The first trial is strength assessment. In here are four strength testing monuments. I believe that you all have already seen it. In a short while, when a number is said, the martial artist with the corresponding plate number will come out and be assessed. If the martial artist’s strength surpasses one thousand jin they will pass, if it is less than a thousand they will fail.”
“However, that is only passing the first trial of the assessment. There will still be the rest of the assessment. The final score will be determined by the total scores from each part of the assessments.”
As Elder Sun said this, the crowd of martial artists once again started talking again. They actually wanted a thousand jins of strength. Other than a few people with special bodies, one would need at least to be body refining third level to reach a thousand jin of strength.
The previous years assessment, the first trial only needed to reach about seven or eight hundred. Some body refining second level martial artists could also barely pass by, but now they had basically cut off the hopes of body refining second level martial artists.
It could be seen, many of the martial artists’ faces had become downcast. About eighty to ninety percent of these people were body refining second level.
However, Elder Sun didn’t care about their feelings and continued to say: “The reward for this time’s assessment is also quite rich. All those that successfully pass the assessment will become the Wind Sword Sect’s outer sect disciple and each will receive a Bone Cleansing dan! The top twenty martial artists will each also receive a Muscle Altering pill! The top ten martial artists will directly become Wind Sword Sect’s inner sect disciple, the top three will receive even more rewards!”
When Elder Sun announced the rewards, every martial artist’s eyes glowed. This time’s assessment’s difficulty was indeed higher, but the rewards were highest they’ve ever been.
Most of them didn’t have much hope, but as long as they could become an outer sect disciple, they could get a Bone Cleansing dan. For body refining third level martial artists, a Bone Cleansing dan would give them a good chance of reaching body refining fourth level.
Scanning the square below and seeing the martial artists were very excited, Elder Sun didn’t say any more extras, slightly nodding his head: “Now, let the assessment begin!”
At this time, an examiner was standing beside each of the four strength testing monuments. These people were deacons of the Wind Sword Sect. Receiving Elder Sun’s command, these deacons began the assessment. Each of them held a roster and began calling out names.
With every number called out, a continual stream of martial artists came up, faced the strength testing monument, and rubbed their fists and wiped their palms, getting ready to test.
Lu Xuan eyes landed on the martial artist who went up first and saw him shake his body a little, then suddenly punched the monument.
When the punch landed, the crystal column on the strength testing monument rose up quickly, finally stopping a little before the thousand jin mark.
The deacon beside him looked and said, “950 jin. Below marks. Two more chances.”
The martial artist’s face was red. He frantically breathed in and punched it again.
“900 jin. Below marks. One more chance.”
“900 jin. Below marks. Failure. Next!”
When he finished speaking, the deacon crossed out the information of the martial artists. He had failed the first trial and would have no chances with the rest of the assessment.
After failing three times in a row, the martial artist could only leave the square. It was soon the next martial artist’s turn.
“800 jin, 850 jin, 850 jin. Failure. Next!”
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“950 jin, 1000 jin. Pass!”
After seeing many martial artists try, Lu Xuan finally saw a martial artist pass. Hearing the deacon saying he had passed, the martial artist immediately shouted in excitement. Although he had barely passed, it was still much better than those that couldn’t even pass the first round.