244: Chapter 244 Trial Assessment

Just as Nie Ning and the others thought they were moving to the next stage, a silver light beam suddenly shone on the Third-Ring Wizard He Ka.

A look of surprise appeared on He Ka's face, and then he was teleported away by the silver light beam.

Nie Ning and the others were all stunned when they saw this.

The three knights remained, and you're telling me the wizard didn't pass the assessment?

Nie Ning secretly felt relieved that at least he wasn't the only 'underachiever' on the field, which brought him some balance.

However, their test questions were all different; even as Fifth-Tier Knights, Abbott and Ryan's questions had significant differences.

Paramond, seeing this, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it wasn't Ryan who was teleported away, otherwise, it would be very detrimental to his subsequent actions.

And after He Ka left, several arrays appeared on the ground in front of them, corresponding exactly to their number.

"It seems we have to separate for now. Good luck to you all."

Paramond smiled slightly and led the way into the Teleportation Array.

The other two didn't delay, as they hadn't forgotten their purpose for coming here, and subsequently entered the Teleportation Array one after another.

"Then let's go too."

Nie Ning shrugged and walked towards the Teleportation Array in front of him.

Just then, Heloise suddenly grabbed Nie Ning.

"What's wrong?" Nie Ning asked, a little puzzled.

Heloise took out two small medicine bottles from her spatial ring and handed them to the two: "You two take these first; you might need them later."

Before Nie Ning could ask, Heloise disappeared into the Teleportation Array.

Nie Ning looked bewildered, unable to understand what Heloise was up to.

He opened the bottle and glanced inside; there was only a white pill, but he couldn't tell what kind of elixir it was.

"What use could this be?"

"Just take it for now. At least Miss Heloise wouldn't harm us."

Abbott waved at Nie Ning, then walked into the Teleportation Array and vanished.

"That's not necessarily true."

Nie Ning pouted and muttered softly.

At least in his opinion, this matter was probably not that simple.

But suddenly, Nie Ning seemed to remember something: "Hey? That brat actually took Sensen away!"

...

When Nie Ning entered the Teleportation Array and opened his eyes again, he found himself in a forest.

Tall trees, overgrown weeds, and scattered rocks were all that met his gaze.

"What is it this time?"

Nie Ning looked around and quickly sensed something approaching.

He leaped into the air with force, landing on a large tree.

Dust rose in the distance, and several dark figures could vaguely be seen hidden within.

"It seems this should be the practical combat section."

Seeing this, Nie Ning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Compared to exams, he preferred straightforward combat.

Nie Ning circulated the fighting qi within his body, and the god-forbidden ring on his wrist flew into the air.

He took out a black longbow from his spatial ring, on which golden Runic Formulas were carved.

This bow was a trophy captured on Tiesen Island; it had the effect of condensing magic power or fighting qi.

As the black longbow was drawn, the fighting qi within his body gathered into a translucent arrow.

Looking at the rising dust in the distance, Nie Ning released the bowstring. As the arrow passed through the god-forbidden ring, it became even purer and more condensed.

'Boom!'

The arrow shot into the dust, and terrifying energy exploded from within it.

A mournful beast roar came from the dust, and the dust stirred up in the distance also lessened.

Nie Ning drew his bow and notched another arrow, firing a large number of fighting qi arrows into the dust, with explosions continuously ringing out one after another.

Not long after, the dust gradually disappeared.

"It seems this round is quite easy."

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Nie Ning's face.

Sect trials were always like this; the strength of the Strange Beasts could not be too different from that of the trial participants, otherwise, the trial would lose its meaning.

In Nie Ning's opinion, this lacked a certain something.

Although he appeared to be a Third-Tier, his physique, fighting qi, and magic power were actually far beyond this value.

Especially with the enhancement of the god-forbidden ring, his energy values would be boosted, and the Strange Beast Body's amplification to his physical body was equally strong.

...

Nie Ning leaped down from the large tree and quickly arrived in front of his target.

A group of beetles entirely covered in black-brown carapaces.

Black Stone Silkworm Earthworm.

A Third-Tier gregarious Strange Beast, about half a meter in size, with hard scales and sharp mandibles, it likes to burrow in the soil and feed on plant roots.

Nie Ning raised an eyebrow, surprised it was this kind of Strange Beast.

It's important to know that a single Black Stone Silkworm Earthworm might be weak, but these gregarious Strange Beasts usually number over a hundred.

Swarming forward, with their hard scales, they wouldn't fear even a Fourth-Tier professional.

Just then, the soil beside Nie Ning stirred slightly.

Relying on the power of the earth, Nie Ning pinpointed the direction. With lightning flashing in his hand, a Wind-Thunder Blade broke through the soil.

After a few breaths, a trickle of dark green blood seeped out of the soil.

Nie Ning looked around; there were still many half-crippled Black Stone Silkworm Earthworms.

Since he didn't know how to leave, Nie Ning could only kill all the surrounding Black Stone Silkworm Earthworms.

And when the last Black Stone Silkworm Earthworm was dealt with, the surrounding scenery shattered and dissipated like bubbles.

"It was actually an illusion..."

Nie Ning couldn't help but sigh when he saw this.

He had been wandering around here for a long time and hadn't even realized it was an illusion, thinking it was a normal world.

...

As the surrounding scenery shattered, Nie Ning found himself in a laboratory when he came to his senses.

Various bottles and jars, workbenches, and all sorts of experimental instruments were laid out in the room.

It must be said that the Eye of Astral' examination was indeed impressive, completely subverting Nie Ning's understanding of these forces.

Clearly, times were developing, and these forces had not been complacent, but rather kept pace with the times and thoroughly integrated.

Nie Ning walked to the workbench; a blueprint lay on the table.

"Feiling Blade?"

He picked it up and looked at it. The diagram showed a crescent-shaped device, with the manufacturing steps, required materials, and Runic Formulas written beside it.

Nie Ning took a deep breath, beginning to consider whether he should just teleport out.

Rather than torturing him like this, it would be better to bring over a Fourth-Tier Strange Beast; that way, even if he lost, he wouldn't have any complaints.

But thinking of the various equipment of the Eye of Astral, Nie Ning still couldn't bring himself to leave.

The value of such a major force was very high; even a little something casually leaked from their fingertips would be enough for him for a long time.

"I just hope that what I get in the end is worth my effort. My demands aren't high; just give me two divine artifacts, and I'll be fine."

Nie Ning started fantasizing even before completing the trial.

His gaze fell on the materials on the table; they felt no different from real materials upon contact, making Nie Ning momentarily unable to distinguish between genuine and fake.

However, now was clearly not the time to be thinking about this.

Nie Ning steadied his mind and began to craft the Feiling Blade according to the blueprint.

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