Joel took a stance, as he circulated water essence in his feet and the tip of his spear. He lunged towards the first wolf and pierced its forehead. The beast wriggled until its eyes dimmed, and it fell.
Joel, not even looking at the beast, swept his spear in an arc, cleaving the heads of 5 wolves in his path.
He shot out several ice spears at the rest of them, easily killing 13 wolves at the foundation realm.
Killing foundation realm monsters grants 10 points, so I gained a total of 130 points from the wolves, a nice start. Joel then touched one of the beasts and copied their shadow affinity. He checked the crest of the affinity and saw that it was also red. This realm is a double gain for me. Even if I don't pass the exam, I will still be satisfied, Joel thought to himself sarcastically.
Joel went around, killing all the monsters that crossed his path with ease. To think even core tier monsters can't even pressure me, he thought. He had copied wind and earth affinity on his way.
Looking at the 7 million+ points in his band, he decided to rest. He went to a big tree in the area, sat down and relaxed his back.
What is this sound, Joel thought silently, standing up from the floor after sitting for nearly 2 hours.
Peeking through the leaves of the tree, he saw an oni, whose realm was obscure to him, sharpening his sword with a whetstone. Finally, there is a challenge, Joel thought as he picked his spear from the floor and zoomed off in the direction of the Oni.
On arriving there, he lunged several wind blades at the Oni, who was unaware of the person behind him. When the blades were 5m away from the Oni, it suddenly took his sword and slashed out in a fiery arc.
It looked at Joel, and snorted. It did not take him seriously as he was below him in cultivation level.
It stood up calmly, and pointed the tip of its blade at Joel and zoomed towards him, while covering his sword in flame essence. They soon collided, and a mini-shockwave shook the earth where they were. They flew backwards and landed far from each other. The Oni looked at Joel wondering how he was able to withstand his strike.
Boom, the Oni jumped off the ground as it cracked into rubbles. Joel docked, while countering with a thrust to his waist. The Oni simply created a flaming shield on his side t block the attack. They separated again, while acknowledging the skills of each other.
Joel, not waiting for the Oni to launch the attack, covered his body in rock armor, and feet in wind essence. He ran towards the Oni, and made thrust when he was 3 meters away, and a condensed lin of water element blasted out, smashing into the Oni with a piercing force.
The Oni flew back at a tremendous speed, breaking all trees in his way Its back collided with a rock before it stopped, but the force made it spit out blood.
The Oni stood up, wiped the blood on its mouth and smirked while brandishing his sword for a final round against its opponent.