Gu Kaiyuan and Xue Ping had a bad premonition in their hearts.
"Could it really be someone from Tianwu Academy?"
As the teleportation array lit up, students from Tianwu Academy appeared from within the teleportation array.
Lan Haiping saw Zhang Hao walking at the front at first glance and was immediately overjoyed.
"Good... This is great..."
Lan Haiping had originally worried that even if they came out, there wouldn't be many people left. But at this moment, the situation looked quite good. It seemed quite a few people had survived.
The Elder in charge of verification announced after counting the clearance tokens of Zhang Hao and the others: "Tianwu Academy participated in the assessment with 100 people, and 88 people obtained clearance tokens."
"Wow, are you sure this Tianwu Academy really entered the Curse Road? How could so many people survive, or has the Curse Road become simple?" A tutor from a small College said.
"Exactly, how could there be more than Tianba Academy and Changfeng Academy? The Curse Road is definitely not as terrifying as before."
Gu Kaiyuan and Xue Ping's faces became very grim. Gu Kaiyuan looked at Gong Jiu and said coldly: "Alliance Leader Gong, we are skeptical about this result. Can you confirm that they were teleported to the Curse Road?"
Gong Jiu's face also became somewhat grim at this moment, and he looked at Xue Ping and Gu Kaiyuan with an unfriendly expression, saying: "Are you questioning me?"
Gu Kaiyuan and Xue Ping felt the unfriendliness in Gong Jiu's expression. For a moment, they lacked confidence. The two were only Half-Step Martial Ancestors, a huge gap compared to Gong Jiu, who was a true Martial Grandmaster. Although Gong Jiu had a good temper, this was not a reason to challenge his authority.
Gu Kaiyuan and Xue Ping straightened their expressions and quickly said to Gong Jiu: "Alliance Leader, we wouldn't dare."
"They did indeed enter the Curse Road. This Alliance Leader announces that all 88 people from Tianwu Academy will enter the second round." Gong Jiu announced solemnly.
Gu Kaiyuan and Xue Ping looked at each other, but there was nothing they could do. After all, Gong Jiu was the Alliance Leader of the Academy Alliance. Once he became serious, they had to back down.
Xiao Long, who was sitting on the high platform, immediately had a gloomy expression. He hadn't expected that letting Zhang Hao enter the Curse Road wouldn't keep him there, but instead allowed him to steal the spotlight.
Compared to Xiao Long, Murong Ziqian on the side wore a joyful expression. The exquisite smile on her face was as if ten thousand flowers had bloomed at once.
Xiao Long's face was gloomy. The happier Murong Ziqian smiled, the more displeased he became. Because Murong Ziqian's smile was not for him.
Xiao Long thought to himself: Zhang Hao, you're lucky to have passed the first stage, but don't worry, you definitely won't pass the second stage.
The first stage: Fierce Fiend Valley.
The second stage: Demon King Forest.
The eight hundred Martial Warriors who advanced from the first stage must compete for 100 clearance tokens in the Demon King Forest in the second stage. Only by obtaining these 100 clearance tokens and keeping them for ten days can they successfully advance.
Obtaining one token allows passage and a chance to enter a Sect. Obtaining three tokens allows one to become a Registered Disciple. Obtaining ten tokens allows one to choose a Sect independently and become an Outer Sect Disciple of that Sect.
Of course, this is the second stage. The third stage is also the most important one. This stage is for Martial Warriors who want to become Outer Sect Disciples. They must pass the assessment officer's review. As for how they are reviewed, only the most knowledgeable will know.
The second stage can be said to be very cruel. Eight hundred people competing for one hundred tokens, which is an eight-to-one ratio, the elimination rate is very high!
However, this Demon King Forest is also a treasure land. It exists independently as a Small World. It was originally a place for Sect Disciples to gain experience. This time, it is used as an assessment ground. It can also be considered an Opportunity for the candidates this time. After all, there are many rare treasures inside. If someone with great fortune obtains an Opportunity, it is not impossible to soar to prominence. Of course, killing is not prohibited in this assessment. After all, competing for clearance tokens relies on martial force. How could there be no deaths?
Candidates who passed the first stage will immediately enter the second stage after resting for one day.
The second day.
The Academy Alliance once again began the second assessment.
This time, the eight hundred students participating in the assessment entered the Demon King Forest one by one. It was still through short-distance teleportation. They were teleported to the Demon King Forest. This also prevented some unfair things from happening.
Zhang Hao walked into the teleportation array, and felt the space in front of him flash, then appeared in the Demon King Forest.
The Demon King Forest was lush with branches and leaves, with towering trees everywhere. The jungle was verdant, suitable for concealment, but it also increased many dangers.
But where should he look for these eight hundred tokens? Zhang Hao was a little hesitant. However, thinking that there were still ten days, he had another idea.
Why should he go look for the clearance tokens himself? He should let others find them, and then he could just snatch the clearance tokens from them.
Zhang Hao was quite satisfied with his brilliant decision.
What he wanted to do now was to improve his strength. Cultivation improvement required killing people and monsters to level up, but now it was somewhat difficult to level up by just killing people and monsters. After all, at Martial King eighth level, the experience points needed to upgrade to Wu Wang Ninth Heaven would be astronomical. Therefore, Zhang Hao decided to first look for some spiritual herbs to see if he could first break through his Body Refinement.
Suddenly, a Clouded Leopard appeared in front of Zhang Hao.
That Clouded Leopard was countless times larger than the leopards Zhang Hao had seen on Earth. It looked about the size of an elephant.
At this moment, the Clouded Leopard was baring its teeth and roaring at Zhang Hao.
"Boom!" Zhang Hao punched out.
He fiercely punched the Clouded Leopard's body. The Clouded Leopard flew backward, let out a mournful cry, and fell to the ground.
Zhang Hao dug out a beast core from the Clouded Leopard's body.
"A third-tier Wang Beast core?" Zhang Hao muttered to himself.
Zhang Hao shook his head and said: "Looks decent enough."
The dragon tiger pill Zhang Hao was preparing to refine. One of the main ingredients was a Wang Beast core. It needed to be at least a third-tier Wang Beast core. So this Clouded Leopard's core was just right.
The recipe for this dragon tiger pill was naturally purchased by Zhang Hao with points in the System Store. It cost Zhang Hao a total of 20000 points. It was a bit expensive, but worth it.
His current cultivation was Martial King eighth level. However, his Body Refinement was still Martial King Sixth Heaven. The gap was a bit large. Zhang Hao had to synchronize his Body Refinement and Qi Refinement. He was still missing five ingredients, but the medicinal herbs in the Demon King Forest were clearly abundant. Zhang Hao believed it shouldn't be difficult to find those five ingredients here.
Suddenly, Zhang Hao heard rustling sounds beside his ear.
Three Martial Warriors appeared in front of Zhang Hao.
Three Martial Kings (high stage). The Killing Intent on their bodies was undisguised.
"You are Zhang Hao?"
The Martial King (high stage) standing in the middle looked at Zhang Hao and asked.
"Are you treating?" Zhang Hao asked the Martial King (high stage).
"Heh heh, death is imminent, and you still dare to talk back. Someone wants you dead, so die!"
After speaking, that Martial King (high stage) slashed down at Zhang Hao with a saber.