Chapter Twelve: Miserably Eliminated

  By Li Xiao's side were several students wearing national academy attire, some of whom were taking notes while others observed Li Xiao's reaction.

  Only in the distance on the high platform, there were a few middle-aged people who looked like instructors, but they didn't seem to be observing these examinees, instead each of them was meditating with their eyes closed.

  Lying on the jade bed, Li Xiao felt a sharp pain in his mind like being pricked by a needle, and his whole body was extremely uncomfortable. He suddenly sat up from the jade bed.

  Li Xiao took a few deep breaths, his whole body drenched in sweat, as if he had just gone through a serious illness.

  Mental intensity - weak.

  A seemingly national academy student quietly recorded it down, undoubtedly making Li Xiao's heart sink.

  Spiritual power was an intangible thing for Li Xiao, and in his previous life, there was no way to measure spiritual intensity. However, in this cultivation world, the strength of one's spirit directly affected their talent, making it extremely important.

  "Li Xiao, time is limited, the location of the next review is just over there, hurry up and go."

  The college that recorded the results was a woman, with a delicate face and fair skin. Li Xiao responded with a sound, somewhat distracted, walking towards the position pointed by the woman.

  Poor academic performance has become a crucial factor in determining whether Li Xiao can enter the National Academy. If he cannot burst out with an astonishing level in the next assessment, it is clear that he will be eliminated and lose his chance to join the National Academy.

  Of course, this is not the end.

  Offending the royal family was worth it for this opportunity to join Guo Xueyuan, if he hadn't become a student of Guo Xueyuan, in the eyes of the royal family, he would still be an ant that could be easily crushed, and both he and his father would not be able to keep their lives!

  Taking a deep breath, Li Xiao adjusted his spirit once again.

  He has not been hit for the first time, in his previous life, he had extraordinary talent, but still fell to become a social worm. At that time, Li Xiao was not defeated by frustration, and now he still has half a chance, how can he give up lightly?

  Slowly walking to the second part of the stone platform, the entire stone platform only has two parts, meaning this is the final test.

  "Li Xiao, No. 8886."

  A college student looked at the records on the rice paper in his hand and turned to Li Xiao.

  "In the end, it was me."

  Li Xiao adjusted his mood once again and walked in front of a bluestone monument that was about two men high, as required by the national college students.

  "Attack this green stone with all your might now, and it will test your strength."

  This time, the trainee's expression has become somewhat impatient. The spiritual test is weak, and it's just a formality to come here for testing. People like this can basically be defined as one of the eliminated classes, even if they are tested, it's just a waste of time.

  Li Xiao took a few deep breaths, clenched his fists and punched the stone, with predictable consequences.

  But Li Xiao only had this one chance left, if he didn't succeed, it would be death!

  "Drink——"

  A long whistle sounded, and Li Xiao's power completely burst out, fully concentrated on his right fist, which fiercely struck the bluestone wall!

  The intense pain made Li Xiao's right fist tremble slightly, and he slowly withdrew his fist, leaving a clear blood print on the bluestone wall.

  "How can it be bleeding?"

  The recorded students were somewhat strange.

  "The qualified person must reach a thousand catties, but the force that bursts out is only seven hundred catties."

  Another student who was concerned about Qing Shi shook his head and spoke up.

  Li Xiao was stunned upon hearing this and had never thought that just an entrance exam would require a thousand jin of strength. Was it really that difficult to get into the National Academy?

  "I'm very sorry, based on your overall score, our college is unable to admit you."

  The recorded student also shook his head and expressionlessly informed Li Xiao.

  "No, I won't fail, please, can you give me another chance? Please?"

  Li Xiao couldn't accept it, if he can't enter Guo Xueyuan, then his life would be doomed to be hopeless!

  The Wang Fu's revenge will surely come one after another, and his survival with his father in the future will be difficult to continue. I'm afraid there won't be any more opportunities to set foot on this cultivation path again!

  Li Xiao bowed deeply.

  The recorded students were somewhat surprised, if it was said that the assessment failed, as long as they went back to practice for two years and came back to take the assessment again, then there would be no problem at all. So even if this assessment failed, people who lost their composure had not appeared yet.

  "This..."

  Seeing Li Xiao's authenticated gaze and the fist that was still dripping with blood, the two academies exchanged a glance.

  "Alright, but don't get your hopes up too high. Your spiritual strength is too weak, and even if you barely pass this test, you'll still lose the opportunity to enter Guo Xueyuan."

  The recorded student was a young man who rarely saw someone like Li Xiao, so he gave him an opportunity.

  "Thank you, thank you both seniors."

  Li Xiao loudly expressed his gratitude, this time was his last hope.

  His right fist was still bleeding, which might affect the exertion of his strength. However, Li Xiao was used to using his right hand, and the strength of his left hand was even weaker than his right hand. All this seemed to have doomed Li Xiao to failure.

  But Li Xiao was not reconciled to his fate, he had been reborn in this world, if he still muddled along like in his previous life, then why would the heavens give him a chance to cross over?

  Thinking of his father waiting at home for him, thinking of Wang Qi's extremely disdainful gaze, Li Xiao felt his blood start to burn!

  "Ah——"

  Li Xiao was as if accusing heaven and earth, bellowing at fate!

  The pain in his right fist had been completely forgotten by Li Xiao, his hot blood ignited his will, and nothing in the world could stop this punch!

  One move forward, what you have is an invincible will in your heart!

  Li Xiao has nothing to fear anymore, his fist is invincible!

  Bang!

  "Crack——"

  Two voices came, and with a fierce punch, Li Xiao's fist was covered in blood and water, accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, as if foreshadowing something.

  Li Xiao felt a strong pain coming from his right arm, and the nerves on his right fist had completely numbed.

  The students looked carefully at the bluestone and finally fell on Li Xiao's body. Although it was somewhat unbearable, he still spoke up:

  "Strength, 800 catties, still unqualified."

  This number suddenly and heavily fell onto Li Xiao's heart, the intense pain seemed to have no effect on him at all.

  Failed again, I failed again.

  Even if he gambled everything, including his own life and the pursuit of the Wang family against him and his father, he would still not be able to pass this test.

  Li Xiao raised his head to gaze at the scorching sunlight, and suddenly the entire sky seemed to darken, the world turned gray, as if he had returned to his previous life, just when he heard that his childhood sweetheart's first love had entered the marriage hall.

  Is it over? Is this really one's fate?

  Li Xiao walked slowly towards the rear, like a walking corpse.

  At this moment, the three instructors who were originally sitting quietly in the field, the slightly thinner middle-aged man in the center, opened his mouth lightly, with a voice that was almost only audible to himself:

  "Yue Changsheng, that kid's eyes are just like yours back in the day."

  "Unfortunately, the qualifications are too poor and cannot become a candidate."

  The slightly plump instructor on the right didn't open his eyes and whispered in a mosquito-like voice.

  Only one person on the left had not spoken up, with eyes tightly closed, turning a deaf ear to all of this.

  He walked off the field as if he had lost all sense of feeling. Li Xiao had already lost all hope. He had failed.

  Young Master Wang Qi walked in front of Li Xiao, looking at the arm that had already been fractured with great interest. Fresh red blood was still flowing, and the blood dripped to the ground, shocking to behold!

  "A lowly servant, but with a bit of cleverness, you really think you can turn the world upside down?"

  Wang Qi had his hands clasped behind his back, looking down at him with an air of superiority, as if he was gazing at a pitiful crawling insect.

  Li Xiao didn't say a word and deliberately avoided Wang Qi, as if he didn't exist at all.

  "How dare you! Young master is asking you a question, and you, a dog like thing, dare to have such an attitude, are you looking for death?!"

  Two martial artists blocked Li Xiao's path, their ferocious faces revealing cruel smiles.

  "Wait, even if you kill him now, it's much less fun."

  Wang Qi intercepted the two martial artists who were about to attack Li Xiao, and chuckled:

  "Do you know why your assessment will fail?"

  Wang Qi's words stopped Li Xiao in his tracks.

  "I didn't expect your spiritual strength to be so weak, but it doesn't matter anymore. Even if your spiritual strength reached a passing level, your power would still be far from enough."

  Wang Qi's mouth curled up with a sly smile, just like a cat playing with an old mouse.

  "You should have also noticed that before the assessment, all the masters would pray devoutly, but you didn't notice that in front of the prayer is a spirit tablet of the ancestors of Guo Xueyuan, and protecting the spirit tablet is a mentor from Guo Xueyuan. And the second test of strength is the ancient bluestone inside Guo Xueyuan, as far as I know, this ancient bluestone must withstand more than 1,000 kilograms of force to react..."

  Wang Qi's expression turned serious:

  "So every student before the assessment, must accept the seal of the guardian spirit card given by the instructor, which can increase the power of ordinary people by one fold, and also protect the students from harm during the assessment process, lasting for a stick of incense. Otherwise, with your identity, how would you be worthy of me speaking personally?"

  Wang Qi's face was tinged with a playful smile, causing Li Xiao to suddenly understand.

  It's possible that Wang Qi had already discovered Li Xiao when he first entered the grand hall, but at that time, he didn't speak up. It wasn't until Li Xiao was about to be branded with a curse that Wang Qi took advantage of Li Xiao's ignorance and led him away from the group, missing the timing of the curse being cast. This way, Li Xiao was doomed to fail from the start.

  At this moment, Li Xiao finally understood why the student from the National Academy who had been recording him wanted to remind himself that time was limited, and also why another student looked at him with a strange gaze after seeing his bloody fist, because he was the only one who did not have a seal of assessment!

  "It's useless, even if you rush in now, according to the national academy's rules, it's impossible for you to get another chance. Besides, you've already crippled one hand, what can you do?"

  Wang Qi is indeed worthy of being a young master of the Wang family, his calculations are so deep that he doesn't even need to lift a finger, and Ye He has already been defeated.

  "It all turned out to be because of you..."

  Li Xiao's body trembled slightly, his left hand clenched and turned white, his fingernails deeply embedded in the flesh, as he watched the drops of fresh blood trickle down from his fingers.