Chapter 7: Participating in the Trial [First Update]

"Student Ye Tian, do you really want to sign up for the trial? Although you only need to reach the Martial Apprentice level to participate, it is best for a Martial Apprentice without 500 jin of strength not to participate, otherwise, it is very easy to die in the trial."

Teacher Yue Cheng of the Fifth Academy looked at Ye Tian before him and tried to dissuade him.

He had seen several students like Ye Tian who always thought they were lucky and would obtain Vicious Beast blood. But they didn't stop to think that even if that small wilderness area had no Vicious Beasts, some powerful wild beasts were enough to kill most Martial Apprentices. Students who had just become Martial Apprentices were like ants in front of powerful wild beasts, unless they relied on numbers or powerful weapons.

"Teacher, I have already formed a group. By relying on numbers, I should have a chance to obtain a good harvest!"

Ye Tian said this deliberately.

"Alright then, it's your own business anyway. But if you sign up, you need to sign a life-and-death contract. Once the contract is signed, even if you die in the small wilderness area, our Fifth Academy will not provide any compensation!" Teacher Yue Cheng reminded him.

"I know!"

Ye Tian signed the contract very calmly.

"Come to the academy's No. 5 martial arts practice field before eight o'clock in the morning ten days from now. A teacher will take you there!" Teacher Yue Cheng instructed.

"Yes, Teacher!"

Ye Tian replied.

Having successfully signed up, Ye Tian breathed a sigh of relief.

He did not want to waste the next ten days. Although he was confident in his own strength, his power was still weak after all, and he needed to make some preparations.

For example, buying weapons and equipment.

In this era, there are no restrictions on weapons, and anyone can carry them at any time. Weapons are divided into several levels; for example, weapons made of ordinary steel are called ordinary weapons, while weapons made using some Origin Power Materials are very suitable for the circulation of a Martial Artist's Origin Power, and such weapons are called Origin Weapons.

Ye Tian could not afford an Origin Weapon, nor was there any need to buy one. The quality of an ordinary Origin Weapon was similar to an ordinary weapon, it just had the added characteristic of Origin Power.

Going to a weapon shop, Ye Tian bought a blade made of refined iron, as well as a bow and some arrows.

These weapons cost Ye Tian 5,000 yuan, which was his entire year's expenses.

Originally, Ye Tian only had 20,000 yuan, and now only 15,000 yuan remained, but purchasing these weapons was necessary.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

Ye Tian did not mention the trial to his younger sister, Ye Yu; he just told her that the academy had organized an activity that would take three days, and he would return after three days.

Ye Yu naturally did not think too much about it; otherwise, she would definitely not have allowed Ye Tian to go to the small wilderness area for the trial.

Fifth Academy, No. 5 martial arts practice field.

When Ye Tian arrived, he saw nearly 100 students; clearly, this was not all of them.

He estimated that there were at least 150 students participating in the trial, perhaps even more.

"It seems the attraction of Vicious Beast blood is too strong; for students with low talent, it is their hope!" Ye Tian thought to himself.

"Ye Tian, aren't you not coming?"

Zhang Bao's voice came over.

Ye Tian looked at Zhang Bao and said indifferently, "I didn't say I wasn't coming, I just didn't want to form a team!"

"Could it be that you found an expert to take you?" Zhang Bao was shocked.

Ye Tian did not speak, maintaining his silence. Zhang Bao's eyes became envious, obviously thinking that Ye Tian had found an expert, which was why he didn't want to team up with them.

Regarding Zhang Bao's overthinking, Ye Tian did not explain; the misunderstanding was actually better.

After waiting for about half an hour, the students had basically all arrived, totaling about 160 students.

These 160 students basically all had secondary talent, and their ages were mostly quite old, with some even in their twenties.

Young apprentices like Ye Tian were rare; after all, being young represented low strength.

With so many students, perhaps many would not return, but in this era, without strength, one could die at any moment. For example, the Silver Moon Sable incident a while ago affected many ordinary people; it was truly a case of disaster striking at home. Only strength is everything!

"Since everyone is here, get on the bus!"

A teacher shouted at the students.

Soon, several buses similar to those from his previous life appeared before the many students.

All the students were seeing a car for the first time; previously, they could only see these pre-apocalyptic cars in textbooks.

"Teacher, hasn't the rules of the world changed greatly now? Can't the cars from a hundred years ago no longer be used?" A student asked curiously.

"This is a newly developed bus, powered by Origin Power. It is technology that the higher-ups of Coastal Base exchanged from a Great Base. It has just been launched. Only Martial Artists are qualified to purchase cars. I believe that soon you will be able to see all kinds of cars on the street!" The teacher replied.

"A car powered by Origin Power!"

A group of students suddenly realized. Some of them had heard of such Origin Power equipment, but they didn't expect Coastal Base to have them too.

The group of students got on the bus, and it drove toward the outside of the base.

An hour later, the bus passed a city gate and drove toward the wilderness.

Upon entering the wilderness, many students were a bit panicked. The wilderness had many Vicious Beasts, and these Martial Apprentices had no power to resist when facing Vicious Beasts.

"Rest assured, not long ago, the important figures of Coastal Base cleared this area of the wilderness. There won't be any Vicious Beasts within a radius of three miles, and our destination is a small wilderness area one mile away." The lead teacher said with a smile.

Hearing the teacher say this, the students breathed a sigh of relief.

Moreover, there were over ten teachers protecting them across several buses, and every teacher had the cultivation of a Martial Artist, so safety could be guaranteed.

Not long after, a valley appeared before everyone.

"This valley is our destination," the teacher introduced.

Many buses were parked at the entrance of the valley; they were the cars of other academies.

"It's the students from the Fifth Academy. Haha, this trash academy sent people here too; could it be they want to be wiped out?"

"The students from the Fifth Academy probably haven't even seen blood, right? Unlike us from the First Academy, where teachers capture wild beasts or even weak Vicious Beasts for us to practice on. Our combat power is not something the students of the Fifth Academy can compare to. I guess they might even cry in fear when they see a wild beast!"

"Although the students of the Fifth Academy are no good, the dean of the Fifth Academy is a big shot in the Coastal Base. Let's mock them less; if we offend the dean of the Fifth Academy, we won't have a good time!"

These mocking students were naturally all students from the First Academy. As for the students of other academies, they were not much better than the Fifth Academy, so they had no qualifications to mock them.

"Damn it, these students from the First Academy are too arrogant!"

Many students from the Fifth Academy said angrily.

But they only dared to talk about it; they didn't dare to actually reason with the students from the First Academy, as they knew the gap between themselves and the others.

After getting off the bus, Ye Tian stared intently at the students from the First Academy—

"The students of the First Academy have at least Elementary talent, and I might encounter students with Medium talent. My Copy Talent can be used again; this time, I might be able to copy a good talent!"