76 Strength Tes (1/2)

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The central stadium spanned for several miles, it followed the colliseum-type of design which could allowed tons of people to gather. At the center of the stadium, there is a circular arena made out of white jade tiles.

There is a formation that's flashing with a faint shimmer of light, not too strong to obstruct anyone's vision but visible enough to become aware of it. This was built to contain the aftermaths of the battle that's about to happen inside.

Once the crew arrived at the stadium, they were startled by the amount of people that they saw. The seats were full and the stadium was filled with bustling noises from the discussions of the crowd. If one looked on closely, the people who were present are divided into several types.

First were the students. For some unknown reason, they caught news of the event and rushed here to see who will participate. Next were the staff and the instructors, nothing much could be said for them since it's understandable that they should be present.

What really shocked them the most are the next type of people. Their own family.

Raven was sure that he did not mention their plans for promotion to his own family, the same goes for the rest of them, but lo and behold, they were here. They even brought some of their clan members to cheer with them.

”This is crazy!” Paul's eyes widened in shock. Not too far away from where they are, he could see a lone seat behind a glass window, and even though he cannot see the facial features of the person behind that glass window, he could swear that he's being glared at.

”Mom! What are you doing with that banner! Place it down! It's too embarrassing!” Ellen's face were flushed red as she complained in a hushed tone. She could see that her mom was holding up an arm wide banner that says: 'Go, go, go! Ellie go!' With her mom proudly waving it around. She could even feel Bradley's embarrassment all the way from where they were.

”This is absurd.” Anne could only smile wryly since she also saw her parents around, the only difference is that they holding fans with her name on it.

”…” Mark refused to say anything, he was happy to see that his mother was here, but also a tad bit disappointed that his father was nowhere to be seen. He silently thought: 'What am I even expecting at this point?'

Luna similarly didn't say anything but she could almost feel that someone very close to her will arrive soon.

As for Raven, he simply smiled as he saw the nervous expression on his mom's face as well as the expectant face of his father. He was honestly surprised that they had time to be here. And for the record, he deduced that it must be Old Lee who informed them about this event.

”Please step into the arena, the Chief Instructor will provide you with further instructions for the tests.” The guide motioned for them to go out, the crew nodded and stepped outside to meet the crowd.

As soon as they stepped out, the whole stadium erupted. Cheers from their relatives as well as colorful banners were proudly waved around. The crew was dumbfounded, they certainly wasn't expecting for this whole matter to blow up but it did and there's nothing they could do about it.

As they walked onto the center of the arena, the Chief Instructor was already waiting for them there. He was a middle aged man with a few strands of white hair, a well-kept body and was holding a brown cane while tracing his grayish beard.

”Truly, the old will be replaced by the new. So young and already reached the fabled Marrow Cleansing Realm. How enviable.” His voice was mature and filled with melancholy. There was a trace of surprise and envy on his voice.

Gasps could be heard from the crowd as they heard the Chief Instructors praise. Even their relatives can't help but to be astounded by this remark.

It had to be known that their cultivation doesn't necessarily need to be at Marrow Cleansing to apply for the Promotion Test, Bone Forging would be enough.

”This Old Man's name is Carl, I would be the judge of todays tests. The promotional tests will be divided into 5 stages. Strength, Speed, Perception, Coordination and Prowess. All of this are pretty straight forward. Out of the tests here, only the Coordination part would be taken by all of you, the rest would be taken individually. Are you ready?”

”Yes!” The crew nodded and answered.