Chapter Sixteen: Adventure Test

  A very large square, just looking at it makes you feel that this place is as big as a football field. The surroundings are solid stone walls, and on the ground in front, there is a huge totem pole covered with various patterns.

  Garo took a few glances, and the alchemy formation used by this alchemist was completely different. Firstly, it was the materials, which were entirely made of a special silver material, and strangely, within this totem, Garo could clearly feel six different elemental energies: fire, wind, earth, water, as well as three rare ones - light, darkness elements, and that rarely seen dimensional power.

  A totem that can perfectly fuse and fix seven completely opposing elements together, Gallo couldn't help but feel interested. With just materials and the totem's path, it was possible to achieve this. This totem is probably the legendary magic array.

  As Garo took an interest in the totem, the people around him also took an interest in Garo. An old man with white hair was staring at Garo with his shining eyes. "Oh, a girl who's interested in magic circles? Hmm..." The old man suddenly looked shocked, he saw that the place where Garo's eyes were fixed on was exactly several key core positions of this magic circle.

  "What a coincidence... No, no, it's not. Although I don't understand what's going on, this girl is absolutely not an ordinary person. And, am I seeing things? Her body is constantly surging with corresponding magical elemental powers as she gazes at the magic array location. This... how is this possible?! A person who can contain so many elemental powers!"

  Thinking of this, the old man didn't want to think about it anymore. He slowly walked out and felt someone approaching. Gallo also withdrew his gaze and looked over. The old man's temperament was very calm, wearing a sky blue long gown, holding a wooden staff in his hand.

  "Hehe, welcome welcome. This small place of mine hasn't had an adventurer in many years. Because this town is very peaceful and quiet, generally adventurers don't come here because they think a place that's too peaceful can't make them stronger." The old man smiled.

  "Peace, isn't that a good thing? Some people may be tired of peace, but when peace disappears, they will realize that facing danger, peace is the most important. Gallo's eyes softened a bit, this old man had an aura similar to that of Jerra Mii, who saved and led him into the world of alchemy back then."

  The old man was taken aback by Galo's words. This girl, though young, could utter such philosophical words, and in those light golden eyes, there was a tranquility that had been tempered by countless years of experience.

  "What kind of life has she lived, alas... it seems I've grown old. This world is destined for the young." The old man nodded in agreement, "You're right, alas... I truly hope those young people understand this principle as well. Ah, you want to take the adventurer's exam? In that case, let's register your basic information first." Beside him, the woman who had just entered with Gallo walked over, holding a notebook.

  "What's your name?"

  "Hello."

  "How old?"

  "... seventeen years old." Gallo's words were not his own age, but that of Bing Yue if she were alive.

  Then she recorded a few unimportant things, the woman put away her notebook, took out a piece of paper and handed it to the old man, nodded, and left.

  "Alright, let me see... Gallo is it? What a lovely name, and you're quite the companion." The old man suddenly said something that left Gallo speechless. "Wanting to become an adventurer is actually quite simple. As soon as you've completed your registration, you'll already be a zero-level adventurer on record here. From zero to fifth level, you can advance by taking on quests, but to become a sixth-level adventurer, you must pass the advanced test. You see, at our place, being a sixth-level adventurer requires having the capital and strength of a sixth-level adventurer. Simply put, aside from accumulating quest experience, it's also necessary to master aura or equivalent strength."

  Karlo didn't respond, strength is needed everywhere, this point he was very clear about.

  "Next, you can see, are you going to take the test or just go receive the task? If you take the test, it's directly a level 5 trial. After passing level 5, it's level 6. But if you fail, you'll still be a zero-level adventurer. What do you think?"

  "It goes without saying, of course. I've accepted the challenge." Gallo slightly turned around "Such an interesting thing, I must participate, also counts as a bit of filial piety towards the old man."

  "Alright, it's about to begin. I am the examiner, my name is Jeben. First up is the fifth-level test, part one. Come out, Stone Man!" A yellow beam of light shot out from Jeben's staff and struck the totem on the ground, after which the lines on the totem turned a earthy yellow color. A giant stone monster, about three meters tall, slowly emerged.

  "Ah, I see. So the Six-Elemental Energy Gathering is for constructing a fundamental body, and the Dimensional Power is used to open up space? What an interesting magical formation. Next time I have some free time, I'll definitely study it thoroughly."

  Jie Ben furrowed his brow "You figured out the principle after just one glance at the operation? That's an astonishing ability, and it seems like you've never seen a magic array before, yet you were able to notice?"

  "But, this little guy, it seems I underestimated him." The Golem charged at Gallo, slightly lowering its body, and the Golem's massive stone fist had already passed over his head, the strong gust of wind only blowing up a few strands of his hair.

  On the other side, Jeben watched and thought, "Hmm, very agile movements, and good control over timing. Although I haven't seen her attacking moves yet, it seems like a combat form. So, has she grasped aura?"

  Suddenly, Garo laughed and charged into the range in front of the stone statue. His right hand stretched out, a bright flame burning in his palm. Then, with a forceful grip, the flames burst open, enveloping his entire hand.

  Elemental Alchemy Battle Technique, Flame Dance.

  One fist heavily hit the stone man's chest, flames burning, the stone man was immediately enveloped and then collapsed.

  Large boulders fell down, turned into a pile of rubble, and then slowly weathered away, blown to nothingness.

  "This is the test? It's too boring, isn't it, Master Jieben?" Galo looked at Jieben, who stroked his long beard. "Hmm, not bad. The Stone Man is already a very troublesome opponent for close-range warriors. That defensive ability makes it difficult even for heavy swords to deal significant damage. But I'm curious, the attack just now was a close-range warrior's move, but that flame was absolutely elemental power. Are you a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts?"

  "It doesn't seem to matter in this world, where only power is trusted. What kind of power it is doesn't seem to be important." Gallo didn't respond.

  "Uh, okay, so that's the second part." Jeben didn't continue to ask questions either, and with a wave of his hand, the yellow light flashed on the surface again. However, this time it was different from before - nearly ten fire people appeared.

  "As a fifth-level adventurer, sometimes you have to face a large number of enemies. After taking them on one by one, it's time for a group attack. From then on, it's up to you to show your skills."

  "Ah, Fire Human, it seems you're trying to counter my previous attack. Unfortunately... " Garo smiled faintly. "Master Jeben, what a pity. When facing these guys, there's no need to change our battle strategy at all." With a wave of his hand, a ring of fire formed and danced around him. "Fire against fire is actually quite simple - I just need to be stronger than them." His finger rose lightly, and the ring of fire suddenly expanded and shot towards the Fire Human who had surrounded Garo.

  "Jie Ben thought to himself, 'It's said that a strong flame can engulf the existence of a Fire Person, but this fire ring doesn't have enough firepower to do so. It seems impossible to engulf the Fire Person, yet Galo is quite confident. Is there another way?' "

  At this time, the fire ring had already touched the fire man, and a strange scene appeared. The fire man's body underwent an abnormal change, forming a twisted fire element that seemed to be destroyed by something, and then completely disappeared in Jie Ben's shocked gaze.

  "All you need to do is destroy the things that sustain them, and they completely lose their power to exist. Life can be so fragile at times, can't it?" Gallo simply infused wind elements into the ring of fire, and when he came into contact with the fire person, the wind element instantly sucked away all the air, creating a vacuum state. Without the help of air, the fire person could only disappear.

  "Alright, you've passed the fifth-level test. Next is the sixth-level test. Let me make one thing clear: as a sixth-level demon beast, it's not going to be easy. Moreover, summoned beasts can only exist for three minutes, so within those three minutes, you must defeat your opponent. Got it?"

  Ka Luo nodded "I'm ready, come on."

  "The summoned beast is unpredictable, I'm not even sure what it will summon, now, come on!"

  The totem began to flash with six-colored light, then rotated and twisted in the air, transforming into a huge six-colored sphere. Although he didn't know what would appear, Gallo already felt it, that extraordinary aura, absolutely incomparable to any magical beast he had encountered before. Relatively speaking, a sixth-level magical beast was far stronger than a sixth-level warrior with internal energy.

  With a thud, the light burst open, and a black shadow fell to the ground. Gallo looked around, but was stunned for a moment.

  It wasn't just Gallo who was shocked, even Master Jeban was taken aback. The figure that appeared before them was a lone silhouette, clad in armor and shrouded from head to toe, with thick black mist emanating from his body!

  "This is! How is this possible! A 6th-tier combat creature from the Demon Realm, Dark Sodo!" Jeben was shocked. Although Dark Sodo was also a 6th-tier magical beast, it had never appeared before!

  Ka Luo had already raised his hand, and he clearly felt that this guy, who was not human but had a human-like shadow, was emitting only a deep desire to kill from within his body, without any emotions existing. He was absolutely an existence more like a demon than any magical beast.

  Kuro Sōdo raised his head, and in his hand was a gigantic long sword with serrated edges. He sensed Garo's presence and his eyes emitted a deep killing intent. With a single turn of the blade, it was as if Garo had charged forward. The momentum of this one slash was absolutely not something that could be ignored even among human strongmen.

  Jia Luo didn't dare to take the blow head-on, hastily dodging and retreating. The knife fiercely chopped into the ground, its powerful blade energy astonishingly tearing open a long gash of nearly three meters! What incredible destructive power.

  "Jie Ben reacted 'Ga Luo, don't fight him, try to delay the time, three minutes later, he will be transmitted back to the Devil's Realm!'"

  Lightly raising his hand, a yellow glow enveloped Galo's entire body. "Postponement? Sorry, in my creed, there is no such word. And what an interesting battle it was, how could I give that up?"