Chapter 2312: Chapter 2316: Such Importance
Medusa fell silent for a moment upon hearing, then dispersed her divine sense again. Before long, with a wave of her hand, a light screen appeared before everyone.
Within the light screen, several young men and women were traversing through the forest.
"Which one is Jiang Chen?"
Jin Peng asked with great interest.
"The young man with Mid Divine Infant Realm strength, positioned at the center of the group."
Medusa pointed out on the light screen.
"Mid Divine Infant Realm? His strength is so weak?"
Jin Peng was slightly taken aback, then nodded knowingly, recalling the collapse of Yuan Star Heavenly Dao.
Everyone fell silent again, watching the young man on the screen with an interested expression.
They all wanted to see what capabilities this commander of Life Origin Star truly possessed!
Above the dense forest, groups of figures quickly traversed, leaving traces of their powerful momentum in the woods below.
Within this forest lay many potent auras, the deeper within, the more terrifying those auras became.
"Divine Infant Realm Early Stage students should part here. Beyond this lies the territory of Fifth Grade Mid-Level magic beasts!"
In the sky above the forest, a team of fifty stopped, and a young man at the lead softly spoke.
"Understood!"
"Well then, we’ll be off!"
"Good luck, Senior Lei Kai, Senior Jiang Chen!"
A group of Divine Infant Realm Early Stage cultivators shouted cheerfully and descended towards the forest below.
This group was precisely the fifty students from Canglin Academy participating in the entrance examination.
The rules for the entrance examination of Changling Main Court were extremely simple: obtain Demon Beast Crystal Cores matching their strength realm, within three days; the more obtained, the better the result. If one can obtain a Demon Core from a higher-grade beast than oneself, a core just one grade higher equals a hundred times the same-level cores, two grades equals ten thousand times, and this multiplier is also related to the beast’s strength.
Obtaining a Demon Core inferior to one’s strength realm results in invalidation.
These rules prevent higher realm individuals from targeting lower realm ones, yet during this examination, cultivators of the same realm can challenge each other.
This time’s examination rules do not allow for team collaboration, thus everyone must be separate.
After the Divine Infant Realm Early Stage students separated, Jiang Chen and others continued forward, and after traveling another portion of the way, they too broke off from the main group, dispersing into the forest.
"Magic beasts, Demon Cores; didn’t expect such things existed in the Void Nether Realm."
Jiang Chen landed atop a towering tree and murmured softly, dispersing his divine sense.
Streams of potent auras were transmitted to Jiang Chen’s mind from his divine sense.
"Fifth Grade Mid-Level magic beasts, indeed possessing auras akin to Mid Divine Infant Realm cultivators. Furthermore, it is said that magic beasts of the same level are usually more challenging to deal with compared to fellow cultivators, but they seem slightly weaker to me."
After perceiving for a while, Jiang Chen whispered, "Let’s venture further inside!"
Whoosh!
His figure moved, and Jiang Chen leapt towards the depths of the forest.
"Wow, this guy is heading further in. Is this confidence or arrogance?"
Jin Peng’s lips curled into a mocking smile as he watched Jiang Chen continue forward on the light screen.
Though the fall of Medusa’s clan cannot be blamed on Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen making Medusa shed tears was, in Jin Peng’s mind, Jiang Chen’s fault.
However, he also knew he couldn’t do anything to Jiang Chen; not only was Su Ruoyun present, but Jiang Chen’s status as commander of Life Origin Star was enough to make him wary.
Human cultivators of the same realm might not be aware of it, but they, as beasts with long lifespans, knew many things unknown to human cultivators. There were terrifying experts, deeply affectionate towards Life Origin Star; if they learned he acted against Jiang Chen, perhaps he, his brothers, and Medusa would be annihilated.
"Ahead lies the Fifth Grade Late-Level magic beast region, can he really handle it?"
Su Ruyun also expressed some doubt, noting that magic beasts differ from cultivators, inherently possessing Great Dao attributes, and particularly sensitive to Great Dao of the same attribute. Some lower realm human cultivators may over-level challenge similar human cultivators, but few could challenge one level higher magic beasts.
In the Void Nether Realm, magic beasts are the original inhabitants, possessing a formidable hierarchy.
Magic beast grades range from First to Ninth, with Ninth as the extreme, and Ten is beyond grading, reaching the legendary Supreme Expert level in the Void Nether Realm.
Magic beast Ninth Grade division corresponds to the nine human cultivators’ realms: Acquired Realm, Innate, Myriad Manifestations, Unification, Divine Infant, Virtual Refinement, Unity Realm Stage, Semi-Saint, and Saint Pinnacle.
Jiang Chen’s cultivation in the Mid Divine Infant Realm corresponded to Fifth Grade Mid-Level magic beasts, yet he was not satisfied with opponents of this realm.
Since arriving in the Void Nether Realm, the adversaries Jiang Chen faced far surpassed his own realm, so he never had a clear understanding of his actual strength.
This time, he used the examination opportunity to verify his abilities and prepare for challenging higher-grade opponents for the top position in the entrance competition!
Thus, Jiang Chen did not linger long in the Fifth Grade Mid-Level magic beast area, instead immediately darting towards the Fifth Grade Late-Level magic beast region.
Roar!
"Ah!"
Boom Boom Boom!
Beast roars, shouts, and thundering sounds resonated in the Demonic Beast Forest as students commenced their examination tasks.
Suspended on the forest’s edge, elders from various academies closed their eyes solemnly, focusing entirely on locking onto their academy students’ auras, with spiritual power quietly circulating inside them, while outwardly the Great Dao Divine Light was hidden and poised for action at any moment.
At the site of Changlin Academy’s elders, Hu Yiqiu, Sang Zhenye, Wu Xianxia, Dao Yeming, Li Yukun, Li Qingzhu - all six came, leaving Jian Cangqiong to lead Tong Hai brothers and Qin Chaolan along with other Unity Stage elders to guard the academy.
"That boy... does he intend to challenge high-grade magic beasts?"
Sang Zhenye suddenly opened his eyes, turning towards Hu Yiqiu.
He was certain Hu Yiqiu definitely locked onto Jiang Chen.
"Likely, and this boy should be planning to help Changlin Academy achieve first place in this examination."
Hu Yiqiu replied softly, eyes still closed.
Sang Zhenye slightly nodded, casting a sidelong glance at Wu Xianxia and others, a trace of astonishment appearing on his face, then faintly smiling, closing his eyes again.
During their conversation, Wu Xianxia and the other four displayed a sense of comfort, indicating to Sang Zhenye that, apart from monitoring their assigned students, the six elders from the academy focused on Jiang Chen, evidently worrying about any unexpected issues befalling Jiang Chen for timely rescue.
And among those unnoticed by the six, in the middle of other elders, Su Qingluan also closed her eyes with a solemn expression.
I didn’t expect Elder Su to value Jiang Chen so much!
Lu Zhichen glanced at Su Qingluan, pondering what Su Qingluan was up to.
Hmm?
Suddenly, Lu Zhichen furrowed his brows lightly, fixing his gaze on the high sky a thousand meters behind Su Qingluan, where three elders and a middle-aged man were, clearly having Primordial Spirit fluctuations, evidently in secret discussion.
As their discussion progressed, more elders from surrounding academies gathered.
These guys, are they planning to join forces against Changlin Academy?
Observing those people’s occasional glances at Hu Yiqiu and others, a dark expression flashed in Lu Zhichen’s eyes.
