C685 Entrance Examination
C685 Entrance Examination
Looking from afar, within the Great Qin Academy, there was a continuous stream of huge and majestic palaces, comparable to a palace.
Outside the academy's gate was a huge square. At this moment, the square was filled with a dense crowd, which formed a circle.
"On the examination day, this side of the Great Qin Academy is always the same!" Qiu Hee, who walked over, was a little out of breath as she introduced the two to Chen Yu.
Qiu Hee came from a commoner family in the capital and was very familiar with the capital. Therefore, Chen Yu didn't let Gongsun Shun arrange other people to accompany her and let Qiu Hee bring him to the academy.
Gongsun Shun had already explained the situation of Great Qin Academy to Chen Yu yesterday, who decided to enter the academy first.
In Great Qin Academy, other than being able to learn many high level martial arts and wait for the guidance of many experts and teachers, there was also one thing that tempted Chen Yu. That was, every year, there were ten places in the academy to go to Grand Xia Empire Academy to learn martial arts.
It was said that Grand Xia Empire Academy was the number one academy in the Southern Wasteland. There were numerous experts among them, and there were five experts of the Mixed Origin Stage overseeing it. On the other hand, Grand Xia Empire Academy was not something that could be entered through the examination. It's quota was allocated to many academies in the Da Xia Empire, as well as to the imperial family and aristocratic families of the Kingdom of China.
Qin Country was a country that belonged to the Grand Xia Empire, and their level of cultivation was something that a sect like Ruling Spirit Sect could only look up to. However, their Grand Xia Empire's level of cultivation was actually what Chen Yu had anticipated.
"You came here to take the examination as well?" Chen Yu asked.
Qiu Hee laughed. "Young master thinks too highly of Qiu Hee. Although Qiu Hee had learnt martial arts, she was only at the middle stage of the Qi Condensation Stage. How could she enter the Great Qin Academy? Not to mention Great Qin Academy, even Qiu Hee would not be able to enter any of the other academies in the capital! "
Chen Yu knew he made a mistake and laughed.
In this world, not everyone had talent in the Martial Dao. Most people would bitterly train their entire life, but they wouldn't be able to break through the barrier of Heavenly Astral Stage. If Qiu Hee had any talent in the Martial Dao, she wouldn't have become a maid in the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce either.
Soon, they arrived at the edge of the plaza. At this moment, they could see that on the surrounding open space stood three stone tablets that were around two people's height. The stone tablets were covered with restrictions and runes.
In front of each stone tablet, there were several examiners who were in charge of the strength of their Profound Dark Stage. There were many young martial practitioners who continuously walked forward and pressed their palms onto the stone tablets, causing the spirit markings on the stone tablet to light up and extend towards the entire stone tablet's surface.
"Three stone tablets, respectively test the strength of the students, the Spiritual Dipper and their soul power!" Qiu Hee introduced to Chen Yu, "Only by passing the three stone monuments will you be able to enter the academy for the final exam!"
"Final examination?" Chen Yu said, "So after these three tests, there's still another one?"
"En, it is said that students of the same realm compete. It is a test of a martial artist's combat strength as well as their ability to change forms in the face of an enemy!" Obviously, Qiu Hee had done her best to prepare, so she introduced Chen Yu: "But the final test, doesn't necessarily mean that you have to win. If a defeated cultivator has anything worth taking, he will also be accepted by the academy! "
While talking, Chen Yu already saw a slender young man in silk clothing walk in from the entrance of the open space.
The man in embroidered clothing was around twenty-four to twenty-five years old, yet his aura was calm and steady. His gaze was sharp, and he exuded a sense of wealth and nobility.
"Shangguan Yu is finally going to enter the Great Qin Academy too!"
"Young Master Shangguan is still young and is already a martial artist at the seventh floor of the Spirit Accumulation Stage. Passing the examination should be easy for you!"
"…" The surrounding crowd burst into discussion, revealing the identity of the young man in embroidered clothes.
The Shangguan Family was one of the ten great families in the Qin Country. There were several experts in the Deity Entering Stage within the family, and there were even more experts in the Profound Dark Stage. Their strength was profound, and their Patriarch Shangguan Qishen held the important position of Prime Minister in the Qin Country court, whose authority overflowed into the heavens.
Very quickly, Shangguan Yu arrived in front of the first stone monument, and under the instructions of the academy teacher, he smacked down on the stone monument.
With a muffled bang, the white spirit pattern on the stone tablet lit up. The white spirit pattern on the stone tablet shone, and the palm of Shangguan Yu's hand continued to extend outwards. In an instant, it covered a third of the stone tablet.
Without announcing anything, the main examiner only smiled and nodded, then gestured for Shangguan Yu to head towards the second stone monument. As for the other candidates, they were quickly let in.
"He lit up a third of the area. Young Master Shangguan is indeed very strong, but you have at least 30,000 pounds of strength, right?"
"There must be 30,000 jin. The limit of this stone tablet is 100,000 jin, and it is said that only Mixed Origin Stage experts can reach such a level. Shangguan Yu can shoot out a third of the spirit markings, so 30,000 jin is not a problem!"
"The disciples of the ten great families are indeed not mediocre!" Someone lamented: "Shangguan Yu is not the most outstanding among the Shangguan Family's younger generation. In Great Qin Academy, he still has a big brother and a big sister whose strength is higher than his, and they have reached the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Accumulation Stage!"
"Maybe Shangguan Yu will catch up to him sooner or later."
In the midst of the discussion, Chen Yu saw the warrior who tested Shangguan Yu's strength ruthlessly press his palm on the first stone monument, but the stone monument only lit up an area the size of a millstone.
"No!" The examiner spoke with an expressionless face. The candidate revealed a dejected expression and left the open space from the side.
At the same time, Shangguan Yu pressed his palm on the second stone monument, causing the Spiritual Dipper to swallow and spit.
In a split-second, two spirit lines lit up on the second stone tablet. One was long while the other was short. The long spirit lines were azure in color, and with the center of the stone tablet as the starting point, it continued to climb up. After a few steps, it finally stopped at a certain location.
That short spirit pattern only extended for a few inches before it stopped again.
At this time, Chen Yu noticed that there was a scale between the two Spirit Marks.
Another examiner next to the second monument spoke out loudly, "Passed. Spirit Accumulation Stage seventh level, high degree of refinement!"
Chen Yu was surprised hearing this, he never thought that there would be a test to test the degree of refinement of Spiritual Dipper.
The people in the surroundings started discussing again, shocked by Shangguan Yu's high cultivation realm and the Spiritual Dipper's high degree of refinement, and lamenting at the strength of the young generation of the influential families.
This time, he did not release either the Spiritual Dipper or its power, but instead closed his eyes and focused, sensing and releasing the Divine Soul Power.
Very quickly, there was a Spirit Emblem on the third stone monument that lit up and finally stopped at the center point of the stone monument.
"Mental Strength: 33. Pass!" The third stele examiner called out.
The audience's discussion once again started, to the effect that thirty-three's mental strength was already very extraordinary, and was one of the top of the Spirit Accumulation Stage, with very few people capable of it.
Shangguan Yu passed the three tests and headed towards the entrance of the academy. Someone handed him a piece of paper, and he carried it into the entrance, disappearing from sight.
"Qiu Hee, how do you measure the strength of your psychic power?" Chen Yu asked Qiu Hee.
Qiu Hee said, "I'm not sure about the specifics, but it seems like the spiritual force of an ordinary adult man is around ten, which is usually lower than ten!"
Chen Yu couldn't help but to think about it.
Spirit Accumulation Stage Warriors were already very strong. In terms of physical strength, they were more than a hundred times stronger than the ordinary grown men who had never practiced martial arts before. However, if an ordinary adult male's Spiritual Force was 10, then the strength of their official feather would only be a little more than three times that of an ordinary male's?
From this, it could be seen that it wasn't easy to increase spiritual power.
In Chen Yu's eyes, this test of spiritual power was very mystical. At least, whether it was in Bloodfire Emperor's memories when he was young or his own Ruling Spirit Sect, he had never seen it before.
All of a sudden, Chen Yu was very curious about the extent of his spiritual power.
The exam continued on. One by one, the participants went up to the exam, but most of them were unable to pass the first and second stone steles.
Occasionally, there were martial artists that took the test in front of the third stone monument, but their spiritual energy strength was only around a dozen or so, not twenty. This made Chen Yu guess that the true strength of twenty was the true standard for passing the exam.
Most of the martial artists participating in the examination were at the early stage of Spirit Accumulation Stage, and they also had their own Heavenly Astral Stage at times. At this time, Chen Yu noticed that the standards of the Heavenly Astral Stage warriors were much lower than those of the Spirit Accumulation Stage warriors.
Chen Yu saw a practitioner of Ninth Layer of the Spirit Accumulation Stage pass the assessment, their strength and spirit tattoos were not even one-tenth as bright as the stone tablet. The Spiritual Dipper spirit tattoos were colorless, and they could only soar a foot, but the degree of his astral energy refinement was average, and his mental strength just so happened to reach twenty.
At this point, Chen Yu was sure that the refinement of the Astral Energy had reached a medium level and the Spirit Power had reached twenty before he could pass the assessment.
After that, Chen Yu was in no hurry to take the test, as he wanted to see if there was anyone who could compare to Shangguan Yu.
Indeed, Chen Yu was not disappointed. Within the hour, three warriors with strength not inferior to Shangguan Yu's had appeared one after another.
The three martial artists, without exception, were all warriors from aristocratic families. They were respectively Jiang Jihai of the younger generation with Jiang Family, Feng Ruo Nan of the Feng Family, and Lu Mingfang of the Lu Family. Among them, the Feng Family was one of the ten great families in Qin Country.
Feng Ruo Nan of the Feng family was a beautiful woman. His mental strength was actually the highest, reaching thirty-seven, a little higher than Shangguan Yu's.
"Qiu Hee, why don't you go back first?" Chen Yu finally stopped watching and said to Qiu Hee as he planned to participate in the exam.
Qiu Hee shook her head. "I'll wait just outside the door for Young Master to come out." Given Young Master's strength, passing the examination should be easy, and won't take too long! "
Chen Yu said, "Alright, be careful!"
After saying that, Chen Yu walked towards the entrance of the open space. There were actually quite a few people lined up there.
Fortunately, the speed of this test wasn't slow. Although the team was not short, they didn't need to wait too long.
Standing at the back of the line was Chen Yu. An hour later, there were only a few people in front of him. Soon, it would be his turn.
However, just at this moment, a figure flashed and forcefully squeezed in front of him.
Chen Yu raised his eyebrows and grabbed the shoulder of the person who squeezed in.
After grabbing the opponent with this palm, Chen Yu realized that the person who pushed his way in had thin shoulders. Chen Yu realized that the person who pushed his way through the line had thin shoulders with this palm strike.
The girl's pair of black eyes rolled over as she clasped her hands together. With a pleading look in her eyes, she said, "This big brother here, please excuse me. I'll treat you to a meal later!"
This attitude wasn't bad. Chen Yu let go. As long as no one else minded, he would not pursue the matter.