Chapter 980: Chapter 980: The Mutual Conquest of the Five Elements
The trees in the forest were thick, and the branches at the top were dense, freely stretching across the sky, intertwining with the branches of other trees. The flames rapidly spread along those intertwined branches, moving from one tree to others.
In just a few minutes, the entire forest was engulfed in a sea of fire.
This fire broke out in a very bizarre manner, Qin Sisi watched the blazing flames in front of her in astonishment. The scorching flames gradually overlapped with the flames they had ignited themselves using Fire Ignition Skill during their Water Magic class. She now understood the content of this assessment.
The five elements mutually generate and overcome each other; water overcomes fire, hence this raging fire obviously tests Water Magic.
The fire was fierce and there was no time to delay, Qin Sisi immediately concentrated the Water Attribute Magic Power in her palm, releasing the Magic skill Bursting Water Bullets which sent deep blue glowing orbs whizzing toward the clawing flames.
The power of Bursting Water Bullets was not to be underestimated. Wherever it passed, it was unstoppable, extinguishing the flames, and plumes of green smoke rose from the scorched branches.
But the attack range of Bursting Water Bullets was not large. To extinguish the entire forest’s flames, Qin Sisi could only release Bursting Water Bullets time and time again.
Her Magic Power was depleting fast, and Bursting Water Bullets could only extinguish the roaring flames bit by bit.
Several hours later, the flames were finally almost extinguished, and Qin Sisi was exhausted to the point of nearly collapsing on the ground. But seeing all she had accomplished, she still felt very happy inside.
However, joy turned to sorrow, just when she thought the Water Magic assessment was over, a strange wind blew from nowhere.
The direction of the strange wind kept changing unpredictably, north, south, east, and west without any pattern, and as it blew, it raised the flames that had not yet been completely extinguished.
Thus, the flames she had extinguished with great difficulty easily flared up again, sweeping through the entire forest within minutes.
Qin Sisi was on the verge of tears, realizing that this final assessment was testing not just their Magic skills, but also their psychological resilience. If her mental strength had been weaker, she might have completely broken down in tears.
No choice but to continue.
She took out a First-level Rejuvenation Pill she had concocted and consumed one, then once again mobilized the Water Attribute Magic Power inside her body, and released the Magic skill Bursting Water Bullets.
However, the effect of the First-level Rejuvenation Pill was significantly weaker, and the recovered Magic Power was not ample enough.
With no other options left, Qin Sisi reluctantly consumed another Rejuvenation Pill she had concocted, barely managing to release enough Bursting Water Bullets to extinguish the fires in the forest completely.
She anxiously looked at the black badge on her wrist, hoping it would flash quickly, fearing another strange wind might reignite the flames.
The black badge finally lit up, displaying a familiar message: "You have half an hour of rest time."
Qin Sisi finally let out a long sigh of relief and weakly sat down on the ground.
After resting briefly, she stood up and began searching for the reward for passing this assessment.
She was truly bewildered this time; the assessment had started in a bare forest, followed by a sweeping inferno, and after the flames were extinguished, it turned into a pitch-black forest.
Where could the reward be?
Qin Sisi walked over to a charred large tree and gently pushed it. What seemed to be a thick large tree instantly crumbled, dispersed into ash, leaving only pitch-black ashes on the ground.
She sighed; these big trees were ultimately unable to escape death—her strength was still too weak.
She pushed down each of the burnt trees one by one, essentially all sharing the same fate as the first one. Once a sea of flowers, now nothing but lifeless black ash.
In the end, only one big tree did not collapse. Although its exterior was also charred, Qin Sisi pushed several times, but it still stood strong.
A smile appeared on Qin Sisi’s face as she circled the tree to inspect it. She found a hole big enough to fit her hand through and successfully found a third-level Spirit Revitalizing Pill inside the tree hollow of excellent quality.
The level of the Spirit Revitalizing Pill wasn’t very high, indicating that Qin Sisi’s performance in the Water Magic assessment wasn’t particularly good.
However, she didn’t feel too regretful, after all, Water Magic was not her forte.
After consuming the excellent quality third-level Spirit Revitalizing Pill, her Magic Power recovered by 60%, Qin Sisi sat down to rest for a while, and the light around her dimmed again.
After the darkness, a bright sky emerged. She opened her eyes and found herself in another chamber.
Unlike the chamber during the Wind Magic assessment, which was made of stone, this one was made of metal.
The ceiling, the floor, and all four walls were made of thick steel, creating a hollow sound when tapped with her knuckles.
All six surfaces were very smooth, devoid of the terrifying spikes from the stone chamber, but just like the stone chamber, it was seamless and had no doors or windows, Qin Sisi felt that not even a drop of water could escape.
The assessment was nearing its end, with only Fire, Music, and Smithing Magic left to be assessed, all of which she was proficient in, and she hoped to perform well in these three Magic assessments.
Following the principle of mutual overcoming among the five elements where Fire overcomes Metal, the metal chamber was likely designated for the Fire Magic assessment.
The black badge on her wrist finally lit up, displaying a longer message this time: "Escape the chamber, oxygen sufficient for only two hours, exit behind one of the walls, it’s up to your luck."
Qin Sisi blinked. What did this mean?
Behind one of the walls, but not specifying which one.
If lucky, one might break through the correct wall on the first try and quickly escape.
If unlucky, one might have to break through all four walls to find the exit.
And what about the ceiling and the floor?
Only two hours to melt six metal walls; the demand was extremely high.
After hesitating for a moment, Qin Sisi tapped each wall with her knuckles a few times but could not discern any difference; she randomly chose one.
Standing firm in front of the chosen wall, she held her breath, concentrated, summoned her Fire Attribute Magic Power, raised both palms, quickly formed a seal, then thrust forward fiercely, releasing the Magic Flame Melting Gold skill.
Golden flames seared the thick copper and iron walls, this wall being much more difficult to deal with than the iron weights used in class.
The roaring flames scorched the metal wall, and the tough steel finally could no longer withstand such high temperatures, beginning to slowly melt, iron melted like sweat on the wall, becoming more and more abundant.
