A week later, the warship set sail, and Xia Fei made his second trip to Stove Fort. There, there would be an assessment and inspection ceremony for the reserve dragonriders. Anyone who passed this assessment would receive their first Knight Medal and become an official dragonrider.
Xia Fei was not alone. For some reason, Xiu Zetian had Xiang Ying accompany him, acting like a nanny.
"It's just a formality. There's no need for you to come with me," Xia Fei politely said. In truth, Xia Fei had not been able to sleep well for several days after learning that he might encounter You Man, the wielder of the Immemorial Fire Divine Armament.
"Do you think I want to? Last time, I sent you to get a form, but you ended up breaking someone's arm. The chief isn't at ease, so he sent me with you." Xiang Ying shrugged.
'There are too many eyes. Is he really afraid that I'll expose my identity?' Xia Fei thought to himself.
To kill or not to kill was a very serious question.
Countless pieces of information had already shown that the five elements of nature divine armaments could only display their greatest effect when gathered together. Moreover, it seemed that there was some other purpose to them aside from combat. Xia Fei could not guess what it was, but he knew that they were very different.
If Xia Fei were to encounter You Man during the assessment, based on the rule that all divine armaments must die, the two of them would definitely fight. From Aquascape to Phoenix Tongue, it had already been proven that as long as they were both wielders of nature divine armaments, they would definitely fight!
It was just that the time and place were not good. There were many eyes in the entire universe watching the dragonrider award ceremony. Fighting with You Man during the ceremony was definitely not a good thing. If he was forced into a corner, he might even expose his identity!
It was impossible for the situation to get any worse than this. If there were experts present during the ceremony, Xia Fei and Yuman would have revealed their demonic energy during their battle, and they would have been easily seen through. Even if they ate the arhat fruit, they might not be able to hide it.
Xia Fei only had two choices. He could either suppress his desire to fight and endure this ordeal before finding You Man. Or he could strike first and gain the upper hand! He could use his advantage in speed to deal a killing blow from the shadows!
The former was very difficult to do. After all, divine armaments would be extremely jealous of each other. Even if Xia Fei could restrain himself, could You Man do the same?
Directly dealing a killing blow was not a bad idea, but even if Xia Fei succeeded, it would bring endless trouble. The Evil Shadow Dragonriders were an anomaly. If he were to kill Xia Fei during the ceremony, not even Xiu Zetian would be able to protect him.
"How troublesome." Xia Fei furrowed his brows and sighed as he thought of this.
Xiang Ying didn't understand and asked doubtfully, "What trouble is there? Didn't I tell you clearly before you left? During the test, use your speed to pull to the location that I told you in advance, then hide. The Destiny Dragon Riders and the Holy Light Dragon Riders will definitely take this opportunity to teach the Dark Moon a lesson. This is also a convention. "
"After all, the Dark Moon is a miscellaneous army of Annihilation. With a low status, it was not appropriate for Destiny and Holy Light to compete directly, so they used the Dark Moon as a test. Whoever beats the Dark Moon the most will have face. "
"You don't have to participate in this kind of thing. Wait until they're done and the assembly whistle is blown. Come out from your hiding place and wait for the award."
"As for the award of merit, it's even simpler. Everyone will line up in a row, and based on the results of the test, each person will be given a dragonrider medal. There might even be some big shots who will come to watch the battle. Choose the best of the dragonriders to enter your own department. "
"You're carrying the Evil Shadow Dragonrider title, so they can't wait to avoid you. Who will bring you into their department? Take the medal and leave with me. We'll find a place to have a drink or two. It's that simple. "
Xiang Ying was afraid that Xia Fei did not understand something, so he explained the process again.
According to the process, what Xia Fei had to do was not difficult, but the problem was that there was an enemy in the Destiny Dragon Riders!
If Xia Fei had a choice, he would rather solve the problem during the strength assessment. After all, the strength assessment was held in the wilderness and broadcasted to the assessment committee by high-speed cameras, so the chances of being discovered were lower.
However, if Xia Fei and You Man fought in front of countless big shots during the award ceremony, there was a good chance that they would be seen through.
Xiang Ying did not know that Xia Fei's silence was due to his desire for the fire-type Immemorial Mystical Armament. He swallowed and said, "I know that you've been training very hard recently and that you're very strong, but this is Annihilation! There are many descendants of heroes who have their seventh brain region open at birth, ending their ability stage before the age of six and entering law force. They begin to come into contact with dark energy at the age of twelve and reach the Advanced Annihilation stage before the age of eighteen! "
Xia Fei was stunned. He did not understand why Xiang Ying was telling him this, but the cultivation speed of those geniuses Xiang Ying spoke of was truly embarrassing. Reaching the Advanced Annihilation stage at the age of eighteen?! Wasn't that a bit too exaggerated?
"There's no need to doubt me. Once you get to Furnace Fort and see all the trainee dragonriders, you'll immediately understand. Those left behind in Furnace Fort for intensive training are all commoners. In other words, those with poor aptitude. Those experts and geniuses are all in their respective clans.
"Though the strength assessment allows you to fight, I really don't think you'll get a high ranking on the battlefield, for there are many descendants of heroes! Their ancestors were the immortals who split the universe and fought against the Primordius Dragon! "
* Pfft ~ *
Xia Fei almost burst out laughing. It turned out that Xiang Ying thought that Xia Fei wanted to show off and get a high ranking in the strength assessment.
According to the plan Xiu Zetian had drawn up for Xia Fei, if he did not participate in the chaotic battle, his ranking would definitely fall to the bottom. Xiang Ying thought that Xia Fei did not want his ranking to be so bad, so he tried his best to persuade him.
Xia Fei shook his head. Of course, he had no intention of showing off. It was already good enough that he did not get into trouble, but the talent of those descendants of heroes still made Xia Fei sigh. They were all warriors, but the difference in talent was too great.
Yuan could tell what Xia Fei was thinking and said, "Why are you so surprised? Don't forget that you only made your debut at the age of seventeen. Now that you're at the Primary Annihilation stage, it's only taken you seven years! Those so-called descendants of heroes won't be able to catch up to you no matter how hard they try. "
Slightly taken aback, Xia Fei chuckled. He only thought that he was twenty-four this year, which meant that he could not catch up to those seventeen or eighteen-year-old kids.
However, he had overlooked an important fact. He had only opened his seventh brain region at the age of seventeen!
In terms of the time he had spent advancing, Xia Fei was definitely the fastest!
…
* Whoosh ~ *
The warship docked on a sand dune outside Furnace Fort, and Xia Fei and Xiang Ying disembarked.
Today was much livelier than the day Xia Fei reported in. There were at least several hundred warships of various sizes docked around. It seemed that this batch of reserve dragonriders was quite large.
Dark Soul's official warships had their own special markings. When others saw Xia Fei and Xiang Ying disembark from this ship, they would all look at them differently and avoid them.
Xiang Ying did not mind and laughed. "Our Twenty-Ninth Division has offended too many people. These fellows are used to being on guard against us, but don't worry, there's the big boss to take care of everything. If you don't like anyone, just invite them back for tea! "
When they reached the entrance, Xiang Ying hung up his Twenty-Ninth Division sign. Xia Fei, for the sake of keeping a low profile, only hung the sign of a reserve dragonrider. The two of them entered the courtyard of Furnace Fort without any obstruction.
It was as if someone was pointing at him from behind. Xia Fei turned around and saw Kahn, whose arm he had broken a few days ago, looking at him with a bunch of youngsters from the Mandate Dragonrider Reserves. Seeing Xia Fei turn around, Kahn turned his face away, but the others continued to stare at Xia Fei with unfriendly gazes.
Xiang Ying shook his head. "I told you not to cause trouble. This kid found some people, and it looks like he's going to do you harm during the evaluation phase. Fortunately, you're a speed type. Shaking off these fellows shouldn't be a problem. "
Xia Fei indifferently nodded. Xia Fei was well aware of what that Kahn was capable of. He had cultivation but no combat experience. Though he was at the same rank as Xia Fei, he could tell the difference from a single exchange. A warrior who had never seen blood and someone like Xia Fei who had crawled out of a pile of corpses were worlds apart in terms of aura and experience.
Those people who were with him were also of this sort, and Xia Fei felt that they could deal with him even if they all worked together. Thus, he did not care.
Xiang Ying pouted at Xia Fei and had Xia Fei participate in the evaluation while he went to the stands. There was no live broadcast screen, and many of the reserve dragonriders were quite young. Their parents or family members would come to watch the battle. To be able to join Annihilation's strongest combat corps was no small honor for any family.
There were probably two or three thousand people, and there were signs on the dusty drill ground. Every dragonrider went to their respective teams.
According to convention. The human-dominated Sacred Light Dragonriders and the Blue-Blooded Mandate Dragonriders were in the most conspicuous positions, followed by the miscellaneous Dark Moon Dragonriders. As for the Evil Shadow Dragonriders, who had betrayed Annihilation twice, they did not even have a sign!
Xia Fei frowned and very quietly went to stand at the very back of the crowd. After a few steps, he saw Shen Gufeng and Lin Zhuoying. The two of them were quite unlucky. They were clearly humans, yet they had joined the Dark Moon Dragonriders, mingling with a large group of sapient race warriors. It was very eye-catching.
Nodding at each other, Xia Fei brushed past Shen Gufeng and Lin Zhuoying. Most of the people in the formation were youngsters. Xia Fei was still alright, but Shen Gufeng and Lin Zhuoying were middle-aged men, and they could already be considered the oldest among them.
After watching Xia Fei reach the back of the team, Lin Zhuoying said, "I feel a little better seeing Xia Fei. We're unlucky, but Xia Fei is even more unlucky than us! Evil Shadow Dragonriders? How can I say that? "
Shen Gufeng frowned. "Xia Fei still helped us. Without him, we wouldn't have joined Annihilation just because we challenged the Dark Spiritualists. If it's not too troublesome, we should help him."
"Alright." Lin Zhuoying nodded.
The two of them felt some sympathy for Xia Fei. As far as the eye could see, it was a world of Annihilation! These youths from Annihilation had long reached the Annihilation rank. Gu Feng, Zhuoying, Xia Fei … There were not many of them who had come from such a low-level universe, and all of them appeared very isolated.
Using Breath Control to protect his entire body, Xia Fei did not wish to fight You Man here. Even if they were to fight, it would be best to drag it out until the strength assessment began.
Sweeping his gaze across the crowd, Xia Fei searched for You Man's figure. He was so tall, so it should be easy to find him, but Xia Fei could not find You Man anywhere.
* Kaboom! *
At this moment, a medium-sized warship landed right in the center of Furnace Stronghold! Everyone else parked their ships outside, but the owner of this ship clearly had a high status, daring to charge straight into Furnace Stronghold!
The cabin door opened. First, a long line of bodyguards were removed. Then, a Blue Blood Clan warrior, who was over two meters tall, strode out!
* Shing ~ *
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