"I think the three people at the top are doing pretty well." A photo crystal had been prepared at the mountaintop, and the scene on the crystal was Xu Yuehuai and the others confronting the two wild monsters.
Ji Shi looked at the three of them and asked curiously, "Why haven't they made a move yet? The assessment time is only one incense stick's time, but it's not easy to climb up from below in one incense stick's time. If they delay any longer, the first test will probably eliminate everyone."
Ji Shi's concerns were not unfounded. In fact, only Xu Yuehuai and the other two were currently at the forefront, while the rest of the people behind them had no intention of moving forward. They were hesitant and their expressions were tense, clearly realizing that time was running out.
While the group above was discussing, Xu Yuehuai had just finished calming Ji Yuanchi down. She and Shi Zhiyu exchanged a glance, and the two of them stepped forward one after the other. With a swift movement, the beast fell to the ground in front of them.
Ji Yuanchi hadn't even reacted yet. Her mouth dropped open as she stared at Xu Yuehuai in disbelief, as if she had discovered a new continent. "Wow, Miss Xu, I always thought you were amazing, but I never expected you to be this incredible!"
Ji Yuanchi instantly transformed into a little fangirl, stepping forward to hug Xu Yuehuai's arm. But before she could, a sword came across, blocking their path. The sword was sheathed, indicating no intention to harm anyone. Following the sword's direction, she saw Shi Zhiyu, whose expression was not good. "In public, it's best not to pull or tug at each other. Perhaps our actions are being watched by a group of people right now."
As Shi Zhi was speaking, he looked inexplicably towards a certain place. Ji Yuanchi looked over but saw nothing. However, only the people behind the screen knew that Shi Zhi had discovered them.
"This person is quite something. I need to ask my master to take a look." The arrogant senior was a student of Dean Duan, and her name was Jiang Yu.
As Jiang Yu spoke, she used a message to tell Dean Duan about the matter. People from the other courtyards also began to take action. People who can detect the recording crystal are not ordinary people!
Even Jiang Yu, the most capable among the direct disciples, wasn't sure if she could find the location of the image crystal at a glance.
...
After dealing with the monster, Xu Yuehuai and the others continued to climb up quickly. The group behind them, who had been waiting for a long time, couldn't help but follow. However, when they saw only the monster's corpse on the ground, they realized that the danger had been eliminated by the people in front. They walked even faster, and some even tried to use spiritual power to climb the building. Unfortunately, the spell of using spiritual power to climb the building was forbidden.
Now everyone finally started to get anxious, since they had to climb up on their own two legs!
Xu Yuehuai and his two companions were among the first to arrive, while Ding He and others were in the second batch.
Ding He and the other two were unaware of the dangers ahead, but seeing that Shi Zhiyu and Xu Yuehuai had gone, they naturally followed these two big shots.
The remaining people gradually came up, numbering only about a thousand, and the academy gate was immediately surrounded by people.
This simple first hurdle eliminated more than half of the participants.
One of the elders shook his head, his eyes filled with worry for this year's new students.
"Very good, all of you remaining people passed the first level. Wasn't it easy? Wasn't it fun?"
"Of course, the second challenge is even more fun. You will all enter an illusionary realm filled with all sorts of dangers. Victory is determined by earning one thousand points within the challenge. Each beast has different scoring rules, which you can find out by verifying your tokens issued by the academy. Points are awarded automatically based on your level."
"Of course, I guess what everyone wants to know more about is whether it's possible to steal other people's points. The answer is of course yes, but I'd like to remind you all to be down-to-earth."
Quan Cang talks a lot, and his conversations are quite interesting and not too boring.
After hearing the rules, everyone was eager to try.
"I see everyone is ready. Next, our elders will teleport you into the illusion. Death in the illusion won't be real, but the pain will feel real." Quan Cang said as everyone was teleported into the illusion.
"We might separate once we go in, so be careful on your own," Xu Yuehuai instructed Ji Yuanchi. Still feeling uneasy, she handed her a few more talismans, saying, "These are mine; use them if necessary."
Looking at the talisman in her hand, Ji Yuanchi thought about why she had come here, and felt a little guilty.
But before she could say anything, she was teleported away.
...
When Xu Yuehuai opened her eyes, she found herself in a desert, surrounded by yellow sand and dust, with no one around, let alone a single living creature. "This academy's entrance process is so fancy."
Xu Yuehuai looked around at the surroundings and muttered to herself.
While a fierce chase was taking place inside, some disagreements arose outside. "I say the setup for this first level is utter garbage. Apart from Xu Yuehuai and Shi Zhiyu, who were the first two to come up and were somewhat useful, aren't the others just freeloaders? What kind of strength can they even detect?"
Jiang Yu spoke without any politeness, and the elders present dared not speak. Her temper was notoriously bad, and if they offended her at this time, they would not know how they died.
“Junior sister, what you said is not quite right. As I just said, the number of people in this assessment must be controlled. The first test is naturally to test people’s courage and physical strength. If they don’t have courage, even if those two deal with the monster later, the others will not dare to follow up, and there will still be only one outcome.”
Quan Cang spoke calmly, showing no sign of taking Jiang Yu's disdain to heart.
Jiang Yu snorted coldly and said nothing more, focusing intently on the figures on the screen, trying to find Xu Yuehuai and Shi Zhiyu among them.
...
Xu Yuehuai walked for an unknown amount of time in the endless yellow sand, without seeing the end or a single living creature. She frowned, her intuition telling her that something was very wrong.
To accumulate a thousand points, one must kill beasts. There must be something else in this yellow sand. It's unusually quiet now, too quiet.
As Xu Yuehuai continued walking, she left something on the ground.
However, not long after, her face darkened.
The token she had just dropped was now clearly visible on the ground.
She only wanted to test it out, but she actually encountered it – a ghost wall.
This is probably an illusion within an illusion.
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