I Can Grant Origin Powers To Anything

The next day.

Once Gu Xi finally rested, and Li Jingjun's leg had recovered to its original delicate state under the nourishment of the High Grade Spirit Blood Potion, making one want to cradle it tenderly in their arms.

The three of them were supposed to discuss the return journey.

But Li Jingjun clearly had a different opinion.

Xu Lingjun had already accomplished all his goals and even gained two extra corpses of Level 7 Demon Beasts. Confident that even if he wasn't first, he was certainly in the top three.

There's no need to be so stingy in life, eating the meat and not leaving any broth for others... especially since this broth might end up being enjoyed by Li Jingjun or Han Yun City.

Everyone had a good relationship, and Xu Lingjun had no reason to be domineering.

Although he didn't plan to return immediately, he was already planning to escort Gu Xi back first.

But Li Jingjun still wanted to stay here.

Xu Lingjun asked, "Are you sure you don't want to leave with us? This is already a dangerous area, there are powerful demon beasts everywhere, it's very dangerous."

"Why do you think I came here? There are still a few days before the assessment ends, I have to work harder."

Li Jingjun smiled and said, "I've fallen quite behind you, so I need to push myself. You all have experienced life and death battles, but I'm the greenhouse flower. To surpass you, I need more life-and-death crises."

"Alright then, be careful."

Xu Lingjun took out a bottle of Spirit Blood Potion.

"No need, I have my own wound medicine."

Li Jingjun's gaze swept again over the square box in Gu Xi's hand and said, "When we get back, can you lend me your thing to play with?"

"What thing?"

Xu Lingjun replied and then laughed, "Whatever it is, as long as you want to play, rest assured, I'll let you play anytime and anywhere."

"Thank you so much."

Li Jingjun turned and ran towards the depths of the Ice and Snow Forest.

Apparently, for her, academic credit was secondary. What she really wanted was the refinement and improvement between life and death.

"Let's go too,"

Xu Lingjun glanced at Gu Xi.

"Yeah, I also need to find a way to get some demon beast corpses back."

Gu Xi smiled wryly and said, "I've been out here for so long, and my task was to transport demon beast corpses inside, but I haven't gone back even once. I'm even worried they might think I'm already dead. But now, finding where to get demon beast corpses is still a problem..."

"That's really not a problem, just wait."

Xu Lingjun ran off into the distance.

After a while, he returned carrying a massive pile of demon beast corpses towering twice as high as he was, and said, "I guessed you might have this problem, so I prepared a lot of corpses for you."

Gu Xi blinked in shock, looking at the sudden appearance of so many corpses, and exclaimed, "Where did you get so many corpses?"

"I killed them, and stored them in a specific location, which just so happens to be nearby."

"Is that so..."

Gu Xi wanted to say something else, but when she looked at the two pure white leopard corpses on top.

She couldn't help but let out a faint sigh, checked the small leopard in her hand, and said, "I originally wished to skin and debone these beasts to vent my anger, but now I owe them a great debt. If it weren't for them, I might have died, and they gave me two cubs too."

"Just give them an intact burial."

Xu Lingjun said, "I'll take these two corpses back, so don't cut off their ears. After getting the rewards, I'll have them cremated."

"Xiaojun, you..."

"You've already adopted their children, it's not appropriate to eat their flesh and blood, right?"

Xu Lingjun said, "Make their ashes into jewelry to wear, maybe it will also increase the cubs' favor... After all, leopards have a keen sense of smell."

Gu Xi gave Xu Lingjun a deep look and sincerely said, "Thank you."

"Alright, let's go. Try to sneak that Beast Box through."

"Don't worry, I've already thought of a strategy."

Gu Xi hoisted the demon beast corpses onto her shoulders and slowly walked away.

Xu Lingjun watched her silhouette disappear and then turned and vanished into the wind and snow... There were still a few days left until the trial ended, and he didn't plan to waste time.

Although all objectives had been achieved, it's a rare opportunity, and academic credits are always welcome.

His figure also disappeared into the snowstorm.

Ten hours later.

At the entrance of the Ice Snow Realm.

Gu Xi emerged carrying a large number of demon beast corpses, responding to others' concerned inquiries with the claim that she encountered a Level 8 Demon Beast and narrowly escaped death.

Upon learning that a Level 8 Demon Beast had appeared in the trial, several Pavilion Masters were visibly shocked. However, when they learned the beast only rampaged within the danger zone and hadn't entered the safe area, they relaxed.

They just didn't notice.

Gu Xi had already carried a corpse out of their range... They didn't miss seeing the corpse, but since its ears were intact, it was evidently not an achievement by a student. It seemed like something Gu Xi had casually stumbled upon, which could be reasonably considered a Teaching Assistant's result, and reclaiming it made sense.

Nobody knew that the inside of this demon beast had already been completely emptied, allowing her to naturally take two Companion Demon Beasts back to her residence.

Soon enough.

The trial ended.

The fifteen-day trial was a grueling ordeal for some students, arriving with ambitions only to be swiftly taught humility by the harsh environment.

But for others, it was not enough.

Especially Han Yun City...

Knowing he helped an adversary, to win, he had to fight desperately.

Thus, he ventured into the danger zone and practically never left during the following days, gaining a remarkable haul.

So much so that when his sensor continually flashed, notifying him the assessment was over.

Han Yun City was somewhat reluctant to stop.

Yet stop he must.

Taking a deep breath, he slightly nodded to the Assistant Tutors collecting the corpses.

Then he quickly rushed back, though his heart bore a hint of anxiousness.

You must know, on this journey through the Secret Realm, he had killed several people he shouldn't have. There was no regret after the fact, but the consequences, if discovered, would be too grave for him to bear.

He carefully reviewed everything in his mind, ensuring there were no mistakes...

He was so cautious that he didn't even keep Zhou Mu's B-grade dagger, instead discarding it.

It was all to avoid leaving any evidence.

And at this moment.

All the Teaching Assistants were busy, meticulously counting the achievements of every returning student.

A laborious task.

Though the slain demon beasts had been categorized, the sheer number of beast corpses made it far from simple to locate bodies from severed ears.

Once located, they needed to assign a suitable score based on those demon beasts' bodies, age, and strength.

To ensure fairness, this score was determined by four Assistant Tutors from different academies, each assigning a number, with the average taken as the evaluation...

This year, however, there were five.

Thus maximizing the prevention of favoritism and corruption.

Gu Xi blended among the tutors, diligently performing her duties. Aside from her pale complexion, she seemed perfectly fine.

Suddenly.

A cry erupted from the distance.

"1958 points! My God, somebody scored 1958 points!"

Everyone's attention was drawn to the source of the exclamation, where Han Yun City stood quietly, with a pile of demon beast corpses nearly three times his height stacked in front of him.

His score was 1958 points!

While not unprecedented, it was rare, and even among all previous Four Mansions Trials, it was noteworthy.

"Never imagined, this time, that Zhou Mu and Xu Lingjun, ... I don't know, but I have confidence in that child," murmured Zhou Qianmo, "even if it's with all the adversary support... if he wants to win, he's going to have to give it his all."