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Atlas of Heaven and Earth-Chapter 319: Examination
After a slight pause at the Boundary Token, Hong Fu's voice sounded again: "Chen student, your application has been accepted.
The Examination is scheduled for 3:00 PM on June 5th, at the dedicated Examination venue on the 60th floor. The chief examiner is Jiang Tian. Please arrive at the designated examination location on time. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of your Examination qualification. Please make a careful decision."
Because of the Examination tomorrow, Chen Chuan didn't do any overly exhausting training today in order to obtain a relatively high Evaluation points. He only did some ordinary sparring after taking medicine and practiced some Breathing Technique to conserve his energy.
On the afternoon of the 5th, at 2:50 PM, Chen Chuan changed into a school uniform, took the things he needed to bring, and, holding the Snow Emperor Blade, took the elevator to the 60th floor.
After the elevator doors opened, he walked through a short passage and entered the Examination venue. He discovered that this entire floor was a training ground, and looking out, it felt like there was no end in sight.
At this moment, the teacher and student responsible for the Examination were already at the entrance of the venue.
One of them was clearly the chief examiner, teacher Jiang Tian. He was in his thirties, with long hair and messy stubble around his lips. The collar of his shirt was unbuttoned, and his hands were in his pockets. His unruly appearance was more like that of an artist.
Not far away was an assistant teacher responsible for Examination records, and the last one was a student around twenty years old, who should be the Senior Students responsible for sparring with him.
After all, the gap between a teacher and a newly enrolled student is relatively large. Although they can make better judgments, a contest without any suspense will Influence performance to a certain extent.
"You're here." Teacher Jiang looked at him, his expression more like he was asking if he had eaten.
"Hello, Teacher Jiang." Chen Chuan greeted him.
The student looked Chen Chuan up and down and gave him a friendly nod.
Chen Chuan also nodded politely in return.
The assistant teacher responsible for recording raised his head slightly to look at the two of them, then lowered his head again, poking the paper absentmindedly with his pen. He was already thinking about finishing quickly.
Because any student who is listed for this kind of Examination has very limited Skills, so there is really nothing to see.
At this time, Teacher Jiang looked through Chen Chuan's records, "Oh, in just a few short months, you have improved your grades from the bottom to the upper-middle. And this isn't even the recent record. You didn't Examination directly at that time because you felt you still had room for improvement? Hmm, let me see your performance later..."
Chen Chuan said, "Teacher Jiang, I'm ready."
The assistant teacher reminded him from the side, "Chen student, please wait a moment. You are not the only one applying for the Examination this time. There is another student ahead of you."
At this moment, they heard the sound of the elevator doors opening outside, and then a male student who was about half a head shorter than Chen Chuan walked in.
He walked forward, a little nervously, and said to the people in front of him, "Hello, teachers and senior, my name is Liang Xin."
Teacher Jiang said, "Although the time hasn't arrived yet, since you're here, let's start first. The sooner we finish the assessment, the sooner we can all go back and rest."
The assistant teacher said, "You can use your own Weapon or the weapons on the weapon rack here. You should have read the specific Examination rules beforehand, so I won't remind you."
Liang Xin didn't bring a weapon when he came, so he walked to the side at this time, picked up a three-meter spear, lifted it up, and walked to the center of the arena and stood still.
The assistant teacher looked at it. It was relatively rare for student to use such a large spear because such weapons are not easy to carry.
Even if there are telescopic and detachable rods, you still need to do an extra pulling and assembling action when fighting. If there is no teammate cover, who will give you this opportunity? It is better to prepare two short sticks or short spears, even a two-section Three-section staff is more convenient than this.
At this time, Teacher Jiang asked the Senior Students, "Senior Student, how is it?"
Senior Student said, "teacher, no problem." He walked to the side and also picked up a big spear, but it was a little shorter than the one in Liang student's hand, only a little over two meters.
The assistant teacher picked up the clipboard and prepared to record. Although Hong Fu can record the entire process, this kind of Examination requires paper documents for archiving, so that they can be compared with each other.
What kind of performance can be achieved in the Examination, and how much can be exerted depends on the student himself, but the score still depends on the chief examiner. Being strict or relaxed makes a big difference.
These two student are considered lucky. The chief examiner they encountered is relatively easy to talk to and will let people pass as long as the performance is not too bad.
After Liang student got the spear, the previous trace of tension quickly receded, and the person instantly became high-spirited and confident. After waiting for Teacher Jiang to announce the start, he immediately leveled the spear and aimed it at the Senior Student opposite him.
After a moment of eye contact, Liang student took the lead and thrust the spear at the Senior Student. At this time, the Senior Student suddenly leaned forward to meet the spear, and then, taking advantage of the strength of raising his body, he violently rubbed the opponent's spear shaft.
In an instant, a rolling Energy transmission entered. Liang student felt his hands go numb, and he couldn't grip the spear shaft at all. It rolled out of his palm. He realized something was wrong,
When he wanted to grab it again, the spear in Senior Student's hand had already pointed at his Chest, forcing him to retreat.
At this time, Senior Student hooked his instep, took the dropped spear in his hand, took a step back, stood it upright, and slammed it on the ground, saying: "Junior, there is no need to fight anymore."
The main focus of this Examination is the Skills of Weapon use. Even the Weapon has been knocked off, so of course there is no need to continue the competition.
Liang student really didn't expect the Examination to end in one face-to-face encounter, and his face turned pale.
Chen Chuan witnessed the whole process from the side. On the surface, this Senior Students seized the opportunity very well. In fact, he had predicted in advance where the opponent's first spear would point. This was not because his judgment was too good, but because the initial stance and the posture of placing the spear had invisibly induced the opponent to attack certain fixed places.
This is actually the gap in combat experience and combat wisdom. This Liang classmate actually lost a bit unfairly. The actual difference in Skills between the two sides is not that big.
At this time, Liang student seemed to have figured out where he lost. The expression on his face was very unwilling and unconvinced. He felt that he was just careless for a while. If he were to fight seriously, he would never be led astray by the opponent again and would definitely be able to show his Skills.
At this time, Teacher Jiang opened his mouth and said: "Okay, Liang student, if you are not satisfied, you will have another Examination opportunity later, but you have to wait until this Chen student's Examination is over."
Liang student obediently stepped aside after hearing what he said. Although there was a second chance, the Evaluation points would definitely not be as many as the first time, but it was better than nothing.
At this time, the assistant teacher looked at Chen Chuan: "Chen student, it's your turn."
Chen Chuan looked at the Senior Student and said: "This senior, why don't you take a rest first?"
Senior Student nodded and went to the side to adjust his breathing. Although he only made one move, the exertion just now concentrated the Strength of his whole body. Moreover, if he could defeat the Examinationstudent in a short time, he could also increase his Evaluation points. He needed to face his opponent in a better state.
Two minutes later, he finished his adjustment, still walked to the center of the arena with his spear, and nodded to Chen Chuan and said: "Junior, I'm ready."
Chen Chuan then drew his blade and came to face him, holding the blade in both hands in front of him, with the tip of the blade pointing directly at the center line of his opponent.
Senior Student separated his legs, lowered his waist, held the end of the spear in one hand, leaving only a section of the tail tip outside his hand, and held the middle and rear part with the other hand, pointing diagonally at Chen Chuan.
After a moment of confrontation, the Senior Students tentatively attacked first, twisting his waist and hips, and sent the spear forward.
However, Chen Chuan did not move at all. When the spear was about to reach his body, he still did not move. Senior Student frowned slightly, but he would not be deterred by this. The spear could change between illusion and reality, but now he judged that Chen Chuan had no way to avoid it, so he thrust it up.
However, Chen Chuan sidestepped extremely quickly at this time, unexpectedly avoiding the tip of the spear in an impossible way. His body went forward along the spear, and at the same time, the Long Sword brushed against the spear shaft and slashed towards the opponent's hand holding the spear!
At this time, Senior Student only needed to exert Strength from his waist and abdomen to block the spear outward to block the blade. If enough Strength was applied, Chen Chuan could even be swept away.
However, he suddenly discovered at this moment that a stagnant and sticky Internal energy was attached to the spear. He couldn't shake it off for a while. It was obvious that his Strength was no match for his opponent, so he had no choice but to let go and abandon the spear.
However, he did not panic. He would never be restrained by his opponent as soon as he abandoned the spear like Liang student just now. There was a move in his spear technique called the Throwing and Catching Style, which allowed him to catch the spear again after abandoning it and counterattack his opponent.
Usually, as long as one hand grasps a small section of the spear tail with his fingers, he can use Internal energy to twist it up again. However, now Chen Chuan's Long Sword was advancing steadily and quickly, not giving him this opportunity, so he could only avoid the Long Sword that was stabbing over.
As he turned around, his heel dragged, and the spear that had fallen to the bottom was brought back to the top. At this moment, he only needed to twist his body smoothly, grasp the spear shaft with both hands, and stab the opponent with the spear tail between reversals.
The teacher who was recording over there couldn't help but call out good when he saw his movement. This move of the dragon wagging its tail was used just right, avoiding the enemy while Counterattacking the opponent.
The force of Chen Chuan's forward blade seemed to have been exhausted when he dodged. Next, he needed to connect with subsequent exertion, which was also the main reason why Senior Student dared to make the next move.
However, at this moment, under the influence of the Mutated Tissue within his body, his figure was pushed forward like flowing clouds and flowing water without any pause.
He stepped upward with his left foot, pressed forward on the back of the blade with his left hand, and the next moment, a cold light was already placed on the neck of Senior Student, who had not yet completely turned around. At this time, the spear in the latter's hand was only half-turned, and his movements suddenly froze after feeling a chill on his neck.