Exam begins
In the nine counties of Lingxi, besides Yunwu County and Sifang County, there are seven other counties.
Before dark, young warriors from the other seven counties were also brought to the martial arts field of the West Academy one after another.
The other seven counties, like Yunwu County, are all low-level counties. Some counties only have dozens of young warriors, while others have one or two hundred people.
The number of young warriors who participated in the academy exam naturally also showed the national strength of each county.
"In the nine counties of Lingxi, only Sifang County is a medium-sized county, with the strongest national strength. Sifang County accounts for a small half of the young warriors who come to take the academy exam." Liu Chengfeng said.
Zhang Ruochen looked at the number of young warriors in the martial field of the West Academy, and roughly estimated that there were about 1,500 young warriors, all of whom were martial arts masters in the Black Realm.
Everyone present is a young genius in the county where they are, and no one is weak.
Zhang Ruochen asked: "Why are there only warriors from the nine counties in the west of Lingxi, why don't you see warriors from the nine counties in the south of Lingnan, nine counties in the east of Lingnan, and nine counties in the north of Lingnan?"
Liu Chengfeng said with a smile: "The outer palace of Wushi Qianzhuang is divided into four courtyards, the south courtyard, the north courtyard, the east courtyard, and the west courtyard. A disciple of the outer palace in the West Court."
"Only when you break through to the extreme realm and become a disciple of the inner palace, can you compete with the inner palace students from the other three schools."
Zhang Ruochen nodded, stopped asking any more questions, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to meditate.
He stared at the four large sword-carved characters of "Xiyuan Wuchang" on the cliff in the distance, feeling the sword spirit emanating from the characters, so as to comprehend the realm of the sword's heart.
Tonight, all the young warriors from the nine prefectures could only spend the night in the martial field of the West Courtyard.
The vast majority of warriors are sitting cross-legged on the ground, absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, trying to adjust their state to the best, so as to prepare for tomorrow's school exam.
The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, three deafening bells rang out in Wushi Academy.
Those warriors who were practicing or resting were all awakened by the sound of the bell.
I saw ten powerful warriors standing on a seven-foot-high stone platform in the center of the martial field. One of the old men was wearing a gold robe, and the other nine were all wearing silver robes.
Those nine warriors in silver robes are the guides to the nine counties, and they are all silver-robed elders from Wushi Xuegong.
Liu Chengfeng said in a low voice: "The internal hierarchy of the Wushi Bank is strict, and people of different levels wear different clothes. Only those who become the elders of the Wushi Bank can wear silver robes. As for the elders in the golden robe... the entire West Court, Only the master of the west courtyard can wear the golden robe."
The master of the west courtyard is the golden-robed elder of Wushi Qianzhuang.
As for Elder Xie, Elder Situ, and even Liu Chengfeng's father, they were all just elders in silver robes from Wushi Bank.
Zhang Ruochen said: "If we are admitted to the Wushi Academy, what color robes will we wear?"
"Plain clothes and white robes." Liu Chengfeng laughed.
At this moment, the master of the west courtyard was standing on the seven-foot-high platform, and the robe on his body was emitting a dazzling golden light, just like a round of scorching sun, many warriors couldn't even open their eyes.
Obviously, the golden robe worn by the Headmaster of the West Courtyard is definitely more than just a simple piece of clothing.
The headmaster of the West Academy scanned the audience, exuding a strong aura, and said: "This year, a total of 1,537 young warriors from the nine counties of Lingxi took part in the academy exam. The exam is divided into two rounds. The first round of 'hunting wild beasts', the second round of 'Wu Tower Breakthrough', and finally, the top 120 people will become the students of the West Academy of Wushi Academy. Next, Elder Situ will give you Read out the specific test rules."
After saying this, the headmaster of the West Court retreated.
Liu Chengfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "Fortunately, the exam rules are the same as in previous years."
Liu Chengfeng had prepared ahead of time, and he was full of confidence in this school exam.
Even if Liu Chengfeng is the son of the silver-robed elder of the Wushi Bank, he must pass the exam before he can enter the Wushi Academy to practice.
Of course, in his capacity, he must be able to know a lot of the inside story of the exam in advance and make corresponding preparations, which will give him a greater chance than other warriors.
"One thousand five hundred and thirty-seven people, only one hundred and twenty people, not even one-tenth. With my cultivation, I will definitely fail the test." A young warrior at the beginning of the Xuanji Realm sighed. , has lost confidence in this school palace exam.
On the stone platform, Elder Situ bowed to the Master of the West Academy, then he took a step forward, facing the young martial artist below, and said: "The examinations of the Martial Arts Academy are always fair and just. We must The recruits are talented geniuses, so even if their cultivation base is a little lower, as long as their talents are strong enough, they still have a good chance of passing the exam."
Those warriors who had lost confidence earlier immediately rekindled their fighting spirit when they heard this, and looked towards Elder Situ.
Elder Situ continued: "After half an hour, everyone will enter the Tianmo Ridge one by one. What you have entered is only a pre-designated area outside the Tianmo Ridge, and all the savage beasts above the third level in that area have been pre-ordered." Cleared out."
"The first round of the Martial Arts Academy exam is to hunt wild beasts. A martial artist in the early stage of the Xuanji Realm can be considered as passing the first round of exams if he hunts and kills five second-tier low-level wild beasts."
"A martial artist in the middle stage of the Xuanji Realm, hunted and killed ten second-level low-level beasts, and passed the first round of examinations."
"A martial artist in the late stage of the Xuanji Realm hunted and killed twenty second-level low-level beasts and passed the first round of examinations."
"A martial artist at the low end of the Black Realm, hunted and killed forty second-level low-level beasts, and passed the first round of examinations."
"If there is an extreme martial artist in the Xuanji Realm, he must hunt and kill eighty second-tier low-level beasts in order to pass the first round of examinations."
"One second-level medium beast is equivalent to five second-level inferior beasts. One second-level upper-grade beast is equivalent to twenty-five second-level inferior beasts."
Elder Situ announced the exam rules above, and the young warriors below all started talking in a low voice.
A woman in the early stages of the Black Realm showed a slight smile, and said, "It's so easy to pass the first round of exams just by killing five second-level low-level beasts!"
Another warrior sneered and said: "You think too easily! The wild beasts in Tianmo Ridge live in a harsh environment all year round. They not only have to fight with human warriors, but also compete with other wild beasts for food. Their The strength is at least twice as strong as those savage beasts outside. The strength of every second-order low-level savage beast is almost the same as that of the warriors in the early stage of the Black Realm. It is difficult to hunt one, let alone hunt one. Kill five?"
Zhang Ruochen also nodded, and said solemnly: "There are not only second-level low-grade beasts in Tianmo Ridge, but also second-level medium-grade beasts, and second-level high-grade beasts. If you encounter a second-level high-grade beast , I am afraid that any candidate present will undoubtedly die."
A savage beast of the second rank is comparable to a martial artist in the Great Perfection of the Black Realm. Even if Zhang Ruochen met him, he would probably only have a dead end.
The faces of everyone suddenly became very pale.
Liu Chengfeng said with a smile: "Don't worry too much, everyone. The area designated by the Wushi Academy is very wide. Unless you are extremely unlucky, otherwise, you will never encounter a second-order high-level savage beast."
A martial artist at the early stage of the Black Realm said dejectedly: "Even if I encounter a second-level mid-level beast, I will definitely die."
The recruiting of Wushi Academy is so cruel, not only to avoid powerful wild beasts, but also to beware of other warriors, so as not to be plotted against.
Elder Situ continued to read the rules: "Before entering Tianmo Ridge, everyone will get a unicorn ball. If life is in danger, just crush the unicorn ball, and the rescuers from Wushi Academy will arrive as soon as possible. Of course , once you crush the unicorn ball, it means you have given up the academy exam."
"The exam lasts for three days. After three days, if you don't hunt enough wild beasts, you will be eliminated."
"Now, I announce that the school exams will officially begin."
Everyone gets a unicorn ball the size of a fist. It is said that the unicorn smoke is contained in the ball. Once the sphere is crushed, the unicorn smoke will rush out of the ball and rise a thousand meters high.
At this moment, Elder Xie led ten outer palace disciples from Wushi Academy to the sixty-six young examinees from Yunwu Commandery.
There were originally sixty-eight candidates in Yunwu County, but Chen Libing was killed, Jiang Heng was seriously injured and sent back to the county, and now there are only sixty-six candidates left.
Elder Xie said: "The ten standing in front of you are the outer palace students of Wushi Academy, and they are also your senior brothers and senior sisters. They will take you to different entrances and enter Tianmo Ridge."
"Now, you can choose to enter Tianmo Ridge alone to complete the school exam, or you can choose to enter Tianmo Ridge together to complete the exam as a team of two."
Whether entering Tianmo Ridge alone or in combination, there are advantages and disadvantages.
When two people enter Tianmo Ridge in combination, they can indeed share the burden with each other when encountering danger. However, you also have to watch out for your teammate in case he stabs you in the back.
Therefore, if you don't combine, you must choose the most trustworthy person once you combine.
However, everyone came from all over the world, and many of them didn't know each other before. Who can trust others?
"I chose to enter Tianmo Ridge alone!" said a warrior in the middle stage of the Black Realm.
Obviously, he can't trust anyone.
Afterwards, all the young warriors in Yunwu Commandery made their choices. Most of them chose to enter Tianmo Ridge alone, and only twenty-two chose a combination of two. Among them are Zhang Ruochen and Ziqian.
Under the leadership of the ten outer palace students, sixty-six young warriors from Yunwu Commandery headed towards Tianmo Ridge.
Prince Huo Xing stared at the people of Yunwu County who had already left, sneered, and said: "Listen everyone, after entering Tianmo Ridge, if you encounter warriors from Yunwu County, you will be shot and killed. As long as you kill one person, this prince will reward you." Give him a second-grade elixir. If he can kill the Ninth Prince, this prince will reward him with a real weapon."
Hearing Prince Huo Xing's words, all the warriors in Sifang Commandery showed sneers on their faces.
If all the warriors in Yunwu County could be killed, the king of Yunwu County would probably be furious. Just thinking about it makes people feel very interesting.