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"It's Liu Bei!" Gao Ying tugged at Zhou Yu's school uniform jacket and pointed to one of the testing instruments. "Look!"

Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed as he looked at the screen displaying the scores.

"Teacher, may I begin?" Liu Bei stood in the instrument, ready.

The examiner, naturally eager to see Liu Bei's performance, nodded and said, "Let's begin."

Seeing this, Liu Bei took a deep breath and began to circulate the spiritual energy within his body, as well as his own Returning to Truth Breathing Technique.

Using the technique during an exam is not considered cheating, but many students don't know how to try it.

The reason is simple: one's own spiritual energy is already insufficient, and using it to circulate cultivation techniques would only make it more insufficient.

When one's proficiency in a cultivation technique is insufficient, the spiritual energy gained from practicing the technique is unbalanced with the spiritual energy lost. Only when one has mastered the technique to around the third level can one achieve a balance between the two.

At this moment, Liu Bei began to practice his Returning to Truth Breathing Technique, which only proves one thing.

"Holy crap!" Liang Yanbo exclaimed, "He's already mastered the Returning to Truth Breathing Technique to level four?"

"No," Sima Yi said in a deep voice, stroking his chin, "I haven't reached the fourth level yet, but I feel like I'm about to break through."

Zhou Yu: "Hey buddy, where did you come from?"

Sima Yi pointed to the line on the other side, "I've already finished the exam, I just came to take a look."

"However, it hasn't been long, and his Returning to Truth Breathing Technique is almost at the fourth level... He truly is a genius in spiritual energy, almost catching up with Sun Quan back then!"

Zhou Yu wondered to himself, "Is Sun Zhongmou really that terrifying? The standard for judging a genius is whether he has reached the level of Sun Zhongmou back then?"

But it doesn't matter.

We will win.

"He's only one step away from CET-4? No wonder he's a genius who scored 610 points. If it weren't for the physical education and mental skills exams holding him back, he should be able to compete with the students from No. 1 High School by now, right?"

"I'm so envious! If I had that kind of talent, I'd be happy to live the high life every day!"

"Wow, you really can't stand to suffer even the slightest loss?"

……

The teachers in the audience were also taken aback.

"As expected, although Liu Bei was clearly a student who excelled in only one area, a war god who excels in one area is still a war god, and not just anyone can take advantage of him!"

"Even if his total score is only average, his talent in spiritual energy alone is enough to try his luck in the special admissions process."

"Add a piece of bread to fill your belly...it really is add a piece of bread to fill your belly!"

"Just talking about it is making me a little hungry..."

……

In the center of the stadium, after Liu Bei began circulating his spiritual energy, the monitor began displaying Liu Bei's spiritual energy value.

During the last school entrance exam, Liu Bei's spiritual energy value was measured at 2.11, which was the highest in the entire class and surpassed all other second-year high school students.

This time, his spiritual energy value also skyrocketed from the very beginning!

The first number displayed is 5.31!

Holy crap!

The number 5.31 had barely appeared when it began to change rapidly, breaking into double digits in just a few breaths!

"As expected of someone with near-level four Returning to Truth Breathing Technique, and with a group of teachers giving him individual instruction," Sima Yi remarked upon seeing this. "His spiritual energy value is increasing too quickly; could it also be related to his talent?"

As everyone watched in disbelief, Liu Bei's score ultimately settled at 12.31, and the surrounding crowd fell silent.

It's worth noting that up until Liu Bei's appearance, the average spiritual energy value for the entire second year of high school was only 6.9.

Now, Liu Bei has almost doubled it?

You must be joking with me!

"good!"

Suddenly, a shout erupted from the audience.

All eyes in the gymnasium turned towards the source of the sound. The head of the Spiritual Energy group blushed and turned to the youngest teacher in the group, saying, "What are you yelling about? Can't you be a little more composed?"

Teacher Huang: "Didn't you just shout that?"

Director: "That's not important!"

As he spoke, the director began to applaud Liu Bei, saying, "We should give respect and enthusiasm to geniuses and top students."

Seeing that even the director was clapping, the teachers naturally didn't sit idly by either.

Seeing that the teachers were clapping, the students naturally didn't sit still either.

Thunderous applause erupted in the stadium, but Zhou Yu had a vague feeling that it was more like some kind of cult ritual.

That's terrifying! If I were to complete this test, wouldn't people write a Bible based on me?

Zhou Yu had already thought of the content for the first line.

"In the beginning, Zhou Yu created heaven and earth."

Noticing Zhou Yu's strange expression, Liang Yanbo raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing."

Looking at Zhou Yu's smile, which was even harder to suppress than an AK, Liang Yanbo thought to himself.

That idiot is definitely plotting something.

After Liu Bei's spiritual energy value was measured, the score of 12.31 was a huge shock to all the second-year high school students. As a result, even the students who had good scores later on were far less impressive than Liu Bei.

Especially Gao Ying. Zhou Yu never expected that Gao Ying's spiritual energy value was 1.59 when she took the opening exam, but in this monthly exam, Gao Ying's spiritual energy value had soared to 8.77, which was almost the same as Liang Yanbo's.

Even Liang Yanbo was dumbfounded. "What the hell are you doing? You've been secretly trying to seduce me?"

Gao Ying, hands on her hips, arrogantly replied, "What do you mean by 'lazy'? History is written by the victors. As long as I win, I'm not lazy; it's just that you've been too complacent!"

Liang Yanbo suddenly felt a sense of helplessness, like in the tortoise and the hare race, where he was the hare but failed to win the race and was even stir-fried and eaten by the tortoise halfway through.

Mo Ci also finished the test and his spiritual energy value was over 7. The examiners were stunned. If they remembered correctly, Mo Ci should have awakened his spiritual energy during the opening exam, right?

How did my spiritual energy level increase to 7?

"Huh?" The teachers in the audience were a little surprised. "I didn't expect the overall level of this batch of students to be so good. Even if we disregard Liu Bei's extreme performance, the average score has increased."

The director nodded in satisfaction. "Indeed, the catfish effect is correct. Only when a genius emerges will the stagnant environment be broken, and geniuses will emerge in droves."

"This Liu Bei is really a good catfish!"

"With this good news, I'll be satisfied even if all the students' grades fall below average."

Teacher Huang didn't say anything, but that's what she was thinking too.

After all, it would be difficult for any student to surpass Liu Bei in the future. With the entire second-year high school spiritual energy group supporting Liu Bei, and with his upcoming breakthrough to the fourth level of the Returning to Truth Breathing Technique, his conditions were indeed exceptionally favorable.

Unless... a true genius emerges who can reach the pinnacle without any external force.

"So, in other words, it's my turn now, Azure..."

Before Zhou Yu could finish speaking, the teacher in charge of the assessment urged, "Hurry up! There are dozens of people behind you. Every minute you waste is equivalent to dozens of minutes wasted for those behind you. Time is life!"

Zhou Yu muttered under his breath, "So, it's my turn, Azure Beast, to make my appearance now?"

The students who had just finished the exam: "..."