Xu Yang accepted the Spirit Currency but did not hurry to attempt the trial. Since contestants were not being called up by name, a large crowd had gathered outside the Heavenly Strategy Academy's gateway.
Soon, he saw Jiang Fan and several friends easily enter the Entry, their figures swallowed by the boundless radiance.
Before long, a silver moon rose behind Li Chuyang, and he also escorted Qi Xuancheng into the Entry under his protection.
Of course, many had failed to find an expert to shelter them. They could not even approach the Heavenly Strategy Academy's entrance and were led away by its students.
Just then, Wu Xiuyuan, ranked twelfth on the Cloud Ascension Rankings, approached the entrance with Ye Qiuling and the others.
Under the immense pressure, Ye Qiuling and Zhang Hanzhou soon struggled to take another step. Wu Xiuyuan manifested his martial dao phenomenon, enveloping Ye Qiuling and two men, and strode into the Heavenly Strategy Academy with the three of them.
"As expected of the twelfth-ranked genius on the Cloud Ascension Rankings! What powerful mental cultivation-he can actually shelter three people at once."
Wu Xiuyuan's feat immediately drew a chorus of astonished cries.
Only then did Xu Yang understand that Chu Nangui was using this method to test every genius's mental cultivation.
"I, Zhang Hanzhou, will not stop here. I will enter the Heavenly Strategy Academy." Zhang Hanzhou's eyes were bloodshot.
Wu Xiuyuan had abandoned him, and Ye Qiuling had forgotten their promise to advance and retreat together. He had swallowed his pride to beg Xu Yang, only to suffer humiliation. He had to persevere and show everyone who looked down on him that even without them, he, Zhang Hanzhou, could still pass this trial.
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Hanzhou reached the entrance and slipped inside.
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