As expected, it was an S-rank evaluation.
With Old Jiang providing sparring practice, the speed at which Jiang He improved his combat skills was absolutely overwhelming!
If even he could not obtain the highest evaluation, then it would definitely be a blatant case of favoritism.
As for the rewards, they left Jiang He quite satisfied.
Fourteen days in the Twisted Time Domain, plus the basic seven days, as well as seven days from the last combat reward.
By tomorrow, Thursday, Jiang He would be welcoming nearly a month of additional cultivation time!
Since his awakening until now, even counting the Twisted Time Domain, it had only been a little over twenty days!
This time, his profession rank would definitely skyrocket.
There was also the S-rank spiritual resource, [Wisdom Bodhi], which was clearly a reward chosen for him by Teacher Zhong—
Two days ago, when Jiang He attempted to break through to D-rank Transcendent, because his base attributes were too low, he failed five times in a row. That must have left a deep impression on her, so she deliberately gave him a stat-boosting spiritual medicine to patch up his weakness.
She was truly considerate.
Jiang He put down his phone with satisfaction.
By tomorrow, his strength would undoubtedly surge, soar!
"How did it go?" Chi Zhilei asked curiously.
"S-rank." Jiang He answered simply.
"As expected, I knew it would be the highest evaluation!" Chi Zhilei beamed. "Let me tell you, Xiao Xue and I also got A-rank evaluations!"
Beside her, Xiao Xue nodded, her face slightly flushed.
Her evaluation with Chi Zhilei's was obviously dragged upward by Jiang He, with quite a bit of water mixed in—
It was not that the instructors deliberately favored them, but Jiang He was not only strong himself; his very presence elevated the performance of his teammates, giving them more opportunities to shine.
Just like in the last exotic beast combat, although Du Lingwei and Yunyang were both outstanding, without Jiang He's support, they could not have single-handedly held off five B-rank exotic beasts, nor suppressed thousands of beasts…
If Xiao Xue and Chi Zhilei fought alone, they absolutely would not have achieved an A-rank evaluation!
Of course, the same applied to Jiang He.
Without teammates, his consumption would be greater, his recovery slower, and the time needed would increase severalfold.
The Abyss combat had started at 9 a.m., and now it was 2 p.m.—five hours had already passed.
If he were alone and wanted to reach this progress… it would not be done until tomorrow.
The test could not possibly last that long.
Therefore, in his eyes, the two of them achieving an A-rank evaluation was only natural.
He smiled and said, "Congratulations."
"Alright, let's hurry and get the materials appraised. The others came back earlier and already had theirs checked!" Chi Zhilei grabbed Jiang He's wrist and pulled him quickly toward the Craftsman's area.
Though she followed the fasting-support path, only feeding on combat summaries and not on loot materials, she was still part of the team. She was equally curious about what kind of materials Jiang He and the others had obtained.
Jiang He looked puzzled. "Appraised?"
The grade of demon materials was obvious at a glance, wasn't it?
What was there to appraise?
Chi Zhilei explained, "The Craftsmen said that the energy level of Transcendent materials is only the foundation. Based on their traits, rarity, and other factors, they are further divided into different qualities…"
"Even if it's the same C-rank material, low-quality materials might fail to craft even a D-rank item… while high-quality ones could be made into excellent C-rank items, or even B-rank items!"
So that was how it worked?
Jiang He suddenly understood.
It was clear now that the Ever-Changing Lizard he possessed was the rarest, most supreme Transcendent material!
The only question was whether these Craftsmen had the ability to actually craft something out of it…
He decided to observe first.
The three of them arrived at the square.
A young Craftsman was lying on a table, boredly playing on his phone.
When he noticed them approach, he put away his phone and said, "Place the materials on the table. I'll help you appraise their quality and traits, and recommend possible Transcendent items."
"If you're not satisfied with the appraisal results, you can go to the square to trade with other classmates, exchange for the materials you need, then find someone to craft them…"
No wonder so many students had gathered in the square, laying demon corpses on the ground.
Jiang He had thought they were simply tallying their loot, but they were actually setting up stalls.
At this moment, he removed his waist pouch and reached inside.
With a mental command, countless coal-black fragments flew out, piling up into a small mountain that buried the entire table.
The young Craftsman swept his eyes over them and said,
"C-rank demon material, dual traits, able to switch between spiritual and physical types."
"Medium quality. Recommended to craft into support-type Transcendent items, not for personal talent correction… unless you can find a talent compatible with both spirit and body."
Jiang He regarded the youth with newfound respect.
As expected of a Transcendent Craftsman.
These were the remains of a Mask Demon. Just looking at the fragments, one could barely tell they had anything to do with it, yet he could immediately identify its traits.
However, some of the terms he used left Jiang He confused.
"What does personal talent correction mean?"
The Craftsman explained, "Just like demon traits, Transcendent talents themselves are a kind of 'Transcendent trait.'"
"During the crafting of Transcendent items, a Transcendent can choose to use the material as an auxiliary and forge a 'personal item' based on their own talent."
"But to do this, the talent must be compatible with the material's traits. Otherwise, if it fails, the material will be destroyed."
Jiang He understood. The [Stealth Insignia] he possessed was clearly made by the Wolf King through this very method!
The Craftsman studied him and said, "You're Jiang He, the Word-Spirit talent holder?"
"Word-Spirit is said to be the universal talent… perhaps it can be compatible with all materials, able to combine into any corresponding Transcendent item."
"Do you want to try? I can help you."
The Craftsman spoke eagerly, his eyes full of anticipation.
Unfortunately…
White Crane had long since logged out.
Jiang He now had the Eraser talent—where would he pull out a Word-Spirit talent to forge a Transcendent item?
"Take a look at this one then."
Jiang He put the mask fragments back into his pouch and instead drew out two blood-stained serrated blades.
These were the Hunter Blade Demon's weapons. Their power had been so great they even left a small nick on the Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade.
Unfortunately, after the Hunter Blade Demon's death, they had lost their power and turned into nothing more than ordinary rusty knives.
Jiang He was very curious about what quality these materials were.
The Craftsman, seeing this, looked down in disappointment—only for his eyes to suddenly light up.
"Oh? C-rank demon material, cutting trait, extremely pure."
"High quality, and already close to top-grade… if the right talent holder uses them, they could be corrected into top-grade C-rank, even with a chance of becoming B-rank items!"
"Not bad at all!"
The right talent holder?
Jiang He turned to look at Xiao Xue beside him—her talent was [Blade Limbs]…
"Please, I'll leave it to you!"