"Xiao Yi, how long will we be flying this time?" Fang Jueyu gazed at the dazzling Light Universe, filled with both apprehension and eager anticipation.
"At this spaceship's speed, it'll take us about eight months. Once we arrive, the entrance examination will start in about a month," responded Xiao Yi.
"With our family's influence, I thought I could get a free pass to enroll. But here I am, needing to take an exam," Fang Jueyu said, pouting. He couldn't even remember the last time he had to take a test.
"The Cosmic Federation School doesn't care about connections," Xiao Yi remarked. "This school isn't something privately run by an individual or an organization. They only admit a hundred thousand students every ten thousand years. Think about how many people are in the universe, and then consider this overwhelming competition."
"Why don't you tell me more about this Cosmic Federation School?" Fang Jueyu said. Since they had so much free time on their hands, they might as well learn more and mentally prepare.
"Talking about this school could take days and still not cover everything. Just see for yourself!" Xiao Yi instantly transferred all the data about the Cosmic Federation School to Fang Jueyu.
Although it's named the Cosmic Federation School, it wasn't established by the Cosmic Federation. Instead, it was created by a group of top martial artists and has existed for tens of millions of years.
The Cosmic Federation School was constructed on an artificial celestial body, its diameter surpassing any known naturally formed celestial body to date. It was formed by advanced technology and the astonishing powers of countless martial artists, shattering and reorganizing uninhabited planets.
The school's area was even vaster than a star system!
At this school, the weakest teachers were Controllers, and occasionally even Transcenders would come to give public lectures or recruit direct disciples. Hence, martial artists from across the universe were striving to get into this school.
As a result, the entrance standards became extremely high. If you're not a youthful genius, no matter your background, you shouldn't think about entering. Before the entrance exam, age and level must be tested, and those who fail to meet the criteria automatically lose their qualification to take the test. Nobody would even bother to assess your aptitude.
In the quest for those hundred thousand spots, nearly all of the three hundred plus universe realms sent forth their best young talents from their civilizations.
However, not everyone was eligible to compete for those hundred thousand spots, or else the selection would be overwhelmingly large. Each universe realm had a hundred million recommendation slots!
Remember, a single universe realm would have at least hundreds or thousands of level four and top-tier civilizations. They all had gone through rounds of competition within their civilization, finally emerging victorious to earn a spot in the exam.
You can imagine how difficult it was to secure a spot. Those eligible to take the exam were unquestionably outstanding representatives from various civilizations. Across the universe, with over 300 universe realms, the entrance exam involved over thirty billion people.
Thanks to the Fang Family, Fang Jueyu could bypass the universe realm competition and directly participate in the entrance exam. This privilege was the only benefit his lineage could offer him.
Of course, if Fang Jueyu didn't rank among the top one hundred thousand out of those billions, not even his family name could secure him a place in the school.
Once someone became a student at this school, their civilization would receive protection from the Cosmic Federation School, bestowed with vast resources and guarded by martial artists, allowing them to concentrate solely on their training.
Those from weaker civilizations tried their utmost to change their destiny, striving for such an opportunity, not just for themselves but for their whole civilization.
Moreover, the Cosmic Federation School's training resources were incomprehensible, with their top-level technological support enhancing growth speeds by even a hundredfold.
Typically, Divine Ability Users would be thousands, even tens of thousands, of years old, but at this school, it wasn't uncommon to find Divine Ability Users only a few hundred years old. Such was the foundation of the Cosmic Federation School.
"Xiao Yi, how many people from our Cosmic Empire qualified in the last selection?"
"Hahaha, your Tangwu Mountain Universe Realm was among the weakest in the over three hundred universe realms. In the last selection, out of the one hundred million sent, only seventy-two were successfully admitted, and all ranked beyond the thousandth position."
"Damn, such garbage?" Fang Jueyu was taken aback. With each civilization averaging over three hundred spots from those hundred thousand, getting only seventy-two through was somewhat astonishing.
"But at this Cosmic Federation School, can I learn more advanced Potential Guiding Techniques?"
"Nonsense, of course not!" Xiao Yi replied, "Host, the Potential Guiding Technique you've learned is one of a kind, even involving Demigod experts. I assure you, even the guiding techniques taught at the Cosmic Federation School can't compare."
"Obviously, you're entering this school for richer resources and more accurate guidance," Xiao Yi added. "So, if you want to learn the third level, hurry up and complete your third-phase mission."
"Oh crap, I almost forgot about that!" Fang Jueyu suddenly realized. His Potential Guiding Technique only allowed him to train to the peak of a Source Energy User. If he didn't complete the mission soon, he might plateau.
"To make a name for myself in a universe realm, damn!" Fang Jueyu suddenly felt he was being manipulated. "The way this all links together is inescapable!"
Although his dad had discussed the enrollment matter with him, this third-phase mission entirely restricted his decisions. Without taking this test, he had hardly any chance of gaining fame in the universe realm.
This was clearly forcing him to take the exam!
"Fang Huai, you sneaky bastard!" Fang Jueyu was suddenly gritting his teeth, realizing he had been set up by his own father. Was this really his parent?
"No, host, you've misunderstood your father!" Xiao Yi suddenly stood up for Fang Huai.
"Creating this permission-unlocking task for me, if not manipulation, then what is it?"
"No, it was completely coincidental and unexpected!" Xiao Yi said. "Mr. Fang's initial goal was solely to make you show off across the whole universe!"
"What?" Fang Jueyu was dumbstruck. Although the reason sounded absurd and trivial, knowing Fang Huai's personality, it wouldn't be inconceivable for him to pull such a move!
"Oh, and Mr. Fang was quite pleased by what you accomplished in the Molar Civilization, he encourages you to keep it up!"
"Damn!" Truly speechless, was a universe realm stage no longer enough to show off? Was he really being pushed to flaunt across the entire universe now?
"Alright then!" With the situation as it was, Fang Jueyu had no other choice. If he failed to complete this third-tier permission task, he'd likely halt at the peak of a Source Energy User.
"In that case, the Cosmic Federation School's entrance exam would be my new stage!" Fang Jueyu thought it through, then broke out into a mischievous grin. Indeed, the joy and sense of achievement when flaunting couldn't be imagined by outsiders!