Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh…
Right at this moment, another dozen or so young people teleported back to the warship.
Among them was none other than the genius of the Chen Clan, Chen Ziqian.
Upon teleporting back onto the warship, the instant Chen Ziqian saw the thousands of Ancient Demon Crystals floating before Ye Yunfei, his eyes instantly turned bloodshot.
"Ye Yunfei!
Return my Ancient Demon Crystals to me!"
Chen Ziqian roared furiously.
He had originally collected a total of ninety-five Ancient Demon Crystals, only for Ye Yunfei to seize them all.
This left him unable to gather the one hundred crystals, causing him to miss his chance and be unworthy of entering Hudao Academy.
As soon as he saw Ye Yunfei after teleporting back, his eyes flashed red.
"Idiot."
Ye Yunfei glanced at Chen Ziqian, sneered coldly, and simultaneously waved his hand, storing away all the crystals in front of him.
This Chen Ziqian had led his clansmen to rob other young martial artists of their Ancient Demon Crystals. And now, he still had the gall to roar at him?
Naturally, Ye Yunfei ignored him.
Elder Dongfang and the three middle-aged men only glanced at Chen Ziqian with slight surprise but didn't intervene.
"Ye Yunfei, I'll fight you to the death!"
The more Chen Ziqian thought about it, the angrier he became. As one of the top geniuses of the Chen Clan, he originally had a chance to pass successfully.
Who would have thought Ye Yunfei would ruin it.
BOOM!
The phantom of a gigantic Devouring Sky Python charged out from above his head, roaring with rage as it pounced towards Ye Yunfei.
At the thought, Ye Yunfei unleashed One Thought Begets a Demon.
Roar!
A hideous-faced demon appeared within Chen Ziqian's Soul Sea, lunging to bite at his Soul Body.
"Ahh!"
Chen Ziqian screamed, staggering back over a dozen steps. His face turned pale, and blood continuously seeped from the corner of his mouth.
With Ye Yunfei's current level of Soul Power, the Soul Art he unleashed was simply impossible for Chen Ziqian to resist.
"Enough.
No one is allowed to engage in conflict here.
Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite.
I don't care what method you used. As long as you gathered one hundred Ancient Demon Crystals and returned here, you passed.
Those who failed to gather enough can only blame their lack of strength or lack of luck.
For a martial artist's path of growth, both strength and luck are indispensable.
Even if your strength is profound, lacking luck means you are not the type of person our Hudao Academy needs.
So, no one should complain here!"
Elder Dongfang said coldly.
BOOM!
An invisible pressure instantly spread throughout the warship.
Immediately, everyone on the ship felt as if they were carrying a massive mountain on their shoulders. Overwhelmed and unable to bear the weight, they nearly collapsed onto the deck.
Chen Ziqian's expression changed, not daring to act out again.
However, the gaze he directed at Ye Yunfei was filled with extreme malice.
Afterwards, more young people teleported back to the warship one after another.
To Ye Yunfei's surprise, Qin An had actually managed to gather one hundred Ancient Demon Crystals and passed successfully.
Finally, after the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.
No one else teleported back to the warship.
At this moment, the assessment time officially concluded.
Initially, there had been about three thousand participants.
Now, nearly two thousand had returned to the warship.
That meant around one thousand people had perished.
A mortality rate of one-third!
And this was because Elder Dongfang had issued each participant a teleportation talisman before the assessment began.
Otherwise, the mortality rate would have been even higher!
No wonder. The core area of the Ancient Battlefield teemed with a large number of demonic beasts of terrifying strength.
The Earth Corpse Monkeys were just one of the powerful races dwelling within.
Furthermore, there were several other races of demonic beasts whose overall power was also extremely frightening.
The vast majority of Ancient Demon Crystals were hidden within the lairs of those beasts.
So, the immense difficulty of stealing one hundred Ancient Demon Crystals from the lairs of those beasts could be imagined!
"Alright.
Gentlemen, this recruitment assessment for our Hudao Academy has officially concluded.
In total, thirty-nine young people have passed the assessment and become official students of Hudao Academy.
This is the highest number of recruits admitted from the Eastern Region in any single session in the history of our Hudao Academy."
Elder Dongfang said slowly.
"Good.
Now, we return to Lanshi City."
Elder Dongfang said.
Then.
Hum…
The warship trembled slightly and began flying away swiftly.
Ye Yunfei found a spot on the warship, sat down cross-legged, and closed his eyes to rest.
Wu Heishan quickly shuffled over and sat down next to Ye Yunfei, then began looking around sneakily, eyeing the beauties on the warship.
"Little sister, let's go over and join Ye Yunfei."
Yuan Dayong strode over and sat down beside Ye Yunfei.
Xiao Hui also sat down nearby, stealing glances at Ye Yunfei from time to time.
The scene of Ye Yunfei fighting those Earth Corpse Monkeys in that valley remained etched deeply in her mind.
"That guy tricked me so badly!
How I worried about him in the beginning...
But the way he fought was truly majestic…"
At this moment, Xiao Hui seemed filled with curiosity about Ye Yunfei.
Two days later.
The warship returned to Lanshi City.
Those young people who hadn't passed the assessment immediately left the warship, crestfallen.
The thirty-nine who passed were retained by Elder Dongfang.
"Hmph!"
Chen Ziqian led dozens of Chen Clan disciples away in a hurry. Before leaving, he turned back and shot Ye Yunfei a venomous glare.
Originally, he had high hopes of passing this assessment.
Who would have thought all his Ancient Demon Crystals would be plundered clean by Ye Yunfei.
Of course, it never occurred to him that the incident began because he provoked Ye Yunfei first.
"Alright.
Everyone, from this moment onward, you are official students of Hudao Academy."
Elder Dongfang said.
Hearing Elder Dongfang's words, these successfully passed youths were all extremely excited.
"I, your humble servant, am now a student of Hudao Academy!
A salted fish has turned over!"
Wu Heishan was so agitated his entire face flushed red as he mumbled quietly.
"Brother Ye, thanks to meeting you this time, our siblings successfully passed!"
Yuan Dayong said to Ye Yunfei.
In fact, he had already said this to Ye Yunfei several times.
"These are your identity tokens.
From now on, your words and actions represent the face of our Hudao Academy.
Don't bring disgrace to Hudao Academy.
Also, I hope you will strive diligently in your cultivation henceforth.
Remember, strength is everything."
Elder Dongfang said.
As he spoke, he waved his hand. Thirty-nine white tokens flew out from his sleeve, landing before the thirty-nine young people respectively.
"If you encounter danger, take out this token and declare your identity.
It can serve as a deterrent.
If anyone dares to attack you, this token can record their aura and transmit it back to Hudao Academy.
Afterwards, personnel from Hudao Academy will investigate.
So, keep it safe."
Elder Dongfang reminded.
"I grant you two months to return and settle your personal affairs.
Two months from now, I will dispatch someone here to Lanshi City to escort you to the Central Continent.
Once you go to the Central Continent this time, you won't know when you can return.
So, spend some proper time with your families or teachers."
Elder Dongfang continued.
"Alright.
You may leave."
Elder Dongfang waved his hand.