Chapter 975: Assessment

"Could it be that I, the Dean of Students, and the Dean are too imposing..."

"Why are there female students going to seduce those high-level alchemy puppets, and even male students going to Li Yingyun to flirt, yet hardly anyone wants to conquer me?"

Aaron's Second Primordial Spirit, wearing a blood-colored robe, was patrolling within the academy.

The students who saw him from afar would scatter and run away like frightened little birds without a word.

After all, everyone knew that the Nine Nether Dean of Students loved using students to practice his arts!

And he was most skilled at refining people into Blood Sea God Demons!

Only a ghost would be willing to get close to him!

And as for the Luofu Dean? His status was simply too high, and he appeared too rarely, so the female students didn't quite dare.

Of course, if any male student dared to harbor such thoughts, Aaron would just toss them to the Blood Demon and refine them into a God and Demon, and be done with it...

High above on the platform, Nine Nether waved his hand to dismiss the losers, then said this to those who remained.

"Oh, I also forgot to tell you one thing: this academy is a one-year program, which means... after one year, no matter how well you have learned, you must return."

He sat cross-legged on the ground and began to silently circulate the Psionic Extraction Technique.

Snap!

Aaron snapped his fingers, and the terrain of the Playground was altered, with a stone house appearing.

At the same time, he couldn't help but think of his roommate, Hu Yue.

Zhang Yexin opened his eyes; at this moment, he was lying on the bed in a spread-eagled position.

Tomorrow is the one-month deadline, the day of the final assessment.

"What... only one year?"

"Listen well, the incantation is..."

"It's Cang Xuefei; she succeeded too."

In the dormitory.

Zhang Yexin sighed: "The Dean also said that half the people would be eliminated. Out of the five of us, three succeeded; the probability is already quite high..."

This might be because others know how to conduct themselves, but Zhang Yexin has to admit it!

At this moment, he couldn't help but look outside the dormitory door: "It's already curfew; I can't even ask Si Nan and the others for final advice... and they have been helping us all along."

"In the Psionic Particle Overview, there is a chapter that discusses the radiation characteristics of psionic particles... From this, we can infer that if we can find other Ghost Energy Sources, it should assist in Psionic Extraction!"

Zhang Yexin hurriedly followed the other person's words, but just as he began to circulate the psionic energy, he discovered a suction force coming from the Crystal Ball.

Although he was hung up for a night, since he ran into the hands of the Nine Nether King of Hell, this bit of punishment was considered light.

It is famously short, flat, and fast!

Si Nan pushed up his glasses and said pointedly: "Don't think that you haven't learned anything... In fact, the value of the Psionic Extraction Technique absolutely exceeds ten million... Don't give up after you go out!"

"I noticed, you have already extracted the first trace of psionic energy?"

Perhaps it was because his body had suffered from psionic radiation.

At the critical moment, it was Aaron, this Luofu Dean, who came out to suppress the Dean of Students: "Congratulations to all students for successfully passing the assessment. Please study hard... I look forward to your performance in a year."

After a tingling sensation, Zhang Yexin indeed felt that he had extracted the first wisp of 'psionic energy' within his body!

"I succeeded!"

Just at this moment, light burst forth from the high platform, and the figures of Aaron and the six great mentors walked out.

On the long table in front of the other person, there was also a Crystal Ball placed.

Nine Nether took out a roll call list and casually recorded a few notes: "Next... what major do you choose?"

Zhang Yexin felt sore and painful all over; in fact, if he hadn't suddenly realized in the middle of last night that he could use psionic energy to soothe his body, he would have had to go to the infirmary by now.

At the same time, he also had worries in his heart.

He asked in terror.

"Yesterday... after you tried, several students followed suit." Hu Yue said from the side, still lingering in fear: "At first it was fine, but later they didn't know what madness took them, and they attracted the dormitory auntie from the entire floor... The result was that they turned into ice sculptures!"

The surrounding light was very dim, but an intuition surfaced in Zhang Yexin's heart.

He saw it very clearly: this type of extraction technique is equivalent to grasping the key to evolution!

These students, even if they are expelled, can still be one step faster than other ordinary people!

In this world, even being half a step faster than most people represents endless benefits, let alone a whole step!

Hu Yue was startled, then nodded vigorously: "I understand!"

Zhang Yexin's spirit was highly tense, using Meditation to try to transport these psionic particles, eventually forming a closed loop.

The two of them previously had hearts full of ambition, but in the end, they failed to even extract psionic energy and were about to be tragically expelled!

"Still not working, although I reached the final step, the psionic energy cannot form a closed loop in my body..."

Or perhaps it was his daily hard work that finally led to success.

At this time, he heard Li Yingyun's voice: "Congratulations on completing the Psionic Extraction... but the Psionic Extraction Technique is only the most basic way of extracting psionic energy... Next, I will teach you the 'Netherworld Art'! This is a method for using psionic energy! One is for the body, one is for the application!"

Zhang Yexin suddenly had a bad premonition.

Vocational training academies are all about learning a professional skill for one year, and then going to construction sites or factories for 'practical operation'.

"I know."

At the end of the corridor, a woman wearing a blood-stained dress, floating in mid-air with black hair covering her face, appeared and was slowly drifting toward him.

He opened his eyes in excitement, only to find that he had arrived at the Playground without knowing when.

Speaking of this, Hu Yue still had some lingering fear.

"Mm."

"Quick, quick! Quick!"

Upon entering, the clamor of the outside world vanished instantly, as if walking into a completely silent space.

"However, you are right about one thing! We are all grassroots; others are richer than us, work harder than us, and are more talented than us... The only thing we can stake is this one life!"

"Sorry, I was just..."

After all, just because a person chooses a subject does not mean they will necessarily be able to learn it!

In a mere year, there is indeed not much that can be learned.

Si Nan set Zhang Yexin down and patted his face with a look of worry.

"Me too... I have already thought of every possible way."

Even though this academy is quite hellish.

Following this feeling, he walked into a room and saw Jiuyou sitting behind a desk.

Noticing a cute girl coming out with a smile on her face, Bai Qiudao said in a low voice.

"To think that more than two hundred people were left... I have to say, your final struggle... no, effort, is truly delightful..."

With a bit of excitement, Zhang Yexin arrived at the Martial Arts Training Ground.

"This is all thanks to the guidance of our instructors."

Zhang Yexin's foot slipped and he nearly fell to the ground, but he still stubbornly agreed.

'To obtain more extraordinary knowledge, I must make more connections with classmates... I previously hinted that our small circle should choose different subjects, and combined with the few who have secretly allied, we should be able to gather the heritage of the six major subjects... But, Hu Yue has already quit, what a waste!'

Zhang Yexin looked at the dormitory manager auntie drifting over, a trace of determination appearing on his face: "Ghosts... are also a Ghost Energy Source!"

"Must work hard!"

After recovering for a long while, he stood up and saw the students gathered on the Playground.

At this moment, he flipped over and stood up, only to see Hu Yue sitting cross-legged opposite him.

"A-Ye... what are you doing? Come back quickly!"

Even in this final period, not even Yuan Shiyan showed any obvious signs of weariness, abandonment, or contempt on her face.

Extraordinary courses are all-encompassing; previously, a simple introduction to the Psionic Extraction Technique required a month, and even now, many people still cannot fully understand it.

"Alright."

Zhang Yexin walked into the corridor.

Zhang Yexin could not help but fall silent.

Zhang Yexin took a deep breath and did not change it.

Yuan Shiyan patted Hu Yue on the shoulder.

After all...

Jiuyou said.

The next moment, he suddenly felt a cold palm resting on his shoulder.

Without a doubt, at this moment, he had already violated the dormitory curfew regulations.

"Come in one by one to test and decide your preferences."

Jiuyou tossed out an Iron Plate: "Starting tomorrow, use this to attend lectures with Li Little Lass... Finally... do not forget the mandatory labor at night."

"But it won't kill you, will it?"

Night.

And... a few corpses on stretchers!

"What is going on?"

Just like the old saying—if I had never seen the Light, I could have endured the darkness!

Inside the dormitory.

"Martial Arts!"

After they had all finished, the remaining students shuffled in, but no one dared to keep Jiuyou waiting for long.

Hu Yue hugged his only bedsheet and burst into tears.

He had not expected that in this short month, Hu Yue had accumulated so many negative emotions in his heart.

Opposite him was none other than the Dean of Students—Jiuyou!

"Kid, you're quite arrogant to be caught by me violating curfew during my night patrol!"

Zhang Yexin thought to himself.

"Regarding the material for a Flying Sword, I don't demand you use any extraterrestrial meteor iron or Geng Metal Essence... A Flying Sword made of Hundred Refined Black Iron mixed with Five Metal Essence will barely suffice... Your permissions have been upgraded, you may go to the school canteen to purchase them."

"I... am fine!"

Zhang Yexin commented and walked into the stone house.

"Alright."

At the same time, the Crystal Ball in his hand began to shine with bright Light.

The surrounding temperature dropped rapidly, and a layer of frost condensed on the walls and floor.

Hu Yue was startled: "Violating curfew will result in punishment!"

Jiuyou kept a cold face, as if the Dean owed him eight million, and randomly pointed at a student to enter the house.

More importantly... it really teaches extraordinary power!

Having seen the scenery of a new world, closing the door cruelly is indeed too great a blow to them.

Zhang Yexin also felt some regret.

Looking at Zhang Yexin at this moment, he said sincerely: "To dare to risk your life for a gamble... A-Ye, I am not as good as you!"

"A-Ye... are you alright?"

……

Li Yingyun recited a mnemonic of about ten thousand characters, then, without asking if the students below had memorized it, continued: "Next... I will teach Swordsmanship... A workman must sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well. If you want to master supreme Swordsmanship, a good Flying Sword is indispensable!"

The next day.

The next day.

But there were still many people who could not extract Psionic Energy!

Most people were trying unremittingly, while a small portion who had already despaired were weeping bitterly.

Aaron stood with his arms crossed, grinning, watching with great interest as Zhang Yexin's expression shifted constantly between ecstasy and horror. Finally, he cleared his throat and announced the punishment: "Student Zhang Yexin, for violating the curfew, you shall be hung on the Playground for the night!"

"I envy Si Nan so much; he has already succeeded, and old Bai and old Yuan as well..."

"In the Taoism of the Flying Sword, there are three supreme schools. Luofu Swordsmanship is first, Emei second, and Nanhai third... Today, we shall first practice the entry-level of Luofu Swordsmanship—Mayfly Nine Transformations!"

A moment later, Hu Yue also opened his eyes, his face full of frustration: "I failed..."

Zhang Yexin and Hu Yue both assumed their most comfortable postures and entered Meditation.

Faint sounds of crying could be heard.

Accompanying this palm was a fierce chill, which instantly numbed half of Zhang Yexin's shoulder.

His teeth chattered as he desperately operated the extraction technique.

Zhang Yexin did not know why, but he always felt that the Nine Nether was targeting him, and he felt like crying...

Speaking of this, Hu Yue was already streaming with tears.

"You... what are you doing?"

"What a ruthless person!"

Unlike usual, those Psionic Particles that would normally dissipate rapidly upon entering his body had indeed become much more 'sluggish' in this state, and were not in a hurry to dissipate.

Aaron stroked his chin: "Then I must congratulate you on being able to continue your advanced studies at the school..."

One student after another went in, most of whom had mastered the Psionic Extraction Technique.

Then, he directly gripped the doorknob and opened the door.

The other party clearly wanted to refine an Elixir of Immortality, but in the end... they fell before even choosing their major!

"It's okay, after we get out, we will still be brothers."

Zhang Yexin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, this student came out with a mournful face, clearly having failed.

Aaron sighed and said: "Who told you we are a vocational training school?"

'The Nine Nether Dean of Students calls Teacher Li a "little wench"; could it be that these two have a grudge?'

But as long as one follows the rules, there isn't much danger!

"Since that is the case, then I will add another three months of forced labor... three hours every night, to clean up this seat's Nine Nether Blood Sea! Many of the Demon God Armor there have rusted, and some even have blood mold growing on their surfaces..."

Yuan Shiyan's voice came from the side.

Zhang Yexin was hung up with his hands bound, swaying in the wind in the middle of the Playground...

Si Nan's expression also became incomparably solemn, and he glanced at the surrounding classmates without leaving a trace.

Zhang Yexin looked toward the dormitory door.

Aaron let out a few strange laughs and casually raised a hand.

"Although I know you succeeded, the procedure must still be followed. Come... place your hand on the Crystal Ball and circulate your Psionic Energy."

Li Yingyun, dressed in a Martial Artist's outfit and looking heroic and spirited, stood there expressionless.

He had almost been tempted as well.

In Dayue, only proper universities last four years.

This was also a kind of regret.

"To hell with probability!" Hu Yue suddenly cursed: "Yuan Shiyan is a second-generation rich kid, Bai Qiudao is from a family of Scholars... Si Nan, just looking at that face, he could go be a star in the future. Even if they fail, they have other choices... Only us, only we are grassroots! We have nothing, we can't even grasp an opportunity, I refuse to accept this!"

Hu Yue shouted at the dormitory entrance.

Zhang Yexin was struggling to memorize the previous mnemonic, and upon hearing this, he rolled his eyes.

'Those Flying Sword materials sound so expensive... I... is it too late for me to change majors now?'

(End of chapter)