"My name is Ma Guangxi... I'm ranked 817th on that list!"
The young man was enveloped by a powerful aura and stared at by countless eyes, so he quickly answered.
Everyone turned their heads and, sure enough, quickly found the name "Ma Guangxi" on the list, with his combat power marked as "3879".
At first glance, there seemed to be a slight error, but there were so many smart people present that they figured out the reason in the blink of an eye.
They are at the age where they make the most progress. If Ma Guangxi had cultivated yesterday, then a seven-point increase in combat power in one day would be the most normal rate.
The thought sent a chill down everyone's spine.
Shen Qian and Qu Bai exchanged a glance and saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.
"Do you think it's possible?" Shen Qian asked.
Qu Bai knew what he was asking, and after thinking for a moment, he shook his head solemnly, "I can't imagine how much manpower and resources this would waste to do. Even the Martial Arts Department might not be able to accomplish this in a short time..."
While everyone was whispering among themselves, Tianji Ke suddenly burst into laughter again.
"To be nominated for the top honors is a cause for celebration, a gift from Heaven, so do not despise it!"
With a burst of laughter, a golden light emanated from each of the two hundred names on the golden list, projecting out in all directions before disappearing in the blink of an eye.
But a beam of golden light fell directly on the young man named Ma Guangxi.
A small gift?
Everyone who heard the keyword stared intently at Ma Guangxi.
Ma Guangxi was initially startled, but after the golden light entered his body, he froze on the spot. Just a few seconds later, a look of shock appeared on his face, followed by a visible surprise.
"What’s wrong with you?"
The burly young man who had swooped down from the high platform grabbed his arm and asked.
"I...look!"
After a slight hesitation, Ma Guangxi seemed to know that it was impossible to hide it, so he had no choice but to circulate his vital energy. A hazy golden light appeared on his body.
"My vital energy... has become stronger!"
As soon as he said it, Ma Guangxi seemed to have let go of some of his reservations. Seeing that everyone was still a little confused, Ma Guangxi simply punched the ground. As the stone chips flew up, he excitedly clenched his fist.
"I just sensed it, and this golden light seems to have some kind of amplifying effect. I feel that my vital energy has grown stronger under the golden light, and my combat power has increased by at least 10% out of thin air!"
After hearing this, everyone finally understood why Ma Guangxi was so excited.
At the same time, absurd thoughts also arose in the minds of most people.
The essence of martial arts is gradual progress. There is no way in this world to instantly elevate one's level. Whether it is martial arts skills or supernatural powers, the increase in strength is only temporary.
The so-called transmission of skills and initiation are just plot devices fabricated by irresponsible martial arts novels.
Even if someone is exceptionally talented and has no limitations, it's just a matter of going faster or slower; it's impossible to suddenly go from .asxs. to the finish line.
This is an inviolable law of martial arts.
But at this moment, right before everyone's eyes, a single golden light shone down, and in the blink of an eye, it directly propelled a high-level martial artist's strength to a new level.
And he didn't even have to pay any price!
Don't underestimate a mere 10% increase in combat power. At the level of a high-level martial artist, that's at least the result of months of arduous training.
Moreover, assuming that the increase in this golden light continues indefinitely, the benefits will naturally increase over time.
The burly young man repeatedly confirmed with Ma Guangxi that the other party was not in any discomfort and that the golden light would continue to exist even without him activating it. Everyone then fell silent.
"Passing the imperial examination with one's name on the honor roll... What exactly is this honor roll, and how can it possess such magic? Could it truly be the so-called 'Heavenly Way'?"
Recalling what the clairvoyant had just said, someone murmured to himself.
The Way of Heaven is an ethereal and abstract concept.
This is especially true for martial artists who have always believed in themselves.
But at this moment, everyone felt a strange sensation.
"The peach and plum trees do not speak, yet a path is formed beneath them! The Second Heaven Ranking can be reached with a battle strength of four thousand!"
Before the crowd could process this, Tianji Ke burst into laughter, and the wolf-hair brush, which used the river water as an inkstone, began to dance with great skill once more.
Everyone looked up, instinctively staring at the list.
The list of successful candidates in the imperial examination was split, and a new set of ancient seal script numerals, "柒佰久拾久", reappeared at the bottom.
Immediately afterwards, a name that was very familiar to Chen Qian appeared above.
"Ye Shicong".
Shen Qian's gaze sharpened.
Yip Sai-chung is ranked 799th...
According to Tianji Ke, the opponent's combat strength should be over four thousand.
Taking the average martial artist as the standard, normally a high-level martial artist's combat power will not exceed three thousand.
However, this survey result actually includes the majority of social martial artists.
In other words, Ye Shicong's combat strength is 4,000, which puts him among the top tier of ordinary high-level martial artists.
But... I could only get to around 800th in the queue.
Of course, China is a vast country with countless geniuses, and not every genius is known to the public. If it weren't for this Nine Heavens Competition, it would be difficult to gather so many prodigies today.
Shen Qian only noticed another fact through this detail.
This "Nine Heavens Ranking" of the Heavenly Mystery Guest is probably true, as the other party said, encompassing all the younger generation in China.
How did he manage to do that?
Or is there something mysterious about the list itself?
In the ranking range of 800 to 600, Shen Qian saw not only Ye Shicong, but also Geng Qianqiu and Xiao Ye, though they were at the very bottom.
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