"I've already reached the pinnacle on the Lower Academy Island. If I want to improve further, I have to break through the Ancient Martial realm and step into the True Breath realm!"
"The high officials' autobiographies said that if I want to achieve great things, I can't stay where I am … Even if my life is comfortable now, only by stepping into the True Breath realm can I enter the Upper Academy Island and reach new heights!" Wang Baole clenched his fists, and his eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
Now, he already had some understanding of the Upper Academy Island. He knew that although he was powerful on the Lower Academy Island, in the eyes of the people on the Upper Academy Island, he was not insignificant. However, they were not on the same level, and there was a huge gap between them.
If he wanted to cross this gap, he had to … become a True Breath expert!
The life-and-death battle in the Pond Cloud Rainforest had made Wang Baole realize that if he did not want to be bullied, he had to constantly become stronger. In the Federation's system, cultivation and official positions were related to each other to a certain extent!
"Let's do it. I'll enter the top thousand and enter the mystic realm to obtain the opportunity to become a True Breath expert!"
As he made up his mind, there were many people like Wang Baole on the Lower Academy Island of Ethereal Dao College who had made up their minds after some consideration.
Although most of the students who were preparing to take part in the examination were seniors, there were also a number of freshmen who had reached the Physical Seal realm and above in the Ancient Martial Arts realm. After some consideration, they decided to give it a shot. If they failed, they could take the examination again in the future. However, if they gave up now, they would feel indignant!
For example, Zhuo Yifan was currently in the Combat faculty's Combat Hall. He had just finished his cultivation and was wiping his sweat as he read the news regarding the examination through his voice transmission ring. Gradually, his eyes lit up.
"Top thousand, huh … My goal is to be in the top ten!"
Similarly, in the Combat faculty, people like Chen Ziheng and Lu Zihao were also making quick decisions. It was the same for the other faculties. For example, Du Min from the Alchemy faculty and a beautiful girl in a Daoist robe was standing on the balcony of the Array Formation faculty's cave abode. Her hair was fluttering in the wind.
The young woman's expression was calm and elegant. It was as if she didn't belong to the mortal world at all. Her eyes were filled with a kind of purity, and even more so, a kind of dedication to cultivation.
She was none other than Zhao Yameng, who had been famous a year ago. She had an innate spirit body and could have gone to White Deer Dao College. Although she later became Head Prefect, she still kept a low profile!
"True Breath …" Zhao Yameng murmured softly. Her eyes were calm. It was as if to her, there was no need to consider whether or not she should participate in the major test to break through the Ancient Martial Arts and step into the True Breath realm. This was because that was the path that she had to walk in her life.
With everyone's preparation, the conflict between the Dao Enlightenment faculty and Wang Baole had mostly dissipated with the appearance of this matter. However, it did not completely disappear because … there was news gradually spreading from the Dao Enlightenment faculty. It seemed that among the students who had used Wang Baole for enlightenment, one of them had succeeded in enlightenment from Wang Baole. He had actually sensed the Dao and was currently in seclusion to stabilize his Dao.
This news immediately made the Dao Enlightenment faculty excited. If not for the major test in the Dao College, a new round of using Wang Baole for enlightenment would have started again. The momentum would have been even greater.
When Wang Baole heard about this, he was also shocked. He thought of the dean's warning and the fact that there were more than 20,000 people in the Dao Enlightenment faculty … and his heart was in suspense.
"It's fake, it must be fake!"
A few days later, as the news of the major test in the Dao College spread, everyone in the Dao College knew about it and signed up one after another. On the mountain peak of the Dao Enlightenment faculty, there was a protruding cliff. Below this cliff was a bottomless abyss, and above it was the blue sky and white clouds. Standing here, one could soar into the sky.
At this moment, on this cliff, a bald, handsome youth sat cross-legged. This youth wore the Dao College's robes. He was not the Head Prefect of the Dao Enlightenment faculty, and he did not even have any reputation in the Dao Enlightenment faculty. He did not participate in the incident against Wang Baole. It was as if all the false reputation did not matter to him.
In his world, and even his everything, there was only an empty cup placed in front of him. It was incomparably pure.
This cup did not have a single drop of water in it. It had been placed in front of him for a long time, and he had been sitting here cross-legged for quite some time.
He had even forgotten how long he had been meditating here. Until this moment, as he stared, suddenly … a drop of water slowly appeared in the empty cup!
The moment this drop of water appeared out of thin air, a smile appeared on this bald youth's face. The moment this smile appeared, a different kind of vitality seemed to seep out from his surroundings.
This vitality spread, causing some of the surrounding flowers and plants to move even though there was no wind. Faintly … they seemed to have grown a little!
At the same time, in the void behind him, the air distorted soundlessly, and an elder walked out.
This elder wore a simple Daoist robe, and his face was full of wrinkles. However, there was a deep glow in his eyes, and he exuded an aura of power without being angry. If one looked closely at his eyes, it was as if there was a huge furnace hidden within them!
This feeling was as if what one saw with one's eyes was a person, but when one closed one's eyes, what one felt was a blazing sun!
If Wang Baole were here, he would definitely be able to sense that this elder exuded an aura that far exceeded that of the Upper Academy Elder in the Chancellor's lecture hall. It was terrifying to the extreme, as if it could burn the heavens and the earth!
And this elder's appearance did not attract any attention from the Lower Academy Island. It was as if if he did not want anyone to know about his appearance, no one in the entire Ethereal Dao College would be able to detect him at all.
Because he was … the previous President of the Federation, and now the only … Grand Supreme Elder of the Ethereal Dao College!
"Not bad. Although it has been a long time, it can still be considered a success." The elder smiled and said lightly.
As his voice traveled out, the bald youth immediately turned around. After noticing the elder behind him, he hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply to the elder with cupped fists.
"Master."
"You don't have to participate in the Dao College's examination. That is a place for non-Dao Enlightenment faculty members. You … I'll bring you to a training ground that is exclusive to our Dao Enlightenment faculty!" After the elder finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, and the surroundings immediately turned blurry. When everything became clear again, he and the bald youth had already disappeared.
Time passed day by day. As all the registered students in the Dao College were rubbing their hands in preparation for battle, the date of the Dao College's examination was finally set.
The date of the examination was five days later!
The number of people participating in the examination was also calculated at this time, and no more registrations were accepted. Due to the uniqueness of this examination, the number of people exceeded the previous examination by more than 10,000, reaching a total of more than 50,000 people.
The extra 10,000 people were all below five years old. They had not reached the age of graduation, but they believed that they had a chance to fight for the qualifications.
Even though only the top 1,000 people could enter the mystic realm shared by the four major Dao Colleges, this was a rare opportunity. Those who were confident were unwilling to give up this opportunity, and their goal was to enter the top 1,000.
As for those who did not enter the top 1,000, although they could not enter the mystic realm shared by the four major Dao Colleges, they could enter the mystic realm of the Ethereal Dao College's own assessment. Even though the level was much lower, and the highest one could achieve was a five-inch Spirit Root, for most people, a five-inch Spirit Root was enough.
At the same time, due to the increase in the number of people, the selection and battles of more than fifty thousand people would only occur in the Ethereal Dao College when the mystic realm shared by the four Dao Colleges was opened. For the other students, they would only encounter such a thing once in their entire life.
Therefore, even if they did not register, they were all very excited and paid close attention.
"I wonder who will be able to enter the top 1,000!"
"Let's not talk about the first-year freshmen. In the second year, there are Wang Baole, Zhuo Yifan, Zhao Yameng, and so on. These people all have a chance."
"Don't underestimate the older students. After all, they have been in the Dao College for a long time, and they have more or less trained. They will definitely not let go of this opportunity!"
Regardless of whether it was the discussions between the students in the Dao College after they met or the discussions on the Spirit Intranet, in the following five days, they were all talking about the major examination. Gradually, when the major examination's popularity reached a boiling point, the major examination began!
As the date approached, the Dao College announced the examination method!
First was the preliminary selection. Out of more than 50,000 people, 2,000 people would be selected!
As for the Head Prefects who registered, they did not need to participate in the preliminary selection. After the preliminary selection ended, when there were only 2,000 people left, they could join.
Following that, 1,000 people would be selected from the 2,000 to obtain the qualifications to enter the mystic realm of the four major Dao Colleges! The selection method was not complicated. The 2,000 people would draw lots to determine their opponents, and each of them would fight five rounds!
The battlefields were the mountain peaks of more than ten faculties in Ethereal Dao College. There were nearly a hundred arenas, and as for where they would be placed, it was also decided by drawing lots.
In the end, according to the rankings, those who won all five rounds would definitely be in the top 1,000. As for those with four wins and one loss, there was basically no problem. As for the rest, they would have to participate in additional rounds to fight for the remaining spots!
Such a method of competition clearly blurred the first place. To a certain extent, there was no first place, only the top 1,000! As for luck, it also played a significant role!
With the announcement of the rules and the start of the examination, the entire Ethereal Dao College's Lower Academy Island's students were very excited. As for those who were participating in the examination, after drawing lots, they began to compete in the hundreds of arenas!
Battle after battle began abruptly, and the teachers of the various faculties also became busy. As referees, they also had to make preparations to prevent injuries and deaths from occurring.
In an instant, the roars of the Dao College's arenas and the cheers of the students from all around rose and fell, reverberating throughout the land.
Wang Baole did not spend the entire day in seclusion in the cave abode. Instead, he frequently observed the arenas after the battles began. His main focus was to observe the battle methods of the other faculties. After all, he knew very well that he would definitely encounter opponents from other faculties this time.
"Array Formation faculty, Mechanics faculty, Alchemy faculty … I have to understand how these people attack so that I can have a greater chance of winning!" Wang Baole deeply understood that he could not let his guard down. Therefore, he ate snacks while standing outside the arenas, observing very seriously.
As many of the battles were happening at the same time, even when he returned to the cave abode, he would search for video replays on the Spirit Intranet to observe closely so that he could have a good idea of what was going on.
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