Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 215 - 17: Rain Magic Pass Rankings, Branch Selection_3

Chapter 215: Chapter 17: Rain Magic Pass Rankings, Branch Selection_3

"Final score: 1004"

The last person in this group has finished their test.

Hua Zhilin’s score barely broke a thousand, the second highest in this group.

Zhao Xing thought this person was a bit odd, but he indeed had real strength.

Scoring over a thousand in the Rain Magic Pass was no simple feat, a first-rate level among the reserves.

"All members of this group have completed their tests, now return to the flying boat to wait for the final rankings to be announced," the Judge did an about-turn on the spot and headed straight for the flying boat.

.....

As the Cloud Rain Pass ended, the time was nearing 7 p.m., but the sky was still bright, with the five suns still shining upon the earth. Clearly, this area was within the ’midnight sun’ region of the Ten Suns Cave Heaven.

Zuo Zizhi and Lu Bang stood on the second floor of the pavilion waiting for the other groups to return.

When Zhao Xing’s group returned to the flying boat, Zuo Zizhi and Lu Bang’s gazes fell on Zhao Xing and they smiled slightly.

Obviously, they already knew the results.

Now it was just a matter of waiting for everyone to return to announce them together.

Soon enough, another Flying Boat returned.

As soon as the people got off the flying boat, there was a burst of exclamations.

"What? Such a high score?!"

"My God, the combat damage ratio is too exaggerated!"

"Before bringing rain with the Clouds, Shi Yong used the Seasonal Order to weaken the influence of the five suns! In such an extreme environment, he was able to affect the Heavenly Time?"

"With the five suns in the sky, it is so hard to make any impact. Shi Yong truly deserves to be the top pick of the Tiger Flood Dragon Army."

"Zhuang Ziqing did well too, but still couldn’t surpass Brother Shi in this round."

"Ah, the gap between people is just too great."

"..."

Zhao Xing also looked in the direction of the exclamations, only to see Shi Yong and Zhuang Ziqing walking from the Flying Boat to the deck of the flying boat.

The cheers were coming from there.

"Shi Yong, did your combat damage ratio reach eight?"

"Is it that high?"

Listening to the discussions, Zhao Xing couldn’t help but feel surprised; Shi Yong might just be the strongest in this batch.

Up in the pavilion, Lu Bang and Zuo Zizhi were also talking about these two people.

"Shi Yong scored additional points with a combat damage ratio of over eight, while Zhuang Ziqing’s was seven," Lu Bang said.

"Both of them have several years of military experience, having been selected from secondary legions. The Rain Magic Pass’s scoring naturally favors real combat scenarios, so it’s to be expected," Zuo Zizhi said.

"Shi Yong is already twenty-six, and Zhuang Ziqing is a bit younger, at twenty-four. Both have started to cultivate the Seasonal Order, with some gains, while Zhao Xing is only twenty this year and hasn’t had time to cultivate the Seasonal Order yet. His score comes purely from his spell talent," Lu Bang commented.

Lu Bang said, "Anyway, I’m more optimistic about Zhao Xing’s potential; it’s up to the old men at the Heavenly Time Institute to decide."

.....

After waiting another two hours, the flying boats that had been dispatched all gradually returned.

At the beginning of 9 p.m., Zuo Zizhi cleared his throat.

"The fourth round of tests has completely ended!"

"The scores of all participants have been finalized, and now we announce everyone’s score!"

As Zuo Zizhi waved his hand, the Earth Mirror Instrument on the deck started to ripple like flowing water.

Everyone stared intently at the Earth Mirror Instrument.

[First place, Shi Yong, total score 5845]

[Second place, Zhuang Ziqing, total score 4537]

[Third place, Zhao Xing, total score 4019]

[Fourth place, Cao Shuang, total score 3712]

...

[Eighth place, Han Bing, total score 3401]

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[Thirteenth place, Feng Qiu, total score 2851]

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[Twenty-ninth place, Hua Zhilin, total score 1004]

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[Two hundredth place, Pan Shou, total score 251]

With the rankings out, there were joys and sorrows.

Zhao Xing also took a look.

"The gap between me and Zhuang Ziqing isn’t that large, but I’m so far behind Shi Yong?"

"My base score should exceed his by a bit, it seems the gap widened on the additional points."

"He must have comprehended the Seasonal Diagram, perhaps several orders."

The fourth challenge didn’t specify that only rain magic had to be used.

If one had cultivated the "Seasonal Order," the environmental impact of the five suns could be partially negated by the Seasonal Order.

Then, performing the rain-bringing spell would be easier, unaffected by earlier water collection.

Of course, Shi Yong was also Ninth Grade, and he couldn’t completely reverse the environmental impact of the five suns.

"Beyond the top ten, the gap becomes rather large, and further down, the scores show a steep decline."

"Even though the majority have begun to cultivate the secret texts of the three major schools, the knowing, setting, and altering three-fold realms of the Seasonal Diagram are where most remain at the superficial first realm, with limited power when put to use. Against such extreme environments, they are powerless."

In Gucheng’s environment, where the variation between strengths isn’t that significant, one could slightly influence or even ’set’ the Heavenly Time after a year or two of cultivating the Seasonal Order.

In Ten Suns Cave Heaven, it’s not on the same level of intensity. What can be easily shifted in Gucheng becomes tens or hundreds of times harder in Ten Suns Cave Heaven.

....

"Those who ranked after the two hundredth place, please board the Cloud Flying Boat to disembark," Zuo Zizhi didn’t give everyone the time to wallow in spring sadness.

After the results were announced, those who were eliminated were quickly arranged to leave the boat.

Soon, more than half of the people on the deck of the flying boat were gone.

Out of five hundred, only two hundred remained.

"The rest can take out their Earth Mirrors to register for the Heavenly Time Institute," Zuo Zizhi said, "The Heavenly Time Institute will also actively send out notifications, but no matter how many register, they will ultimately select only fifty people."

"Of course, you can also decide whether to register based on your future plans. Even if the Heavenly Time Institute sends out notifications, you can refuse and continue to take part in the tests of the Geography Institute, Taicang Institute, Pinghuai Institute."

"This is a two-way choice and is not compulsory."

After Zuo Zizhi finished speaking, people on deck started registering with their Earth Mirrors, while others waited for notifications from the Heavenly Time Institute.

Zhao Xing was about to take out his Earth Mirror to register, but he saw Lu Bang and Zuo Zizhi gesturing for him to come over.

"They’re calling me over?"

Zhao Xing walked onto the second floor of the pavilion, puzzled.