Chapter 190: Final Exam! Xu Jingming Remains Number One!

January 17th,

The final examination at Magic City Institute of Psychic Abilities officially began.

The morning session tested foundational knowledge of ferocious beasts, far more detailed than the rudimentary beast identification taught in high school.

The exam required detailed descriptions of each beast's weaknesses and how to handle encounters with them.

Common ferocious beasts were easy to answer, but the rare, obscure ones on the test left many students sweating profusely.

For Xu Jingming, who regularly ventured into the wilderness zones, this posed virtually no difficulty.

Three hours later, the exam ended; students' papers were scanned and submitted to the AI Eva for grading.

Just five or six seconds later, everyone received their scores.

Xu Jingming scored a perfect 100, ranking first among all freshmen.

Notably,

Besides him, fourteen other freshmen also achieved a perfect score and tied for first place.

Song Qiuyun was one of them.

"Phew! 61 points! Barely passed—almost failed."

"I did pretty well—81 points."

"Damn it! 59.5 points! Just half a point short!"

"Hey, don't stress about it—the afternoon college-specific exam is what matters."

"......"

After the exam ended, freshmen gradually rose and left the testing hall.

Those who did well wore smug expressions.

Those who did poorly didn't complain about the difficulty—they carefully compared their answers to the official key.

Anyone who got into Magic City Institute of Psychic Abilities wasn't an idiot.

They knew the rare ferocious beasts with special abilities on the test—

If they hadn't encountered them yet, fine; but if they ever did, the traits and weaknesses they'd just written down might save their lives later.

After lunch, the college-specific exam began at 1 p. m. sharp.

The college-specific exam varied by college.

The Logistics College tested alchemy and weapon forging.

The Support College tested how to maximize buffs for teammates.

The Tactics College tested psychic energy application, including tactical analysis and using psychic energy to boost morale.

The Element College tested fine control of psychic abilities, such as shaping them into different forms and patterns.

The Weapon College tested mastery of weapon techniques, how to strike for maximum damage, and coordination between weapons and psychic abilities.

Xu Jingming's gun skills had already reached master level; the Weapon College's tests posed him no challenge whatsoever.

He scored perfectly on every single item.

By 5 p. m., the college-specific exam ended, leaving only the final component: the combat assessment.

Each student had to select an opponent for combat, and no holding back was allowed.

Winning or losing the combat assessment didn't matter.

What mattered was that the top AI Eva would observe during the combat whether you were displaying the combat capability appropriate to your current stage.

For example, if a top-tier Rank One psychic displayed less power than an average mid-tier Rank One, they'd be marked as failing.

"Combat assessment is now officially open. Choose your opponents."

At the instructor's command, the freshmen on Field Three began selecting opponents.

Although winning or losing didn't matter, no one wanted to lose.

Thus, weaker freshmen were picked first—even fought over.

Stronger ones were left untouched, as no one dared to choose them.

As the top freshman, Xu Jingming, at mid-tier Rank Three, was seen by the others as a demonic presence.

"Mid-tier Rank Three—too strong."

"There's no comparison."

"Forget it—I'll just pick someone weak to finish this."

"......"

Li Chengzhi, Lei Zhou, and others who had once been resentful during the freshman competition

Looked at Xu Jingming, who stood there radiating terrifying pressure,

And their earlier eagerness vanished completely; they silently changed their combat assessment targets.

Especially Li Chengzhi, who privately rejoiced he had apologized in time—if he hadn't, the grudge would've been serious.

Thinking of it, he couldn't help smiling.

Yet the next moment,

He noticed the slender figure beside that terrifying presence walking toward him.

"Could she be coming for me?"

Li Chengzhi's smile froze, then he heard Song Qiuyun's melodious voice:

"Li Chengzhi, for the combat assessment, I choose you as my opponent."

"My goddess, I haven't done anything to you lately!"

Li Chengzhi wanted to cry.

Among the freshmen, Song Qiuyun, with her delicate beauty and slender figure, was unquestionably the top beauty.

But the opponent's astonishing strength meant she was a thorny rose one could not afford to offend.

"You forgot the provocation at the New Student Grand Competition?"

Song Qiuyun's elegant brows lifted slightly, and a massive Fang Tian painting halberd was already gripped in her hand.

"The New Student Grand Competition? That was several months ago!"

Li Chengzhi's eyes went wide, but seeing Song Qiuyun enter her battle state, he knew there was no escaping this.

So he shook his head and sighed, then followed her up onto the nearest arena.

Li Chengzhi had indeed also reached the mid-tier of second rank.

But facing Song Qiuyun, who came from a Grand Master family and had been personally coached by Xu Jingming just yesterday—

He had almost no real resistance, remaining in a state of being completely suppressed.

And Song Qiuyun, who had been crushed by Xu Jingming all of yesterday, finally found her own confidence in Li Chengzhi.

Sure enough, it's not that I'm too weak—it's that Xu Jingming is too strong!

With such feelings in her heart, Song Qiuyun's fighting spirit soared.

But Li Chengzhi on the opposite side had it rough, able only to defend with all his might.

Even so, after the fight, quite a few wounds had appeared on his body.

Of course,

Song Qiuyun also kept a very good measure in her strikes.

Such wounds would only need two or three days to heal.

An hour later, the practical combat examination ended, and Xu Jingming still had no challengers.

The instructor clearly also knew of Xu Jingming's special situation, so he directly gave him full marks.

Just like that,

the first semester of the freshman year officially came to a close, and Xu Jingming, this freshman number one—

After an entire semester, still firmly sat upon the throne of number one.

He had even pulled an enormous gap ahead of the other freshmen, to the point that not a single worthy challenger could be found......

"The Class of 2037 freshman first-semester final examination is officially over!

Winter break begins tomorrow, January 18th, and ends February 23rd. Please arrange your time reasonably."

After the instructor announced the winter break schedule, he immediately declared dismissal.

"The exam is over!"

"Phew! Winter break is finally here!"

"......"

On the field, the freshmen who had been tense for an entire day finally breathed a sigh of relief, cheering freely.

"Ring ring ring~~~"

At this moment, Xu Jingming's phone suddenly rang.

He took out his phone; the caller ID showed Captain Cai Ju from the Public Security Bureau, who had once cooperated with him in Jin Ning City.

"What does Captain Cai want with me?"

Xu Jingming answered the phone in confusion, and a deep voice from Cai Ju came through the other end:

"Brother Xu, I have some bad news to tell you.

The Leng Chang you caught last time was rescued by people from the Tianming Sect just over an hour ago."