There were about ten minutes left before the one-hour final exam. The students in Class Zero cooperated well and did not encounter too much of a shock.
"That's what happens during the riot period!" Zhang Yangzi relaxed his guard a little at this time and chuckled.
"It's not time to relax yet!" Jing Shaoyu scolded coldly, "The closer we get to the final moment, the more we can't let down our guard! As the saying goes, nine steps to the top of a mountain, but one step to the bottom, so don't celebrate in advance before everything is settled!"
"Yes!" Seeing Jing Shaoyu's serious expression, Zhang Yangzi immediately admitted his mistake and answered.
As a result, just as Zhang Yangzi realized his mistake, something strange happened. A group of fire magic lions appeared and surrounded them.
"Oh my God!" Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help but exclaimed. The faces of the others also became solemn, including the staff in the control room outside. They were all worried about Jing Shaoyu and the other seven. Wu Changkong's expression remained indifferent.
The Flame Demon Lion is a powerful soul beast. It is a social soul beast. A group consists of a male lion and multiple lionesses, usually around twenty to thirty in number.
The group of fire lions that surrounded Jing Shaoyu and seven others numbered more than thirty. The leading male lion had cultivated for more than a thousand years, and four or five of the female lions had cultivated for more than eight hundred years.
The rest of the lions had also cultivated for more than a hundred years. This was a very powerful tribe that could completely dominate the primary spirit-raising platform area.
"Squad leader, what should we do?" Wang Jinxi asked in a heavy tone.
"Leave the leader to me and kill as many as you can!" Jing Shaoyu pondered, "Yangzi, you stay here to protect Gu Yue and Xiao Yan. Xie Xie, Wu Lin, Jin Xi, come with me!"
"Understood!" everyone answered in unison.
So, without any hesitation, a battle broke out.
Jing Shaoyu's heart moved freely, and the Crown of Nature quickly enlarged. The Green Moon Willow immediately rushed out from the emerald-like ring. Countless willow branches rushed towards the Millennium Flame Demon Lion and the several lionesses beside it like a group of crazy snakes. The momentum was astonishing, and waves of air were set off.
Xie Xie held the Light Dragon Dagger in one hand and the Shadow Dragon Dagger in the other, his steps were swift and light, the spirit ring behind him flickered, and the daggers in his hands emitted dazzling blades of light.
He appeared next to a fire demon lion, and before it noticed, he swung both hands at the same time, aiming the Light Dragon Dagger at its neck and the Shadow Dragon Dagger at its eyes, stabbing them out almost at the same time.
Tang Wulin and Wang Jinxi were relatively simple and rough. One of them relied on the Golden Dragon Claw, and the other relied on the Bone Dragon Claw. They strode towards a Fire Demon Lion that had been cultivated for a hundred years.
The tyrannical aura they released made the Fire Demon Lion facing them feel fear from the bottom of its heart.
Gu Yue began to brew an ice and snow storm, while Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi covered for her. Xu Xiaoyan waved the Star Wheel Ice Staff, and her first soul skill, Ice Wheel and second soul skill, Ice Spear, flew out at the same time.
Zhang Yangzi also spread his wings behind him, and a thick dark aura began to spread towards the group of fire magic lions, and the first soul skill, Dark Sky Curtain, was activated.
"Roar~"
Facing the attack of Jing Shaoyu and his seven companions, the Millennium Flame Demon Lion let out a roar, and then all the Flame Demon Lions responded at the same time.
No matter whether they were facing Jing Shaoyu and his seven companions or not, they all raised their heads at the first moment, opened their mouths wide, and spewed out a ball of red flame.
Thirty balls of flame fell towards Jing Shaoyu and the other seven like a rain of fire.
Jing Shaoyu stood still, with a green light flashing in his eyes. Suddenly, the Green Moon Willow retracted half of its branches, and these branches immediately intertwined into a tight and dense net, covering the sky above Jing Shaoyu and the other seven people.
The flames released by the Fire Demon Lions all hit the green net. Although the surface of the net became charred black, there was no sign of breakage.
At this time, the attacks of Jing Shaoyu and his companions were approaching the Flame Demon Lions.
The Qingyue Willow, following Jing Shaoyu's intention to attack, intertwined and twisted the advancing willow branches together, forming ropes with sharp tips like spears, forcing the Thousand-Year Flame Demon Lion to avoid its sharp edge and take a step back.
The several lionesses standing beside him also retreated synchronously. However, one lioness still could not escape, as her limbs and mouth were bound by the ropes woven from willow branches.
Countless willow leaves rushed into its forcibly opened mouth, and then the lioness died.
Xie Xie also succeeded in one strike. Using the Light Dragon Dagger and the Shadow Dragon Dagger, he easily killed a five-hundred-year-old Flame Demon Lion. He then quickly retreated to avoid being besieged by the other Flame Demon Lions.
Tang Wulin and Wang Jinxi relied on their strength to kill a Fire Demon Lion whose cultivation was less than 500 years old each, and then violently repelled the other Fire Demon Lions that pounced on them and returned to the team.
The three who achieved the best results should be Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi. Zhang Yangzi and Xu Xiaoyan controlled two fire magic lions respectively, and then Gu Yue's ice and snow storm whizzed past, swept up the four controlled fire magic lions and completed the kill.
In the first round of confrontation, it was obvious that Jing Shaoyu's side won. They killed a total of eight fire lions, which was close to one-third of the total number of fire lions.
Such a huge loss made the Millennium Flame Demon Lion extremely angry. It let out a huge roar, its momentum suddenly increased, and its ferocious eyes released a light of hatred.
The expressions of Jing Shaoyu and the others immediately became solemn. They stood back to back, forming a circle, and watched the group of fire lions cautiously.
However, what Jing Shaoyu and the other seven did not expect was that the roar of the Millennium Flame Demon Lion did not seem to be the horn of attack.
The Flame Demon Lions that had originally surrounded them immediately ran to the side of the Millennium Flame Demon Lion, stood in a row, and then slowly retreated.
"What are they doing?" Xie Xie asked in surprise.
"They are going to escape?!" Wang Jinxi shouted.
"That should be it." Jing Shaoyu said with a gleam in his eyes, "They have lost nearly one-third of their strength. To maintain the basic safety of the tribe, retreat is the best option for the Millennium Flame Demon Lion."
Soon, the group of fire lions disappeared.
"Huh!" Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. "Great, it's already been more than an hour!"
"Really?" Hearing Xu Xiaoyan's words, Tang Wulin and Zhang Yangzi also shouted in surprise, "That's great, the vacation is saved!"
"Very good, then let's focus on hunting soul beasts!" Jing Shaoyu was also very happy, he said.
"Yes!" everyone said in unison.
After a short rest, the seven-member team set out again.
The soul beasts on the Spirit Ascension Platform during the riot period were indeed very active. Without deliberately avoiding them, Jing Shaoyu and his party had already encountered three soul beasts acting alone in a short distance of just 500 meters.
All of them were soul beasts with cultivation bases of more than 500 years.
Just as the seven men were killing a unicorn that had cultivated for 750 years, the ground beneath their feet suddenly shook violently. Then, bursts of footsteps were heard from the jungle not far away, along with the sound of falling trees.
This immediately made Jing Shaoyu and the others alert. They all looked towards the moving jungle and assumed fighting stances.
As the footsteps got closer, a giant bear walked out of the dark forest, causing Jing Shaoyu and the other seven people to suddenly change color, and they all felt an unnatural sense of fear in their hearts.
This giant bear is over three meters tall, with dark golden hair covering its entire body. Each hair is as sharp as a steel needle. Its arms are particularly thick and strong, and its shoulders are broad and majestic like a city wall.
At the front end of its two arms are sharp, dark golden claws that flash with icy light. Each claw is more than fifty centimeters long, like a sharp blade that can kill people without leaving any trace.
Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!
It's a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!
At this moment, neither Jing Shaoyu nor Gu Yue could remain calm.
The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear is one of the most powerful soul beasts recognized on the Douluo Continent. It is a peak predator standing at the top of the soul beasts. A hundred years of cultivation is enough to fight against the terrifying existence of a ten-thousand-year soul beast!
Although this one is not a real-world Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, its aura, demeanor, and strength are no different from the real Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear. Its three-meter body shows that it has cultivated for more than a hundred years, which means that its combat power is comparable to that of a ten-thousand-year soul beast!
"It's the guardian of the Ascension Platform!" Jing Shaoyu swallowed his saliva. He felt a little thirsty. Facing such a ferocious beast, he was not sure if he could deal with it.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear possesses extreme attack power, but he currently lacks the ability to strike with the final blow. This is also one of the shortcomings of the Origin Elf's martial spirit. No matter how many talents and skills the Origin Elf has, it cannot change its kind nature.
At the same time, judging from the current paper strength of their seven-man team, the probability of winning against this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is almost negligible.
In the control room outside, Wu Zhangkong also couldn't remain calm. He stared at the screen intently. There was worry, helplessness, and a hint of expectation in his eyes.
If Jing Shaoyu and his team can kill this hundred-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, then what difficulties can prevent them from entering Shrek Academy?