Chapter 461 - 289: Group Battle Against a Large Boss?

After all, many Outer Realms were teeming with all sorts of giant creatures.

When conquering these Outer Realms, the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s high-end combatants either needed to conserve their strength or were tied up by other powerful beings, leaving them unable to help. Thus, the other disciples had to form teams like this to tackle the tough challenges.

These monthly exam rules didn’t allow disciples to kill each other; instead, they had to work together.

At the same time, someone had to take charge of organizing, assigning tasks based on each disciple’s specific skills.

Those with outstanding Body Refining Skills naturally had to act as human shields, taking damage and drawing the aggro of the large Alien Race members.

Then, of course, there were the frontline damage dealers, the ambushers, the support healers, and even those who handled logistics.

For Zou Feng, compared to the last monthly exam, this one felt more like playing an online game and running a dungeon.

"Fellow disciples, I am Zhu Hongyu of the Tianxiang Association. I don’t think I need to tell you how to kill these big guys, do I?"

"If you want to live and earn more points, then don’t hold back. Those who can withstand the Alien Race’s attacks, get to the front. Those who believe their Skills are powerful, stand..."

This disciple named Zhu Hongyu, acting with practiced ease, naturally took on the role of team commander.

As for the Tianxiang Association, Zou Feng had long heard of them.

This was mainly because the Tianxiang Association was quite famous within the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect.

They only accepted female members and did not permit members to have male cultivation partners.

If someone with a partner wanted to join, they had to break off the relationship before they could be admitted into the Tianxiang Association.

Yet despite these restrictions, the Tianxiang Association’s influence was far from weak. The True Disciple backing them was said to be exceptionally powerful.

She even ranked highly among all the True Disciples.

An organization like this, a sort of "fairy" self-help group, had naturally left a deep impression on Zou Feng.

"This is great! We’re grouped with Senior Sister Zhu! We’re saved!"

"Senior Sister Zhu is getting more and more beautiful. It’s just a shame you can’t..."

"Heh, even if Senior Sister Zhu hadn’t joined the Tianxiang Association, you think you’d have a chance?"

After Zhu Hongyu stepped up to take command, the disciples naturally broke into a flurry of discussion.

By acting as commander, as long as one’s leadership was effective, it would be noted by the exam proctors, resulting in more points.

That’s right. Although it was a team boss fight, each disciple would receive points corresponding to their contribution in the group battle.

The greater the contribution, the more points they would naturally receive.

’Although I covet the commander’s position, I know that, at least for now, I couldn’t take it even if I wanted to.’

’First, in terms of prestige, I definitely can’t compare to a veteran Outer Disciple like Zhu Hongyu, who has the Tianxiang Association for backing.’

’Second, this is my first time participating in this type of monthly exam, so there’s still a lot I don’t understand.’

’If I actually took command, I’d probably just screw over the other disciples and lower my own score.’

’So there’s no need to fight for command. I’ll just be a damage dealer.’

’In a prolonged siege like this against a massive monster, the damage a Poison Cultivator can inflict is substantial.’

’A creature that requires a five-hundred-person team to kill must be incredibly tough.’

’So short-term burst attacks will be mostly useless against this kind of monster; they’ll just tire you out prematurely.’

’But using a Poison Skill, once the toxin continuously enters its body, is equivalent to sustained, long-term damage output.’

’As time goes on, the total damage will naturally become immeasurably high.’

So, without a second thought, Zou Feng went and stood in the position for the damage dealers.

It was worth noting that for a short time after entering the Alternate Space, the large Alien Race creature was in a restrained state and could not attack.

This was intentionally designed to give the disciples taking the monthly exam some prep time to sort out their roles.

Over on her side, Zhu Hongyu assigned tasks efficiently. Before long, a well-organized team had begun to take shape.

But when Zhu Hongyu’s gaze fell upon Zou Feng, her brow suddenly furrowed.

"Zou Feng, aren’t you a Spirit Chef? Why are you standing in the main attack position?" Zhu Hongyu pointed at Zou Feng, her tone quite impatient.

Zou Feng wasn’t surprised that Zhu Hongyu recognized him.

After all, the Dining Hall poisoning incident orchestrated by the Purple Cloud Association had caused a huge stir in the Outer Sect. It was only natural that factions like the Tianxiang Association would take notice.

What’s more, Zou Feng had left one Inner Sect disciple from the Law Enforcement Hall dead and another injured back then.

’But everyone knows I have the combat power to kill someone in the Spiritual Energy Realm, a realm above my own. So why is this Zhu Hongyu questioning my place in the damage-dealer role?’

’Does she think a Spirit Chef should just be hiding in the back, cooking, once the group battle starts?’

’So whoever gets hungry can come back for a bite?’

"Senior Sister Zhu, since you know who I am, you must be aware of the mass poisoning incident at the Dining Hall..."

"For this monthly exam, if I don’t take a main attacker role, should I be on main cooking duty instead?"

Although he didn’t know when he had offended Zhu Hongyu or the Tianxiang Association, Zou Feng had no reason to give up this chance to score high.

After all, the points earned would be ranked among the teams within the same Alternate Space.

After comparing all the teams, the top three with the highest scores would also receive a large Immortal Fate reward.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Zhu Hongyu retorted with self-righteous confidence, "That’s right, of course I’ve heard about that incident!"

"I admit your Skill was astonishingly powerful at the time, leaving one Inner Sect disciple dead and another injured. But right after, you were completely exhausted, almost unable to even move. I’m not wrong about that, am I?"

"This is your first time in this kind of monthly exam. You don’t understand that individual power is utterly insignificant in front of a massive Alien Race creature like this."

"If we encounter a particularly tenacious Alien Race member, it’s not unusual for a battle to last for three days and three nights!"

At this point, Zhu Hongyu’s eyes sharpened. "So, please tell me, how much use can you be if you’re spent after one move?"

"You’ve clearly cultivated a decent Body Refining Skill in the Outer Realm. That is the ability that will be most helpful to the team. Get to the front and tank!"

"You don’t understand anything, yet you dare to question my command?"

’I have to admit, while her reasoning is a stretch, it’s barely plausible.’

’And she’s already investigated everything I’ve previously revealed, down to the last detail.’

But since Zou Feng could see this woman was targeting him, there was no way he would obediently follow her orders.