X-Dragon Era-Chapter 273 - s 211-213 Final Assessment

Upon saying this, Xin Yun encouraged them with a nod, and then, accompanied by Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying, entered the assessment arena and began the upgrading assessment.

The upgrading assessment consists of three major stages. First, one must reach the Silver Order; second is the basic assessment; and finally, a practical test must be passed. Only by completing all three stages can one successfully level up.

In the first stage of the assessment, all five individuals passed with ease. After all, except for Xin Yun, everyone had great talent and innate quality, with good family support, and they knew to work hard. The Silver Order was not a hurdle for them.

The second stage was the basic assessment, which was a check of everyone's grasp of fundamental knowledge. Sheer power was not enough. Without mastery of the foundational knowledge taught in the first-grade segment, it would be impossible to advance to higher levels, where the skills taught are evolved from these basics. If the foundations are weak, advanced learning is simply not possible.

The basic assessment arena was a specially arranged huge space, over ten thousand meters in diameter, with many towering pillars. It was filled at various points with targets of different colors.

The targets were divided into three colors: red, blue, and green. The red targets must be hit at close range, the blue ones could be destroyed with ranged attacks, and the green ones were markers indicating the path that must be followed without any shortcuts.

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When Xin Yun arrived, someone was in the midst of their test. Looking across the field, a giant dragon was swiftly flying, circling around pillars, constantly swinging its claws, shooting energy balls, attacking different targets, and following the path indicated by the green targets without straying.

After watching for a short while, the previous participants finally completed their assessments. Only about one-third managed to pass within the allotted time. The majority couldn't make it and would need to continue studying and practicing in the First Year Section for another one or two years.

Finally, it was Xin Yun and the others' turn to take the field. After briefly pondering, Xin Yun gestured for Ke Zhan to go first. Understanding Xin Yun's look, Ke Zhan took a deep breath, handed his form to the instructor keeping time, and then called out his dragon, arriving at the start line.

"Snap!" Along with a crisp starting signal, Ke Zhan let out a fierce roar, and the frog dragon instantly flapped its wings, spewing several streaks of flame behind, rocketing forward.

Under the watchful eyes of Xin Yun and the others, the frog dragon quickly opened its mouth, launching a dark red fireball towards the nearest blue target. Simultaneously, its giant claw burst a red target close by. Flipping its body, the frog dragon darted toward the green target, bypassing it and continuing on to the next objective. Enjoy more content from novelbuddy

Xin Yun nodded, watching the frog dragon's performance. Although far from satisfying, Xin Yun could see that over the past three years, Ke Zhan had truly put forth effort.

The frog dragon's body was covered in wart-like spots, with black holes that could spit flames at any time to generate tremendous thrust, changing its flight posture and direction or speeding up.

However, the basic assessment arena was quite a challenging setup, with densely packed pillars and numerous targets, and a convoluted route. Completing all the objectives wasn't difficult, but adding the time constraint made things much less straightforward.

If it was just a matter of speed, Ke Zhan could definitely pass. However, this basic assessment was not simply about speed, but about combining maneuverability with both ranged and close attacks, while following a specific route within a set time—a considerable challenge.

"Boom! Bang! Bang! Boom..." The dull roar kept echoing through the arena. Making his way through, Ke Zhan finally burst out from the other side. Looking at the time, he had taken five minutes and forty-one seconds!

"Phew..." Upon learning his score, Ke Zhan let out a huge sigh of relief, patting his chest out of after-fear. He knew the passing mark was six minutes, and exceeding that meant failure.

One might wonder why it took so long for a mere ten thousand meter diameter field with a dragon's speed involved. In fact, it wouldn't take that long if it was just about hitting targets.

But first, because the targets were divided into close-range and long-range, and second, one had to follow the green markers, the entire process was like being entangled in countless winding paths within the ten-thousand-meter field. Finishing within six minutes was definitely not slow.

In fact, there were a lot of green targets, easily over a thousand. One lapse in observation could lead to confusion. By then, forget about six minutes—it's possible to not find the way out even in ten minutes.

Riding the frog dragon, Ke Zhan returned, sweat covering his face. As soon as he landed, he exclaimed loudly, "Damn! It doesn't feel complicated from the outside, but this route is too intricate. It's easy to miscue; you guys need to be careful."