Applied Immortality

Chapter 224, Accelerated Martial Examination

Translator: Tamon

The martial examination of the admission trial was going to last a total of twelve days, an overkill for any other martial examination, but not in this instance, especially when there were ten thousand participants involved and each having to go on stage thrice.

As soon as a match ended, the competitors would leave the stage to make way for the next fight in a timely fashion, followed by the calculator announcing the next fighters to get ready.

The sheer efficiency made the martial examination that much faster. In Wang Qi’s words, it was faster than a load screen’s progress bar.

Countless eyes watched this carousel of an examination, with most being from competitors interested in the disciples of other Immortal Institutions similarly ranked as they were. All wracked their brains in figuring out their opponents’ traits in hope of coming up with a sensible tactic to their advantage, if not outright win.

There was also a small minority of onlookers who came in the capacity of sect recruiters.

Any and all Immortal Institute disciples were handpicked talents from across the Divine Province. They wouldn’t bother with average sects’ invitations, their eyes on the five best or first-rate sects.

Over time, small sects stopped coming to the Immortal Institutions, instead conducting small-scale examinations in every branch’s location for the Dao seekers failing to enter the Immortal Institute. But there was no lack of the tail ends of the Immortal Institute ranking that were happy to choose a smaller pond and play as princes in a second-rate sect. Hence the presence of few seniors from these groups.

In these people’s eyes, this trial was like no other.

Immortal Alliance wasn’t after killers and warriors. They weren’t worth a dime as far as it was concerned, not when Dao seekers could do so much more.

It made the outcome of a match secondary to the renowned cultivators spectating, more keen on seeing freshmen show their ideas and innovation.

But as in everything, there were exceptions. The Eminence recruiters would express the same appreciation to those rare disciples with overwhelming prowess.

Like this.

“That Ai kid won again.”

“Incredible, the Qi Refining me back in the day didn’t have a tenth of his valor.”

“He lives up to the name of Transcendent’s descendant!”

Ai Changyuan had thirteen matches, all ending in victories, of which ten were insta-wins.

The recruiters watched the floating youth on the stage cheered by the crowd with a mixture of joy and sadness.

Even before this friendly row took off, everyone saw the kid as ‘guaranteed loss number 1.’ He was already hailed the best among his peers.

Those with active imaginations had their thoughts lead them to another youth. With Ai Changyuan so strong, then what of Wang Qi who beat him before?

Wang Qi had twelve wins out of twelve matches. More importantly, he secured those victories through overwhelming superiority.

“You call that a banished immortal?”

“Banished immortals have an instinctive understanding of the use of spiritual power, all gut and no concrete picture…”

Wang Qi performance had many small sect recruiters excited. Unlike the mainstream sects of the Immortal Alliance picky about prospective recruits’ potential being anything below Eminence, these small time sects’ peak was exactly that. And judging by Wang Qi’s manner, even if Primordial Spirit’s Eminence was out, he’d make the very best Golden Core cultivator Divine Province had ever seen!

That was a small sect’s core power material right there!

The thought had many hearts whose hopes of recruiting him were dashed, springing up with renewed prospects. [As five best, you care about some banished immortal, but not us!]

Deng Jiaxuan would’ve surely sneered at their thinking. The reason for his headache was precisely Wang Qi’s choice.

“Just what is going on? Whether it’s Scorching Metal Valley’s Heavenly Spirit Range or Harmony Coalition, they all offer excellent treatment! Why is he so dead set on Myriad Arts Sect?”

Chen Jingyun swiped through the interface before him with an indifferent tone, “It’s only natural. It’s also illegal to force someone into changing the sect they aspire towards.”

Deng Jiaxuan’s irritation got to him. “Ahem, Jingyun, I guess you don’t know that the kid took your words at face value.”

“They were all true,” Chen Jingyun spoke. “If he’s a banished immortal, he can’t comprehend Dao, making kneeling a moot point. If his records are genuine, it proves he’s no banished immortal and that I was wrong. So what if I kneel?”

Deng Jiaxuan resigned himself as he plopped down. “Forget it. What are you doing?”

“I can’t let him into any of my sect’s branches or areas, so choosing an adequate place for him is a must. The others find this far too troublesome, and so I can only handle it myself.”

Deng Jiaxuan asked, “So soon?”

Chen Jingyun brought out the written examination records for him to see. “Here.”

Deng Jiaxuan skimmed over it, “Many got full score this year.”

Chen Jingyun said, “There’s also Wang Qi’s full score theoretical level. And with his fighting strength, a cut above most freshmen, there are only around four places that would fit him, the same ones I worry about.”

Deng Jiaxuan winced. “Must you?”

“I tweaked the calculator’s logic, making it pit Wang Qi against the strongest disciples. Once the matches are over, I can assess Wang Qi’s identity and direction.”

As if on cue, a flat voice entered the two’s ears. “Argent Apex Immortal Institute’s Wang Qi and Tianye Immortal Institute’s Sun Sheng, stand by at the 2nd stage, 7th arena!”

Chen Jingyun looked up. “It’s begun.”