"At the first stage of the exam, partying with me will not yield a good result. Go and get as many points as you can. When you guys are confident that you are already in the top three, you can come back and help me get the remaining points and pass this together. And truthfully, I rather drop this exam than see you guys get the low rankings." Feng Luotian turned serious when he said the last sentence.
The other two looked at Feng Luotian with worried gazes.
"I promise I will not fail the exam before you come and get me. Actually, there might be some clones in there that I can manage to defeat." Feng Luotian was serious on the first part but half-hearted on the second part.
Taking his joke quite seriously, Mei Yue'er rebuked: "No!! You're underestimating this exam far too much!! Peacock School's exam is not that easy to pass. Rather, it's very difficult!! I know Second Elder. The lowest level of the clones might be even stronger than most of the participants. Try to avoid combat as much as possible, do you understand?"
Getting a harsh comment from Mei Yue'er, Feng Luotian yielded with his two hands raised in concede: "Alright, alright!! You don't have to worry about me that much. Of course, I'll stay away from the dangerous situation as much as possible."
Only after Feng Luotian gave his words did Mei Yue'er retract her sharp glare, albeit she was still worried about him.
"Go now!! Any later than this, and you guys will end up getting lower and lower in the ranking." Feng Luotian suggested.
"Mhm." Sun Wuji nodded.
"Luotian, be careful and wait for us!!" Mei Yue'er reminded.
"Got it." Feng Luotian gave them a thumbs up.
Mei Yue'er and Sun Wuji linked their Theríon and quickly entered the exam site.
After Feng Luotian was left alone in front of the entrance, someone approached him from behind: "Never would I expect that you're the son of that person."
Recognizing the voice, Feng Luotian smiled and turned around: "So, you are here as well, Lingxi."
Tu Lingxi nodded, then lowered her head a little while kicking dust on the ground in a shy manner: "Would you like to party with me and go in together?"
Her face became bright red after she actually said it.
Feng Luotian noticed this and did not know what to do. He replied as he scratched his head: "I'm sorry, Lingxi. I have some business to do first before I can party with anyone."
Getting rejected made Tu Lingxi even more flustered than before, and she wanted to leave this place and enter the exam site right away.
However, Feng Luotian held her back a bit by suggesting: "Let's do this. You go and collect the points as many as you can and meet up with me at the place the Talon clone is. We will try to take it down together with my friends. This way, you can gain a real combat experience against a much stronger person."
Tu Lingxi considered his proposal for a while before replying with an "Okay." She quickly dashed to the exam site, not daring to turn toward Feng Luotian and meet his eyes.
Feng Luotian, on the other hand, could only smile and walk towards the entrance.
Right before he could enter, a voice sounded from above: "Luotian, why don't you stay out of this and wait with me here?"
It was Mei Hongyi on the stage.
Feng Luotian felt himself to be a little popular today as everyone tried to approach and talk to him.
Mei Hongyi continued: "It's not safe. And there is no way you can defeat anyone of my clones. The lowest level is Four Fangs. How can you possibly defeat them?"
"Oh? Second Elder?" Feng Luotian pretended to only notice him just now before gasping: "The lowest level is Four Fangs? Wow!! Not even a fifth of participants are Four Fangs Fighters or above. What a high-hurdle exam!! With all that speech and rewards, you are quite a sly old fox, aren't you, Second Elder?"
"Luotian, you brat!! Since when did you have such a sharp tongue? And what kind of place do you think Peacock School is? It's not a place anyone could enter. As for you, just listen to me and stay out of this!! I'm sure Clan Chief will get you into the school somehow, so you don't have to trouble yourself over this trivial matter." Mei Hongyi warned kindly.
Feng Luotian casually waved his hand at Second Elder: "It is fine, Second Elder. I just want to take a stroll to see what others are doing."
After finishing the sentence, he stepped into the exam site without waiting for any response from anyone.
Mei Hongyi's expression changed. His eyes darkened, then he muttered: "Fine then. Any serious injuries will send him back here in an instant. I will also heal him personally. We can't take any risk ahead of schedule."
As a matter of fact, he was not worried about Feng Luotian's well-being at all. He was not concerned about the boy passing exam either, as that was impossible in his opinion.
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Feng Luotian was teleported to the top of the tallest ancient ruin at the center of the exam site. From his vantage point, he could clearly see the surrounding terrain and the entire exam site.
"Wow, what a great start!" Feng Luotian exclaimed, taking in the impressive view.
He turned his gaze towards the east: "Yue'er and Wuji are doing great. As expected of them, Yue'er has become an Eight Fangs Fighter, while Wuji has become Seven Fangs."
Looking towards the south: "Lizhua, a lone wolf as always. And yeah, as expected of him too, Eight Fangs Fighter, huh? As long as any of them does not make a slip and get defeated early, the top three would certainly be occupied by them. But we have that other guy, do we not?"
Feng Luotian then looked to the west: "Mei Hongli, stayed at Seven Fangs since last month, no progress whatsoever. So, you think because your father is an exam proctor, you do not have to train anymore?"
On the west side of the exam area, there were tons of low-level clones swarming all over the place. Anyone who could monopolize this area would be able to get more points than others and as easy as pie.
"And you said you would not cheat? Winning everyone fair and square? What a bullshit." Feng Luotian scoffed.
From the look of it, Mei Hongli seemed to know where most of the low-level clones were and had ordered his men to create a perimeter, not letting anyone inside. He then began his slaughter without making any effort at all.
Feng Luotian shook his head.
Finally, he turned his attention to the north and saw a single clone standing still at the center of a vast plateau.
He knew that this was where the coveted five-thousand point clone was located. Despite being miles away, the pressure it emitted was palpable even to those within Fang Realm.
As it was too far, he could not sense its real cultivation. Nevertheless, he had a feeling that this clone was not just a One Talon clone.
"Well." With a deep breath, he stretched his body and cracked his neck before smiling confidently: "Let's do this!"
He dropped down from the ancient ruin and proceeded westward. Along the way, he rechecked his abilities and skills with his bloodline.
///// Level: Six Fangs (34%)
///// [Last Dance Curse] Level 6 : Increase the user's power level by 1 for 12 minutes. However, the user has to collect 10 souls within 12 minutes. Otherwise, the user's level will be decreased by 2.
///// [Momentum Eyes] Level 6 : The user can see the momentum and projectile of every object within 65 meters.
///// [Evil Cyclone] Level 6 : Every time the user's melee attack hits the target, one cyclone will be generated and can be used to either attack or heal the user's injury at a maximum of 6 Evil Cyclones at a time.
///// [Pinnacle Flash Lightning] Level 3 (127/2,000) : Wrap the user's body in lightning. Speed +416%. Lightning Resistance +8%. Attack +58%. Defense +20%.
///// [Underworld Physique] Level 2 (89/400) : Multiply the weight of the user's body by 50 upon activation.