Vice Dean Zhao swept his gaze over the crowd.
"Everyone! Quiet down."
Vice Dean Zhao called out.
The crowd fell silent.
"Now that the time is up, I'll report the results."
Vice Dean Zhao then said, "Martial God Academy had twenty thousand students this year. A total of 19,998 participated in the First Round Assessment, and 19,879 have now returned to Martial God Academy."
Whoosh—
The crowd erupted in an uproar.
"Does that mean more than a hundred of us died?"
"Honestly, the loss of over a hundred top-tier geniuses is indeed quite an exaggerated figure, but it's also within reason."
"Sigh, but it still feels like a huge loss."
"..."
Vice Dean Zhao continued, "Exactly one hundred people perished in this First Round Assessment, while another nineteen failed to return to Martial God Academy in time."
"In the First Round Assessment itself, a total of 3,187 people lost their eligibility to earn points. All of them encountered danger and used spatial crystals."
Vice Dean Zhao said, "The losses this time were great, but they also show that many of you are still immature martial artists. Cultivation is a never-ending endeavor. Whether or not you remain at Martial God Academy, I hope you will remember that nothing in this world comes easily, and life and death are separated by only an instant."
Everyone nodded one after another.
"Now, I will announce everyone's individual point totals for this First Round Assessment. Please look at the big screen."
A massive big screen displayed a long list of names.
Beside each name was their corresponding point total.
First place: Jun Lanhai, points: 200.
Second place: Liuli Yu, points: 190.
Third place: Zhuge Wen, points: 190.
Fourth place: Long Bao'er, points: 190.
Jun Lanhai ranked first because his team had been forced to