78 Dao Enlightenment faculty, Are You Afraid? (2/2)

Although they felt that Wang Baole's ultimate puppet tactic was too formidable, they also could not take this lying down, especially since the Dao Enlightenment faculty students were used to being on top. Being the first time that they had dealt with this sort of hardship, this made them feel like they had lost face. Just as they were trying their best to think of an idea, an announcement attracted the attention of all the faculties' students.

At the same time, the Dao Enlightenment faculty's attention shifted because of the announcement. They no longer stared at Wang Baole; for many of them, their hearts started palpitating with excitement.

Because… the promotion exam this year would start early!

This promotion exam was the exam that allowed students to move from the Lower Academy Island to the Upper Academy Island. Usually, this test was not restricted by age. Regardless of whether a student was in their first or fifth year, as long as they felt that they were ready, they could take part in the exam.

Most of the candidates were fifth year students. If they succeeded, they could enter Upper Academy Island; however, if they failed, they would have to leave the Dao College and find another career path.

The exam was extremely difficult, especially since it was called the major exam. In actuality… it was a golden opportunity, an exam that gave one the opportunity to move from the Ancient Martial Arts to True Breath!

The only criteria for passing the exam was to enter the True Breath realm!

Usually, in this annual exam, about 40,000 people would take part, but only a small percentage of them would be able to enter the Upper Academy Island.

The exam would commonly take place just before the holidays, but this time… it had been brought forward.

The reason it had been brought forward… was because this exam not only tested the basics in each college but also added a mystic realm trial for the best students!

In the previous exams, 40,000 students would attempt to gain admittance to the Upper Academy Island through their own luck and achievements. Although it was difficult, it was not overly so, and those who took part were students from the various faculties of the Dao College.

As for the mystic realm trial, it was not only for Ethereal Dao College, but… it was for all the best students in the Federation's top four Dao Colleges. The mystic realm testing location also did not belong to any of the Dao Colleges and was instead a location shared among the four. It was after the beast war that the four Dao Colleges combined forces to snatch this land of opportunity from the numerous factions out there!

For several reasons, the four Dao Colleges could only open this land of opportunity once every few years. As there were only four thousand spots, each Dao College could only admit their best one thousand students!

The reason the major exam had been brought forward was because the four Dao Colleges had determined the date to open the mystic realm. Thus, it was not only Ethereal Dao College that had brought forward their exams but also the other three Dao Colleges.

This was because… the Dao Colleges needed a large competition to choose the best one thousand students!

In this selection, the one thousand people chosen would enter the four Dao College's mystic realm. The remaining people would, as before, enter each individual Dao College's own mystic realm.

Right now, as the announcement spread, the Dao College was blanketed by a din. It was obvious that the common mystic realm trial location used by all four Dao Colleges afforded great opportunity, one far greater than the normal trial venues.

True Breath was above Ancient Martial Arts, but there were differences even within True Breath!

True Breath is Spirit Root! Wang Baole, who had been sitting cross-legged in the cave abode, had also received the announcement from the Chancellor. The Chancellor had asked him to take part in this exam!

And Spirit Root is necessary to transcend! Wang Baole inhaled deeply and looked at the information in the voice transmission ring that the Chancellor had sent regarding the True Breath realm.

The quality of Spirit Roots range from one to eight inches. In a regular exam, there are no Spirit Roots above five inches. Only in the mystic realm exam are there Spirit Roots that are more than five inches!

The reason it's not called Spirit Root but True Breath is because… Spirit Roots have no shape and are only auras!

The three Ancient Martial realms are preparation for the containment of True Breath. After all, human bodies are like sieves—there are too many holes. The moment a normal person absorbs True Breath into their body, they won't be able to hold it in… That's why there are three Ancient Martial realms!

One of the realms is Blood Qi, to make the foundation of one's body sturdier. The second realm, Physical Seal, is to seal all the sweat pores in one's body. The last realm, Pulse Enrichment, is to seal shut the last pore in the body. Only through this can one seal one's body completely and contain True Breath, making it part of one's own body! Wang Baole looked at the voice transmission ring. Although he knew half of it, the other half was new to him.

True Breath realm… Wang Baole stayed silent. In his mind, he remembered how, when he went home, a youth had killed a True Breath beast. After much consideration, his gaze showed determination. He had decided to participate!