The tests are random every time the regional sect examination holds and not every test is a test of might. So Arthur's advantage in power might be less effective in certain tests.
There was also news of other special geniuses from other families who were born with special physiques and abilities. So he didn't expect Arthur to claim the first position so firmly and grandly.
It is an impressive achievement because the person in the second position is nowhere near Arthur's performance and couldn't challenge him. Yet, he can't brag about it.
People are talking about Arthur everywhere. They are asking each other for information about him. They want to know where he came from because his performance is eye-catching.
He can hear them because his divine sense can extend from the ship down below. His divine sense is currently communicating with the divine senses of other third coil cultivators at the venue, and all of them are asking about Arthur.
He would like to say that Arthur is from his family. But that's just wrong because he shouldn't have to say that. It should be obvious from Arthur's name that Arthur belongs to the Dyson family.
Since it is not obvious, he will be doubted and questioned if he makes that claim now. That will lead to all manners of questions, disrespect, and jeers about how the true children throughout the history of the family can't compare to one bastard.
This is an opportunity for the prestige of the family to raised, but he can't use it because Arthur does have the Dyson surname. It made him furious just to think about.
Not even the fact that it is family tradition for bastards not to get the surname could appease him. The light of his hair and skin became brighter. He was practically glowing.
He tried to calm down, so he said to himself, "Something should come up soon to indicate his family. There is no need to stoop so low myself."
He tried to calm down, but he had his mind made up about punishing Augustus for this. If Tyson doesn't take the first position at least once, he will be furious.
Meanwhile, the test was still going. Examinees were being sent to the test hall every moment, and some of them were being eliminated too. So examinees were coming and going from the teleportation platform.
There were a total of 11 teleportation platforms. 10 of them are for mass teleportations in the test hall, while one of them is the return platform that brings back eliminated examinees.
Each platform could teleport 1,000 people at once. With the number of participants reaching 5 million and a hundred thousand, a total of 5,100 teleportations need to be made before everyone can have their test.
The platforms can teleport their maximum limit once every minute. But they are not the source of the delay.
The source of the delay is the time it will take for those 1,000 people to be assigned to a platform together with the time it will take them to arrange themselves on their assigned platforms.
It will take 5 minutes for the examinees to assess a platform and reach it. With the need to make 5,100 teleportations, it would take a total of 25,500 minutes before everyone can be sent to the test hall.
25,500 minutes is 17.7 days. So it will take about 18 days before every participant has a chance to have the test. In case of accidents and hold-ups, this can extend to 20 days.
Each examinee has 1 hour to strive for performance points in the first test. But it is unlikely that anyone will spend up to that time before they are eliminated.
Most examinees spend 5 minutes in the test hall before they are eliminated. About 50% of them are eliminated in 5 minutes or less time.
90% of the examinees get eliminated in 10 minutes. 99% get eliminated in 15 minutes. 99.9% or less than 10,000 of the examinees can reach 20 minutes.
Not that the time they spend in the test hall directly correlates to their performance. Some people spend most of the time in the exam hall resting in between fights. So someone who only spent 10 minutes in the test hall might have more performance points than someone who spent 20 minutes.
But that is not the case for Arthur Red Mane. He spent the longest time in the test hall, and he also has the highest ranking. However, after a while, even he had to rest. He also had to slow down.
Model: Sword and Armor Golem (42)
He looked at the properties of the golem he had just defeated and couldn't help but smirk.
He said, "Much stronger, but still a loser."
The golem lay in front of him with its armor full of golden arrows. It looked like a porcupine.
With this kind of power, the golem can injure him severely if its giant sword hits him. He won't be cut because of his second skin, but he would surely be bruised, and maybe his bones would fracture.
It is all because of the strength of the golem, which had nearly reached the fourth transformation of the second mortal coil. This is enough power to match his strength. Unfortunately, the golem itself wasn't fast.
Because it was slow, the initiative of the fight was in his hands. He kept his distance from it and sniped it to death from afar.
Actually, a single arrow of his should have been enough to kill the golem. But the golem was wearing powerful armor.
This armor wasn't the weak one of the first version of the sword and armor golem he fought. This armor seemed to have been upgraded to a rank 2 armor too. So it was more durable.
He had to spend a lot of time to kill the golem. After his victory, he also had to sit down to relax and regain his stamina.