Assessing Results
Just as Yi Yun and Lian Chengyu were about to draw their swords, Zhang Tan had already walked to the center of the arena. He was about to announce the rankings and results of the preliminary selection of the Mortal Blood Realm warriors!
The martial arts competition in the second round is different from the first round. In the first round, it is obvious who wins and who loses, but in the second round, the results are determined by the examiners of the Brocade Dragon Guard.
When each person went on stage, the Brocade Dragon Guard examiners had already given a score based on the candidate's age and performance. Now, the examiners discussed the matter, sorted out the scores, averaged them, and then ranked them.
"The rankings are about to be announced!"
When Zhang Tan brought a scroll of Brocade Scroll to the center of the arena, the audience immediately became expectant.
This is the most exciting moment.
They wanted to see just how far their Third Young Master, Tao Yunxiao, would rank.
"I am about to announce the ranking of the second round results, and the grades of your grades, from highest to lowest, are Heaven, Heaven Tier, Black, and Yellow, with Heaven being the highest and Yellow being the lowest. Each grade has ten grades from zero to nine, for a total of forty grades!"
"The Heaven Tier, belonging to the Ancient Great Emperors!"
"The Earth Tier, belonging to the Ancient Sages!"
"The Xuan Rank, belonging to the Human Race Hegemon!"
"Yellow Rank, belonging to the Human Elite!"
Zhang Tan hadn't even announced the results yet, but just this introduction of the rank had the many contestants and tens of thousands of spectators in attendance holding their breath and feeling incredibly excited!
Ancient Great Emperors, Ancient Sages, and Human Race Hegemon!
Even the lowest Yellow Rank is still a Human Elite.
Clearly, this rule for determining rank was not established by Zhang Tan or the Brocade Dragon Guard, nor even by the Tai'a Divine Kingdom.
Although the Tai'a Divine Kingdom is a behemoth, it dares not rashly comment on the Ancient Great Emperors and sages!
Such evaluation rules should have a unified standard that is universally recognized!
Having figured these things out, many of the finalists were breathing slightly faster, and some even clenched their fists, waiting to hear their results!
Most people subconsciously desire to be different from others; they want to see how they compare to the sages and great rulers of ancient times.
Is it even possible to approach their rank?
Some proud and arrogant people, especially Tao Yunxiao, who believed that he would leave the Great Wilderness, and even leave the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, and eventually achieve great things, were even more unable to calm their minds at this moment!
Tao Yunxiao crossed his arms over his chest. Although his expression was aloof, the slight trembling of his fingers on his arms revealed his inner unease.
Tao Yunxiao's eyes shone with excitement. He wanted to know just how high his future achievements would be, according to internationally recognized evaluation standards.
"Sun Yu, 20 years old, demonstrating the martial art: 'Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist', Rank: Unranked!"
Zhang Tan announced with a strong voice. In the crowd, a tall, thin young man who had been craning his neck and holding his breath to listen to Zhang Tan's words was stunned for a long time after hearing the words "no character".
I don't even have a rank...
Sun Yu sighed in frustration. But then he thought, this was normal, wasn't it? Those who could be ranked at the Yellow Rank were the Human Elite.
He was the first to appear in the second round of selection, meaning he was the last among those who passed the initial selection, so it's understandable that he didn't qualify as an "elite."
Sun Yu felt ashamed to announce it in front of so many people.
However, he soon stopped feeling too ashamed.
Because after Sun Yu, the Zhou Kang, Chen Pingguang, and Tao Hai that Zhang Tan mentioned were all without official rank, not even reaching the Yellow Rank.
Zhang Tan read out the results according to the order in which the candidates appeared in the second round of the election. Those who were not ranked were basically considered to have no results, and their Divine Kingdom Grand Selection ended there; they were eliminated.
They've been reading the names of the twenty-fifth candidate, nearly half of the candidates for the second round, and they still haven't been selected!
By the standards, none of them qualify as "Human Elite"; they are merely ordinary people!
Such rigorous selection made Tao Yunxiao's eyes shine even brighter. The stricter the standards, the more excited he became. Those selected by such standards would be more credible and could, to some extent, reflect his future achievements!
Zhang Tan read out the thirtieth name, and still no one was ranked!
The tens of thousands of spectators around were all discussing it. Among these "unworthy" people were many heirs carefully cultivated by small tribes. But it was too tragic that such heirs could not even get a score in the re-selection.
They were all speculating about what kind of person could be granted the Yellow Rank.
"What level do you think our Young Master Yunxiao can reach?"
A member of the Tao Clan suddenly realized that, in their eyes, Tao Yunxiao's talent alone was no less than that of the Tao Clan's First Young Master.
Tao Yunxiao was also one of the idols of the Tao Clan, and had many admirers.
"Young Master Yunxiao is certainly not lacking! But what about that Yi Yun? I wonder what rank he is?"
People speculated, having never witnessed the Purple Qi Coming from the East rising from the east before, and had no idea what the soaring purple clouds meant when Yi Yun performed martial arts. They simply felt that since it had triggered such a phenomenon, it must be extraordinary.
Without a doubt, in this round of selection, only Yi Yun is qualified to compete with their Young Master Yunxiao.
As for people like Lian Chengyu, they are clearly still far from being good enough in their eyes.
"Do you think that teacup shattered by Yi Yun can compare to the Sword Qi of our Young Master Yunxiao?" said a member of the Tao Clan.
"Are you stupid? A teacup or Black Iron Rock, which do you think is harder? Young Master Yunxiao shattered the Black Iron Rock with his Sword Qi! Both were shattering objects from a distance, so of course the one that's stronger is more powerful! How can Yi Yun compare? But, well, the clouds that Yi Yun spews out are a bit strange."
"Yes, why do you think he can spew out clouds?"
The people of the Great Wilderness were utterly baffled. Did humans possess such a function?
This move may not look very powerful, but it looks pretty cool when you do it.
Judging by the fact that he spews clouds and mist, it's hard to tell whether Young Master Yunxiao's assessment is higher or that of that kid Yi Yun's.
Just then, Zhang Tan finally announced the first person to receive a grade, "Bai Chong, nineteen years old, demonstrating the technique: 'Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist,' grade: Yellow Rank, First Grade!"
In the Great Wilderness, the number nine is revered, with the ninth rank being the highest and the first rank being the lowest.
Bai Chong had barely reached the Yellow Rank, but even so, he was excited. More than thirty people ahead of him had not achieved anything, but he was the first to obtain a rank!
From now on, he can be considered Human Elite.
Those who followed Bai Chong became those without rank; those who performed better in the preliminary selection than Bai Chong might not necessarily perform better in the re- Bai Chong.
After reading the names of two or three candidates who were deemed unqualified,
The people who came after that were basically all ranked.
Even when there were only a dozen or so people at the front, some started to reach the second or even third rank of the Yellow Rank!
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Tan had already read the names of fifty people, leaving only six remaining.
Yi Yun, Lian Chengyu, and Tao Yunxiao are among these six people.