"Take your things back."

As the teacher roared to the sky, Shushu was happily munching on a spiritual fruit, utterly blissful.

The moment that sound came out, Shushu was caught off guard and a mouthful of spiritual fruit got stuck in his throat.

Lu Li was quick-witted and nimble. With a gentle tap, the piece of fruit stuck in his throat was spat out and quickly rolled back into the space by Shushu.

Then, the potato witnessed firsthand what incredible speed truly meant.

Including Lu Li, everyone worked in unison, quickly and efficiently collecting everything except what belonged to their own people.

In just a breath or two, the entire square was devoid of all personal belongings.

Some cunning individuals even managed to use a few tricks in a short period of time to eliminate all unwanted smells.

Such a swift and powerful attack did not quell the teacher's anger; instead, it fueled his rage.

He used his spiritual power to amplify his voice and cursed them for a full hour, without using a single swear word, which shows how vast this teacher's vocabulary was.

His imposing manner alarmed most of the academy's teachers, including the dean who had already returned, and they all came to inquire about the situation.

Lingxin Academy added a new rule to its assessment: during the assessment period, especially before the start, it is forbidden to engage in buying and selling business.

They were the ones who changed the rules of Lingxin Academy, but those were all added later.

With this incident, the upcoming assessments for Shushu and his team have become incredibly popular.

Not only the teachers in the academy, but also the students came out to watch.

Finally, the academy simply held a live broadcast within the academy, placing the assessment screen, which was originally only accessible to the academy's instructors, on the two squares of the inner and outer academies.

However, Shushu and the other students who had already been thrown onto the ladder of heaven and were undergoing the assessment were unaware of all this.

All Shushu knew was that from the moment they stepped onto the Heavenly Ladder, everything that followed was recorded by the image-recording stone and the light screen.

Shushu and Luli had already planned that they wouldn't be among the top ten, but they also couldn't fall behind. Ideally, they would maintain a middle ranking and smoothly enter the inner courtyard.

Yes, it's the Inner Academy. Lingxin Academy is divided into the Inner Academy and the Outer Academy. Each time, it enrolls 1,000 students, but only the top 100 can directly enter the Inner Academy.

In other words, whether it's the first challenge, the Heavenly Ladder, or the second challenge, the content of which hasn't been revealed yet, they all need to ensure they're in the top 100.

To avoid situations where someone's score is exceptionally high in one round, thus boosting their score in another round, it's best for them to maintain a ranking between 40th and 60th for greater security.

In conclusion, the moment Shushu stepped onto the Heavenly Ladder, he began to observe the people around him and analyze the gravity of the ladder.

Seeing some people around him rushing forward as soon as they entered, Shushu instinctively felt something was amiss, but didn't say anything.

After exchanging a glance with Lu Li, the senior and junior brothers and sisters began to move forward at a leisurely and appropriate pace.

This ladder to heaven has a total of 9,999 steps, and the weight will be adjusted according to the different levels of cultivation of different people.

In addition, there is an additional gravity every 100 steps, and an illusion every 500 steps. The content of each illusion is different and there is no fixed step. You can only move forward after you encounter and overcome it.

Otherwise, if they are unable to get through and are trapped in place, they will be thrown out after the assessment ends.

The ladder to heaven is said to have 9,999 steps, but since the academy opened, only a handful of people have actually reached the top.

The Lingxin Academy requires participants to climb 6,000 steps to pass the first hurdle.

Those who climb 8,000 steps will almost certainly be able to enter the inner courtyard; this is also the goal of Shushu and Luli.

Of course, the specific step they ultimately take depends on their abilities and the general academic performance of this group of students.

Shushu and Luli were thrown into a gravity training room by Immortal Venerable Luofeng when they were in Luofeng Secret Realm. It was a training room with gravity plus attack.

Therefore, the gravity of this ladder to heaven, especially the gravity of the first four thousand floors, was as easy as drinking water for the two of them, and the senior and junior brothers and sisters quickly surpassed a large number of people.

If they didn't want to attract too much attention, they could have simply rushed up.

I've heard that around 4,000 is a watershed moment, and that's certainly true.

Upon stepping into the 4001st step, both Lu Li and Shu Shu clearly felt the gravity on their bodies, but it was still within their tolerance range.

To avoid standing out too much, the two students secretly sweated.

As they climbed higher, they adjusted their facial expressions, breathing, and pace accordingly, trying their best to be discreet and avoid revealing any flaws.

As they had hoped, a few people who had been asked by Liu Yu to know about the situation of the senior and junior siblings had been secretly watching and had discovered their hidden talents.

The others only glanced at them curiously a few times before paying no further attention, focusing their gaze on the top ten.

They looked at the top ten again and again, marveling at them and praising them endlessly.

If Shushu and Luli could see the top ten, they would find that two of them were people they knew: Tong Xinyan and Dong Hongyuan.

There is actually a time limit for climbing the Heavenly Ladder, which is three days.

Those who climb 6,000 steps within three days pass the first test and can participate in the second test; otherwise, they are eliminated.

Like most people, Shushu and Luli had already climbed more than 6,000 steps by the second day.

This is the morning of the third day, and the students have already climbed 7,500 steps.

They silently counted the number of people ahead of them and realized that reaching 8,000 steps might not be enough to guarantee a minimum. The two senior students exchanged glances and quickly decided to push harder.

So, in the remaining half-day, the two students managed to climb 8,300 steps.

Fortunately, in the final stretch, everyone was giving it their all, and their results weren't particularly outstanding. Plus, with the help and cover from those few people, they didn't attract much attention.

Soon, as the deadline approached, those with less than 6,000 steps were directly teleported out of the academy, while those with more than 6,000 steps were teleported back to the main square.

A huge light screen has been lit up here, displaying the rankings of everyone in the square.