God Emperor - Chapter 74

Chapter 74

In the Western Nine Prefectures, there were seven more commanderies besides Yunwu Commandery and Square Commandery .

Before dark, the warriors from the seven other commanderies were brought in and led to the drill ground of Western Campus . Each made their own camps away from the others .

The seven other commanderies were like Yunwu Commandery in that they were inferior commanderies . Some only had about 10 young warriors, while others had a few hundreds .

The number of young warriors joining the examinations naturally demonstrated the power of each commandery .

"In the entire Western Nine Prefectures, only Square Commandery is a medium level commandery, which is also the most powerful . Almost half of the young warriors here are from Square Commandery," Liu Chengfeng said .

Zhang Ruochen looked around at the young warriors in the drill ground of Western Campus and estimated there were about 1,500 warriors or so . All of them were martial artists of the Black Realm .

Each person in the drill ground was a prodigy in their commandery . No one was a weakling .

Zhang Ruochen asked, "Why are there only warriors from the Western Nine Prefectures? Why don't we see warriors from the South, East, or North Nine Prefectures?"

Liu Chengfeng laughed . "The Martial Market Bank has four campuses . The South, North, East, and Western Campus all examine their students individually . We, the warriors of the Western Nine Prefectures, can only enter Western Campus and become external students of this campus . "

"After your cultivation has reached the Earth Realm and you've become an internal student, you can then engage with the internal students of the other three campuses . "

Zhang Ruochen nodded and stopped asking . Instead, he sat cross-legged on the floor and began Practicing .

He fixed his gaze on the characters for "Drill Ground of Western Campus" carved onto a rock from a distance, feeling the aura of Sword Comprehension emitting from the carving . He used it to guide his meditation to understand the Realm of Heart Integrated into Sword .

Tonight, all the warriors from the Nine Prefectures would have to spend the night on drill ground of Western Campus .

Most warriors were sitting cross-legged on the floor, absorbing the Spiritual Qi . They were adjusting themselves in preparation for the examination tomorrow .

The next day, when the sky had only just brightened, three ear-splitting chimes rang through the School of the Martial Market .

Those who were practicing or sleeping were all shocked awake by the chimes .

They only saw a seven feet tall stage in the middle of the drill grounds, where 10 warriors of very powerful cultivation were standing . One of the elders wore a golden robe, while the other nine were in silver robes .

The nine warriors clad in silver robes were those who went to the nine prefectures to lead the examinees to the school . All of them were elders of the School of the Martial Market .

Liu Chenfeng spoke quietly . "The Martial Market Bank has a strict hierarchical system . People of different ranking wear different clothing . Only the elders of the Martial Market Bank can wear silver robes . As for the golden robed elder . . . only Headmaster of Western Campus can wear it . "

Headmaster of Western Campus was the golden robed elder of the Martial Market Bank .

As for Elder Xie, Elder Situ, and Liu Chengfeng's father, they were all silver robed elders of the Martial Market Bank .

Zhang Ruochen asked, "If we enter the School of the Martial Market, what color are our robes?"

"Plain white robes . " Liu Chengfeng smiled .

Headmaster of Western Campus stood on the seven feet tall stage . The robe he was wearing began to emit a golden light as bright as the sun . Many of the warriors could not open their eyes .

It was clear that his golden robe was not a simple piece of clothing .

Headmaster of Western Campus looked over the entire drill ground, giving off an immense sense of power . "There are altogether 1,537 warriors in Western Nine Prefecture taking the exam this year . The exam is divided into two rounds, 'Hunting Savage Beasts' and 'Breaking Through the Wu Tower' . The 120 will be admitted as external students of the School of the Martial Market in the end . Elder Situ will now announce the specific exam rules . "

He left after making his speech .

Liu Chengfeng let out a breath and smiled . "Thank God, the exam is the same as the past years . "

Liu Chengfeng had prepared beforehand and was very confident in this exam .

Even though Liu Chengfeng was the son of a silver robed elder, he must still pass the exam to join the School of the Martial Market .

Of course, given his identity, he would be privy to many internal workings of the exam and was able to prepare beforehand . This gave him a better chance than the other warriors .

"1,537 examinees and only accepting 120 students . That's not even 10% . Given my cultivation, I probably won't make it . " A warrior of the Initial Stage of the Black Realm gasped . He had already lost hope to pass the exam this year .

On the stage, Elder Situ bowed to Headmaster of Western Campus . He took a step forward and faced the young warriors below . "The examination for the School of the Martial Market has always been fair and just . We only accept talented prodigies . Even if your cultivation is slightly below average, you'll have a chance to pass the examination as long as you're sufficiently talented . "

Those warriors, who had already lost hope, regained their fighting spirits upon hearing these words and gazed towards Elder Situ .

Elder Situ continued, "In half an hour, you'll enter Omen Ridge . You'll only be entering the outside boundaries in a specially marked zone . All savage beasts level three or above have already been removed from this zone .

"The first round of the Market School exam is hunting savage beasts . Initial Stage warriors of the Black Realm who can hunt down five low-class second level beasts will pass the first round .

"Mid-level Black Realm warriors will need to hunt down 10 low-class second level savage beasts to get a pass .

"Warriors of the Advanced Stage of the Black Realm, 20 low-class second level savage beasts .

"Dawn State warriors of the Black Realm, 40 low-class second level savage beasts .

"If there are Medium State warriors of the Black Realm, then you'll have to hunt 80 low-class second level savage beasts to pass the first round of the exam .

"One medium-class second level savage beast equals five low-class second level savage beasts; one superior-class second level beast equals 25 low-class second level beasts . "

Elder Situ stood above and announced the rules . Below him, the young warriors were all discussing among themselves .

One woman in the Initial Stage of the Black Realm smiled . "We only need to hunt five low-class second level beasts to pass the first round? That's too easy!"

Another warrior gave a cold laugh . "You're underestimating them! The savage beasts of Omen Ridge have long lived in harsh conditions . Not only do they have to fight human warriors, they also have to fight with other beasts for food . They're much more powerful than savage beasts elsewhere and at least twice as strong . Each low-class second level beast has the same power as an Initial Stage Black Realm warrior . It'll be very difficult to kill even one, much less five . "

Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, "Not only are there low-class second level savage beasts in Omen Ridge, there are also mid- and superior-class second level beasts . If we run into any superior-class beasts, it's unlikely that we'll survive . "

Superior-class second level savage beasts were even more powerful than warriors who have reached the Completion of the Black Realm . Even if it was Zhang Ruochen who ran into one, it was most likely a death sentence .

Everyone turned pale .

Liu Chengfeng smiled . "Don't worry, everyone . The zone marked by the School is massive . Unless you're unlucky, you'll probably not run into one . "

An Initial Stage Black Realm warrior said with frustration, "If I meet even one medium-class second level beast, it's all be over for me . "

The admission exam for the School of the Martial Market was cruel . Not only did one have to avoid strong beasts, he or she will also have to watch out for other warriors in case of sabotage .

Elder Situ continued to announce the rules . "Before entering Omen Ridge, each person will be given a Kylin Ball . If you meet a life-threatening situation, break the Kylin Ball and the rescue personnel from the School will arrive as soon as possible . Of course, once you break the Kylin Ball, it means you've forfeited the exam . "

"The exam will be three days long . Anyone who hasn't killed the required number of beasts will be disqualified after the third day . "

"Now I declare the exam has officially started . "

Everyone was handed a fist-sized Kylin Ball . It was said that the ball contained Kylin Smoke . Once the ball was broken, the smoke would rush out of the ball and rise thousands of meters into the air .

At this moment, Elder Xie, along with 10 external students of the School of the Martial Market, approached the 66 examinees from Yunwu Commandery .

Yunwu Commandery originally had 68 examinees . Chen Libing was killed and Jiang Heng was wounded heavily and sent back to the commandery . Now only 66 examinees remained .

Elder Situ said, "The 10 standing before you are external students of the School of the Martial Market . They're also your brothers and sisters in training . They'll lead you to separate entrances to enter Omen Ridge .

"You can now choose to enter Omen Ridge alone or you can team up . "

Entering either as individuals or a group had its pros and cons .

Entering as a group of two meant that when danger struck, you had someone to help you out . However, at the same time, you had to keep an eye on your teammate to make sure he or she would not backstab you .

Therefore, one must choose someone he or she trusted to form a group .

But everyone came from different places and many had never met each other before . Therefore no one knew who to trust .

"I choose to enter Omen Ridge alone!" a Mid Stage warrior of the Black Realm said .

Clearly, he did not trust anyone .

Following that, the warriors of Yunwu Commandery all made their choices . Most of them decided to enter Omen Ridge alone . Only 22 people chose to form groups . Among them were Zhang Ruochen and Zi Qian .

Under the leadership of the 10 students, the 66 warriors from Yunwu Commandery walked towards Omen Ridge .

Prince Huo Xing stared at the departing Yunwu Commandery warriors . He sneered . "Everyone, listen up . After entering Omen Ridge, kill every warrior from Yunwu Commandery you meet without hesitation . For each person you kill, I'll reward you with a second-class pill . If you can kill the Ninth Prince, I will reward you with a Genuine Martial Arms grade weapon . "

Hearing Prince Huo Xing's words, the warriors from Square Commandery all smiled coldly .

If they were able to kill all the warriors from Yunwu Commandery, it would probably enrage the Yunwu Commander . It was amusing just thinking about it .

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