Assessment Passed

Chen Lie handed his assessment recommendation form to the counter. The staff member behind the counter took a careful look at it, then looked up at Chen Lie.

"You're a third-year high school student? This is your first time participating in the Elite Class assessment, right?"

"Yes," Chen Lie nodded.

"Then I suggest you go back and consolidate your foundation before coming again.

Passing the Elite Class assessment isn't just about having a Blood Essence value over 3 units.

Those who can join the Elite Class directly with a Blood Essence value over 3 units are all students in the first semester of their second year. By the second semester, even second-year students are required to meet the standards for both Blood Essence and strength.

The younger the student, the more lenient the school is with the Elite Class assessment. If you were a first-year student, you could pass the assessment even with a Blood Essence value of only 2.8 units.

The school has become much stricter with third-year students now. It's possible that after the winter break, the assessment channel for third-year students to promote into the Elite Class will be closed entirely. You should wait until your Blood Essence value is closer to 5 units before coming to test; that would almost guarantee a pass and save you from the blow to your confidence if you fail."

"Thank you for the advice, but I would like to try."

The staff member shook his head, took Chen Lie's recommendation form, and handed him a sheet.

"Fill out the form, then go queue up over at the assessment room."

Chen Lie took the form, borrowed a pen from the counter, and began to fill it out.

After about five minutes, Chen Lie finished filling out the form, returned the pen to the counter, and went to the assessment room to join the queue.

The people in front went through the assessment one by one, and soon it was Chen Lie's turn.

Entering the assessment room, Chen Lie handed the completed form to the staff on duty and prepared for the assessment.

"Chen Lie, is it? Stand in the scanning area of the Blood Essence Detector and don't move around."

The staff member glanced at Chen Lie's form and pointed him in a direction.

Chen Lie turned to look and saw a standalone Blood Essence Detector placed in the room, with a square red line in the middle marking the instrument's scanning area.

He stepped into the scanning area and waited for the test.

The instrument emitted a series of "beep" sounds, and then two beams of light scanned Chen Lie's body from top to bottom.

"Test complete. Blood Essence value: 6.73 units."

"Hmm?"

Chen Lie's Blood Essence value surprised the staff member.

"You waited until your Blood Essence value broke 6 units to take the Elite Class assessment? You really have patience. You've already undergone medicinal baths, haven't you?"

Chen Lie nodded, lost in thought.

It seemed that every catty of the raw exotic beast meat he consumed last night had brought him nearly 0.2 units of Blood Essence.

"Alright, go to the next station to test your strength!"

The staff member recorded the Blood Essence results on Chen Lie's form and handed it back to him.

Chen Lie took the form and walked to the instrument for testing strength.

Just like before, Chen Lie handed the form to the staff member on duty.

"Chen Lie, correct? Use all your strength and throw a punch at the Strength Detector."

The staff member glanced at the form and instructed Chen Lie.

Chen Lie gathered his strength and struck the Strength Detector with a fierce punch.

BOOM

After a loud bang, a set of data appeared on the display screen of the Strength Detector.

Strength: 20.33 Jun (304.95kg)

"Eh? Not bad. To be able to keep your strength ratio above 1 to 3 after your Blood Essence value broke 5 units.

It seems you haven't been using those messy supplements on the market. That's good; your body's drug resistance is low, so your Blood Essence will surely skyrocket when you use supplements in the future."

The staff member nodded, wrote the data on the form, and returned it to Chen Lie.

At the other end of the assessment room, an assessment mentor shouted loudly.

"Students who have finished testing both Blood Essence and strength, gather here!"

Hearing the shout, Chen Lie walked over with his form.

The surrounding students also gathered toward the area, and in no time, a crowd had formed around the assessment mentor.

"Students, hand your assessment forms to me. We will now begin the final part: the Comprehension Test."

As he spoke, the assessment mentor took the forms from the students one by one.

Chen Lie followed suit and handed his form over.

The many students waiting for the assessment formed a line and entered the Comprehension Test Hall on the second floor one by one.

"Students, line up. In front of you is a holographic projector.

Next, this holographic projector will project a set of fist techniques. Everyone, hold your breath, focus your mind, and watch carefully."

As soon as the words fell, the lights on the second floor suddenly went out, plunging the test hall into darkness.

Before long, a holographic projector cast a human figure, which immediately began demonstrating a set of fist techniques.

Chen Lie glanced left and right; counting himself, there were fourteen people here today to participate in the Elite Class assessment.

At this moment, all the students were watching the figure's demonstration with rapt attention.

The figure projected by the holographic device performed the fist techniques a total of three times.

Once the figure finished the third repetition, the holographic projection instantly extinguished.

At this moment, the lights in the testing hall brightened once again.

"Students, the fist techniques projected just now are called the Cloud Body Fist, a C-grade martial art.

However, what the projector displayed was not the complete Cloud Body Fist, but rather a single stance decomposed from it.

This stance of the Cloud Body Fist has been broken down into thirty-six movements. Every movement you saw just now was incomplete, and I now require you to complete these thirty-six fragmented movements.

You have one hour to deduce the missing parts; after one hour, you will come up to the stage one by one to perform."

After the proctor finished speaking, the students participating in the elite assessment erupted into a flurry of noise.

"It's over. I barely remembered the techniques from the three projections, how could I possibly deduce and complete them?"

"Damn it, I was too nervous just now and forgot everything. What do I do?"

The dozen or so students displayed two types of reactions: one group was busy wallowing in self-pity, while the other immediately began practicing the techniques, hoping to identify the missing components.

After about ten minutes, the students who had been wallowing finally stopped their lamenting and began practicing the techniques along with the others.

An hour passed by in the blink of an eye.

The testing hall's broadcast system chimed.

"Students, we will now begin the comprehension test.

When your name is called, step onto the stage, state your information, and then perform the fist techniques you have deduced and completed. We will now begin the roll call."

"Wu Yunyang, take the stage for your performance."

Hearing the broadcast, a male student hurriedly walked onto the Martial Practice Platform and bowed to the instructors sitting in front of the Mist Rain Platform.

"Greetings, teachers. My name is Wu Yunyang, from Grade 12 Martial Arts Class 6."

After speaking, Wu Yunyang stood in place, seemingly trying to recall the fist techniques from earlier.

Seeing this, the instructors in front of the platform immediately said, "Start your performance quickly! Don't dawdle and waste everyone's time!"

Urged by the instructors, Wu Yunyang's mind suddenly went blank. He couldn't recall even a shred of the techniques he had deduced, and with the instructors pressing him, he had no choice but to mimic the projection he had seen earlier.

Five minutes later, Wu Yunyang's time was up, and the broadcast sounded again.

"Wu Yunyang, Grade 12 Martial Arts Class 6, comprehension: Inferior."

"Wu Yunyang, Grade 12 Martial Arts Class 6, total assessment score: 73. Breakdown: Blood-Qi value: 3.93 cal, score 51. Physical strength: 10.14 Jun (152.1kg), score 17. Comprehension: Inferior, score 5.

This score does not meet the standards; the elite student assessment has not been passed."

Wu Yunyang walked off the Martial Practice Platform with a dejected look and left the second-floor testing hall.

Before long, the hall's broadcast sounded once more.

"Zhou Yingying, take the stage for your performance."

A female student stepped out from the crowd and quickly ascended the Martial Practice Platform.

"Greetings, teachers. I am Zhou Yingying, from Grade 11 Martial Arts Class 2."

After speaking, Zhou Yingying calmed her mind and began to perform the fist techniques she had deduced and completed.

Although her performance was somewhat unrefined, it was generally acceptable, and she had indeed completed several of the movements, drawing frequent nods from the instructors.

Five minutes later, Zhou Yingying's time was up, and the broadcast sounded.

"Zhou Yingying, Grade 11 Martial Arts Class 2, comprehension: Intermediate."

"Zhou Yingying, Grade 11 Martial Arts Class 2, total assessment score: 83. Breakdown: Blood-Qi value: 3.03 cal, score 42. Physical strength: 9.21 Jun (136.35kg), score 21. Comprehension: Intermediate, score 20.

This score meets the standards; the elite student assessment has been passed. Please proceed to the first-floor hall to wait; you may collect your elite student certificate after all assessments are concluded."

"Yay, I passed! Yay!"

Hearing the broadcast announce that she had passed the elite assessment, Zhou Yingying beamed with joy and hopped off the Martial Practice Platform in excitement.

As the waiting students took the stage one by one, the broadcast soon called for Chen Lie.

"Chen Lie, take the stage for your performance."

Hearing his name called, Chen Lie emerged from the back of the crowd and arrived at the Martial Practice Platform.

"Chen Lie, Grade 12 Martial Arts Class 16."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Lie began his performance.

To Chen Lie, the set of techniques projected by the holographic device was riddled with flaws, but he had only perfected the most superficial shortcomings.

As he threw his punches, his force was like the wind; his movements were several times faster than the previous students, leaving the instructors in front of the platform feeling dazzled.

"This student is impressive; to think he could refine this form of Cloud Body Fist to such perfection!"

One of the assessment instructors couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Because Chen Lie performed the fist techniques with such speed, he finished the entire thirty-six-move sequence in just two minutes.

Yet, at this moment, less than half of his allotted time had passed.

The instructors in front of the Martial Practice Platform were left dumbfounded by the fist techniques Chen Lie had just demonstrated.

However, they quickly snapped back to reality, finalized the grading, and broadcasted the results.

"Chen Lie, Grade 12 Martial Arts Class 16. Comprehension: Excellent."

"Chen Lie, Grade 12 Martial Arts Class 16. Comprehensive assessment score: 150. Breakdown: Blood Qi value: 6.73 cal, score 70. Physical strength: 20.33 jun (304.95kg), score 30. Comprehension: Excellent, score 50.

This score meets the standard. Elite student assessment passed. Please proceed to the first-floor lobby to wait; collect your elite student certificate once all assessments have concluded."