Chapter 112: 112. The College Entrance Exam (Request Subscription)

112. Chapter 112: The College Entrance Exam (Request Subscription)

【Third stage passed, +200 points…】

A mechanical voice chimed in his ear.

Fang Xing gazed at the shifting surroundings, lost in thought: “If Song Jingang hasn’t broken through yet, he wouldn’t even make it past this stage… but I should still be able to scrape over a hundred points?”

This stage doesn’t require completion to earn points.

Better performance, showing more combat techniques and wisdom, all earn points.

Of course, only by killing the guardian can you achieve full marks.

Martial rules are this simple and direct!

“My martial score is already eight hundred, right? If I do well on the humanities, exceed nine hundred, and last just a moment in the next stage, I’ll surpass eighteen hundred total—enough to clear the top-tier university threshold…”

“It seems universities in the Federation vary greatly in quality…”

After all, a sixteen-hundred-point threshold means mostly Puyu Realm students; after graduation, with effort, they can qualify as professional martial artists—breaking through the fourth martial realm.

But the threshold for top-tier universities is entirely different!

Only the most outstanding Puyu Realm martial artists and Danpo Realm martial masters can meet the standard.

“What about elite-tier universities? Do you need to be a martial master just to enroll, and graduate as an Outer Scene or even a Golden Core?”

Fang Xing took a deep breath, feeling intense heat all around.

The land he now stood in had become a desert, the sun blazing, scorching the air until it seemed to warp…

On the golden sands stood a white-robed figure, his eyes shining like morning stars!

“Fourth stage guardian: Danpo Realm perfected!”

“Does the Federation believe no candidate can defeat him?”

As Fang Xing pondered, his dantian stirred—he saw a colossal golden mountain range bearing down upon him!

This was martial intent pressure—immense, heavy, towering like a mountain; even this martial intent surpassed countless Federation martial masters!

Within Fang Xing’s dantian, faint roars of dragon and tiger echoed, mingled with the thunder of dragon and elephant, brimming with iron-blooded battle will.

A sword and a knife rose together, radiating piercing, unrivaled intent!

Though he could use the “Great Sun Tathagata Mantra” to ignore these external intrusions, Fang Xing still habitually held back a little of his reserve.

With the power of six martial intents bolstering him, he instantly broke free of the martial will pressure and saw the white-robed figure.

The man lunged forward, as if shrinking space and crossing dimensions, arriving before him—his palm white as jade, flipping the heavens!

S-class martial art—Great Golden Hand!

Golden patterns surfaced along Fang Xing’s body, like a golden-threaded jade armor, his Dragon-Elephant Art pushed to its peak; his five fingers clenched into a fist and met the blow!

CRASH!

Their fists met; both men recoiled simultaneously.

Fang Xing shook his arm, seeing the white-robed man’s body wreathed in wind and clouds, his robes snapping violently as he subtly dissipated Fang Xing’s force—he knew the opponent had also trained a body-strengthening art, equally advanced.

“It must be the ‘Wind and Cloud Continuous Body’… this martial art excels at deflecting force, reputed to be the best at it…”

He felt his blood slowly boiling.

A worthy opponent is hard to find!

Especially one so excellent—a true pinnacle of Danpo Realm!

And in this virtual space, even if he died, he wouldn’t be injured.

o￠o

“Such perfect conditions—failing to test my skills would be a waste…”

Fang Xing raised his right hand into a blade, slicing casually—a shocking blade light shot skyward, splitting the desert sands like towering waves.

Ghost God Blade—Cutting Ghosts and Gods!

After a year of rigorous training, Ghost God Blade and Ultimate Emotion Sword had both reached Master level; the blade light was icy, its power incomparable to before.

The white-robed man stepped as if walking on waves, his body twisting nine times, evading every slash of that endless blade light—his footwork was so refined, Fang Xing himself had to admit defeat.

Seeing the white-robed man charge, Fang Xing raised his other hand, fingers forming a sword—Ultimate Emotion Sword poured forth like liquid mercury, fully unleashed.

This sword style was famed for its intricate, unpredictable techniques; in Fang Xing’s hands, it became infinitely wondrous—each sword qi struck from impossible angles.

Yet the white-robed man merely flicked or tapped with his fingers, like plucking strings, deflecting each sword qi one by one.

The two figures collided, sending countless sands soaring, swallowing the entire space.

“Hah!”

Suddenly, Fang Xing let out a long roar, abandoning sword and blade, switching to bare-handed combat.

He felt his martial will expanding more than ever—this opponent was rare, nearly his equal, and excelled in defense, making a single killing blow impossible.

He must see him the same way.

This was the chance to test every technique he’d ever learned, in real combat.

Just from this fight alone, Fang Xing recognized many of his own flaws.

“I was too arrogant before… I thought I was invincible in the Danpo Realm, but turns out there’s always a higher mountain…”

“So… I haven’t reached my limit yet?”

Fang Xing felt not only the flaws in his fist, blade, and sword techniques being corrected, but his martial intent itself had risen dramatically through this clash of wills.

Suddenly!

He sensed the white-robed man’s aura shift—his face flushed crimson, his energy surging violently.

“He’s using a self-harming burst technique?”

He cursed “dishonorable,” his eyes flashing golden light—Great Golden Buddha Divine Power activated.

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

They exchanged blows nonstop, each impact exploding the air.

Fang Xing felt every punch’s force being absorbed and dispersed by the opponent’s Wind and Cloud Continuous Body—he was stunned.

This body art truly deserved its title as the best at deflecting force.

“Blood Point Death Cut Technique… Stage Two!”

Sensing Fang Xing’s energy wane, the white-robed man finally spoke his first words.

His skin turned crimson, blood beads oozing from every pore—his aura surged again!

“Kill!”

Fang Xing’s eyes blazed with brilliance—he no longer held back, unleashing Great Golden Buddha Divine Power once more.

This time, it was the Master-level Great Golden Buddha Divine Power—double boost!

BOOM!

Amid an even fiercer explosion, a figure flew backward, spilling blood along the way—it was Fang Xing!

He retreated dozens of meters, staring at the white-robed man.

On the man’s chest, a claw mark clearly appeared!

It resembled a tiger’s claw, as if it had crushed his chest inward.

It was the embryonic form of the Subdue Tiger Domain!

Fang Xing had trained for so many days, even without resources, simply practicing daily—he could slowly raise proficiency, albeit slowly.

But before the exam, pushing Great Golden Buddha Divine Power to Master level and raising Subdue Tiger Stance proficiency to 200 was no problem at all.

“Indeed, I still prefer the advantage of realm suppression,” Fang Xing murmured.

This white-robed man was at most Danpo perfected.

Bound by rules, he couldn’t possess domain-level power.

But he had already begun touching the Dragon Domain and Subdue Tiger Domain.

Now both domains had embryonic forms, allowing him to unleash partial power.

ROAR! ROAR!

Around him, faint dragon shapes rose, revealing scales and claws.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Violent winds howled, radiating a terrifying, dominant aura.

Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger!

Fang Xing’s mind shifted—two spectral forms of dragon and tiger surged toward the white-robed man…

【Fourth stage passed, +200 points…】

“My martial score is a thousand—I got full marks?”

Fang Xing murmured.

Suddenly, a new prompt appeared:

【Fifth stage assessment begins, candidate, do your best to endure…】

“Fifth stage… Outer Scene perfected? Domain fully formed?”

Fang Xing was stunned—he found himself standing on a warship’s deck, above him stretched the starry cosmos.

Opposite him stood a bald martial artist, gripping a pitch-black battle blade.

He slashed once—waves of blinding white lightning erupted, forming a thunderous hell!

This wasn’t spiritual will or illusion—it was real lightning!

Lightning powerful enough to kill!

The Thunder Hell descended—every martial intent, every domain embryo, every refined technique… shattered like soap bubbles…

Enveloped in an endless thunder prison, Fang Xing’s Master-level Dragon-Elephant Art only granted him a few extra breaths before the golden-threaded jade robe melted under lightning, followed by his skin, flesh, tendons, and bones…

…

【Fifth Trial Failed, +44 Points Awarded, Trial Concluded!】

“So even holding on for a few breaths earns points… But is that really what a Complete External Realm martial artist looks like?”

Fang Xing took a deep breath: “Why does he feel so much stronger than Xia Long? Is Xia Long hiding his true strength, or is he injured?”

“It’s over.”

He opened his eyes to see the simulation pod open and stepped out.

“Everyone’s waiting for you. How far did you get?”

When Xia Long saw Fang Xing emerge, his eyes instantly lit up as he rushed forward to ask.

“Fifth trial. Should be 1044 points? Wait, isn’t the martial arts exam capped at 1000? Can you exceed it?”

Fang Xing asked curiously.

“What? 1044 points?”

Xia Long’s breathing grew heavy, then he burst into loud, wild laughter: “Hahahaha… I always knew you were extraordinary, but I never expected you’d score this high… Now you’ve got a real shot at a top-tier university. My own martial path has hope again!”

“What?”

A flash of golden light—Lu Guangming appeared beside Xia Long, staring at Fang Xing: “You made it to the fifth trial?”

He knew better than anyone how brutal the trial guardians were—each one pushed the limits of their respective realm.

Even for Xia Long, the fifth trial meant death—he’d barely last three strikes… let alone Fang Xing.

“Congratulations, Fang Xing.”

After learning the details, Lu Guangming looked at Fang Xing with a complex expression: “Even if the admission standard for a top-tier university is impossibly high… they’d never turn away a student who can slaughter through the first four trials at the Courage Realm… Young man, your future on Blue Star is boundless!”

‘This principal speaks pretty well…’

‘But isn’t he overdoing it a bit? I’ve still got a few tricks up my sleeve…’

As Fang Xing responded to his teachers and classmates, he checked his attribute panel:

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Age: 18】

【Profession: Martial Artist】

【Fourth Realm: Courage (192/200)】

【Twelve Forms of Military Boxing: 56/400 (Master）】

【Great Dragon Stance: 311/400 (Master）】

【Taming Tiger Stance: 201/400 (Master）】

【Ghost and God Blade: 3/400 (Master）】

【Ultimate Passion Sword: 6/400 (Master）】

【Dragon-Elephant Art: 133/400 (Master）】

【Great Vajra Prajna

【Great Sun Tathagata Mantra: 13/200 (Proficient)】

【Heavenly Mother’s Glorious Golden Lotus Twin Guardian Scripture: 1/100 (Familiar)】

【Gate of All Heavens (Charging)】

……

“Around two years since I crossed over—have I really come this far?”

“With the college entrance exam over, my youth has ended too…”

“No, my lifespan is still long—I will forever be young!”