Applied Immortality

Chapter 217, The Final Martial Examination

Translator: Tamon

June 8th, morning.

The summer’s burning sun shone down on the disciples these past couple of days, making them feel the heat despite Mistshroud Mountain Array acting as an umbrella.

The trial arena north of the headquarters had since a few days ago been expanded five times. It was here where the ten Immortal Institutes’ ten thousand disciples would hold their final martial trial, as well as their final martial examination.

Chen Jingyun and Deng Jiaxuan looked down from atop the headquarters. The countless black dots down below were perfectly clear in the eyes of these two Unfettered.

Deng Jiaxuan smiled, “These kids have come at a really good time. In our day, there was no such thing as a fair admission trial.”

The Immortal Institutes and admission trial came to be after the Demonic Emperor’s chaos. Deng and Chen’s era as initiates into Dao just happened to be that tumultuous era.

Even if their master would come out criticizing the admission trial, an insightful man would be quick to see that this trial was the ‘fairest’ in the history of Divine Province.

With effort came just rewards.

Even Cracked Peak’s Ai Clan, the Bernoulli family, and other mighty clans wouldn’t go about pulling strings in the open, relying on their own worth in the examinations.

Chen Jingyun ignored Deng Jiaxuan. Heavenly Sword Palace was not your average sect, focused on protecting the world. It had nothing to do with the Immortal Alliance average sects’ admission trial. This allowed Palace Lord Deng to enjoy the event, unlike him.

Chen Jingyun shook his head. “Except for Bernoulli Xiaoya, none other that wishes to join Myriad Arts Sect is exceptional.”

Deng Jiaxuan started, “Isn’t there Wang Qi as…”

Chen Jingyun grew morose. “I’m feeling restless. His every aspect is perfect.”

Deng Jiaxuan forced a chuckle, changing the subject. “Let’s just watch this year’s batch.”

Admission trial’s martial examination had every disciple spar with other Immortal Institutes’ disciples of relative rank. Each had to go through thirty fights in twenty days. Due to limited time constraints, the Immortal Alliance had the most important events pushed forward, with the rest mixed in between.

After the calculator picked up the first round of fights, Deng Jiaxuan made faces. “Wang Qi is the very first.”

…

“Argent Apex Immortal Institute’s Wang Qi and Lijing Immortal Institute’s Fa Xiong, proceed to the 1st stage, 1st arena!”

As the bell rang nine, a mechanical voice echoed in everyone’s ears.

Immortal Alliance’s calculator couldn’t yet imitate voices. After that announcement, it continued with others. But Wang Qi and Fa Xiong became the hot topic among everyone in the trial area.

“Wang Qi? He was actually put to fight our Head Senior Brother? Who is he?”

“I heard he’s Argent Apex’s…”

“It’s him, the one who beat Ai Changyuan!”

“Tch, haven’t you heard of the new banished immortal?”

“Such a pity… with a talent like that, he’d be at the top.”

“So what if he beat Ai Changyuan? He’s still just a banished immortal.”

Wang Qi was drowned in jeers before he even got in the arena.

Wang Qi didn’t much care. These guys who were looking for a slapping would soon be put in their place, becoming meeker than a mosquito in fall. His mind was on a different matter entirely.

“Will I ever get the protagonist treatment? I’m quite partial to pulling through by some miracle in the last fight and winning the day.”

Wang Qi lamented as he made his way to his arena.

After a youth in golden magic clothing and tanned skin arrived from the other side, the arena’s barrier activated.

The judge started the match, but neither made a move; Wang Qi did it out of boredom, while Fa Xiong did it to taunt, “Hey, banished immortal.”

Wang Qi sighed, “I know you’re going to be bitch-slapped, but my heart is just not into it today.”

“Falling down, eh?” Fa Xiong patted his cheek. “Here it is.” Heh, the fight’s already started! Banished immortal, did you lose the will to fight already?”

[The guy’s a hopeless, dumb…] Wang Qi sighed harder, Celestial Entropy gathering in his fist.

[Let’s get this over with.]

Fa Xiong slapped his chest. “Well, you did beat Ai Changyuan, so I guess you at least got to maintain the same level from half a year ago. Guess I’ll just use you to see how I fare against Ai Changyuan.”

His sleeve moved as a dozen spirit iron pieces flew out to circle around him at dizzying speeds, while an electric arc flared to life along his body.

Mao Zimiao winced below the arena. “How can he control so many magic items? He’s just a mid-Qi Refining cultivator?”

Splitting focus on many magic items was easy. But this had the side effect of lowering computational power. Without a certain cultivation level to back up the math, the magic items would fly all over the place and lose their purpose.

Wu Shiqin was grave. She noticed the invisible electromagnetic waves and saw through the core of his magical art. “They’re not magic items but average material that can fly…”

“Due to the electromagnetic waves around. Can’t you see they all have a specific orbit?” Ai Changyuan explained to Lu Qianqian on the other side of the arena. “Elec-Mag Crossbow’s variation.”

Bernoulli Xiaoya nodded. Fa Xiong had a low IQ but wasn’t dumb, putting up a defense.

[How are you going to answer, Wang Qi?]

Wang Qi’s eyes lit up at the magical art. “Ho~! Since there’s limited range, speed is affected. As you can’t use it as a railgun, you went for defense? Moreover, he even made use of Thunder Cell like me, since it only blocks electricity and not the electromagnetic cannon’s kinetic energy. If I were to use Thunder Cell to break his lightning strike, he would use spiritual power to turn it into kinetic energy for the metal pieces. Not bad at all.”

Fa Xiong spoke with pride. “Heh, I heard you’re also cultivating Celestial Hymn Odyssey and must’ve heard of this as well. Then let me tell you, my major is Celestial Hymn Odyssey. War Thunder body is at the seventh stage…”

“War Thunder Body?” Wang Qi’s eyes shone. “Is that what you’re training?”