Although Yan Lin was quick-witted and agile, he still couldn't pull Dongfang Mian away. He felt a void in his heart, as if he had lost the most precious thing.
But in the blink of an eye, Dongfang Mian appeared before him unharmed, happily saying to him, "Look how amazing I am! It turns out that after I refined the Holy Flame, I'm no longer afraid of it. On the contrary, I feel warm and comfortable."
Yan Lin didn't hear what she was saying at all. He just felt that the missing piece in his heart had returned. Without thinking, he pulled Dongfang Mian into a tight hug.
Dongfang Mian patted him reassuringly, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I've always been lucky. Have you forgotten that I'm the chosen one?"
"Don't speak," Yan Lin said in a low voice. For a moment, Dongfang Mian thought that Yan Lin had fully recovered.
But she quickly realized that this was impossible. Without saying a word, she obediently leaned against Yan Lin's chest, enjoying the concern from this arrogant guy.
"From now on, stay behind me and don't do anything so dangerous again," Yan Lin said coldly.
"Yes, Lord Rin," Dongfang Mian replied cooperatively.
Yan Lin, still with a cold face, led the way, while behind him came Dongfang Mian's voice, neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough to be heard, "Tch, still saying you haven't fallen in love with me."
Yan Lin's ears turned red, and he stumbled, which made Dongfang Mian behind him burst into laughter.
No matter what Dongfang Mian said, Yan Lin seemed not to hear her and walked with his head down.
With Dongfang Mian's affinity for the Olympic flame, their search for the badge was incredibly smooth.
No matter where the badge was hidden, Dongfang Mian could pick it up as if it were in an empty place.
Meanwhile, Aju and Ahua's operation went extremely smoothly. Aju successfully obtained the memory fragments hidden in the Fire Phoenix statue, but no matter how Ahua asked, Aju remained silent about what she had remembered.
After the group met up and waited for a while, the second round of assessments came to an end.
The losses from this assessment were devastating; out of 100 people who went in, only 87 came out, and some of them didn't even receive a passing badge.
In the end, only sixty-nine prodigies made it to the third stage. Apart from the Fire Phoenix Clan, the prodigies of the other three major races all suffered casualties, which made the patriarchs of the other three races very distressed. But there was nothing they could do. The Fire Phoenix Clan Chief had said from the beginning that they should respect their sacred fire, and the other divine beasts also testified that those who died were burned to death because they were unwilling to accept the challenge of the sacred fire.
After the Fire Phoenix Clan's assessment, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy. Everyone and the beasts silently followed the Crimson Tiger Clan Chief to the Crimson Tiger Clan to prepare for the third assessment.
The Crimson-Striped Divine Tiger Clan Chief had prepared a speech to outdo the Silver Dragon Clan Chief and the Fire Phoenix Clan Chief, but seeing the dejected appearance of the other divine beasts, he immediately lost interest.
The Crimson Tiger Clan Chief was arguably the most hot-tempered of the four clan chiefs. The Crimson Tigers were born brave and skilled in battle, and the Crimson Tiger Clan Chief was accustomed to life and death. Now, seeing these prodigies having thoughts of retreat and fear because of the Fire Phoenix Clan's sacred fire, he wished he could rush up and beat them up to bring them to their senses.
Without uttering a single superfluous word, the Crimson-Striped Tiger Clan Chief directly explained the rules of the competition:
"The theme of the Crimson Tiger Clan's Holy Land Assessment is Autumn. The number of badges required to pass has been reduced from 60 to 40. If you get them, you pass; if you don't, you're out. Don't give me that 'you've lost your parents' attitude. We divine beasts have always fought bravely and fearlessly, and we have never been cowards who are afraid of death."
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