The Legend of the Demon Hunter

"Brother, are you okay?" Xia Shi quickly came up and asked with concern.

Xiao Zhu, whose nerves relaxed, suddenly felt weak all over. His legs went weak and he almost fell. Xia Shi hurriedly supported him, and the two of them slowly walked to the edge of the crowd.

"Next one, Ning Zhiwan!" The elderly judge raised his head and glanced at the tall and beautiful woman.

"Ah, it's Sister Ning!" Xia Shi pointed at the woman in black behind her and said.

Xiao Zhu stopped and asked, "What's wrong? Is she very strong?"

The woman in black was extremely beautiful, and ordinary people would find it hard to forget her once they met her. However, Xiao Zhu recalled that he seemed to have never seen her since he entered school. She was indeed a mysterious person.

"Yes!" Xia Shi nodded affirmatively, and she said: "Sister Ning is the direct disciple of the vice president! Brother, you should know that the bloodline ranking of the academy will be biased towards auxiliary bloodlines, right? Because auxiliary bloodlines are rare and precious, this is why my auxiliary bloodline and Brother Le's auxiliary bloodlines can rank second and third respectively. But Sister Ning is different. She has a pure offensive bloodline, but the academy still ranks her first, which shows that her bloodline strength is far greater than ours."

"So she is the woman ranked first on the bloodline list..." Xiao Zhu looked at Ning Zhiwan with interest.

At this time, Ning Zhiwan had already walked onto the trial stage. Her tall figure and beautiful face instantly attracted the attention of countless people. However, she ignored the gazes from the audience and just nodded to the judges, indicating that it was time to start.

"Let's start!" the judge waved his hand.

Since the previous puppet monkey had run out of energy in the battle with Xiao Zhu, the judges had replaced it with a new one. This new puppet monkey showed an eager attitude towards Ning Zhiwan.

Ning Zhiwan did not give the puppet monkey a chance to attack. She turned into a black phantom and rushed over. She opened her slender jade hands and struck the crystal core in the puppet monkey's chest with her palms.

"What does she want to do? Does she want to destroy the puppet crystal core by brute force?" The people in the audience looked puzzled.

As for attacking the crystal core of the puppet ape, Xiao Zhu had tried it during the entrance test. At that time, he discovered that the crystal core was protected by a powerful restriction that was far beyond his ability to destroy.

In this trial, there were still some powerful students who wanted to quickly destroy the crystal core of the puppet monkey before it was strengthened, but they all failed.

After experiencing countless failures, everyone realized that defeating this puppet ape was almost impossible for intermediate demon hunters like them, and even high-level demon hunters might not be able to do it.

One can imagine what kind of unfathomable master the designer of these puppet monkeys is.

Now seeing Ning Zhiwan trying again, although everyone was in awe of this woman who was ranked first on the bloodline list, she was only a mid-level demon hunter after all, and most people did not believe that she could do it.

But then, something happened that stunned everyone. This palm did not exert a terrifying power. Instead, it was like a weak breeze blowing gently on the crystal core of the puppet monkey's chest. However, the puppet monkey that was hit was like being trapped in an abyss swamp. No matter how hard it struggled, it could not escape from this beautiful palm. The shining green crystal core dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into a stone without any luster. It fell to the ground with a "click". Without the support of the crystal core, the puppet monkey could no longer maintain its body shape and broke into pieces of wood.

"What kind of power is this?" The audience went wild in an instant.

Ning Zhiwan still had an indifferent expression, not wanting to even glance at the reactions of the audience. She bowed indifferently to the judges, and as they stared in astonishment, she asked, "Teacher, can I leave the stage now?"

The elderly judge did not react.

Ning Zhiwan reminded him again, and the teacher finally reacted. He hurriedly walked onto the trial platform and observed the dismembered puppet monkey for a long time. Then he looked at Ning Zhiwan in disbelief and asked, "How did you do it?"

Ning Zhiwan smiled faintly, her smile was as stunning as melting ice and snow, but she didn't say a word.

The judges realized that it was inappropriate to ask this question in this situation. They were so surprised that they spoke without thinking. They smiled bitterly, shook their heads and said, "You passed. Go!"

Ning Zhiwan walked off the stage with her long legs, and then went straight to the backyard. Her eyes were always looking straight ahead, without even glancing at anyone.

Xiao Zhu looked at her back and said to Xia Shi beside him, "Shi'er, do you know her bloodline ability?"

Xia Shi shook her head and said, "I only know that Sister Ning has a very special bloodline called Shura Bloodline, which is extremely powerful. But today is the first time I saw her take action, so I don't know much about her bloodline's abilities."

"Ashura bloodline... Ning Zhiwan is the number one on the bloodline list and her strength is so unfathomable. She should have been famous long ago, but why does it feel like the academy is deliberately hiding her abilities?" Xiao Zhu muttered to himself in confusion.

"Maybe the academy has its own considerations! But in this illusion trial, you will have the opportunity to see her abilities." Xia Shi said with a smile.

"By the way, Shi'er, when do you need to go back to Yunling Academy?" Xiao Zhu asked.

"The teacher said that my cultivation has reached a critical stage, so I only asked for one day off and will go back in the evening." Xia Shi lowered her head with a gloomy expression.

"It's okay, Shi'er. I will also go to the illusion of nothingness in a few days. When I come back from the illusion, I hope that your strength will also break through. Then it won't be too late for us to conquer the world together." A look of disappointment flashed across Xiao Zhu's face, and then he said with excitement.

"Okay, brother!" Xia Shi stretched out her jade hand and held Xiao Zhu's hand.

"Shi'er, we still have half a day to spend together. I'll take you to Novan City! In the evening, we'll go to the Swan Lake in the college to watch the sunset. The sunset in the lake is the most beautiful in this season." Xiao Zhu said excitedly.

"Yeah!" Xia Shi nodded vigorously, her pretty face full of expectant smile.

at dusk.

The setting sun dyed the boundless Swan Lake a fiery red, like a huge and bright curtain. The breeze blew across the lake, and the curtain had many wrinkles, and then broke into countless tiny red fragments, like the crushed time.

Several swans gathered in groups of two or three in the lake. This was not the time for hunting. They were leisurely combing their feathers and enjoying the coolness of the summer evening.

Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi met again after a long separation, and it seemed that they had endless things to say that day, but at the shore of Swan Lake in the evening, the two held hands but fell into silence tacitly. The silence at this moment was better than most words.

When the sun sets and the sky gradually darkens, the two realize that the time of separation is coming again. Xia Shi looks a little reluctant. She said, "Brother, where will we go when we graduate from Nuowan College?"

"Shi'er, since we have chosen the path of demon hunters, we may travel around the world and make the world our home in the future!" Xiao Zhu said after thinking for a while.

Xia Shi shook her head: "Shi'er doesn't have lofty ambitions, nor does she have the heart to help the world and save all living beings. She just wants us to find a paradise-like place one day and live out our lives in peace. Brother, when that day comes, are you willing to accompany Shi'er?" Her bright eyes flashed, and she looked at Xiao Zhu expectantly.

Xiao Zhu was slightly startled by Xia Shi's answer, then he gently tapped Xia Shi's nose and said with a smile: "Of course, no matter where Shi wants to go, I will go with you!"

"Hmm..." There were stars twinkling in Xia Shi's eyes.