6: Mo Fan:? ? !

"Thank you, thank you!"

Taking the Spirit Stone handed over by the Burly Man, Mo Fan's face lit up with joy, and he was overjoyed.

For someone like him whose talent for Cultivation was nearly zero, he counted on using Spirit Stones to exchange for attribute points to become stronger through adding points.

"Go to the side and rest for a while; I'll notify you for the third round of testing." The Burly Man pointed to the right.

The previous He Wuyi and Zhang Qiang were already over there.

At this moment, the two had already sat cross-legged, palms and soles facing the sky, and were operating their Cultivation Techniques to absorb spiritual energy and Cultivate.

"Dammit, they're so competitive!"

Mo Fan felt a shiver of cold anger and quickly ran over to sit beside them and follow suit in Cultivating.

At the same time.

Another voice rang out.

"Report, I have comprehended it!"

The voice sounded somewhat familiar. Mo Fan glanced over and immediately saw Lin Yiyi.

"So fast; there's definitely something fishy about this woman!"

Mo Fan grumbled inwardly.

"I hope I don't get assigned to the same area in the future!

"Pui pui, scratch that!

"I can't set a flag!"

Mo Fan shook his head, focused his mind, stopped overthinking, and began to Cultivate seriously.

Of course, his Cultivation efficiency was so poor that Cultivating was the same as not Cultivating; he could barely feel any improvement.

But this didn't stop him from being competitive!

Years later, when he grew into a regional overlord, he would be able to shout that phrase proudly and without shame.

"I, Mo Fan, have achieved what I have today entirely through my own unremitting efforts!"

"Good, good, good! You come over and register too!" The Burly Man smiled brightly, revealing a row of white teeth, his grin nearly reaching his ears, completely losing his initial cold and aloof image.

In less than an hour!

This was already the fourth one!

It had already exceeded the standards of previous years!

There was still plenty of time before the end; there was hope for another four or five, or even more, examinees who would fully comprehend the Test Fist Technique!

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight? How many contribution points will that be rewarded with?

"Hahaha, being assigned to handle the recruitment test this time is a massive profit. Those guys didn't even want to come, hahaha!"

The Burly Man was overjoyed, happily verifying Lin Yiyi's information.

"Lin Yiyi.

"Eighteen years old.

"Body Tempering Third Level.

"From Baishi County, Luocheng.

"Not bad, not bad. Go rest over there for a bit and wait for the third round."

"Alright, Senior." Lin Yiyi nodded with a smile and moved with light steps toward Mo Fan and the others.

After a moment, she walked up to Mo Fan's side, smiled slightly, crouched down, and spoke softly.

"We meet again. It's quite a coincidence."

"Indeed, hahaha, please look after me!" Mo Fan stopped Cultivating and rubbed the back of his head awkwardly.

"Your Comprehension Ability is really good, to have actually comprehended the Test Fist Technique so quickly!" Lin Yiyi said.

"Hahaha, it's nothing worth mentioning, nothing worth mentioning. You're also very excellent!" Mo Fan forced himself through the awkward conversation, his toes curling in embarrassment.

"Heehee, let's Cultivate then. There's about an hour left. We should build up our strength and use our best state to face the following assessment."

Lin Yiyi smiled and said no more, sitting down and operating her Cultivation Technique to begin Cultivating.

Mo Fan breathed a sigh of relief, focused his mind, closed his eyes slightly, and quickly entered a Cultivation state.

After a while, Lin Yiyi, who was beside him, opened her eyes and glanced at Mo Fan with a strange expression.

"This guy's efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy is truly terrifying..."

Her Physique was naturally special, making her exceptionally sensitive to spiritual energy, so she could perceive changes that ordinary people could not.

Feeling Mo Fan's efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy, Lin Yiyi was completely stunned.

This is... too much of a loser!

With such a loser Physique, why would it be matched with such a good Comprehension Ability?

"Strange, truly too strange!"

"Well, whatever, it's none of my business..."

Lin Yiyi took a deep breath and concentrated on Cultivating.

On the other side.

Mo Fan was immersed in Cultivation, while simultaneously connecting his consciousness to the virtual panel to check.

【Name: Mo Fan】

【Cultivation: Body Tempering First Level (+)】

【Cultivation Technique: Basic Body Tempering Art】

【Storage Space: 1 cubic meter】

【Available attribute points: 2】

With a thought, the Spirit Stone held in his palm transmitted a wave of warmth and vanished in an instant.

Then, the virtual panel flashed.

The data had changed.

The column for available attribute points changed from 2 to 3.

Mo Fan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, focused his consciousness on the Cultivation column, and tried to click the plus sign behind it with his will.

The virtual panel flashed again, and the Cultivation column changed.

【Cultivation: Body Tempering First Level (+) (3/3)】

At the same time, Mo Fan perceived that as long as he lightly "pressed" the plus button, his Cultivation would immediately increase.

But at this moment, he stopped, calmly withdrew his consciousness, and continued to Cultivate seriously.

Although he really wanted to add points and level up right away.

This occasion was clearly a bit inappropriate.

While a Breakthrough on the spot wasn't anything too strange and wouldn't necessarily attract attention.

He always felt that the Lin Yiyi beside him was strange.

So, regarding adding points, he should wait a bit.

In any case, the attribute points were right there and wouldn't run away; there was no rush!

...Immersed in Cultivation, time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.

However, besides the four including Mo Fan, not a single other person had fully comprehended the Test Fist Technique.

Seeing this, the face of the Burly Man in charge of the assessment couldn't help but darken.

"My expectations were for nothing!

"I thought there might even be seven or eight today!

"Sigh, it seems I was overthinking it!"

The Burly Man's face was written all over with disillusionment.

The heavens had clearly given him hope, only to wake him up with a harsh slap in the end.

Ultimately, he could only comfort himself: "Four isn't bad either; their Comprehension Ability is very good, and they are worth cultivating well.

"In the future, they might be able to make many contributions to the academy, which will also bring credit to me, since I was the one who recruited them."

While thinking this, the Burly Man stood up and spoke to those below the stage in a voice as loud as thunder.

"Everyone, the time is up."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned and fell into a panic.

"No way? Time's up already? I feel like only a short moment has passed..."

"Argh, just a little bit more, just a little bit more! Am I going to be eliminated?"

"It's too hard; this set of fist techniques is too hard. I can't learn it!"

"Mom, I want to go home. The assessment is too hard, waah—"

"..."

A group of people looked as if they had lost their parents, their faces ashen.

Some were unwilling, beating their chests and stamping their feet.

Some shed tears, feeling that fate was unfair.

Some smiled bitterly, lamenting that years of hard Cultivation had vanished like bubbles.

"Sigh, it's too hard. Cultivation is truly too hard..."

Everyone looked at the sky and sighed.

But soon, someone noticed something.

"Wait, it seems only the four of them comprehended the Test Fist Technique and passed the test?"

"No way? Is our batch of people that poor? Only four people passed the second round of assessment?"

"Holy crap! Does that mean the third round won't even be held?!"

"Uh, something doesn't seem right. I heard that the difficulty of Yuxu Academy's assessments doesn't vary much each time. It's impossible they won't even recruit a hundred people..."

"What exactly is going on?"

Just as everyone was confused, the Burly Man's booming voice rang out again.

"Now, you will all perform the Test Fist Technique together one last time. I will select some of you to enter the next round of assessment based on your progress in comprehending the Test Fist Technique!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was startled, and then immediately became ecstatic.

"There's a chance! There's still a chance! I knew things wouldn't be that simple!"

"Hahaha, it's not that I'm too bad, but that the four of them are too freakish!"

A group of people all took a deep breath and began to seriously practice the Test Fist Technique.

Suddenly, a unified sound came through, and the air currents brought by the wind of the punches gathered together, swirling up the dust on the ground with a rustle, spiraling upward as if forming a small tornado.

The Burly Man focused and looked seriously toward those below the stage.

Two or three minutes later, the Burly Man stepped down from the high stage and began to point people out.

"You, passed. Go over there."

"Me? I passed? Hahaha! Am I dreaming?" The person pointed out couldn't help but be stunned, somewhat unable to believe it.

"Stop talking nonsense and go over there to assemble." The Burly Man glared at the person and pointed toward Mo Fan and the others, speaking coldly.

"Yay!" That person was so happy he could fly, and he scurried over toward Mo Fan and the others.

The Burly Man shook his head and didn't say much.

He continued to call names.

In reality, for these examinees who failed to comprehend the Test Fist Technique within two hours, the vast majority of them would be like this for the rest of their lives; it would be very difficult for them to ever have a day of prominence.

Their Cultivation talent was already poor, and their Comprehension Ability couldn't keep up with others.

Such Utility Disciples would truly just be Utility Disciples; Yuxu Academy would not waste too many Cultivation resources on these people.

For Yuxu Academy, this portion of Utility Disciples were simply workers; they were given a simple employment contract, and there would be almost no master-disciple relationship.

Providing them with a job and paying the corresponding remuneration was enough.

Of course, among these people, perhaps a few achievers might appear years later and be promoted to Outer Sect, or even Inner Sect Disciples.

But that was a story for later.

Before long, the Burly Man had selected over three hundred and twenty examinees to advance to the next round.

At this point, out of the three thousand or so examinees, only over three hundred and twenty remained.

"Alright, those examinees whose names were not called can return the way they came."

As soon as these words were spoken, the examinees whose names were not called were all stunned, and their expressions became lonely.

In the end, they gave a sigh and left the square reluctantly, looking back every few steps.

After these people had left, the Burly Man scanned the remaining three hundred-plus people, and his voice rang out again.

"Prepare yourselves. The final round of assessment will take place in five minutes.

"By the way, those who perform excellently in the final round will receive generous Spirit Stone rewards, as well as a one-time privilege to select a Cultivation Technique or Martial Skill without contribution points after entering the sect.

"So everyone, perform well and do your best to show your full strength!"

As he spoke, the Burly Man scanned the four of them, including Mo Fan.

The meaning was very clear.

The ones who would perform excellently would most likely be these few people.

Hearing this, Mo Fan's expression lit up with joy, and his blood began to boil.

Generous Spirit Stone rewards!

attribute points!

But soon, he became dejected.

As a mere Body Tempering First Level weakling, was he dreaming?

However, he soon seemed to think of something and was immediately overjoyed again.

"He didn't say what the final round of assessment is. If it doesn't have much to do with Cultivation... there's still hope!"

Thinking of this, Mo Fan's fighting spirit was roused again.

However, the Burly Man's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over him.

"The content of the final round of assessment is actual combat!"

Mo Fan's face darkened: "??!"