Chapter 53 Royal Martial Arts Academy
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Outside the Royal Auction House.
Xue'er's carriage had been waiting for quite some time.
As soon as she saw Xiao Yi and Fang Qingzhu come out, Xue'er immediately approached them: "Xiao Yi, Qingzhu... We went to the Qingyan Pavilion yesterday to find you. Luckily, we ran into Dali, or else we wouldn't have known you were here!"
"I'm sorry, Xue'er, we came in a haste and forgot to leave you a message!" Fang Qingzhu said apologetically.
Xue'er shook her head and said, "The assessment is about to start, let's set off!"
"Alright!"
The group rode the carriage and headed straight for the Royal Martial Arts Academy.
Inside the carriage.
Xiao Yi asked, "Xue'er, Elder Wang hasn't returned yet?"
Xue'er shook her head and said with a bitter smile, "This time, my grandfather went out with the headmaster. It seems there has been the emergence of a secret realm belonging to someone from the Tao Tribulation Realm. They went together, and we don't know when they'll be back."
"A secret realm of a Tao Tribulation Realm expert?"
Xiao Yi and his companion exchanged a look.
Above the Golden Core is the Tao Tribulation, signifying the tribulations of martial arts, it is also a transformative realm for leaping through the dragon gate to become a true dragon.
It is said that in the vast Tianqing Kingdom, only the ancient forebear of the royal family is at the Tao Tribulation Realm, but that venerable ancestor has not shown himself for over a hundred years.
"No wonder Elder Wang was in such a hurry to get back..." Xiao Yi murmured to himself.
Xue'er said with a smile, "Xiao Yi, don't worry! Before my grandfather left, he made all the arrangements, and with your strengths, getting into the Royal Martial Arts Academy will be a piece of cake!"
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The Royal Martial Arts Academy was established five hundred and thirty-one years ago.
It is said that at that time, the Tianqi Martial Arts Academy was dominant and tried to influence the succession of the Crown Prince, which angered the King.
To counterbalance the Tianqi Martial Arts Academy, the King founded the Royal Martial Arts Academy.
After more than five hundred years of development, the Royal Martial Arts Academy has completely surpassed the Tianqi Martial Arts Academy in all aspects.
The entire academy is situated in the East City District, facing the Tianqi Martial Arts Academy of the West City District. Stay connected via empire
Almost a quarter of the East City District belongs to the Royal Martial Arts Academy; the academy is home to sixty thousand Yellow Level students, twelve thousand Profound Level students, thirteen hundred Earth Level students, and thirteen Heaven Level students.
Even the weakest Yellow Level students are above the Qi Gathering Realm.
By the time Xiao Yi and the others arrived at the Royal Martial Arts Academy, the entrance was already a sea of people.
Xue'er said, "Xiao Yi, you're going to take part in the assessment soon. I've already prepared a banquet at the Qingyan Pavilion, waiting for your triumphant return!"
"Don't worry, we won't disappoint you!" Fang Qingzhu said with a smile.
Xiao Yi nodded in agreement.
Niu Dali grunted: "It's just the Royal Martial Arts Academy's assessment. It's a trifle for me, nothing but light rain!"
"I bet you won't pass the assessment!"
A boastful voice came through, the speaker was a youth not even one and a half meters tall, "Don't you know that the elimination rate of the Royal Martial Arts Academy's assessment is as high as ninety percent? And you say it's light rain? That's sheer arrogance!"
The youth had a small mustache under his nose and was pinching it with his chubby little hands, looking disdainfully at Xiao Yi and the others.
Niu Dali snorted darkly, grabbing the youth by the collar: "Shorty, you're itching for a beating, aren't you?"
"You big oaf, let me down right now, or I'll start shouting for help!" the diminutive youth flailed his arms and legs, but being so short, he couldn't reach Niu Dali and could only speak fiercely.
Niu Dali laughed heartily: "Go ahead and shout, nobody will come to help you even if your throat breaks!"
"Big brother, second brother, three of them, someone is bullying me!" the small fellow suddenly shouted.
"Who dares to bully our brother?"
"Looking for trouble, are they?"
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In the crowd.
A little dwarf who was stealing someone's purse dropped the purse and rushed out; another small dwarf who was negotiating with a few extravagantly dressed people walked out; and another was squeezing through the crowd, stealing touches, hustling over with a red bellyband in hand.
Three dwarfs, none taller than four and a half feet, stood in front of Niu Dali, hands on hips, fiercely glared at him, and shouted in unison, "Put down our fourth brother!"
"Damn, did I hit a dwarf nest?" Niu Dali's eyes widened as he looked at the four little dwarfs in front of him.
Xiao Yi said, "Dali, let him go."
"Oh!"
Niu Dali released his grip, and the little dwarf jumped down. After straightening his collar, he said with self-satisfaction, "I bet you wouldn't kill me!"
Niu Dali: "..."
The short one bowed to Xiao Yi and said, "Dude, thank you for your righteous help. My name is Shi Yaodu; this is my eldest brother Shi Yaoqian, my second brother Shi Yaoquan, and my third brother Shi Yaose. From now on, you're a friend of us four Shi brothers. If anyone dares to bully you, we brothers will tear him to shreds together!"
Xiao Yi: "..."
The crowd: "..."
Money, Lust, Power, Gambling?
What kind of names are these?
And to top it all off, your surname is Shi, which, no offense, sounds like 'Shit' Family's four brothers!
Shi Yaose walked up to Fang Qingzhu with his hands rubbing together and chuckled, "Everyone has a love for beauty... Beauty, our bed is big and soft..."
Shi Yaodu whispered, "I bet third brother is about to get beaten up!"
Bang!
Xiao Yi kicked him out with a foot and said with a dark face, "Stay away from Qingzhu!"Nôv(el)B\\jnn
At that moment...
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three dull bell tolls rang out, startling everyone and brightening their expressions.
From within the gates of the Royal Martial Arts Academy, three figures emerged.
The leader was a middle-aged man dressed in profound garments, with heroic eyebrows like unsheathed swords, breathing in one continuous flow, and eyes like stars, with a glint of cold light. Flanking him was a man and a woman, each exuding the aura of the Divine Skills Realm.
Especially the middle-aged man in profound garments, he was a powerhouse of the High-order Divine Power Realm.
"Welcome, everyone, to the quarterly assessment of the Royal Martial Arts Academy. I am the chief examiner, Ge Qingyun, and these two are earth-level students, Zhang Yi and Sun Ying. You will face three rounds of tests, and only by passing all three will you pass the assessment and become students of the Martial Arts Institute! The first round of assessment will be conducted by Sun Ying!" Ge Qingyun said indifferently.
Sun Ying stepped forward, pointed at the stone lion on the left side of the gate, and said, "This stone lion can test your level of cultivation. Anyone over eighteen years old and below the Fifth Layer of the Gathering Qi Realm is unqualified. Please go ahead!"
The crowd advanced one after another.
This round easily eliminated forty percent.
Xiao Yi and the others, of course, passed easily and then entered the second round of the assessment. Ge Qingyun said, "This second round will be conducted by Zhang Yi!"
Zhang Yi stepped forward, his icy gaze sweeping over the crowd, pausing slightly on Xiao Yi and two others as he said indifferently, "The second round of the assessment tests your innate talent. All you have to do is touch the talent stone in my hand, and it will emit either white or black light, white light for elimination, black light for qualification!"
The crowd stepped forward to test.
Soon it was Xiao Yi's turn. Zhang Yi's lips curled up slightly, his eyes gleaming with amusement, "Go ahead!"
Xiao Yi frowned and placed his hand on the talent stone.
Whoosh!
Bright black light burst forth, the deep black light especially eye-catching against the blue sky and white sun.
However...
Zhang Yi's face showed a trivial expression, his lips curling up in a thick sneer, and he said lightly, "Disqualified..."