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Chapter 52 Special Assessment and Rules

It was a little different from what Lin Shen expected.

He originally thought that the format of the big exam would be a competitive competition like a sparring match, but it was far from what he had imagined.

The form of this year's exam is 'Survival of Formation'.

The name of the array is 'fog image array'!
At the beginning of the big exam, all the candidates will enter the formation. What they need to do is to persist in the formation and continue to get more scores.

There are three ways to get points.

The first is to kill the Mist Beast.

The fog beast is a defensive creature condensed from the fog formation, and will continuously attack any creature in the formation.

Candidates can get one point for killing a fog beast with a pneumatic layer [-], two points for killing a fog beast with a pneumatic layer [-], and so on.

The second method is relatively special. As long as you stay in the formation for 1 minute, the examinee can get a point.

The last method is to find an altar somewhere in the formation.

There is an array flag on the altar. Those who get the array flag and hold it for 1 minute will directly score [-] points.

Every candidate who enters the formation will get a jade talisman later. There is a divine sense inside the talisman, which can not only record the number and strength of the fog beasts killed, and convert them into scores, but also can detect the fatal danger of the candidate. When the test occurs, actively release the retaining wall to protect the examinee and ensure that the examinee will not die.

Of course, once the latter situation occurs, it means that the candidate is eliminated and cannot continue to get scores.

Candidates who finally get the top [-] scores will become disciples of Jiuyang Taoist Academy!

It is worth mentioning that candidates are not allowed to attack other candidates in the fog formation, and offenders will be directly eliminated from the formation.

The only exception is where there are altars.

In this area, candidates can attack each other without any penalty.

In addition, it is forbidden to use all magic weapons, talismans, elixir and other foreign objects in the fog formation, except for storage props and ordinary weapons.

"Matrix survival? I've never heard of this type of exam!"

"As long as you stay in the formation, you can get points? This rule is too strange!"

"Forget about the first two methods, what about the third method? Those who find the formation flag will get two hundred points directly, which is comparable to killing dozens of aerodynamic five-layer fog beasts. Is luck unfair?"

"What do you know? This is called luck. In addition to talent and hard work, luck is also a very important factor in the way of cultivation. Who can become a powerful person, who doesn't have a great chance of luck?"

"That's right, luck is also part of strength."

"Only the area where the altar is located can attack other candidates."

The discussions were endless.

The format of the exam this time was obviously beyond the expectations of many people.

Including the children of many aristocratic families, many people had expressions of surprise on their faces.

Lin Shen saw it, and asked Yang Zhongyi: "Son of your aristocratic family, didn't you get the news of the big exam in advance?"

"of course not!"

Yang Zhongyi let out a hey.

"Nine Suns Sect is not the only power of the family, how could it be possible to let the family do whatever it wants, not to mention the family also disdains to do such private things, don't think the family is too dirty."

Only then did Lin Shen feel relieved.

But immediately, I heard Yang Zhongyi say again:

"However, I have heard of this fog formation."

Lin Shen suddenly became interested: "Tell me in detail!"

"I don't know much. I only know that the main power of the fog formation comes from the 'elephant treasure fog' collected in the formation. This kind of fog can be condensed into fog beasts that are almost indistinguishable from monsters. The practitioners launched an attack."

"The smaller the number of people in the formation, the more concentrated the elephant treasure fog will be, and the more powerful the condensed fog beast will be. At first, it was only in the air-moving realm. When there are only two or three people left in the formation, the last thing that will appear is the long-breathing realm fog." Beast!"

Lin Shen was stunned.

No wonder the second method of earning points depends on time spent in the formation.

This big test not only tests the candidates' actual combat ability, luck, but also their ability to survive in battle.

"quiet!"

A clear drink sounded out of thin air, suppressing the discussion of the crowd.

Ke Ya's gaze was like a sword, and he swept across the crowd. Wherever he passed, no matter ordinary students or children from aristocratic families, they kept silent.

"The specific rules are listed in the water curtain above, and those who have objections can choose to quit!"

After waiting for a while, seeing no one stood up, Ke Ya's solemn expression eased, and he said in a deep voice:
"Very good, since that's the case, let's start the big exam, Director Cai, please excuse me!"

Cai Zhonggu nodded slightly, flipped his wrist, and there was an array engraved with talismans in his palm.

I didn't see any movement from him, and the formation plate suddenly burst into blinding light, filling every inch of the square in an instant.

The candidates present felt that their vision was blank for an instant, and they subconsciously covered their eyes.

When the light dissipated, the [-] examinees in the square were all gone, and the square was empty.

Cai Zhonggu then stretched out his hand to fiddle with the formation disk, and in an instant, the water mist surged in front of him, quickly condensing into a giant water curtain with a width of more than ten meters and a length of more than 30 meters.

The water curtain was divided into small areas, and the lights and shadows surged on it, which was a scene of candidates in the fog formation.

Looking at the picture on the water curtain, Cai Zhonggu nodded slightly, with a smile flashing across his face.

"There are a lot of good seedlings this year, and it can be said to be the best one in the past ten years!"

Ke Ya nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, Zhao Xueying, Yan Xing, Xue Feng, and Chong Yanhe, any one of these four would have been enough to win the chief position in previous years' big exams, but this year they got together."

"This just shows that our sect is developing and thriving. The disciples recruited by the Dao Academy are getting better and better every year. In my opinion, this is a good thing. The next Dao Academy competition may be our Dao Academy's championship! "

"That's true." Ke Ya smiled, and suddenly changed the topic, "Who does Director Cai think will win the chief position this year?"

"This"

Cai Zhonggu showed hesitation on his face, after thinking for a while, he hesitated and said:

"These four people are all at the eighth level of aerodynamics, and their cultivation bases are almost the same. The only one who can compete with each other is the realm of martial arts."

"And as far as I know, the Blazing Sun Palms of these four people have all reached the Dacheng state. There is no distinction between high and low. The key depends on the state of other martial arts they have mastered."

Ke Ya nodded slightly.

No matter which one of these four people is talented, it is really difficult to tell the difference without a real fight.

But the only thing that is certain is that the chief of this year's exam must be born among these four people.

"In that case, let us wait and see."

Ke Ya didn't say any more, and looked intently at the water curtain.

Cai Zhonggu also restrained his mind and turned his gaze to the water curtain.

(End of this chapter)