Chapter 194: Dragon Lord

At the end of the road,

among the three villagers, one suddenly turned around and threw a punch at those behind him!

Those few ordinary people had their skulls shattered by his continuous punches and died on the spot!

This scene left everyone present stunned in place!

Jiang Jian's villagers were all dumbfounded, their faces revealing shock!

Clearly,

the opposing Saint Selection had long since given the order.

These three villagers who had received a large amount of resources would brutally kill the newly replenished villagers in every round of battle!

On the defending side,

Number 1 deliberately lagged behind, staring at the backs of several villagers, his expression vicious.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he leaped up, activated the Hanging Xuan Shan Yin phantom, raised a green-light heavy fist, and smashed it down at the back of a nearby villager!

"Careful!"

Number 4 noticed the abnormality and turned his head abruptly, but it was too late to rescue him, so he shouted a warning!

Number 1's expression became even more vicious as he laughed loudly: "You aren't qualified to kill me!"

A black light flashed rapidly!

Following it was an icy phoenix cry!

The mysterious black phoenix phantom appeared, letting out a clear cry, its wings flapping lightly!

Number 1's fist landed right on the mysterious black phoenix's wing!

Crack!

His bones cracked, and flesh and blood sprayed!

Half of his arm was snapped clean off, revealing the white bones at the fracture!

At the same time,

amidst rippling waves, seven-colored rainbow light flashed rapidly!

The young girl Number 7 had a dark gaze, the phoenix phantom following her palm, and she slapped Number 1's head hard!

He had no power to resist, and his skull shattered with a thud!

This turn of events was simply too fast.

Many people hadn't even reacted.

Villager Number 1's headless body had already collapsed powerlessly, dying on the spot!

The young girl Number 7 turned around and looked at the three opposing villagers, killing intent surging in her pupils!

Her figure flashed rapidly amidst the seven-colored rainbow light!

The mysterious black phoenix flapped its wings, appearing and disappearing on her body, its icy cry spreading in all directions!

"You all deserve to die."

The young girl Number 7 murmured softly, her heart's blood surging as she unleashed her power again!

Boom!

She appeared before the three villagers, her thin palm carrying a black shadow, and slashed hard at the defensive light screen!

The three villagers reacted, feeling shocked and furious!

As light flickered, they activated their trump card means, all blasting toward the young girl Number 7!

Crack!

The young girl Number 7's body trembled, her arm broke, and she spat blood from her mouth!

But relying on the black well water, she held on without collapsing, instead using her palm carrying the phoenix phantom to slash at the light screen in front of her, one blow after another!

She was expressionless, enduring the attacks of the three villagers, blood seeping from her seven orifices, but her gaze was as icy as a ghost!

Crack!!!

The defensive light screen finally couldn't bear it and shattered with a thud!

Number 7 was hit hard again, spitting out a large mouthful of blood!

But she suddenly looked up, and amidst the bone-chilling pain, she fully activated her trump card!

The mysterious black phoenix hissed as it swept past, murderous aura surging, directly grinding one villager into flesh and bone!

The other two villagers looked at each other, their expressions changing drastically: "What a lunatic!"

Just as they were shocked,

the remaining defending villagers managed to rush over.

Someone supported the young girl Number 7, while the others, led by Number 4, looked icy and attacked the two villagers with all their might!

"These people are all lunatics!"

Sensing the suicidal attacks of these defending villagers who completely disregarded their own lives,

the two villagers were beaten back repeatedly, their faces turning pale, despair rising in their eyes!

"Didn't the Saint Selection say that the defensive talent could block all attacks!"

"Why did the defensive light screen break after that lunatic hammered it a few times!?"

As the villager gritted his teeth, he retreated several steps again, his face extremely ferocious!

The other villager couldn't respond to him at all.

Because just now, he had already been attacked by five or six people with all their might, blood and bones spraying, and he had died on the spot!

A few seconds later,

the attacking villagers were all dead, not a single one left!

"Number 7, are you okay?"

Although Number 4 had a sinister face, his tone carried concern.

The other villagers also gathered around.

"Number 7, are you alright?"

"Later, we'll share some of our well water with you; it should help ease your injuries."

These villagers had different personalities, some good and some bad.

But they all had one thing in common.

That was that in recent battles, they had all received help from the young girl Number 7.

Several times, they had been saved while heavily injured and on the verge of death.

Even Number 1 had been saved by Number 7 several times.

"I'm fine."

Number 7 broke free and walked toward the well alone.

The remaining villagers looked at each other and followed.

Number 4 looked at her back and said, "Let's go."

The villagers had long known her temperament, and hearing this, they nodded one after another.

Below the stone platform,

the Ladder Array appeared, replenishing new villagers.

With Number 1 gone,

Jiang Jian's village became extremely harmonious.

Even the well water that Jiang Jian allocated evenly was privately adjusted by them according to combat power.

For example,

the young girl Number 7, who was originally allocated three ladles of black well water,

was given five ladles of black well water by the villagers' discussion!

The others drank two or three ladles, depending on their combat strength.

The newly replenished villagers were also forcibly required by the other villagers to drink five ladles of black well water!

These black well waters were all voluntarily given up by them after receiving them!

On the stone platform,

Jiang Jian sensed this, opened his eyes, his gaze originally cold.

But seeing that the well water allocation was very reasonable, his expression softened slightly.

"Such detailed allocation can indeed improve overall combat power."

After Jiang Jian made his judgment, he ignored it.

As long as it could increase the win rate, it was a good thing.

Even,

Jiang Jian sensed vaguely

that the true combat power of his villager team had increased significantly!

Sure enough,

the subsequent battles were almost a clean sweep!

The villagers centered around Number 7 and Number 4, with the Long Que phantom as the main attacker, and the others assisting, with the Hanging Xuan Shan Yin and Calling Qingci as cover.

Plus the continuous, terrifying bolstering of black well water,

every battle could achieve a crushing advantage!

Jiang Jian did not skimp either; with sufficient Soul-Returning Pills, he continuously increased the black well water allocated!

On the last day, he even used his trump card, using Spring spiritual energy to catalyze golden well water!

Seven ladles of black well water and one ladle of golden well water for each person!

Its spiritual essence was too thick.

The quality of the golden well water was also extremely high, far exceeding ordinary well water.

Within it, there was a spiritual essence attribute and a kingly aura!

With the combination of the two types of well water, Jiang Jian's villager team was invincible!

Plus the villagers working together and coordinating tacitly,

seven days passed.

Jiang Jian's battle record remained undefeated, which could be called perfect!

His village swept through the assigned battles, chewing through many tough bones!

Among them, it even included the monstrous geniuses of Tier Jiangcheng!

Jiang Jian's assessment score also soared rapidly!

At the Saint Palace, it was clearly displayed!

Since Number 1 was gone, Jiang Jian's villager team had only lost one person!

This person was a villager replenished later.

When assigned to a Tier Jiangcheng genius, this person had too little combat experience and was forcibly killed by a lethal move; the others couldn't rescue him in time.

"168th assignment, battle victory!"

The Ladder portal descended, and Number 7, covered in blood and limping, walked out.

The last battle was also a narrow victory.

Out of ten villagers, only seven returned.

Three people had died.

This was the highest casualty count for Jiang Jian's village in recent days.

Number 7 sat down by the well, scooped up the golden well water, and drank it in large gulps.

The injuries on her body recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The other villagers returned to the well one after another, drinking the well water in silence, no one speaking.

"Did we, the few of us, seem to pass the Saint Selection ceremony?"

Number 4 sat on the ground, squeezing out a smile, "After getting the talent, we should be able to cultivate."

Still, no one answered him.

The villagers, although having different thoughts,

had one thing in common: there was no joy on their faces.

The three who had just died had lived and fought alongside them.

In a few days, over a hundred battles.

Just one step away.

The dawn of morning was right before their eyes.

But those three people had fallen and died quietly.

Becoming an inconspicuous pile among the countless bones beneath the Saint Selection ceremony.

"If it weren't for those three, we wouldn't have survived."

The young girl Number 7 tore at her tattered clothes, wiped her face with her sleeve, and suddenly spoke.

Among the remaining villagers, several immediately revealed painful expressions.

The others, although deep-minded and cold-faced,

still trembled when they heard Number 7's words and looked away.

The battle just now was simply too difficult.

Everyone had given their all.

If it weren't for the young girl Number 7 touching the opponent's well amidst the desperate containment of her teammates,

their own villagers would likely have suffered even more casualties!

"I can conclude that the well water we drank is much stronger than the opponent's well water!"

Number 4 said decisively, "If it weren't for this, we could never have won the battle just now!"

Someone else said: "Our tacit coordination is equally crucial."

Hearing this,

a villager sneered: "Do you really think that the continuous victories in battle are all our credit?"

He looked up at the white-robed young man high above on the stone platform.

"We coordinate with each other and fight desperately, at most accounting for 40%!"

"The other 60% is the Saint Selection's own cultivation foundation!"

"On the surface, it looks like we, the participants of the Saint Selection ceremony, are competing against each other."

The villager withdrew his gaze, "In reality,"

"it is these Saint Selections using us as chess pieces."

"Fighting with real blades and guns, truly competing on foundation!"

"Of course,"

he drank a large mouthful of well water and stood up, "we shouldn't belittle ourselves."

"My lord Saint Selection has been able to win continuously."

"Although his own foundation accounts for more factors,"

"this result is absolutely inseparable from our efforts!"

As he spoke,

the sorrowful atmosphere gradually dissipated.

After all, participating in the Saint Selection ceremony was everyone's own choice.

As long as you stepped through this door, you should have been prepared to stay here.

On the stone platform,

Jiang Jian heard notification sounds ringing out one after another!

"Assigned battle ended!"

"Assessment score evaluation in progress!"

"In one hour, the entrance assessment will be completed!"

Hearing the sound,

Jiang Jian frowned slightly, but he was thinking in his heart.

The Earth-Moon Academy, as Earth's core advanced academy, had a complete set of educational plans.

Or rather,

it wasn't just one plan, but many.

Just like every entrance assessment, the content was never the same.

Jiang Jian had already sensed this.

This assessment was bound to be related to his subsequent cultivation!

One hour passed quickly.

202 Saint Selections stayed in their respective villages, waiting quietly.

Finally,

the firmament array surged with light, and a notification sound rang in everyone's ears.

"Evaluation completed!"

In front of Jiang Jian, array light streams descended, clearly displaying a light screen!

"Earth-Moon Academy, Jiang Jian."

"Entrance assessment, evaluation as follows."

"Score weighting arranged from high to low."

"Cultivation foundation evaluation: 100 points."

"Battle record evaluation: 100 points."

"Intelligence evaluation: 100 points."

"Command evaluation: 98 points."

"Battle damage evaluation: 87 points."

"Entrance assessment, total evaluation score as follows, included in ranking."

"For those with the same score, ranking is based on classification weighting."

At the bottom of the light screen,

two lines of large characters glowed with golden light.

"Earth-Moon Academy, Jiang Jian."

"Total evaluation score: 99 points."

After lasting for a few seconds,

the array light screen dissipated quietly.

"Could it be,"

"that the subsequent cultivation is related to command?"

Jiang Jian's eyes revealed contemplation.

The next second,

the Ladder Array descended, sweeping the 202 Saint Selections out of the village!

If one looked down from above,

one would find

that these villages were like one square after another, densely packed and neatly arranged!

The only purpose of the buildings here was for the entrance assessment!

Boom!

A gale roared in his ears, and the Ladder Array climbed rapidly, surging toward the high firmament!

202 Ladder Arrays passed through layers of clouds and finally welcomed the golden-red, dazzling sunlight!

The sky was bright!

Beneath the sun, there was an indescribable giant mountain, connecting heaven and earth, standing in the center of the world!

Looking up, one could vaguely see

that at the top of the giant mountain, there existed ancient and majestic buildings.

Earth-Moon Academy!

The creatures of this world called it the "Saint Palace"!

He didn't know how much time had passed.

The Ladder Array beneath him was still filled with light streams, with no sign of energy exhaustion.

Jiang Jian even vaguely estimated

that if this Ladder Array were to land on the "Saint Mountain," it would consume at least one Spring spiritual core!

"Earth-Moon Academy controls a world."

"No wonder it is so wealthy."

Jiang Jian was shrouded by the Ladder Array, traveling through the firmament, looking at the Saint Mountain above, and had a deeper understanding of the Earth-Moon Academy's control of resources.

Now it seemed

that the Second Realm, equivalent to a small half of Earth, was simply a complete world.

A long time passed again.

The unreachable Saint Mountain finally became closer and closer in his pupils' reflection.

At this moment,

Jiang Jian finally saw clearly.

The top of the Saint Mountain was extremely flat!

Many ancient buildings stood there with large intervals between them.

In the highest place,

there was an Earth-Moon stone sculpture.

Its height was about a hundred meters.

The Earth stone sculpture floated, rotating at all times.

The Moon stone sculpture circled around it, rotating on its own while flying around the Earth stone sculpture.

Above the stone sculpture,

There exists a world vortex, vast to the extreme, that makes one tremble at the sight of it!

The world vortex before his eyes was deep blue, massive to an unimaginable degree.

The world vortex rotated slowly, appearing and disappearing in the firmament.

As it rotated, it seemed to cause even the end of the sky to distort slightly.

Silently,

the Ladder Arrays landed one after another.

202 Saint Selections walked out of the ladder, revealing amazement, examining the Earth-Moon Academy.

The blue stone ground here was as flat as a mirror.

All stone buildings were of an ancient style from hundreds of years ago.

Above every building floated Earth-Moon stone sculptures of varying sizes.

Here, it was quiet and empty.

The Saint Mountain was simply too high.

Jiang Jian's expression was calm; he walked to the edge of the blue stone ground and looked down.

Spiritual energy circulated in his pupils, and his gaze penetrated the thin clouds, almost able to overlook the entire world.

"If all the land on Earth were spread out,"

"it would be about this much."

Jiang Jian's gaze tightened slightly, looking toward the end of the firmament where it met the earth.

At this moment, he finally discovered

that the Earth-Moon Academy world was definitely more than just a small half of Earth!

After all, Earth had land and even more oceans!

But in the Earth-Moon Academy world, 90% of the area of the floating continent was land!

"The buildings on the Saint Mountain don't seem to have places for cultivation."

Jiang Jian turned around, walking while examining these buildings.

A few seconds later,

he had already concluded

that the subsequent cultivation location was definitely not here.

"All freshmen, come to the bottom of the Earth-Moon stone sculpture."

Suddenly, an icy voice rang out.

The term it used was "freshmen," not "Saint Selection."

202 freshmen gathered in twos and threes beneath the giant stone sculpture.

A young man wearing a light white practice uniform was already standing there waiting.

He looked indifferent, standing with his hands behind his back.

The identity device on his wrist was surrounded by streaks of golden light.

"It's actually Shen Xi!"

A well-informed Tier Jiangcheng genius recognized the young man's identity, his pupils shrinking sharply, unable to help but reveal shock!

But he didn't make a sound.

More people were confused, clearly not knowing who this person was.

Someone had an icy expression, stepped forward, and said in a deep voice: "Are you a teacher at the Earth-Moon Academy? I have something I don't accept!"

Shen Xi looked at him, his tone calm: "What don't you accept?"

That person was not afraid at all, looked up and said: "This entrance assessment is unfair!"

"When I broke through the first realm, I had 106% of the cultivation of the God-Bestowed Realm and considered myself unparalleled in combat power!"

"If we were to fight each other, no matter who I compared myself to, I would not be inferior!"

"But this entrance assessment was a bizarre war-chess mode, which couldn't reflect my advantages at all!"

Every word he spoke was forceful!

Many geniuses felt the same and spoke up in agreement.

But most people sneered, their faces filled with mockery.

One person even scoffed: "According to convention, the content of the entrance assessment is never the same!"

"A year ago, it was official promotion!"

"Half a year ago, it was fighting on a deserted island!"

"The focus of the assessment is completely different!"

"This time is the same!"

"May I ask who you are? What kind of thing are you?"

"Do you think the great Earth-Moon Academy would change the assessment content just for you?"

"Simply overestimating yourself!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

it sounded quite reasonable.

Many freshmen had different gazes, all looking at the person who spoke first.

That person's expression was ugly, as if he had been choked, unable to speak.

"Regarding this matter, I can explain it to you."

Amidst the noise, Shen Xi spoke calmly.

Hearing him speak,

many freshmen immediately quieted down.

Although the vast majority of people didn't know his identity,

being able to stand here and control the situation, with unfathomable cultivation, his identity was definitely not simple.

That person breathed a sigh of relief but still said stubbornly: "Teacher, please enlighten me!"

Shen Xi still stood with his hands behind his back and said softly: "I am not your teacher."

"Just a gatekeeper."

"You can call me by my name directly."

"Shen Xi."

These words entered their ears.

Immediately, many freshmen revealed suspicion.

Others had their expressions change drastically, thinking of who Shen Xi was!

"Shen Xi!"

"The peerless genius of the Divine Palace Realm from the seventy prefectures of the Earth surface!"

"A hundred years ago, Shen Xi guarded the Moon Realm, killing dozens of Divine Palace Realm experts in succession!"

"According to records, he disappeared a hundred years ago."

"I didn't expect him to come to the Earth-Moon Academy world and become a gatekeeper!"

Previously,

the Tier Jiangcheng genius who recognized Shen Xi first had an even more shocked expression, murmuring: "The Earth-Moon Academy world has many local Divine Palace Realm experts; they are all terrifying creatures who killed their way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!"

"Shen Xi, all by himself, actually blocked them here, not daring to cross the line!"

On the Saint Mountain, although there were many ancient buildings,

where a few academy staff lived,

in the vast Saint Mountain, only Shen Xi was qualified to guard the gate!

"The content of the entrance assessment changes every time."

Shen Xi spoke calmly, "There is only one reason for this."

"That is, the best resources available in the Earth-Moon Academy world are constantly changing."

"A year ago, the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty died, ending his rule."

"The princes fought for the throne, and the Zhou Dynasty's destiny fluctuated sharply."

"That batch of freshmen was all dropped into the Zhou Dynasty, with assisting princes and official promotion as the assessment content."

"After the assessment ended, the new emperor ascended the throne, causing the Zhou Dynasty's destiny to soar!"

"At that time, the Zhou Dynasty's officialdom was the best place for cultivation in the Earth-Moon Academy world!"

Shen Xi, wearing a white practice uniform, walked in front of the person who had just asked and looked at him calmly.

"Half a year ago, a heavenly object appeared on Wuchao Island, absorbing a massive amount of world origin."

"At that time, that island was the best place for cultivation."

"And now,"

Shen Xi's tone was peaceful, without any emotional fluctuation.

"The Zhou Dynasty borders the sea, and a strange realm has appeared."

"Li Hai Zhen Gong."

"Within it, the Dragon Lord position is vacant."

"You freshmen are lucky to have caught up with the appearance of Li Hai Zhen Gong."

He said softly.

"This strange realm should be the 14th strange realm of the Earth-Moon Four Realms."

"If it weren't for the Earth-Moon Academy taking it out to use as a cultivation location for this batch of freshmen,"

"I would have already taken this strange realm into my own hands."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 195 =====