In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

Gu Tiannian curled his lip, thinking, "Trying to take advantage of me? Dream on!"

So many schools' admissions officers weren't attracted by Gu Yi. I don't mind if you want to take advantage of me, but you want to get something for nothing without giving me any benefits?

"Hmph!"

Gu Tiannian scoffed inwardly, "No way!"

Moreover, Mayor Fang Yuan also brought out a small opportunity he obtained in the Qingxuan Secret Realm, with each of the top five winners receiving one. Allowing these two cities to participate in the competition meant giving them an opportunity as well. How could they possibly do it without paying a price?

With the matter settled, Ji Ming had another chance to make a name for himself. Although all the first-tier students who had made it this far were elites among elites, it was impossible for them to challenge those of higher levels.

Not to mention that his current life strength is equivalent to the fourth level of Jade Unearth. Based on this alone, perhaps only Gu Yi can contend with him.

Up until now, he's just warmed up and stretched his muscles.

Of course, the next nineteen people will all be at the second level. As for the other nine unlucky students who were eliminated, they will compete to determine the strongest one to get the last spot in the secret realm. This person will also participate in their next round of drawing lots.

"How do you feel about the strength of the other cities?"

Ji Ming, Song Zhirou, Chen Jun, and Gu Yi huddled together. He looked at Chen Jun, who was the only one among the four who had drawn a second-tier opponent in the previous round.

Chen Jun glanced at him, crossed his arms, and said arrogantly, "So-so!"

Ji Ming rolled his eyes. Oh well, he didn't need to ask that question!

Seeing this, Song Zhirou explained gently, "Chen Jun has already broken through to the second level of Jade Unearth, which is a small realm higher than his opponent."

"A breakthrough?"

Ji Ming raised an eyebrow; he hadn't looked closely. Then he looked at Song Zhirou and asked, "You broke through too?"

"Um!"

Song Zhirou nodded frankly and said, "Chen Jun and I both have innate talents that enhance our cultivation to a certain extent, while Lu Kewen and the other two have pure combat talents, so their realms have not changed."

"Yunmo and Lianshan each have one second-level, second-stage student. Including the two of us, this year's class is the highest level in the three cities of Hanyue in the past ten years."

Ji Ming understood; it seemed that the rest were all at the second level, first stage.

Of course, this does not include Gu Yi.

"By the way, what level have you reached?"

He looked at Gu Yi and asked, "This guy has also concealed his aura to the extreme, and I can't sense it at all."

As soon as Ji Ming asked this question, Chen Jun and Song Zhirou looked at Gu Yi at the same time, obviously very curious. They were certain that Gu Yi had not gone all out during the test, and his realm was definitely not as simple as the second level of Jade Unearth.

"you guess!"

Meeting the probing gazes of the three, Gu Yi smiled slightly and uttered two words.

"whispering sound!"

Chen Jun immediately turned his head away, reverting to his arrogant, pretentious self.

Song Zhirou didn't say anything, her expression complex, and she sighed, "Her life strength must be at least 13.0, right?"

Chen Jun paused slightly upon hearing this, and Ji Ming shook his head, knowing why the two were reacting this way.

A life strength of 13.0 is one of the requirements for registering for the Astral Trials.

Now, Ji Ming also knows the various conditions for registering for the Star Palace assessment.

First of all, the Star Palace Examination is independent and is not conducted together with the college entrance examination. Everyone calls it the "Star Realm Grand Examination"!

There are three requirements for registering for the Astral Exam:

First, the life strength is 13.0.

Secondly, the Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong is at level 7.

Third, master the characteristics of any three martial arts techniques.

There is also a supplementary clause: the requirements for Saint-level innate talents may be lowered at the discretion of the authorities.

Leaving aside the supplementary regulations, there are very few talents that can reach the Saint level. Unless one is extremely specialized in one area, it is easy to meet these three conditions.

Of the three common conditions, health strength is the simplest.

For example, Song Zhirou and Chen Jun, as long as their families are willing to invest, it wouldn't be difficult to help them break through to the next level in the following month.

But what's the point?

The three martial arts techniques have decent characteristics and do not restrict quality. With effort, it is highly likely that you can collect all three spiritual-grade martial arts techniques.

The most difficult is the Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong. Level 7 has already entered the sacred realm of this special skill. Apart from him, Gu Yi is the only one in the entire Han Yue Three Cities with a relatively high chance of success.

Ji Ming's eyes showed emotion. The more he knew, the more he could understand why these elders and teachers had valued him, a mere mortal martial artist, so much back then.

Since he had already met the most difficult requirements for enrolling in the Star Palace, and his martial arts skills were also quite similar, all he really lacked was a higher level of cultivation.

Although participating in the Astral Exams does not guarantee admission to a Star Palace, it at least gives others a possibility.

Ji Ming sighed as he looked at Song Zhirou's dejected mood. Their Baichuan City was still too small. From the few words Luo Shishi and Fang Shishu had exchanged, he knew that outside, in those core cities, signing up for the Star Realm Grand Examination was just the starting point for geniuses!

"It's our turn!"

Gu Yi suddenly stood up. It turned out that the nine people had already determined the strongest one, and their next round of competition was about to begin.

Song Zhirou and Chen Jun also calmed down and made up their minds. A good holy place is no worse than the Star Palace!

"Senior sister, that kid is about to go on stage. His opponent is a second-tier mage. Should we be able to figure out something about him now?"

Shangguan Yue, who had been drowsy, suddenly woke up. Zhao Yinman also turned her gaze over. Now that she was here, she also became somewhat interested in this student, Uncle Luo. She wanted to see what gave him the confidence to refuse direct admission!

With Ji Ming's appearance, many interested people also paid attention, including the representatives of those prestigious academies, after all, he was the genius who was rumored to be comparable to Gu Yi.

The middle-aged beauty, the admissions officer from Longhua Holy Land, also came to the audience. She instructed the bespectacled man, "Watch Gu Yi carefully, and hopefully he'll reveal some of his true abilities."

The bespectacled man frowned. "This is difficult, isn't it? According to the data, there's a high probability that Gu Yi has already broken through to the third level of the Jade Purity Realm, with a life strength exceeding 13.0. These students are still a whole realm below him!"

He shook his head, not optimistic. With Gu Yi's martial arts skills and innate talent, he had few rivals at the same level. Fighting someone at a lower level would be a piece of cake for him.

"Of course I know!"

The middle-aged woman said helplessly, "But there are at least a few second-level, second-stage students, all of whom are quite strong. They can even challenge those social professionals who are above their level. They should be able to force him to reveal some of his true strength."

"Um!"

The bespectacled man nodded and didn't argue further; whatever the leader said, went ahead.

"Then...should we focus our observation on Ji Ming?"

"Take a look!"

The middle-aged woman did not hesitate. Since everyone had arrived, she didn't expect any surprises, as it was just a matter of diverting a sliver of her divine consciousness.

the other side

"Old Ji, is that your grandson?"

Someone familiar with Ji Shanhai asked.

"Haha, that's right!"

Ji Shanhai smiled smugly, turned his gaze to the arena, and then his expression became very strange.

"Hmm? Your grandson's opponent seems to be..."

The man frowned, his eyes lit up, and he cast a half-smile at Ji Shanhai.