While the leaders of the other schools rejoiced over producing a genius like Li Xijun,
the school's results announcement board was already packed solid with people.
Once the staff posted the rankings for this mock exam,
everyone naturally went to check their own scores and citywide rankings.
Zhou Shenghao first saw that, with his Blood Essence Level of 8.9, third-stage martial skills, and the 10% bonus from Martial Dao Spirituality, he gave a slight nod.
He was quite satisfied with the pace of his improvement. In another month, he would be able to break through to Blood Essence Level 9.0.
But when he realized that he might not be able to reach Blood Essence Level 9.1 before the College Entrance Exam, and would have no hope of advancing any further, he could not help but reveal a dejected expression.
For the first time, he could truly understand Zhou Yibai's regret back then.
But everything was already too late.
Unless...
His gaze fell upon Zhou Yibai, whose Blood Essence Level had risen to 8.8.
His cousin had been progressing rapidly and even had hopes of becoming a Nine Schools Alliance student alongside him by the time of the College Entrance Exam.
Looking at this cousin of his, who had somehow become full of confidence, high-spirited, and utterly self-assured, hesitation filled his eyes until—
"Huh? What's going on? Why are Li Xijun and Su Nianyi in a separate section, and two people from the Elite Class are also in another separate section? Did this citywide mock exam directly divide everyone into tiers?"
A student checking the results voiced his confusion.
"It looks like they divided it directly into three tiers: one for those who broke through Blood Essence Level 9.0, one for those at Blood Essence Level 9.0, and one for those