"Let's get out of here!"
The blood-soaked Senior Brother Tong struggled to climb up from the ground, his voice filled with fury and humiliation.
"Thinking of leaving? Do you think it'll be that easy? Hand over everything on your persons. And each of you must swear a blood oath to hand over all the cultivation resources the academy distributes to you within the next year, as tribute to the two of us!" Ye Yunfei's figure flickered as he positioned himself in front of Senior Brother Tong, speaking coldly.
"You brat, how dare you treat me, Tong Hu, this way! Don't blame me for not warning you—my cousin, Tong Lin, ranks ninth among the Senior Students of the Third Hall! I advise you to let this matter drop. Otherwise, the consequences will be severe!" Senior Brother Tong threatened, outwardly fierce but inwardly timid.
*Slap!*
Ye Yunfei's palm struck Tong Hu squarely on his right cheek.
"Enough chatter. If you don't do as I say, you're not going anywhere," Ye Yunfei sneered.
"This new student is too fierce! Daring to treat Tong Hu like this!"
"Tong Hu usually bullies men and dominates women here in our Third Hall. Never thought he'd finally meet his match today!" The students gathered nearby were stunned, then began whispering among themselves in hushed tones. Many who had been bullied by Tong Hu before felt a considerable sense of vindication.
"You...!" Blood trickled down from Tong Hu's right cheek, which was now severely swollen. He was on the verge of erupting in rage.
*Slap!*
Ye Yunfei struck again, this time hitting Tong Hu's left cheek.
"If you refuse to submit, I'll beat you until you do," Ye Yunfei said coolly. These were the very words Tong Hu had spoken to Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang moments ago.
*Slap! Slap! Slap!...*
As soon as the words left his mouth, Ye Yunfei's hands moved like lightning, landing a continuous barrage of slaps across Tong Hu's face.
"I submit! I submit! Please, stop hitting me!" Finally, Tong Hu couldn't take it anymore. Crying out in shameful surrender, tears of humiliation streamed down his aged face. He then took out everything he had on him, letting Ye Yunfei pick through it. Ye Yunfei confiscated all the most valuable items.
Following that, Tong Hu swore a blood oath to hand over all the cultivation resources distributed by the academy within the next year to Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang. With Tong Hu taking the lead, his lackeys naturally didn't dare resist either, each following Tong Hu's example. Then, Tong Hu led his dozen-plus followers away in utter disgrace.
"Come, let's go to the Mission Hall to accept some tasks," Ye Yunfei said to Da Di Daozhang.
A short while later, Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang arrived before a magnificent, splendidly adorned palace. Above the grand entrance were inscribed three large characters: Mission Hall. This was the Heavenly Dao Academy's Mission Hall, where students from across the entire academy could come to accept tasks.
The first-floor hall of the Mission Hall was vast and expansive. In the center of the hall, ten tall crystal screens were lined up in a row, floating in the air. Task information continuously scrolled across these ten screens at a rapid pace. A large crowd of students had gathered before these screens, selecting tasks suitable for themselves.
Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang squeezed their way to one of the crystal screens and began browsing the scrolling task information.
*Guard the academy's medicinal herb fields for ten days: 5 Contribution Points.*
*Garrison the branch stronghold in the capital of the Great Qing Empire for three months: room and board provided, along with cultivation resources for three months: 15 Contribution Points.*
*Collect a fifty-year-old Cold Snow Lotus in the Extreme North Ice Plains: 20 Contribution Points.*
*Hunt and kill a Three-Headed Demon Lion in the Dark Beast Forest and retrieve its inner core: 40 Contribution Points.*
*...*
"No way! Most tasks only offer a few dozen Contribution Points, some even just a handful," Da Di Daozhang couldn't help but curl his lip in dissatisfaction.
"The Mission Hall is divided into three floors. The tasks issued on the first floor are of relatively low danger, and the Contribution Points are meager. They aren't suitable for us. Let's go take a look at the second floor," Ye Yunfei said after some thought.
Thus, Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang arrived at the second floor. The hall here was much smaller in area. Five crystal screens were also placed in the center of the hall, displaying one task after another.
*Karahorum Desert in Yuan Province, hunt ten Demon Camels: 100 Contribution Points. Note: Demon Camel strength is equivalent to Minor Mysterious Dan Early stage.*
*Celestial Flaming Volcano Range, Western Region of Yue Province's empire, hunt ten Demon Fire Alligators: 200 Contribution Points. Note: Demon Fire Alligator strength is equivalent to Minor Mysterious Dan Middle stage, and their combat power surpasses that of a human martial artist of the same level.*
*Tianjin Empire in Zhao Province, hunt down the Cold-Blooded Thirteen Hawks: 500 Contribution Points. Note: Among the Cold-Blooded Thirteen Hawks, four possess Late Minor Mystic Pill Realm strength, the remaining nine possess Middle stage strength.*
*...*
All the tasks issued in the second-floor hall offered over a hundred Contribution Points! However, their danger level was also significantly higher. Generally, only those powerful Intermediate Students and Senior Students would come to the second floor to accept tasks. The second-floor tasks were far too dangerous for Junior Students!
"Alright, let's go with these tasks. You and I combined need to accumulate ten thousand Contribution Points before we can apply for the Intermediate Student assessment. Therefore, the Contribution Points from one or two tasks are far from enough. We'll accept all these tasks. It'll be tough for a while, but we must strive to earn enough points as soon as possible," Ye Yunfei said to Da Di Daozhang.
"Accept *all* these tasks?!" Da Di Daozhang was startled.
"Yes," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Give me your token," Ye Yunfei said to Da Di Daozhang.
Da Di Daozhang took out his identity token and handed it over. Ye Yunfei also retrieved his own identity token. He then activated both tokens simultaneously and aimed them at the tasks scrolling across the five crystal screens.
*Swish! Swish! Swish!...*
Streams of light continuously shot out from the two tokens, scanning the tasks scrolling on the screens. The tasks struck by the light instantly disappeared. Tasks vanishing from the crystal screens meant they had been accepted.
"Halt! Kid, what are you doing?!"
"Damn! This guy only has Grotto-Heaven Tenth Level strength, yet he comes to the second floor to accept tasks? And so many of them! He's definitely doing this to stir up trouble!"
"His head must be messed up!"
...
The students currently browsing and selecting tasks on the second floor were shocked and furious.
Ye Yunfei paid them no heed whatsoever, continuing to accept tasks from the five crystal screens at the fastest possible speed.
"Grab him! Hand him over to the Mission Hall's elder for punishment!"
"Stop! The task I just set my eyes on—you accepted it!"
...
One angry student after another charged towards Ye Yunfei, intent on stopping him. Clearly, Ye Yunfei seemed to have provoked collective wrath.
Ye Yunfei activated his Shadow Cloak, achieving tenfold speed acceleration. He moved rapidly, constantly shifting position while continuing to non-stop accept tasks. Chaos descended upon the second-floor hall.
After a short while...
"Finally, we've accepted enough tasks to total ten thousand Contribution Points," Ye Yunfei stopped continuing to accept tasks.
"This kid accepted forty tasks in total!" someone exclaimed loudly.
"The task I had my eye on, he took it!"
"Mine too!"
...
The students on the second floor were all furious to the extreme. However, Ye Yunfei's movement technique was too bizarre. These students couldn't lay a finger on him, let alone catch him.
"What's all this noise? Utterly disgraceful!" Suddenly, a stern-faced elder appeared in the second-floor hall, shouting in rebuke.
"Elder Jin, you came just in time! This kid is off his head; he came to the second floor to cause trouble! Hurry and arrest him, send him to the Enforcement Hall!" Seeing this elder, all the students clamored.