"I've heard of it. The Fortune Official Seal can not only serve as a magical treasure, but is also equivalent to a Fortune Formation, strengthening the fortune of every soldier and general. Under the Fortune Official Seal's coverage, the Human Race's casualty rate is only half of normal."
The two chatted as they walked. Before long, they passed through the fourth gate and arrived at a drill ground marked by a vast circle.
The great circle was over fifty zhang in diameter, enough to hold tens of thousands.
The examiner said, "This entire drill ground is the grand arena for the fourth Top Scholar Battle. Those who pass the third round will all come here. Only those whose results place them in the top ten may step onto the arena and contend for top scholar. Look at that giant turtle..."
Li Qingxian looked toward the arena's due east and saw a colossal turtle lying there. Stairs rose along its tail, its shell supported a reviewing platform, and its head was raised high.
"After the Azure Cloud Examination ends, at sunset that very day, the top scholar will ascend the Top Scholar Platform. By then, those participating in tomorrow's Seventh Rank Azure Cloud Examination will more or less have arrived, and those coming to watch it will also arrive one after another. Generally speaking, each Eighth Rank ascent to top scholar draws more than a hundred thousand spectators." The examiner revealed an envious look.
"This year, they probably won't get to watch the Seventh Rank Azure Cloud Examination. Won't the spectators stop coming?" Li Qingxian asked.
"Quite the opposite. Though the spectators cannot watch the Myriad Phenomena Azure Cloud Examination, precisely because it is so different, people from every region are even more eager to learn first who becomes the top