Chapter 149 - 111: Why Should a Top Student Care About Minor Tests?

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The inter-school exam, also known as the internal exam within the ten major Immortal Institutes, was created to determine the ranking of each new disciple among all students of the Immortal Institutes. Of course, not all disciples from the ten Immortal Institutes had to gather together for comparison—that would take too much time. Typically, during December's inter-school exam, disciples from the A and B Immortal Institutes would head to the C Immortal Institute to conduct written and martial tests. Disciples from the C Immortal Institute, on the other hand, would join those from the D Immortal Institute to visit another institute. In April of the following year, the A Immortal Institute would compete with another institute, other than the B Institute, in yet another location. Then, based on the results of these two inter-school exams, the Immortal Alliance would calculate a rough ranking for each disciple. In the final unified entry trial, the Immortal Alliance would arrange for new disciples with similar rankings to undergo the martial test together. With more participants, the martial test would naturally take longer. The inter-school exam lasted six days in total, with five days allocated for martial testing. Moreover, the written test questions from each Immortal Institute were set by instructors from other institutes in order to check for any teaching omissions. And "changing venues" was to offset even the slightest "home advantage" from influencing the trial results. Wang Qi recalled the various regulations of the inter-school exam and pondered, "Traveling to another Immortal Institute, even if we fly there by Spirit Boat, would take half a day. After disembarking the Spirit Boat, we can't immediately join the battle, which is another half-day. Five days for martial tests and one day for written exams... plus New Year's Eve is a holiday. Counting the days, it seems there really aren't many left, huh?" The trial area supervisor smiled and said, "As long as you understand, junior brother." Wang Qi said earnestly, "I don't have much time left..." "Yes, yes..." "I need to hurry up and train with the sword!" Wang Qi clapped his hands and said, "Senior brother, today I want to chop a few more heads... practice the sword longer!" After speaking, Wang Qi hastened his pace toward the trial grounds. The supervisor wished he could slap himself, "Why did I have to say so much... if this kid keeps chopping, there will really be no demons left for others!" After a day of bullying the weak, Wang Qi headed back to the Immortal Institute. As he walked, he rubbed a ring on his hand and asked, "Old man, how am I doing now?" Zhen Chan had spent ten thousand years cooped up in the ring and was out of touch with the current times. But this old man was rich in combat experience and his words could still serve as a reference for martial encounters. Zhen Chan's voice sounded somewhat gloomy, "I really don't understand... why do you radiate green light all over your body when you use the 'Heavenly Crystal Sword Technique'?" "Sentimentality... sentimentality..." Zhen Chan sighed, "If you didn't bother with those unnecessary things, you'd have no problem defeating a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator, and your recent progress is especially noticeable." Wang Qi's expression was triumphant, "I am a genius!" "It would be better if you didn't use all that unnecessary stuff." "Don't mind those details!" Zheng Chan paused to think, then asked, "Your Thunder Technique has been growing more pure lately. Didn't you put aside practicing Heavenly Song to consider joining Wanfa Sect?" Wang Qi explained, "The Liye Expansion Method and Bai Ze Expansion Method have major uses in the electromagnetic field, so combining Bai Ze True Formation Slash with the Thunder Sound Chord Saber Technique allows me to handle Electric Energy more smoothly." Saying this, Wang Qi asked again, "Old man, from your perspective, are there any deficiencies in my combat skills?" "Far attacks have the Elephant Phase Wave Skill, close-quarters combat has the Heavenly Entropy Technique, and your Sword Technique has reached an entry level," Zhen Chan pondered. "If we talk about the profoundness of spells, Heavenly Song has many uses, and even without seeking to harm the enemy, it's sufficient for support. From my perspective, I can see no shortcomings." Wang Qi thought for a moment and asked, "I only have one long sword on me as a Magic Artifact, will I be at a disadvantage?" "Rest assured, early-stage and mid-stage Qi Refining can't handle too good a Magic Artifact. Most Talisman Artifacts at your level can't withstand your punches and kicks." "So, what I need to be wary of are only opponents who are also academic overachievers." Only another academic overachiever could understand the fearsome side of academic overachievers. Wang Qi knew that his goal was tantamount to capturing the position of the top scholar from a major province, and his reliance was on over twenty years more of learning than others, courtesy of his previous life on Earth, and a level of mathematical and physical knowledge that was slightly superior to Shenzhou's. This was not a guaranteed victory. The Earth's universe had no supernatural forces, yet it still produced a monster like Von Neumann, who could mentally calculate eight-digit multiplications at the age of six, study Calculus at eight, and delve into Function Theory at ten. If Wang Qi had such a person among his opponents, his advantages might not be enough to suppress the other party. Additionally, the children of noble families had recited axioms since childhood and practiced the Modern methods. They might possess some highly weighted technique. For example, a member of the Bo Family, whom Wang Qi considered a hypothetical enemy. The Bo Family, with their history of producing eleven Carefree masters, had many excellent methods to study. In the history of science, important achievements such as Bernoulli's Equation and Bernoulli's Law of Large Numbers were numerous and associated with the name "Bo." Thinking this, Wang Qi felt he should pay more attention to the inter-school exam. He looked up at the sky and realized it was still dinner time, so he headed to the Kitchen. Upon entering, he didn't eat, but looked around. Eventually, he spotted Mao Zimiao at the edge of the Kitchen. Mao Zimiao always had a regular routine. Wang Qi sat directly across from her, "Yo, Azimiao!" The cat-eared girl was startled, "Meow?" She first looked at Wang Qi's hand to see what he had for dinner, wondering if he had eaten well. When she noticed Wang Qi came empty-handed, the girl defensively covered her ears, "Xiao Qi, are you here to ask about something, meow?" The academic overachiever looked at Mao Zimiao with a complicated expression, "I always feel like you have a skewed image of me in your mind..." Zhen Chan timely reminded, "Focus on the main point." After spending ten years together, he was very clear about Wang Qi's nature. Given the latter's mysterious train of thought, Zhen Chan felt the need to give a reminder, in case Wang Qi derailed the topic. It had to be said, the former Mahayana Grandmaster was becoming more adapted to his role as a multi-functional electronic assistant. Wang Qi finally pulled his thoughts back from his complaints and inquired Mao Zimiao about the inter-school exam. After Mao Zimiao heard the question, her mouth twitched, "Xiao Qi, you actually don't care about the monthly test?" The academic overachiever looked quite aggrieved, "Well, when it's time for the exam, I'll just take it, I don't need to prepare anything special." The girl managed to choke back her reply and said wearily, "Actually, the instructor announced it... in four days, we'll join our classmates from the Langde Immortal Institute to go to the Jiongli Immortal Institute."

Chapter 149 - 111: Why Should a Top Student Care About Minor Tests?

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