Reaching Heavens Ranking? Qualification Battle!

After discovering that a Returning Ruins Godfiend was gestating, Ye Xuan smiled faintly and withdrew his consciousness from Chaos.

Lying on his bed, he considered his future development.

Now that he was in his Third Year, aside from nurturing his own world, there was practically nothing else to do. He could attend classes if he wanted to and skip them if he did not. No one would interfere.

When the College Entrance Examination arrived, he would be able to enter different universities based on his performance.

Within Great Xia Country, the best were the Five Great Academies. Next came universities named after the various provinces and regions, followed by countless others.

The College Entrance Examination tested two aspects: God Kingdom Battles and Individual Battles.

God Kingdom Battles assessed the combat power and Potential of a Divine Kingdom, while Individual Battles assessed the combat power and Potential of Creator Gods themselves.

It was generally believed that the stronger one's combat power, the greater one's Potential. However, there were always a few Creator Gods with extremely weak combat power but tremendous Potential. Such people might also be admitted to provincial universities.

Likewise, even if someone possessed powerful combat strength, they could still be passed over by provincial universities if their Potential was lacking.

God Kingdom Battles were fought against Evil Spirits, while Individual Battles were fought among Students who had performed exceptionally in the God Kingdom Battles. Those who performed poorly were not qualified to participate in Individual Battles.

In other words, only Students who easily passed the God Kingdom Battle could participate in the Individual Battle, and their performance there determined whether they would be admitted to a provincial university!

These were the College Entrance Examination paths available to ordinary high school students. For them, entering a provincial university meant an Infinite future!

As for the legendary Five Great Academies, only those who ranked among the top thousand on the Global Sub-ranking of the Reaching Heavens Ranking were qualified to enter!

Lin Tian City was a county-level city. Above it was Rao Zhou City, and above that was Jiang Nan Province.

Within a county, only ten high schools were qualified to recommend Students for the Reaching Heavens Ranking, with one quota per school.

Within a city's directly administered schools, one hundred high schools were qualified to recommend Students for the Reaching Heavens Ranking, with ten quotas per school.

Within a province's directly administered schools, one thousand high schools were qualified to recommend Students for the Reaching Heavens Ranking, with one hundred quotas per school.

As a result, within a single province's directly administered area alone, there were one hundred thousand Students on the Reaching Heavens Ranking! Add in the cities and counties under its jurisdiction, and there would be even more!

To enter the Five Great Academies, one had to rank within the top thousand across the entire planet. The Ancestral Star had a full one hundred and eight provinces and regions. How difficult was that?

It was equivalent to competing for a place in the top ten of the entire province before one could hope to enter the Five Great Academies.

Entering a provincial university, on the other hand, was much easier. As long as one reached the top five hundred on the Province Ranking of the Reaching Heavens Ranking, they could enter directly without taking the College Entrance Examination.

As the name implied, anyone whose name appeared on the Reaching Heavens Ranking had a chance to embark upon a path to the heavens.

In the conference room of Lin Tian No. 1 High School, aside from the many Teachers observing the meeting, those qualified to make proposals were all department heads or above. Strength determined everything, and schools were no exception.

"I propose that this year's Reaching Heavens Ranking qualification be given to Ye Xuan. He successfully transformed a Waste World into a Divine Kingdom. From that alone, we can see his talent and strength!"

The person who made this proposal was Zhang Yuanwu. He was also qualified to decide who received the Reaching Heavens Ranking qualification, so once he made the proposal, Ye Xuan's selection was practically certain.

"I disagree! I believe Qin Ji is more qualified to enter the Reaching Heavens Ranking!"

A voice of opposition rang out. When everyone turned toward it and saw Chai Yongyan, they immediately understood why someone dared oppose the Principal's proposal.

Chai Yongyan was a Second Order Early Creator God and Qin Ji's Teacher. Qin Ji had created an Immortal Dao God Kingdom.

"Qin Ji displayed extraordinary talent as early as his First Year. During the final exam of his First Year, he created a world of Immortal Dao Civilization and directly created a Divine Kingdom containing Transcendental Beings, allowing him to skip ahead into the Third Year."

"As his Teacher, I can state clearly to all the Teachers present that among all the Students I have taught, he is the most talented one I have ever seen!"

Chai Yongyan took off his glasses and swept his blazing gaze across the Teachers present.

The glasses were really just decorative. Once one reached the realm of a Creator God, eyesight problems such as myopia would naturally never occur, much less for a Second Order Creator God.

"Indeed! Everyone has witnessed Qin Ji's talent. I heard that in just over two months, he ignited his Divine Fire and advanced from an Apprentice Creator God to a First Order Creator God. His talent truly is exceptional!"

"That's right. The Immortal Dao God Kingdom also has enormous Potential. If it can be developed to its fullest, he may very well step into the Fifth-Order Creator God realm!"

More and more Teachers voiced their agreement. As one of the few Students in the Direct Ascension Class, Qin Ji's talent naturally far surpassed that of ordinary people. Moreover, he was the most talented student in the Direct Ascension Class.

"But you need to understand that throughout history, there have been countless Immortal Dao God Kingdoms—too many to count. It is not a Mythical Immortal Dao God Kingdom. No matter how great its Potential is, its limits are already visible, and there is no guarantee he can make it to the end!" The speaker was Liu Qiang, the department head who had previously held Ye Xuan in extremely high regard and wanted to personally teach him.

He continued, "And what about a Waste World? Throughout history, no one has ever been heard of successfully creating a Divine Kingdom from one! Yet our student Ye Xuan did it! And when he fought the Evil Spirit, you saw just how powerful the beings in his Divine Kingdom were!"

"He achieved the legendary Rule Creation and the unheard-of Rule Manifestation! He transformed a Waste World into a Divine Kingdom! A single word from a Divine Kingdom Being destroyed an Evil Spirit! Of everyone here and all the students you have taught, who can accomplish that?"

He then stood up and shouted, "If anyone can do that, forget one Reaching Heavens Ranking qualification—even my position as department head, I'll give it to him!"

After pausing for a moment, he looked at Chai Yongyan with a teasing expression. "Besides, when it comes to grades and talent, didn't I hear that the two of them are in the same class? And that Ye Xuan has always outperformed Qin Ji in both theory and practical work?"

"You!"

Chai Yongyan was left speechless, his face alternating between green and pale. He had invested quite a lot in Qin Ji. If Qin Ji could not enter the Reaching Heavens Ranking or the Five Great Academies, the returns he received would be reduced by an unknown amount.

This was directly tied to his own interests, which was why he dared to risk obstructing the Principal's decision.

The Principal smiled at Liu Qiang and soothed him. "Old Liu, sit down first. Don't be so impulsive. As for the quota, how about this? To convince everyone and keep you from saying I'm being dictatorial."

"Three days from now, we'll hold a qualification battle for the Reaching Heavens Ranking. We'll establish the relevant rules and let them compete for it themselves. The strongest one will obtain the qualification!"

The reason he said this was because he had complete confidence in Ye Xuan. He could also take this opportunity to raise his own prestige, so those people would not claim that he ignored public opinion.