, so he quickly controlled the Mirror Image to advance and support Black Night.

Although the Mirror Image's strength wasn't enough to turn the tide, it was perfect for attracting aggro.

Thus, two Black Nights continuously attacked the Du Ling Yu Jiao Shou from both sides, making it extremely agitated.

It was as if two flies were constantly buzzing, "Buzz, buzz, buzz!" in its ears.

It stomped its foot on the ground, and the fallen leaves were drawn into the air, forming a small tornado of flora, which, under its control, attacked the Black Night Mirror Image like a swarm of locusts.

It wanted these damned flies dead! It even ignored Lin Shu, the Beastmaster...