Chapter 2119 - 2116: Assessment Begins

"Come on, go in and take the test. At the very least you’re already a Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Master, so just take the Fourth Grade assessment directly." Qi Lechun said with a cheerful smile, a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Hearing this, the two men and one woman all looked a bit stunned!

Jiang Manyu also spoke up in surprise, "Him? A Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Master?"

After speaking, she revealed a trace of disdain, lightly curling her lips, her gaze full of scorn.

"That’s right, he already has the strength of a Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Master." Qi Lechun nodded, his tone carrying clear affirmation.

Even he had to follow Xu Wendong to learn the method of engraving Gold Chaos.

On the path of Nether Talismans, Qi Lechun even felt that Xu Wendong’s talent was boundless, far surpassing Jiang Manyu.

"That’s impossible, isn’t it?" Jiang Manyu’s brows faintly knit, a trace of doubt flashing in her eyes.

"How old is he, anyway?" She asked two questions in a row, her gaze at Xu Wendong becoming more solemn.

Zhao Wen and Zhao Wu also showed doubtful expressions.

Today all of them were going to take the assessment for Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Master, but aside from Jiang Manyu, the other two didn’t dare claim they had a guaranteed pass!

Xu Wendong looked much younger than they did; what right did he have to take the Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Master assessment?

The corner of Qi Lechun’s mouth curled. These three were Inner Sect Disciples of the Nether Talisman Hall, usually arrogant and high-nosed, completely ignorant of the fact that there is always someone better out there.

It was about time to let them witness Xu Wendong’s talent!

"Doesn’t look like it?" Xu Wendong smiled slightly. This woman seemed to look down on him a bit!

"He really doesn’t look like it." Jiang Manyu shook her head, her tone tinged with mockery!

"Alright, after the assessment you’ll see the truth for yourselves." Qi Lechun felt the two were about to start sparking gunpowder, and hurriedly smoothed things over.

"Zhao Wen, Zhao Wu, you two go first." Qi Lechun instructed.

The fat-and-thin duo walked into the building and, under the guidance of a Maid, entered separate secret rooms.

Outside those two secret rooms, red lights lit up.

The red lights meant there were people inside currently engraving Netherworld Talismans, undergoing the assessment.

And for every assessment, a Great Power from the Nether Talisman Hall’s branch would be inside supervising, personally watching whether the examinee passed.

Once the lights turned green, it meant the assessment was passed; the grade could then be confirmed, corresponding robes issued, along with rewards.

If the light went out, it meant they had failed.

Zhao Wen and Zhao Wu were Inner Sect Disciples of the Nether Talisman Hall, and their talent was extremely strong as well.

Besides, despite looking young, they were already over fifty years old.

Reaching the level of Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Master within fifty years was not rare; most Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Masters progressed at about this pace.

As Zhao Wen and Zhao Wu entered the assessment, many people from the Nether Talisman Hall branch began to gather and watch.

Time passed bit by bit, and the two rooms’ red lights—one turned green, one went dark.

Of Zhao Wen and Zhao Wu, one failed and one succeeded.

The doors opened. Zhao Wen’s face was full of joy, while Zhao Wu hung his head dispiritedly.

"Looks like Zhao Wen passed." Qi Lechun said with a chuckle.

When Zhao Wen walked over, Qi Lechun cupped his hands slightly. "Dao friend, congratulations."

Now that their Realms were the same, Qi Lechun could no longer put on the airs of a senior uncle, and had to address Zhao Wen as an equal.

"Not bad." Jiang Manyu nodded slightly; Zhao Wen’s success had been within her expectations.

Zhao Wu’s failure could only be blamed on his restless, impetuous heart.

Now it was Xu Wendong and Jiang Manyu’s turn to take the assessment.

"You two go in as well." Qi Lechun said with a smile, then to Xu Wendong: "Keep your mindset steady, don’t be nervous."

Xu Wendong actually wasn’t nervous.

On the Nether Talisman path, he had the best teacher.

"Hope you make it out alive." Just one second before entering the room, Jiang Manyu suddenly spoke.

Xu Wendong was completely baffled. This woman was really strange.

Wasn’t this just an assessment for Nether Talisman Master rank? Could it really still be life-threatening?

Very quickly, Xu Wendong entered the room.

The room was pure white, with only a raised transparent window high up.

Inside that window sat several big shots of the Nether Talisman Hall branch, cups in hand, drinking and chatting merrily.

"Huh? I’ve never seen this guy that Qi Lechun brought."

"He’s not a Disciple of the Nether Talisman Hall, yet he actually dares to take the Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Master assessment?"

"His courage is decent; now we’ll see whether he can actually pull it off." Those big shots discussed noisily, the way they looked at Xu Wendong full of disdain.

The Nether Talisman Hall’s assessment wasn’t truly lethal, but it required certain coping skills, because in this room the environment would keep changing.

If your mind was affected, causing mistakes in the engraving of Runes, then there would indeed be some degree of danger.

The reason Nether Talisman Masters were so rare, especially High-level Nether Talisman Masters, was precisely because the assessments were extremely difficult.

After entering the room, Xu Wendong wore a puzzled expression.

The next moment, a voice came from above: "For this assessment, refine a Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Flowing Rock Armor Talisman."

"Using thirty minutes will be considered excellent; using sixty minutes will be passable; ninety minutes means you fail."

When this voice finished speaking, a sheet of Fourth-grade Talisman Paper appeared in front of him.

Xu Wendong was slightly stunned. He had never refined a Flowing Rock Armor Talisman before.

"Painting Saint senior, have you heard of this kind of Netherworld Talisman?" Xu Wendong hurriedly asked. After all, the Painting Saint was the progenitor of Nether Talisman Masters.

"Nonsense, of course I’ve heard of it." The Painting Saint replied disdainfully. "But this kind of low-level Netherworld Talisman isn’t even as good as Gold Chaos."

The dignified Painting Saint didn’t care about this assessment at all.

But Xu Wendong did care. He lowered his voice awkwardly: "I don’t know how to engrave it..."

Engraving Netherworld Talismans required mastering the engraving method and sequence.

If any step had an error, it would lead to failure.

The Painting Saint was speechless.

It seemed Xu Wendong had no basic knowledge as a Nether Talisman Master at all, completely like a Monk who’d joined halfway!

"Since that’s the case, then watch closely." After saying this, the Painting Saint began to rehearse in his mind. Xu Wendong’s spirit sank into it, and he began watching the Painting Saint engrave the Netherworld Talisman.

Just once was enough for Xu Wendong to grasp it.

By this time, a third of the thirty minutes in the room had already burned away.

"Why is that kid still standing there like a fool? He hasn’t started yet?" The big shots above asked in puzzlement.

"He’s started." Someone pointed down. At that moment, Xu Wendong had already begun engraving the Netherworld Talisman.

In just an instant, Xu Wendong carved a Rune onto the Talisman Paper.

A surge of Yin Qi Soul Power poured in, and that Rune was immediately filled.

Streams of flowing light emerged, icy blue radiance circling around Xu Wendong.

All the Soul Power within his body began to transform, wondrous and beautiful, blooming into one icy blue flower after another; those flowers ultimately gathered onto the Talisman Paper, forming a Netherworld Talisman.

In the blink of an eye, the Netherworld Talisman was completed.

"What’s going on?"

"He engraved it that fast?"

"Even I couldn’t possibly be that fast!" The big shots above spoke excitedly.

At the same time, the environment in the room began to change.

With a blink, Xu Wendong appeared in a sea of fire.

That sea of fire billowed with flames like Fire Dragons, surging toward Xu Wendong nonstop.

In the process of engraving a Netherworld Talisman, any disturbance could cause everything to be ruined.

But now the environmental changes in the room were severely interfering with Xu Wendong.

This was the assessment for a Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Master!