Chapter 420 - 282: University Alliance Training Camp, the Yanhuang Federation’s Second Round Assessment Is About to End
Chapter 420: Chapter 282: University Alliance Training Camp, the Yanhuang Federation’s Second Round Assessment Is About to End
Zhang Yi had no idea how shocked Instructor Li Qiongtian was when he saw the Large Dark Plane on the verge of shattering.
As Zhang Yi clicked to complete the mission, his consciousness began to return to the University Alliance Training Camp. Soon, his mind cleared, and he stepped out of the Divine Realm Connection Pod.
Because Zhang Yi had chosen a Hell Difficulty mission, the in-world mission time given was the longest possible—a full three months. In the real world, the assessment ended for all members of the Tianya Academy team on the same day at the end of May. However, there were slight differences in their exact finishing times. For instance, the other members of the Tianya Academy team were already out, but Zhang Yi had yet to emerge.
In fact, the other members had already expected Zhang Yi to be the last one out of the Divine Realm Connection Pods. After all, he had a history of doing just that.
As Zhang Yi emerged from the Divine Realm Connection Pod room, he was met with Lu Mei’s intense stare, Hong Tianyi’s expectant look, and the complicated gazes of the rest of the Tianya Academy team.
Instructor Li Qiongtian had not yet appeared, as he was busy reviewing the results of Zhang Yi’s mission.
As Zhang Yi entered the small training camp’s main hall, he took in the scene before him. Lu Mei stood a short distance away, her posture as elegant and poised as ever, like a proud phoenix. Her gaze fell upon Zhang Yi, carrying unconcealed concern and a subtle hint of rivalry that only the two of them could perceive.
When Zhang Yi met her gaze, he held it, and Lu Mei did not look away in the slightest. It was a silent, unspoken contest of wills.
Faced with Lu Mei’s stare, Zhang Yi naturally didn’t shy away. Lu Mei herself wasn’t afraid of the other students discovering their relationship, so Zhang Yi had even less reason to be.
However, their silent duel lasted less than three seconds before Hong Tianyi’s voice shattered the atmosphere, and the strange tension the other students had felt suddenly vanished.
"Brother Zhang, you’re finally out!" he exclaimed. "What difficulty did you choose for your mission this time?"
Because Zhang Yi had entered the Divine Realm Connection Pod immediately after selecting his mission, the other students from Tianya Academy had no idea what difficulty he had chosen. Following the pattern where each mission was harder than the last, this Hell Difficulty mission would be tougher than ever.
Their captain was once again the last to emerge. It was no surprise, then, that the other students were curious about the difficulty he had chosen for this internal assessment. Hong Tianyi had asked the question on everyone’s mind. All the other Tianya Academy students, including Lu Mei, turned to look at Zhang Yi, awaiting his answer.
During the first internal assessment, Lu Mei had completed a Hell Difficulty mission, but she had felt she was barely scraping by. If it weren’t for relying on the self-destruction of her Sun God Bird Clan, she probably would have failed right then and there. For the second internal assessment, Lu Mei, just like Zhang Yi, had used a privilege of the Golden Throne. But because she had miscalculated the Fire Attribute resources needed to cultivate her Flaming Phoenix Tree Divine Wood, her subsequent Clan development had fallen behind.
Therefore, when it came time for the third and final internal assessment, Lu Mei carefully considered her options. She resisted the temptation of the greater rewards from a Hell Difficulty mission and chose a Hard Difficulty one instead. Although she felt some regret, Lu Mei was self-aware enough to know her Clan’s combat capabilities. A Clan that had already undergone Nirvana once could not do so a second time. She had no more room for error!
Having chosen to play it safe, Lu Mei was also very curious about Zhang Yi’s choice.
Zhang Yi wasn’t secretive about it and stated his choice directly.
"This time, I chose a Hell Difficulty mission again!"
"Hell Difficulty!"
At those words, the entire hall of the small training camp fell silent. The other members of Tianya Academy had already suspected as much. Still, hearing Zhang Yi confirm it himself—so calmly and matter-of-factly—sent a shock through them that was hard to quell.
Hearing Zhang Yi’s answer, Hong Tianyi’s jaw dropped. It took him a few moments to snap out of it.
"Holy shit!"
"Brother Zhang, does that mean for the Yanhuang Federation’s second round of assessments at the University Alliance Training Camp, you chose Hell Difficulty for all three internal assessments, and you completed every single one?!"
Hong Tianyi’s voice was filled with a mix of shock and adoration. He really is the big brother I chose to follow! Just incredible! The possibility that Zhang Yi hadn’t passed the third Hell Difficulty mission never even crossed his mind.
The expressions of the other Tianya Academy members, however, grew even more complicated. Among them were those who had crashed and burned right after choosing a Hard Difficulty mission the first time; those who had to give it their all just to scrape by a Hard Difficulty mission; and even students who had barely managed to complete a Medium Difficulty mission for the third internal assessment.