Passed the Assessment

Chen Lie handed his assessment recommendation form to the counter. After carefully examining it, the staff member behind the counter looked up at Chen Lie again.

"You're a senior-year student? This is your first time taking the elite class assessment, isn't it?"

"Yeah." Chen Lie nodded.

"Then I suggest you go back and build up some more before coming again.

Passing 3 cal in vitality isn't enough to guarantee that you'll pass the elite student assessment.

The students who can join the elite class directly after exceeding 3 cal in vitality are all first-semester second-years. By the second semester, even second-year students need to meet the standards for both vitality and strength.

The younger the student, the more lenient the school is with elite class assessments. If you're a first-year, you can pass the elite student assessment with just 2.8 cal of vitality.

The school is much stricter with senior-year students now. They might even close the assessment route for senior-years to advance into the elite class after winter break. You should wait until your vitality is close to 5 cal before taking the assessment. That would practically guarantee a pass and save you from having your confidence crushed by failing."

"Thank you for the advice, but I'd like to give it a try."

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

"Fill out this form, then go line up by the assessment rooms."

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

About five minutes later, Chen Lie finished filling out the form. He returned the pen to the counter and went to line up outside the examination room.

The people ahead of him underwent their assessments one by one, and soon it was Chen Lie's turn.

After entering the assessment room, Chen Lie handed his completed form to the staff member on duty and prepared for the examination.

"Chen Lie, right? Stand in the scanning area of the vitality detector and don't move around."

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

Chen Lie turned to look and saw a separate vitality detector in the room. A square outlined in red at its center marked the instrument's scanning area.

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

The instrument emitted a series of beeps, then two beams swept down Chen Lie's body from above.

"Test complete. Vitality: 6.73 cal."

"Hm?"

Chen Lie's vitality value surprised the staff member on duty.

"You only came for the elite class assessment after your vitality exceeded 6 cal? You really know how to keep a low profile. You've already taken medicinal baths, haven't you?"

Chen Lie nodded thoughtfully.

It seemed that the unprocessed exotic beast meat he had used last night had given him roughly 0.2 cal of vitality per pound.

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

The staff member wrote down Chen Lie's vitality result on his form and handed it back to him.

Holding the form, Chen Lie went to the strength-testing machine.

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

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

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

Chen Lie put all his strength into it and threw a fierce punch at the strength tester.

Boom!

After a thunderous bang, a set of data appeared on the strength tester's display.

Strength: 20.33 jun (304.95 kg)

"Eh? Not bad. Even after your vitality passed 5 cal, you've managed to keep your strength above a one-to-three ratio.

Looks like you haven't taken much of those random supplements on the market. That's good. Your body's drug resistance is low, so when you use supplements in the future, your vitality will definitely soar."

The staff member nodded, wrote the figures onto the form, and returned it to Chen Lie.

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

"Students who have finished both the vitality and strength tests, gather over here!"

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

The surrounding students also gathered in that direction. Before long, a circle of people had formed around the assessment instructor.

"Students, hand me your assessment forms. We'll begin the final aptitude test."

As he spoke, the assessment instructor collected the students' forms one by one.

Chen Lie handed his form over as well.

The many students awaiting assessment formed a line and entered the aptitude-testing hall on the second floor one after another.

"Students, spread out in a line. In front of you is a holographic projector.

This holographic projector will display a set of boxing techniques. Calm your minds and watch carefully."

As soon as he finished speaking, the lights on the second floor suddenly went out, plunging the testing hall into darkness.

Before long, the holographic projector displayed a human figure. The moment it appeared, it began demonstrating a boxing technique.

Chen Lie looked around. Including himself, there were fourteen people taking the elite class assessment today.

At that moment, every student was fully focused on watching the figure demonstrate the technique.

The holographic figure demonstrated the boxing technique three times in total.

After it finished the three demonstrations, the holographic projection immediately shut off.

The lights in the testing hall came back on.

"Students, the boxing technique displayed by the projector is called Cloud Body Fist, a C-rank martial art.

However, what the projector showed you just now was not the complete set of Cloud Body Fist, but a single move from it broken down.

This move from Cloud Body Fist has been broken down into thirty-six sequences. Each of the thirty-six sequences you just saw was incomplete. I now require you to complete these thirty-six incomplete sequences.

You have one hour to deduce them. After one hour, you will go onstage one by one and demonstrate them."

As soon as the assessment instructor finished speaking, the students taking the elite assessment erupted into commotion.

"We're done for. I barely remembered anything from the three demonstrations. How am I supposed to deduce and complete it?"

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

The dozen or so students displayed two different reactions. One group merely wallowed in self-pity, while the other immediately began practicing the boxing technique they had just seen, hoping to find the missing portions.

After about ten minutes, several students who had been lamenting finally stopped sulking and joined the others in practicing the technique.

The hour passed quickly.

The testing hall's broadcast came on.

"Students, the aptitude test will now begin.

When your name is called, state your information after taking the stage, then demonstrate the boxing technique you have deduced and completed. We will now begin calling names."

"Wu Yunyang, take the stage and demonstrate."

Upon hearing the broadcast, a boy hurried onto the martial arts platform and bowed toward the instructors seated before it.

"Hello, teachers. My name is Wu Yunyang, and I'm from Senior-Year Martial Studies, Class 6, Regular Track."

After speaking, Wu Yunyang stood where he was, seemingly trying to recall the technique from earlier.

Seeing this, one of the instructors in front of the stage immediately said, "Start demonstrating already! Stop wasting time and holding everyone up!"

Urged on by the instructor, Wu Yunyang's mind instantly went blank. He could not recall even the slightest bit of the technique he had deduced earlier. With the instructors pressing him from the front, he could only imitate the projection and perform the boxing technique once.

Five minutes later, Wu Yunyang's demonstration time ended, and the broadcast sounded again.

"Wu Yunyang of Senior-Year Martial Studies, Class 6, Regular Track. Aptitude: Poor."

"Wu Yunyang of Senior-Year Martial Studies, Class 6, Regular Track. Overall assessment score: 73. Vitality: 3.93 cal, score 51. Strength: 10.14 jun (152.1 kg), score 17. Aptitude: Poor, score 5.

This score does not meet the standard. The elite student assessment has not been passed."

Wu Yunyang walked down from the martial arts platform with a dejected expression and left the second-floor testing hall.

Before long, the hall broadcast sounded again.

"Zhou Yingying, take the stage and demonstrate."

A girl stepped out from the crowd and quickly climbed onto the martial arts platform.

"Hello, teachers. I'm Zhou Yingying from Second-Year Martial Studies, Class 2, Advanced Track."

After speaking, Zhou Yingying calmed her mind and began demonstrating the boxing technique she had deduced and completed.

Though her movements were somewhat rusty, they were generally decent, and she had indeed completed several of the sequences. The instructors in front of the stage nodded repeatedly.

Five minutes later, Zhou Yingying's demonstration ended, and the broadcast sounded.

"Zhou Yingying of Second-Year Martial Studies, Class 2, Advanced Track. Aptitude: Average."

"Zhou Yingying of Second-Year Martial Studies, Class 2, Advanced Track. Overall assessment score: 83. Vitality: 3.03 cal, score 42. Strength: 9.21 jun (136.35 kg), score 21. Aptitude: Average, score 20.

This score meets the standard. The elite student assessment has been passed. Please proceed to the first-floor lobby and wait. Collect your elite student certificate after all assessments have concluded."

"Yes! I passed! Yes!"

Upon hearing the broadcast announce that she had passed the elite assessment, Zhou Yingying broke into a beaming smile and excitedly jumped down from the martial arts platform.

As the students awaiting assessment went onstage to demonstrate one after another, the broadcast soon called Chen Lie's name.

"Chen Lie, take the stage and demonstrate."

When Chen Lie heard his name, he stepped out from the back of the crowd and walked onto the martial arts platform.

"Chen Lie, Senior-Year Martial Studies, Class 16, Regular Track."

The moment he finished speaking, Chen Lie began demonstrating the boxing technique.

The set of techniques projected by the holographic projector was full of flaws in Chen Lie's eyes, but he only corrected the most superficial deficiencies.

With every punch, Chen Lie's fist force was like the wind. His movements were several times faster than those of the previous students, leaving the instructors before the stage dazzled.

"This student is impressive. He actually deduced this move of Cloud Body Fist so perfectly!"

One assessment instructor could not help praising him.

Because Chen Lie performed the technique so quickly, he completed all thirty-six sequences in just two minutes.

Yet less than half of his allotted demonstration time had passed.

The instructors before the martial arts platform were left dumbfounded by Chen Lie's performance.

However, they quickly recovered, finished evaluating his results, and announced them through the broadcast.

"Chen Lie of Senior-Year Martial Studies, Class 16, Regular Track. Aptitude: Excellent."

"Chen Lie of Senior-Year Martial Studies, Class 16, Regular Track. Overall assessment score: 150. Vitality: 6.73 cal, score 70. Strength: 20.33 jun (304.95 kg), score 30. Aptitude: Excellent, score 50.

This score meets the standard. The elite student assessment has been passed. Please proceed to the first-floor lobby and wait. Collect your elite student certificate after all assessments have concluded."