Chapter 160
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“Genius rating!”
Bai Yi smiled gently at this moment and said, “Shi Yan, with a genius rating, you have passed the third stage. Congratulations, you are now a disciple of our Qingyun Academy.”
Shi Yan stood in front of the mirror, his body trembling with excitement. “Father!” he exclaimed, looking towards a pavilion on the main platform. “I’ve been accepted into Qingyun Academy!”
Lord Shi Wenyao laughed heartily and replied, “Good son, well done!”
With Shi Yan’s success, the remaining fifteen participants suddenly realized something. This stage was not about necessarily unleashing the full power of the chosen spiritual technique to pass. As long as one could perform the moves comprehensively and with a certain degree of spiritual energy, they might just pass.
Thus, the candidates, one by one, began to prepare themselves with renewed vigor and anticipation.
“Next, Yue Tianzong!”
Yue Tianzong, the pride of Yuechi City, stepped up to the Jiu Tian Yuan Yang Mirror. He chose the Kai Shan Palm technique. After performing the entire set of palm techniques, a flash of light appeared before the mirror.
“Upper-class rating.”
Yue Tianzong only received an upper-class rating. This result once again dampened the spirits of everyone, who had been encouraged by Shi Yan’s success. Yue Tianzong’s performance in the first and second stages had been no less impressive than Shi Yan’s. Yet, while Shi Yan passed the third stage, Yue Tianzong did not.
“Next…” The assessment continued.
Several more candidates tried their luck but ended in failure. Even Wu Feiyang from Wuping City did not pass. However, shortly after, another candidate achieved a genius rating—Qing Chentian, the son of Lord Qing Zhonghao from Qingmu City. He became the second disciple to be accepted into Qingyun Academy.
In the blink of an eye, only six candidates remained.
“Next, Wei Zixuan.”
Wei Zixuan stepped up to the Jiu Tian Yuan Yang Mirror and took a deep breath. “I choose the Kai Shan Palm technique,” he announced before beginning his performance.
As he executed the palm techniques, Wei Zixuan looked at the mirror with anticipation. When the words “Medium rating” appeared, his lips twitched, and he stood there, stunned, for a long while before finally turning and walking away.
“I thought he was something special…” Xiao Yuan couldn’t help but snort as Wei Zixuan passed by him.
“Xiao Yuan!” Wei Zixuan retorted, “Just because I didn’t pass doesn’t mean you will.”
At that moment, Bai Yi called out again, “Next, Xiao Yuan!”
Wei Zixuan sneered, “Even if I didn’t pass, it’s not your place to mock me. I’ll see what rating you get.”
Xiao Yuan walked up to the Jiu Tian Yuan Yang Mirror, recalling what Ye Wushuang had said earlier…
“The Kai Shan Palm has six moves, each with a grand and expansive style. The amount of spiritual energy channeled into the palm lines varies, and the last move has a clever twist…”
Xiao Yuan took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with determination. He struck the first palm.
Boom…
A dull, muffled sound erupted. When Xiao Yuan’s first palm struck, Bai Yi’s expression brightened. On the main platform, Mentor Murong Ying’s eyes also lit up in surprise. “This young man… he had average to good talent in the first two stages, but he seems to have some real skill in this one,” he murmured.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yuan’s second palm was already launched. The onlookers could see the difference. After all, the candidate before Xiao Yuan had been Wei Zixuan, who had also performed the Kai Shan Palm, but his performance was nowhere near Xiao Yuan’s level.
Among the crowd, Ye Wushuang watched with a sly smile playing on his lips, clearly pleased with what he saw.
