The students sat upright, listening intently as Tian Wen continued speaking.
"The Unified Exam is over. Congratulations to those who remain; you are all elites."
"The upcoming assessment is the real key to distinguishing the differences among you. It might even affect which university you get admitted to in the future."
Hearing about university admissions, Han Wu raised an eyebrow.
His grandfather's last wish was for Han Wu to go to the Chaotic Star Sea at the Imperial Capital Academy to find his missing parents.
And the Imperial Capital Academy is one of the top universities in the Divine Realm civilization.
"This assessment will be held on a micro-plane controlled by the school. It's relatively low-risk, but that doesn't mean there's no danger. You will be transported to the Abyssal Plane C-793826. The specific exam content will be sent to you via email after you arrive," Tian Wen said, looking around at the students.
Then he announced loudly, "You have one hour to prepare."
As soon as he finished speaking, the classroom erupted.
"The Abyssal Plane! It's said that it's shrouded in demonic energy all year round. If followers enter, there's a high chance they'll be corrupted and become mindless demonic creatures. Only demons and the undead can survive normally."
"I also heard that undead catastrophes often break out there, with undead frantically attacking any living creatures. Who can withstand that?"
"Whose follower is a demon? I need to team up with you."
...
Zhang Xiaolong couldn't hide his joy when he heard Tian Wen announce that the assessment would take place in the Abyss.
His core follower was a demon, giving him an innate advantage.
In this kind of plane invasion assessment, being quick means being ahead.
Zhang Xiaolong already foresaw his rise in this assessment.
By then, Han Wu and Xu Sun would be nothing to him.
The era of Zhang Xiaolong was coming!
Just as Zhang Xiaolong was about to find Qin Shuang to boast and invite her to team up, a private message came through.
The caller's name wasn't displayed.
Zhang Xiaolong, with a hint of curiosity, answered.
Liu Letian's voice came through: "Xiaolong, it's me."
"Mr. Liu, what can I do for you?" Zhang Xiaolong asked quietly.
"I need you to take care of someone for me," Liu Letian's voice was filled with hatred.
"Is it Han Wu? You don't even need to ask; I was already planning to deal with him," Zhang Xiaolong understood clearly.
He had heard a few days ago that because of Han Wu, Liu Letian lost five points of divinity to Tian Wen in the Unified Exam.
That was five points of divinity.
Enough to cultivate a low-level demigod.
"That's why you're my favored student. Help your teacher, and I won't treat you poorly," Liu Letian said, sending Zhang Xiaolong an email. "This is my support for you. It'll be useful for your exam."
Zhang Xiaolong received the email and opened it to find a card sealed with a Transcendent lifeform: a Demon Wyvern.
"A Transcendent lifeform: Demon Wyvern! That's a powerful race comparable to a hero lifeform!" Zhang Xiaolong exclaimed excitedly, quickly releasing the Demon Wyvern into his Divine Realm.
Meanwhile, other students were contacting their families, gathering various items to resist the demonic energy, trying every way to increase their safety.
In no time, the one-hour preparation time was up.
At Tian Wen's signal, the teleportation began.
The students were transported to the Abyssal Plane C-793826, randomly distributed across different regions of the plane.
Upon arrival, they received an email detailing the exam content.
Han Wu took three minutes to read through the information.
He couldn't help but exclaim.
Because this assessment was extremely harsh for students with weak followers.
Exam requirements: First, each student has one opportunity for their follower to descend. If the follower dies, the student will descend in person. If the student dies, it means real death.
Second, each student can summon followers once a day, with a limit of 100 followers per summon.
These two rules alone raised the difficulty of the assessment to a hellish level for students with weak followers.
Third, the assessment ranking is based on a task points system. Completing tasks earns corresponding points and rewards. The task list is as follows.
Task 1: Annihilate the Skeleton Camp.
Task description: A large Skeleton Race camp is stationed in the Undead Basin. Eliminate over 90% of the skeletons and destroy the Skeleton Race's battle flag.
Hint: The camp's Skeleton Race soldiers number between 8,000 and 10,000, with the lowest level being ordinary undead and the highest level being Transcendent undead.
Task reward: 60 assessment points, a random level 1 sacred relic.
Task 2...
Han Wu saw nearly five hundred tasks densely listed.
Some involved eliminating certain races, others collecting specific resources, and some establishing forces in certain areas.
In short, there were all kinds of tasks, and students could choose tasks they were good at.
When all tasks were completed, or when the student count reached zero, the assessment would end.
Additionally, at the end of the email, the rewards for this assessment were listed to motivate students to achieve good results.
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First place in the grade: one point of divinity.
Second place in the grade: 1,000 class points.
Third place in the grade: 500 class points.
Top ten in the grade: 200 class points.
Top fifty in the grade: 100 class points.
Top one hundred in the grade: 50 class points.
Seeing such generous rewards, Han Wu was filled with excitement.
Since the Unified Exam, the rewards for assessments had visibly increased.
Even an ordinary assessment had rewards comparable to the Unified Exam.
Of course, Han Wu also understood that generous rewards meant a more dangerous situation.
The Abyssal Plane was unpredictable, and one could die without knowing how.
Caution was paramount.
"Please choose which follower to descend with," the prompt echoed in Han Wu's mind, urging him to make a choice.
Four options appeared before him.
Seeing these options, Han Wu thought to himself: This is a sure win.