The girl selling goods at the market had never seen money before.

To be honest, it seems that's really the case.

Even though Flame Fist has reached level 5, he hasn't become that powerful...

I'm not going to think about it anymore, let's get started. I don't have anything in common with them.

Bai Jinxuan sighed and repeated, "Can we begin the assessment now?"

Flame Fist: "..."

Tong Yishan: "......"

The two people both looked at Bai Jinxuan with frightened eyes, which made Bai Jinxuan blink.

After a moment of silence, Yan Quan seemed to give up on something, raised his hand and said, "Good, good lad... uh, woman, tsk... I want to see what kind of strength you have! Extend your smart bracelet."

"Oh."

Bai Jinxuan nodded and extended her left hand.

Yan Quan manipulated his smart bracelet, which then emitted a blue light and swept it across Bai Jinxuan.

[Would you accept the Level 3 Exploration Certificate assessment?]

The smart bracelet pops up a panel.

Click "Yes".

New panels continue to pop up.

Initializing...

[Venue connected]

[Expedition Plaza...Guild Branch...Arena...Information Confirmation...]

【Confirmation completed】

Please proceed to the marked area in the center of the arena to prepare. Once you are ready, the assessment will officially begin.

So serious? It's making me a little nervous...

The Evil Heaven Tree used in the assessment shouldn't be any different from the one in the dungeon, right?

Well, we've come this far, it wouldn't be right not to fight.

She took a deep breath and stepped toward the center of the arena.

Following the instructions of the smart bracelet, Bai Jinxuan walked into a white circle and clicked "Ready".

In an instant, a wave surged outwards from beneath her feet, turning the ground it touched into rock.

The entire arena was transformed into a desolate desert of yellow sand and Gobi.

Not far away, the phantom of an evil tree slowly appeared.

"So it was an illusion? No... it doesn't seem to be just an illusion. The feel of this yellow sand... it's so real..."

Bai Jinxuan pinched the sand under her feet, confirming that this was definitely not as simple as an illusion. Ordinary illusions could not create a scene with such a high degree of freedom.

Hey!

What are you doing? The battle starts in a minute! Hurry up and choose your weapon! Stop playing in the sand... Are you a child?!

Yan Quan's shout brought Bai Jinxuan back to her senses. She looked down and saw a pop-up window on her smart bracelet.

Choose your weapon

[57 seconds until the assessment begins]

Weapons... Although I have experience defeating the Evil Heaven Tree bare-handed, the Evil Heaven Tree in the test might be even stronger.

We must fight with all our might; if we underestimate our enemy and suffer an unexpected defeat, that would be disastrous.

Be :.,., ;?:.~ ,.:-_ ?;-_- .~~_- ~~--_ --;!. --~-. ..!:: will fingertip swipe across the screen.

Gauntlets, short swords, dual swords, daggers, long swords... all sorts of weapons came into view. After thinking for a moment, Bai Jinxuan clicked on the sword option, as she was more skilled with this type of weapon.

[20 seconds until the assessment begins]

After quickly glancing at the weapon slots, Bai Jinxuan prepared to choose dual swords.

The reason is simple: Gan Jiang and Mo Xie are dual swords, and she used them for a long time. She rarely used other weapons, such as short swords, curved swords, or sickles...

Wait, a sickle?

When Bai Jinxuan saw the image of the long-handled scythe in the weapon bar, she couldn't move the screen for some reason.

It seems like I could give it a try.

She tapped the sickle icon.

The outline of a sickle immediately appeared in my hand; it wasn't heavy, and surprisingly easy to handle.

After trying out a few knife tricks, Bai Jinxuan's confidence soared; the sickle was even more effective than she had imagined.

Meanwhile, in the audience seats.

Yan Quan frowned: "What kind of weapon is that? It's so strange-looking. Is she really going to use something like that to fight the Evil Heaven Tree?"

"It should be... a sickle, right?"

Tong Yishan was also surprised. She thought Bai Jinxuan would use a long sword because when she gave Bai Jinxuan the Red Night sword earlier, the other party showed a very high level of proficiency. The sword was drawn and slashed, and then sheathed. The movements were both swift and graceful, so she thought Bai Jinxuan was a master of the long sword.

To her surprise, in this situation, she didn't use a long sword, but a sickle instead...

Does that mean she usually fights with a scythe?

As a member of a family with a long history in weaponry, Tong Yishan has seen many weapons since childhood, as well as explorers with various custom-made needs.

Their custom sketches are incredibly diverse, some so bizarre that they might even make you wonder, "Can this really be used as a weapon?"

Therefore, based on her experience in this area, she felt that she was quite knowledgeable, but at this moment, Tong Yishan suddenly realized how vast the world was.

"Maybe she really will use it."

Tong Yishan was somewhat expectant; she was always curious about things she had never seen before.

However, Yan Quan scoffed at this.

"What's the use of this weapon? Besides being used for idol cosplay, what real damage can it cause? If I punched her, that blade would probably cut her own head off!"

Just as Yan Quan was complaining, the assessment began.

The Evil Heaven Tree materialized and extended countless tentacles toward Bai Jinxuan.

"coming!"

This familiar attack made Bai Jinxuan's legs move immediately.

To quickly kill the Evil Sky Tree, you must attack its weak points at close range. But here's the problem: the Evil Sky Tree won't just stand there and let you attack. With so many tentacles, it can easily defend and attack at the same time.

How to break through them and get into close combat is the most troublesome point for all martial artists.

They can't use magic for ranged attacks!

Bai Jinxuan has rich practical experience. The faster the speed, the weaker the tentacles' attacks. In the battle against the Evil Heaven Tree, it is necessary to fight quickly and decisively. The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be.

With that thought, she wrapped the knife hilt around her waist, and it began to spin like a fan.

As she gradually increased her speed, the blade began to cover her from all angles.

Before the tentacles could even touch her, they were crushed into pieces by the blade.

And so, Bai Jinxuan, in an extremely abstract way, swaggered up to Xie Tianshu.

in the audience.

Yan Quan and Tong Yishan almost fainted.

"What is that thing? Is that a scythe? Can a scythe spin that fast? And why can it even attack the tentacles behind it? Does that make sense?"

Flame Fist's face flushed red as he launched into a tirade of complaints: "Normally, even if a long-handled weapon can spin, it's just a flat plane, like a circle. Why is it a sphere?! Have I really met a master?"

"Don't worry, Bai Jinxuan is about to damage the Evil Heaven Tree."

Off-site, the audience can see Xie Tianshu's 'health points'. After all, this is just a simulated battle. Creating this 'health point' system allows the user to know afterward where they made mistakes and where they can improve during the battle.

In their eyes, the Evil Heaven Tree's life value is 10,000.

Bai Jinxuan leaped onto the tree trunk, twisted her body, and the blade grazed the bark.

【-twenty four】

“Puff…!”

Yan Quan laughed loudly: "I told you how amazing you were! A flurry of attacks as fierce as a tiger, but the damage panel only shows 5. Isn't this just scratching the surface of the Evil Heaven Tree?"

"No, she's spinning! She's attacking the same spot!"

"what?"

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Upon hearing this, Yan Quan stared intently.

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

......

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

On the top of the Evil Heaven Tree, damage numbers poured out like water.

The trunk of the Evil Heaven Tree was already riddled with holes, with a spherical notch cut into it.

It howled and desperately tried to resist with its tentacles, but Bai Jinxuan was like a meat grinder, shredding everything around it.

Soon, the Evil Heaven Tree could no longer withstand the blow; its trunk was cleaved in two and it collapsed with a crash.

Seeing this, Bai Jinxuan lightly leaped, her body and sickle spinning together, and then she cleaved fiercely at the center of the lower half of the tree trunk.

"Crack——!"

The place where the Evil Heaven Tree was cut in half began to crack, like firewood, splitting into two halves, and then collapsed to both sides with a crash.

Assessment Successful

Seeing the arena restored to its original state, Yan Quan and Tong Yishan looked at each other.

"It's... over...?"

"Hmm... I guess so..."

Volume 1: Chapter 114: The Girl Selling Treasures

Star City No. 1 Middle School, Union Branch.

Seeing Bai Jinxuan emerge from the arena, the receptionist smiled and asked, "Miss Bai Jinxuan, what's wrong? Did you forget something?"

"No."

"In the exam"

"You can't wander around in front of the arena, okay? Judging by the time, the assessment should be starting soon. Bai Jinxuan, you'd better hurry back to the arena. I've already logged into your personal information; if you don't enter before time runs out, you'll be automatically disqualified."

Bai Jinxuan hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.