But just when the two were about to touch palms, Ao Dagang suddenly blocked their way, smiling, "Whatever skills you have, save them for the national exam tomorrow."

"Uh... okay."

Lin Yanping froze, retreating two steps with a hint of fear.

Ao Dagang seemed to be all smiles, but as he spoke, his spiritual presence felt like a knife piercing through, making it impossible to resist.

"Master Ao, you're making a fuss over nothing."

Zheng Ningbo snorted coldly.

"Jiangbei Province is weak, knowing it can't compete with your Jiangnan Province, but I hope Jiangnan Province won't step on Jiangbei Province to rise."

Ao Dagang said.

"See you tomorrow, Mr. Zhao."

Zheng Ningbo did not respond to Ao Dagang but spoke to King of North of the River.

"Alright, see you tomorrow."

King of North of the River cupped his hands.

After Zheng Ningbo and his group left, King of North of the River and the others looked displeased.

"How many times are they going to do the same thing? It's really frustrating."

Ao Dagang was indignant.

"What happened?"

Zhang Lingfeng felt puzzled.

"It's a good thing you didn't shake hands with Lin Yanping just now. Over the years, Jiangnan Province has tried to suppress Jiangbei Province in every competition and battle to annex Jiangbei Province's resources, hoping to get more attention and resource subsidies from the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance.

If you shook hands with Lin Yanping just now, he would have used his Dharma Aspect advantage to embarrass you, mentally breaking you down so that you can't perform at your best tomorrow."

Huo Jiating reminded him.

"Oh, that's despicable?"

Zhang Lingfeng was taken aback.

"Just stay away from them. Remember your goal for participating in the national exam is to help Jiangbei Province advance to the second round. As for the grudges between Jiangbei Province and Jiangnan Province, don't get involved."

Ao Dagang reminded him.

"Yes."

Zhang Lingfeng nodded.

He was just curious why Yan Fei, a Body Tempering Master from Jiangnan Province, was different from them.

The next day.

The national exam finally began.

There were over 300 martial arts students from 73 provinces in total.

Almost every province sent five martial arts students. Jiangbei Province, due to a lack of talent, only had Zhang Lingfeng and Ming Cheng participating.

The two entered the competition venue together.

The venue was similar to the Bird's Nest stadium from his past life, and the audience seats around were filled with people.

The candidates took their seats in the middle of the venue according to their seat numbers.

Zhang Lingfeng had always been curious about the martial arts students from third-tier, second-tier, and first-tier provinces. Since moving into the new venue yesterday, he had only seen candidates from Jiangnan Province and had no chance to meet other martial arts students.

Now, as he entered the venue and sat down, Zhang Lingfeng couldn't help but observe everyone around him.

He noticed that these unfamiliar martial arts students all restrained their aura fluctuations, seemingly hiding their strength and not easily revealing it before the assessment began.

Suddenly.

A familiar figure appeared in his line of sight.

He was sitting in the row in front of him.

It was the martial arts student from the first-tier province, Guanghai Province, Lin Chunchi.

With Guo Wei's help, Zhang Lingfeng had seen Lin Chunchi's training video before. His skill was swordsmanship, and the sword intent he condensed could merge the elemental powers of water, fire, and earth.

Guo Wei had mentioned before that Lin Chunchi condensed the Three-Line Sword Intent with a spiritual power of 4.1.

And he himself was a martial arts student who had opened the seventh layer Dharma Aspect and Qi Phase, with combat power far beyond his own.

Guo Wei had said that Lin Chunchi's strength might make it to the top ten.

Might make it.

These five words meant that although Lin Chunchi's strength stood out among this group of martial arts students, it was not so exceptional. At least there could be ten first-tier martial arts students better than him.

Suddenly.

Lin Chunchi turned his head to look at Zhang Lingfeng.

With just a casual glance.

It gave Zhang Lingfeng an illusion as if a mass of fire was burning in front of him.

"Such strong spiritual realm."

"This guy's spiritual power should be more than 4.1."

"Good thing I'm a third-level Mental Telekinesis Master, or I'd barely cope."

Zhang Lingfeng thought in surprise.

However, Lin Chunchi was even more shocked than him.

"Mental Telekinesis Master?"

"Why have I never seen him? Could he be a genius from a second-tier province?"

"Master was right, even second-tier provinces can produce people who threaten first-tier martial arts students, and he might be an example."

"Of course, he still can't threaten me."

Lin Chunchi thought to himself.

He was sitting just one row in front of Zhang Lingfeng, less than three meters apart, and even though his spiritual realm was only fleeting, it would not be easily dealt with by ordinary martial arts students.

Yet it was like a bubble burst, breaking quickly in front of Zhang Lingfeng, not posing any threat at all.

Of course, he hadn't used his full strength just now, only releasing some power to warn Zhang Lingfeng not to stare at him.

"This guy has already shown hostility toward me. I remember Teacher Guo saying he hadn't developed a spiritual realm yet, seems the information was wrong."

"Ah, I should have realized sooner, with a spiritual power of 4.1, how could he not have formed a spiritual realm? Moreover, his spiritual power is probably higher!"

Zhang Lingfeng mused internally.

"Luckily, my goal for the national exam is just to make it to the second round, or see if I can push to the third round. I shouldn't have to face first or second-tier province martial arts students."

With that thought, Zhang Lingfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a rumbling sound like thunder formed above.

All the martial arts students and people in the audience seats couldn't help but look up.

They saw, at some unknown time, a figure had appeared above the stadium, standing in mid-air.

Zhang Lingfeng widened his eyes.

He clearly saw that the reason the person could stand in the air was by resonating with the power of heaven and earth, letting it support his body, unlike Mental Telekinesis Masters who cover their telekinesis on a plank of iron or other objects to fly.

Compared to Mental Telekinesis Masters, the person's flight altitude and speed were evidently superior.

Recalling King of North of the River's description on the airship, Zhang Lingfeng couldn't help but think of three words, Realm Traveler.

The examiner for the first elimination round was Bo Jincheng.

Apparently, as long as one nurtures a spiritual root, they can fly through the void, standing in mid-air, turning the power of heaven and earth into their stepping board or wings, soaring freely in the sky.

This was much more outrageous than spiritual telekinesis fluctuation.

"Candidates, take your positions!"

At that moment, a prompt came.

In an instant, all the martial arts students held their breath; everyone knew that the first elimination round was where a Realm Traveler would indiscriminately attack each of them through spiritual power fluctuations.

Only those who endure can advance to the second round.

It's been many years since a martial arts student from Jiangbei Province advanced to the second round of the national exam's written test. For a while, Zhang Lingfeng and Ming Cheng, who bore the heavy responsibility, couldn't help but feel nervous.

But under the influence of Coasting Along and his strength, Zhang Lingfeng's state was much better than Ming Cheng's.

"Buzz!"

Also at this moment.

A powerful spiritual fluctuation descended like thunder, forming wave-like energies surging in the air, like a tsunami pouring down from above, sweeping toward everyone in their seats.

"Realm!"

Zhang Lingfeng was shocked.

He felt the entire venue was covered by Bo Jincheng's realm.

"Snap!"

Two martial arts students from the fourth-tier province, Jiangzhou Province, were caught off guard, hit by the strong spiritual fluctuation, their desks and chairs shattered, sitting on the ground, even crushed to the ground by the spiritual wave.

The criterion to pass the assessment was that the martial arts student could remain seated, protect the desk and chair in front, and once the wave dissipated, both people and the furniture remained intact, signifying passing the first elimination round.

The wave indiscriminately swept over everyone.

The damage it caused was not just due to the energy release but also the illusionary realm formed by the wave.

"Bang!"

A martial arts student from the fourth-tier province was, under the influence of the wave, smashing his seat to pieces with a punch, then falling headfirst to the ground.

Zhang Lingfeng, fully concentrated, sensed the wave pouring down like a stream of water on his head.

For a moment, Zhang Lingfeng had a hallucination.

He saw a group of catfish demon kings in front of him, making him want to punch out in fear, but he awoke instantly, couldn't help but look up, and saw Bo Jincheng's footprints above.

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