Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique

"But just because you fire a Signal Flare doesn’t mean you’re completely safe. You might be close to a standby Elder and get rescued immediately. But it’s also possible that when you fire your Signal Flare, someone else is firing one too. In that situation, the Elders will definitely rescue the student closest to them first. So, before an Elder arrives, you must remain calm and figure out the best way to ensure your entire team’s survival, fighting for as much time as possible. Survival is the foundation of this trial. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

"As for the Token, heheh, it’s a great item. If you encounter another squad while completing your mission, you are free to attack them. For every Token you acquire, you can spend one less day in the Demon Beast Prison. If you manage to get ten Tokens, then congratulations—as long as you’ve completed your mission, you can leave the Demon Beast Prison that very day and will be judged to have passed the trial. As for any squad that loses its Token, unless you’ve already completed your mission by the time an Elder finds you, you will be judged to have failed the trial. However!"

Tie Mu’s tone shifted, and his expression grew serious. "You can snatch Tokens, but if you accidentally knock out the losing party or incapacitate them, you must fire their Signal Flare so that the standby Elder in the area can quickly go and rescue them. Otherwise, if any casualties occur, then after the trial, the squad that took the injured or deceased student’s Token will not only fail, but will also be expelled. Do you understand?!"

"Understood!"

Another unified roar, but after everyone responded, their gazes all turned to Mu Chen and Qiu He. The meaning was self-evident. ’What do we do if we run into these two freaks? Wouldn’t that mean certain failure?’

In response, Mu Chen and Qiu He just glanced at each other, as if to say they were completely innocent.

Tie Mu noticed this as well and chuckled. "I know what you’re worried about. To ensure the trial’s fairness, squads with a captain at the Martial Master level or above cannot initiate an attack on squads with captains below the Martial Master level. As long as the other students don’t attack you, you cannot attack them first. Otherwise, you’ll be judged to have failed. But if some students are foolish enough to try, heheh... you can counterattack in self-defense."

Tie Mu’s laughter was quite crass. He then turned to Tielin and said, "Xiaolin, you can go tell Yun’er to bring the other students over now. It’s time to enter the Demon Beast Prison."

A vein bulged on Tielin’s forehead as he shouted, "Don’t call me Xiaolin, you bastard! How many years have I been telling you that?"

"I’m your older brother!"

"Bullshit! I was obviously born first!"

"Get lost! You’re the younger brother!"

Following that, the two twin brothers, with none of the dignity befitting an Elder, began to bicker like children in front of countless students. In the end, Instructor Lingyun had to bring the students to the front of the building herself, where she immediately saw the Twin Elders arguing until they were red in the face.

Dark lines formed on Lingyun’s forehead, and the corner of her mouth twitched. ’It’s been twenty years, and these two old geezers are still the same!’

"None of your business!"

The Twin Elders shouted in unison, making Lingyun jump in fright. After Lingyun’s interruption, the two Elders had no choice but to drop the matter and lead the students to the Demon Beast Prison. It was called the Demon Beast Prison, but in reality, it was just a vast forest. Its size was no smaller than the Imperial Capital; at the very least, if the remaining five hundred students were to walk through it, they wouldn’t be able to cross it in ten days.

"This is your final destination. For the next ten days, we will remain here until the trial is over. Now, youngsters, set out!" With Elder Tie Mu’s command, the one hundred squads charged headfirst into the Demon Beast Prison...

This time, Mu Chen’s team didn’t lag behind, instead charging in with everyone else. The forest was dense with all kinds of trees and plants. Mu Chen scanned his surroundings. ’It goes without saying that all the squads have surely scattered by now.’ The purpose of that special Token was too obvious: it was to prevent squads from grouping up to complete the mission together. With several hundred people working together, any mission could be completed, and there would be almost no casualties.

But with the Token’s unique property, it was inevitable that squads wouldn’t be able to gather in large groups. There would always be people who hoped to get out early; after all, every extra moment spent here meant an extra bit of danger.

"Captain, what should we do now?" Mo Qing asked, also surveying their surroundings. Even though this was the outer perimeter, they still had to remain vigilant. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Mu Chen gravely summarized what Tie Mu had just said. Once the other four understood, Mu Chen unrolled the Scroll in his hand. But when he saw the text written on it, his face immediately darkened.

Little Tiger was closest to Mu Chen and naturally noticed the change in his expression. He quickly asked, "Brother Mu Chen, what’s wrong?"

Mu Chen didn’t speak, instead continuing to stare at the text on the Scroll. A moment later, he looked at the other four with a wry smile. "It looks like our mission this time is going to be quite arduous."

Ye Shuangshuang asked, "What does the mission require us to do?"

Mu Chen simply handed the Scroll over. At first, Ye Shuangshuang’s expression was neutral, but as she read on, her face grew just as grim. "Kill one hundred Level 2 Magical Beasts, ten Level 3 Magical Beasts, and one Level 4 Magical Beast. This... The academy must have made a mistake, right? How is this a mission that new students can complete?"

"Forget a Level 4 Magical Beast—without Mu Chen, we wouldn’t even be able to easily kill a single Level 3 Magical Beast. You have to understand, Level 3 Magical Beasts already possess some intelligence, and their strength is equivalent to two Grand Martial Masters. A First-Ring, Level 3 Magical Beast would be manageable, but what if we run into a Ninth-Ring, Level 3 Magical Beast? Even with Mu Chen here, we might not have to worry about the Level 3 ones. But a Level 4 Magical Beast? That’s a Magical Beast at the Martial Spirit Level. A single Level 4 Magical Beast is equivalent to two human Martial Spirit experts, and some with bizarre attacks can’t even be measured by normal standards."

’I know this is definitely related to my own strength, but hasn’t the academy overestimated me a bit too much? Based on my current abilities, I’m not even guaranteed a win against a human Three-Ring Martial Spirit. If I encountered a Level 4 Magical Beast at the Third-Ring level, I’d definitely end up as a corpse on the spot. Unless... unless I use the Profound Jade Fan!’

For a moment, all five of them fell silent. Suddenly, Mu Chen paused. ’How could I have forgotten about this?’ "What are all your Martial Artist Realms?"

The four were taken aback, then looked at each other and smiled. Mo Qing said, "I’m a Second-Ring Martial Master, a Water Attribute Martial Artist. I specialize in defense and can heal some external injuries."

Ye Shuangshuang added, "I’m also a Second-Ring Martial Master, a Fire Attribute Martial Artist. I specialize in offense."

Little Tiger scratched his head. "I’m a First-Ring Martial Master, Earth Attribute. I’m really strong, so I guess I also specialize in offense."

Qing Lei nodded. "Second-Ring Martial Master..."

After glancing at everyone, a flash of conflict in Qing Lei’s eyes vanished, replaced by a look of determination. "I’m also a Second-Ring Martial Master. Dark Attribute. I specialize in harassment and surprise attacks."

The moment Qing Lei finished speaking, Mo Qing, Ye Shuangshuang, and Little Tiger all stared at him in surprise. Qing Lei’s gaze flickered away for a moment before he looked directly at them and said calmly, "Me... you can trust me."

Hearing this, Ye Shuangshuang and Mo Qing burst out laughing. Mo Qing shook her head and said, "What are you thinking? We were just surprised to find we have such a powerful Martial Artist on our team. With you here, our team’s safety factor will increase a lot. At the very least, we’ll have an extra pair of eyes in the dark."

Qing Lei looked at the two girls in astonishment, asking blankly, "You’re not going to ostracize me because of my Attribute?"

"Pfft." Ye Shuangshuang couldn’t hold it in any longer and burst out laughing, covering her mouth. "You’re hilarious. You make it sound like it’s worthless, but the Dark Attribute is an extremely rare and excellent Attribute. A Dark Attribute Martial Artist is something money can’t buy. You should know, there are many people out there who would kill to have a Dark Attribute Martial Artist on their team."

Little Tiger nodded his head vigorously in excitement. "Exactly, exactly! My grandma told me that if a team has a Dark Attribute Martial Artist, the team’s strength increases by twenty percent, and any team fighting against them will have their combat power reduced by twenty percent. Grandma said it’s called psychological pressure. And if a team has a Light Attribute Martial Artist, its chances of survival increase dramatically. That’s why both Dark Attribute Martial Artists and Light Attribute Martial Artists are extremely rare and valuable to a team."

"Ooh, the little guy knows quite a bit," Ye Shuangshuang said, looking at Little Tiger with feigned surprise.

Little Tiger scratched his head, grinning and showing his big white teeth. "Heheh, I’m not as smart as you say. To be honest, I don’t really know what it means either. I was just repeating what my grandma said."

Everyone was utterly speechless. Little Tiger was the cute but clueless type. Their words, however, gave Qing Lei a new perspective on himself. At the same time, the trust his companions had shown him began to slowly melt his heart, which had been frozen for so many years.

"Oh, right. Captain, you haven’t told us what your Attribute is yet," Ye Shuangshuang said, giving Mu Chen a teasing look.

’It seems I have all nine Attributes, but I’m just used to using Ice Attribute Primordial Power. The Primordial Power in my other Dantians is just for backup. I do this for two reasons. One is to avoid drawing attention; after all, a person having two Attributes at the same time is surprising enough. If I used multiple Attributes at once, I would definitely arouse suspicion, and I might even get captured for research. Besides, my strongest Attribute right now is the Ice Attribute. The rest are just ordinary Attribute Powers. Even if I stacked them, they probably wouldn’t be as powerful as my Extreme Ice Attribute.’

After a moment of thought, Mu Chen looked up and said, "I’m an Ice Attribute Martial Artist. I can do offense, defense, and control."

A trace of surprise flashed in Mo Qing’s eyes. "It seems choosing you as captain was definitely the right decision."

"Ooh... It’s the most unpredictable Ice Attribute. The captain’s such a freak," Ye Shuangshuang said, puffing up her acne-covered cheeks and looking at Mu Chen with mock contempt.

Little Tiger was just smiling, while Qing Lei already knew Mu Chen’s real Attribute. ’But there’s something I don’t get. Mu Chen is clearly an Ice Attribute user, so why can I feel a trace of a Dark Attribute fluctuation from him? Why is that?’ Unable to figure it out, Qing Lei could only give up on the thought. But one thing he was sure of: the young man before him was by no means ordinary. He was shrouded in layers of thick fog.

"Huh? Why did you ask us for all this information?" Mo Qing asked, looking at Mu Chen curiously. She wanted to know what their captain was thinking.

A corner of Mu Chen’s mouth lifted into a smirk. "Now that I know this, I’ve realized our mission isn’t as difficult as I imagined. If nothing unexpected happens, we will succeed."

"Why are you so certain?" Qing Lei asked.