Chapter 972: Chapter 972: Bronze Giant
Qin Sisi broke out in a cold sweat, relieved that her body remained unharmed and the feathers of her Wings of Rainbow were impervious to the attack of the modest ice fog.
At this moment, her magic power had depleted once again. Seeing the dozens of ice stick men below, she had no choice but to take out a First-level Rejuvenation Pill she had condensed herself and consume one.
The magic power recovered nearly one-third; Qin Sisi took several deep breaths and launched a final assault on the ice stick men below with this less-than-one-third magic power.
Half an hour later, all of the ice stick men present were shattered into pieces by Qin Sisi’s All-around Snowflakes magic skill.
Qin Sisi landed, collapsing directly onto the icy surface, staring nervously at the black badge on her wrist, truly fearing it would inform her of a third wave.
The black badge flickered on and off just in time, Qing Sisi’s heart tightening as she slowly lifted her wrist.
Luckily, what she worried about did not happen; the badge displayed: "You have half an hour of rest time".
Qin Sisi breathed a sigh of relief, lying down flat on the icy surface; since the ground beneath her was too cold, she summoned a wisp of Fire Attribute Magic Power to warm herself.
Even though she had managed to claim the final victory, she did not feel at ease, now exhausted once again, and half an hour wouldn’t be enough time for a full recovery.
Aside from her own condensed First-level Rejuvenation Pills, she had nothing else to restore her magic power; how would she manage the fight to come?
Qin Sisi sighed softly, closing her eyes despondently; she was too tired, and no matter what came next, she had to rest for a while.
As time was about to end, she awoke on her own, perhaps her mind was a bit sharper after the rest, and suddenly, she thought of something.
If the Assessment System hid a pill to restore Spiritual Power inside the Alchemy room to help them through a predicament, perhaps there could be hidden pills or something similar in this challenge that could provide some assistance?
Qin Sisi jerked alert, immediately standing up with the intention to make the most out of the remaining time to search thoroughly.
Then she noticed, perhaps due to the Fire Attribute Magic Power roaming her body while she rested, the high body temperature had started to melt the ice surface where she had been lying.
Qin Sisi looked at the partially melted ice surface without much thought and started to look around.
Yet, as her gaze reached out, there was either the immense white snowy ground or the austere blue ice mountains; searching for a tiny pill in such a vast space seemed quite unrealistic.
However, if the Assessment System really intended to provide assistance, how could it hide things under the vast snow or atop the towering ice peaks?
Finally, her gaze returned to the patch of ice surface that had melted because of her.
Everywhere else was a bleak expanse of white, only this patch, due to melting, appeared darker and quite prominent among the uniform whiteness.
Qin Sisi crouched down, carefully examining the melted area for a while, then gathered some Fire Attribute Magic Power in her right palm and placed her hand upon it, the ice layer meeting her palm and continuing to melt.
Earlier, she only used Fire Attribute Magic Power for warmth, just maintaining her body temperature was enough, but now her intention was to melt, so her palm’s temperature was much higher, quickly deepening the melt in the ice layer.
Two minutes later, underneath the melted ice layer, Qin Sisi witnessed a hint of refreshing green, stirring something in her heart—what kind of plant could survive under such a cold ice layer?
She carefully melted away the surrounding ice layer, and the green plant finally came fully into view before her.
The plant was no taller than a finger, with four thin tender green leaves sprouting from its green stem, appearing delicate, yet full of life.
Qin Sisi extracted this petite plant from the ice and held it in front of her, as a burst of fresh and rich Spiritual Energy hit her face.
She didn’t know what kind of Spirit Grass this was, but she felt it was something valuable; the Assessment System wouldn’t let a Spirit Grass appear in the assessment area without reason.
But there was also worry. What if this Spirit Grass was harmful to humans?
This thought flashed through her mind, but Qin Sisi dismissed it. Many students at Heavenly Magic God’s Castle were heirs of The Eight Great Families; why would the Heavenly Magic God’s Castle place a harmful plant here and tarnish their reputation?
At that moment, the light in front of Qin Sisi dimmed, signaling another change of scene. She quickly clenched the Spirit Grass she had just found.
After a period of pitch darkness in which she couldn’t see her hand before her face, the light returned.
Qin Sisi opened her eyes and surveyed her new surroundings, realizing she was now indoors.
This was a room crafted from metal, with a bronze-like color. The room was spacious, with circular walls and a high ceiling roughly several dozen meters tall. Long bronze pillars came together to form a tall, pointed roof.
Qin Sisi guessed that this assessment would be on Golden Magic.
The tension in her heart eased a little; to her, Golden Magic was relatively strong.
Her wrist tag flickered, and Qin Sisi lifted it to see, the message displayed: "Combat begins in one minute."
One minute?
Qin Sisi was startled and without further thought, immediately swallowed the tender green Spirit Grass she had found beneath the ice.
She was not wrong; the Spirit Grass was indeed a benefit prepared by the Heavenly Magic God’s Castle for students participating in the assessment, capable of quickly restoring all Magical Power.
After taking it, Qin Sisi felt a surge of rich Spiritual Energy spreading from her abdomen to her whole body, immediately feeling refreshed, her spirit greatly invigorated.
She took a deep breath, trying to stay as calm as possible, then with her bright, alert eyes, vigilantly scanned the surrounding environment.
The minute passed in a flash, and two loud "clang clang" sounds made Qin Sisi’s figure jolt, she immediately turned to look and saw two thick pillars standing upright before her.
At first, Qin Sisi was puzzled, but as her gaze slowly traveled up the pillars, her expression became more and more shocked, until she was gaping in astonishment.
These were not two large pillars; they were the legs of a giant.
The giant was about ten meters tall, and Qin Sisi had to tilt her head back to see its head.
Its whole body was made of a bronze-like material, emitting a faint dark gold color. Despite its large size, it was intricately crafted, with facial features readily identifiable.
Its two eyes were like two parallel parallelograms, slightly sunken inward without eyeballs, just like the rest of its body, all bronze metal.
The bridge of its nose rose high, and its lips were squarely shaped.
