The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 418 - 294: Martial Arts Seed

Chapter 418: Chapter 294: Martial Arts Seed

Everyone was surprised that the second round would be a combat assessment. Although the examiners would only strike three times and adjust their strength to the peak of the Spiritual Realm, let’s not forget that their physical fitness is not based on Spiritual Sense. Once they make a move, it’s very difficult for masters of the Spiritual Realm to withstand these three strikes.

Di Zhu’an is the best example of this.

Although he is strong, Yu Hai is stronger. That’s why he was injured after only three strikes, and it’s fortunate that the examination stops at the point of contact. If the fight were to continue, Di Zhu’an would undoubtedly be defeated miserably.

"Don’t be unconvinced, I know you are a genius. In the Cultivation Circle of your city, your strength undoubtedly makes you a top presence. But you have to understand, being a genius is just the threshold to enter the Golden Academy. By the way, when I entered the Golden Academy, I was at the inspiration realm, and my Cultivation Value was one thousand two hundred percent."

Yu Hai slowly began to speak: "I became an examiner because my strength is relatively weak within the Soul Realm, belonging to the weaker group, so I can only do these leisurely tasks."

With these words, Di Zhu’an’s pupils slightly constricted, as he hadn’t expected this Yu Hai to have also been a genius who joined the Golden Academy, with even higher Cultivation Value than himself. He had thought Yu Hai was only appointed as an examiner due to his higher realm.

No wonder.

No wonder the attack Yu Hai launched did not feel like the peak strength of the Spiritual Realm. He had thought it was a deliberate targeting of him, but it turns out that the peak strength of the Spiritual Realm mentioned by Yu Hai was referring to his past strength, not the power that a common cultivator from the Spiritual Realm could unleash.

The words had also changed the expressions of the others.

Genius is just the threshold to enter Golden Academy.

They hadn’t felt much about this saying before, but it was only after Yu Hai briefly talked about himself that they deeply understood the meaning of this statement.

A former genius, now a strong figure in the Soul Realm, but because of weak strength, he is fit only to be an examiner... What a cruel statement.

"Alright, Yu Hai, you take a rest. Next, let me take over the assessment. Who’s next?" At this time, Shen Chong, with a calm expression, stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over everyone: "Just like before, those who can withstand my three strikes and still have the strength to fight back will pass the assessment."

"Whatever realm you are, I will suppress myself to that realm. I will not use any real lethal moves. However, this restriction is only for us examiners. If you have any special techniques, you can freely use them without holding back. If you can injure us examiners during the assessment, that’s your ability, and entering Golden Academy later on, you will be highly regarded."

"It’s my turn." At this moment, the tall figure wearing sci-fi armor and with purple pupils coldly stepped forward.

"Go ahead," Shen Chong said with a smile.

The next moment, his figure began to blur.

Afterimage?

The man with purple eyes was slightly taken aback, and only then did his Spiritual Sense send out a warning.

Goodness.

This examiner could actually avoid the warning from Spiritual Sense in advance. If this were a real fight for life and death, you would be defeated, or even killed, without knowing what happened. Fighting against such an opponent, you couldn’t even trust your own Spiritual Sense fully.

In an instant.

Red light emitted from the armor of the man with purple eyes, and his entire body went on alert.

But it was still too slow.

A blurry figure approached almost instantaneously, and just like before, Shen Chong didn’t use any special moves, just swung a punch at the purple-eyed man. But this punch was like a bullet shooting out, heavily hitting the chest of the purple-haired man.

The tall figure was immediately sent flying backward, and after retreating more than twenty meters, he barely stopped.

Like the Evolver named Di Zhu’an before, the purple-haired man spat out blood and was severely injured.

"The examiners are only displaying the strength level of the Spiritual Realm? That must be a joke," Jiang Mingtian couldn’t help but ridicule at this moment: "Such a strike, I know only a few Spiritual Realm cultivators who could withstand it, let alone not be killed, that would already be impressive. This is clearly cheating, the soul driving the body, even with the same power, the might expressed is worlds apart."

"The most terrifying thing is the first strike, is it to intimidate us, or to wake us all from our dream of being geniuses?" Li Yi’s gaze shifted slightly, as he noticed something.

Whether it was the earlier Yu Hai or the now-present Shen Chong, the first strike they made was almost without reservation. Although the power was only at the peak of Spiritual Realm, the speed, response, and even the control over the details, had already surpassed the Spiritual Realm. Any participant in the assessment, unless their strength exceeded the level by a large margin, it would be nearly impossible to withstand.

That’s why Di Zhu’an was defeated, and why the purple-eyed man was also doomed to defeat.

"Again!"

The purple-eyed man roared, his armor transformed into liquid and flowed, converging on his fists, forming a pair of sci-fi styled gauntlets. The surface and fists glowed with light as if a powerful energy was gathering. He lunged with one punch, and just a single strike blasted the air open, a white wave sweeping back, exuding a momentum that seemed to crush everything before it.

"He’s gotten serious now," Jiang Mingtian quickly retreated, feeling a sharp killing intent.

And such a strike had already surpassed the limit of the Spiritual Realm. Even he was not sure he could withstand it straight on.

"Being powerful doesn’t mean you can counterattack, kid. You’re too naive." However, the next moment, Shen Chong’s blurry figure eerily appeared behind the purple-eyed man, with no intention of clashing directly.

A kick was launched, and once again the purple-eyed man’s tall figure was shot out like a cannonball.

After rolling on the ground for a dozen or so turns, the purple-eyed man roared again and jumped up. His eyes emitted purple light, which actually turned into solid beams and shot out.

However, even such an attack missed the mark.

The purple gaze pierced through the silhouette of Shen Chong and hit the ground, leaving behind two holes as if they were made by laser drilling, extending deep into the earth.

"The last strike. If you withstand the assessment, you pass," Shen Chong’s voice floated eerily around, his form invisible from beginning to end, all were elusive shadows.

The next moment.

Shen Chong’s shadow once again appeared in front of the man with purple pupils, this time his punch was slower and less powerful than before, clearly aware that the man could pass the assessment, he deliberately held back a bit so that they wouldn’t feel uncomfortable when they met each other later in the Golden Academy.

Cultivation isn’t just about fighting and killing, there are also personal relationships to consider.

The man with purple pupils snapped back to his senses, clutching his fist and striking back fiercely.

Fist against fist.

The shockwave exploded again, like a sonic boom, deafening.

The man with purple pupils staggered back, his complexion changed repeatedly, and another mouthful of fresh blood surged up with his whole arm numb and devoid of sensation.

"Not bad, you’ve passed the assessment," Shen Chong slowly retracted his hand, his face calm, as if nothing had happened.

After all, his physical strength was at the Soul Realm, far superior to theirs; clashing head-on with an examiner was not a wise move, it was only because these geniuses couldn’t swallow their pride that they attempted to strike back. Normally, in such assessments, one just needed to focus on defense to pass after withstanding three attacks.

"Is this the strength of a peak Spiritual Realm cultivator?" The man with the purple pupils fell silent, instead of feeling any joy from passing the assessment, he began to reflect on his own inadequacies.

Shen Chong, however, spoke no more, turning to address others, "Who among the three of you will continue with the assessment?"

Jiang Mingtian was eager to step forward, but unexpectedly, the assessor Shen Chong called out directly: "You, come here."

He pointed his finger at Li Yi.

Clearly, the prior notice from Zhang Songlin played a role, as Shen Chong intended to allow Li Yi to pass the assessment under his charge. After all, control over the strength of the three blows was still up to him.

"Shen Chong, take a break. I’ll take care of the assessment for this one," however, at this time, the woman named Jiang Lin stepped forward and said.

"No need, I’ll push myself to assess the remaining two men, leaving the last woman for you to assess," Shen Chong said casually, rejecting her arrangement.

Jiang Lin did not object, simply nodding, "Alright then."

At this moment, Li Yi stepped forward with a calm face, his Qi-Blood began to circulate, and a surge of heat gradually radiated from his body. The vigorous Qi-Blood turned into a signal fire that shot straight up from his head, as if his entire being was enveloped in a layer of faint blood light.

"Qi-Blood Signal Fire? Quite something, didn’t expect another cultivator of Martial Arts," Shen Chong’s eyes lit up, unable to help himself, he laughed and clapped his hands.

"A Martial Arts signal fire of Qi-Blood indeed, this Qi-Blood is excellent, even from this distance I can feel the surging hot blood," Yu Hai also expressed his admiration, "There are currently two popular Cultivation methods in Golden Academy, Immortal Path and Martial Arts, but I wonder about the level of his Martial Arts. I remember lately in the academy a newcomer, also a practitioner of Martial Arts, has cultivated an indestructible body, able at the Spiritual Realm to fight evenly with those in the Soul Realm."

These examiners recognized Li Yi’s state at first glance, knowing he had dabbled in some form of Martial Arts.

Yet Martial Arts has its highs and lows, the strong and the weak. Those at the pinnacle can shatter the vacuum and forcibly break open the gates between worlds, while the weaker Martial Arts teachings might allow climbing walls and plucking leaves to injure people.

"It seems the people from Golden Academy are indeed experienced and knowledgeable. The Martial Arts I learned in the Four Seas and Eight Continents were recognized at a glance, which is good. Now there’s no need to deliberately conceal it, I can display it openly," Li Yi thought to himself.

Back in Tianchang City, everyone was of low level and had limited insight into Martial Arts, but the Golden Academy was clearly different, with so many from different realms, and more than just Li Yi knew of Martial Arts techniques.

He is not unique.

"I thought he was quite ordinary, but it turns out he’s someone who cultivates both paths and moreover Martial Arts," Jiang Mingtian couldn’t help but grit his teeth, feeling that the world really is teeming with heroes, where everyone is extraordinary.

Qi-Blood Signal Fire?

Quite a hidden ace.

If it were him, wherever he went, there would definitely be smoke signals rising everywhere. What was there to hide?

"A Martial Arts seed, huh?"

The man with the purple pupils also looked deeply at Li Yi, a different emotion in his eyes.

"What’s your name, where do you come from?" Shen Chong asked knowingly.

"Li Yi, from Tianchang City, currently an external combatant at Tianchang City Investigation Bureau," Li Yi replied.

"Good, your strength will surely surprise me. Be careful, I won’t hold back, so if you have any trump cards, it’s best to display them, it will be helpful for your future," Shen Chong stated, also reminding him.

Li Yi nodded; at this moment, he too planned to give it his all.

He couldn’t pin his hopes on relationships.