When Lin Ze opened his eyes again, he found himself in a brightly lit square.
All around were towering walls and densely packed stands.
There was no one in the audience, only countless empty seats.
There is a huge iron gate more than 20 meters away in front.
"Is this the inside of the Origin Stone Tablet's virtual realm? It looks a bit like an arena."
Lin Ze looked around with great interest.
I also got some exercise.
The texture feels very realistic.
It felt as if I were still in reality.
However, Lin Ze knew that all of this was virtual.
One's own body remains outside.
What is currently in the virtual realm is only one's own consciousness and projection.
In this situation, any injuries sustained in the virtual realm will not have any effect on oneself in reality.
This includes the death of pets.
Even if a pet dies in the virtual realm, it can still be resurrected in reality without paying any price.
"That's pretty amazing."
Lin Ze clicked his tongue and casually summoned the Ice Crystal Soul.
"Little guy, it's up to you to perform now."
"Awoo."
Ice Crystal Soul understood its master's words and patted its chest, making a "Leave it to me" gesture.
at the same time.
A cold voice echoed from the void.
"The assessment is about to begin."
"There are a total of five levels in the Super Difficulty level. Participants, please be prepared."
"Ten, nine, eight, seven... The assessment begins!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the iron gate more than 20 meters away opened with a loud rumble.
A giant lizard with fiery red skin and a head and tail over two meters long slowly crawled out.
"Tsk, a fire lizard."
Lin Ze recognized the pet beast in front of him immediately.
The Flame Lizard is a fire-attribute pet. Once it reaches maturity, its strength level can reach Tier 1, Stage 7.
"As expected of an extremely difficult level, the opponent in the first level is a Tier 1, Stage 7 pet."
Despite his emotional state, Lin Ze remained unmoved.
With a slight thought, the Ice Crystal Soul beside him floated forward.
Seeing that its prey dared to attack, the fire lizard was enraged and roared as it pounced forward.
Midway through, it suddenly opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a large ball of cone-shaped flames.
Ice Crystal Soul did not back down. It opened its small mouth slightly and also exhaled a cloud of extremely cold white mist.
Frosty Breath!
boom!
Crimson flames and icy mist collided violently in the center of the arena.
A violent shockwave erupted, transforming into a powerful gust of wind that swept outwards.
The icy mist barely froze for half a second before overwhelming the flames, crushing and annihilating them, and then relentlessly engulfing the fire lizard.
Click! Click!
The crisp sound of ice forming rang out one after another.
The fire lizard didn't even have time to scream before it was instantly turned into an ice sculpture.
Battle over!
A cold, mechanical voice immediately echoed from the void.
"First hurdle cleared, challenge continues!"
Lin Ze's expression remained unchanged.
Ice Crystal Soul's strength level completely overwhelmed Flame Lizard, so its victory was expected and nothing to be surprised about.
There are still four more challenges ahead.
soon.
The massive iron gate opened again.
A monster, its body made entirely of gray-white bandages and resembling a skeleton, slowly floated out.
It hovered about half a meter above the ground, its entire body consisting only of the upper body; the lower half disappeared into thin air, leaving only a few hanging gray-white bandages.
Bandaged Ghost, an undead pet, can reach Tier 1, Level 9 after reaching maturity.
They are adept at using bandages with corrosive properties to launch attacks.
Information about the Bandaged Ghost quickly flashed through Lin Ze's mind, and at the same time, he ordered the Ice Crystal Soul to take the initiative to attack.
...
Inside the stele.
He Zhenwen and Lu Peixin stared intently at the screen.
Because of the earlier incident, both of them focused their attention on Lin Ze's assessment.
When they saw Ice Crystal Soul instantly kill the Flame Lizard, the two of them were both stunned.
He Zhenwen was somewhat surprised: "This kid is quite strong, no wonder he dares to challenge the super difficulty level."
Lu Peixin said expressionlessly, "Ice type is superior to fire type, so his pet has the advantage."
He Zhenwen disagreed and laughed, "Even so, being able to kill a Flame Lizard instantly means that his pet beast is at least at the ninth level of the first tier, and it is very likely that it is at the second tier. This level of strength would make him an ace student in any high school."
Lu Peixin did not refute this time, which clearly indicated that he acquiesced to He Zhenwen's statement.
However, he immediately shook his head.
"Even so, the result is still the same. How many ace students have fallen on the super difficulty level over the years?"
Now it was He Zhenwen's turn to fall silent.
Indeed, having top-tier students is not enough to guarantee passing the highest difficulty level.
He Zhenwen clearly remembers that two years ago there was a genius who possessed a second-tier, third-stage pet beast and was said to be the strongest student in a certain high school. He confidently challenged the super difficulty level during the internship assessment.
As expected, it failed.
As a result, he had to repeat a year of high school, and it wasn't until the second year that he successfully obtained his internship qualification and was able to apply for the Beast Tamer Academy.
Meanwhile, many of his peers, whose talents were inferior to his, had already surpassed him in ability.
The student deeply regretted it.
He Zhenwen was one of the examiners at the time.
It was precisely because he had personally experienced that he had just kindly tried to dissuade Lin Ze.
Unfortunately, the latter did not appreciate it.
With a sigh, He Zhenwen cleared his mind and focused his attention back on the screen.
On screen, Ice Crystal Soul and Bandaged Ghost have already clashed.
Just one glance.
The bandaged ghost was engulfed by a shower of icicles.
When the ice spikes dissipated, the bandaged ghost was nowhere to be seen, leaving only ice shards scattered on the ground.
He Zhenwen and Lu Peixin were slightly moved.
"Looks like you were right, this kid's pet beast is indeed a second-tier beast."
Lu Peixin nodded slightly, and his gaze towards Lin Ze softened considerably.
For an ordinary student to attempt an extremely difficult task is simply overestimating their abilities.
But for a young genius with a second-tier pet, it would just be overconfidence.
The two represent completely different meanings.
In an instant, Lu Peixin's impression of Lin Ze changed drastically.
Of course.
He still held the same view, not believing that Lin Ze could succeed in the challenge.
He Zhenwen felt increasingly regretful.
It's a real pity that such a brilliant young talent wasted a year of his life.
Just as the two were pondering their thoughts with different expressions.
The third checkpoint has begun.
This time, what emerged from behind the iron gate was a creature covered in thorns, resembling a standing humanoid shrub.
The two glowing lights emanating from the head hidden beneath the withered branches were quite intimidating.
Withered Beast, a pet animal belonging to the plant genus.
Its strength level can reach the second tier, stage one when it matures.
"A second-tier pet beast, huh? That's not easy to deal with..."
He Zhenwen muttered to himself.
However, before he could finish speaking, Ice Crystal Soul waved his little hand on the screen.
Countless ice spikes materialized out of thin air and shot out like a torrential rain, instantly shredding the withered beast into dust.
"..."
He Zhenwen froze on the spot, dumbfounded.
Lu Peixin, standing next to him, also stared wide-eyed, his face filled with astonishment.
The two stared blankly at the screen, momentarily wondering if they were hallucinating.