Free Web NovelThe notification she received only listed the assembly time, location, and the name and contact information of the teacher leading the group; everything else was omitted.
So, she was actually quite curious about the location of this year's Joint Training Camp.
The location of the Joint Training Camp is almost never the same each year.
However, these locations basically have one thing in common.
That is, none of them are good places!
They are either perpetually high-temperature, volcanic regions with frequent eruptions, or ice and snow-covered, uninhabitable desolate lands...
So, not just Mingxi, no one present wasn't curious about the Joint Training Camp's location.
"What's the rush? You'll know when you get there," Chen Haiyan said with a seductive smile, impervious to their pleas.
"Teacher Chen, please be kind and give us a hint."
"I heard that every year the Joint Training Camp has an entry assessment. If you don't pass, you'll be sent straight back home. Teacher Chen, please tell us where it is so we can prepare in advance."
"Yes, yes."
Chen Haiyan remained unmoved, crossing her long, fair legs. "Heh heh, when have you ever seen this old lady being so benevolent?"
The young people wailed, "Teacher, you are a devil!"
Chen Haiyan was unperturbed, her orchid-like fingers curled as her smile grew even more enchanting, "Thank you for the compliment!"
"..."
Unable to get the location of the Joint Training Camp from Chen Haiyan, the young people could only give up and started chatting among themselves.
"Hey!"
Mingxi's shoulder was lightly patted from behind.
She turned her head, meeting a young man's dazzlingly white teeth.
"Hello, Junior."
Looking at the young man's shifty eyes, which darted around like a wind-fire wheel, one could tell he was the kind of lively, energetic rascal that parents and teachers both loved and hated.
Mingxi nodded at him, "Hello, Senior."
Jian Lian raised a hand and pointed to the Crescent Moon above Mingxi's head.
"Junior, is that moon your Bingji Cat's skill? Is it a skill that can change the temperature?
Sitting behind you is like being in an air-conditioned room; it's so comfortable.
Oh, what's this skill called? How do you manage to maintain it for so long?"
Mingxi answered truthfully, "Hmm, it's called Crescent Moon. You can maintain it longer with more practice."
Jian Lian's mouth twitched slightly.
You can maintain it with more practice?
That sounded so humblebragging.
He cleared his throat.
"Crescent Moon? What a strange name. Why have I never heard of this skill before?
Luo Ta, you know, right?"
Sitting beside Jian Lian was still Luo Ta.
The two were very good friends, having grown up together since childhood.
Luo Ta didn't even lift his head, his eyes remaining fixed on the book in front of him, but he didn't ignore Jian Lian's question.
He lightly pushed his glasses up before answering calmly, "Crescent Moon, an Ice Extremity elemental environmental skill that can evolve. Legend says it can evolve up to the Heavenly Tier.
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This skill is very difficult to awaken and cannot be condensed into a Skill Stone."
The young man's voice was unhurried, carrying a sense of confidence and certainty.
Mingxi glanced at him with interest.
He really was a top student.
He even knew such an obscure fact as Crescent Moon not being able to be condensed into a Skill Stone.
"Wow! So it's such an amazing skill?" Jian Lian was surprised, leaning forward to look at Lan Yue, who was diligently absorbing the energy from the Two-Worlds Rotation Platform while lying on the seat. "It seems your mutated Bingji Cat is quite extraordinary, Junior."
Mingxi's eyes softened with tenderness. "Yes, my Lan Yue is the strongest Bingji Cat in the world."
Hearing this, Jian Lian and Luo Ta exchanged glances, shaking their heads with a smile.
Both of them thought to themselves, simultaneously:
"This Junior is quite good at comforting her pet. A mutated Bingji Cat awakening a rare skill like Crescent Moon is indeed quite surprising, but 'strongest in the world' is too exaggerated.
No matter how powerful it is, it's still a mutated pet. Its bloodline determines its talent and future."
Perhaps feeling that Mingxi was being a bit presumptuous, the two didn't continue their conversation with her.
Mingxi, of course, didn't mind and also took out a book, focusing on reading it.
Time quickly passed.
Unconsciously, they had spent over two hours in the sky.
At this moment, the Liefeng Steel Claw Eagle began to dive without warning!
Amidst gasps, everyone heard Chen Haiyan's devilish chuckle!
"My little ones, are you ready to face the storm?"
Before the young people could understand the deeper meaning of her words, their young hearts were impacted by the scene before them.
A sky-darkening thunderstorm, as if it wanted to drown the entire world.
The strong winds howled, lightning flashed, and the waves surged.
In the darkness, streaks of lightning as thick as pig trotters tore across the sky, bringing brief and dazzling light, and also allowing one to barely make out the small island, swaying and bobbing like a lone boat amidst the raging waves and thunderous downpour.
The young people's eyes widened, and a premonition, highly unfavorable to themselves, flashed through their minds simultaneously.
Could that isolated island, buffeted by wind and rain, be their destination?
But, that was...
Beast Tamers' eyesight wasn't bad. Even through the strong winds, torrential rain, lightning, thunder, and waves reaching ten feet high, the young people could still clearly see the general condition of the isolated island.
The island, covered by thunderclouds, was full of strange rocks, with sparse vegetation, presenting a desolate and ruined appearance.
Even more absurdly, in the center of the island, a gigantic red lantern, over a thousand meters in diameter and ten thousand meters high, stood there.
A faint red light flickered inside the lantern, surrounded by faint, wispy mist, making it look exceptionally eerie and terrifying.
"T-Teacher Chen, this place... this isn't our special training location, is it?"
Someone stammered out the question.
Chen Haiyan smiled, like a devil's whisper.
"Congratulations, you guessed correctly! This is your destination for this Joint Training — Lantern Ghost Island!"
"Go! Successfully landing on the island is your entry assessment!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she snapped her fingers.
The Liefeng Steel Claw Eagle beneath them suddenly rose higher again, charging directly into the thundercloud and downpour.
Before everyone could react, they heard a "click" from in front of them.
Mingxi's face darkened.
The seat's safety buckle automatically released.
She immediately realized something was wrong, and her body quickly reacted. Her left hand scooped up Lan Yue, who was still immersed in cultivation.
Her right hand firmly gripped the back of the chair, and with a turn, she bent her legs and pressed down on the back of the chair in a kneeling posture.
She was in a semi-suspended state.
And almost at the instant she completed this strange movement.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The bewildered young people and their pets were launched out like rockets.
"Ow!"
"˶ ⍤ ⃝ ˶ ꒳ ᵒ ꒳ ᵎ ᵎ ᵎ"
"Damn!"
"Mommy!"
"Da da!"
"Yame..."
In the 0.01 seconds between the disappearance of the barrier and the safety seats transforming into ejection devices, Mingxi heard no less than ten kinds of exclamations.
