TL: Etude
"Zhang He, 10 points!" "Li You, 15 points!" "Bao Lei, 23 points!" "Xue Hai, 0 points!"
The teacher calculating the points looked at Xue Hai's injured face and clearly guessed the reason. Xue Hai had undoubtedly been robbed of his materials and beaten up severely, resulting in his score of 0 points.
However, he felt no sympathy for this kind of situation. If one didn't have the strength and got robbed, it was deserved.
"Li Yunxing, 195 points!"
When Li Yunxing's score was announced, the students of the second academy burst with pride. After all, Li Yunxing was from their second academy, and this was the pride of the second academy.
"Tsk, only 195 points? With such a result, you dare to challenge me?" Mo Shaobei, who had just walked out of the small wild area, looked at Li Yunxing with a cold smile.
Immediately, he took out his gains, three large bags in total.
The scoring teacher carefully calculated Mo Shaobei's gains and announced a shocking score: "Mo Shaobei, 427 points!"
"So many?"
Li Yunxing's face changed, and he coldly said, "You must have stolen from others!"
"That's as a result of my strength too!" Mo Shaobei responded with a cold laugh.
Li Yunxing's face turned red, not knowing how to refute.
"Wow, 427 points! Mo Shaobei must be first now, right? Among the five geniuses of the first academy, Mo Shaobei's strength is the strongest. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's the number one martial disciple in our Linhai Base. Nobody must have scored more points than him!"
"You don't know yet, a ferocious beast, a mottled snake, appeared in the small wild area. Many martial artists (general term, regardless of level) attacked it and severely injured it, but in the end, someone took advantage of the situation. That mottled snake was worth 1000 points!"
"Who got the mottled snake's eyeball? Just the eyeball is enough to win first place, right? Such good luck!"
"Although the luck was good, it was snatched from many martial artists. Mo Shaobei and others are furious. If that person dares to exchange the mottled snake's eyeball for points, his identity will be exposed, and he'll surely offend Mo Shaobei and the other martial disciples."
"Tsk, the reward for the first place is three vials of intermediate ferocious beast blood and a hundred thousand dollars. Offending Mo Shaobei doesn't matter; he wouldn't dare to take action in Linhai Base, would he?"
"He might not dare to act, but Mo Shaobei is from the Linhai Base's Mo family. Just causing a little trouble for that person would make him regret it."
Mo Shaobei paid no attention to the others' conversation; his eyes were fixed on the entrance.
"Hmph, I don't believe you would give up the title of first place. Once I know your identity, you wait for your death!" Mo Shaobei's eyes revealed a fierce light as he thought to himself.
Just as the prescribed time was about to end, a young man emerged from the small wild area, carrying a large bag and a small bag.
The young man was Ye Tian.
"Teacher, here are my gains. Please count them!" Ye Tian handed the large and small bags to the scoring teacher, smiling.
The scoring teacher opened the bags and carefully calculated, saying, "A total of 163 points!"
This many points were not a small amount, almost enough to rank in the top ten.
"Teacher, I have one more piece of material here!"
Ye Tian took out the mottled snake's eyeball.
As soon as the mottled snake's eyeball appeared, a faint aura of ferocious beast power emanated from it.
"The mottled snake's eyeball, you actually got it!" The scoring teacher looked at Ye Tian in surprise, "This material counts for 1000 points. Your total score is 1163 points!"
Swish swish swish!
A series of cold glances swept toward Ye Tian.
"Who are you? How dare you steal our mottled snake's eyeball?"
Mo Shaobei asked coldly.
One of Mo Shaobei's henchmen leaned in and whispered, "Boss, he seems to be a student from the Fifth Academy!"
The Fifth Academy? Mo Shaobei became even more enraged upon hearing this. In his eyes, the students of the Fifth Academy were nothing but scum. They had dared to snatch the eye and blood of the ferocious beast, the Spotted Serpent, from him. This was tantamount to slapping his face, and the face of the First Academy!
Although he didn't necessarily need the blood of an intermediate-level ferocious beast, given his status, he could always advance to the level of a martial warrior. By then, his position in the family would be even higher, and there would be plenty of ways to obtain beast blood. But losing face was something he couldn't bear.
"Stealing the eye of your Spotted Serpent is truly laughable! The beasts in the wild zone are not yours; if I see it, I can naturally hunt it. What I hunt is naturally mine," Ye Tian laughed.
He was not afraid to offend Mo Shaobei. As long as he obtained the intermediate-level ferocious beast blood, he could definitely advance to the martial warrior level in a short time with his talent. Moreover, he could keep replicating his talent, and his future achievements would be far beyond Mo Shaobei's reach.
Furthermore, Mo Shaobei could only resort to minor tactics at the coastal base. But if Mo Shaobei dared to go too far, he would make him regret it.
Mo Shaobei knew that more words were futile, so he glared at Ye Tian and threw down a line: "Kid, you just wait and see!"
The others were also displeased with Ye Tian but said nothing. They knew Mo Shaobei would deal with Ye Tian, and they simply waited quietly.
The trial ended. Ye Tian successfully obtained three portions of intermediate-level ferocious beast blood and one hundred thousand in cash.
...
It was now the third day after the trial had ended.
During these three days, Ye Tian did not consume the intermediate-level ferocious beast blood but instead consolidated his foundation, completely refining the remaining low-level ferocious beast blood in his body.
The Spotted Serpent's blood was entirely depleted, leading to a substantial increase in strength.
According to his calculations, Ye Tian's strength was now around 420 catties, making him a mid-level martial disciple. But it still wasn't enough!
"I wonder how many times the intermediate-level ferocious beast blood will multiply my strength?" Ye Tian murmured, looking at the small bottle of intermediate-level ferocious beast blood.
He did not dare to gulp down the entire portion of intermediate-level ferocious beast blood and only took a small sip.
Boom!
The power brought by the intermediate-level ferocious beast blood was incredibly violent, far more terrifying than the low-level beast blood, but its benefits were also much stronger.
Ye Tian endured the intense pain, repeatedly performing body-forging techniques, completely losing track of time, his body executing the techniques almost instinctively.
Finally—
Ye Tian felt that the energy from the intermediate-level ferocious beast blood was almost depleted, and he slowly stopped.
"Did I just practice the body-forging technique eight times?" Ye Tian was very surprised.
Practicing the body-forging technique eight times in one breath was something he had never dared to try before; otherwise, his body would certainly break. But with the aid of intermediate-level ferocious beast blood, he accomplished it, feeling energetic and full of vigor.
He sensed the change in his strength and calculated the amplification effect of the intermediate-level ferocious beast blood.
"Eight times the cultivation efficiency!" Ye Tian concluded.
If he could continuously use the intermediate-level ferocious beast blood for training, he even felt confident about advancing to the level of a martial warrior within a month.
Such was the terrifying assistance of intermediate-level ferocious beast blood!