Chapter 1368 No Longer Stunning

"Ouch, you beast dare to butt me? I'll ram your lungs!"

As he spoke, the little fatty darted forward and actually rammed into it.

That divine beast was sent flying by the little fatty, instantly knocking over a crowd.

Seeing this, Xie Jingyi couldn't help laughing heartily: "Haha, you dared to provoke your Lord Xie, now you know the consequences! Ouch, here comes another!"

Truth be told, even Ye Yuan would probably be astonished if he were here.

Although this little fatty didn't have any impressive martial techniques, his movement skills were top-notch.

Weaving through the beast horde, those divine beasts simply couldn't catch him.

When he was accidentally butted by a divine beast earlier, he immediately returned the favor.

This was already the ninth wave, and the divine beasts' level had risen to early one-star.

Though the divine beasts' levels weren't high, their numbers were terrifying, seemingly endless.

Especially after several waves, when the beasts' cultivation rose to mid one-star, the pressure on the martial artists suddenly increased.

However, relying on his movement skills, the little fatty was still handling it with ease.

"Hehe, that kid Ye Yuan must never have imagined that my Xie Jingyi would pass this stage so easily!" the little fatty said smugly.

...

"I must take the top spot! I will break the record in this stage and leave them far behind!" Qin Shao gritted his teeth.

Qin Shao was a standout of this generation in the Qin family, a cousin of Qin Peiyu, but from a side branch, so his status in the family was low.

The Qin family boasted many talents, but he had fought his way through with his own aptitude to become the foremost genius of this generation.

In a large family like the Qin, competition among the younger generation was brutal.

Even though he was now one of the Four Young Masters of Wumeng alongside Su Yuecang and the others, his position in the Qin family was far inferior to theirs.

Because above him, within the Wumeng Academy, there were still several formidable opponents.

The Four Young Masters of Wumeng were merely small-time affairs in the eyes of the family.

Thus, he aimed to make a stunning debut in this entrance exam, overpowering other geniuses to become the top candidate.

That way, he could truly enter the core of the Qin family.

Qin Shao wielded his sword with great vigor, cutting through the beast horde as if entering an unguarded territory, his strength formidable!

"That youth named Ye Yuan cannot be underestimated. Even if he becomes the top candidate, I must not let my guard down! Though he is not strong now, once he enters Wumeng Academy, he may well surpass others later!" Qin Shao thought to himself.

Ye Yuan's performance in the first stage had put immense pressure on him.

Su Yuecang and the others were indeed his competitors, but he knew something of their potential.

But Ye Yuan's performance in the first stage was too stunning, revealing boundless potential.

If Ye Yuan could successfully pass all three stages, he might become a formidable opponent in the future.

After all, they wouldn't be in Wumeng Academy for just a year or two; they would be studying there for the next millennium!

Over such a long time, no one knew what changes might occur.

...

Ye Yuan discovered that he could still cheat!

Well... perhaps it couldn't be called cheating, but rather his specialty as an alchemist.

Facing these divine beasts at the peak of Dongxuan, he didn't need to expend much divine essence.

With his fine control over divine essence, his survival ability was greatly enhanced compared to other martial artists.

This stage was not about how many enemies one killed.

Rather, it was about... survival!

A tidal wave of divine beasts, even at lower realms, posed considerable pressure on martial artists of the same level.

Those who could emerge from the first stage were truly geniuses among geniuses.

Their strength was inherently superior.

For ordinary martial artists, surviving three or four waves was already impressive.

Ye Yuan's fine control over divine essence allowed him to kill more divine beasts with minimal expenditure.

Ye Yuan's combat experience was extremely rich, far beyond what others could match.

Having come all the way from the Immortal Forest World, the battles he had witnessed were things other geniuses had never seen.

This level of slaughter was nothing to him.

Of course, Ye Yuan's biggest drawback was his martial techniques.

Although the "Haotian Sword Art" was decent, it was inherently inferior compared to geniuses from large families like Qin Shao.

Ye Yuan quickly realized this during battle.

At the twentieth wave, all divine beasts advanced another level, becoming late one-star!

Suddenly, Ye Yuan felt the pressure on him increase sharply, and his divine essence consumption rate accelerated noticeably.

"This twentieth wave is indeed extraordinary. I'm afraid many will fall at this stage," Ye Yuan mused.

In fact, only thirty percent, fewer than two thousand people, had managed to hold out until the twentieth wave!

Not everyone could conserve divine essence like Ye Yuan and last this long.

Even so, after such high-intensity consumption, his divine essence was nearly depleted.

"From now on, the divine beasts will coordinate using formations! Each stage cleared adds ten points!"

As soon as the twentieth wave ended, that ethereal voice sounded again.

Then, a massive wave of divine beasts attacked!

But this time, they no longer charged recklessly as before.

There was a certain order among them.

Seeing this, Ye Yuan felt a headache coming on and smiled bitterly: "It seems I won't earn many points in this Earthly Fiend stage!"

Ye Yuan gave it his all, even using the Dragon God's Roar, but ultimately stopped regretfully at the twenty-third stage.

Under the coordination of dozens of divine beasts, Ye Yuan was finally trampled into pulp.

His consciousness abruptly retracted and returned to his body.

"Ye Yuan, cleared twenty-three stages, earned thirty points. Total points: one hundred twenty!" the elder on the platform directly announced.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.

"That scared me! I thought this guy would keep defying the heavens!"

"Now it seems he only has strong martial will. His actual strength is still far off!"

"Yes, his poor performance in this stage shows his overall ability is lacking."

"The entrance exam tests overall ability; the combined scores of all three stages are the final criterion for judging a person's potential."

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As the only mid-Dongxuan among the remaining participants, every move Ye Yuan made naturally drew attention.

But clearly, his dazzling brilliance did not last.

Ye Yuan's performance in this stage was not stunning—in fact, it was near the bottom—which made him less of a topic, and the crowd lost interest in him.

Thus, everyone shifted their focus to the top candidate of this exam.

Soon, Xie Jingyi's consciousness also returned to his body.

When Ye Yuan heard the elder announce the little fatty's result, he was also astonished.

That guy had actually reached the twenty-fifth stage and earned fifty points!

He came to the waiting area and, seeing Ye Yuan, said smugly: "Haha, this time I've outdone you, brother! Seeing that look in your eyes, I, Fatty, am quite enjoying it!"