The registration point for the martial arts examination was set up in the martial arts practice field in the northwest area of the Imperial City. It was quite a distance away from the southern area where Spring Breeze Building was located. Chu Ming walked along the bluestone path for more than an hour before he saw the outline of the martial arts arena.
Although there were less than three days left before the registration deadline, there were still a large number of horses and luxurious carriages outside the wide martial arts practice field. It could be said that it was a bustling place. Those gathered here were either the children of the rich and powerful, or young genius martial artists who wanted to make a name for themselves in this Martial Arts Competition. Of course, most of them were coachmen, attendants, and servants who accompanied their masters to register.
Following the crowd, Chu Ming entered the training field. At this moment, hundreds of people had already gathered in the empty training field. Everyone stood in a line and registered for the test in order.
The Martial Examination was a grand event held once every three years by the Great Yan Empire to select the young talents of the imperial court. Although there was no restriction on their status, not every martial artist was qualified to participate. All young martial artists who had not reached the Houtian realm had to pass a registration test before they could obtain the qualifications to participate in the convention.
The method of testing was very simple. It was to leave a mark more than three inches deep on any of the three black boulders placed in the center of the martial arts field. These black boulders were called black crystal stones, and their texture was extremely hard. It was quite difficult for ordinary martial artists in the Body Forging realm to leave a mark on them. It was even more difficult to leave a mark that was more than three inches deep. Without the strength of the seventh layer of the Body Forging realm or above, it was impossible to even think about it.
At this moment, a well-built man was taking the test on the stage.
"Ha!"
With a loud shout, the muscular man suddenly took a step forward. He circulated all the strength in his body and threw a punch at the huge black rock in front of him.
"Bang ~"
With a single punch, a fist mark appeared on the hard black crystal boulder. Immediately after, thousands of examiners measured the depth of the dent.
"3.4 inches, pass!"
Hearing this, the muscular man heaved a sigh of relief.
"Come and register your name and get your token!”
Sitting at the side, the examiner holding a brush waved at the muscular man. The man immediately ran over with an excited expression.
"I'll do it!"
After the muscular man left the stage, a fat man with a big head and big ears threw the big hammer in his hand to the side. The big hammer hit the ground with a loud bang, and then he walked towards a black crystal rock with a big belly. The purpose of the registration test was to test the true strength of a martial artist. Naturally, no one was allowed to rely on the sharpness of a weapon to pass the test.
"Ha!"
When he arrived in front of the huge rock, the fat man suddenly lifted his leg, causing the ground to tremble. Immediately, his fat fist carried traces of sharp air-piercing sounds as it heavily imprinted on the huge black crystal rock. With a "hong" sound, even his entire fist sank into the huge rock. At a rough glance, it was at least five inches deep.
Sure enough, the next moment, the examiner reported his score. 5.8 inches. The fat man also walked down the stage with a smug expression. Clearly, he was very satisfied with his results.
Following that, the registration test proceeded in an orderly manner. The cultivators who were confident enough to participate in the registration test basically had decent strength. Therefore, most of the cultivators successfully passed the test and received the token to participate in the Grand Meeting with a smile on their faces. Of course, there were also some cultivators who overestimated their strength and failed to meet the test requirements. They could only leave dejectedly.
An hour later, the warriors in front of Chu Ming finally finished their tests. It was Chu Ming's turn.
Chu Ming had seen the previous warrior's test, so he had a better understanding of the hardness of the black crystal. With his current strength, he should be able to reach the test standard even with a normal attack. However, he only had one chance to register for the test. In order to ensure that he could complete the first phase of the novice mission with a hundred percent success rate, he decided to take a safer approach.
"Hu ~"
Chu Ming took a deep breath and took a step forward. His entire body was like a bow that had been bent to the limit, and even his back trembled. Then, he swung his right fist.
" Warrior Skill-Critical Hit!"
The punch was like an arrow leaving the bow, with the momentum of a flying boat breaking the waves!
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, a hole the size of an adult's head and at least a foot deep was smashed into the huge and hard black crystal. Not only that, but there were also countless fine cracks around the hole, spreading in all directions like a spider web.
"Hiss ~ So powerful. I've never seen a tempering martial artist blast a black crystal stone into such a state with his bare hands…"
"Is this guy really a tempering martial artist? I'm afraid that an ordinary Pre-Sky Realm martial artist is only so-so…"
" With such strength, if this kid isn't extremely unlucky, he should be able to obtain a good result in this Grand Meeting…"
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Chu Ming's expression didn't change at all as he listened to the discussions around him. He had expected this to happen. In fact, if he had used his ultimate skill, Chain Stab, he would have achieved a better result. After all, Chain Stab's penetrative power was much stronger than Critical Hit.
"One foot four inches, pass!"
After that, the examiner reported Chu Ming's accurate results, and he easily won the competition pass.
" Beep, beep, beep... The first phase of the novice mission is completed. Please receive your reward from the mission panel in time..."
The moment Chu Ming took the token, the long-awaited notification finally sounded. Hearing this voice, Chu Ming's cold face couldn't help but smile. He put away his participation card and left the training field.
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After leaving the training field, Chu Ming found a random inn to stay in.
"Thank you, sir. Then I'll go and get busy first. If there's anything, please call me at any time!”
"Okay, you go!"
After sending the enthusiastic waiter away with a silver tael, Chu Ming closed the door and sat on the bed. He focused and entered the game space.
The first thing Chu Ming did after entering the game space was to open the quest bar. Sure enough, there was a line of small words under the novice quest--
Without hesitation, Chu Ming clicked to receive it.
" Beep, beep, beep…Mission reward received successfully. Obtained 6,500 merit points, 100 reputation points…"
" Beep beep beep…Reputation reached 100. Official rank promotion requirements met. Official rank automatically promoted to Deputy General…"
With the reward in hand, Chu Ming opened his character window and looked at the plus sign behind his character level. The character level was equivalent to a warrior's realm level. It was the foundation of a warrior, so naturally, it had to be upgraded first. According to the current consumption of third-rate warriors (100, 200, 300, and so on), from level 2 to level 10 required 4,400 merit points, and from level 10 to level 11 required an additional 1,000 merit points.
After killing Feng Yun and Feng Tao, as well as encountering three groups of bandits on the way, Chu Ming had leveled up to level two, leaving him with 34 merit points. Adding on the 5,500 merit points he had received from the mission, he had a total of 6,534 merit points. In other words, Chu Ming's current contribution points were enough to help him reach level-11, which was the realm of a second-rate warrior.
After some calculations, Chu Ming raised his character level to level 11 and opened the skill panel.
At the same time, three skills that could be activated lit up in the Warrior Skills section.
[Dark Arrow: Fires out an invisible dark arrow, preventing the enemy from catching it off guard. Consumes 1,000 merit points to activate. Consumes 10 Intelligence points each time. Cooldown: 3 seconds.][Requires bow type weapon to cast this skill.]
[Half-Moon Slash: Gather all the Battle Aura in your body and swing out a huge air blade that looks disdainful in all directions, aiming for the enemy general's head. Can be used with any weapon. Consumes 1,000 merit points to activate. Consumes 10 Intelligence points for each use. Cooldown time: 10 seconds. Skill Rating:
[Life Healing Spell: Use Battle Aura to quickly heal and recover a little of one's stamina. No weapon restrictions. Consumes 1,000 merit points to activate. Consumes 10 Intelligence points each time. Cooldown time: 30 seconds. Skill Rating:
The ultimate skill," Shout," didn't need to be mentioned. It didn't cost anything and could be activated directly. However, Chu Ming was a little hesitant about choosing the three skills. From the description of the skills, these three skills were pretty good, and they happened to be three different types. One was a long-range arrow attack, one was a mid-range air attack, and one was a support healer.
If possible, Chu Ming really wanted to activate all three skills. Unfortunately, he only had 1,134 merit points left after leveling up, so he could only choose one of them. It was hard to decide.
"This is it!"
After a long while, Chu Ming finally made up his mind to activate the Half Moon Slash. Firstly, the Half Moon Slash had a higher rating than the other two martial arts skills. Secondly, he was mainly thinking about the upcoming Martial Arts Competition. The battles at every Martial Arts Competition were extremely fierce, and he needed a more powerful attack skill as his trump card.
At this point, the rewards for the first phase of the novice mission were basically exhausted, and Chu Ming's warrior information had also undergone a significant change.
Name: Chu Ming
[Class: Warrior]
Level: 11
[Title: None]
Official Position: Deputy General
[Reputation: 100]
[Contribution Points: 34]
[Character characteristics: Brutal, Deadly, Stubborn, Tyrant]
[Strength: 80 ( 2 for every level) 2 (Weapon bonus)]
[Intelligence: 60 ( 1 for every level)]
[Commander: 60 ( 1 for every level)]
[Warrior Realm: Second-rate Warrior]
[Warrior Skills: Critical Hit, Half Moon Slash]
[Military Advisor Skill: None]
[Sure-kill Skills: Chain Stab, Shout]
[Exclusive Weapon: Sword]
[Secondary Weapon: Bow]
[Common Skill: Wind and Cloud Sword Technique (Beginner)]
[Equipment: Copper Sword, Light Armor]
[EXP: 0%(2000 merit points required to level up the next character)]
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