God Emperor

Among the nine counties in Lingxi, in addition to Yunwu County and Sifang County, there are seven other counties.

Before dark, young warriors from seven other counties were also led to the martial arts field in the west courtyard one after another. They camped in separate camps, not next to each other.

The other seven counties, like Yunwu County, are all lower-level counties. Some counties have only dozens of young warriors, while others have one or two hundred people.

The number of young warriors taking the Academy Examination naturally reflects the national strength of each county.

"Of the nine counties in Lingxi, only Sifang County is a medium-sized county and has the strongest national power. Sifang County accounts for a small half of the young warriors who come to take the Academy Exam," Liu Chengfeng said.

Zhang Ruochen looked at the number of young warriors in the west courtyard martial arts field and made a rough estimate. There were about 1,500 people, all of whom were martial arts masters in the Xuanji realm.

Everyone present is a young genius in their own county, and no one is a weakling.

Zhang Ruochen asked: "Why are there only warriors from the nine counties in the west of the Ling Dynasty? Why don't we see the warriors from the nine counties in the south of the Ling, the nine counties in the east of the Ling, and the nine counties in the north of the Ling?"

Liu Chengfeng smiled and said: "The outer palace of Wushi Qianzhuang is divided into four courtyards, the South Courtyard, the North Courtyard, the East Courtyard, and the West Courtyard. Each hospital recruits students separately. We young warriors from the nine counties in Lingxi can only enter the West Courtyard and become The outer disciple of the West Courtyard.”

"Only when your cultivation reaches the extreme realm of the earth and you become an inner palace disciple, can you compete with the inner palace students from the other three academies."

Zhang Ruochen nodded, asked no more questions, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to meditate.

He stared at the four sword-engraved characters "西园Martial Arts Field" on the cliff in the distance, feeling the aura of sword intent emanating from the characters, so as to understand the realm of the clear heart of the sword.

Tonight, all the young warriors from the nine major counties can only spend the night at the martial arts field in the west courtyard.

Most of the warriors were sitting cross-legged on the ground, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, trying to adjust their condition to the best to cope with tomorrow's academy exam.

The next day, when the sky was slightly brighter, three deafening bells rang in the Wushi Academy.

Those warriors who were practicing or resting were all awakened by the sound of the bell.

I saw ten warriors with powerful cultivation standing on a seven-foot-high stone platform in the center of the martial arts field. One of the old men was wearing a gold robe, and the other nine were all wearing silver robes.

The nine silver-robed warriors were the guides to the nine major counties. They were all silver-robed elders from Wucheng Academy.

Liu Chengfeng said in a low voice: "The internal hierarchy of Wushi Bank is strict, and people of different levels wear different clothes. Only when you become an elder of Wushi Bank can you wear silver robes. As for the gold-robed elders...the entire West Courtyard, Only the master of the West Courtyard can wear the golden robe.”

The head of the West Courtyard is the golden-robed elder of Wushi Qianzhuang.

As for Elder Xie, Elder Situ, and even Liu Chengfeng's father, they are all just silver-robed elders from Wushi Bank.

Zhang Ruochen asked: "If we were admitted to Wu City Academy, what color robes would we wear?"

"Plain clothes and white robes." Liu Chengfeng smiled.

At this moment, the master of the West Courtyard stood on a seven-foot high platform, and the robe on his body emitted a dazzling golden light, just like a scorching sun. Many warriors could not even open their eyes.

Obviously, the golden robe worn by the master of the West Courtyard is definitely more than just a piece of clothing.

The head of the West Academy scanned the audience, exuding a powerful aura, and said: "This year, a total of 1,537 young warriors from the nine counties in Lingxi will participate in the academy examination. The examination is divided into two rounds. In the first round of 'Hunting Savage Beasts', in the second round of 'Wu Pagoda Breakthrough', in the end, the top 120 people will become the students of the West Campus of Wucheng Academy. Next, Elder Situ will tell everyone. Read out the specific exam rules.”

After saying this, the master of the West Courtyard retreated.

Liu Chengfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Fortunately, the exam rules are the same as in previous years."

Liu Chengfeng had prepared in advance and was very confident about this Academy Exam.

Even if Liu Chengfeng is the son of the silver-robed elder of Wushi Qianzhuang, he must pass the exam before he can enter Wushi Academy to practice.

Of course, with his status, he will definitely be able to know the inside story of many exams in advance and make corresponding preparations, which will give him a greater chance than other warriors.

"Of the 1,537 people, we only accepted 120 people, not even one-tenth. With my cultivation level, I will definitely fail the exam." A young warrior in the early stage of Xuanji Realm sighed. , has lost confidence in this academy exam.

On the stone platform, Elder Situ bowed to the master of the West Courtyard. Then, he took a step forward, faced the young warrior below and said: "The examinations in Wu City Academy are always fair and just. We want to We recruit talented people, so even if your cultivation level is low, as long as your talent is strong enough, you have a good chance of passing the exam."

Those warriors who had lost confidence before heard this and immediately regained their fighting spirit and looked towards Elder Situ.

Elder Situ continued: "In half an hour, everyone will enter the Tianmo Ridge one by one. What you have entered is only an area designated in advance on the periphery of the Tianmo Ridge. All the beasts above level three in that area have been eliminated in advance. Cleaned out."

"The first round of the Wu City Academy Examination is about hunting wild beasts. A warrior in the early stage of the Xuanji Realm can pass the first round of the exam if he hunts five second-level low-level wild beasts."

"A warrior in the middle stage of Xuanji Realm, hunted ten second-level low-level savage beasts, and passed the first round of examination."

"A warrior in the late stage of Xuanji Realm hunted twenty second-level low-level beasts and passed the first round of examination."

"A warrior at the Xiaoji level of the Xuanji realm hunted forty second-level low-level beasts and passed the first round of exams."

"If a warrior of the highest rank in the Xuanji Realm appears, he will have to hunt down eighty second-level low-level savage beasts in order to pass the first round of exams."

"One second-level medium savage beast is equivalent to five second-level low-level savage beasts. One second-level high-level savage beast is equivalent to twenty-five second-level low-level savage beasts."

Elder Situ announced the rules of the exam from above, and the young warriors below all started talking in low voices.

A woman in the early stage of the Xuanji Realm showed a smile and said: "You only need to hunt five second-level low-level savage beasts to pass the first round of the exam. It's so easy!"

Another warrior sneered and said: "You think too easily! The beasts in Tianmo Ridge live in a harsh environment all year round. They not only have to fight with human warriors, but also compete with other beasts for food. Their The strength is at least twice as strong as those of the savage beasts outside. The strength of each second-level low-level savage beast is almost the same as that of a warrior in the early stage of the Xuanji Realm. It is difficult to hunt one, let alone hunt one. Kill five?"

Zhang Ruochen also nodded and said solemnly: "There are not only second-level low-level barbarian beasts in Tianmo Ridge, but also second-level medium-level barbarian beasts, and second-level high-level barbarian beasts. If you encounter a second-level high-level barbarian beast, , I’m afraid any candidate present will definitely die.”

A second-level superior beast is comparable to a Dzogchen warrior in the Xuanji Realm. Even if Zhang Ruochen encountered him, he would probably die.

Everyone's faces suddenly became very pale.

Liu Chengfeng smiled and said: "Don't worry too much, everyone. The area designated by Wu City Academy is very vast. Unless you are very unlucky, you will never encounter a second-level high-grade savage beast."

A warrior in the early stage of Xuanji Realm said in frustration: "Even if I encounter a second-level medium savage beast, I will definitely die."

The recruitment of Wu City Academy is so cruel. Not only do you have to avoid powerful beasts, but you also have to be wary of other warriors to avoid being plotted against.

Elder Situ continued to read out the rules: "Before entering Tianmo Ridge, everyone will get a Qilin Ball. If your life is in danger, just crush the Qilin Ball, and the rescuers from Wu City Academy will arrive as soon as possible. Of course. , once you crush the Qilin Ball, it means you gave up the Academy Exam."

"The exam lasts for three days. After three days, if a sufficient number of beasts are not hunted, they will be eliminated."

"Now, I announce that the Academy Examination has officially begun."

Everyone gets a fist-sized Kirin ball. It is said that the ball is filled with Kirin smoke. Once the ball is crushed, the Kirin smoke will rush out of the ball and rise a thousand meters high.

At this moment, Elder Xie led ten outer palace disciples from Wu City Academy to the sixty-six young candidates from Yunwu County.

There were originally sixty-eight candidates in Yunwu County. Chen Libing was killed and Jiang Heng was seriously injured and sent back to the county. Now there are only sixty-six people left.

Elder Xie said: "The ten people standing in front of you are the outer palace students of Wu City Academy, and they are also your senior brothers and sisters. They will take you to different entrances and enter Tianmo Ridge."

"Now, you can choose to enter the Heavenly Demon Ridge alone to complete the academy exam, or you can choose a combination of two people to enter the Heavenly Demon Ridge together to complete the exam."

Whether entering Tianmo Ridge alone or in combination with two people, there are pros and cons.

When two people enter Tianmo Ridge as a team, they can indeed share the burden with each other when encountering danger. However, you also have to watch out for your teammates in case they hit you in the back.

Therefore, if you don't combine them, you should choose them. Once you combine them, you must choose the most trustworthy person.

However, everyone comes from all over the world, and many of them have not known each other before. Who can trust others?

"I choose to enter Tianmo Ridge alone!" said a warrior in the middle stage of Xuanji Realm.

Obviously, he couldn't trust anyone.

Afterwards, all the young warriors from Yunwu Commandery made their choices. Most of them chose to enter Tianmo Ridge alone, and only twenty-two chose to join the duo. Among them are Zhang Ruochen and Zi Qian.

Led by the ten outer palace students, sixty-six young warriors from Yunwu Commandery headed towards Tianmo Ridge.

Prince Huo Xing stared at the people in Yunwu County who had left, and sneered in his mouth, saying: "Listen carefully, everyone, after entering Tianmo Ridge, any warriors encountered in Yunwu County will be killed without mercy. As long as you kill one person, I will reward you. Give him a second-grade elixir. If he can kill that ninth prince, I will reward him with a true weapon."

Hearing Prince Huo Xing's words, all the warriors from the Sifang Commandery showed sneers on their faces.

If all the warriors in Yunwu County could be killed, the King of Yunwu County would probably be furious. Just thinking about it is very interesting.