The Mission Hall.
Due to the recent period where new students went out en masse to execute missions, they had been returning in the past few days to redeem their Merit Points. Therefore, the Mission Hall was exceptionally lively.
Surprisingly, there were over a hundred new students gathered to exchange their Merit Points.
“Stop crowding! Form a proper line one by one and wait your turn!”
Within the Mission Hall, several older students were specially tasked with maintaining order.
In the very center of the hall was a long table. Sitting lazily in a wicker chair behind it was that old man from last time, the one from whom Ye Yunfei had accepted his mission.
One by one, the new students took turns stepping forward, handing their identity tokens and the spoils brought back from their missions to the old man for inspection.
Then, the old man would record the corresponding amount of Merit Points into their identity tokens.
“Huang Tian, hunted five Tianyou Demonic Elephants, mission completed. Record 800 Merit Points.”
“Zhang Qianfa, went to the outskirts of the Demonfire Valley, hunted one fire-attribute demonic beast. Record 700 Merit Points.”
“Cao Xue, went to the Tiansilver Plain, gathered one hundred six-star demon herbs. Record 500 Merit Points.”
…
The old man’s languid voice rang out incessantly.
Those new students who had earned a relatively large number of Merit Points stood tall and proud, spirits high.
Those who earned fewer points felt somewhat ashamed, hanging their heads as if they didn’t dare meet people’s eyes.
“Pang Fei, hunted twenty Earth-Rock Demonic Crocodiles. Record 1500 points.”
Suddenly, the old man’s voice rang out clearly.
Hiss!
Within the Mission Hall, many students couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath, turning their gazes towards the student named Pang Fei.
Earth-Rock Demonic Crocodiles inhabited volcano craters and were an extremely dangerous type of demonic beast.
There were probably many new students who wouldn’t have the courage to enter a volcano crater, let alone hunt Earth-Rock Demonic Crocodiles.
For this Pang Fei to have actually hunted ten Earth-Rock Demonic Crocodiles was truly astonishing.
“As expected of a new student from the Central Continent.”
“The young geniuses from the Central Continent really are far stronger than the youngsters from the other four regions!”
…
Some students couldn’t help but whisper in discussion.
The student named Pang Fei was from the Central Continent. Feeling the envious gazes of the other students, he was extremely pleased with himself.
Not just Pang Fei, many other students from the Central Continent also held their heads high, looking utterly arrogant.
Right at that moment.
Suddenly.
“Feng Yun’ao is here!”
Someone suddenly shouted.
Then, a youth in white clothes walked into the Mission Hall, surrounded by over a dozen students.
That white-clothed youth was precisely Feng Yun’ao.
Ye Yunfei swept a glance at Feng Yun’ao, a flicker of killing intent stirring in his heart.
Feng Yun’ao had sent Prince Zhenshou to deal with him. Ye Yunfei had not forgotten this grudge.
“Hmph! To think you managed to come back alive. Truly a tenacious life.”
Feng Yun’ao had also discovered Ye Yunfei. His gaze swept over as he spoke coldly.
“Disappointed you, I’m sure,” Ye Yunfei replied indifferently.
“Next time, I guarantee you won’t be so lucky.”
Feng Yun’ao stared at Ye Yunfei, a cold smile on his face that seemed to hold profound meaning.
Then.
He walked up to the long table, took out his identity token, and handed it to the old man.
“Feng Yun’ao, slain Tiancan Old Demon. Record 6000 Merit Points.”
The old man took Feng Yun’ao’s identity token, probed it with his senses, and announced clearly.
Hiss!
The moment the old man’s words fell, the entire Mission Hall erupted with gasps of astonishment.
The majority were utterly shocked.
“I heard that Tiancan Old Demon is an early Yuan Foundation Realm expert, a famously savage and bloodthirsty rogue cultivator.
This mission was originally specifically targeted at Intermediate Students, or even Advanced Students.
I never thought Feng Yun’ao could actually complete this mission!”
“Doesn’t this mean Feng Yun’ao already possesses the strength to slay an early Yuan Foundation Realm expert?
That’s just too shocking!”
“He just entered the Hudao Academy!”
Many couldn’t help but start discussing.
“Ye Yunfei, I wonder what mission you accepted?”
Amidst the many shocked gazes, Feng Yun’ao looked at Ye Yunfei, hands clasped behind his back as he asked nonchalantly.
His seemingly indifferent tone carried a hint of provocation.
“Haha, the mission this kid took is worth, at most, one or two thousand Merit Points. There’s no way he can compare with Senior Brother Feng Yun!”
“Of course!
Among this batch of new students, Senior Brother Feng Yun’s strength is the best. How can a kid from the Eastern Region think to compare with Senior Brother Feng Yun? Truly overestimating himself!”
“Correct!
Senior Brother Feng Yun’s aptitude is monstrous; he can’t be compared to just any random dog or cat.”
…
The students around Feng Yun’ao all began to mock and ridicule.
“What are you so proud of? If my boss announced the amount of Merit Points from his mission, it would scare you all to death!”
Wu Heishan, listening to the sarcastic remarks of those Central Continent new students, was displeased and retorted loudly.
“Scare us to death?
I think it would make us die laughing!”
“This fellow is really blowing hot air.
Could that kid’s Merit Points possibly be more than Senior Brother Feng Yun’s?”
“If you have the skill, then show everyone. Just bragging won’t convince anyone.”
…
Immediately, the students around Feng Yun’ao retorted sharply, shouting loudly.
Suddenly.
Ye Yunfei lifted his foot and walked towards that long table.
Immediately, everyone within the entire Mission Hall quieted down, their gazes fixed on Ye Yunfei.
Everyone wanted to know exactly how many Merit Points Ye Yunfei would obtain.
Ye Yunfei walked up to the long table and handed his identity token to the old man.
“Kid, I never thought you’d return safely. Remarkable, truly remarkable.”
That old man had quite a deep impression of Ye Yunfei and immediately recognized him, speaking in surprise.
“Just being able to come back is fine. Not being able to complete that mission is nothing to be ashamed of.”
The old man took Ye Yunfei’s identity token and said offhandedly.
He didn’t seem to hold much hope that Ye Yunfei could have actually completed the mission.
Thus, he picked up Ye Yunfei’s identity token and began to probe it carelessly with his Soul Power.
“Haha, did you hear that!
This Ye Yunfei kid definitely aimed too high and accepted a mission he couldn’t complete. Now his bragging has been exposed!”
“Even Elder Feng says he couldn’t complete it. Serves him right!”
The students around Feng Yun’ao, hearing the old man’s words, couldn’t help but gloat with glee.
The students usually referred to this old man as Elder Feng.
However.
Right at this moment.
“What?!
How is that possible?!”
Suddenly, Elder Feng jumped straight up from his wicker chair, staring slack-jawed at Ye Yunfei, his face filled with disbelief.
“We thank Young Hero Ye for rescuing us from the Black Wind Stronghold.”
Within Ye Yunfei’s identity token were stored the separate voices of the Second Prince and Third Princess of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire.
Furthermore, there was also a drop of blood and the soul aura of both the Second Prince and the Third Princess.
Thus, it couldn’t be fake.
This proved that Ye Yunfei had indeed completed the mission.
“Five students went together to execute this high-difficulty mission, but only you returned, and you even completed the task.
Could it be that the four older students have already…”
Elder Feng asked.
“The four Senior Brothers were killed by the Sand Bandits of the Black Wind Stronghold, having sacrificed themselves honorably,”
Ye Yunfei said.
“Simply unbelievable!
Those four older students couldn’t make it back alive.
Yet you, a new student, not only returned alive but also completed the mission!
Young man, it seems I underestimated you before!”
Elder Feng scrutinized Ye Yunfei, a look of appreciation appearing in his eyes.
“Since that’s the case, young man, you can receive ten thousand Merit Points.”
Elder Feng said.
Then, he waved his hand. A white light shot into Ye Yunfei’s identity token, recording ten thousand Merit Points for Ye Yunfei.
Ten thousand Merit Points!
At this moment, the entire Mission Hall fell into a dead silence.
Everyone was staring at Ye Yunfei with stunned eyes.