The diamond-quality black demon beast before them was enormous, several times larger than other monsters. Its fur was voluminous, and its dark form exuded a ferocious and cruel aura, its eyes burning with bloodlust.
"Roar!"
Soon, the diamond-quality black demon beast roared and launched an attack on everyone. They all opened their mouths and fired dark energy attacks at the soldiers.
Zhou Yan instantly appeared before them, channeling his spiritual energy to form a giant Tai Chi symbol, shielding all the soldiers.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Streams of dark energy crashed against the Tai Chi shield. Then, under Zhou Yan's control, these energies were redirected back towards the monsters at an even faster speed.
"Boom boom boom!!!!"
Countless explosions echoed as the black demon beasts were subjected to a barrage of attacks. Many were blown away, suffering the effects of their own unleashed energy.
Outside the trial grounds, everyone was astonished. They had never expected such a scene to unfold. This was the first time Zhou Yan had acted since emerging from his territory, and his first move had left them all surprised.
This counter-attack alone had stunned many, making them realize that if they ever had to face Zhou Yan, they must never use similar energy attacks.
Even the instructors were surprised. This seemingly simple defensive maneuver revealed just how powerful Zhou Yan was.
From the moment he acted to the end, everything had happened in mere seconds.
However, they saw Zhou Yan appear before the soldiers as if he had teleported. Many believed Zhou Yan must have mastered a teleportation-like skill.
Such a skill was difficult to assess, as they were unaware of Zhou Yan's profession.
But they were certain that the defensive counter-attack Zhou Yan employed was incredibly potent, likely a skill of SSS quality or higher. Furthermore, Zhou Yan's cultivation realm was probably not low.
"Kill!"
After Zhou Yan had thrown the monsters into disarray, the soldiers unleashed their arrows once more. However, the space here was vast, and after firing their arrows, they retracted them, drew their weapons, and charged forward, attacking the monsters.
Zhou Yan remained stationary, observing the diamond-quality Boss. With the strength of Zhang Wuji and others, dealing with such a monster should not be a problem.
Zhang Wuji, Yan Chixia, and Wu Song's targets were also the largest Boss. Seeing the Boss being held back, Zhou Yan instantly teleported behind it, positioning himself beside the treasure chest.
A few black demon beasts lunged at Zhou Yan, but with a wave of his hand, a gust of wind struck them, sending these monsters flying with terrifying force. They slammed into the stone walls, instantly killed by Zhou Yan.
This sight once again astonished the other students. These monsters were not low in strength or quality, yet Zhou Yan had dispatched them so effortlessly.
"Zhou Yan's strength is too immense. What do you think his current realm is?"
"Even if we faced those monsters, in a one-on-one situation, it would take us about ten minutes to kill them. Yet Zhou Yan resolved them with a casual wave. I realize we are not on the same level."
"Is this the difference between monstrous talents and ordinary people?"
"The gap feels so vast. Even Ye Bufan of the Ye Family Dragon King seems no match for Zhou Yan."
...
Zhou Yan's power was immense. Though he had only acted a few times, his nonchalant demeanor had already showcased his formidable capabilities.
Comparing themselves to Zhou Yan, they found they were no match at all, not even worthy of being his opponents.
With his strength and realm, he did not seem like an introductory disciple; perhaps even a true disciple would be no more powerful.
The instructors, witnessing this, said, "With Zhou Yan's strength, he should be able to advance directly to inner disciple status or higher!"
Everyone looked towards Yang Junming and asked, "With his strength, there seems to be no need for him to remain in the introductory disciple stage."
"I have also considered this issue. However, the principal stated it would be better for him to continue his studies in an orderly manner. If he himself requests it, then he will be promoted directly," Yang Junming replied. He naturally knew Zhou Yan; with Zhou Yan's various abilities, there was indeed no need for him to remain an introductory disciple. However, everything depended on Zhou Yan's own decision.
After all, without learning many fundamental aspects, it would have some impact on Zhou Yan.
Ordinary individuals naturally did not qualify for such early promotion, but for those who displayed exceptionally monstrous talent, it was a different matter.
Like Zhou Yan, a monstrous talent, he was fully qualified to advance to higher student ranks. However, Zhou Yan himself harbored no such thoughts, so Yang Junming did not bring it up. After all, who wouldn't appreciate a student of this caliber?
As long as this month concluded, Yang Junming's scholarship would be substantial, likely several times more than before.
It was all thanks to Zhou Yan's monstrous talent, originating from his class. Though it had little to do with him directly, he still benefited from the association.
"Look, Zhou Yan is opening the treasure chest!"
"I wonder what good items he'll get."
"I'm somehow more nervous than him, and I don't know why."
"Such powerful monsters were here; the items should be quite good."
...
The treasure chests here were all the same, with no distinction in quality, so they had no idea what could be inside. As others had said, with such strong monsters, the items could not possibly be too bad.
With a flash of light, Zhou Yan saw an item inside. As the treasure chest opened, an item floated into the air.
"Excellent, another building, and it's a bridge building," Zhou Yan was very satisfied. He then opened and began examining the information of this building.
[Building: Moonlight Bridge]
[Type: Bridge]
[Quality: S]
[Description: Can be built in the territory.]
Not only Zhou Yan, but everyone else also saw the attributes of this building.
"It's an S-quality bridge. However, bridge-type buildings don't seem to serve much purpose."
"For us, they truly don't serve much purpose. But look at Zhou Yan's territory; he only has two bridges. For him, it must be useful."
"Indeed, his territory is precisely lacking bridges."
"His luck is too good. He actually obtained a building he needed, and it's a special building."
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