The top floor of a pavilion on the edge of the square
The expressions of the two middle-aged Martial Kings were slightly gloomy.
“I didn't expect that kid's luck to be so good, we couldn't even get rid of him like this.” A Triangular Eyes Martial King said coldly.
“Did that Wei Gao know that kid, to actually speak up for him?” Another Thin Face Martial King asked.
“Unlikely, perhaps it was just a coincidence. Wei Gao is aloof, not someone ordinary people can approach.” The Triangular Eyes Martial King said.
“Then should we think of another way to remove his spot?” The Thin Face Martial King was a bit unwilling.
“Forget it, the College assessment situation is very complex, and Attendant Fang Changlin has already been exposed. It's not convenient to make more small moves. Besides, what if this kid participates in the assessment? The assessment is divided into three stages, and there are plenty of opportunities to get rid of him in these three stages.” The Triangular Eyes Martial King sneered.
“Hmm, Senior Brother is right, it seems we're not the only ones who want this kid dead. As long as we can provide them convenience, we won't even need to act ourselves.” The Thin Face Martial King said smilingly.
“Hmm, for the time being, let's not alert the enemy. During the various College assessments, we should avoid suspicion and let this kid breathe fresh air for a few more days.” The Triangular Eyes Martial King said indifferently.
“Heh heh, Senior Brother is very thoughtful.” The Thin Face Martial King laughed.
In Hualong City. Inside Zhang Hao's inn.
Zhang Hao and Elder Wei were staring at each other.
“Kid, what kind of look is that? Could it be that your older brother here is particularly handsome today?” Elder Wei smiled slightly.
Zhang Hao gave a dry laugh and said, “Old man, I just didn't expect you to be a judge. It seems the Elders of the various Colleges are really lacking in talent!”
Elder Wei was depressed and said to Zhang Hao, “Kid, what are you saying? Is it cheap for me to be a judge?”
Zhang Hao looked at Elder Wei and said smilingly, “Old man, but seriously, I really owe you today.”
Elder Wei glared at Zhang Hao and said, “Now that sounds like human speech.”
Pausing, Elder Wei looked at Zhang Hao and asked, “Kid, since you've already obtained the qianlong bronze token, and the qianlong bronze token can directly enter the Three Great Academies, why bother with unnecessary actions?”
Zhang Hao shook his head and smiled, “Old man, the assessment is also a form of experience, and it is said that this time, the points for the top three in the assessment are quite generous, and Young Master here doesn't want to give them up!”
“Hahaha... I knew it, so that's what you're planning, kid. That's right, the top three in the assessment have special rewards. First place gets 10,000 contribution points. Second place gets 5,000 contribution points, and third place gets 2,000 contribution points.” Elder Wei rattled them off like family treasures.
Zhang Hao nodded slightly and asked with some curiosity, “What exactly are these contribution points for?”
Elder Wei smiled slightly and said, “Of course they're useful, and very useful indeed. If you enter any College, with these contribution points, you can exchange them for treasures. Within the College, purchasing cultivation methods, Martial Skills, magical artifacts, and so on, is not done with worldly money. Worldly money is trash within the College.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hao finally understood.
“Kid, this time, it's obvious you've offended someone. To be able to find a Deacon to deal with you, that person's capability is not small, you must be careful.” Elder Wei said to Zhang Hao seriously.
“Elder Wei, thank you.” This time, Zhang Hao was sincere.
Regardless of Elder Wei's intentions, the fact that he helped him several times is undeniable. Zhang Hao was still very grateful to Elder Wei.
“Haha, speaking of thanks, it's actually this old man who needs to thank you. This time, you entered the assessment ranked 95,000, which allowed your older brother here to benefit. This time, the headquarters is transferring your older brother here back to the headquarters to take up a post.” Elder Wei said this, his eyebrows dancing with excitement. He was clearly very thrilled.
“Hahaha, then I'll congratulate your older brother on his promotion first.” Zhang Hao smiled slightly.
“Alright, your older brother here has been here for a while, and needs to leave now. Otherwise, if someone with ill intentions discovers it, it won't be good for you, kid.” Elder Wei smiled at Zhang Hao.
“Older brother, take care!” Zhang Hao said.
Elder Wei nodded slightly. He turned and left.
Walking to the window, Zhang Hao looked at the night outside. He murmured, “Their reach is really long! But it doesn't matter, Young Master here wants to see who can outplay who!”
On the third day, the assessment officially began.
The location for the first assessment was the Ten Directional Mountain Range.
The assessment officer stood before the candidates and informed them of the content of this assessment.
After the assessment officer finished explaining the assessment content, they finally knew the content of the first assessment.
The first round was an elimination round. This time, there were millions of applicants. Naturally, an elimination round was necessary. With so many people, the assessment was divided among a hundred large mountains in the Ten Directional Mountain Range. Each mountain had tens of thousands of students. Each assessment only took the top thousand. The elimination rate was still quite high.
Zhang Hao was assigned to the tenth large mountain.
The assessment content was very simple: points. Each candidate's token had 1000 initial points. Candidates plundered each other's points. The higher the points, the higher the ranking.
Although the examiners claimed mutual killing was prohibited, within the Ten Directional Mountain Range, there were many Ferocious Beasts, and even if someone killed another, the body would be devoured by Ferocious Beasts. Therefore, the rule prohibiting killing was just a formality. No one truly cared. As a result, every assessment was a river of blood.
Each large mountain had a corresponding small teleportation array.
After Zhang Hao entered the teleportation array, he was quickly teleported to the corresponding large mountain.
“Heh heh, kid, hand over your points token, and I can spare your life.”
Three youths who were Martial Warriors looked at Zhang Hao with ill intentions.
They formed an alliance so quickly, they're quite resourceful. Zhang Hao was slightly surprised. After all, the teleportation was random to any location within the large mountain. This was to prevent people from forming teams and affecting the fairness of the assessment. The fact that these three youths could organize so quickly indeed showed they had connections. However, these three youths lacked vision; trying to rob him, weren't they just courting death?
All three were Martial Warriors at the Martial Master Seventh Level. Their cultivation wasn't strong. This time, the Colleges participating in the assessment had a minimum cultivation requirement. It had to be above Martial Master Fifth Level. Naturally, there weren't many Martial Warriors like Zhang Hao at the Great Martial Master Seventh Level.
“Hand over your points tokens, or else... I'll cripple you and then take your points. Choose one!” Zhang Hao said indifferently.
“Kid, you're courting death!”
The three youths were furious. They saw that Zhang Hao only had the cultivation of Martial Master Sixth Level, yet he dared to speak so boastfully in front of them, it was simply outrageous.
Of course, the three didn't know that Zhang Hao had cultivated the Gathering Breath Art. He only appeared to have the cultivation of Martial Master Seventh Level on the surface, but his actual strength was far beyond what they could imagine.
Suddenly, a terrifying pressure emanated from Zhang Hao's body.
“Grea... Great Martial Master...”
The three youths felt a terrifying pressure that prevented their True Qi from circulating. Their faces instantly turned pale.