Chapter 46: Lunar Month Exam
Chapter 46: Lunar Month Exam
The Lunar Month Exam spanned three days. The first day and the morning of the second day were dedicated to academic subjects, while the afternoon of the second day was reserved for the 'Spirituality Test'.
The third day was solely for martial arts assessments.
...
Li Yuan didn't let the exam disrupt his cultivation plan. As usual, he arrived at school early, around 4 am, to practice his basic cultivation technique.
At 7 am, he took a shower in the martial arts room and then headed to the cafeteria for breakfast.
Afterward, he joined Zhou Qi and Yan Zhou, rushing towards the examination hall.
The Lunar Month Exam was one of the two most significant standardized tests before the College Entrance Examination, and both the Education Bureau and the school attached great importance to it.
All standards were strictly in line with the College Entrance Examination. Intelligent ring watches were not allowed inside, and various checks were in place... With 20 classes, a total of 40 examination rooms were allocated.
The seating arrangement in the academic examination rooms was based on the previous large-scale exam's academic rankings.
"Bro Yuan, let's go upstairs," Zhou Qi waved and joked.
"Bro Yuan, do your best. We'll be waiting for you upstairs."
A group of classmates teased Li Yuan, and they all headed upstairs. The higher the floor of the examination room, the higher the ranking.
"These guys," Li Yuan shook his head and smiled.
Suddenly, Li Yuan glanced at the admission ticket in Li Tianyou's hand and smiled, "Tianyou, I'm in Room 29, and you're in Room 35. Do your best, I'll be waiting for you upstairs."
Saying this, Li Yuan also went upstairs.
Leaving Li Tianyou looking confused.
...
The students in Room 29 were already considered the lower-middle range in terms of academic performance among the high schools in Guanshan District.
However, as a key middle school, even the students in Room 35 had a chance to get into a top-tier cultural university.
After sitting down, Li Yuan scanned the room and recognized many familiar faces.
Apart from his classmates, many seemed to be from the elite class.
Students from the martial arts elite class generally had average academic performance.
One's energy is limited, and without dedication, it's challenging to reap the rewards.
"Gu Qianghan, you're here too?" Li Yuan smiled and looked to his side.
"Call me Gu Qiang." The handsome youth was quite stubborn.
"Okay, Xiao Qiang." Li Yuan smiled, "I remember a few days ago, your sister called you that."
Li Yuan and Gu Qianghan both had independent martial arts rooms on the fourth floor of the elite building, so they often crossed paths.
The handsome youth glared at Li Yuan and stood up, as if he wanted to argue.
"The invigilator is here, and it's your class teacher," Li Yuan pointed to the distance, where the teacher stood with a serious expression.
The handsome youth sat down and turned his head, only to find no one there. He turned back to Li Yuan, annoyed, "You're tricking me."
"This time, it's true," Li Yuan said sternly, "Your class teacher."
"I don't believe it." Gu Qianghan raised his middle finger at Li Yuan with a disdainful expression.
"Gu Qianghan!"
"Sit down! The exam papers will be distributed immediately!" A cold command suddenly boomed from the classroom door, causing Gu Qianghan's body to shudder. He quickly sat down and lowered his head.
The class teacher of the high school's third-year martial arts elite class was a female warrior.
In the first high school of Guanshan District, she and Xu Bo were known as the 'Scholar-Warrior Demons'.
...
The one and a half days of academic exams were uneventful for Li Yuan.
Over the past year, Li Yuan's spiritual energy had been steadily increasing, making it easy for him to memorize many rote learning materials.
However, the increase in spiritual energy didn't directly enhance his intelligence, and he was well aware that he had spent very little time on academics.
"Zhou Qi and the others have always performed well academically, and they spend a lot of time studying," Li Yuan thought to himself.
"My academic ranking should be slightly higher than the last exam... But I doubt there will be a qualitative change," Li Yuan thought to himself, "Doing my best is enough."
...
After the academic exams concluded, all students returned to their respective classrooms. Many students then began comparing answers.
"Was the last math multiple-choice question B?" Xiao Ming asked excitedly.
"It should be C," the math expert, who usually scored close to full marks, replied.
"But I did the calculations in my head, so I might be wrong," the math expert added.
"Damn, I initially calculated it as C, but then I changed it to B... I feel like I won't pass math again," Xiao Ming said with frustration.
The total math score was 200 points, making it the most crucial subject.
The classroom was filled with chatter.
Li Yuan sat in his seat, his mind elsewhere.
He never compared answers.
Not out of confidence but out of indifference.
The total academic score was 1000 points, but if one chose to apply to a martial arts university, the cultural score would be converted to 100 points, accounting for only 10% of the total.
For Li Yuan, scoring 700 points or 800 points in academics would only result in a 10-point difference in the total score.
However, the effort required for each score was vastly different.
"Following tradition, the basic score should be full marks, and a cultural score above 650 is considered a success," Li Yuan calculated silently.
Suddenly, the cultural class teacher, Teacher Chen, entered the classroom with a solemn expression, "Everyone, take your seats. The schedule for the Spirituality Test is out. Our class is the first to be tested at 2 pm."
Class Three (1) was the elite class, and all students had awakened their martial arts spirituality, so they didn't need to be tested again.
Class Three (2) would be tested first.
"After the test, it's self-study time."
"But today, don't overdo it with martial arts training. Tomorrow, we'll have a 10,000-meter test," Teacher Chen instructed before leaving.
"The Spirituality Test! It's here again."
"I wonder if I can change my fate."
"Don't dream."
"We're in our final year of high school. Wake up. If my urine isn't yellow enough, I won't help you anymore," the students joked among themselves.
Many academic top students had already silently taken out their books and started self-studying.
If one chose the academic path, even if they awakened their martial arts spirituality, they wouldn't receive any extra points.
"Bro Yuan, your physical qualities seem to be above 7.0-level, so you should have awakened," Zhou Qi said excitedly.
"Perhaps," Li Yuan replied with a calm expression.
He wasn't sure if the 0.6% spiritual awakening level would bring about any changes.
…
An hour later...
"I've awakened my Martial Spirit?" Zhou Qi emerged from the testing room, a mix of shock and disbelief on his face as he looked at the results in his hand.
The students around him stared in surprise.
"Zhou Qi has awakened?"
"What?" Murmurs spread, and almost everyone felt it was unbelievable.
Zhou Qi was known for being at the bottom of the class in Martial Arts.
"Zhou Qi has awakened?" Li Yuan smiled slightly, glancing at his own test results, which marked 'Unawakened'.
He had expected this result, as the Divine Palace Panel had already indicated as much.
But how could Zhou Qi's compatibility with Advanced Cultivation Techniques exceed 85% in his senior year?
"Some strive for it but can't find it, while others stumble upon it without even trying." Li Yuan glanced at the entrance of a testing room in the distance.
Li Tianyou stood nearby, looking at Zhou Qi, who had become the center of attention, with envy.
"Perhaps it's all about fate sometimes." Li Yuan sighed.
...
The testing for Senior Three Class Two came to an end.
In the end, only Zhou Qi succeeded in awakening.
The older one gets, the more their body solidifies, and the more difficult it becomes to harmonize with advanced cultivation methods.
For two students in Senior Three Class Two to awaken their Martial Spirits in a single semester was already a rare occurrence.
...
During the Martial Arts assessment, the Qi blood test, fist power test, and Martial Arts skills were all conducted in private, so other students wouldn't know the exact data immediately.
However, the physical fitness tests for 40 meters, 100 meters, 1 kilometer, and 10 kilometers were public.
On the third day of the Lunar Month Exam...
The students of Senior Three Class Two followed the Elite Class students to the school's largest gymnasium.
Here, they could conduct the 10,000-meter long-distance running test.
However, the first physical test was the 40-meter sprint.
"The Elite Class is so fast."
"14.5 meters per second!"
"That's almost 15.7 meters per second, definitely above Level 7."
"Holy shit! 17.2 meters per second? Almost Level 8!"
"No wonder they're the Elite Class." Li Yuan and his classmates watched as the Elite Class students sprinted past the finish line, occasionally bursting into exclamations of awe.
It was no wonder the students of Senior Three Class Two reacted this way; their physical fitness levels were generally just above Level 5.
In contrast, the Elite Class students' physical fitness levels were all above Level 6, with many even surpassing Level 7.0.
Cultivating advanced techniques, even if they could only absorb a tiny bit of cosmic energy with each practice, still gave them a significant advantage over ordinary people.
Of course, even within the Elite Class, those with physical fitness at Level 8.0 were still few and far between.
"Look, it's Lin Lan Yue!"
"The top Martial Arts student in our grade!"
"It's her."
On the track, a girl in a bright red training outfit with bright eyes and white teeth immediately caught everyone's attention.
It was hard not to notice Lin Lan Yue in the senior year; her reputation was just too big.
"Lin Lan Yue?" Li Yuan looked over curiously, and indeed, her physical fitness was exceptional.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The six figures on the track burst into action, and the bright red figure sprinted ahead with terrifying speed.
In just over two seconds, Lin Lan Yue crossed the finish line, far ahead of the other students.
On the electronic display screen in the distance, her final result appeared— "19.7 meters per second."
"Holy shit."
"Is she even a high school student?"
"She's almost a Martial Warrior."
"Damn, she's faster than me. One punch from her could probably kill me." Murmurs of awe filled the air, laced with shock.
Li Yuan's gaze fell on Lin Lan Yue, and a thought crossed his mind, revealing the results of his scan: 【Target's Life Tier is at 9.0.】
"She's at 9.0?" Li Yuan was astonished.
After a quick comparison, Li Yuan concluded, "Her physical progress seems no slower than mine."
Logically, the older one gets, the slower physical improvement should be.
But Lin Lan Yue's physical fitness showed no signs of slowing down; if anything, it was getting faster.
The 40-meter sprint test proceeded swiftly.
Soon it was Senior Three Class Two's turn.
"Random student numbers, first group, numbers 36, 1, 8..." The proctor quickly announced the test numbers.
Li Yuan, as the top Martial Arts student in the class, was number 1.
"Li Yuan is up for testing?"
"What's his physical fitness level?"
"I don't know."
"It should be above Level 7. I think he was already at 6.5 at the start of the semester." Li Yuan's appearance also attracted the attention of many students.
Even many from the Elite Class looked over.
Li Yuan, who could rank in the top 30 in the grade despite being in a regular class, was acknowledged as the best in Martial Arts skills.
Especially after his virtual combat victory over Lin Lan Yue, his reputation in the school had grown significantly.
"Lan Yue, look, Li Yuan is..." The plump friend beside Lin Lan Yue was about to call out to her.
Only then did she realize that Lin Lan Yue had already stopped walking.
"Li Yuan?" Lin Lan Yue wondered, her curiosity piqued.
Why could Li Yuan sign a B-Class contract with the Starfire Combat Palace? Perhaps this exam would reveal some reasons.
"Lan Yue, what do you think Li Yuan's physical fitness level is?" Her plump friend asked curiously.
"Him?" Lin Lan Yue hesitated: "Maybe he's at 7.4."
"That high?" Her friend was surprised; this level of physical fitness was almost in the top ten of the Elite Class.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The six figures on the track burst into action, and Li Yuan shot forward like an arrow, instantly leaving the other five students behind.
He quickly pulled ahead, directly crossing the finish line.
"Ding!"
On the electronic display, Li Yuan's result appeared— "17.8 meters per second."
(End of Chapter)
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