Chapter 461: Chapter 461: All the Beauties Join the Fray
"Who are you calling ’senior brother’?" The older student glanced at the person before continuing nonchalantly, "This Array is quite miraculous. The pressure everyone inside endures is identical. Therefore, the longer you can last, the greater your demonstrated strength is. Generally speaking, most of the geniuses in our academy lasted for more than an hour in this round during their entrance exams. Those who couldn’t even make it an hour are just average, even if they get accepted."
"What? There’s a rule like that?"
The prospective disciples nearby who were about to take the test all exclaimed in surprise.
"Hmph, of course. Otherwise, did you think Master Qingfeng was just joking when he said lasting longer would be more advantageous later on? All the truly prodigious figures in our academy put on an absolutely prodigious performance during this stage."
"Just how prodigious were they?" someone asked curiously.
The older student glanced at the eager-eyed youths around him and sneered. "Two years ago, the year I entered the academy, there was someone who lasted for a little over two and a half hours, the longest of anyone in my class. At the time, his cultivation was the same as mine, a Tier Five First Layer Martial Sect. But now, I’m merely a Tier Five Third Layer Martial Sect, while he’s already a Tier Six Second Layer Martial Venerable, the best of our year."
"What?"
Everyone who heard this was left dumbstruck.
They weren’t shocked by the person’s current cultivation level, but by the sheer speed of his advancement.
According to the older student, he and that person were both Tier Five First Layer Martial Sects when they enrolled. Yet in just two years, he had only advanced from the First Layer to the Third Layer, while the person who entered the academy with him had shot from Tier Five First Layer all the way to Tier Six Second Layer. The difference was immense. Wasn’t that just too ridiculous?
This older student must have been considered a genius himself to be able to enter Gale Light Academy, yet compared to the person he was talking about, the gap was just immense.
"Hmph, shocked, are you? Back then, I only lasted an hour and a half in this Array. That right there is the gap between us."
The older student looked at the crowd’s astonished faces, let out a scornful laugh, and advised, "So, if you can hold on, then hold on for as long as you can. Only by lasting more than an hour can you be considered decent."
Everyone nodded silently, their hearts filled with shock.
’This Gale Light Academy really has some good stuff.’
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan wasn’t shocked—he was delighted.
His way of thinking was completely different from everyone else’s.
’For a student to go from Tier Five First Layer to Tier Six Second Layer in just two years,’ he thought, ’would be absolutely impossible without massive resources and extraordinary training opportunities.’
’This proves that the resources at Gale Light Academy must be absolutely incredible.’
And right now, resources were what Ye Xuan lacked most.
’With enough resources,’ he thought, ’I’m confident I can break through the Martial Sect realm and become a Martial Venerable in a very short amount of time.’
’By then, the threat from the Profound Mystery Sect will be much less severe.’
At this thought, Ye Xuan’s fists clenched instantly.
’That Crazy Battle has hunted me time and again, and now he’s even causing trouble at Gale Light Academy. Clearly, he won’t stop until I’m dead.’
’I’ve been on the run for so long, but I can’t keep running forever. The only solution is to get stronger and completely crush the Profound Mystery Sect under my boot.’
A savage light glinted in Ye Xuan’s eyes.
Crazy Battle’s relentless, ghost-like pursuit had finally ignited a true rage deep within Ye Xuan, leaving him utterly furious.
As time flowed by, an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Contestants were continuously ejected from the Array, and even the second group was down to its last member.
This participant was twenty years old, yet he was a Tier Five First Layer Martial Sect.
"Barring any surprises, this person has an over eighty percent chance of getting into Gale Light Academy."
The older student from before commented from the sidelines.
When the time reached an hour and fifteen minutes, the last member of the second group was finally ejected.
Luo Cheng was still holding on, showing no signs of giving up, which made Ye Xuan smile faintly.
Meanwhile, Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi looked completely unaffected, moving with ease inside the Array.
A long while later, just as Luo Cheng was about to collapse, he quickly crushed his jade tablet. He was then ejected from the Array.
"Heavens, I lasted an hour and a half? An hour and a half? That’s incredible..." Luo Cheng was practically bursting with excitement.
At twenty-five years old, the pressure he had to endure in the Array was by far the strongest.
Yet with his Tier Five First Layer cultivation, he had managed to hold on for so long. It was, without a doubt, a remarkable achievement.
"Haha, Young Master Ye, I did it!"
He walked up to Ye Xuan, his voice filled with excitement.
Ye Xuan smiled. "I told you. As long as you persevered, you could do it."
Luo Cheng might be a bit older and his cultivation wasn’t particularly high.
But he possessed some precious qualities that ordinary people lacked. Ye Xuan believed that, given some time, Luo Cheng’s future would be anything but ordinary.
Luo Cheng’s performance injected some much-needed excitement into the otherwise tepid examination.
Anyone who could last over an hour and a half in an Array like this was virtually guaranteed a spot in Gale Light Academy, and they wouldn’t be considered an ordinary student, either.
For a moment, all eyes were on Luo Cheng as the crowd began discussing him animatedly.
At the one-and-a-half-hour mark, the number of participants had dwindled significantly. Very few remained inside.
Another fifteen minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
"It’s almost been two hours, and there are still seven people from the first batch inside the Array. That’s unbelievable," an older student exclaimed in shock from the sidelines.
"Are they all trying to break the two-hour mark?"
Many of the older students watched with solemn expressions.
Lasting for two hours in the Array was a major benchmark. Anyone who could reach it would undoubtedly become an influential figure upon entering Gale Light Academy.
Their accomplishments would far surpass those of ordinary students.
"Hey, look! Those four beauties have all made it this far."
Someone suddenly cried out, and the crowd realized that Murong Yunxiao, Zhou Qingwei, Yun Aoxue, and Xia Qixi were all among the seven remaining participants.
"Let’s see which of the four gets eliminated first."
It had to be said that beautiful women were always the most eye-catching.
Although seven people were still in the Array, all eyes were focused on the four women—Yun Aoxue and her companions. No one paid the other three any attention at all.
Time ticked by, minute by minute.
The two-hour mark was approaching.
Two of the three male disciples were eliminated, but Yun Aoxue and the other three women were still persisting.
GASP!
Many people gasped. It had been almost two hours, and not one of the four beauties had been eliminated. Could all four of them really be aiming for the two-hour mark?
Everyone held their breath and watched intently.
Just then—
Zhou Qingwei’s body suddenly trembled. She crushed her jade tablet and was ejected from the Array.
She didn’t stand up right away. Instead, she took a deep breath to compose herself before opening her eyes with a satisfied expression.
She was very pleased with her performance in this round.
Inside the Array, she had kept pushing herself, silently counting the time. She knew she had lasted for nearly two hours when she was ejected, though she wasn’t sure if she had actually passed the mark.
But she was certain of one thing: she had lasted longer than anyone with the top score from all the previous batches.
It was impossible to observe others from inside the Array, but she was confident that her time was the best in her batch.
The moment she opened her eyes, she was ready to bask in the crowd’s looks of amazement.
But the reality was disappointing. She saw that no one was looking at her; instead, they were all staring wide-eyed into the Array.
"Two hours! It’s been two hours, and there are still four people inside!"
"Unbelievable! Is this batch trying to defy the heavens?"
All the onlookers wore expressions of utter shock.
Zhou Qingwei’s face instantly turned ashen. She, too, now saw that Murong Yunxiao, Yun Aoxue, and Xia Qixi were all still inside the Array.
In other words, of the four of them, she was the first one out.
’Impossible.’
A look of disbelief immediately crossed Zhou Qingwei’s face. She couldn’t believe it was true.
She had been confident and proud her entire life, especially when comparing herself to other girls. She had never believed anyone could be better than her.
But this scene was a devastating blow.
She clenched her fists, her long nails digging deep into her palms as a fire of jealousy burned in her heart.
But right then, nobody was paying any attention to her.
Everyone was too stunned by the fact that Yun Aoxue and the others had reached the two-hour mark.
"It’s one thing for Senior Brother Murong Yunyu’s sister to last this long, but how are those two from the Thirteen Nations Alliance and that other young man still in there?"
Two hours was a watershed. It meant that if these four were students at Gale Light Academy, they would be considered incredibly prodigious talents.
Amid the crowd’s shock, Yun Aoxue, Murong Yunxiao, and Xia Qixi all held on for a few more moments before being eliminated one by one.
But the sole remaining young man had still not been eliminated.
Finally, after two hours and fifteen minutes had passed, this person could no longer hold on and was ejected from the Array.
His result immediately became the new record for the assessment so far, and his name was instantly seared into everyone’s memory.
"Xiao Ping?"
An older student murmured with a look of astonishment, "If this guy joins the academy, he’s definitely a genius qualified to challenge for a spot in the Inner Academy. Those three before him, Murong Yunxiao and the others, were also extraordinary. It looks like this year has no shortage of talent."
Many of the older students felt a sense of pressure.
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