Chapter 76: Entering the Peak Exam Venue!

After the identification ceremony concluded, the Identification Soul Stone on the ceremonial platform began to emit wisps of green light, which slowly rose from bottom to top.

As these rings of light converged at the top of the Soul Stone, the next moment, three soft sounds—*swish, swish, swish*—were heard, and three green points of light were projected side-by-side in the center of the platform.

Then, the three points of light grew larger and larger, eventually transforming into circular vortices in red, yellow, and blue.

Su Zhanghe then introduced: "These are three portals leading directly to the corresponding exam venues. Red is for the First Tier exam venue, yellow corresponds to the Second Echelon, and blue is for the Third Tier!"

"If you are ready, students who have attained the rankings for the corresponding tiers, please enter the exam venue through the respective portal."

"On behalf of all the teachers and students of the school, I wish you all in advance that you may perform beyond your usual standards and get into your ideal institutions!"

Being able to reach the exam venue by entering the corresponding portal based on tier grouping is actually quite unique.

Immediately following this, the students who had finished the identification ceremony began to enter their respective exam venues through the portals.

Chen Bo, taking Meng Jie with him, rushed ahead of Zhou Chu and walked into the red portal.

Before leaving, he did not forget to throw a line at Zhou Chu: "See you at the exam venue!"

Zhou Chu just smiled faintly and followed closely behind, walking into the portal.

Not long after, as the scene before his eyes flashed, Zhou Chu discovered he had arrived on a circular plaza.

At the same time, figures appeared on the plaza from time to time; they were all examinees from major cities across Shenxia who had attained the First Tier ranking.

At this moment, standing around the plaza were several teachers dressed in proctor uniforms; they were the examiners responsible for this exam.

The First Tier exam venue was filled with the best of the best from major high schools across Shenxia.

Today, they would compete and test their skills here together.

Students from each major high school gathered in groups of three or five, sizing up students from other schools.

The reason was simple: they were not from the same city or the same school, and they did not know the other side's strength.

However, those who could enter the First Tier surely would not have poor strength.

Zhou Chu stood alone in place, with Chen Bo and Meng Jie not far away.

Being from the same school yet unable to band together to face outsiders is indeed quite pathetic in the eyes of others.

Seeing that the examinees on the field had long since formed groups by school, Zhou Chu did not care at all.

He didn't even know what the exam was yet, so why be in such a rush to form a team?

And since it is the College Entrance Exam, one must rely on one's own abilities; it is unlikely that the final evaluation will be conducted in a team format.

Based on his understanding of the College Entrance Exam from his past life, Zhou Chu thought to himself.

Just then, a few flashes of light appeared not far away, and a beautiful figure appeared on the field, holding an ice-blue longbow and wearing sturdy leather armor.

The moment this beautiful figure appeared, she immediately attracted the gazes of the male students from other schools.

"Isn't that the school beauty of Tianhua City No. 3 Middle School, He Muxue?"

"They say Tianhua City is a place that produces beauties; it really is extraordinary."

"Tsk tsk tsk, her body proportions are perfect; although not very large, they are very round."

"She is indeed a rare stunner, but I wonder how her strength is?"

A group of males were discussing unscrupulously, their words full of critiques of He Muxue's appearance and figure.

This caused He Muxue to frown slightly, her fair, delicate face full of frost.

She was not the type of girl who liked to be treated like a vase and critiqued; she was able to enter this First Tier exam venue by her own strength, not by her face or figure.

But at this moment, He Muxue shifted her gaze and saw Zhou Chu not far away.

However, very quickly, she turned her head away indifferently, as if she were still holding a grudge over that misunderstanding.

Zhou Chu just smiled faintly, with no intention of going up to explain.

As for the matter of becoming a son-in-law of the He Family, let's just forget it.

It must be said, He Muxue is a good person.

Good people get good rewards. She will meet someone better than himself.

Along with He Muxue, two men and one woman were also transported into the exam venue; including He Muxue, there were four people from Tianhua No. 3 Middle School who entered the First Tier this time.

This result was clearly better than that of Tianhua No. 1 High School.

Tianhua No. 3 Middle School was originally a place that produced top students, and every year their advancement rate was higher than the other two schools.

Zhou Chu's No. 1 High School ranked second, and the most pathetic one was No. 2 Middle School.

It could be seen that whether a school is good or not has a lot to do with whether the principal is good or not.

In fact, the first time Zhou Chu saw the principal of No. 2 Middle School, he felt that this person was narrow-minded and an out-and-out snob.

Therefore, the students he taught were just like him.

For example, this year's only standout from No. 2 Middle School, Qin Ye, although he had a good appearance, was as narrow-minded as a needle point.

As the saying goes, speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

Just then, a flash of light appeared in the center of the field, and Qin Ye, dressed in a black robe and holding a Purple Magic Staff, was also transported in.

The moment Qin Ye appeared, Zhou Chu felt a faint Calamity Aura from him.

This made Zhou Chu frown involuntarily.

He still remembered that after the Calamity Invasion crisis in the Secret Realm Tower was resolved, Qin Ye did not seem to have come out of the tower.

People all thought he had met with an accident while climbing the Hell Difficulty.

He did not expect that not only was he fine, but he had also arrived at the First Tier exam venue on time.

At this moment, Zhou Chu saw the crystal embedded at the top of Qin Ye's staff, which looked somewhat familiar.

It was very similar to the Calamity Source Seed he had seen on the top floor of the Secret Realm Tower at that time.

However, the crystal before him looked a bit larger than the Calamity Source Seed, and at the same time, there were no cracks on the crystal, and it seemed there were no energy fluctuations either.

Therefore, Zhou Chu did not dare to confirm that it was the Calamity Source Seed, but he just felt that the aura on Qin Ye was extremely abnormal.

Could it be that when Gadi used the Void Shuttle to send the Calamity Source Seed away, it happened to be transported to where Qin Ye was?

Afterward, Zhou Chu also tried asking Gadi about the whereabouts of the Calamity Source Seed.

But the answer he received was that it was uncertain.

Because when Gadi was casting Void Shuttle, he was struck by a poisoned arrow from a Skeleton Spring Crossbowman, and was poisoned to death immediately afterward.

Due to Gadi's death, it caused the Void Power to become unstable, so it was not very certain where exactly the Calamity Source Seed had gone.

At this moment, Qin Ye was standing there motionless, like a lifeless statue.

His face was almost entirely obscured by a wide hood, revealing only half of a fair cheek.

After a moment, he slowly raised his head and scanned the plaza with slightly hollow eyes.

When his gaze fell upon Zhou Chu's side, the corners of his mouth could not help but lift slightly, pulling into a hair-raising smile.

Zhou Chu's heart tightened once again, feeling that Qin Ye's state was becoming increasingly wrong.

But just at this moment, an examiner standing at the edge of the plaza stepped forward and said in a booming voice: "Welcome everyone to the Peak Examination Hall. Next, I will explain the specific rules and procedures for this assessment."

"I will only state the rules once. If you have any questions after the exam begins, they cannot be answered, so everyone must listen carefully!"