As the third stone giant statue lit up, the secretary looked at the association president.
A record... broken?
President Feng was slightly taken aback.
The third trial, which the novice beastmasters of the Beastmaster Corps had not been able to overcome for so long, had been conquered in less than half an hour by this batch of beastmasters?
Perhaps it was time to consider increasing the training load for the Beastmaster Corps.
At this moment, Deputy Commander He Biao of the Pingcheng Beastmaster Corps also came out of the camp, walking over to President Feng and his group.
"What's going on!" he shouted.
"It's quite obvious. Among the beastmasters I brought, someone has already conquered the third trial..."
"Our corps' standards really need to be improved."
"Damn it, you're just spouting nonsense! Why don't you put your money where your mouth is!" Deputy Commander He Biao immediately started berating.
"You want the horse to be good but don't want to feed it. There's no such thing as a free lunch."
The secretary beside President Feng remained silent, already used to it. These two were life-and-death friends, having a deep bond formed during the beast tide ten years ago. They often bickered while chatting.
President Feng didn't say anything. He wanted to spend more money, but Pingcheng was poor, wasn't it???
"President, who could it be? Could it be your nephew...?"
"Second trial, a Level 10 Frost Stone Giant."
"Third trial, a Level 10 Ice Armor Giant." President Feng narrowed his eyes and shook his head: "I know my nephew's strength."
"He has great talent, he might be able to pass, but he definitely wouldn't pass so quickly. There must be someone else."
He had trained his nephew before coming, so he was very clear about it.
The secretary cleared his throat and said, "What if, maybe your nephew performed exceptionally well this time."
"Impossible, if it were him, I'd eat..."
"What would you eat? Fried green caterpillars?" He Biao looked at him: "Trying to trick me into a meal?"
"I mean, I'll (hold) a negative attitude." President Feng adjusted his clothes.
But... who could it be? Is it one of the three beastmasters who ranked first in the three trials, or one of the beastmasters recommended by the martial arts schools?
For a moment, President Feng couldn't make a judgment.
He looked deeply at the direction of the stone statues, curious if the fourth one would light up.
...
Inside the ruins, the third trial space.
Shi Yu picked up the translucent stone in the shape of an egg, dropped by the Ice Armor Giant, and fell into deep thought.
It's not an energy crystal, nice... but what is it?
"Ying."
Eleven also looked puzzled.
This thing... it had never seen or eaten before.
"My phone can't connect to the internet here, so I can't look it up..."
"This..."
Shi Yu wasn't in a good mood.
The awarding phase was supposed to be exciting and tense, but instead, he got something he didn't recognize, which was frustrating.
"Whatever, let's put it away and ask later when we get out."
Shi Yu put the transparent stone in his backpack, then looked around, using his mental perception to sense the environment.
Good! Except for the first trial space, the next two, the second and third, had no reaction.
Let's continue...
"Want to rest for ten minutes before we proceed to the next trial?" Shi Yu looked at Eleven, suspecting its condition.
After all, the Ice Armor Giant's hammer had sent Eleven flying over ten meters.
Adjusting its state would prevent a setback in the next trial and allow for better investigation of the historical truth.
The reward is secondary; mainly, he didn't want history to be buried.
"Last time, you didn't say it like this... but whatever, the meaning is similar."
"Ying."
To avoid getting beaten in the next trial, Eleven nodded obediently.
Its philosophy was simple: getting injured during training is fine, but getting injured in battle is not!
That would make its training seem pointless...
Next, Eleven shrank and went to sleep, quickly restoring its stamina.
After a short delay, they stepped into the teleportation array for the fourth trial.
...
"The environment has changed?"
As soon as he opened his eyes, Shi Yu found himself on a mountain peak in a snowy environment.
Eleven was beside Shi Yu. They looked down and saw a blizzard coming from below.
As countless ice elements gathered, a wolf-shaped creature gradually formed.
Seeing that it wasn't a stone giant this time but an ice wolf, Shi Yu became interested, and Eleven was eager to try.
However, soon, Shi Yu and Eleven's faces fell.
Even Eleven, who was very eager to test its training results through battle, looked troubled.
Because, as the ice elements gathered, the Snow Wolf was just the first creature to appear.
In the next moment, nine more Snow Wolves formed.
Then, ten Ice Fang Boars, a medium extraordinary race, appeared.
Next, ten Ice Armor Beasts, ten Ice Scale Snakes, and ten Snow Apes appeared!
This time, the snowy space Shi Yu was in was vast, and the creatures were scattered everywhere, but from the mountain peak, Shi Yu and Eleven could see everything clearly.
Fifty creatures in total!
Don't tell them the fourth trial is to defeat all the creatures in front of them...
Shi Yu: ◐ˍ◑
Is the ruins not playing fair? Using a sea of beasts tactic.
Eleven: ◐﹏◑
Eleven also felt a bit of pressure.
If the fourth trial is like this, how will they handle the fifth trial?
But fortunately, unlike the first three trials, these fierce beasts' aggression was not currently directed at Shi Yu and Eleven.
They had ample time to formulate a strategy and think about how to pass the trial.
"Bad move!!!" On the mountain peak, Shi Yu cursed inwardly.
He observed carefully and found that these fierce beasts' growth levels were not high, none had reached Level 10.
However, even so, the difficulty was completely beyond the previous trial.
Shi Yu regretted not having upgraded the "Intimidate" skill to proficient level earlier.
Otherwise, a proficient level Intimidate from Eleven might have instantly killed all 50 fierce beasts.
Or, if he had upgraded "Gigantify" to proficient level, a fifty-meter Eleven could have crushed them all with a single step.
Now, it was neither fight nor not fight...
"Should we go out and develop for half a month and come back?" Shi Yu suggested.
"(っ`-´c) MAO!"
Eleven took a step forward.
No, since we're here, let's try and then go back.
The Iron Eater fears nothing!
"Want to fight?"
Shi Yu didn't think it was impossible to fight, but with their current strength, even if they passed, it would be very difficult.
"Their numbers are huge, and even if they attack in a group, it won't be easy to coordinate."
"Your entire body is hardened, so they won't be able to break through your defense. The challenge will be your stamina."
"You can use Absolute Sleep and Shrinking to buy time, so there's still a chance to pass."
Shi Yu slowly analyzed: "Want to try?"
Eleven nodded.
Soon, Eleven rolled down the mountain (rolling down as a ball).
"AOOOO!!!"
Trying means dying, this will be a very brutal battle.
...
Outside.
A long time had passed since the third stone statue lit up.
At this point, participants were gradually coming out.
Inside the ruins, a beastmaster can easily return by recalling their pet to the beast space and mentally confirming "exit."
Because of this, as long as a beastmaster doesn't deliberately put themselves in danger, there's generally no significant risk.
"Chen Kai... one trial."
After coming out, the beastmasters had to be questioned by the soldiers and register their achievements.
Top student Chen Kai was very upset.
One trial, he only passed one trial!!!
Most people on the scene had only passed one trial.
The second trial's Frost Stone Giant was already very difficult, let alone the third trial.
Thinking about it, the ruins space might be a training ground for young members of a powerful beastmaster tribe capable of sealing super beings like dragons.
The difficulty level would definitely not be something anyone could easily pass, especially since Pingcheng was just a small third-level city.
"Bai Shi, two trials."
"Qiao Liang, two trials."
"Jiang Rui, two trials..."
These people had defeated the Level 10 Frost Stone Giant but were beaten back by the Ice Armor Giant.
Originally, everyone had the same achievement, which wasn't a big deal.
However, as the participants noticed the third stone statue was lit, their minds went blank.
"Damn, someone defeated that Ice Armor Giant?"
The third stone statue lighting up meant that the third trial had been passed by someone.
"Who, who passed the third trial?"
A beastmaster asked the soldier registering his achievements.
The soldier beastmaster looked at him and shook his head: "I don't know, the person hasn't come out yet."
"The third stone statue lit up over half an hour ago. That person is probably challenging the fourth trial now?"
"Damn..." The beastmasters who came out collectively felt frustrated. Defeating the Ice Armor Giant over half an hour ago? Is this person human?
Beastmasters gradually came out, and even the top two from the association's training assessment came out.
They also failed to pass the third trial, which disappointed the waiting President Feng, He Biao, and others.
"Cheng Gong, third trial."
However, at this moment, a beastmaster with a not-so-good expression came out and immediately attracted everyone's attention when he registered.
"Did you pass the third trial?" The registrar looked at the pale-faced beastmaster.
"Yes." Cheng Gong looked at the lit third stone statue and the surprised looks from the people around him, feeling a sense of satisfaction.
Although he failed the fourth trial, he had at least set a new record!!!
He didn't disappoint his uncle, the president!!!
"Bro, you're awesome!" The soldier couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Passing three trials in just a few minutes, that's impressive."
"But why did it take so long to come out? Is the fourth trial very difficult? What is the fourth trial?"
"The fourth trial... is not something a novice beastmaster can pass." Cheng Gong couldn't help but complain, but suddenly, he felt something was off.
When did he pass three trials in a few minutes? The third trial took a long time...
He was quite confused, and at that moment... the fourth stone statue "buzzed" and lit up.
Everyone turned to look, first stunned, then a chorus of exclamations.
"The fourth stone statue lit up!"
What this meant was clear to everyone.
Outside a camp, President Feng was also shocked. The fourth trial... was really passed? He had a good idea who it might be.
Lin Hongnian, what's going on with this Shi Yu???
The secretary and deputy commander were also surprised and looked at the registration area... it wasn't President Feng's nephew?
At the same time.
The only one who had seen the difficulty of the fourth trial, top student Cheng Gong, was bewildered.
"How... how is this possible? The fourth trial, can anyone pass that... 1 vs 50!!!"