radiothebook Chapter 151 The Assessment Begins
Chapter 151 The Assessment Begins
Chapter 151 The Assessment Begins
Due to the large number of participants, the assessment of the Qianwu branch was naturally conducted in the virtual universe.
That morning, just as Chen Yuan finished his cultivation, Irene immediately reminded him, "Master, the Qianwu branch's assessment has begun, and the virtual universe's 'Assessment Space' is now open."
"Understood." Chen Yuan had finished his cultivation at the last minute, so after nodding in response, he immediately connected his consciousness to the virtual universe.
As soon as Chen Yuan appeared inside Castle 012 on Purple Peak, a system notification popped up in front of him:
[Chen Yuan, the promotion assessment for the Qianwu branch you are participating in has officially begun. Please teleport to the assessment space within ten minutes.]
Those who fail to submit their applications by the deadline will be deemed to have automatically forfeited their eligibility for the assessment.
Chen Yuan glanced at the notification and said softly, "Teleport."
The next second, the scene before his eyes changed, and he appeared in a huge square.
Looking up, a giant display screen floated in the sky, showing the number 21083.
"Is this the current real-time number of people in the square?"
Chen Yuan stared at the screen in the air. As more and more people were transmitted in, the numbers on the screen continued to climb.
Ten minutes later, the number finally settled at exactly 100,000.
"It seems that this is the number of people participating in this assessment."
Looking around, the square was already packed with people.
Most of these participants came from various star-domain-level branches under the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. Some students from the same branch had already spontaneously gathered together to discuss strategies for the assessment.
However, a few people stood alone like Chen Yuan, and some even sneered with disdain when they saw the students discussing in groups.
Chen Yuan naturally knew the reason for this.
Just then, a deep voice suddenly came from the sky: "Quiet."
As a powerful, blood-smelling pressure descended, all the students in the square immediately fell silent, daring not to utter another sound.
The reason is simple: the speaker was an immortal powerhouse!
Chen Yuan looked up and saw an immortal standing in mid-air, ten meters tall and wearing a blood-red battle robe. His temperament was somewhat similar to that of the "Thirteen" he had seen before, but his killing intent was even stronger.
"I will be in charge of this promotion assessment for the Qianwu branch."
The immortal in the crimson robes spoke calmly, making no attempt to introduce himself, and directly announced: "The format of this preliminary round is: Trial Space."
As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of sighs erupted in the square, mainly from the students who had gathered there beforehand.
This is normal, because the format of the qualifiers is not fixed.
Chen Yuan learned from Shi Lan that the Hengxing-level general promotion assessment consists of two stages: the preliminary round and the main round.
The main competition has only one format: the 1,000 students who emerge from the preliminary rounds will compete one-on-one against the existing students of the Qianwu branch.
The preliminary rounds have four possible formats: Trial Space, Battle Royale, Arena Battle, and World Battlefield.
The specific format of each preliminary round is announced on the spot by the Immortal who is in charge of the assessment.
Aside from the Trial Space, the other three are multiplayer battle modes, and theoretically, the probability of drawing these modes is not low. That's why so many students gather together in advance, hoping to gain an advantage in the assessment.
However, the format of the preliminary rounds was not randomly selected, but was determined in advance, and Chen Yuan learned about it from Shi Lan beforehand.
Moreover, he believed that most of the geniuses in the square who always kept to themselves knew about this.
"quiet!"
The immortal in the crimson robe spoke in a deep voice, but to everyone it sounded like a thunderclap, causing them to tremble and obediently shut their mouths.
"The preliminary round rules have been issued. You have 3 minutes to review them. The assessment will officially begin in 3 minutes."
After saying this, the immortal figure in the blood-red battle robe vanished without a trace, showing no intention of answering any questions.
Then, the square became noisy again, with voices rising and falling.
Chen Yuan ignored the surrounding noise and looked down at the information on the light screen on his wrist.
"Just as expected, there are now points and time limits. The overall format is similar to the Genius Battle, but there are some differences in the details."
Chen Yuan quickly finished reading the specific rules and thought to himself, "In this assessment, each level of the Trial Tower can only be stayed for a maximum of 3 days, which means the maximum stay in a Trial Tower is 21 days."
"That's true. After all, it's just an assessment for the Qianwu branch. The quality of geniuses is limited, so those big shots naturally don't want to waste their time."
However, this had little impact on Chen Yuan.
With his strength, the first few trial towers were a piece of cake. He only needed to keep an eye on the second place and maintain a proper lead.
In reality, most of Chen Yuan's consciousness had returned to reality to continue comprehending the laws, leaving only a wisp of consciousness to maintain action in the virtual universe.
As soon as the three-minute time limit expired, the 100,000 geniuses in the square were simultaneously teleported into the trial space.
"Since we need to conceal our strength, we don't need to bring the Azure Sky Sword."
Chen Yuan casually selected a second-tier Force weapon and battle suit, then headed straight for the first trial tower.
Upon reaching the first level, he saw the familiar sight of ten thousand wild bulls, roaring as they charged towards him.
Without delay, Chen Yuan unleashed his domain and charged in with his sword.
Ten seconds later, the first level is cleared, and the score is increased by 10000.
Then came the second, third, and fourth floors—Chen Yuan advanced with unstoppable momentum, reaching the seventh floor in just a few minutes.
After cleaving open the Zerg hive with a single sword strike, he didn't rush to kill the Queen and enter the next level. Instead, he glanced at the screen on his wrist.
The rankings are displayed in real time, with Chen Yuan's name prominently at the top of the leaderboard, while the second-place player is still struggling on the third level.
"It's a bit slow."
Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly. He had tried his best to hold back, only using his domain and barely using any laws, yet he was still so far ahead.
He wasn't in a hurry to pass through to the next level, but waited for the people behind him to catch up. When the second person arrived at the sixth level, he killed the Queen Mother and entered the second trial tower.
So, for the rest of the time, Chen Yuan stayed at the second-place level, maintaining his first place position by always being two levels ahead.
Several days passed, and Chen Yuan arrived at the sixth floor of the third trial tower.
He frowned slightly, looking at the second-place finisher who was still lingering on the third floor.
It wasn't that Chen Yuan didn't want to wait for the other party, but that he had already reached the time limit and had no choice but to leave the fifth floor.
"The third trial tower is already this difficult; it seems the level of geniuses in each star region branch is basically like this."
Watching the second-place finisher's points increase at such a rapid pace, Chen Yuan thought to himself.
The reason he was so certain was because, apart from the second-place winner, the geniuses ranked behind him were all gaining points at an absurdly slow rate.
If one person is doing this, it can be understood as stalling for time, but when a group of people are all so slow, it can only mean that these people are indeed not very skilled.
"Given the strength of these people, most of them probably won't be able to get past the first level of the fourth level."
"In that case, there's no need for me to wait any longer. Let's set a level that they can't reach but isn't too outrageous, and end this assessment."
So Chen Yuan stopped and began a frenzied killing spree, soon breaking through the third trial tower.
An hour later, on the seventh floor of the fourth trial tower.
"That should be about right."
He glanced down at the rankings and saw that the second-place player was still stuck on the third trial tower. He thought to himself, "You guys keep playing, I'm going back to cultivate."
The next second, Chen Yuan decisively committed suicide and left the trial space.