Hearing this conjecture made Xu Jin click his tongue in admiration.
If this inference was true,
then Ning Yuchan would indeed be a gold-medal coach.
A hundred breaths later, the secret realm below quickly took shape, looking, at a glance, like an endless mountain wilderness.
At the same time, another light screen appeared in the sky.
[Autumn exam second round: practical martial arts]
[Rules: In the secret realm, an Alien Race often seen on many battlefields will appear, with the lowest Cultivation Level being Dining Dawn Sixth Layer, mainly composed of Sixth and Seventh Layers, including Star Casting Realm enemies, and the highest being Star Refining Realm alien elite.
One point for slaying a Dining Dawn Sixth Layer, two points for a Seventh Layer, four points for an early Stage Star Casting, six points for a Middle Period Star Casting, eight points for a Late Period, ten points for a Peak Star Casting, fifteen points for slaying a First Layer Star Refining, twenty points for a Second Layer, and twenty-five points for a Third Layer. In addition, there are three Star Refining Fifth Layer alien elite, slaying one is worth fifty points.
Those who score at least ten points and survive until the end pass the round.
This practical martial arts secret realm session will last an hour, and anyone killed within this hour without at least ten points is eliminated!
This martial arts exam enforces Military Law, all behavior must follow military discipline.]
[First place: three Star Casting Pills]
[Second and third places: two Star Casting Pills each]
[Fourth to tenth places: one Star Casting Pill]
[Eleventh to one hundredth places: twenty strands of Starlight]
[All who pass the round will be rewarded with five strands of Starlight]
In just an instant, as the rules and rewards emerged, Xu Jin almost immediately received a Starlight Transmission.
[Xu Jin, you have received sixty strands of Starlight as a reward from the Da Chen National Daoist School]
This pleasantly surprised Xu Jin, who hadn’t expected the reward to be distributed so directly.
With a thought, he checked his Star-picking Order and immediately saw the number of his Starlight strands.
[Da Chen National Daoist School]
[Starlight: 287 strands]
Before receiving Starlight from the Drunk Moon Immortal, Xu Jin’s Starlight had reached a high of 249 strands, but he had spent quite a bit recently, including sending Starlight Transmissions and replenishing his Star Power.
Xu Jin was well aware that these strands of Starlight would now be his most important cultivation resource.
He also had a better understanding of the purpose behind the Da Chen National Daoist School’s autumn exam: to grant rewards to all who pass.
In other words, even if they were not ultimately selected for the National Taoist Institute, disciples who participated in the autumn exam would still accumulate a certain amount of resources for their cultivation.
Xu Jin was already knowledgeable about the Star Casting Pills.
These were the most important pills for Star Casting, containing a large amount of Star Power and, reportedly manufactured from Star Beast Star Cores, they did not suffer a significant decrease in efficacy after one use, unlike most other pills.
The Star Casting Pill was more like a container storing Star Power.
Typically, someone at the Peak of Seventh Layer Dining Dawn would need at least one Star Casting Pill to facilitate the most basic Star Casting.
To form a Middle Grade star core, at least three Star Casting Pills were needed.
Within the Daoist Institute, a single Star Casting Pill was priced at five hundred Taoist Merits.
If calculated this way, the reward for first place was truly astonishing.
The first-place reward of three Star Casting Pills was equivalent to one thousand five hundred Taoist Merits, which required one hundred and fifty strands of Starlight for an exchange.
"This time, I must make sure to secure at least second place and compete for first!" Xu Jin resolved firmly.
[Xu Jin, the second round of the autumn exam’s practical martial arts is about to start, please enter within thirty breaths]
Another Starlight Transmission appeared before Xu Jin.
At the same time, Ning Yuchan, who had also clearly seen the rules, began to quickly summarize them for a group of disciples.
"Remember, we’re operating under Military Law, and all actions must comply with military discipline, which you have already been briefed on.
But there are two hidden points to note.
One is that in this round, it’s possible to form alliances with others.
If you land near someone you know, you can team up for combat.
The other point is about the allocation of Star Power; you must be mindful of how you distribute your Star Power," Ning Yuchan urged anxiously.
Under the flag of the Da Chen National Daoist School, Liu Qingzhu, one of the twelve Vice Academicians, scolded the disciples fiercely for 15 mins, especially those who were below fourth place and were still ranting.
"What are you all eating! The first round was divided into five small trials, tell me, which type have you not tried?
Thousand arrows piercing the heart?
You’ve all been through similar ones, and even if there’s some variation, at your level of realm, no matter how it changes, it’s still within the Dining Dawn Realm.
Look at the results you got.
Not only did none of you secure the top ten spots, but three disciples from the State Taoist Institute even squeezed in amongst you.
I won’t even mention Ji Hongli.
What about the other two!
You’re practically throwing my face away!
And Lv Kun, he’s the very definition of useless..." Liu Qingzhu, hands on hips and angrily scolding, suddenly realized that Lv Kun was absent from the group of trialists, which made her even angrier, and she kicked Yan Chen, "You’re taking revenge? We’re all from Dachen, who are you avenging!"
The disciples of the National Taoist Institute, scolded by Vice Academician Liu Qingzhu, hung their heads bashfully, not daring to speak.
"Alright, get moving!
You’ve all participated in at least one of these practical martial arts sessions before. If you cause me embarrassment again,
no matter what your autumn exam results are, I refuse to accept any of you!" Liu Qingzhu, with her slender waist pinched and a posture like she was railing at them in the streets!
The Da Chen National Daoist School disciples, upon hearing this, felt as if they had been granted an amnesty and fled into the second round of the autumn exam.
Before entering, Yan Chen, Yuan Feiqing, and others all suddenly received a Starlight Transmission.