The two senior disciples from Qinglong Academy also praised them generously.
"This year's batch indeed has many promising talents, with one reaching the peak of the late Yellow Realm so quickly."
"Yes, I recall that in our year, there was only Nalan Wuxia who reached the peak of the late Yellow Realm."
The tests followed.
"Ming Gu, mid-Yellow Realm, fifteen years and nine months."
"Passed."
"Bai Luo, early Yellow Realm, fourteen years and seven months."
"Passed."
...
Soon, it was time for the remaining four prodigies to appear.
"Li Xuanhong, peak late Yellow Realm, fifteen years and one month."
"Passed!"
"Ao Li, peak late Yellow Realm, fifteen years and five months."
"Passed!"
"Mo Qian, peak late Yellow Realm, fifteen years old."
"Passed!"
"Nalan Wuchang, half-step Profound Realm, fifteen years and three months."
"Passed!"
With the emergence of these individuals, the crowd below was once again filled with surprise.
Especially Nalan Wuchang, who had reached the half-step Profound Realm.
This elicited murmurs of astonishment from everyone.
"True prodigies are indeed different from us."
"Exactly. Others are already nearing the Profound Realm at fifteen, while I've barely stepped into the Yellow Realm. Sigh~"
"It's truly incomparable. If nothing unexpected happens, the top five will be these individuals."
The two observing senior disciples of Qinglong Academy exchanged glances upon hearing Nalan Wuchang's name, their expressions subtly shifting.
"Nalan Wuchang? Could he be...!"
"Indeed. He is Nalan Wuxia's younger brother."
"As expected. It's not surprising, considering he's the sibling of that monstrous talent."
As these prodigious talents appeared one by one, it was undeniable that Su Baiwei was shocked.
She had thought breaking through to the Yellow Realm at fifteen was already remarkable, but now she realized there were others more capable.
Her supposed title of prodigy was merely confined to the small city of Yichuan.
"What is this! Half-step Profound Realm! How is my male lead supposed to win against this?!"
In the consciousness space, Mu Qingqing's mind was in an uproar.
"No way, is the plot determined to obstruct the male lead's growth and prevent him from returning home easily?"
Mu Qingqing was very worried for the male lead, Xin Ci. Although in the original story, Xin Ci defeated numerous opponents and became number one, the current plot had taken a slight turn. With Xin Ci's current strength, the possibility of him defeating someone in the half-step Profound Realm was extremely low.
Xin Ci's expression also turned solemn.
It seemed this Nalan Wuchang would be his greatest obstacle.
"Liuliu Ming, peak late Yellow Realm, fourteen years and nine months."
Just then, another genius character, a peak late Yellow Realm cultivator, appeared on the testing stone tablet.
The young men and women below erupted in an uproar.
"Who is Liuliu Ming? I've never heard of him."
"Indeed, where did this person come from? And the key point is, he's also at the peak late Yellow Realm."
"It seems this year not only has prodigies but also dark horses," the two Qinglong Academy senior disciples chuckled.
Mu Qingqing was already numb. The changes in the plot had overwhelmed her. Even if another peak late Yellow Realm cultivator appeared, she wouldn't be surprised.
"Bai Ting, peak late Yellow Realm, fourteen years and three months."
Mu Qingqing: "..."
Before they knew it, it was noon.
Finally, it was Xin Ci's turn to test.
"Xin Ci, early Yellow Realm, fourteen years and five months."
Xin Ci's cultivation was rather ordinary, and not many people paid attention.
Except for Su Baiwei, who had been watching him, her expression filled with surprise.
Xin Ci, whom she hadn't paid much attention to, had actually broken through to the Yellow Realm. This truly shocked her.
"The person who helped me that night... it was really him!"
Su Baiwei finally understood.
"Luo Fei, mid-Yellow Realm, fourteen years and one month."
Xin Ci was slightly surprised. Looking at Luo Fei, who had excitedly run over to him after his test, he said, "I didn't expect your cultivation realm and age to be so surprising."
"Of course! My family always said I had good talent and often forced me to train. But I couldn't stand the pain of cultivation and often slacked off. Otherwise, I would have reached the late Yellow Realm long ago."
Luo Fei puffed out his chest, patted his round belly, and revealed a proud smile.
After the last person was tested, the first round of tests officially concluded.
Sixty-three individuals, likely lacking talent and having bought testing jade tokens through family connections, still failed in the first round.
The remaining 937 qualified participants followed the elder steward, Gong Ci, to the next testing location.
"Second round of testing: Clear the Wooden Man Alley. Fifty people will be tested at a time, with the time limit of one incense stick."
As Gong Ci's powerful and imposing voice echoed, the second round of tests officially commenced.
The first group to attempt the Wooden Man Alley stepped forward.
As a yellow dragon incense stick was lit,
Fifty youths and maidens rushed into the alley.
However, there were numerous and densely packed wooden figures inside.
A few who rushed in were immediately struck and sent flying by the rotating wooden figures.
Even those who managed to enter found that the further they went, the more numerous and concentrated the attacks became,
rendering them unable to advance or retreat.
They could only be tragically beaten by the numerous wooden figures, crying out in pain and misery.
"What is this? The hardness of each wooden figure is comparable to bluestone, and their joint attacks are as formidable as a Yellow Realm martial artist."
"And there are about a hundred of these wooden figures. What kind of game is this!"
After the first batch, only 9 people successfully cleared the Wooden Man Alley.
The next batch stepped forward.
The situation for the second batch was also not ideal.
Only about 10 people passed, including Su Baiwei.
But even for her, it was a close call; she managed to pass just as the time was about to run out.
The next batch, however, was quite worth watching, as the five prodigies were among them.
The pass rate for this group significantly increased.
Out of fifty people, less than ten failed.
Li Xuanhong and the other geniuses cleared the Wooden Man Alley with ease.
Among them, Nalan Wuchang was particularly dominant, seemingly never holding back his moves.
He directly shattered a blocking wooden figure with a single palm strike. The yellow dragon incense had barely burned one-fifth of its length before he emerged from the alley.
Those who had yet to be tested were awestruck by Nalan Wuchang's overwhelming power.
Many inwardly prayed that if they reached the fourth round of testing, they would not encounter him.
"Since the five prodigies have cleared the Wooden Man Alley, there's no point watching the rest. It's boring."
"Who says? Have you forgotten the two dark horses?"
"Which two?"