It's so hard being a hero!

However, when his weapon struck the other person, it only left a shallow white mark, without even a single stone chip breaking off.

Noah's expression froze instantly.

He refused to believe it and slashed at the same spot again.

This time he used all his strength, and the sword was crackling with dazzling electricity, emitting a muffled "boom".

However, the stone giant's leg only had a slightly deeper scratch than before, far from enough to cause actual damage.

"Damn it."

Noah couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Before he could retreat, the stone giant's arm swept across.

The movement seemed slow, but it covered a huge area, and Noah could no longer dodge it.

Fortunately, a figure flashed by and took him away.

Sofia was the one who made the move.

"Your attack cannot harm it."

Sophia said helplessly.

Meanwhile, the others also began to act. Lilia unleashed wood magic, and several thick vines sprouted from the ground, quickly wrapping around the stone giant's legs in an attempt to restrict its movement.

But the stone giant merely lifted his foot, and the vines snapped like dry straw ropes.

Mu'en had already unleashed the storm, but the effect was minimal, leaving only a few shallow scratches on the rock surface.

Baron's attack was equally ineffective and was even bounced back.

"What kind of defense is this? Even if we stand here and let them attack, they probably can't break through it."

Baron couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.

Of the six people, five of them attacked without any real pain or discomfort, as if they were merely tickling the stone giant.

Not to mention Misia's attacks.

Lilia was really starting to lose her composure; her voice carried a hint of panic.

"Sophia, the few of us can't even scratch this guy."

Sophia did not answer. She took a deep breath and fixed her gaze on the stone giant.

She knew she could no longer hold back in this battle.

Sophia raised her right hand, fingers spread, palm facing forward, and silvery-white magic began to gather in her palm.

The light grew brighter and brighter, forming a constantly rotating mass of energy.

She seemed to have transformed into a completely different person in an instant, the magical energy emanating from her body was entirely different from before.

Then, a beam of silvery-white light shot out from her palm.

The light was so fast that its trajectory was almost invisible, leaving a scorching white line in the air before striking the stone giant's chest.

The stone giant possesses immense strength and extremely high physical and magical resistance, but its weakness lies in its bulkiness.

With a deafening roar, the stone giant's body leaned back, and a fist-sized dent appeared on the rock surface of its chest, with cracks spreading outwards like a spider web.

Sofia's attack stunned everyone present.

Noah's eyes widened.

"What level of magic is this?"

Mu En replied with disbelief, "This is a level seven spell."

The stone giant was forced back two steps by the blow, but quickly regained his balance. His huge fist was raised high and brought down towards Sophia with a dull thud.

Sofia pushed off with her feet and leaped to the side and backward.

The stone giant's fist slammed into the spot where she had just been standing, creating a crater more than half a meter deep.

But Sophia did not stop. She flipped in mid-air and the silver rapier was already in her hand.

This time, the sword was no longer covered with ordinary battle aura, but with a layer of intense, almost white, golden light.

The light was bright and intense, like a small sun held in her hand.

The aura emanating from that light caused ripples to appear on the magic mirror outside the testing room.

Sofia charged up her energy in mid-air for a moment, then slashed down with her sword.

The golden sword light tore through the air with a sharp whistling sound, striking the center of the crack in the stone giant's chest.

Another deafening roar erupted, this time even more powerful than the previous spell. The stone giant was cleaved back three steps before regaining its footing.

The crack had spread, forming a dense network of fissures across its chest.

But the stone giant still did not fall.

It let out an even deeper roar, slamming its fists into the ground, and a yellowish-brown shockwave spread outwards from it.

Sophia quickly conjured a pale golden magical barrier in front of her.

The shockwave struck the barrier, causing a violent tremor and creating dense ripples on its surface, but it did not break.

Lilia and the others were thrown away in an instant, with no chance to resist.

After Sofia blocked the attack, her eyes became even more serious.

With her left hand, she quickly drew a complex rune in the air, and this time the magical energy emanating from it was even stronger than before.

That's one of the top-ranking single-target destructive spells among the seventh-level magic: Annihilation Ray.

Another kind of golden energy also ignited on that silver rapier; it was a level seven sword skill, Holy Flame Slash.

Magic in the left hand, sword skills in the right, unleashed simultaneously.

The two attacks crossed in mid-air, twisting into an even more violent energy storm, carrying a dazzling silver-gold light.

This time, even the ground was shaken and cracked, with rubble being swept up and falling back down, only to be scattered and flung apart by the subsequent energy shockwave.

The golden storm slammed into the crack in the stone giant's chest, producing a deafening explosion.

The rock on the stone giant's chest shattered completely, a large chunk breaking off to reveal the glowing energy core inside.

This blow was already fatal.

The testing room was silent for a moment.

Noah and the others opened their mouths, their voices somewhat hoarse.

"This...this is a combination of a level seven spell and a level seven sword skill?"

Baron was stunned for a long time.

"My god, she can actually use two combat techniques at the same time! Is this really just Silver level? This is clearly Gold level strength!"

The middle-aged man also abandoned his businesslike attitude and his gaze fell on the silver-haired girl in the mirror.

"She definitely has the strength of a gold-level expert, but she has been suppressing it."

Inside the detection space, Sophia retrieved her weapon and stood still, her breathing slightly more rapid than before.

The stone giant looked down at the hole in his chest, then looked up at the silver-haired girl in front of him.

A rare glint of confusion flashed in its yellowish-brown eyes.

Then, the body began to blur, and the enormous body gradually turned into gray energy specks and dissipated into the air.

Then, that familiar synthesized voice came from above:

"Test completed. Evaluation result: Gold-level team certification passed."

The testing room was silent for several seconds before Lilia was the first to let out a scream.

"We passed? We passed right away?"

Noah looked like he was dreaming. The four of them hadn't helped at all; they were basically just watching Sophia put on a show.

Chapter 118 The Flames of War at Zhenmo Pass

The door to the testing room slowly opened.

"Gold-level team certification...passed?"

One of the staff members glanced at the information in his hand, his face filled with astonishment.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the academy.

"That monster named Sophia brought five Bronze-level warriors and managed to break through the Gold-level assessment?"

“I heard that her opponent was a Gold-level Stone Giant, and she was the only one fighting in front of her while the others just watched from the sidelines.”

"Isn't this a bit too much? Isn't she only a Silver-level player herself?"

The surrounding chatter continued, but Sophia seemed not to hear it. She simply turned her head and said something to her teammates who were still standing there dumbfounded.

"Let's go get our badges."

Lilia was the first to come to her senses. She immediately grabbed Sophia's arm, her voice trembling with excitement.

"Sofia, you're amazing! You're so cool!"

Noah also came over, his expression slowly changing from initial shock to numbness.

"Let me tell you, I'm not envious of you at all now. What's the point of comparing yourself to a monster?"

Baron chuckled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head.

"Hehe, from now on we'll be a Gold-level adventure team, how impressive is that?"

Misia and Mu En exchanged a glance and then laughed.

Olivia stood at the back of the crowd, arms crossed, watching Sofia being surrounded by her teammates as she walked toward the registration window, her expression somewhat complicated.

"A thirteen-year-old with Silver-level combat power and Gold-level combat strength, if this were placed in the entire history of our Tianxing Academy, he would probably rank in the top three."

Merkel walked over to her and lowered her voice.

Have you ever thought about this question?