by Feng Yise
Even Ye Yuan almost could not hold on anymore too.
Fortunately, he still had strength leftover currently and was not to the extent of collapsing.
But Xie Jingyi's shout startled the two old men on the platform.
"Eh, that little fatty who shouted just now seems to have just entered late-stage Grotto Profound not long. I didn't expect that he's actually able to hold on until now."
"Hiss … it's not right!"
"Mm? What's wrong? He's indeed a late-stage Grotto Profound!"
"I'm not talking about him! You look at that kid beside him!"
"Mm? Middle-stage Grotto Profound? My … My eyesight isn't failing, right? A middle-stage Grotto Profound actually persisted until now?"
"Not just that! You see, his expression is very calm. It is as if this willpower scouring doesn't have much effect on him!"
"This … This is really seeing ghosts! In the past, even if there are middle-stage Grotto Profounds persisting until now, it's also impossible to be so calm like him!"
"Also, have you noticed it? There are already not many people near the two of them. Just now, that little fatty seemed to be talking with someone! Could it be that kid beside him who deliberately triggered his fighting spirit?"
Having said that, the two people exchanged a glance, both seeing the look of shock from the other party's eyes.
A middle-stage Grotto Profound actually still had the strength to spare to go trigger other people's fighting spirit when at 23 days!
This willpower was simply terrifying!
Originally, there were still several tens of thousands of people on the plaza. The two old men would not notice Ye Yuan and Xie Jingyi.
But now, because of Little Fatty's shout, it successfully drew everyone's attention.
Not just them, the Wu Meng Academy's people who organized the assessment this time all noticed Little Fatty.
Suddenly, the gaze of that student who issued the token to Ye Yuan turned intent, looking at Ye Yuan with immense shock.
"What's wrong, Jiang Chen? Startled by that living treasure? But this bit of strength being able to persist until now, it's indeed not easy."
There was still another student beside him. Seeing Jiang Chen's appearance, the student could not help poking fun at him
These two people were both inner-court students. One was called Jiang Chen, and the other was called Song Fang; both were earth camp experts.
Jiang Chen shot him a glance and said, "Late-stage Grotto Profound being able to persist until now isn't anything strange. But a middle-stage Grotto Profound persisting until now gives people a shock! You look at that kid beside him. It was me who issued him the wooden tablet. Back then, he still called me his senior apprentice brother and was despised by me! I didn't expect that he actually persisted until now!"
Song Fang originally still had not noticed. Hearing him say so, he could not help getting shocked too.
"Heh heh, I didn't expect that you also have times where you make an error of judgment! Looking at his appearance, he still has the strength to spare. Heaven's Might this round probably can't stump him. It's just that I don't know how many points he can win," Song Fang said with a laugh.
Chapter 1366 - Finally Ended!
"30 days is up! Those giving up the challenge, step out of the ranks. Those continuing to challenge, stay in place! Starting from now, each day you persist, you'll obtain five academy points, no ceiling cap!"
The old man's words were like a pardon, letting the people who persisted heaved a long sigh in relief.
Little Fatty directly jumped up, waving his hands and stamping his feet excitedly, laughing wildly.
"Hahaha … Didn't expect that I, Xie Jingyi, actually made it through! I actually made it through!"
The old man's brows furrowed, and he said in a cold voice, "Those who pass the round are not to make a lot of noise! Otherwise, they will be expelled from the test!"
Xie Jingyi was immediately like a deflated ball, stepping out of the designated area very carefully.
Just 30 days down, more than a million martial artists were actually only left with several thousand people!
This elimination rate could be rated as horrifying.
In the wake of the old man's announcement, the vast majority of the people all ceased challenging.
To the vast majority of the people, their willpower had long reached the limit already and could collapse at any time.
Continuing to challenge, the risk was too great.
With this departure, the enormous plaza immediately became extremely empty.
A massive plaza was only left with a mere four to five hundred people.
"That middle-stage Grotto Profound kid indeed pulled through! It's just, no idea how long he can last!"
"After 30 days, the willpower scouring's power will increase several times over! Middle-stage Grotto Profound, Wu Meng Academy's best record was also just 50 points! I reckon that it's just about there for this boy to last three days."
"Mm, it's pretty much this standard! Just don't know how Heaven's Might's number one will be."
"Heh, that's hard to say! Qin Family's Qin Shao, Su Family's Su Yuecang, Xiang Family's Xiangzhuang, Wu Family's Wu Yang, as well as several major counties' disciples, all have hope! Their strength should be almost on pair, it will depend on whose willpower is stronger!"
The two old men discussed the following competition. Starting from now, it was the real struggle!
The points obtained starting from now could be acc.u.mulated and brought into the academy.
More importantly, the number of points determined who the top dog belonged to in the end!
Boom!
A majestic willpower descended from the sky!
Seeing this scene, the faces of the people who backed out from the plaza all changed drastically.
They secretly rejoiced at quitting. Otherwise, this kind of pressure, how could they withstand it?
The current pressure was directly twice as strong as just now!
Even Ye Yuan also felt the pressure all over his body suddenly increase, and was no longer calm like before.
On the second day, this surge of willpower directly doubled again on top of the original foundation!
One genius after another fell in succession. Each and every one of them was extremely remorseful and angry.
But these people were not transported out. They continued to watch the fight in the waiting area.
On the third day, the willpower doubled again!
This degree of superimposition made everyone's pressure on the plaza soar.
Fine sweat beads seeped out on Ye Yuan's forehead. He finally started feeling overwhelmed.
Seeing this scene, Xie Jingyi's knuckles cracked, and he thought to himself, Come on, Ye Yuan! When you pass the test, this bro will definitely invite you for a drink!
He knew that for him to be able to pass this first round, it was entirely due to Ye Yuan's encouragement and help.
Without Ye Yuan, he could at most only last five or six days.
Now, he actually passed through miraculously!
Even if he was eliminated at the back, it was also sufficient to make those old things shut up when he returned to the family.
The willpower doubled every day compared to the previous day. Acc.u.mulating like this, it would become more and more terrifying.
It was just that, what made those two old men get a shock was that Ye Yuan actually surpassed his expectations and lasted till the fifth day!
The current Ye Yuan was already drenched in sweat all over. He was clearly almost reaching his limits already.
"This kid is actually able to hang on until now. Although his realm isn't high, his willpower is really very strong!"
"Yeah! Middle-stage Grotto Profounds able to last until the fifth day have already not appeared in many years. But it looks like he already reached his limits. He probably can't make it through tomorrow!"
The other party deeply felt tha
t way too. With Ye Yuan's current state, tomorrow's willpower doubling again, there was no way he could hold on.
Boom!
The moment the sixth day arrived, a powerful willpower akin to Mount Tai was crushing down, pressing Ye Yuan until his c.h.e.s.t felt stifled, nearly spewing out a mouthful of blood.
If let's say the first day's willpower was just a hundred feet waterfall formed by a small stream, then the current willpower was a 100 thousand feet waterfall!
That scouring energy was sufficient to destroy everything!
Jiang Chen had been paying attention to Ye Yuan all along. Seeing this, he said to Song Fang, "I really didn't expect that he could actually persist till the 36th day!"
Song Fang smiled and said, "If I didn't remember wrongly, you also just persisted 40 days back then! But you were already grand completion Grotto Profound at that time!"
Jiang Chen nodded and said, "Yeah! Hence, this kid's potential is probably much greater than mine!"
Song Fang said, "Not necessarily true either. Martial Dao willpower is just one aspect! Not passing the other two rounds, it's still useless."
Time slowly trickled by. In a twinkle, the 36th day was going to pass. But Ye Yuan did not fall on the 36th day like everyone imagined.
He pulled through!
Then, 37th day, 38th day, 39th day, 40th day!
Each day that passed, the astonishment in everyone's heart grew stronger!
Ye Yuan was just like an unkillable c.o.c.kroach. Whenever people thought that he was going to collapse, he would straighten his back again and make it through.
Now, there were only 20 over people left in the entire plaza.
These 20 over people, apart from Ye Yuan, were all grand completion Grotto Profound. There was not a single late-stage Grotto Profound!
"This boy … How in the world did he do it? Could it be that he isn't afraid of being directly killed by Heaven's Might?" said one of the old men with incredible shock.
"He has already tied with middle-stage Grotto Profound's highest record. If this continues …" He could not quite dare to imagine.
At this time, there was already no one paying attention to the others. Everyone's gazes were all focused on Ye Yuan.
They all wanted to see just when this unkillable c.o.c.kroach would fall!
41st day!
Ye Yuan broke through middle-stage Grotto Profound's highest record without any surprises!
Then, 42nd day, 43rd day … 48th day!
"Puhwark!"
The 48th day's willpower suddenly descended. Ye Yuan finally could not bear it and spewed out a large mouthful of blood.
Then, Ye Yuan slowly stood up from the lotus seat, his entire person appearing dispirited and inert.
Including the two old men, everyone all heaved a long sigh in relief.
"Finally ended!"
No idea why, everyone actually had a feeling akin to being relieved of a heavy burden.
"Heh, bro, you're really too fierce! If you held on for two more days, my jaws would drop off!"
When Ye Yuan came to the waiting area, Xie Jingyi immediately rushed up to give Ye Yuan a punch, then hugged Ye Yuan and started praising madly.
At this time, there were still three people left on the plaza!
This first round, Ye Yuan concluded with the result of fourth place, obtaining 90 points!
Chapter 1367 - Earth Carnage!
Sensing the gazes cast by several thousand people, Ye Yuan accepted it calmly.
Competing in Martial Dao willpower was his forte. Obtaining this result did not exceed his expectations.
In reality, if he was willing, he could keep on sitting on the lotus seat.
Of course, even if he did not utilize the power of the Lesser Heavenspan Mountain, it was also adequate to set the world on fire already.
He forcefully increased the middle-stage Grotto Profound's record by eight days!
One had to know that although it was just a short eight days, the willpower's intensity multiplied eight-fold.
Furthermore, it was even built on the foundation of the 40th day!
Although the two old men on the platform were surprised, they did not express too much either.
After all, only by making it through three rounds could one be considered an official Wu Meng Academy's disciple.
No matter how good the first round's results were, not passing at the end, it was pointless too.
"I didn't expect that Jia Chong this guy was actually so formidable, taking down two of the Wu Meng Four Young Masters!" Xie Jingyi looked at the plaza, his face had a rarely-seen ugliness.
Ye Yuan was rather surprised as he said, "That one dressed in blue-colored robes?"
Xie Jingyi nodded and said, "He's our Brilliant Peace City's number genius, and also my love rival! I knew that he was very powerful, but I didn't expect that he was actually so powerful!"
Talking up till here, Little Fatty could not help becoming somewhat dejected. The joy of successfully clearing the round was already replaced by decadence.
Seeing Xie Jingyi like this, Ye Yuan also could not help becoming curious just what kind of person was the Ah Xiu he talked about, to actually be able to move Brilliant Peace City's number one genius.
But comparing Xie Jingyi to Jia Chong, the disparity was indeed not small.
This first round, he, Ye Yuan, was just a special case.
Under normal circ.u.mstances, the longer one persisted, the greater the potential, the more powerful the strength!
Ye Yuan patted Xie Jingyi's shoulder and said with a smile, "Buck up then. Your potential might not be less than his! From the sixth day to the 30th day, did you dare to imagine it previously? Therefore, there's no impossibility. Just depends on whether you dare to do it or not! But, if you're eliminated, you can only fade into the crowd, the disparity with Jia Chong getting bigger and bigger! In that case, your Ah Xiu will probably get further and further away from you."
Xie Jingyi's entire body trembled, seemingly suffering some tremendous stimulation. Grimacing, he said, "Good brother, let's buck up together for the two rounds at the back, and strive to both enter the Wu Meng Academy! We're going to let those who look down on us trash see that rookies can counterattack too!"
Ye Yuan chuckled when he heard that. This guy's joker problem indeed could not be fixed.
Finally, the first round, Qin Shao ranked first with the result of 53 days, obtaining 115 points. Su Yuecang took second place with 51 days, obtaining 105 points. Jia Chong ranked third, obtaining 100 points with the result of 50 days.
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On the platform, an old man opened his mouth nonchalantly and said, "You all being able to pass the first round, it's sufficient to prove your excellence and also enough to prove the resolution of your Martial Dao heart! However, Wu Meng Academy only recruits the most outstanding students! The first round is merely a warm-up. What's harder is the second round and third round!"
The old man swept a glance over everyone and slowly said, "Right away, begin the second round, Earth Carnage!"
The moment the old man's voice faded, this enormous plaza's scene suddenly changed.
Originally, the million lotus seats disappeared, leaving only several thousand lotus seats.
Seeing this scene, everyone could not help cl.i.c.k.i.n.g their tongues in wonder.
"Now, you all choose a lotus seat to seat at will! The second round, Earth Carnage, is all the same for each of you! The array formation activating, you all will enter a consciousness space! At that time, all of your strength will automatically be compensated to become grand completion Grotto Profound. You guys will be facing the assault of 50 waves of divine beasts! These divine beasts will be stronger wave after wave. Being able to make it through 20 waves is considered passing the test. Before 20 waves, if you die inside the consciousness space, you all will be transported right out, failing the test! Every additional round you survive, your points will increase by 10!" said the old man in a clear voice.
/> Hearing these words, everyone did not reveal much surprise.
Clearly, everyone was clear about the contents of the test.
Rather, for Ye Yuan, it was still his first time hearing the specific contents of this second round. For a moment, he felt that it was rather novel.
Automatically compensating for cultivation realm, this appeared very fair.
But very clearly, this level was not easy to pass.
What this level tested was a martial artist's true combat power, without a trace of deception.
"Come on, I don't wish to see you being transported out when I come out!" Ye Yuan said to Xie Jingyi with a smile.
"Pooh! You're the one who will be transported out! I'm the man who's going to marry Ah Xiu, how can I possibly lose?" Xie Jingyi retorted.
As soon as he was seated, Ye Yuan felt like his consciousness was being taken away from something.
When he appeared again, it was already inside an empty space.
This was a consciousness space. There was nothing at all.
Ye Yuan discovered that his realm really became grand completion Grotto Profound!
"Mm? This … "
Ye Yuan revolved his divine essence a bit and discovered to his dismay that his divine essence consumption speed was different from his actual situation!
"Looks like there's no way to cheat," Ye Yuan said with a bitter smile.
Considering Ye Yuan's true realm, his divine essence was incomparably condensed.
Unleashing large-scale martial techniques, the divine essence consumption would also not be very great.
Under the impact of this wave after wave, the thickness of divine essence was very useful.
But unfortunately, he was just a wisp of consciousness right now. This body was configured by the grand array and not himself. He was unable to alter it too.
"Fortunately, the Voice of the Dragon God can still be used. But it can only be used at a crucial time."
The Voice of the Dragon God was released with the power of the fleshy body, although this body was not as good as Ye Yuan's fleshy body, it could still unleash the Voice of the Dragon God.