The Art of Chaotic Divinity

Chapter 466: Advancement Assessment!

At the outermost edge of Tianwei Academy, in the area where yellow-tier students usually gathered, there was a crystal-clear stream encircling the entire academy, named Yuan River.

In Ling Feng's memory, he had walked along this stream several times, always accompanied by different girls.

It seemed that these girls enjoyed strolling by the river, a place filled with poetic charm.

As he continued along the riverside, Ling Feng spotted a young girl waiting expectantly under a large tree ahead.

After a few quick steps, Ling Feng came to a halt and gazed at the girl under the willow tree. He smiled faintly and said, "Ms. Qin, you wanted to see me for something..."

Before he could finish, Qin Wanwan suddenly shouted, "Ling Feng, I like you!"

The soft light of the setting sun illuminated the girl's gentle face, highlighting her stunning beauty.

Ling Feng stood there, stunned, his mouth still forming the shape of his unfinished words. He even doubted if he had heard her correctly.

Is this a confession?

Ling Feng was no saint devoid of desires. Being confessed to by such a beautiful and charming girl like Qin Wanwan stirred his heart.

He seriously considered the possibility of being with the girl in front of him.

But in the next moment, all the beautiful images in his mind were replaced by the face of an unruly boy known as the empire’s legend. His presence made Ling Feng feel a constant and sharp pressure.

Additionally, his mysterious background and the burdens he carried felt like an invisible demonic claw that suffocated him.

Qin Wanwan was closely observing the expressions on Ling Feng's face.

She was extremely nervous. As a girl, it took immense courage to confess to the one she liked.

Her heart was racing and almost leapt out of her chest.

Seeing Ling Feng's silence and slightly evasive eyes, she bit her white teeth, smiled, and said, "It's okay, you don't have to respond right away. Silence is better than rejection, right? I'll make you understand that my feelings for you are not just words."

After speaking, Qin Wanwan turned away with a show of nonchalance, hopping away like a carefree deer without giving Ling Feng a chance to respond.

Ling Feng watched Qin Wanwan's departing figure. The sudden confession and her mysterious declaration left him standing like a wooden post, staring at the horizon where she gradually disappeared.

"Sigh..."

In the end, everything turned into a light sigh. He was destined to have no time for romance and could only able to walk forward on a lonely path of martial arts.

...

The next day, all the yellow-tier students of the East Court gathered early at the training ground, waiting for the arrival of their devil instructor, Leng Jianfeng.

"Well, everyone is up early today, and you all look quite spirited!"

Leng Jianfeng unusually refrained from mocking everyone right away and even gave a rare compliment.

After all, he was about to cease being their instructor. As the saying goes, it's good to part on friendly terms. In the last few days, he wanted to say some nice words that wouldn’t cost him anything.

"However, don't think that just because I won't be your instructor for long, you can secretly rejoice! As long as I'm your instructor, I'll train you hard every single day!"

With that, the Devil Instructor grinned while revealing a sly smile, and waved his hand to throw out a large pile of iron armor. He laughed and said, "Eight hundred catties of iron armor. Everyone put it on!"

"What? We're about to have the assessment, and we still need to train!?" Wang Yishan was the first to complain.

"Hehe!" Leng Jianfeng stroked his full beard and said, "Wear the weights and follow me to run to the assessment hall!"

With that, Leng Jianfeng jumped off the high platform and said, "Let me make it clear. If anyone arrives more than ten breaths later than me, I'll make sure you regret it!"

All the yellow-tier students of the East Court exchanged glances while complaining bitterly.

This guy truly lived up to his name as the Devil Instructor. He really knew how to push people to their limits!

A student protested, saying, "Instructor Leng, this is unfair! Your cultivation is much higher than ours, and we are wearing heavy weights. How can we possibly keep up with your speed?"

"You don't need to worry about that!"

Leng Jianfeng grinned widely. "I guarantee that you'll be able to keep up with my speed. Don't worry, since the assessment is coming up, I won't make things too difficult for you. Let's start with running ten laps around the training ground."

"What?"

The students exchanged glances, all gritting their teeth in frustration. This guy really seemed intent on making sure they remembered him!

"Alright, alright, why are you all standing around? Get started!"

With Leng Jianfeng's shout, the students had no choice but to obediently carry their 800-catty weights and start running around the training ground.

Thankfully, their six months of training had significantly improved their physical fitness. Running ten laps with 800 catties of weight didn’t drain too much of their energy; instead, it helped warm up their muscles and bones.

After completing the ten laps, Leng Jianfeng dramatically rushed to the front of the group, saying loudly, "Alright, everyone follow me to the assessment hall!"

Before he even finished speaking, Leng Jianfeng had already started sprinting towards the assessment hall with his movement art. In the blink of an eye, he was already a hundred meters away.

The students didn't dare waste any time. Each one of them displayed their movement arts and raced after Leng Jianfeng, forming a long line of over a hundred people.

Meanwhile, yellow-tier students from the other four courts were also heading towards the assessment hall.

This final martial arts assessment was a joint examination for all five courts, designed to stimulate a competitive atmosphere which would allow most students to perform exceptionally well.

About half an hour later, all 116 yellow-tier students from the East Court had gathered, but the students from the other four courts had already been waiting outside the assessment hall for a while.

"Hmph, what are those East Court guys up to now? Why are they making the other four courts wait for them!?"

"Whatever they are up to, the East Court is still the East Court. They are always in last place, so messing around won't change anything!"

"Exactly. What's the point of this weighted training? Are they planning to blame their poor results on the weighted training later? Haha, their instructor sure is considerate!"

Even though the East Court had produced a few outstanding individuals this year, the excellence of one or two people couldn't change the overall standard of the East Court.

In the end, the East Court remained the weakest among the five courts.

Hearing these comments, the East Court students were filled with righteous indignation, but the Devil Instructor Leng Jianfeng acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He instructed the students to take off their iron armor, line up, and prepare for the assessment.

However, this incident filled the East Court students with burning determination. They were resolved to perform exceptionally well in the assessment.

"Alright, the advancement assessment for yellow-tier students officially begins!"

The chief examiner for this assessment was an academician from Tianwei Academy, Ye Guichen.

With a wave of his hand, the doors of the assessment hall opened with a loud bang.

Two young men in white robes walked out from the hall and respectfully bowed to Ye Guichen. "Academician Ye, the Huanyin Bronze Bell is ready."