Soul Land IV (Douluo Dalu) : Ultimate Fighting-Novel

Chapter 265: The test begins

Get off? There’s still 200 meters!

Qian Lei’s face turned pale in an instant. ‘Are we going to jump off?’

“Quick, get off by yourselves, or be thrown down.” Soul Rings appeared beneath the officer’s feet, a total of seven rings.

Seven-ring Soul Sage!

Without his prompting, there were already several candidates who leaped off the cabin directly. Some exhibited flying-type abilities and glided straight down.

There were also some valiant ones. An extremely bulky candidate yelled and jumped off the cabin then did a freefall down. He was in midair as he released his Martial Soul, and four purple Soul Rings revolved around his body. His body grew larger all of a sudden and became a purplish-black half-human half-bear as he landed on the ground with a loud rumble! A deep hole was created on the ground, but he jumped out of it, unscathed.

After him, around seven or eight people leaped off one after another and freefell as well. That half-human half-bear candidate sprinted quickly and caught all of them one by one from the ground, they were clearly all his temporary teammates.

“Let’s go, too.” Lan Xuanyu pulled Qian Lei and Liu Feng and headed straight to the door.

“I... I can’t do it...” Qian Lei exclaimed. “I’m afraid of heights.”

Lan Xuanyu said in annoyance, “Close your eyes, I’m here.”

As he spoke, a strand of golden-patterned Blue Silver Grass wrapped around a metal armrest next to the cabin door. He grabbed Qian Lei and leaped off directly, giving Dong Qianqiu a meaningful glance at the same time.

Liu Feng followed Lan Xuanyu and jumped at the same time.

The golden-patterned Blue Silver Grass was quite long and descended along with Lan Xuanyu and Qian Lei. Liu Feng lifted his light body, stepped on Qian Lei’s shoulder with one leg and the three of them glided down like that.

Just at this moment, in mid-air, there was a flash of lightning and three figures went past them, directly headed for the ground. They were Bing Tianliang, Yu Tian, and Lin Donghui.

Bing Tianliang grabbed the other two people by their arms, and the three of them were like one body. The lightning was swirling around them, hitting the sides from time to time to break the fall. Seeing that they were about to reach the ground, a flash of fire appeared on top of Lin Donghui’s head and a huge fireball bombarded the ground. The impact of the blast rolled back, immediately breaking the momentum of their fall. Bing Tianliang brought along the two figures and landed stably on the ground.

Lan Xuanyu followed suit. When they were about a hundred meters away from the ground, his golden-patterned Blue Silver Grass was already at its longest. He released the Blue Silver Grass and the three of them freefell; he pulled Qian Lei with his right hand and released the second Soul Ring with his left hand, forming a large fireball and smashing it to the ground. Using the impact of the blast like Bing Tianliang’s team to reduce the momentum as they landed on the ground.

At the same time, he looked up toward the sky; Dong Qianqiu didn’t go down with them. At this moment, he saw snowflakes dancing beneath Dong Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin’s feet as they descended from the sky. The dancing snowflakes turned into a whirlwind, carrying their petite bodies like they were riding the clouds.

Lan Xuanyu was in awe. Although this Lan Mengqin wasn’t a flying-type Soul Master, just relying on that unique Martial Soul of hers, flying a short distance wasn’t a problem at all. She’s really strong, ah!

Everyone landed on the ground one after another, and the rest of the candidates had also shown their own abilities to land. This was undoubtedly the first test of this assessment—descending from 200 meters in the sky.

Bing Tianliang brought Yu Tian and Lin Donghui to Lan Xuanyu, “From now on, we’ll listen to you.”

Lin Donghui and Yu Tian nodded as well.

Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu landed nearby at this moment and walked over.

Eight people gathered together, forming a great strength.

Just at this moment, a purplish-red light flickered in the sky and a quiet figure landed from the sky. The moment he landed, he sped up instantly and disappeared from everyone’s line of sight in a few seconds—it was Yuanen Huihui.

Lan Xuanyu looked at his partners next to him and said, “Before we set off, I have to make some things clear. Firstly, please listen to my commands as per our previous agreement. If you think that my command is wrong or has a problem, you must wait until the situation is over before you raise it or leave the team. We are a team from now on and if we split up when faced with a situation, we might all be annihilated. Everyone heard what Teacher Xiao Qi said—this is a real battlefield, and what we are about to face is a real test of life and death. We are all smart people, so I don’t think I need to elaborate further.”

Bing Tianliang nodded and looked at Lan Mengqin.

Lan Mengqin shrugged, “If my life is really in danger, don’t blame me for fleeing.”

Lan Xuanyu said, “That’s only natural. If that really happens, leave it to our fate. Secondly, everyone should have heard it in the plane already. The brains of the living creatures here would produce a crystal core. This crystal core can improve our Spiritual Power, it is very valuable and we can exchange it for Shrek emblems afterward. Before we set off, we must allocate the spoils of war first to avoid disagreements later.”

Everyone’s expression changed. Allocating the spoils of war—this was a very sensitive topic! Bing Tianliang looked at Lan Xuanyu even more firmly. Being able to think about this hidden problem at this moment, this chap was really not simple; it didn’t cross his mind at all.

Lan Mengqin said, “How should we split, then?”

Lan Xuanyu said, “We have eight people, we will split the spoils of war by ten portions and I want three of them. As for the rest, each of you will get one. We are a team, this is our first time working together so we shall split evenly.

Lan Mengqin burst out in laughter, “You call this splitting evenly? Why do you get three, then? I am the strongest, why shouldn’t I get more? Two of them are merely two rings.” As she spoke, she pointed with her lips towards Liu Feng and Qian Lei.

Lan Xuanyu said sternly, “Everyone in the team has a role to play. I want three portions because I am the one taking on the most responsibilities. I will be the commander of the entire team, the glue of the team. With me around, all of your abilities will be enhanced by at least 30 percent, and both Qianqiu and I have Martial Soul Fusion Technique. If you’re unagreeable, you may back out right now.” At this moment, he appeared very powerful. Sometimes, you just have to assume such authority.

Lan Mengqin wanted to say more, but Dong Qianqiu pulled her back.

Lan Xuanyu said, “We will move as a team. There is a total of three days. If we’re unable to return to base in three days, we still aren’t sure how to leave. You guys can do this—move together as a team to try it out and if you feel that under my leadership, your benefits are reduced, then you may choose to proceed by yourself. Anyway, we will continue moving on. But I need to stress again that even if you want to back out, you can only do so when it is safe.”

“Alright, give it a try, then.” Lan Mengqin said.

Lan Xuanyu looked at Bing Tianliang and after he pondered for a moment, he nodded. He clearly remembered how Lan Xuanyu tricked him previously and when they worked together, they managed to kill the 10,000-year Soul Beast and reaped quite a lot from it.

This sort of open environment was undoubtedly the most suitable for Lan Xuanyu to display his abilities. With many opportunities for him to display his abilities coupled with a strong team, he would definitely be able to gain much more. Lan Xuanyu wanting three portions of spoils wasn’t a small amount, but this is life-threatening; ensuring their safety was even more important than reaping the rewards. Also, to Bing Tianliang, Liang Shushi was no longer able to get into Shrek anymore, he must do everything to ensure that his two partners could get in with him!

Seeing that everyone was agreeable, Lan Xuanyu said, “Alright, let’s go. Frenzie, you find a path, Fatty and I will be in the middle. Bing Tianliang, the three of you will be in front, while Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin will be behind you guys. Walk toward that direction.”

Lan Xuanyu looked at the locator and pointed in a direction.