Chapter 137
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Qing Shiyu, who had left in the morning, was still dressed in a long dress, her beauty captivating. She had somehow found a scarf and wrapped herself tightly, as if to hide her stunning looks from the world.
“Sister Qing, what are you… what are you doing?” Ye Feifei asked, puzzled.
“Shh!” Qing Shiyu quickly covered Ye Feifei’s mouth and whispered, “Don’t call out to me, don’t call out to me.”
Qing Shiyu’s eyes darted towards Tang Chuyi on the main platform, her mind filled with silent curses. How could that old man Tang come to Liuyue City to oversee the assessment? If he spotted her, she would surely be scolded again.
At this moment, the prodigies from Liuyue City, Qingmu City, and the other three cities began to register one after another. Half an hour later, Baiyi stood up again and said with a smile, “The list has been compiled.”
He glanced at the scroll in his hand and continued, “It seems everyone is eager to join the Qingyun Academy. There are over twelve hundred registrants from the five cities.”
Baiyi then announced, “With that, I declare the Qingyun Academy assessment in Liuyue City has now begun.”
Hearing this, the many registrants were all excited and eager to try their luck. In the Qingyun Empire, entering the Qingyun Academy was like a carp leaping through the dragon’s gate. After graduating from the academy, one would at least reach the Condensation Realm, becoming a formidable figure in a city like Liuyue. If one had good enough talent to reach the Yuanfu Realm, they could secure a significant position in the larger county cities.
Moreover, the Qingyun Academy housed the most extensive collection of martial techniques in the entire Qingyun Empire. Its teachings on alchemy, weaponry, and array arts were unparalleled.
Seeing everyone’s confident expressions, Baiyi simply smiled faintly and said nothing more. The Qingyun Academy was not that easy to enter!
“Next, we will begin the first round of testing, which is strength measurement!”
As Baiyi spoke, disciples of the Qingyun Academy brought out several cowhide drums and placed them in the center of the martial arena.
“These drums are called strength-measuring drums. They are second-grade spiritual instruments crafted by the elders of the Qingyun Academy specifically for the assessment.”
“These strength-measuring drums are quite unique. They measure the force that warriors of each realm can exert.”
“For example, a warrior at the seventh level of the Body Refining Realm should have the strength of sixty-three oxen. If your punch cannot exert sixty-three oxen’s worth of force, it means your own strength is not solid enough, and the drum will not make a sound.”
“However, if you have the strength of sixty-three oxen, the drum will make one sound. If you have sixty-five oxen’s worth of force, the drum will make three sounds, and so on. The stronger your burst of force, the more sounds the drum will make. Sixty-seven oxen’s force will trigger six sounds, and seventy oxen’s force will trigger nine sounds!”
“The assessment will judge you based on how many sounds you can elicit!”
The young man in white continued, “One sound indicates a lower score, three sounds indicate a medium score, six sounds indicate a higher score, and nine sounds are considered a genius level.”
“The Qingyun Academy’s assessment requirement is nine sounds. If you cannot reach this level, you have not passed the first round and will not be able to participate in the subsequent assessments.”
Upon hearing this, everyone understood. It meant that not only did one have to reach the basic force level of each realm, but also surpass it, and by a significant margin—almost reaching the basic force level of the next realm.
This… this was too difficult!
For example, at the eighth level, having the strength of seventy-two oxen is the basic requirement, but increasing that force by even one ox’s worth is extremely challenging.
One sound, three sounds, six sounds, nine sounds—four levels in total. Clearly, to reach the fourth level, one would need at least eighty oxen’s worth of force for the eighth level, which is close to the basic burst force of the ninth level of the Body Refining Realm.
This was just too exaggerated!
Ignoring the murmurs of the crowd, the young man in white smiled and said, “Since everyone understands, let’s begin lining up. There are ten strength-measuring drums, so please form lines and start testing.”
With that, the young man turned and sat down. In front of the strength-measuring drums, ten disciples of the Qingyun Academy stood by, each responsible for recording the results.
The Qingyun Academy assessment officially began!