Chapter 221: Chapter 91: The Committee Has Decided: You Will Be the Professor
Meanwhile, Shao Shuangyue was muttering in front of her screen, "’Cultivation is basically a cheat, isn’t it? How did he blink away from my shadow strike?’" Her words were so full of resentment it seemed she was about to become a living Curse.
"This is unacceptable! I have to cultivate, too! Brother Zhou, you have to teach me!" After thinking it over, Shao Shuangyue concluded that her team composition and strategy were flawless. The only thing separating her from the top players was Cultivation. She immediately made a vow. "Once I succeed in my Spirit Awakening, if I don’t beat these scrubs until they’re crying for their mommies, I’ll delete this stupid-ass game!"
"...I’ve never seen you get this angry, not even when someone else got better grades than you."
’If getting destroyed like this increases Shao Shuangyue’s Determination for Cultivation, then it might be a good idea to let her get destroyed a few more times,’ Su Zhou thought.
This spontaneous desire to cultivate was far more effective than any amount of nagging or encouragement.
Su Zhou brought his laptop to the living room with Shao Qiming. In front of everyone, he opened the official website for the Holy Ascension Selection Test. The two families waited until midnight, then he keyed in the student ID number.
And there they were, under Su Zhou’s name: the dazzling scores.
Language Arts: 143
Mathematics: 150
Sciences: 290
General Subjects: 138
Total Score: 721
"Hahahaha, that’s my boy!"
"Hahahaha, that’s my boy!"
"Hahahaha, that’s me!"
Although they had a feeling this would happen, when a score that would have made him the top scorer in the province in previous years appeared, all three members of the Su Family burst out laughing. Their wild smiles were perfectly in sync—judging by that alone, the apple truly didn’t fall far from the tree. The Shao Family offered their congratulations as well. Even Shao Shuangyue, still a bit dazed from her game, snapped out of her stupor with a gasp, quickly adding her own congratulations.
After eating the Wisdom Fruit, Su Zhou’s memory and overall cognitive abilities had improved dramatically. The points he lost were mainly from the Language Arts essay, some minor errors in the biology section of his Sciences exam, and probably a small slip-up in history. All in all, it was nothing.
Compared to the 559 Su Zhou had scored on his mock exam, 721 was a massive leap forward.
However, a score like that didn’t quite make him a true Monster this year.
Shao Qiming’s student ID was entered, and a string of numbers that could only be described as inconceivable appeared before them.
Language Arts: 148
Mathematics: 150
Sciences: 300
General Subjects: 145
Total Score: 742
A near-perfect score.
This wasn’t just the score of a provincial top scorer; this was the score of a national one.
For a moment, both Shao Nantian and Wen Yuefeng forgot to be happy. They just blinked. They glanced at each other, then at Shao Qiming, then at Shao Shuangyue, and finally lapsed into a stunned silence. The entire living room fell quiet, leaving only the sound of the TV news.
But Su Zhou broke the heavy silence with his characteristic lack of tact.
"What’s the deal, Qiming? Losing two points on Language Arts, fine, your essays have always been by-the-book. But how did you lose five points in General Subjects?"
He sounded genuinely dissatisfied, as if he thought Shao Qiming should have gotten a perfect score.
"I’m guessing there was a small issue with the section comparing Extraordinary history and regular history."
Shao Qiming put on a look of shame. "Sigh. I was so sure I had memorized everything. Now that I think about it, it must have been a mistake of youthful arrogance. I’m so ashamed I didn’t get a perfect score. I’ve let down my parents, I’ve let down everyone here, I’ve let down my country, and I’ve let down all the teachers who invested in me."
Su Zhou replied in a long, drawn-out tone, "Well, seeing as you’re so sincere, I’ll forgive you this time. Just be more careful next time, okay?"
Shao Qiming nodded eagerly. "Of course—but when will there be a ’next time’?"
"In your next life, of course!"
"What are you two, a comedy duo?" Shao Nantian was the first to snap out of it. He chided them with a laugh, then pulled his son into a tight hug, saying nothing more.
"What about me? What about me?"
From her wheelchair, Wen Yuefeng opened her arms to Shao Qiming. He played along beautifully, bending down to give her a hug.
However, what made this Holy Ascension Selection Test different was that it wasn’t just about academic scores. For students with the potential for Cultivation, there was also an evaluation from their Spiritual Testing.
The Spiritual Testing results were released more slowly, only appearing after more than ten minutes.
"The minimum score for the top Academies has already soared to 631 this year... My heavens."
While they waited, Ning Shiyu scrolled through the admissions standards for the nation’s Academies, a look of horror on her face. "Darling, wasn’t the cutoff score only 565 back in our day?"
"Back then, there were years it was only in the 530s."
Su Beiluo had already started drinking with Shao Nantian. He was halfway through a glass of strong spirits, and a red flush was spreading across his tanned face. "Looking at this, I bet it has something to do with the Spiritual Energy Revival."
He wasn’t wrong.
Even without undergoing Spirit Awakening, simply being immersed in Spiritual Qi was enough to improve one’s memory. After a year of Spiritual Energy Classes, with the exam questions remaining the same, the scores of practically every student taking the Holy Ascension Selection Test had jumped up by two whole tiers.
But more important than that were the results of the Spiritual Testing.
Name: Su Zhou
Tier: Extraordinary Early Stage
Spiritual Power Index: 30,000+, Max Score
’Looks like the cap is 30,000,’ Su Zhou thought, nodding to himself.
Generally speaking, even for the exceptionally talented, a Spiritual Power Index of around 30,000 at the Awakening Tier was considered a max score.
