Class Promotion Assessment

The outcome is now decided.

Wenren Qingyue had fallen off the Duel Platform, was teleported out of the Virtual Duel Space and back into the Virtual Illusion Realm. She stood there in a daze for a while.

"I actually... lost?"

She found it unbelievable.

She was in the Organ Refining Stage, and although she couldn't be said to be invincible among her peers, there were very few who could defeat her. Unexpectedly, she was defeated by a country bumpkin from a barbarian land.

"The overwhelming pressure from that Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi was the main reason for my defeat. Could it be that the person from Blue Star was also at the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi?"

That's impossible; no one can fool the Sumeru Illusion Realm.

Having lost to a country bumpkin from a remote, uncivilized region in Virtual Duel Arena, Wenren Qingyue began to deeply doubt her own talent. She even suspected that her peers, wary of her background, were deliberately accommodating her in their sparring matches. Her peers, whose status was far inferior, could easily defeat geniuses of the same realm from planets outside the Ten-Star Alliance. A Upper Three Stars Permanent Councilor Star of the Ten-Star Alliance in the Central Canglan Star Domain, yet defeated by a country bumpkin from a remote corner—wasn't that utterly useless?

On the other side, Chen Lie was teleported out of the Virtual Duel Space, Smart Brain's voice sounded.

"Virtual Duel Arena victory, current progress in the 100-match genius battle series (89/100)."

Chen Lie stroked his chin, looking at the progress that had reached 89%.

"A martial arts genius from Outer Stars is truly extraordinary. At only fifteen or sixteen years old, he's already at the late stage of the Internal Organ Refining Stage, and the martial art he used is at least SSS level according to Blue Star's classification."

"I wonder if the Virtual Duel Arena will keep matching me with opponents from the Central Canglan Star Domain."

The Wenren Qingyue from earlier was proficient in martial arts and had a strong physique, but her combat experience was not as good as Chen Lie's.

Without using Mental Power attacks, Chen Lie would need to expend a great deal of effort to suppress her.

This was because Chen Lie had successively developed Tough Skin Resilient Flesh, cultivated a Treasure Bone during the Bone Refining stage, and then cultivated Dragon Tendon Flood Dragon Bone, making his physique powerful enough to slowly deplete her stamina.

"Let's call it a day for today's Genius Hundred-Match Streak. If the Virtual Duel Arena matches me with a Blood Refining Stage from Outer Stars, that would be troublesome. It'll be safer to wait until I've fully cultivated my Five Viscera Organ Refining Stage organs and increased my Blood Qi Value before engaging in the Virtual Duel Arena again."

With this thought in mind, Chen Lie immediately logged off, and his consciousness left the Sumeru Illusion Realm.

Meanwhile, inside the Virtual Illusion Realm Palace on the First Campus of Blue Star University, Chen Lie awoke in his Hibernation Pod and stepped out of the Space Chamber.

The first thing Chen Lie did after leaving the Sumeru Illusion Realm Palace was to go to the Resource Category Building and exchange four Resource Gold Booklet for two Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine that could enhance the strength of Qi and blood, and two Martial Dao Rare Treasure could enhance the purity of Qi and blood.

With these martial arts resources in hand, Chen Lie went to the restaurant for a meal and then returned to his Dormitory.

If all goes well, Ruan Liusu will be able to deliver a bottle of Star Liquid and Second-Order Martial Dao Rare Treasure of the same water attribute to him tomorrow. His Blood Qi Value are relatively low compared to his cultivation level. Relying on these resources, he can cultivate the Kui Water Kidney and then begin to significantly increase his Blood Qi Value.

Blood Qi Value is related to Martial Artist's strength. Chen Lie's current strength is more than 24,000 jun. With Chen Lie now cultivating two organs and Organ Refining Stage, it would be normal for him to have more than 26,000 jun of strength. Cultivating three organs and reaching the Organ Refining Stage is already in the middle stage of the Organ Refining Stage. Generally speaking, having 28,000 jun of strength is normal, just like Ruan Liusu, who is at this level.

The Canglong Star Wenren Qingyue, whom he just fought in the Sumeru Illusion Realm, is Organ Refining Late Stage who has cultivated the four organs. It would be normal for her to have a strength of 30,000 jun, but when she made her move, she only had a strength of 28,000 jun.

This is probably because she has just cultivated her fourth internal organ and hasn't had time to increase her Blood Qi Value yet.

Upon reaching the Organ Refining Stage, as one's martial arts realm advances, their physique, physical strength, recovery ability, reaction time, speed, and overall physical qualities will also improve.

Because the base strength of Martial Artist in the Organ Refining Stage is already large enough, a difference of only two thousand jin in strength will not create a significant gap in a battle between martial artists in the Organ Refining Stage. Therefore, Chen Lie was not in a hurry to increase his Blood Qi Value to enhance his strength.

Chen Lie will soon be able to master the Kui Water Kidney, which will allow him to enhance his strength by increasing his blood and qi. With a strength of four thousand jun, he can definitely create a significant advantage in a fight.

During the Refining of the Three Organ Refining Stage, one can actually withstand a maximum force of over 29,000 jin. However, when exerting full power, the body's physical condition clearly cannot bear the burden of such immense force. In high-intensity combat, if one loses control and continuously unleashes force beyond the body's capacity, it will cause damage to the body's organs, tendons, and bones. Once these hidden injuries are left, future martial arts potential will be greatly reduced. Therefore, in the mid-stage of the Organ Refining Stage, one usually controls the force to around 28,000 jin.

Upon arriving at the Dormitory, Chen Lie used facial recognition to open Dormitory door, placed the four martial arts resources on the Dormitory inside, and then turned on Dormitory television to watch the Blue Star Times.

Just then, his Communicator beeped with Green Bubble notification.

He picked up his Communicator and saw that it was a message from Luo Zhixun.

Luo Zhixun: "Chen Lie, there's a Class Promotion Assessment in three days. I can help you register in advance, and then you can ask your class tutor to nominate you and get a letter of introduction for promotion, so you can directly participate in the Class Promotion Assessment."

Chen Lie replied, "Okay, thank you."

Luo Zhixun: "There's no need for such formalities between us."

After exchanging a few words with Luo Zhixun, Chen Lie put down the Communicator.

After a night's rest, Chen Lie washed up early the next morning and left his Dormitory for the classroom of 15th Key Class. When he arrived at the classroom on the first floor of the Teaching Building, Chen Lie saw that over a hundred students had already gathered inside.

As soon as Chen Lie walked in, Huang Yuande came to his side.

"Chen Lie, what did you do yesterday?"

"You went to the Sumeru Illusion Realm, what happened?"

"It's nothing. Yesterday was the instructor's martial arts guidance class. Instructor Pang gave one-on-one guidance to Mu Ningshu, Chi Naixue, Liu Hengyu, and even that show-off Tang Guanlin received special guidance from the instructor."

Didn't you use connections to change your martial arts aptitude to Perfect Bone Quality?

Instructor Pang wanted to give you some guidance, but because you didn't come, that opportunity was wasted."

"Okay, I understand." Chen Lie nodded.

"Come on, come on, come inside and sit down. Your tutor has another class today. Go find him later; he should be able to make up for yesterday's one-on-one tutoring."

As Huang Yuande spoke, he pulled Chen Lie to a seat in the middle of the classroom.

At this moment, Mu Ningshu, the class monitor of 15th Key Class, walked in from outside the classroom.

Upon seeing Chen Lie, her eyes flashed, and she walked over with light steps.

"Chen Lie, why didn't you come to class yesterday?" Mu Ningshu asked.

"Chen Lie went to the Sumeru Illusion Realm yesterday." Before Chen Lie could speak, Huang Yuande Chen Lie up for him.

Chen Lie nodded and hummed in agreement.

Mu Ningshu said softly, "After yesterday's class, the instructor kept some of the more capable students behind and announced something. The first Class Promotion Assessment is about to begin. This Class Promotion Assessment is specially organized by Blue Star University for students from various provinces who could have directly entered the Genius Class Genius Class but failed to do so due to unforeseen circumstances. It is said that the number of places is limited."

The standards for the Class Promotion Assessment are extremely strict. Martial arts foundation, Strength Value, and mastery of Bone Refining stage have a very low chance of passing. Does Chen Lie intend to participate in this Class Promotion Assessment, or would you like to wait for the next one in half a month?"

"Since there's an opportunity to be promoted, I naturally don't want to wait another half a month," Chen Lie said.

"There are only a handful of us who qualify for promotion, just you, me, Chi Naixue, Liu Hengyu, and Tang Guanlin. Among them, Chi Naixue has already been admitted to the Genius Class due to her golden Mental Power, but the approval hasn't come through yet, so she doesn't have to compete with us. I don't know if there are enough spots for each of us in this Class Promotion Assessment," Mu Ningshu said.

"I understand," Chen Lie nodded.

"Yes, I've told you about it. However, before the mentor nominates you, you need to register in advance at the Blue Star University's Class Promotion Assessment Center, otherwise you might not be able to participate in the Class Promotion Assessment."

After our advisor announced the news yesterday, the rest of us registered. You don't know about this yet? If you really want to participate in the Class Promotion Assessment, register today if you have time."

"Thanks for reminding me, someone has already registered for me." Chen Lie nodded.

Mu Ningshu hummed in agreement and then returned to her seat.

After Mu Ningshu left, Huang Yuande said, "Chen Lie, are you going to be promoted?"

"I do have that plan." Chen Lie nodded.

"Now that you've moved up a class, we're practically from two different worlds. I don't have your Green Bubble friend yet, do I? Let's add each other on Green Bubble." As he spoke, Huang Yuande pulled out his Communicator.

Chen Lie also took out his Communicator and added Huang Yuande as a friend, saying, "We're not really from two different worlds, we're in the same university, we'll run into each other all the time."

"You don't understand. Back when I was in the Xiangguang Province Genius Training Camp, I was only a wall away from the Genius Group's training ground, but sometimes I wouldn't see any Genius Group members even once a month."

"We have several Genius Class in our First Campus now, right? But we don't see Genius Class students very often, do we? It's like two different worlds." After adding Chen Lie's Green Bubble friend, Huang Yuande put the Communicator away.

Before long, all the students in 15th Key Class 15th Key Class had arrived, and their tutor, Pang Xiuming, also came into the classroom.

Pang Xiuming walked to the podium in the classroom, glanced at the students below, and said, "Hello, students."

Yesterday I explained the qualitative changes that the sublimation of life level in the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm brings to the human body. Today I will talk about the Six Steps of Body Refining in the Small Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi Like Slurry...

Pang Xiuming stood on the podium and began explaining the course. When he reached more complex points, he asked the students to ask questions about what they didn't understand, and then patiently explained them to them.

Pang Xiuming lectured for a full two hours before he finished.

After finishing the lecture, Pang Xiuming looked at the students below the podium and said, "Students, all the students who were admitted to Blue Star University in the 7365th year of the Galactic Calendar have completed their enrollment."

Therefore, the school decided to conduct an early Class Promotion Assessment among the many Key Class, so that students who were already capable but failed to enter the Genius Class for various reasons could be promoted to the Genius Class in advance, so as not to delay their martial arts training.

However, there is a limit to the number of candidates for this Class Promotion Assessment. Each Key Class can only have two nominees for the assessment.

However, there are far more than two students in our class who meet the requirements to enter the Genius Class. Fortunately, Chi Naixue in our class can directly enter the Genius Class because of her golden Mental Power talent, so she doesn't need the class's quota.

Even so, two spots might not be enough.

The Class Promotion Assessment at Blue Star University is very strict; those below the Bone Refining stage have less than a 70% chance of passing it.

Any student in the class who wants to participate in this Class Promotion Assessment can report their name to the class monitor Mu Ningshu, before tomorrow. I will consider their names and select these two students.

Okay, get out of class dismissed!

After Pang Xiuming finished speaking, he left the classroom directly.

The classroom of the 15th Key Class was completely quiet.

After a long while, someone finally spoke.

"Is the Class Promotion Assessment really that difficult? The pass rate is less than 70% for those below the Bone Refining stage?"

"Does that mean even those in the Tendon Refining Period don't have an absolute guarantee of advancing to the Genius Class?"

"Even excluding Chi Naixue, Mu Ningshu, Liu Hengyu, and that Tang Guanlin in our class all meet the martial arts standards for the Class Promotion Assessment. Two spots aren't enough to go around."

At this moment, Huang Yuande chimed in, "And then there's Chen Lie. Chen Lie's strength is no joke either, plus he's the Martial Leader, making his achievement even more impressive."

Just as the students in the class were discussing it, Mu Ningshu walked up to the podium.

"Classmates, who among you is interested in participating in this Class Promotion Assessment? Come and sign your name here, and I'll let the instructors decide." As soon as Mu Ningshu finished speaking, Tang Guanlin and Liu Hengyu stepped forward and signed up.

Chen Lie was also behind, and went to the podium to give Mu Ningshu his name.

The other students in the class, who were in the Tendon Refining Period, saw that all those who signed up were in the Bone Refining stage, and knew that they would definitely not be able to compete, so they gave up the idea of signing up.

Mu Ningshu glanced at Tang Guanlin, Liu Hengyu, and Chen Lie and said, "During the class selection Class Promotion Assessment, the instructor said that there would definitely be one spot available for someone from the class. Chi Naixue and Liu Hengyu can both testify to this."

"Now it's like the three of you are competing for the same spot. You can try to negotiate and see if anyone is willing to withdraw from this Class Promotion Assessment, since there's only one spot available."

As soon as Mu Ningshu finished speaking, Liu Hengyu looked at Tang Guanlin first. He knew that Tang Guanlin was a member of the Sudong Province Genius Group and had the strength of the Organ Refining Stage, but after all, he was a transfer student and he could not compete with him.

Liu Hengyu looked at Chen Lie and said calmly, "Your name is Chen Lie, right? Aren't you supposed to have quite a background at Blue Star University?"

Why not give up the spot and try to find someone through connections yourself?

"Who do you think you are? You can make me back out, but you'd better kowtow to me first."

Liu Hengyu's expression changed, and he sneered, "A Martial Leader from a poor, remote province, does he really think he's someone important?"

Asking you to withdraw voluntarily is to save face for you. Of the three people present, you are the weakest. There's no way you'll get a spot in the Class Promotion Assessment. Don't be ungrateful."

"Idiot!"

Chen Lie looked at Liu Hengyu coldly and uttered two words.

"You're asking for death!" Liu Hengyu roared in anger, then said coldly, "Words are no substitute for skill. If you have the guts, come up to the fourth-floor Duel Platform and fight me."

"I'll grant your request, let's go!"

Chen Lie spoke, he began to walk towards the classroom door.

Tang Guanlin, standing to the side, watched the two men, who were on the verge of exchanging blows, without saying a word.

He was determined to get a spot in this Class Promotion Assessment, but he knew very well that no matter how fiercely Liu Hengyu and Chen Lie fought behind the scenes, it was all meaningless. In the end, they would have to wait for the mentor's final decision.

Just then, a student walked in. "Chen Lie, someone is looking for you outside!"

Huang Yuande walked over at this moment. "Who's looking for Chen Lie?"

"There were two girls. The one who asked Chen Lie was really pretty. She's outside the Teaching Building right now," the student said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Lie stopped and said to Huang Yuande, "Go out and tell them to come in directly."

"Okay!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Yuande quickly ran out of the classroom.

In just half a minute, Huang Yuande returned to the classroom.

Upon arrival, Huang Yuande exclaimed, "Wow, Chen Lie, the girls in your East River Province are all of such high quality! If I could be the Martial Leader in East River Province for even a day, I'd die happy!"

Before Chen Lie could speak, Ruan Liusu walked in from outside the classroom.

Beside Ruan Liusu was her friend, Zhao Ziyan.

Ruan Liusu walked into the classroom of Class 15 Key Class, and smiled slightly at Chen Lie: "Hi, Chen Lie, I brought you the Star Liquid and the second-tier wood-attribute Martial Dao Rare Treasure you wanted."

Chen Lie nodded to Ruan Liusu and said, "Thank you for making this trip."

Ruan Liusu said directly, "Why are we talking about these things between us?"

At this moment, Zhao Ziyan also entered the classroom. "That's right, why bother with all this formalities? We're almost at the restaurant, just treat Liusu and me to a Advanced Rare Treasure Meal there."

Liu Hengyu, who was behind them, saw Ruan Liusu and Zhao Ziyan and his eyes widened in surprise.

As a top student in the Sunan Province Genius Training Camp, how could I not know the members of the Sunan Province Genius Group?

This Chen Lie, his connections are so extensive! They even reach into his own province!

Chen Lie nodded slightly and said, "Then let's wait a moment. I'll go up to the Duel Platform, it'll be quick."

"Go to the Duel Platform? Against whom?" Ruan Liusu couldn't help but ask upon hearing this.

Huang Yuande cleared his throat and became Chen Lie's mouth stand-in. "It's Liu Hengyu from our class."

Chen Lie and Liu Hengyu got into a conflict over a promotion spot, and agreed to settle it with a fight on the Duel Platform.

"Liu Hengyu?"

Ruan Liusu and Zhao Ziyan Shuangshuang looked at Liu Hengyu was sitting next to the teacher's podium.

"Oh, so you're Liu Hengyu from the Sunan Province Genius Training Camp?"