47: Chopping melons and vegetables!

"What's your name?"

"Zhang Fan!"

"This is your storage bottle!"

The examiner, Xu Sihai, handed a storage bottle to Zhang Fan.

"Inside are food, water, a communicator, and the battle-axe you pre-ordered. Check them carefully!"

"If there are any issues, be sure to raise them before the assessment begins!"

"Thank you!"

Zhang Fan took the storage bottle and went to the side to inspect it.

Everyone received a storage bottle before participating in the assessment.

It contained food, water, a communicator, and a weapon, plus the storage bottle itself, totaling five items, known as the "Five-Piece Practical Assessment Set."

The Five-Piece Set comprised all the items a Titan Warrior could use for the practical assessment.

Other than that, it was strictly forbidden to bring any other items into the examination area!

As the practical assessment was about to begin, everyone was quiet, checking their equipment, too preoccupied to speak.

"Based on past experience, as long as you can kill two Titan Beasts, you have a good chance of passing the practical assessment!"

"Two monsters, with my strength, the difficulty isn't too high!"

"Wife, wait for my good news at home. I will definitely pass!"

"For a big house! Charge!"

"I only awakened at 29 and have been cultivating for 12 years to reach Middle Refinement Qi before coming to participate in this assessment!"

"So I need to be careful. Even if I fail, it's nothing; I can always come back next time. There are plenty of opportunities!"

"But no matter what, I cannot get injured, much less become disabled!"

"Given my circumstances, once I'm injured or disabled, it's all over. I must be extra careful!"

Time passed minute by minute, finally reaching 8 AM.

The assessment began!

"Open the gate!"

At Xu Sihai's command.

Soldiers immediately pressed the switch, and the heavy iron gate slowly opened, revealing a small town obscured by dense forest.

Through layers of trees, the eerie town could be seen.

"Remember! The assessment time is from 8 AM to 6 PM!"

Xu Sihai reminded, "At 6 PM, the assessment officially ends!"

"Everyone must exit the examination area before 6:05 PM!"

"If you exceed this time, you will be considered to have failed!"

"Depart!"

With a command, hundreds of Titan Warriors surged into the examination area like tigers unleashed from a cage.

"Close the gate!"

The sun was high, its light shining into the town, but blocked by the dense trees, making the town eerie and terrifying.

"According to the rules, all monsters released into the town are low-level Titan Beasts raised in breeding farms!"

"Their wildness and strength are lower than monsters of the same level in the Wilderness Area!"

Zhang Fan walked down a street, with lush trees on both sides.

Suddenly, he heard a gnawing sound from his left.

Pushing aside the dense leaves, a burly pig-like monster was hiding behind a tree, gnawing on a mutilated corpse.

It was over six meters long, nearly three meters tall at the shoulder, covered in bristles, with two sharp tusks reflecting a cold glint.

Bloodthirsty Tank!

"As expected of a farmed one, it's much stronger than a wild Bloodthirsty Tank!"

Zhang Fan clicked his tongue twice and pushed aside the branches to approach.

The feeding Bloodthirsty Tank heard the movement and immediately looked up.

Upon spotting Zhang Fan, the Bloodthirsty Tank charged directly at him.

"Rumble—"

Its two sharp tusks rushed forward like two giant scimitars.

"It seems even if it's farmed, its wildness hasn't diminished at all!"

Zhang Fan took a deep breath and charged towards the Bloodthirsty Tank.

Just as the two were about to collide, Zhang Fan deftly sidestepped, avoiding the Bloodthirsty Tank's brute force charge.

Taking advantage of the moment he sidestepped, Zhang Fan threw a punch, solidly hitting the Bloodthirsty Tank's shoulder.

"Bang!"

The Bloodthirsty Tank flew sideways as if struck by a large hammer.

Zhang Fan pressed his advantage, flipping his right hand, and a huge axe appeared in his hand.

"Chop!"

Zhang Fan stomped forward fiercely, like a flash of lightning, and the huge axe in his hand chopped down through the air.

Pfft, the cold glinting axe blade sliced across the Bloodthirsty Tank's neck.

A flash of blood appeared, and the Bloodthirsty Tank's head separated from its body.

The pig's head crashed to the ground, and its burly body flew several meters, breaking a camphor tree as thick as a bowl in half.

The Bloodthirsty Tank... fell!

"Foundation Establishment Realm is indeed stronger than Qi Refining Realm. Vision, agility, nerve reactions, strength, it's stronger in all aspects!"

"So even without transforming, just in human form, I can easily kill a Qi Refining Realm Bloodthirsty Tank!"

"Realm, oh realm!"

A slightly stronger realm translates to an immeasurable increase in combat power!

Therefore, whether it's a Titan Warrior or a Titan Beast, fighting above one's level is extremely difficult!

Zhang Fan walked to the Bloodthirsty Tank's corpse and waved his hand to put the corpse away.

As for the pig's head.

Zhang Fan took out a rope, tied the pig's head, and then dragged it on the ground, walking forward like that.

Monsters are very sensitive to the smell of blood, especially hungry monsters!

These Titan Beasts in the examination area were originally raised in breeding farms and were in a semi-free-range state.

The breeding farms would regularly provide food, ensuring they were well-fed and housed, without worries about food and clothing.

But ever since they were transferred to the examination area, no one had fed them again.

These monsters in the examination area had been hungry for three days, so they must be famished.

Humans are slaves to their stomachs, and animals even more so; all animals toil every day just for a bite to eat!

The Titan Beasts, hungry for three days, craved food beyond imagination and were naturally very sensitive to the smell of blood.

So this warm, large pig's head was the best bait!

And it was true!

Less than five minutes later, the bushes rustled, and Titan Beasts came calling.

This time, there were two Lion Crocodiles!

Upon seeing the bloody pig's head, both Lion Crocodiles immediately drooled, their saliva forming a waterfall.

Clearly.

Both Lion Crocodiles were very hungry!

Driven by hunger, they immediately launched an attack, one pouncing on Zhang Fan, the other on the large pig's head.

"Good timing!"

Zhang Fan, holding the huge axe, chopped down at the pouncing Lion Crocodile.

The Lion Crocodile was very fast.

But Zhang Fan was faster; a sharp axe light flashed, and a straight bloodline appeared on the Lion Crocodile's forehead.

The next second.

The bloodline expanded, and the Lion Crocodile's head split into two halves with a thud.

"Boom—"

The Lion Crocodile fell heavily to the ground, blood gushing like a spring.

The other Lion Crocodile grabbed the large pig's head, intending to drag it away, but the pig's head was held by the rope and wouldn't budge no matter how hard it pulled.

Yet, this fellow still refused to give up, biting down stubbornly.

"Die!"

Zhang Fan raised his hand and chopped down with an axe, directly splitting the Lion Crocodile's head into two halves.

"Seeking death!"

Zhang Fan twisted his neck, walked to the Lion Crocodile, picked up the huge axe, and then put away the two Lion Crocodile corpses.

"Too weak!"

"With my Foundation Establishment Realm strength, even without transforming, low-level Titan Beasts are still too weak!"

No wonder, he consumed Divine Tree Juice daily; although his realm was only early Foundation Establishment, his physical body was much stronger!

Divine Tree Juice combined with the Basic 108 Forms had the most terrifying effect on physical body enhancement, with cultivation being secondary!

"Two monster corpses are enough to pass the assessment. Hunting three monsters almost guarantees a 100% pass!"

"I've already killed three Titan Beasts. Next, I can try out a few Talent Divine Powers..."

"Hmm?"

Zhang Fan's ear twitched, hearing a loud commotion not far away.

Something was pouncing this way!

"Whoosh—"

The forest was violently pushed aside, and a burly monster charged over.

"Lion Crocodile?"

Zhang Fan's eyes lit up slightly.

The monster before him resembled a hybrid of a lion and a crocodile.

It had the body of a male lion, but its mouth, sharp claws, and tail were like those of a crocodile.

Its body had no fur; instead, it was covered in crocodile scales.

This was a Lion Crocodile, a mutated Titan Beast, one of the top low-level Titan Beasts, extremely fierce!

"It seems this Lion Crocodile was also attracted by the smell of blood!"

"Just in time!"

Zhang Fan mumbled, "I'll use you to test my Talent Divine Power!"

"Buzz—"

Zhang Fan stared at the Lion Crocodile, and two golden specks of light quietly rose in his eyes.

The next second.

The golden specks of light rapidly expanded, instantly filling his entire eye sockets, finally transforming into two golden beams of light that burst forth.

"Boom—"

The golden light instantly struck the Lion Crocodile's head, covering the ferocious-looking Golden-backed Mastiff with a layer of gold.