Chapter 490 - 222: So What About Divine Will? The Truly Unprecedented
Chapter 490: Chapter 222: So What About Divine Will? The Truly Unprecedented
The shock from Xiao Lingchen’s Qi and Blood index breaking ten thousand had yet to subside.
And then came another shock.
Inside the observation hall, the image on the main screen switched again.
An exquisitely beautiful face appeared before everyone.
Xia Lianxue.
She stood expressionlessly in the center of the pure-white room, her entire being wrapped in a cold, aloof aura, like a lonely moon hanging high in the desolate sky.
[Testing in progress. Please remain still...]
The mechanical voice of the announcement sounded exceptionally clear at that moment.
Everyone’s breathing unconsciously slowed.
If Xiao Lingchen was the undisputed number one genius of the Imperial Capital, then this newcomer, Xia Lianxue, was the only one who could challenge his position—or even faintly overshadow him.
’What will her score be?’
The next instant, as if in answer to everyone’s anticipation, two even more terrifying numbers flashed before their very eyes!
[Examinee: Xia Lianxue]
[Qi and Blood Index: 12477.6]
[Life Index: 10064.1]
"HISS—!"
This time, it wasn’t a clamor, but a unified, collective gasp of cold air!
The entire observation hall fell into an eerie, deathly silence.
If Xiao Lingchen’s Qi and Blood index of ten thousand had broken a historical record, then Xia Lianxue’s score of over twelve thousand had just taken that brand-new record and utterly crushed it underfoot!
Furthermore, her Life Index had also broken ten thousand!
This meant her realm had completely and undoubtedly crossed the threshold into the Divine Realm!
A Divine Realm Martial Artist at eighteen years old!
"This is insane... The world has gone mad..."
"One person breaking ten thousand was already unprecedented, and now there’s another who surpassed the record by more than 2,000... Is this really the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam?"
"The Yanjing Xia Family... They’ve been honing this blade for a hundred years. To produce such a prodigy, they’re really about to take flight!"
At the head seat, the smile on Zhu Mingyi’s face froze, and a trace of astonishment appeared in his eyes.
Beside him, a sharp glint suddenly flashed in the cloudy eyes of He Zhenghong, an old man who also held a high rank in the military, showing his undisguised admiration and amazement.
Li Kai Nian sat among the crowd, a bitter, complicated feeling welling up inside him.
He recalled his own stats.
He was now in the Late Stage of the Divine Realm, but he remembered clearly that when he had first reached the Divine Realm, his Qi and Blood index had barely reached six thousand, and his Life Index was only just three thousand.
That was the lower limit for the Divine Realm.
And clearly, this Xia Lianxue represented the upper limit of the Divine Realm!
Even now, his own two stats didn’t exceed Xia Lianxue’s by much.
In other words, he was a man who had struggled and clawed his way through the worlds of officialdom and martial arts for half his life.
Yet his current realm and his on-paper stats were barely different from those of an eighteen-year-old Martial Artist!
The absurd feeling that he had wasted half his life instantly washed over him.
He had been in his forties when, by a stroke of luck after a near-death experience, he had managed to break through to the Divine Realm!
And now...
Li Kai Nian shook his head with a bitter smile. When he looked at the rankings again, he had completely given up hope for the four examinees he had brought from Ninghai.
It wasn’t that they weren’t excellent.
It was that this year’s competition was completely beyond what the word "genius" could even begin to describe.
’They’re monsters!’
As if Xiao Lingchen and Xia Lianxue’s stunning performances had set a precedent, the names on the list refreshed continuously during the subsequent tests, and one full-score evaluation after another began to pop up.
Seeing so many examinees achieve full scores under this year’s ridiculously strict standards caused Zhu Mingyi’s tightly furrowed brow to gradually relax.
The joy on his face was plain to see.
Setting aside that ethereal prophecy, just seeing the magnificent spectacle of the younger generation before him gave him an unprecedented sense of reassurance.
’The future of Great Xia is in good hands!’
In high spirits, Zhu Mingyi subconsciously glanced at the middle-aged man to his right, who hadn’t said a single word from the very beginning.
The man was leaning back in his chair, his eyes half-closed, seeming somewhat listless.
He seemed completely unfazed by the jaw-dropping results before them, not even showing enough interest to take a second look.
Zhu Mingyi pondered for a moment before tentatively asking, "Mr. Yi, what are your thoughts?"
"Are there any geniuses in this batch who could participate in the Longyin recruitment selection?"
The middle-aged man addressed as Mr. Yi finally opened his eyes slowly and sat up a little straighter.
His name was Yi Jiugao.
He was the head of one of Longyin’s five branch academies.
He couldn’t disrespect the Vice-Minister.
"They are certainly qualified enough."
Yi Jiugao’s voice was flat, betraying no emotion.
"However, their results are ultimately based on comparisons within our Great Xia. On a global scale, while they are excellent, they are not yet top-tier. That is why I am somewhat unenthusiastic."
Hearing this, the smile on Zhu Mingyi’s face faltered slightly. He asked, surprised, "Mr. Yi, what do you mean by that?"
Yi Jiugao crossed his arms and continued unhurriedly, "A month ago, I took a group of Longyin students to a certain prestigious academy in the European Union for an academic exchange."
"There, we met a boy who was only sixteen years old."
"He was also in the Divine Realm, and both his Qi and Blood Index and his Life Index had broken twenty thousand."
Zhu Mingyi and He Zhenghong were both visibly moved, their faces filled with disbelief.
"It’s not that Great Xia’s overall strength is weaker than theirs. In fact, in the global rankings of martial arts academies, Longyin is number one in the world—bar none."