X-Dragon Era-Chapter 276 - s 211-213 Final Assessment_4

Under the teacher’s gaze and with Xin Yun controlling Yinglong, the creature transformed into a serpentine bolt of lightning, snaking through the massive pillars. It was like a thunderclap surging through, instantly crossing vast areas.

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During the flight, Xin Yun constantly unleashed frigid beams of sword light, smashing all the long-range targets to pieces. Meanwhile, Yinglong writhed in its flight path, exploding all nearby targets with its claws. Then, after skirting the green markers, they sped on full throttle.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Xin Yun was astoundingly fast, incredibly agile to an unimaginable degree, just like a sinuous lightning bolt across the sky. By the time you saw him clearly, he had already reached the finish line.

"Snap!" The timer was pressed unconsciously, and finally... Xin Yun’s result was revealed! Fifty-six seconds!

"Holy cow!" Seeing this, everyone screamed in astonishment. Today’s fastest record was born—an amazing fifty-six seconds, definitely enough to elicit admiration from anyone.

"Creak... creak..." The only non-admirer was probably the issuing teacher, clenching his fists tightly. With teeth gritted in frustration, he dared not say a word. By now, he had estimated that he had hesitated for at least three seconds, or even more than four. That meant...

Xin Yun’s actual time should have been over fifty-nine seconds, more likely even outside of one minute, definitely not the current fifty-six seconds!

Although visually, Yinglong’s speed was indeed very fast, faster than everyone else’s, let’s not forget that Xin Yun’s route was the longest.

But now, the teacher was bitterly at a loss for words, having to swallow down the error along with his pride. Could he really tell everyone that he was startled, that it was his fault they messed up? Forget it... that would be too embarrassing.

Even though there was a mistake, this guy’s performance, even without the fifty-six-second record, was still ferociously at the Defying Heaven Level—might as well let the error stand.

The second round of the assessment ended quickly, and after passing the first two rounds, the next was the final and third round—the real combat test, where there was no room for pretense.

Every year at this time, the last 100-ranked students from the second-grade segment enter the challenge list.

Simultaneously, after the first two rounds, the top hundred ranking first-grade segment students also proceed to the third round to face off against the second-year students, with the victorious advancing to the second-year segment and the defeated going back to the First Year Section for further cultivation.

Facing such a challenge, people like Xin Yun naturally weren’t worried about not making it through. However, Xin Yun didn’t plan on actually advancing to the second-grade segment. Regarding high-end techniques, he lacked nothing and was even decades, even a hundred years ahead of this era! What Xin Yun valued the most was actually the basics.

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Unlike earth’s academies, everything at Combat Dragon Academy was based on strength. As long as one was strong enough, they could progress to the next year segment. If one was not strong enough, they could stay cultivating in the first-grade segment, regardless of age—no dismissal from the academy. As long as one could enroll and afford the tuition, they could study there for as long as they wished.

Therefore, Xin Yun had no actual intention to advance to the second-grade segment with the two girls this time. Moreover, Xin Yun was quite busy; the guild charter had already been established, and he had to quickly develop the guild’s other members. He had to recruit those currently unknown but potential top-notch experts for the future and also had many matters to handle.

That haven, for instance, should be developed, lest it fall into the hands of others.

Xin Yun had many plans and a complex agenda for the future—many things he had to do personally. It wasn’t possible for him to focus on studying at the academy like the two girls; there were many things, quite frankly, that were unavoidable.

Of course, Xin Yun had considered bringing the two girls along, but their situation was different from his. He didn’t lack advanced techniques and combat skills; what he possessed was even far beyond this era. He focused more on basic cultivation—which, although simple, is decisive for the height one can ultimately reach.

However, the two girls, no matter how intelligent or how talented, still needed to study step by step. Expedited growth is not a scientific method.

So why did Xin Yun still participate in this assessment? Actually... there was a reason for that, which would soon be revealed.

After a day of rest, the following morning Xin Yun’s group of five arrived at the Great Arena for the third round of assessment—the challenge!

When Xin Yun’s group arrived, most of the participants for the third round were already there. Looking around, one hundred students from the First Year Section, as well as one hundred from the second-year segment, were arrayed on the stands on either side, with a large area in between.

In this round of the assessment, only one hundred would advance to the second-year segment. Those who lost their challenges, whether they were from the First Year Section or the second-year segment, would have to advance their studies within the First Year Section. Therefore... the two camps were like enemies, one without the other.

As time passed, at last, the third round of selection began. The judges and protective teachers read out the rules of the challenge before announcing its commencement.

As a challenger, naturally, one from the challenging side would go first. As the top scorer from the first two rounds, Xin Yun took the lead unhesitatingly to choose any opponent he wanted among the second-year students. The victor would progress to the second year, while the loser would be relegated to the First Year Section.