Chapter 34: The Second Assessment
During the intense training, the second upgrade test arrived as scheduled.

Just like the last assessment, everyone gathered in front of the Demon-Suppressing Tower, with Teacher Yan still leading the team. This time the assessment was to pass the three middle floors, namely the fourth, fifth and sixth floors.

Teacher Yan introduced the situation to everyone: "If the first three floors of the Demon Suppression Tower are mainly small soldiers and small fish, with a small number of powerful elite monsters, then the number of elite monsters in the middle three floors will be greatly increased, so the difficulty will be much higher. You must remain vigilant and cautious."

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Everyone entered the Demon Suppression Tower and entered the fourth floor. In the thick darkness, an ancient entrance suddenly appeared before their eyes. It looked ordinary, but it revealed an indescribable weirdness. This was the gateway to an unknown world. No one knew what secrets were hidden behind each door.

The entrance was built of old stones, covered with moss and traces of time. There was a huge arch in the middle, with several small doors on both sides, each of which looked so heavy, as if telling countless dusty stories. The wind whimpered through the gaps, making a low hum, like the sigh of an ancient soul.

The wood grain on the door was twisted and blurred, as if something was moving in it. Sometimes they were still, and sometimes they twisted suddenly and quickly, which made people feel terrified. And there were strange symbols on each door, which flashed a faint blue light in the dark, as if they had some mysterious power.

Standing at the entrance, one can feel a chill that goes deep into the bone marrow. The air is filled with a rotten smell, and occasionally there are bursts of low groans, which make people shudder.

Everyone's steps almost stopped, as if they were slowed down by the eerie horror before them, but Li Ye took the lead and entered the huge archway in the center. His figure gradually disappeared into the darkness until he disappeared from everyone's sight.

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In the moonlit wilderness, a group of ferocious and terrifying wolves were active. Their appearance was significantly different from that of ordinary wolves, their fur was thicker and gleamed with a cold metallic luster, and their eyes were cunning and cruel.

This pack of wolves is not only larger in size, but also has a pair of sharp fangs, like messengers from hell. They roam in the wilderness, howling from time to time, shaking the heart of every living being. The howling is full of evil and ominousness, making people shudder.

In the center of the wolf pack, a larger leader was patrolling his territory. His eyes were even more ferocious, and he exuded a strong sense of oppression. He would let out sharp howls from time to time, as if declaring his dominance, which frightened all living creatures.

Just as the wolf king was patrolling his territory, a heroic young man in golden armor appeared in front of him. It was Li Ye.

Li Ye hadn't figured out the situation yet, but he thought: "In the Demon-Suppressing Tower, as long as they are not living people, why bother so much, just do it!" So he decisively pulled out the Seven-Star Dragon Spring Sword from the scabbard behind him. Before the wolf king started howling, Li Ye had instantly arrived beside the wolf king and slashed at the wolf king's waist with a sword.

As the saying goes, "A wolf has a skin of steel, bones of iron, and a waist of tofu. Its waist is its weak spot."

Sure enough, with one strike of the sword, the wolf king was cut in half with a cold light.

When the wolves smelled the blood, they surrounded Li Ye and pounced on him frantically. Li Ye killed each wolves with one sword. Some wolves were either split in half from head to tail, or cut in half like his own wolf king. Some were beheaded cleanly by Li Ye.

In a short while, the originally ferocious wolf pack had turned into a group of broken corpses. The corpses of evil wolves were scattered all over the ground, and the blood dyed the ground red. This place seemed to have turned into a slaughterhouse, and the pungent smell of blood filled the air.

Li Ye was covered in blood, but it was all the blood of the evil wolves. He had killed all the wolves, leaving no one alive. After resting for a while, Li Ye continued to move forward. He did not clean the bloody smell on his body, because it was a good thing for him to use for "fishing law enforcement".

Passing by a huge strange stone tablet, Li Ye thought about it and felt that this might be another good thing to help him with fishing and law enforcement. So he sat down not far from the stone tablet, closed his eyes, and seemed to be meditating.

Sure enough, not long after, black fog spread and black air flew around Li Ye, as if they were ready to attack Li Ye.

The black fog dissipated, and the black air turned into demons. These demons had different shapes. Some looked like giant insects with a pair of pincers that flashed with cold light. They crawled on the ground, emitting a disgusting stench.

Some of them look like twisted human figures, with sticky green blood flowing through their bodies, and no facial features but a pair of red eyes that exude cruelty and cunning.

The demons roared at each other, exchanging their evil plans and desires. They surrounded the ancient and strange stone tablet not far from Li Ye. The stone tablet was engraved with mysterious runes, which was the source of their power. As they gathered, the air around them became extremely heavy, as if even time had stopped at this moment.

Li Ye was not afraid.

Facing the strange and brutal evil demons in front of him, the golden-armored general Li Ye stood majestically, as if a god descended from heaven. His eyes were firm and cold, and his face was calm as he faced the evil demons that wanted to tear him into pieces and devour him.

The golden-armored general Li Ye is wearing a golden armor, as dazzling as the sun god descending from the earth. His armor is made of pieces of golden dragon scales, emitting a mysterious and dazzling light that makes people dare not look directly at it. Every detail of the armor has been carefully crafted, whether it is the shoulder guard, chest armor or skirt, it looks gorgeous and solemn.

The long sword in his hand shone with cold light, it was the sharp weapon he used to kill evil spirits. The sword seemed to have absorbed the righteousness and starlight between heaven and earth, and every time the sword was unsheathed, it would be accompanied by a sharp golden airflow, which was frightening.

When the golden-armored general rushed towards the evil demon, the entire battlefield seemed to be at a standstill. He was like a flash of lightning that cut through the dark sky, so fast that it was impossible to catch him. He was agile and powerful, like a tiger descending from the mountain.

When he confronted the evil, a thrilling battle unfolded. The sword light and the black air intertwined, as if weaving a picture of hell and heaven. Every sword strike was as powerful as thunder, forcing the evil to retreat step by step.

Li Ye's attack became more fierce. The golden sword energy was continuous and the sword light seemed to illuminate the wasteland shrouded in darkness. Demons were constantly injured or even killed by the sword energy.

Finally, Li Ye shouted "Kai Yang Zhan", and the terrifying and powerful energy condensed in the Seven Star Dragon Spring. The spiritual power surged wildly. Li Ye swung out the Seven Star Dragon Spring with both hands, which emitted dazzling golden light, and slashed out a crescent-shaped golden sword energy.

With this earth-shattering blow, the evil demon was completely defeated. Its black energy dissipated into the air, leaving behind only the mess on the ground and the shattered dark power.

Li Ye put away his sword and looked at the fallen evil demon. A victorious smile appeared on his face, grim and cruel.

(End of this chapter)