The College Entrance Exam Begins: Some Rejoice, Others Grieve

"City Lord, please."

After inviting the city lord, Sun Wu, to sit on the main platform, Wang Mingguo continued:

"City Lord, the college entrance exam is about to begin. Please say a few words."

"Mm."

City Lord Sun Wu nodded in response.

After speaking, City Lord Sun Wu addressed the students in Jiangcheng Middle School's plaza:

"Students, the college entrance exam is the most important day of your lives. A good result will let you enter a good martial arts university."

"At a martial arts university, you can receive better training and develop further in martial arts. Today is the day of your college entrance exam combat power test."

"I hope you won't let outside influences distract you and will give it your all."

As the students in the plaza listened to the city lord, they felt their blood boiling.

Some students even clenched their fists, their eyes burning with fervor.

"Very well, I declare the college entrance exam combat power test open!"

After the city lord finished speaking, Principal Wang Mingguo addressed the students.

"Students one through ten, please step forward to have your combat power tested."

The proctor addressed the students in the plaza.

When students one through ten heard their numbers called, they walked over to the combat power testing machines in front of them.

Once there, they each slammed a fist into a machine.

When their fists struck the machines, fluctuating combat power values appeared on the screens.

But the fluctuating values soon stopped changing.

Seeing this, the proctor read out the ten examinees' combat power results:

"Li Tai, 1,020 combat power."

"Wang Biao, 995 combat power."

"Lei Yun, 1,350 combat power."

"Li Lingjing, 1,255 combat power."

"..."

When the ten students saw the combat power they had registered, some were delighted, while others hung their heads in disappointment.

The students actually knew more or less how much combat power they had.

But sometimes, a single fluctuation was all it took for a gap to appear.

For example, Wang Biao's combat power was 995.

Yet when he had tested it two days earlier, it had reached 1,000.

One had to know that 1,000 combat power was the base combat power of a Junior Martial Apprentice.

And 995...

Sometimes, reality was just that cruel.

"Next, students eleven through twenty, have your combat power tested."

The proctor addressed the students in the plaza again.

After students eleven through twenty heard their numbers called, they approached the combat power testing machines with some trepidation.

Although they told themselves to relax, how could they truly do so once they stood in front of the machines?

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Students eleven through twenty also struck the combat power testing machines before them with their fists.

After their fists hit the machines, their combat power values settled on the screens.

Seeing this, the proctor once again read out their combat power:

"Ye Tangxing, 1,750 combat power."

"Wang Hang, 1,420 combat power."

"Wu Peipei, 1,168 combat power."

"Zhou Zheng, 850 combat power."

"..."

The students in the plaza listened to the combat power results read out by the proctor.

They were all secretly envious.

Anything above 1,500 meant they could be admitted to a prestigious martial arts university in Dragon Country.

What admission to a prestigious martial arts university meant presumably went without saying.

When Ye Tangxing saw that his tested combat power was a little better than usual, an excited look appeared on his face.

After stepping off the testing platform, he couldn't help sneaking a glance at Ye Nan.

After their grandfather's birthday, they had already found out the full story.

Alchemist Alliance leader Zhang Yueshan and the members of the Wu Family had come because Ye Nan's alchemy talent was simply too astonishing.

Generally speaking, if someone's alchemy talent was too astonishing, their corresponding martial arts talent would be unremarkable.

In fact, Ye Nan's martial arts talent really was all too ordinary.

Even so, Ye Tangxing knew that Ye Nan's alchemy talent alone was already more than enough.

With such alchemy talent, as long as Ye Nan was given enough time,

he would surely become one of the most powerful alchemists in Dragon Country in the future.

The connections a powerful alchemist had presumably went without saying.

As time passed, the students taking the college entrance exam had their combat power tested in batches.

"Students 101 through 110, have your combat power tested."

Suddenly, the proctor spoke.

The students whose numbers had been called stepped onto the testing platform.

Once on the platform, they looked at the combat power testing machines before them.

Then they raised their fists and struck the machines hard.

After their fists slammed into the machines, their combat power also appeared on the screens.

"Wu Chen, 2,670 combat power."

"Huang Qiang, 1,250 combat power."

"Li Hao, 780 combat power."

"Li Mengran, 1,180 combat power."

"..."

After the proctor read out the combat power results of this batch of students, everyone in the plaza was stunned.

What surprised them was Wu Chen's tested combat power.

2,670 combat power?

That meant it wouldn't be long before Wu Chen broke through to Senior Martial Apprentice.

With that kind of combat power, he was a shoo-in for Longqing University.

The students in the plaza were envious. In their eyes, Wu Chen not only had a more formidable background than they did,

but also far greater martial arts talent.

Once he was admitted to Longqing University with that kind of combat power, the gap between them would only grow wider in the future.

Seeing that his tested combat power was entirely acceptable, Wu Chen's face lit up with excitement.

It wasn't just Wu Chen. Wu Kun, the Wu Family head, and the others in the spectator seats were also delighted.

Wu Chen was the first person in the history of the Wu Family who was about to be admitted to Longqing University.

For the Wu Family, this was definitely a momentous cause for celebration.

"Not bad."

City Lord Sun Wu nodded, expressing his approval of Wu Chen's combat power.

Yet no happiness appeared on Sun Wu's face. Instead, his brows were somewhat knitted, as though he had a difficult problem he couldn't solve.

After Wu Chen finished testing his combat power, he too looked at Ye Nan, just as Ye Tangxing had.

He also wanted to know how much combat power Ye Nan would register.

Even though he didn't know yet, he didn't need to think to know that Ye Nan's tested combat power would be astonishing.

The combat power assessment continued.

Another batch of students was tested. Some were happy, while others were in despair.

That was how the college entrance exam was.

If this were Huaxia, they could still try harder.

But on Blue Star, where everything was closely tied to talent, those without it were destined to find every step difficult.

All of a sudden, the proctor called another batch of students.

Among them was Wang Lingxi, Jiangcheng Middle School's campus belle.

When everyone in the plaza saw Wang Lingxi step forward, their eyes widened.

To them, Wang Lingxi was not only mysterious, but also a proud daughter of heaven.

Everyone in the spectator seats, including City Lord Sun Wu, fixed their eyes on Wang Lingxi.