Lucius was now walking toward the golden pavillion. For the past few weeks, he had already attended numerous classes as he was still curious about Evolists.

    Most of them were boring lectures about beast elements, material reactions, and the mechanics of taming. He had little use for this knowledge as he already had a system.

    But still, he was interested in what kind of test would be given to him from the best noble academy. Lucius could not help but be excited thinking about it.

    "Let''s see... just what kind of test will they throw at me?"

    Lucius then soon arrived at the Golden Pavilion. He also noticed that there were other 4 students that had already arrived here.

    Lucius soon began to look at each one of them, but he didn''t scan at them as he didn''t need to because it was more worth it to scan beasts.

    He immediately found Kaelix Kryndal after looking for a while. His arm was wrapped in bandages where his hand had once been.

    Lucius only smirked after seeing Kaelix''s current condition and didn''t even hide his own face.

    Kaelix soon met his gaze and was angry, but still, the moment Lucius took a step closer, Kaelix flinched and stepped back a little as his arm began to hurt.

    "Smart"

    Lucius then walked past Kaelix without another word and Kaelix could only be frowning after being humiliated by Lucius.

    The other three students also turned their attention to Lucius. They didn''t speak, but their expressions showed a lot.

    Each carried an air of confidence, but their eyes betrayed a hint of unease as they regarded him. Lucius could sense it: the subtle tension, the recognition of a threat.

    Lucius only smirked as his gaze swept each one of them.

    "So, these are the so-called elites of the Golden Class. Let''s see if they''re worthy of the title."

    Soon, a man stepped out from inside the golden pavilion. He was tall and dressed in a golden robe.

    "Golden Class students, you have been summoned here for the academy''s midterm examination."

    The examiner then began to look at the five gathered Golden Class students.

    "This exam will test your skills as Evolists. Your task, as usual, is to evolve a beast. However, given your elite status, the parameters have been adjusted."

    Lucius raised an eyebrow as he already anticipated the twist of the test.

    "You will each be given a 2-Star beast, and your goal is to evolve it into a 3-Star beast."

    "But for you, the evolved beast must possess at least one D-Tier stat."

    Lucius, who heard about the requirements, almost laughed.

    "D-Tier? That''s almost laughable. They''re really underestimating me."

    "Could it be Kaelix''s family pulling strings? Perhaps one of the staff members is in their pocket."

    Lucius let out a low chuckle thinking about it. He then smirked and murmured.

    "If they think this will stop me, they''re sorely mistaken. In fact, they''ve just made this more interesting."

    Meanwhile, the attendant that had just guided Lucius was now meeting with someone in a dark hallway.

    He was now meeting with a man that was tall and had a resemblance to Kaelix. The man then looked at the attendant and asked.

    "Have you done it?"

    The pale attendant nodded quickly and bowed.

    "Yes, young master."

    "I''ve given him the poison spider as instructed. It''s highly aggressive and nearly uncontrollable. If he tries to release it, he''ll die. And if he fails to evolve it... he''ll fail the exam."

    The young master smirked after hearing it.

    "Good."

    He then turned his gaze toward Lucius room and smirked.

    "This is only the beginning."

    "For severing my brother''s hand and daring to mock our family, he will pay the ultimate price."

    The attendant hesitated for a moment but still tried to ask.

    "Young master."

    "Are you certain this will work? That man... he''s dangerous. I''ve heard whispers—"

    The young master snapped to the attendant and silenced him.

    "Enough."

    "Do not question my orders. That man humiliated my family. He thinks himself untouchable, but he is just another pawn waiting to be crushed. Leave now, and make sure no one interferes."

    The attendant bowed deeply.

    "Yes, young master,"

    The attendant then left the young master, who was now laughing hard as he mocked Lucius.

    "Enjoy your little test." Stay connected through empire

    "It will be the last time you look down on the Kryndal family."