Chapter 34: The Trials Begin
It was another half-day trip, and Zhou Ling rushed back to Banzhou City again, preparing to report to the academy with Binglan.
Among the top ten contestants, except for Shi Yao, who automatically gave up her admission qualifications, nine students all arrived on time. They are Zhou Ling, Yu Wei, Ye Chaoqun, Tie Limu, Zeng Tai, Yun Tianhe, Mi Xiu, Xiao Feng and Jia Lan.
Zhou Ling found an opportunity to report to Binglan alone, saying that his mother died, and Shi Yao had to stay to take care of his father, to Zhou Ling's surprise, he said that he understood very well, and promised that Shi Yao would still be eligible to enter the school within a year.
Because he knew that Shi Yao didn't actually want to go to the academy, and she only participated in the martial arts test for Zhou Ling, but her mother had just passed away, so in order to let Zhou Ling enter the school with peace of mind, she resolutely chose to give up.
"This Nizi, I hope you're doing well!"
Zhou Ling secretly said in his heart, feeling extremely sorry in his heart.
In a magnificent hall in the palace of the Great Liang Dynasty, the lanterns were lit up on this day, and delicacies were prepared, which turned out to be Emperor Zhaowu of the current dynasty to see off Zhou Ling and others, among which of course there was Zeng Tai, who was most familiar with Zhou Ling.
Zeng Tai has been recuperating and adjusting, and his complexion has almost recovered, but when he saw Zhou Ling, his expression changed, and his eyes of hatred and fear continued to overlap, but he no longer had the flying and domineering of the past.
"You are all the young leaders of my Great Liang Dynasty, congratulations to everyone for being selected by the Martial Arts Academy, especially Zhou Ling, the champion of this martial arts test, will be directly accepted as a disciple by the elders of the Academy, which is a great honor for our Great Liang Dynasty and himself! ”
Although Emperor Zhaowu has not made great achievements since he came to power, he has always been known for his ability to speak well, and now that he really wants to leave his homeland, the emotions in their hearts have indeed been mobilized by him, and they have a lot of blood in their hearts.
You must know that many people who cultivate martial arts have never been out of the dynasty in their lives. And they, as outstanding young people selected by the Martial Arts Examination, will have the opportunity to represent the Great Liang Dynasty and enter the martial arts academy that is famous throughout the Tianyan Continent.
As soon as Emperor Zhaowu's words were finished, everyone present immediately began to applaud.
Bing Lan also spoke afterwards, nothing more than a word of praise such as thanking Wang Chao for his strong support for this martial arts trial, but the tutors from the academy were naturally very respectful.
Zhou Ling looked at this tutor from the Martial Arts Academy, and he always had a feeling that he couldn't see through it.
The so-called incomprehensible is not only the strength of Wu Zong, but also his true thoughts. Zhou Ling always didn't believe that the dignified academy tutor would be co-opted by Zeng Yuecheng.
He respected and admired Binglan very much at the beginning, but in the competition between Ao Zhan and Zeng Tai, it was obvious that Ao Zhan deliberately admitted defeat in order to give the opportunity to Zeng Tai, and there must be an unknown inside story of Binglan and Zeng Yuecheng.
Although Zhou Ling was very grateful to Bing Lan for his understanding of Shi Yao's affairs, he did not have the initial trust and worship for Bing Lan, just because he came from the legendary martial arts academy, and in terms of strength, he was the target to catch up.
"Someday, I'll surpass you!"
Zhou Ling glanced at Bing Lan, who was surrounded by everyone and flattered, and muttered to himself.
About two hours passed, and Zhou Ling and the other ten people followed Binglan to gather at Phoenix Mountain in Banzhou City, which was the gateway for the entry and exit of Daliang, and they were about to set off from here.
Cultivating martial arts, only when you reach the realm of the Martial King can you turn into wings by force, and you can travel at a low altitude like a bird, but you can't do it for a long time. Only by reaching the realm of a martial sect like Binglan can one rely on one's own force to fly in the air.
Obviously, with a few martial artists, Bing Lan can only accommodate them, but from here on, the students need to move forward on their own.
"Students, it will take a month to reach the academy from here at the earliest, in order to test everyone's survivability and strength level, Tutor Binglan specially instructed you to use this opportunity to train you on the way, so the next few days will be very exciting!"
Mo Qian said to everyone with bad intentions, and timidly began to speculate about Mo Qian's intentions.
Seeing that most people were nervous and worried, Mo Qian turned his head in satisfaction, and then continued to announce their plan.
"You will be divided into two groups, Mentor Binglan has prepared a map for each group, each person has a Tonglian Crystal, if you encounter danger, you will crush it directly, and the mentor will immediately come to the rescue!"
At some point, Mo Qian had two more scrolls of brown-yellow maps and a bag of spars that were still glowing with green fluorescence.
"How are the groups divided?" Zeng Tai asked, his eyes inadvertently looking towards Zhou Ling.
"You can form a team on your own! But try to ensure that the strength is even, so that the evaluation can be implemented, and when you arrive at the academy, you will be comprehensively evaluated according to the performance of each group, and those with excellent performance will be given priority in selecting majors, of course, judging from the situation over the years, some students have taken the initiative to quit because they can't stand the difficulties, and they have also lost their qualifications to enter the martial arts academy!"
"What? This one is eliminated too!"
"yes, aren't our top ten confirmed new trainees?"
As soon as Mo Qian's words came out, everyone was a little surprised, most of them thought that entering the top ten of the martial arts test was to have a ticket to the martial arts academy, and they all felt unexpected when they heard this news.
"You will be eliminated at any time, because the Martial Arts Academy will only select the best students!"
I don't know when, Binglan appeared in front of everyone.
"The grouping is directly decided, Zhou Ling, Yu Wei, Yun Tianhe, Jialan are the four of you as a group, and the remaining five are another group!"
Bing Lan didn't give everyone the slightest room to think, and announced directly.
After speaking, the nine people looked at each other, because they were not very familiar with each other.
"Didn't you hear what the mentor said?
Mo Qian saw that everyone was rubbing, and immediately urged.
I saw two teenagers walking towards Zhou Ling with a smile on their faces, Zhou Ling's reputation and strength were already outside, and they were already eager to be in a group with him.
Yu Wei didn't seem to have forgotten the fact that he lost to Zhou Ling in the martial arts test, and slowly stood with the three of them without saying a word, and didn't look at Zhou Ling squarely.
The other five knew each other and soon formed another group.
"Okay, now the two groups have been divided, both groups don't have any opinions, the grouping is measured according to your comprehensive strength, I hope you will cooperate sincerely to complete this training journey!"
Binglan said loudly to everyone.
"From now on, forty days, if you can't get to the academy, come back by yourself!"
After Bing Lan finished speaking, she took Mo Qian to resist the wind, and threw a bag of spars on the ground, which was for them to use.
"He just left us and left, is it too irresponsible!"
Jia Lan was the smallest, and she looked like a minor with a sad face.
"It's been made very clear just now, you think I'm joking with you!"
"Don't panic, there are five of us in our group, as long as we unite and help each other, we will definitely arrive at the academy on time. ”
It was Zeng Tai who spoke, and he was very glad that he was not assigned to a group with Zhou Ling, for fear that Zhou Ling would change his method to rectify him, and now his strength was not Zhou Ling's opponent at all.
It's just that Zeng Tai's words didn't seem to cause anyone to echo him, only the corner of Zhou Ling's mouth smiled disdainfully.
"It's ridiculous that those who have been shortlisted by improper means also want to say something that will win people's hearts!"
"Zhou Ling, don't think I'm afraid of you!" Zhou Ling's ignorance made Zeng Tai grit his teeth in anger.
"The extinguishing gun is gone, and the mouth has become harder?" Zhou Ling held the Chixiao Sword and pointed at Zeng Tai, with the momentum of disobeying the battle.
"Okay, okay, everyone will be classmates in the future, let's not mention the past!"
Tie Limu came out and shouted, resolving the embarrassment of the two, and pulling Zeng Tai back into the group.
"Brother Zhou, I haven't been able to compete with you last time, and I look forward to having a chance to compete again in the academy!" Ye Chaoqun also stood up and said at this time.
"I'm looking forward to it too! ”
Zhou Ling still has a good impression of Tie Limu and Ye Chaoqun, so naturally he has to sell them face.
As a result, the two sides separated as soon as they took the Tonglian Crystal! What awaited them was a more severe training assessment than the martial arts test.