Chapter 7

"Whew—"

Qin Yan let out a sigh of relief. It was best that Lin Dong hadn’t taken off his clothes; he was really afraid that Lin Dong had a habit of sleeping naked!

The next day, Lin Dong got up very early and practiced the standing and squatting movements for half an hour each.

"Brother Lin, good morning!"

Qin Yan stretched lazily, still a bit drowsy. Lin Dong looked at him with a half-smile, and Qin Yan was startled, realizing he hadn’t paid attention and had just used his natural voice.

The voice was as clear as a silver bell, clearly not a man’s voice.

"Get up quickly, the assessment is about to start." Lin Dong said calmly. After speaking, he turned his back to Qin Yan and closed his eyes to practice his mental techniques.

Qin Yan was surprised; Lin Dong’s behavior clearly showed that he had long discovered that she was a girl.

Without taking off his clothes, Qin Yan quickly got up and finished washing up. The assessment was about to start, so she didn’t dawdle.

"Brother Lin—" Qin Yan said hesitantly, using her female voice.

Lin Dong understood Qin Yan’s meaning and said calmly, "Brother Qin, there’s no need to say more. As you said, everyone has their privacy. If you feel uncomfortable, you can talk to the academy mentor."

"I can’t… Brother Qin, thank you. I believe you are a man of integrity." Qin Yan said.

Lin Dong shook his head and said, "I don’t consider myself a man of integrity, but my heart is in martial arts, and I have no other thoughts! Let’s go, don’t miss the assessment!"

The second assessment was still at the Wind and Thunder Square. When Lin Dong and the others arrived, there were already about two thousand people there.

"Lin Dong, just because you are strong doesn’t mean you are quick!" Lin Kai said with a grim face from outside the square.

The first assessment had many participants, and Lin Kai didn’t even bother to watch, thinking Lin Dong wouldn’t pass. Now, with over 400 kilograms of strength, Lin Kai knew Lin Dong had a good chance of joining the Wind and Thunder Martial Academy!

After about ten minutes, a black-robed old man strode over, taking steps that spanned seven or eight meters!

"My name is Luo Yan, let’s begin the test!" The old man didn’t waste any words. He took out several spirit stones and threw them, and the stones flew dozens of feet and accurately landed in several grooves.

"Boom!"

Stone pillars emerged from the square, and Lin Dong glanced around to see a total of eighty-one of them!

"Everyone, the stone pillars will shoot beams. Those hit by the beams three times will be eliminated. Lasting for half an hour is passing, one hour is excellent, and two hours will allow for exceptional admission!" Luo Yan said solemnly.

"Those with token numbers in the top one hundred will stay, the rest will temporarily leave the Wind and Thunder Square!"

Lin Dong and Qin Yan’s token numbers were not in the top one hundred, so they quickly retreated outside the square.

The one hundred left in the square were all privileged children. They were tested first, so their numbers were in the front. The token numbers were not based on performance but on the order of passing the first level!

"Lin Dong, I didn’t expect you to hide so much strength, but do you think you can easily join the Wind and Thunder Martial Academy? Dream on!" Lin Kai appeared beside Lin Dong.

"You’ve only passed one level, there are still two more. Just because you are strong doesn’t mean you are quick!"

Lin Dong didn’t even look at Lin Kai and said calmly, "Lin Kai, you don’t need to try to unsettle me, it’s useless."

If it were before, Lin Dong indeed wouldn’t have had the confidence, but now he was much more confident!

He had learned three movements of the Nine Deaths Magic Technique, and the first movement was standing, which he had practiced for several days, strengthening his legs with the earth’s vibrations.

"Lin Dong, look over there, Xiao Sha is coming. Regret hiding your strength now?" Lin Kai’s face showed a mocking smile.

In the distance, Lin Sha indeed came, but she felt uncomfortable and didn’t get close. Lin Dong understood her, and she also understood him. Since that day she didn’t see him off, they were just ordinary friends, perhaps even worse than ordinary friends.

Ordinary friends could become good friends, but Lin Sha knew she and Lin Dong couldn’t.

"As long as I am much stronger than him, my choice was not wrong." Lin Sha thought to herself and quietly left. She wasn’t as strong as Lin Dong now, but she had great confidence in herself!

"It’s starting!"

Lin Dong’s eyes were fixed on the Wind and Thunder Square. Beams shot out from the eighty-one stone pillars. The speed of the beams was not the speed of light; Lin Dong estimated it to be about ten meters per second.

After five seconds, the second round of beams came out. The beams could shoot from any part of the stone pillars and hit any direction!

"Such speed and density, it’s still relatively easy to dodge." Lin Dong thought to himself.

Time passed, and the speed of the beams continuously increased, as did the frequency of the attacks.

After five minutes, the first participant was hit, and then the number of those hit kept increasing. Lin Dong noticed that some participants’ mental states worsened after being hit, and they were eliminated from the second level after being hit a few more times!

"Being hit three times means elimination; I need to pay attention to my mental state." Lin Dong thought to himself.

After half an hour, over ten of the one hundred participants were eliminated. Then, the number of those hit three times kept increasing, and ultimately, eleven of the one hundred participants achieved excellent results.

None of them lasted for two hours. As the number of participants decreased, the number of targets for the stone pillars also decreased, and the remaining participants faced increased pressure. With beams coming from all directions, it was very difficult to dodge!

"Brother Qin, if I just barely pass, I’ll have to live in a dormitory, right?" Lin Dong said.

Qin Yan was startled; she thought Lin Dong was a good roommate and didn’t want to be replaced by a bad one!

"Brother Qin, the final score is based on the total score." Qin Yan said.

"Each of the three levels is worth thirty points, age is worth ten points, sixty points is passing, and eighty points is excellent! Fourteen years old adds five to ten points, fifteen years old adds one to five points, and sixteen years old adds zero points!"

Lin Dong nodded slightly. In terms of age, he had a significant advantage. He was just fourteen, so adding nine points was definitely no problem.

"I scored about twenty-four or twenty-five points in the first level. I need to score at least forty-seven points in the next two levels to be relatively safe." Lin Dong thought to himself. He didn’t care if he lived with Qin Yan, but compared to a dormitory, a suite was much better, and a dormitory would be inconvenient for him!

Groups entered one by one, and the elimination rate was much lower than the first level, but many were still eliminated!

Finally, it was Lin Dong and Qin Yan’s turn, and they quickly joined the other ninety-eight people on the Wind and Thunder Square!

"Prepare!"

The supervisor said solemnly. The next moment, eighty-one stone pillars all shot out beams about a foot long!

With a hundred participants, one beam shot towards Lin Dong, and he easily dodged it.

After ten seconds, the speed of the beams increased to fifteen meters per second, and the attack interval became four seconds!

After twenty seconds, the speed of the beams reached twenty meters per second!

Lin Dong’s face was serious as he vigilantly watched all directions. It wasn’t just the nearby stone pillars that attacked him; sometimes distant pillars would surprise him, and many participants were hit by beams from distant pillars!

As half an hour approached, the speed of the beams reached thirty meters per second, and the interval was only 1.5 seconds!

The beams continuously flew, and participants were hit one after another. In the final moments, twenty or so participants were eliminated!

After half an hour, some participants relaxed, and many more were eliminated. Of course, they were only eliminated from this round; whether they could join the Wind and Thunder Martial Academy depended on their total score!

"Qin Yan’s strength is really good."

While dodging, Lin Dong noticed Qin Yan. Her movements were quick, and she easily dodged the approaching beams with small movements.

After three more minutes, Lin Dong found it increasingly difficult to dodge. The speed of the beams was still thirty meters per second, but the interval was reduced to one second, and only about thirty participants were left on the square!

With the number of participants reduced from one hundred to thirty, the number of beams did not decrease, increasing the pressure several times!

In the last half an hour, at the fourth minute, Lin Dong was hit by the first beam. He didn’t panic and calmly continued to dodge, and after another minute, he was hit twice more!

"It’s over… I didn’t reach the excellent standard in this level." Lin Dong thought to himself and quickly left the square.

In the square, Qin Yan was still there, along with only five others. Among the one hundred participants, Lin Dong ranked sixth, which was a good score, considering he had practiced the Nine Deaths Magic Technique for a very short time!

"That little guy is not bad."

A few people were chatting in the distance, and among them was the head of the Body Refinement Department, Peng Gang!

Peng Gang smiled faintly and said, "Indeed, his reaction is average, but what’s rare is his calmness! If he weren’t so calm, he wouldn’t have lasted more than twenty seconds in the last half an hour. Let’s give him twenty-three points for this level!"

In the Xingyan Continent, a year has 360 days, a day has ten hours, an hour has 3,000 breaths, one breath is about three to four seconds, one moment is one second, and one incense stick is ten minutes, and one quarter of an hour is fifteen minutes!

"Yes, Headmaster!"

Lin Dong left the square, and Lin Kai approached him again.

"Lin Dong, you probably scored twenty-one points in this level, nine points for age, and twenty-five points in the first level. To achieve an excellent score, you need another twenty-five points!" Lin Kai said with a cold laugh.

Lin Dong smiled faintly and said, "Lin Kai, didn’t you say I couldn’t join the Wind and Thunder Martial Academy? Now you’re saying I can’t achieve an excellent score?"

Lin Kai was annoyed. With Lin Dong’s score, joining the Wind and Thunder Martial Academy was inevitable. He already had fifty-five points, and the possibility of Lin Dong not scoring at least five points in the third level was very small!

"Hmph, what are you so proud of? The third level is extremely painful, and you can’t score more than twenty-five points!" Lin Kai said coldly. "Even if you end up with seventy-nine points, you’ll still be an ordinary student!"

"Body refinement requires more resources. As ordinary students, my progress will definitely be faster than yours!"

"Is that so?"

Lin Dong said calmly. After speaking, he didn’t pay attention to Lin Kai anymore. Qin Yan was still in the square, and from her appearance, she would definitely achieve an excellent score!

After five minutes, Qin Yan finished the assessment as the top of her group, with an estimated score of twenty-seven points!

(Brothers, if you have recommendation tickets, please vote and add to your collection! I said I would update at six, but I forgot after eating and resting. Please forgive me, brothers...)

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