Gao Wu: I grow stronger with each death.

Chapter 74 To Be or Not to Be?

That fluctuation of qi and blood just now was a little trick that Wang Sheng learned after achieving minor success in the "Primordial Wilderness Scripture," which could be used to sense powerful individuals.

The standard for so-called strong people is not entirely based on their level of attainment.

"Those three have already developed the rudiments of divine will in their martial arts. If their growth goes smoothly, they will definitely be able to reach the level of Grandmaster within ten years."

Reaching the Grandmaster level within ten years at the latest means that they can reach the Grandmaster realm by the age of twenty-five or twenty-six.

This is what you call a young prodigy.

As for Wang Sheng...

"The rudimentary form of the Divine Intent of Breaking is Ning Jinwu's Dao, not mine. Even if it exists, I would not use it to step into the Grandmaster realm."

And the primordial god of strength, the way of Yu...

This is actually more complicated.

However, it is also the highest realm that Wang Sheng can currently access, reaching the path of the Martial God.

"What I didn't expect was that when I had mastered the 'Primordial Wilderness Scripture,' I discovered that the so-called battle intent of the Wilderness God of Strength was not just about physical strength."

Force was merely one part of Yu's fighting spirit.

Subsequently, there are four other paths: Control, Speed, Sensing, and Restoration, which together contribute to Yu's true power.

Invincible divine will.

This intention is invincible and can sweep across the universe.

"But Yu himself died before he could develop the invincible way to its limit. If I am not mistaken, these five chapters alone cannot be called the true invincible way."

The cultivation methods left behind by Yu were not complete.

After all, if Yu had truly walked the path of invincibility, he wouldn't have died back then.

"If I can find an opportunity to complete the rest, perhaps I will truly have a chance to surpass Yu and forge an invincible path."

He muttered to himself.

Suddenly, Wang Sheng felt a large hand pressing on his left cheek, followed by a soft sensation on his right cheek.

Ning Ruoyin then pressed him against her side and said in a low voice:

"What did you just do? My body feels numb."

"what?"

Wang Sheng was taken aback. Did Ning Ruoyin also sense the fluctuations in his qi and blood?

Perhaps because they were too close, Wang Sheng didn't notice. In any case, this girl could reach the Grandmaster level in her twenties.

No wonder they are a family of martial arts masters.

"It's nothing... Also, could you please let go of me?"

"Hmph, I won't! I'll suffocate you!"

"..."

Is this girl determined to do the opposite of him?

Before Wang Sheng could react, a voice suddenly rang out from the sky above the square:

"There are a total of 437 candidates in this examination room, and all of them have now arrived."

As the sound faded, many people turned their gaze to the sky.

The speaker is the chief examiner for this exam.

Moreover, judging from his posture of walking on air, he is a Grandmaster-level expert!

The examiner's voice wasn't loud, but every word he spoke was clearly audible to the students:

"Given the late hour, there's no need to go into the complicated procedures. I'll get straight to the point and announce the exam rules."

Upon hearing this, Ning Ruoyin released Wang Sheng and looked up at the sky.

At this moment, almost all the candidates in the square held their breath and looked at the chief examiner.

"First of all, the expected mortality rate for this exam will be kept below 10%. Unless absolutely necessary, all invigilators will not intervene in the exam process... Of course, even if you are going to die, it will still be the same."

These words were like an ice pick, suddenly piercing everyone's heart.

Everyone knew the exams would be brutal, but...

This relentless pace of death is hard to comprehend.

Without giving anyone time to process the information, the examiner's cold voice rang out again:

"So, those who are afraid of death and want to give up the exam can leave now. However, all those who give up will lose the opportunity for academic advancement, which means that you will never be able to go to school in this life. No matter how talented you are, no school will accept you."

Wang Sheng and Liu Yingwan exchanged a glance, each seeing the seriousness in the other's eyes.

The surrounding examinees also began to stir.

The examiner's voice, however, continued to ring out coldly:

"So, who wants to give up? Raise your hand now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the square erupted in noise.

They are all the pride of heaven, spoiled by their parents. They have worked hard to cultivate themselves to this day, just so that they can go to a higher level of education.

It's obvious that no one would be willing to give up their studies.

But if you say that one in ten people will die, then people will be even more confused.

Must it be either this or that, or die trying?

Some students know that they are not particularly strong and do not necessarily want to compete for the best resources, but does that mean they have to give up if they can't get them, or risk their lives to try to get them?

Is there no intermediate state?

Faced with such extreme rules, voices of discontent suddenly arose:

"Examiner, I don't understand! What kind of ridiculous rules are these?! We're just middle school students. Battlefield assessment is one thing, but why do we have to either die or give up martial arts for the rest of our lives?! I don't accept this kind of exam! This is murder!"

A boy shouted angrily.

The examiner, however, remained calm.

"Jiang Tao, you are now deprived of your right to take the exam. You may leave."

The boy named Jiang Tao was completely shocked:

"No, no! You can't do this! My dad is the mayor of Dongyun City! You have no right to deprive me of my right to take the exam! You have no right!"

Startled and enraged, his blood and qi, which were at the mid-stage of the second realm, suddenly erupted.

But before he could do anything, a figure flashed past.

An invigilator knocked him unconscious and took him away. No candidate even saw the invigilator's actions clearly. Jiang Tao seemed to have vanished into thin air.

The entire room fell silent.

A moment later, the examiner's voice continued:

"You have ten minutes to consider. If you do not give up the exam within ten minutes, you are considered to have agreed to the above terms."

After these words were spoken, the square, where you could hear a pin drop, finally resumed its lively discussion.

Zhuang Bei looked at Wang Sheng and the other six:

"So, guys, what are your thoughts now?"

Wang Sheng was the first to express his opinion:

"Of course we should continue with the exam; there's no need to hesitate."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yingwan glanced at Wang Sheng, then took his arm and said:

"Yes, Wang Sheng and I are taking the exam together."

Ning Ruoyin gave a soft snort:

"The little guy is so weak, but he said he'd keep taking the exam without even blinking. I'm sure I won't lose to him."

Sun Luochen, who had been speaking very little, nodded:

"Continue with the exam."

But at this moment, Guo Yang and Le Yi had very complicated expressions and seemed very conflicted.

The price of giving up is the inability to continue one's education. This condition may not seem serious, but in reality, it can be said to have severed one's path in martial arts.

In high schools and universities, the better the school, the more funds it has to educate students, and many resources are unavailable even with money, only provided by the school.

Giving up further education basically means that you can only rely on yourself to cultivate. You may have money to solve the various difficulties in the early stages of martial arts, but when you reach a bottleneck and move towards the middle three realms, you will inevitably be affected and unable to make any progress for the rest of your life.

On the other hand, life is only given to us once.

One in ten is not a very low probability.

What if I die...

What should I do?

Not everyone can understand or accept this issue; after all, they are still just children.

The battlefield is both far away and very close at hand.

The same goes for death.

Such cruelty is not something everyone can accept.

"I..." Le Yi clenched her teeth, tears streaming down her cheeks without her noticing. "I've decided to give up."

"I also......"

Guo Yang's face was extremely gloomy:

"I'm giving up too."

Zhuang Bei was startled by the sound and looked at Guo Yang in disbelief.

He and Guo Yang were classmates and rivals for three years. Guo Yang's grades were always slightly better than his. He thought that Guo Yang would continue to compete with him until high school.

But now...

"Ugh."

There was no attempt to dissuade them, only a sigh.

Thus, the seven-member group from Qingjiang had already lost two members before the official exam.