Chapter 372
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At the exit of the trial area in the mountain range, dozens of elder mentors stood firm as disciples emerged one by one, gathering before the mountains, waiting quietly. It wasn’t until sunset, when no more figures appeared from within the mountains, and the senior students and mentors responsible for the safety of the peripheral trial areas also returned, that Tang Chuyi, after confirming no more arrivals, turned to the gathered new students.
A month ago, over twelve hundred students had entered the Spiritual Cloud Mountain trial area. Now, approximately a thousand new students remained. Surprisingly, this number was higher than in previous years’ trials. Tang Chuyi’s eyebrows raised in curiosity. Upon reflection, he understood the reason. In past trials, geniuses from various powerful clans had participated, often acting ruthlessly, forming alliances to seize spirit points from other disciples, and even killing them. This year, however, most of the outstanding geniuses from these clans had been eliminated by Ye Wushuang, which paradoxically allowed more students to survive.
Seeing the disciples gather, Tang Chuyi coughed to get their attention and said, “Alright, follow me back to the academy.” The group, now a large procession, made their way toward the Blue Cloud Academy. By the time they arrived, the sun had set, and night had fallen.
Inside the academy’s martial field, which was illuminated by night pearls, the area was as bright as day. Tang Chuyi stood on a stone platform at the front and addressed the crowd, “Congratulations to all of you for surviving the month-long trial.” He continued, “Next, we will rank you based on your spirit points.” He then explained, “Now, simply hand in your wristbands. The stone tablet behind me will automatically sort and display your rankings.”
Upon hearing this, many disciples felt a mix of anxiety and anticipation. The bottom hundred in spirit points would be expelled from the Blue Cloud Academy. The thought of being kicked out before even properly entering the academy was too humiliating to bear.
Soon, disciples began to step forward and hand in their wristbands. Gradually, names started to appear on the stone tablet. Over a thousand names flickered and shifted until finally, they stabilized. The tablet displayed ten columns, recording the rankings of over a thousand disciples. The last column showed a hundred names in red, signifying those who would be expelled from the academy.
“I’m on the list…” one disciple’s face turned pale as he sorrowfully said, “I barely got into the Blue Cloud Academy, and now I’m being kicked out without even knowing what it’s like…” Others echoed his sentiment, “I’ve been eliminated too!” “I’m… in the nineteenth-to-last place…”
The faces of those who had been eliminated were filled with disappointment, while the majority who remained were overjoyed, checking their rankings with delight. Eventually, everyone’s attention focused on the top ten spots. However, when they saw the top four names, their expressions turned strange.
“First place, Ye Wushuang, with 70,004 points.”
“Second place, Wang Xueqi, with 70,003 points.”
“Third place, Xiao Yuan, with 70,002 points.”
“Fourth place, Qing Chengtian, with 70,001 points.”
The top four all had over 70,000 points, with only a one-point difference between each. The crowd erupted in astonishment.
“Ye Wushuang… even if we subtract the 10,000 base spirit points from the test, that’s still over 60,000 points. Killing over a hundred high-level first-tier spirit beasts would only earn you 10,000 points… How did he manage this?”
The discussion grew heated. “Where are the geniuses from the Qin and Chu clans? What about Chu Haoyu and Qin Cangsheng?” someone wondered aloud. However, their companion quickly covered their mouth and whispered, “Do you want to get yourself killed?”
The surrounding students, unaware of what had happened, began to eavesdrop. “Chu Haoyu and Qin Cangsheng are dead!” “Dead? How could that be?”
“Don’t you get it? How do you think Ye Wushuang got to first place? By killing so many spirit beasts himself? Could he have done that in just a month? Those points were taken from the geniuses of the powerful clans.”
“Is that true?”
“Of course it’s true.”
The topic spread like wildfire, and the new students couldn’t contain their excitement, discussing it fervently.
“I saw it with my own eyes. Ye Wushuang killed Xiao Rong and Xiao Yin…”
“I saw him kill Shang Mingjie and Shang Tianyue…”
The martial field erupted in chaos. In previous years, it was always the geniuses of the powerful clans who eliminated other new students. But this year, the situation was completely reversed.
As everyone came out of the mountains, they had already felt something was off. Out of the top ten on the new student test list, only Ye Wushuang was still alive. It was simply inconceivable.
“Silence!” At that moment, a loud shout rang out, echoing throughout the martial field.
