(Third Update)
On the day of the assessment, the Zishan Academy was extremely lively.
This was the most important day for the freshmen, and all the freshmen would participate in it.
The venue of the assessment was the Academy Square, which had been divided into 20 areas. The competition was divided into 20 groups.
The group stage adopted a point system. The first and second place in each group could enter the second stage of the competition for the knockout round. There were three rounds in the knockout round to determine the top 20, top 10, and top 5.
The top 5 would participate in the points competition, and the first to fifth would be ranked according to the winning percentage.
As long as the 769 freshmen could rush out of the first stage of the points competition as the top 2 in the group, they would enter the top 40 and receive the academy's rewards.
Of course, the rewards would be different depending on the ranking.
The top 40 would be rewarded with one upper-grade Star Accumulation Pill; the top 20 would be rewarded with two upper-grade Star Accumulation Pills; and the top 10 would be rewarded with three upper-grade Star Accumulation Pills.
The top 5 would be rewarded even more, divided into five ranks. Not only would they be rewarded with upper-grade Star Accumulation Pills, but they would also be rewarded with upper-grade medicinal herbs that could replenish vitality.
The fifth would be rewarded with four upper-grade Star Accumulation Pills and one upper-grade medicinal herb. The fourth would be rewarded with six upper-grade Star Accumulation Pills and one upper-grade medicinal herb. The third would be rewarded with eight upper-grade Star Accumulation Pills and two upper-grade medicinal herbs. The second would be rewarded with ten upper-grade Star Accumulation Pills and two upper-grade medicinal herbs. The first would be rewarded with twelve upper-grade Star Accumulation Pills and three upper-grade medicinal herbs.
The academy's rewards were not small, but it was not easy for the students to get the rewards. There were nearly 800 students, but only the top 40 would be rewarded, which was about 20 to 1.
Ye Xing, Wu Yuan, and Ma Bo were assigned to the 20th group.
In order to prevent the strong from meeting each other in advance, the academy had assigned the strongest twenty students to different groups. Therefore, in each group, there was a seeded student. Among them, fifteen were Level 7 Martial Dao masters, and five were peak Level 6 martial artists.
Although Ye Xing was in the limelight in the ordinary class, he hadn't attended classes for a month. He had been cleaning the library and had been keeping a low profile. The fame he had gained on the first day of school had naturally faded, and he wasn't among the 20 seeded students.
The seed student in the 20th group was Feng Yuanming, a student of the gifted class.
It was unknown whether Ye Xing's luck was good or bad. His first match in Group 20 was against Feng Yuanming.
Or rather, it should be said that Feng Yuanming's luck was bad. As a seeded student, he was afraid that his face would be swollen in the first battle.
"Go, Ye Xing!"
When Ye Xing went on stage, he heard Wei Qingxuan's voice. There were too many people just now, so Ye Xing did not notice that Wei Qingxuan had also come.
Ye Xing winked at Wei Qingxuan and smiled confidently. Then, he looked around.
Wei Qingxuan had already been promoted to the advanced genius class. Since she was here, there should be other advanced class students as well. Ye Xing felt that Xiong Qisheng should also be here.
As Ye Xing expected, he quickly discovered Xiong Qisheng's figure. The latter was like a poisonous snake, coldly staring at him from afar.
Seeing Ye Xing's gaze, Xiong Qisheng's eyes revealed a cruel smile. Intuition told Ye Xing that the other party did not have good intentions.
Perhaps, in this assessment, he would meet an opponent specially ordered by Xiong Qisheng. Ye Xing secretly paid attention.
"Hmph …!"
A cold snort came from the front. Feng Yuanming went on stage. Seeing that Ye Xing did not even look at him, his heart was filled with anger.
Feng Yuanming's voice was filled with disdain, "I didn't expect to meet a two-star trash like you in the first round. If you know what's good for you, admit defeat. Otherwise, this daddy will slap you to death."
Ye Xing had just gone to look for Xiong Qisheng. He did not deliberately look down on the other party, but the other party's words had angered Ye Xing.
Ye Xing smiled, "One slap?"
Feng Yuanming's face carried an arrogant smile, "One slap."
Ye Xing nodded, "Okay, one slap."
Ye Xing's tone made Feng Yuanming feel a little strange. It sounded like Ye Xing wanted to slap him?
Feng Yuanming still did not understand, but the deacon presiding over the battle had already said, "You can begin. Don't be long-winded."
As soon as the deacon's voice fell, Ye Xing's figure flashed and disappeared. An afterimage flashed past and Ye Xing appeared in front of Feng Yuanming.
Ye Xing's current Seven Star Steps had truly been cultivated to perfection. With the addition of a trace of wind force, it was unbelievably fast.
Feng Yuanming only felt a blur in front of his eyes. He just understood that Ye Xing's tone just now was indeed about to slap him. Ye Xing had already arrived in front of him and raised his arm to slap him.
Slap —
Feng Yuanming had clearly pushed his speed to the limit and wanted to dodge backwards. However, with a crisp sound, he felt a sharp pain on his face and his mind instantly went blank.
Blood splattered everywhere and broken teeth flew everywhere.
As Feng Yuanming spat out blood and broken teeth, he was slapped out of the arena by Ye Xing.
Ye Xing had easily defeated Zhou Jianhong, who was at the peak of Sixth Stage, when his cultivation was at the peak of Fifth Stage. Now that Ye Xing's cultivation was at the mid-stage of Sixth Stage, his martial arts attainments had increased by a large margin. Even though Feng Yuanming's strength was higher than Zhou Jianhong's, in the hands of Ye Xing, he was just a character who was sent flying with a slap.
The surrounding martial artists who were watching were basically students who had been assigned to twenty groups for the competition. They all gasped and looked at Ye Xing with incomparable fear and reverence.
The deacon presiding over the battle also looked at Ye Xing in surprise. A month ago, he had watched Ye Xing and Zhou Jianhong's duel. Now, it seemed that Ye Xing's strength had increased by a lot.
In this month, Ye Xing had not attended classes and had been punished to clean the library. However, his strength had increased so quickly. It was really strange!
The deacon of group twenty restrained the surprise in his heart and said, "Ye Xing wins. Next match, Ye Xing against Zhao Feng."
Zhao Feng was a student of the ordinary class, and his cultivation was at the mid-stage of Sixth Stage. He immediately admitted defeat.
Even the seeded students of group twenty had been sent flying with a slap by Ye Xing. Zhao Feng did not dare to make a move. Of course, he admitted defeat to avoid being sent flying with a slap by Ye Xing.
"I admit defeat … …!"
"I admit defeat … …!"
… …
After that, Ye Xing's opponents all chose to admit defeat in every battle, no matter if it was a student of the ordinary class or a student of the genius class.
In the group stages, other than the first match against Feng Yuanming, Ye Xing also made a move. After that, his opponents all admitted defeat. He easily obtained first place in group twenty and advanced to the second elimination round.
As for the second place in group twenty, it was taken by Feng Yuanming. Since the academy had chosen him as a seeded student of group twenty, his strength was indeed not weak. Even if there was a student in group twenty who was also at the peak of Sixth Stage, he was still defeated by Feng Yuanming.
It was a pity that Feng Yuanming met Ye Xing, this abnormal battle strength that defied the heavens. Moreover, he had a foul mouth and angered Ye Xing. Otherwise, he should have been very impressive in the group stages.
However, because he had been slapped by Ye Xing in the first battle, even if Feng Yuanming won all his subsequent battles, he could not feel happy in his heart. Others looked at him as if they were looking at a joke and did not have the slightest bit of respect.
Feng Yuanming hated Ye Xing so much in his heart that his teeth itched, but he did not dare to show it on the surface. Ye Xing's slap was not light, and it caused his heart to tremble even now.
Because there were twenty groups competing at the same time, the group stages did not last for too long. The first and second place of each group had all come out.
Those fifteen Seventh Stage Masters had all advanced as the first place of their group. The other four first places of the group were all at the peak of Sixth Stage.
Only Ye Xing's cultivation was at the middle of Sixth Stage. Not only was his cultivation the lowest in the group first place, even the second place of the other twenty groups had the lowest cultivation at the peak of Sixth Stage, much higher than him.
After the first stage of the competition ended, there was a break for a while. The previous division of the square into twenty areas was no longer suitable for the elimination rounds.
During the break, the academy re-divided the square into five areas. There would be five elimination rounds at the same time. There would be twenty battles for the advancement of forty to twenty, and there would be a total of four rounds. There would be ten battles for the advancement of twenty to ten, and there would be a total of two rounds.
During the break, Ye Xing was naturally together with Wei Qingxuan.
"Ye Xing, your strength has increased by a lot … The gap between us seems to have widened!" Wei Qingxuan exclaimed.
"Hehe … Your destiny is so high. If I don't work harder, I'll be left behind by you very soon!" Ye Xing smiled faintly.
Ye Xing's super brain had already scanned Wei Qingxuan's cultivation. She was only a hair's breadth away from the late stage of Sixth Stage. It was likely that she would break through in the next few days.
Wei Qingxuan was specially groomed by the Purple Mountain Academy and enjoyed special treatment. Coupled with her high fate, her cultivation would definitely increase like a rocket.
Even though Ye Xing felt that his cultivation was increasing very quickly, compared to Wei Qingxuan, it was still slightly inferior.
Wei Qingxuan smiled embarrassedly. Her fate had surpassed nine stars. She did not want to hide it from Ye Xing, but Zishan Hou had warned her not to reveal her fate to anyone, so she endured it and did not say anything.
Therefore, although Wei Qingxuan was amazed by Ye Xing's progress, she was also very happy.
She and Ye Xing had an unspoken agreement to become stronger together. If Ye Xing fell behind, she would become a peak Martial Saint in the future. If the gap between them was too big, it would be difficult for them to get along as well as they were now.
The break time quickly passed and the square was divided into five sections by the academy.
When Ye Xing went up to draw the lots, Wei Qingxuan waved her delicate fist and said, "Ye Xing, I believe in you. You will definitely get first place."
Ye Xing nodded slightly with a confident smile.
"A trash of the sixth stage wants to get first place, tsk …!"
At this time, a student of the seventh stage of the Martial Path heard it and said with disdain, "And a trash of a two-star fate. Hehe … if he meets me, Jiang Wenlong, I will beat the shit out of him."
Ye Xing narrowed his eyes and a cold light flashed in them. He had already noticed Jiang Wenlong. He was with Xiong Qisheng just now.
Moreover, other than Jiang Wenlong, there were four other students of the seventh stage of the Genius Class. Xiong Qisheng had already looked for them.
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