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A minute passed in the blink of an eye.

"The second test, the combat strength test. Starting from now, the rookies will be tested in an orderly manner!" The main examiner opened his eyes and said indifferently.

If the first test of a martial artist's will and will was said to measure a martial artist's heart towards another's martial artist, then this test would measure a martial artist's talent. As long as one's talent was enough and passed the first test, no matter whether one's family background was good or bad, their combat strength was strong enough to cause the white crystal on the deep blue monument to shine.

Not being able to shine only proves that your talent is not enough.

The ten squads of young martial artists all began to move as soon as the main examiner finished speaking.

This trial was much easier compared to the first trial. Everyone only needed to have one chance to reach the top of the pillar of light, and let the white crystal shine. They didn't have to endure the torture for too long because the speed of the test was much faster.

Ling Yan stood at the back of the third row. As the young martial artists finished their tests one by one, the number of people in front of him also decreased. As they moved forward, Ling Yan's ears were filled with all sorts of sounds.

There were the sounds of young martial artists exerting their strength, the sound of dark blue stone tablets being struck, the flat announcement by Crimson Nimbus Martial School's deacon, the miserable howls of young martial artists being eliminated, and the cheers for promotion.

The test was still going well.

"Bang, bang, bang …"

"Three times the pillar of light has risen above the peak. Failing the assessment will result in elimination!"

"Bang, bang …"

"The second pillar of light has been successfully passed. The test has been completed and you have passed!"

"Bang, bang, bang …"

"Three times the pillar of light failed the test, failed the test, eliminated!"

"…"

All of the young martial artists that passed the nearby tests were only successful on the second or third time. This was because they remembered the master examiner's words. For this trial, they had to save true essence, otherwise it might affect the actual combat strength of the third trial.

Therefore, for the first time, they would only use thirty percent of their strength to attack. If they didn't pass the first time, they would look at the location where the light pillar had risen from before making a second attack to adjust the strength.

"Bam!"

"One success, passed!"

At this time, the first youngster to pass the test in one go appeared on the examination grounds. Everyone turned to look at him. 30% of his strength was enough to make the white crystal on the stone tablet glow, so this youngster was very strong.

This youngster was 1.6 meters tall, and his skin was darker. He wore high-quality silk clothing, and he was using a provocative gaze to look at the young man dressed in embroidered clothing at the front of Ling Yan's group.

He was the son of a wealthy merchant, with a cultivation base at the 3rd level of the Common Birth Stage and a cultivation level at the 3rd level of the Small Success Stage. At home, he was in the silk business, and the dark skinned youth's name was Ning Bang, with the same cultivation level at the 3rd level of the Common Birth Stage and his family was also in the silk business.

However, Ning Bang's talent was a bit better than Xu Shizhen's, and his cultivation was also a bit deeper. Thus, when the two of them fought in the martial arts battle, Xu Shizhen often lost more than he won, but Xu Shizhen wasn't convinced of his abilities. Otherwise, he wouldn't have resisted the scam of being cheated and used 1500 taels of silver to buy a three blank elementary true essence talisman.

Xu Shizhen had naturally noticed Ning Bang's provocative gaze. He clenched his fists tightly and his handsome face turned a little gloomy. However, he was quite calm, and he knew that Ning Bang had a plan to lure the enemy in.

In the past, he was always impulsive. Whenever Ningbo provoked him and ridiculed him, he would hold back his anger and work crazily with Ningbang with a reddened face. However, he would often not be able to display his true strength and be easily crushed by Ningbo.

After being beaten up several times, Xu Shizhen finally understood what was going on. It was to provoke his emotions, to make him go crazy.

Humph, you still want to provoke me? You want me to use up too much of my true essence power in this trial? Then, in the next trial, I will obtain a lousy ranking in actual combat and have my ranking erased?

"Young man, it's your turn. Don't be stupid!" At this time, the Crimson Nimbus Martial School Deacon responsible for Ling Yan's side saw Xu Shizhen's dark and uncertain expression and didn't have any reaction. He frowned and reminded him.

"Oh, okay!"

Xu Shizhen quickly regained his senses and no longer looked at Ning Bang. Taking a deep breath and looking at the deep blue monument in front of him, he circulated 30% of his true essence. His right hand formed a fist and he suddenly took a step forward.

"Buzz buzz ~"

The deep blue stone monument trembled for a moment, and then a pillar of light shot up from the bottom. It was extremely fast, and in a moment it broke through the top and entered the white crystal. The white crystal instantly lit up with a dazzling white light.

"One success, passed!" The Crimson Nimbus Martial School's deacon's calm voice came out.

Another expert shouted in a low voice.

Xu Shizhen's face lit up after his successful challenge. He then walked to the side and shot a look of disdain at Ning Bang.

"Humph!" In any case, even if he didn't succeed, he had enough confidence to beat Xu Shizhen in the third trial. For the sake of the entrance examination this time, he had endured the pain of buying an extremely proficient elementary true essence talisman.