9: Spiritual Aura Assessment

June 8, 2122.

Linhai County, sunny.

A good day for travel.

Linhai No. 2 Middle School, playground.

On the rostrum, a balding powerhouse spoke loudly, "Everyone is here. Let's depart."

Just as he finished speaking,

several maglev trains descended from the sky; they had only ever seen these trains before, never ridden them.

All the students from Linhai No. 2 Middle School participating in the Supernatural Awakening boarded in order.

Buzz... The train ascended vertically and flew swiftly toward the county center.

County center.

A massive platform stood tall in mid-air.

God-Bestowal Platform.

The top was an inverted triangle, supported by four Heaven-Reaching Pillars below, with a height exceeding a thousand meters.

They used to gaze at this place from afar, fantasizing about becoming the chosen ones here and rising above others.

But now, the closer they got, the more nervous they became.

"Immeasurable Celestial Worthy, Namo Amituofo, God... All deities above, please bless me with a good Extraordinary Talent."

"Preferably Level 2, and if it's a 'Technique', that would be even better. Your Disciple, Zhang Dawei, thanks you sincerely."

"Zhang Dawei, can you stop muttering? I wasn't nervous at first, but you're making me nervous," Yan Hao complained from the side.

Zhang Dawei's legs were shaking. "I can't help it; I can't control myself."

"Brother Qing, aren't you nervous?"

Xiao Weiqing smiled and said, "A little, but being nervous doesn't help. Just relax."

Time passed.

The train finally arrived at the God-Bestowal Platform.

Through the train window, one could see the platform was divided into three levels, with the bottom layer exceeding a kilometer in diameter.

In mid-air, one maglev train after another landed on the God-Bestowal Platform.

"Teachers and students of Linhai No. 2 Middle School, please come this way. Your location is in Sector C-4."

"Let's go."

The cabin door opened, and Chen Luo led the students of Class 12 off the train.

They found the location for Sector C.

Standing at the edge of Sector C, Chen Luo said loudly, "Check your Wristbands and find your positions according to the numbers. Students, I can only take you this far. I'll be cheering for you from below the platform."

Non-exam personnel could only watch the holographic screens on the first level. The Spiritual Qi Assessment was held on the second level, and the Supernatural Awakening ceremony took place on the top level.

At this moment.

Yan Hao suddenly spoke up, "Zhang Dawei, which gods did you just pray to?"

"I forgot, but there were many."

"Do you want to pray too?"

"A little."

Yan Hao pressed his palms together. "All deities, please bless me. Fighting!"

Then he shouted loudly to cheer himself up.

"Fighting!"

The students of Class 12 were inspired and also shouted, "Fighting!"

"Fighting!"

"Fighting!"

"..."

The cheers spread quickly like a virus, and students from other schools joined in the shouting.

Xiao Weiqing pushed through the crowd and found his assigned spot according to the number on his Wristband.

"Sector C-4, No. 312."

"Found it."

Xiao Weiqing arrived at his designated spot and, like the others, sat cross-legged to wait for the assessment.

At the same time.

The third level of the God-Bestowal Platform.

A group of people stood at the edge of the platform, looking down at the energetic students below.

Among them were the leadership team of Linhai County and recruitment teachers from the four Supernatural Universities.

However, at this moment, they were all centered around the two young men in the middle.

The two young men: one had long hair, and one was bald.

"Jiang Peng, how does it feel? Does it remind you of us back then?" the bald young man said with a chuckle.

The bald young man had an ordinary appearance, was nearly two meters tall, with a burly build and solid muscles; his exposed arms were thicker than an average person's thighs.

At this moment.

Jiang Peng felt as disgusted as if he had eaten feces; he had run into the person he least wanted to see.

"Lin Tao, why aren't you staying in Anqiu City? What are you doing here in Linhai County?"

"What? You can come, but I can't?"

"Don't worry, I won't compete with you for that little girl from the Wei Family."

"Tch, as if you could win even if you tried. Are people from the Azure Dragon Academy always this arrogant?"

Lin Tao said loudly, "Don't be so hostile. Back then, you were the one who refused to go to the Azure Dragon Academy and insisted on staying at Luo Jiang Academy."

"Humph!"

Jiang Peng snorted coldly and ignored Lin Tao, looking toward Sector C. He had seen the area distribution and knew that Linhai No. 2 Middle School was in Sector C.

Unfortunately, there were simply too many people. Sector C alone had 2,000 people, and since everyone from Linhai No. 2 Middle School wore the same uniform, he couldn't find Xiao Weiqing at all.

"Sigh, if Wei Lan were here, she'd probably be able to spot him at a glance."

The surrounding teachers overheard their conversation; when they heard "Luo Jiang Academy," their faces showed respect, and when they heard "Azure Dragon Academy," it was longing.

"It's about time to start, right?"

"Yeah."

While they were talking, a broadcast announcement sounded.

"The Great Supernatural Exam officially begins now."

"First item: Spiritual Qi Assessment. Three minutes to prepare."

The vast square, with nearly ten thousand people, instantly fell silent as they waited quietly.

Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

"Assessment begin!"

At the command.

On the second-level platform, nearly ten thousand students were enveloped by rising circular light shields.

Then, a surge of energy gushed out, surrounding Xiao Weiqing.

"Is this Spiritual Qi?"

Xiao Weiqing remembered Chen Luo's instructions and the rules of the Spiritual Qi exam. He immediately circulated the Basic Qi-Induction Technique to quickly absorb the Spiritual Qi.

"Old Li, how many in your Linhai County scored over 40 this year?" The speaker was a recruitment teacher from Yuntai University, surnamed Geng.

The "Old Li" Teacher Geng referred to was Li Sheng, the person in charge of the Great Supernatural Exam in Linhai County.

"Ten."

"That's not bad."

The teacher from Sanshan University shook his head. "The higher the Spiritual Qi Assessment score, the greater the disappointment if they don't get a good talent during the Supernatural Awakening later. Every year, there are many students who never recover from the setback."

This was true.

These teachers had seen too much over the years; Supernatural Talent Awakening was a matter of heaven or Hell in a single moment.

After today, their entire lives would change because of it.

"Someone has already finished."

Li Sheng scanned the surroundings and shook his head helplessly.

Below, some light shields had already begun to disappear. These were the ones who had finished their Spiritual Qi Assessment; in such cases, their scores wouldn't be very good.

Old Li swiped his hand, opening four massive holographic screens.

The names and exam numbers of students appeared continuously on them, followed by their Spiritual Qi Assessment scores. Most were in the single digits.

Immediately after.

The list refreshed faster and faster, reaching dozens per second.

Before the names at the top could be clearly seen, they were scrolled away.

In the column for the Spiritual Qi Assessment rankings, the scores were also steadily rising.

10 points.

15 points.

20 points.

Gradually, the refresh rate slowed down.

The scores also reached 30 points.

Less than 300 light shields remained on the second-level square.

The teachers also perked up because these students were all potential recruits.

32.

35.

There were fewer than 50 light shields left in the square.

29th Place, Lin Yuhan, 37.4 points.

28th Place, Zhang Fei, 37.5 points.

The light shields in the square grew fewer and fewer.

11th Place, Zhao Yun, 40 points.

It appeared—the first 40 points.

7th Place, Ning Zhi, 40 points.

What followed were all 40 points, but the teachers knew that from the tenth place onward, those students had more than just 40 points.

Because even with the same score of 40, there were still differences between them.

I wonder who will be first in the end.

4th Place, Li Fangnan, 40 points.

2nd Place, Wei Lan, 40 points.

"Old Li, that Li Fangnan is your grandson, right? How about it? Any interest in coming to Sanshan University?"

The Sanshan University teacher's remark drew dissatisfaction from the other teachers. "Hey, Teacher Wu, you're breaking the rules. The exam isn't over yet."

Li Sheng chuckled and said, "That's right. The Supernatural Awakening hasn't started yet. If Fangnan doesn't get a good talent, would you still want him, Teacher Wu?"

Although he said that, the expression on Li Sheng's face told everyone that he had confidence in his grandson.

"Eh?"

At this moment.

Lin Tao let out a light gasp of surprise. "That student... why hasn't he finished yet?"