In the crowd, laughter suddenly spread, "The first level of the imperial martial arts assessment may not be about cultivation, but whether we have the courage to face the unknown and the belief to move forward! Perhaps, the first one to cross the gate will be , there will be extra points.”
As soon as the voice fell, many people's eyes lit up. Amidst the sound of "swish" and "swish" piercing the air, they saw several figures rushing towards the Imperial Martial Gate. But soon, these figures rushing away seemed to hit an invisible wall head-on. They screamed in agony. At the least, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, or they lost a good tooth on the spot. In worst cases, they didn't even hum, and they passed out directly. .
Seeing this scene, everyone felt chills in their chests, and they couldn't help but grit their teeth and look for the boy who just spoke, but they could no longer find him. But Luo Guan could see clearly that the person who just spoke was Cheng Zitai. This guy is quite insidious!
Imperial Martial Academy, Star Building.
This is a restaurant inside the academy specially opened for students. Here they can buy delicacies made from various rare ingredients, which are of great benefit to their cultivation.
Of course, some rare and precious ingredients will only appear in the high-floor menus. This is a deliberate setting by the senior officials of the Imperial Martial Academy to urge students to practice hard.
At this time, on the fifth floor of the Star-Zhaing Building, several students with proud looks and amazing auras were watching what happened at the entrance of the Imperial Martial Academy from a distance. Seeing a group of reference students being knocked down by an invisible wall, they burst into laughter.
"A bunch of idiots, really think that this level led by Professor Sun is easy?" A university student sneered, turned around and said, "Wu Sheng, I heard that you participated in the arrangement of the first level assessment."
When the others heard this, they immediately expressed surprise. Being able to participate in setting the recruitment questions was a sign of importance in itself.
Wu Sheng nodded, "Teacher Sun helped me a little bit." He tried his best to stay calm, but he couldn't help showing a trace of complacency in his eyebrows.
Mr. Sun is famous for his bad temper and doesn't give face to anyone. On the other hand, to be recognized by him is to have real skills. Looking at everyone, Wu Sheng whispered: "Actually, the real question maker for this admissions assessment is the dean."
Everyone was surprised again, and then showed pity on their faces. The dean personally proposed the question, and these rookies were afraid that they would suffer.
At this moment, the crowd outside the main entrance of Emperor Wu began to move after a brief hesitation. Everyone moved forward slowly and cautiously.
Luo Guan was among the crowd. After walking a dozen steps forward, he felt a layer of invisible resistance appear in the air, as if he was in a river going upstream.
With each subsequent step forward, the resistance will become stronger. Moreover, Luo Guan discovered that if you step forward slowly, you will encounter relatively little resistance. On the contrary, the faster you go, the stronger the resistance will be. This can also explain why the candidates who ran towards the gate just now ended up with bruises and swollen faces.
But as the resistance gradually becomes stronger, even if the speed is slowed down, it gradually reaches the endurance limit of some candidates. Their faces are red and sweating profusely. Although there is nothing around them, they all have ferocious expressions. First half step.
Of course, there are also some students who just frowned slightly and regarded the obstacles in front of them as nothing, and walked towards the main entrance of the Imperial Martial Arts without any hesitation. Luo Guan glanced around and could clearly feel the astonishing fluctuations of qi and blood in their bodies, which were not weaker than those in Qianshan Realm. Even the strongest people's qi and blood intensity was as strong as ten thousand people.
And their ages were only sixteen, seventeen or even younger, which made Luo Guan couldn't help but sigh, there are indeed countless geniuses in the world.
Think about Jiangning City, the heads of the four major clans are only at the Qianshan level, and Wan Zhong is the family's backer! If he hadn't become a disciple of Xuan Gui, even if he was lucky enough to gather the Heavenly Bones, he would probably be doomed to be a frog in a well who doesn't know the vastness of the world!
Before determining where the fragments of the Imperial Sword were, Luo Guan deliberately kept a low profile. He slowed down and passed the main entrance of the Imperial Martial Academy at the back of the team. At this time, the first few people who broke in had been waiting for a while, with expressionless faces and pride on their brows.
They, without any surprise, attracted all their attention.
There was also a lot of discussion on the Star Reaching Tower.
"The genius of Donglin Sword Sect, Wei Wei! He is sixteen years old this year. Although he is only at the beginning of Qianshan, he has defeated the peak of Ten Thousand Levels with one strike of his sword."
"Yang Jian of the Mobei Black Iron Army was born as an orphan. He is only seventeen years old this year and has already killed many ten-thousand-level bandits by himself!"
"There is also Nangong Duoduo from Langya County. It is said that she is not yet sixteen years old. All information is hidden by the Nangong family. But seeing how easily she passed the first level, we know that her strength must not be weak!"
At the age of sixteen or seventeen, ordinary people are still struggling to condense the Heavenly Bones, or have just entered the martial arts, but these geniuses already possess shocking strength.
This is the gap in talent!
This disparity made even the Imperial Martial Arts students in the Star Reaching Tower feel frightened and jealous. The strength of these people may not be as good as them now.
But after entering the Imperial Martial Academy, you can surpass them in a year or two at most, and then leave them far behind, becoming a being that they can only look up to.
Swish——
Professor Sun's figure reappeared, his expression unchanged, and he said calmly: "The first level is over, those who pass will enter the second level, and the rest will be eliminated!"
There was a sudden wailing, and now nearly half of the candidates were struggling outside the main entrance of Emperor Wu. Those who have the confidence to take the imperial martial arts assessment have great confidence in themselves, but the reality is cruel.
One candidate murmured: "I will be nineteen next year, and I will never have the chance to take the Imperial Martial Arts Examination!" He burst into tears, full of unwillingness and regret.
Finally, he looked towards the elusive main entrance of Emperor Wu and left with heavy steps.
And there are many, many people like him.
Teacher Sun just glanced at it and continued: "In the second level, Teacher Cheng will lead you to participate." After he turned around and left, a pretty woman in her twenties and seventies came to the crowd and smiled. : "Congratulations on passing the first level. The second level is very simple. As long as you can stay here for half an hour, you will be considered passed."
She blinked and said, "I would like to remind you that this year's exam has been simplified. As long as you pass this level again, you will be admitted to the Imperial Martial Academy."
Everyone looked happy.
But this surprise did not last long, and their faces began to turn pale. Obviously nothing had changed, but with the sunshine above their heads, the temperature continued to rise, and gradually became like a flame, trying to engulf them.
Each candidate's face turned red and he was sweating profusely! At first, everyone thought that this was just a test, not a real flame burning, but soon some people were horrified to find that there were actually traces of being burned by the flames on their bodies.
The strange thing is that everyone's clothes are intact, and the burns are directly applied to the flesh!
"ah!"
Amidst the screams, a student fell to the ground and rolled wildly.
Cheng Jiaoxi waved his hand, and he was swept away by invisible force. He fell to the side and was carried away for treatment by people from the Imperial Martial Academy.
There is no doubt that he has been eliminated.
And this was just the beginning. More and more candidates could not hold on and fell to the ground in the terrible burning. Even before, Wei Wei, Yang Jian, Nangong Duoduo and other amazing geniuses also had solemn expressions on their faces. It was obvious that this test was not easy for them, and there was a bit of awe in their eyes.
And Luo Guan... didn't feel anything!
Literally speaking, he stood here exactly the same as before, and the burning that others could hardly bear had no effect on him at all.
After Luo Guan was surprised, he thought that Black Turtle had mentioned that because of it, the power of water and fire in the world could not hurt him at all... This has been verified in the magma lake deep in the Sky Fire Abyss.
Obviously, the second test of Imperial Martial Academy is also in the category of "easy".
Suddenly, Luo Guan felt a look fall on him.
It’s Cheng Jiaoxi!
Her eyes were bright, revealing a hint of inquisitiveness, confusion, and even some indescribable admiration. Luo Guan was secretly shocked. The Imperial Martial Arts training was indeed extraordinary. Even though he was hiding in the crowd, he was actually noticed.
With his mind spinning, Luo Guan stirred up his energy and blood, making his face flush with torment and pain.
Cheng Jiaoxi secretly smiled inwardly. The little guy's acting skills were very good. She didn't intend to expose him. There were countless geniuses in the Imperial Martial Academy, and most of them had their own secrets. Regarding this aspect, Emperor Wu has already stipulated that no one is allowed to explore at will unless necessary.
Her eyes turned around Luo Guan's face a few more times, but she didn't feel the movement of the technique, which meant that this kid's physique had a natural super immunity to fire damage. He was really a lucky little guy, otherwise he would have been the first It is difficult to survive the second test due to poor performance.
Half an hour later, the terrifying burning sensation in the air suddenly dissipated, and only less than a third of the candidates were still standing.
Cheng Jiaoxi smiled and said loudly: "Congratulations, you have successfully passed the examination and become the new students of Imperial Martial Academy. Next, the Department of Internal Affairs will assign you classes."
She stepped aside, and a steward from the Department of Internal Affairs came forward and expressed his gratitude to Cheng Jiaoxi before looking at everyone.
"Congratulations to all the candidates for becoming a member of the Imperial Martial Arts! Now, please listen to my words and respond. Those under the age of sixteen, please step forward."
Under normal circumstances, one can only condense the Heavenly Bones at the age of sixteen, but there are always some amazingly talented people who exist to break the rules since birth.
Nangong Duoduo stepped forward, which again attracted admiration and shock.
The steward added: "Students between the ages of sixteen and seventeen, please step forward."
Wei Wei, Yang Jian and a group of others stepped forward at the same time.
"Students between the ages of seventeen and eighteen, please step forward."
After a burst of footsteps, only four people were left in the same place, and Luo Guan was one of them.
The steward's eyes fell on them, "It seems that there are only four of you over eighteen years old." He waved his hand, "You have the smallest number, so I will arrange you first. According to the regulations of the Imperial Martial Academy, those over eighteen years old Even if students pass the admissions assessment, they can only study in the Imperial Martial Arts Academy, and they need to undergo follow-up inspections before they have the opportunity to enter the inner academy."
The simple truth is that if you pass the assessment together, the younger you are, the greater your potential is. Of course, if you have some amazing performance or outstanding strength in the assessment, you can also get a license, but obviously Luo Guan and others are not like this.
Cheng Jiaoxi glanced at Luo Guan with regret on his face.
It's a pity that there is a big gap between studying in the outer courtyard and the disciples in the inner courtyard in all aspects.
And this gap, in most cases, will become larger and larger as time goes by!
