Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, the air seemed to freeze for a moment.
One must know that in the entire Southern War Zone, there are only a few dozen talents with S-Class potential.
And in a border town like Lin Yuan City, such potential talent hasn’t appeared for years.
"Chief Wei, shall we take a look?"
Seeing Wei Yuan clearly intrigued, Xia Xiu tentatively suggested.
Wei Yuan’s deep eyes flickered with brilliance, he adjusted the collar of his Zhongshan suit and said in a low voice:
"Let’s go!"
The City Lord’s assistant dared not delay, immediately bowing forward to lead the way.
However, little did they know, the monitoring room was already in an uproar.
"This is impossible! This score... is it a hack?!"
"Why did the score jump so much in an instant? Did he clear out the Magic Beast’s lair?"
"Are these points really achievable by a newbie Beast Master? Could it be a malfunction of the instruments?"
Xu Feng stared at the monitoring screen intently, the coffee cup in his hand already tipped, brown liquid dripping onto his polished leather shoes unnoticed.
The striking number on the screen felt like a heavy hammer pounding his heart:
[First Place: Gu Xing 25000 points]
While the second place, Chen Ziming, was still stuck at a pitiable 3000 points.
More suffocating was the fact that Gu Xing’s score continued to rise at a stunning pace.
"The highest record over the past decade was only 3500 points..."
Xu Feng murmured to himself, his Adam’s apple involuntarily rolling.
His gaze slowly moved to the potential rating column, his pupils suddenly contracting——
[Potential Rating: SSS]
The three gold-foiled characters shimmered brightly on the screen, hurting the eyes.
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Inside the Trial Space.
Liu Li’s snow-white wings were stained with the fresh blood of magic beasts, the corpses at her feet forming a small mountain.
A suffocating stench permeated the air, the thick blood even pooling into tiny streams on the ground.
"Master, they’ve learned."
Liu Li stood with her sword across, shielding Gu Xing behind her.
Her breath was slightly rapid, yet the hand holding the sword remained steady as a rock.
Gu Xing squinted his eyes towards the valley entrance——
Dozens of different types of Magic Beasts unprecedentedly formed a coalition, barring all escape routes with gnashing teeth.
Although most were merely some Tier Two, Tier Three low-tier Magic Beasts, the gathering of dozens of Magic Beasts still made a mighty presence.
"Seems they’re afraid of being slain by us!"
Over the past half hour, he and Liu Li had been slaughtering almost frantically.
In the end, the remaining Magic Beasts were forced to unite, luring the two into this valley.
Gu Xing raised his hand to look at the timer.
[Remaining Time: 03:00]
Only three minutes were left.
"Just right, now we don’t have to search, Liu Li!"
"Understood!"
Over this period of battle, the tacit understanding between the two rapidly increased.
Now, without Gu Xing speaking, Liu Li could infer Gu Xing’s thoughts.
"Blazing Angel Form, release!"
Golden streaks instantly climbed all over Liu Li’s body, four dazzling wings of light breaking through.
"Judgment!"
Blinding white light swept through the valley like a tide, as beast cries resounded throughout.
When the last Tier Five Magic Wolf’s head flew high, dazzling gold light suddenly burst around Liu Li.
Awakening Tier Five, achieved!
Next to her, Gu Xing immediately checked Liu Li’s various attributes.
[Divine Angels (Liu Li)]
[Talent: Legendary One Star]
[Level: Awakening Tier Five]
[Power: 148]
[Constitution: 150]
[Spirit: 142]
[Speed: 153]
[Skills: Judgment (damage to Demon Race creatures increased), Divine Protection (immune to one fatal attack), Blazing Angel Form (all attribute enhancement 200%), Song of the End (angels enter dormant phase after use)]
[Cultivation suggestions: Use Light Crystal, Holy Spirit Marrow Liquid, Angel Sacred Blood to enhance Guardian Beast talent]
The horrors of the little angel’s Legendary level talent finally began to show at this moment.
Although the level is merely Awakening Tier Five, Liu Li’s attribute values already crushed ordinary Awakening Tier Seven and Eight Guardian Beasts.
Gu Xing gazed at the cultivation suggestions column on the system interface.
He had a hunch that as long as he found the Light Crystal, Holy Spirit Marrow Liquid, and Angel Sacred Blood, Liu Li’s talent would see a leap in enhancement.
Just that...
"Even the largest Guardian Beast shop in Lin Yuan City doesn’t have news of these three materials..."
Gu Xing chuckled bitterly, shaking his head.
He had previously researched the data.
At the top-tier auction in Longxia Country, a partially incomplete Light Crystal was auctioned for a sky-high price.
And the Light Crystal Liu Li needs must be a complete whole piece!
As for Holy Spirit Marrow Liquid and Angel Sacred Blood, even the Beast Taming Association’s records in Longxia Country only have vague mentions.
"Cultivation of Legendary talent is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people..."
Gu Xing sighed softly.
Even with a golden fingertip, clearly knowing the path of evolution, at this moment he could only sigh with regret.
However, Gu Xing was not troubled.
When the boat reaches the pier-head, it will go straight!
Someday, he would surely collect the materials needed to complete Liu Li’s first cultivation.
At this time, the turbulent energy around Liu Li finally calmed down.
She instinctively wanted to approach Gu Xing, but froze in the instant of stepping.
The snow-white wings were covered with dark red stains of blood, the skirt still dripping thick liquid.
"Ugh..."
The little angel wrinkled her delicate nose, disdainfully surveying herself.
With a soft snort, crimson gold Holy Flame ignited from her fingertip, flowing like water all over her body.
The filthy blood stains vanished into green smoke upon contact with the flame, not leaving a trace.
Ensuring each feather returned to purity, Liu Li then nodded with satisfaction, stepping lightly to Gu Xing’s side.
"Master, should we leave?"
Liu Li gently tugged on Gu Xing’s sleeve, her small face slightly wrinkled as she glanced around.
This blood-soaked valley indeed made one unwilling to stay longer.
Gu Xing looked down at the timer, at the moment it ticked to zero.
The next moment, a solemn mechanical voice echoed throughout the Trial Space:
[This newbie trial formally ends, instructing all participants to prepare for departure!]
[In ten seconds, everyone in this space will be transported back to Lin Yuan City together!]
[Countdown starting now]
"Hold onto me."
Gu Xing naturally grasped Liu Li’s small hand.
[10]
[9]
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[3]
[2]
[1]
The blinding white light swallowed the entire world.
When Gu Xing opened his eyes, familiar outlines of Lin Yuan City’s plaza met his sight.
Before he could fully adapt to the dizziness post-transportation, he realized his surroundings were already filled with excited staff members.
Leading them was Xu Feng swiftly approaching, the trial manager who usually didn’t smile was now full of delight:
"Student Gu Xing, your performance in the newbie trial was truly astonishing. The City Lord specially instructed to invite you for a meeting."
Gu Xing was momentarily stunned, quickly understanding that his performance in the newbie trial space must have caught the City Lord’s attention.
He had predicted such an outcome before, so he did not decline.
"Alright!"
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