Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 208 - 15: Thunder Skill Hunting, Ranked 9th! (Third Update)_2

Chapter 208: Chapter 15: Thunder Skill Hunting, Ranked 9th! (Third Update)_2

"Fifteen minutes was already a long time," Lu Bang said coldly, "In a real war, having even fifteen minutes of rest is a luxury."

"Alright, you’re the officer, you make the call." Zuo Zizhi replied helplessly, taking out the Earth Mirror Instrument for communication.

.....

"All challengers, please board the Cloud Rain Ship."

"You are headed to the [Ten Thousand Beasts Garden] area."

"The Ten Thousand Beasts Garden is an enclosed plain and hill region, teeming with Exotic Beasts. The lowest are Ninth Grade, or comparable to Ninth Grade in some aspects. The highest, of course, are also Ninth Grade."

"Challengers will be randomly deployed in the Ten Thousand Beasts Garden. The test requirement is to kill Exotic Beasts."

"The test lasts for four hours, and rankings are determined by the number of kills."

On the ship, Zuo Zizhi announced the rules to everyone.

Everyone listened quietly.

"You can use the standard treasures issued by the Minister of Agriculture, but you are only allowed to use Cloud Skill and Thunder Skill, with no supplies."

"If any other spells are used, you will be eliminated."

"If you face life-threatening danger and are rescued, you will exit the test early, and your ranking will be based on the number of Exotic Beasts killed up to that point."

"After four hours, rankings will be announced. The top five hundred can proceed to the next test."

After Zuo Zizhi finished announcing the rules, everyone couldn’t help but shake their heads.

Another two hundred or so will be eliminated!

"Four hours, Exotic Beasts comparable to Ninth Grade or directly Ninth Grade, and only Cloud Skill and Thunder Skill are allowed."

"Thunder Skill is powerful, but without supplies, how many times can it be used?"

"Facing life-threatening danger and being rescued? That means a chance of severe injury."

"This test is very dangerous..."

Even though most of these recruits weren’t true novices, their expressions still changed.

All the Exotic Beasts were of Ninth Grade or comparable.

And it’s called the Ten Thousand Beasts Garden, so the number must be large.

But no one wanted to back down at this point.

Everyone rested quietly on the Dragon Head Tower Ship, making the most of the time.

......

Soon, the Dragon Head Tower Ship flew into the Ten Thousand Beasts Garden.

Challengers could choose to jump from any point.

But they had to decide within fifteen minutes.

Before landing, they could use other spells. After landing, only Thunder Skill and Cloud Skill were allowed.

Using any other spells would result in elimination.

"Whoosh~"

Zhao Xing jumped off the Dragon Head Tower Ship.

Using the Nine Gang Wind Skill, he drew Gang Wind from the sky to encircle himself.

Compared to jumping from the lake entrance earlier,

Zhao Xing was much more composed this time.

Quickly, he landed in a barren area covered with shrubs.

By now, the sky was already dark, and the two suns had set in the east and west respectively.

"Howl~"

Just as he landed, the sound of beasts roaring echoed around him.

"Swallowing Cloud!"

Without hesitating, Zhao Xing immediately used the Swallowing Cloud Skill, raising a cloud cover.

He didn’t expand the range, only covering an area within a hundred meters.

"Use Cloud Skill to sense the presence of Exotic Beasts, and Thunder Skill to kill the enemies."

After raising the cloud cover, Zhao Xing quickly sensed eighteen Exotic Beasts around him.

Clearly, there was a group of social Exotic Beasts in the vicinity.

"Boom!"

Zhao Xing pointed his finger, and instantly, thunder descended from the cloud, striking the beasts in the darkness.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

The Exotic Beasts were extremely fast, making them difficult to target.

Although the mid-tier perfected Lightning Drawing Technique was powerful, the strike just now only hit half of them. The other half were rapidly approaching Zhao Xing.

"Relying solely on the Lightning Summoning Technique is too draining and inefficient."

"Fortunately, I know more than one Thunder Skill."

"I need to slow these Exotic Beasts down before using the Lightning Summoning Technique to attack."

Zhao Xing remained calm under pressure.

This test also examined one’s combat mindset, given the unknown and unfamiliar environment and numerous restrictions.

Getting nervous could result in using only twenty or thirty percent of the spell’s full power.

It could also lead to using other spells in a panic, resulting in elimination.

"Rolling Earth Mine!"

Zhao Xing pointed his finger, and golden light sank into the ground.

Very quickly, he drew Thunder Power from the earth veins.

A swarm of semi-transparent blue spheres floated around Zhao Xing, numbering over twenty.

"Spread!"

Zhao Xing waved his hand, and the Rolling Earth Mines began to spread out, half a meter to a meter above the ground.

"Howl!"

"Roar!"

The Rolling Earth Mines exploded upon contact with their targets, creating a sizable blast radius. Anyone caught in the explosion would instantly feel paralyzed.

Under the influence of the Rolling Earth Mines, the speed of the Exotic Beasts in the darkness significantly decreased.

With their speed reduced, Zhao Xing’s efficiency with the Lightning Summoning Technique greatly increased.

Any stragglers that still approached him would be bound by Thunderbolt Chains and then struck down with a Thunder Palm.

"Move to the next place."

After clearing this area of Exotic Beasts, Zhao Xing swiftly moved on.

.....

While Zhao Xing started battling Exotic Beasts, on the ship,

in a pavilion, a figure was watching the challengers’ performance through the Earth Mirror Instrument.

"Eight tests in the branch academy, the first four are set by our Heavenly Time Institute."

"Anyone who passes the four tests can join our Heavenly Time Institute. We also get to pick first."

"Have you all made your selections?"

Four figures, all holding important positions in the Heavenly Time Institute, were the ones who would be responsible for training the new recruits after the branch academy selection.

"Shi Yong excels in Wind Skill, Cloud Skill, and Thunder Skill, all three. He should join our Heavenly Time Institute."

"Indeed, his mastery of the three skills is top-notch, and he is very young. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen such a promising talent."

"He should be given top-tier resources for nurturing."

"Agreed."

"Agreed." "In favor."

All four nodded, with no objections to selecting Shi Yong.

"Feng Qiu is adept in Wind Skill, but this test didn’t give him a chance to showcase that. His Cloud Skill is excellent, but his Thunder Skill is just average, making him slower and already falling behind. Assigning him lower-tier top-grade resources should suffice."