After finishing his conversation with Chu Yang, Wang Zhicheng left very satisfied.
Chu Yang had acted a bit cold-blooded towards these trial participants, almost making Wang Zhicheng think he was difficult to deal with, but unexpectedly, he turned out to be quite reasonable.
Regarding the matter of selecting candidates for alchemists, he couldn't make the decision alone. Of course, he wanted to choose soldiers from his own military region.
However, doing so would surely earn him the wrath of the commanders of other military regions, and he still wanted to be seen as a decent person.
During this time, Chu Yang occasionally focused his gaze on Xue Qianwei, who was refining pills.
Remarkably, Boss Xue really didn't slack off. Sometimes Chu Yang even saw Xue Qianwei excitedly rolling on the ground after successfully refining a pill.
This was the legendary ancestor of alchemists...
Time passed quickly, and it was the last day.
The battles on this day were also the most intense.
After all, by this point, after enduring the difficult six days, how agonizing would it be if they didn't even manage to secure a spot in the top five hundred?
The fierce competition had a contagious effect. Many who had initially planned to slack off on the periphery until the seven days were up, seeing others excitedly discussing how many demon cores they had obtained, couldn't sit still any longer and rushed in to hunt demon beasts.
There were still plenty of demon beasts in the [Demon Spirit Realm]. Even after being hunted for seven days, the situation hadn't reached a crisis of extinction.
Sensing the terrifying nature of these humans, most low-level demon beasts had fled deeper into the realm, risking invading the territories of other demon beasts.
When the battle intensified, the outcome was also brutal.
After the third day, the number of trial participants dying each day did not exceed five. However, in the last two days, that number directly surged to over fifty.
But this was also the result of their own choices. If they wanted to slack off, they could have peacefully waited for seven days to pass.
If they wanted to strive for a better future, there would be life-threatening risks.
Li Qingyun had already fought his way deep into the realm. He could gather information from the surrounding plants. If he encountered demon beasts of the fourth rank or higher, he would not hesitate to bypass them and flee!
If it was a third-rank beast, then I'm sorry, even if it was a beast that was halfway to the fourth rank, he would still fight it!
A peak third-rank Thunder Ape, roaring, lunged towards Li Qingyun.
Blue lightning bolts continuously struck from the sky, scorching the earth black.
No one was invincible, and Li Qingyun was no exception. His face and skin were covered in numerous blackened marks.
If you asked why he was in such a sorry state, it was naturally because the corpse of a Thunder Ape was already lying on the ground!
These two apes were a mated pair, both peak third-rank demon beasts.
He had already used "A Lotus Blooming in the Azure Sky" to blast them, but unexpectedly, the female ape had blocked all the damage. Li Qingyun's spiritual power was somewhat depleted at this moment, so he could only avoid its sharp attacks.
However, the Thunder Ape was a very agile demon beast, and Li Qingyun couldn't outrun it.
Facing the couple of Thunder Apes, even fourth-rank demon beasts would have to detour!
"Roar!"
A strong gust of wind swept past Li Qingyun's ears. He forcibly turned his head, dodging the ape's claw.
But the dazzling electric light still made his skin tingle.
The man and the ape faced each other once more. Li Qingyun panted, his wounds accumulating.
Although he was a support class player, at this moment, there was no time to heal himself. He was continuously absorbing the wood-attribute spiritual energy emanating from the surrounding trees to replenish his mana.
In reality, he could have run away, but he didn't want to.
The so-called Son of the Great Dao, the only one with heaven-defying talent, wasn't entirely a good thing.
He bore the greatest attention and received the greatest support.
It was like "when one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven." Ever since his talent was detected, the state had provided his family with the best treatment and protection.
Those in power had promised him that as long as he grew up well, even if the world ended, his family would receive the highest level of protection!
Therefore, he couldn't disappoint anyone, whether it was Elder Brother Xian, or his beloved Jia En, or even those who wanted to see him fall from grace.
The enemy before him was not unconquerable.
"Come again!"
Li Qingyun roared, and the illusory projection of the Enlightenment Tree appeared behind him. The surrounding trees poured spiritual energy into him even more desperately.
"I'm sorry, my friends, please help me with all your might. As long as your roots remain, I can bring you back to life!"
Thus, the surrounding trees opened up and allowed him to absorb their energy!
"All Things Transform into Azure Lotuses!"
These trees all withered and then transformed into lotuses filled with Dao charm, and a killing aura instantly permeated the air.
The Thunder Ape was instantly surrounded by dense azure lotuses.
The Thunder Ape was not intimidated by this spectacle; it only wanted to kill the human before it.
Who didn't have a trump card?
"Roar!"
The ape let out a roar, and dazzling lightning flashed behind it, forming an illusory shadow of a giant ape made of lightning, which charged madly towards Li Qingyun. 138 Reading Network
Li Qingyun's eyes showed a rare ferocity.
"Come on! Screw your grandma!"
His killing intent also influenced all the azure lotuses!
Under his control, all the lotuses converged, forming a stream of green.
As the Thunder Ape charged, the lotuses continuously exploded.
Yet, it pushed through the stream, getting closer and closer to Li Qingyun!
Li Qingyun's eyes turned red, and gritting his teeth, he charged forward with the green stream!
"You haven't even surpassed the fourth rank, why should I be afraid of you!"
The Thunder Ape's illusory shadow was rapidly being depleted, but it seemed on the verge of breaking through the green stream.
Just as the ape thought it was about to win, it saw the boy with a ferocious face beneath the green stream, reaching out towards its neck.
"Aow!!"
The Thunder Ape couldn't believe that this guy dared to get so close.
In a moment of desperation, it reached out to slap Li Qingyun fiercely.
Li Qingyun gritted his teeth, knowing he couldn't dodge!
"Crack... Crack crack!"
He didn't know how many bones in his back had broken, but his hand still reached the Thunder Ape's neck.
"Die!!!"
Azure spiritual energy gathered at his fingertips and fiercely embedded itself into the ape's neck.
The Thunder Ape still wanted to struggle, but in the next moment, it was engulfed by the stream formed by the lotuses.
This was Li Qingyun's most perilous battle since entering the Demon Spirit Realm.
Fighting two peak third-rank demon beasts consecutively was more difficult than fighting one fourth-rank beast!
All the trees within a hundred-meter radius had been sucked dry by him!
Not far away, a young man holding a tattered axe stared dumbfounded at the scene.
Only after the battle ended did he snap back to his senses, yelling "Holy crap!" as he ran towards where Li Qingyun had fallen.