The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 414 - 291: None of Them are Simple

Chapter 414: Chapter 291: None of Them are Simple

Tian Han City’s Golden Academy examination site is set up in the city’s abandoned district and is even very close to the dangerous zone.

Very few people usually come here.

And who would have thought that within these abandoned buildings lay such a critically important place?

When Li Yi and Lin Yue found this place, they were even a bit surprised, wondering isn’t it risky to place the examination site here with no safety guarantees in case of an attack by Extraordinary Creatures?

But when they drove up to the entrance of the examination site, they realized they were mistaken.

Despite the examination site being in such a dangerous place, there were still quite a few people willing to come for the examination. A quick glance revealed that at least a dozen cars were parked outside the site today, meaning that even on a regular day, there were over a dozen visitors for the exam.

And this was just the cars.

Li Yi also noticed a helicopter nearby and, to his amazement, he even saw a spaceship like those in sci-fi movies.

The iridescent metal shell and the pulsing energy shield clearly indicated that this spaceship was not a product of this era; with today’s technology, such a thing couldn’t possibly be manufactured. Furthermore, the size of the spaceship was small, probably akin to a private jet.

"A private spaceship?" Lin Yue was also very surprised, "I thought those were just urban legends, but it turns out they are real."

"It must have been brought from another world, but the gateway between worlds is so small, this thing shouldn’t have been able to fly through," Li Yi was curious and somewhat puzzled.

"The gateway between worlds can be opened wide, but it requires a massive amount of cosmic energy to support," Lin Yue explained. "However, the person who managed to bring this must be extraordinary. There are still talented people in our world, and by the looks of it, the person didn’t just bring one, but perhaps even started a wholesale business, selling spaceships from a technologically advanced world to ours."

"Moreover, such spaceships probably have powerful weapons. If someone were to go hunting Extraordinary Creatures in the dangerous zone, it would be hugely profitable. Maybe there’s even an AI system on board, so no pilot is necessary, and it can go hunting and bring back prey all by itself every day."

In just a short moment, she had thought of a lot.

Li Yi was astonished listening to her: "It seems we really are frogs in a well. This world has changed so dramatically, I feel like a stranger now. But if tech is so advanced, why can’t the cities hold their ground? We Evolvers have to hunt Extraordinary Creatures, but can’t a city just use one spaceship?"

"With guaranteed city safety, Evolvers could have more time for Cultivation. Maybe in the future, we wouldn’t need to flee between worlds, and could defend our own."

"That’s because the plan you mentioned, failed," suddenly, an abrupt voice sounded, and a person riding an unfamiliar creature rapidly approached.

This creature had a unique horn on its head, covered in scales, resembling a majestic horse yet somewhat dragon-like, extraordinary in every way. From the look of things, this was definitely an Extraordinary Creature possessing intelligence and the autonomous ability to evolve through Cultivation, clearly stronger than ordinary Evolvers at the Spiritual Realm.

Li Yi’s expression changed as he looked towards the man.

He was a young man about twenty-five years old, dressed in a custom suit of armor, carrying a long sword on his back, with short hair and a pair of trendy headphones, his style neither ancient nor modern.

"Extraordinary Creatures have territorial instincts on land, and similarly, they also have air space awareness. Any aircraft that takes to the sky will attract some Extraordinary Creatures from the skies," the sword-carrying man rode the mutant beast and glanced over, smiling. "I heard of a similar spaceship that flew through the clouds and attracted a Peng covered in golden lightning. In less than five seconds, it tore the spaceship to shreds, and the energy shield was useless. As for the weapons on board, they didn’t even have the chance to fire."

"After that, the Peng seemed provoked, attacking such spaceships on sight. I heard there were several more that were attacked. Creatures have evolved to such a level that technology must give way."

"That makes sense, I nearly overlooked that," reminded by him, Li Yi suddenly realized and recalled the mythical creature chasing lightning in the sky above Tian Chang City.

Compared to these creatures, even having such spaceships would not make a decisive impact.

"Are you also here for the special exam of the Golden Academy?" the sword-carrying man sized up Li Yi and asked.

"Yes," Li Yi nodded.

"It seems we have the same goal. My name is Jiang Mingtian, from Tianhe City," the man said sitting atop the mutant beast with a smile.

"I’m Li Yi from Tian Chang City, and this is Lin Yue, she’s my friend," introduced Li Yi.

Jiang Mingtian nodded in greeting, then dismounted the mutant beast, patted it, and the clearly tamed beast leapt up and quickly disappeared into the nearby ruins heading towards the distance.

"It’s not easy to raise a Jiao horse; every time I ride it, I worry that other Evolvers might mistake it for a wild Extraordinary Creature and kill it."

Li Yi watched silently.

Raising an Extraordinary Creature is no simple matter. Beyond the creature’s strength, just taming it is extremely challenging. It’s impressive that this man managed it, indicating talent is truly emerging from various cities. Only by leaving Tian Chang City and venturing out can one truly connect.

Probably, only after reaching the Golden Academy can one truly feel the diversity of this world.

After all, that place is a gathering of a world’s essence.

"Having an Extraordinary Creature as a mount is indeed precious; just nurturing one must require immense effort. It’s a pity if it gets hunted by accident," said Li Yi.

Jiang Mingtian laughed and said, "However, ordinary people can’t hunt it. Only a powerful being at the Soul Realm would stand a chance. If someone of the mere Spiritual Realm encounters a Jiao horse, they should be more cautious instead. Li Yi, since you’re also participating in the assessment, why not join us?"

He warmly invited Li Yi to come along, showing no disdain towards him whatsoever.

After all, those who could come here had a Cultivation Value exceeding one thousand percent; they were all extraordinary beings in their own right. Getting to know one would be beneficial.

"Sure, I was planning to check it out anyway." Li Yi unhesitatingly agreed and walked over with Lin Yue.

On the way,

Li Yi also noticed the sword behind Jiang Mingtian and, unable to contain his curiosity, asked, "Is that a weapon forged from Extraordinary metal?"

"Exactly, I’m impressed you recognized it. However, these things are rare and not easy to get. But to truly unleash this melee weapon’s power, one must master the Guiding Skill. Without the augmentation of Guiding Skill, a weapon made from Extraordinary metal is nothing special."

Jiang Mingtian spoke while drawing his sword, which appeared black but showed hints of jade color in the sunlight. With a flick, a series of clear ringing sounds emerged.

The next moment, a dazzling light burst from his palm.

Soon, the light traveled from the hilt to the blade. In just a brief moment, the sword glowed bright as if blade energy was attached to it, extraordinary and dangerous. With a swing, the air was instantly torn apart; if it struck an Evolver, they would be cleaved in two in an instant.

"It’s a shame; I don’t know any sophisticated Swordsmanship. Plenty of power, but lacking in skill, yet it’s very useful for killing Extraordinary Creatures."

Jiang Mingtian then shook his head with a smile and sheathed his sword.

Li Yi remained silent. He did have Sword Techniques, not just swordsmanship but also knife techniques, spear techniques, boxing... After all, he had inherited techniques from the four major families, and knew quite a lot. Even though they were not needed currently, he still remembered them, but perhaps now he could trade some of these martial skills from the Four Seas and Eight Continents for resources he needed.

If only kept in mind and not used, it would be a waste.

However, this was something to consider after entering the Golden Academy, thinking about it now was premature.

"This guy is too wealthy, only at the Spiritual Realm but already has an Extraordinary Creature mount, a weapon of Extraordinary metal, and a Cultivation Value that has skyrocketed beyond one thousand percent; he must have mastered some Cultivation Skills," Lin Yue thought, feeling secretly alarmed at how much money it must have cost to develop such a person.

Compared to him, she and Li Yi seemed too impoverished; currently, they hadn’t even bought a Cultivation Cabin, truly penniless.

Soon,

The three of them arrived at the lobby of the abandoned building.

The lobby had been tidied up a bit and was fairly neat. At that moment, Li Yi saw other Cultivators who had come for the assessment; about five or six had already assembled, both men and women. One particularly eye-catching individual was a man with purple pupils, tall and burly, wearing high-tech armor, resembling an Iron Man.

The style of the armor and the spaceship outside were very similar, indicating that the spaceship belonged to this man.

"That armor isn’t just for show; it’s constantly guiding the surrounding cosmic energy."

Li Yi’s expression changed slightly as he saw bursts of cosmic energy illuminate near the armor. This energy was attracted by a device on the armor, being filtered and sorted, continuously supplying the armor’s wearer.

This was high-tech, equivalent to a mobile Cultivation Cabin that also served as protection.

"Damn."

He felt envious enough to curse inwardly.

Indeed, there was truth to the saying, ’The rich rely on technology.’

Even with his possession of rare artifacts, he couldn’t compare to the armor on this man.

Aside from this male, Li Yi also saw a woman wearing simple clothes, looking gentle and meek, almost otherworldly with a faint halo around her, reminiscent of a Goddess descending onto earth, or a Bodhisattva incarnate.

He also saw a man with bright red hair and a sun totem on his forehead, emitting a subtle, scorching aura.

Li Yi felt he wasn’t lackluster; it was just that none of these individuals seemed normal.

Jiang Mingtian, whom he had just met outside, seemed within an acceptable range by comparison.

"I’m so utterly ordinary, with no distinguishing features," Li Yi silently reflected.

Had he known this would be the case, he wouldn’t have restrained his Qi-Blood. He should have let it blaze like the others to compete, as he wasn’t willing to lose the battle of aura.