My beast can't be a demon.

Chapter 266: A-level Exploration Certificate Examination
In just a few days, Zhou Lu went from an unknown person to a genius unique in history.

The key point is that his genius has been proven in actual combat and is not the product of deliberate hype by someone with ulterior motives.

This made him a target for many forces to win over.

However, Zhou Lu rejected all these offers.

He doesn't have time to get involved in such things now.

The most important thing is to improve Hanabi's strength.

After preparing for a few days, Zhou Lu finally waited for the day of the A-level exploration certificate exam.

The A-level exploration certificate exam did not raise the strength to the quasi-god level.

After all, it's an exam, how can it be possible for everyone to fail?

However, even if the target of the battle is a third-level spiritual pet, it is still the top existence at the same level.

In this exploration certificate test, the enemy that Zhou Lu and Hua Huo had to face was the third-level double-winged Charmander.

As a rare dragon-type pet, Charmander's strength cannot be underestimated.

Although Hua Huo is already a fourth-rank quasi-god, when facing a battle with conflicting attributes, Zhou Lu still tries his best to perfect the plan and tactics.

The examination location is in a limited-open A-level volcanic secret realm.

When Zhou Lu arrived, there were not many people in the entire examination preparation hall.

It’s not that he was late, but the threshold for the A-level exploration certificate exam was so high.

There are only a few third-level beastmasters who dare to challenge the A-level secret realm.

And how could a fourth-level beastmaster be common?
Therefore, there are often very few people who actually take the Level 4 Exploration Certificate exam.

Not long after Zhou Lu sat down, he heard his number being called.

Then he saw a man in a very embarrassed state being led out of the secret realm by the security teacher.

"Is this a Charmander?"

"Who the hell is raising this little Charmander?"

He cursed and swore in shock.

Zhou Lu watched the other party leave and couldn't help but become interested in the little fire dragon inside.

I don’t know if I can give Hanabi some surprises.

The A-level volcanic secret realm is much hotter than the volcano during the last B-level exploration certificate exam.

Zhou Lu stood there and could feel his lungs being burned just by breathing.

He raised his eyebrows slightly.

It seems that this exam not only tests the spirit pet, but also the beastmaster.

If the beastmaster does not make enough preparations, even if the pet is very powerful, it is easy to lose it.

Fortunately, ever since Zhou Lu suffered a loss in the Snow Mountain Secret Realm last time, he has made sufficient preparations for almost every exploration of the secret realm.

He quickly took out the fireproof suit he got from Li Yi.

The moment the respiratory system opened, Zhou Lu felt that his breathing became much smoother.

Although Huahuo on the side is a plant, it is much stronger than Zhou Lu.

It folded its leaves and covered its body with mucus, managing to withstand the critical hit from the environment.

"Very good, let's go upstairs." Zhou Lu picked up the temperature detection instrument in his hand and said to Hua Huo.

When it comes to the A-level exploration certificate exam, the rules no longer completely prohibit the use of beast-taming technology props.

If there really is someone who can pass the A-level exam relying solely on technological products, then this technology will definitely be able to lead human technology to soar - and that's without the assistance of mythical beasts.

Although human beings' beast taming technology is developing rapidly, there have not been many key breakthroughs in terms of strength. Therefore, in high-end combat, it can only serve as an auxiliary at best.

Although Charmanders live in volcanic areas, they do not like boiling magma themselves, but prefer to live in cooler areas near volcanoes.

Given a choice, no living creature would voluntarily put itself in a dangerous situation.

Zhou Lu quickly found Charmander's tracks on the volcanic ash.

He squatted down and took out the Ghost Heart Purple Mushroom.

With the release of the Ghost Heart Purple Mushroom, Charmander's movements over the past period of time appeared in front of Zhou Lu.

Zhou Lu did not hesitate and decisively took Hua Huo to chase after him.

"Wait a minute!" But at this moment, Hua Huo seemed to have discovered something and called out to Zhou Lu.

"what happened?"

"The volcanic ash here seems pretty good!" Huahu stepped on the thick layer of volcanic ash on the ground with her roots and gave a perfect evaluation, "Shall we dig some and mix it into nutrient soil?"

Although the firework can now completely break free from the constraints of the soil, it still retains the habit of soaking in nutrient soil at night.

Zhou Lu didn't think there was anything wrong, so he squatted down with Hua Huo to collect the volcanic ash on the ground.

"President, why are you here?"

At this time, an uninvited guest arrived outside the Explorer Association's examination hall.

His name is Ma Degong and he is the president of the New Guangdong Explorers Association.

The main purpose of coming here this time was actually for Zhou Lu.

Unfortunately, Zhou Lu happened to have an exam on the day he arrived.

So Ma Degong went straight to the Explorers Association.

Just like the previous Explorer Certificate exam, in order to prevent anyone from taking advantage of mechanisms and bugs, the content of the Explorer Certificate exam is open to the entire network, allowing all discerning people to check whether there are any violations.

As soon as Ma Degong arrived, he saw Zhou Lu and Hua Huo digging volcanic ash on the live broadcast screen.

No!

You said it was a quasi-god?

Where's the big fight I was looking forward to? Why are you digging?

Zhou Luke doesn't care what outsiders think.

After checking the state of the volcanic ash, he came to the same conclusion as Hanabi.

The quality of this volcanic ashes is excellent, and somehow it is full of all the basic nutrients needed for fireworks to grow. It can be said to be the best nutrient for fireworks.

In a short while, a lot of fireworks were dug.

At the same time, Charmander was feeling depressed as he was waiting for the examinee to come.

If I remember correctly, I should have received a notification that the candidates had entered?

Why hasn’t anyone come yet?

Is something going to happen?
Charmander, who was ready for battle, left his place out of concern and began to look for Zhou Lu and Hanabi.

Their traces were not difficult to find. After all, a hint of green suddenly appeared in the crater. Unless Charmander was watching closely, it would be easily spotted.

When Charmander saw Zhou Lu and Hua Huo digging the soil, he couldn't hold it anymore.

No!

Taking the exam!
Can you be serious?
The little dragon was just about to teach them a lesson, but suddenly found that he could not move his body.

Several vines suddenly sprang out from the void and tied the little fire dragon tightly in the sky.

No?

What kind of ability is this!? Charmander looked at the vines on his body in surprise.

Space system?
This was actually what Charmander thought was wrong.

Although Hanabi has absorbed some spatial abilities, the trick he used to tie up Charmander was just a little creativity of his.

The divisions of the small grass can now be reduced to the size of a mosquito.

Fireworks only needs to control the intensity of the vines released by these branches to create the effect of a branch shooting out a vine.

From the picture, it seemed as if vines appeared out of nowhere and tightly entangled him.

Charmander tried to break free.

It unfolded into its complete form, and at that moment the flames shot up into the sky, lighting up the sky.

The huge little fire dragon basically appeared in a way that covered the sky and the sun.

This body size is definitely considered huge among the Charmander clan.

However, such struggle is in vain.

In fact, the battle ended the moment Hanabi grabbed Charmander with her vines.

Although there is a restraint relationship between the two in terms of attributes, the fireworks are of a higher rank and are also blessed by mucus, so ordinary flames cannot enter its body at all.

The gap between the third and fourth levels is like a chasm that not every spirit beast can cross.

Even for Fireworks, after accumulating so many attribute bonuses, a level 3 monster still couldn't beat a level 4 monster.

At least in the position of spirit pets, it is almost impossible for those above level three to challenge higher levels.

However, Zhou Lu was not in a hurry to let Hanabi defeat Charmander directly, but to control him temporarily.

Zhou Lu would never give up on such high-quality soil materials.

Even if it is not added as soil material, it can be used as a natural fertilizer.

Once Charmander is defeated, their temporary infiltration qualification will be instantly revoked, and even the characters will be bounced out of the secret realm.

Zhou Lu didn't want to leave the secret realm so soon.

With this thought in mind, Zhou Lu just left Charmander there like a kite.

Seeing this scene, Ma Degong was a little overwhelmed.

No, how can it be like this?
This is an exam! Do you treat this as an exam?

But Ma Degong couldn't say anything about this, because theoretically speaking, the trapped Charmander could not be considered defeated, because it still had a chance to resist.

This is our association’s mountain!
What really annoyed Ma Degong was Zhou Lu's crazy digging behavior.

No. 3 volcanic ash, as a very high-quality fertilizer raw material, is famous all over the world.

This is a very important source of income for the Explorer Association.

"Hurry, issue a notice! Tell them that the exam is almost over!" Ma Degong said anxiously to the staff as he looked at the rapidly decreasing volcanic ash.

When the staff heard this, they were slightly stunned: "Is there such a rule?"

"Of course, Article 323." Ma Degong said quickly.

This rule requires that the exam time be limited to five hours.

Although as an exam, it is normal to have a time limit.

However, the reasons for the birth of these 323 articles are somewhat abstract.

Before this rule came into being, many beastmasters would actually study some underworld tricks to skip classes and obtain exploration certificates.

The most inhumane one is the one who just survives.

The BOSS in the exploration certificate exam is not a real wild spiritual beast. As long as they are spiritual pets, their masters will have times when they need them.

At that time, as long as the other party takes back the spirit pet, these surviving beast masters will be able to pass the exam.

This tactic of holding urine is very time-consuming.

The most exaggerated time was when someone stayed in the temporary copy of the exam for a whole month, just to survive until the other party's beastmaster could no longer bear it and took back his own pet.

At that time, some people even said, "How difficult is the A-level exploration certificate exam? Just stay alive after entering the exam and wait until the other beastmaster dies suddenly, and you will pass the exam."

This is how Article 323 of the law was created.

Of course, after today, Ma Degong plans to add a new rule to the decree, such as prohibiting mining during exams.

It’s a pity that the regulations that came later did not apply to Zhou Lu.

According to Article 323, anyone who safely spends five hours in the examination copy can directly obtain the certificate of exploration certificate.

After all, anyone who can survive for five hours in that environment is considered a capable person.

In the real secret realm, they would not touch any ruins that were too dangerous.

Of course, in order to prevent some people from going further into the survival strategy because of this decree, all the assessment pets were shown to be extremely aggressive from then on.

Just like the little fire dragon this time, once the candidate does not appear in front of the spirit beast within the scheduled time, it will go looking for you.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Zhou Lu.

After he came out of the secret realm, he met Ma Degong head-on.

Holding Ma Degong's business card, Zhou Lu greeted the other party in a gentle manner.

"I see that you haven't decided on a new fourth-level spirit pet yet?" During the casual greetings and chat, Ma Degong actually said this in a see-through manner.

After hearing what Ma Degong said, Zhou Lu immediately knew that some people were taking action. He asked directly, "Are there any good options?"

Ma Degong then explained his purpose: "Are you interested in representing New Yuezhou in the competition organized by the Veterans' Hospital?"

A competition organized by the Invalides?

When Zhou Lu heard this, he instantly became alert.

Such competitions are usually organized by the sacred beasts in the Invalides in order to find suitable beastmasters.
Is another divine beast planning to select its master?
Zhou Lu thought about it and declined with a smile: "No need..."

"Are you not interested in contracting a divine beast?"

"The main reason is that I'm from Xin'an, so I can't sign up for the competition here, right?"

Hearing Zhou Lu's words, Ma Degong laughed and said repeatedly, "No problem, no problem."

Zhou Lu didn't know how to refuse this attentive attitude for a moment.

However, after careful consideration, Zhou Lu rejected Ma Degong's invitation again.

It’s not that he has no interest in the contract with the divine beast.

He was really interested.

If there is a divine beast by her side, Huo Huo can avoid many detours when evolving into a fifth-level true god.

But Zhou Lu always remembered Wu Sicheng's help to him.

If he really wanted to participate in the competition for the divine beast contract, he should do so as a student of Xin'an Beast Taming Academy, not as a student for exchange and study in this awkward position now.

Of course, Zhou Lu quickly put this matter aside.

For him, the stacking of Fireworks' attributes and growth are more important.

Zhou Lu, who had this idea, came to the front desk of the Explorer Association as soon as the certificate was officially issued after the Explorer Certificate Examination.

He planned to first see what new A-level secret realms there were. There was no complete information about these on the Internet. They were "new games" that had just been launched and were in the early stages of development. They were the fastest way for novices to become stronger.

Zhou Lu did not rush to open up the wasteland, but instead looked for a secret place with a clear group of ruins, and planned to go there first to see if there was any "food" for Fireworks.

(End of this chapter)