After obtaining the examination identity token, Yang Xiaotian went to the waiting area to await instructions for the exam.
As dusk settled, and after the registration had closed, He i arrived in the waiting area to inform Yang Xiaotian and the others that, like previous years, the exam’s task was to pass through the Hongng Divine Hall.
"Those who can pass through the Hongng Hall within ten days can beco freshn of Hongng Academy," He i stated coldly, "The Hongng Hall is fraught with danger; even disciples at the Dao-Confirming Realm are highly likely to die if they attempt to pass through!"
"It’s still possible to withdraw from the exam at this point," she added.
Clearly, her words were directed with intent.
She gave Yang Xiaotian a cold, hard look.
In enrolling for the Hongng Academy freshman exam, the academy allows participants to withdraw midway and not take the exam, but if they do withdraw, they will be penalized by the academy.
Of course, punishnt is better than death.
Yang Xiaotian sat there, ignoring He i.
Seeing this, He i said nothing further.
Afterward, He i led Yang Xiaotian and others to the front of the Hongng Divine Hall.
In front of the Hongng Divine Hall stood a Holy Image.
This Holy Image was precisely that of the Primordial Universe Taoist.
When Yang Xiaotian and the other disciples arrived before the holy image of Primordial Universe Taoist, it emitted a faint glow, but the glow was so weak and brief that it was hardly noticeable in the sunlight.
As the faint glow emitted from the holy image of Primordial Universe Taoist, He i happened to be looking towards it, and she was startled, then suspiciously stared at the image, but it emitted no further light.
Did I just see things? she wondered within.
She bowed slightly to the holy image of the Primordial Universe Taoist, saluted, and then ca before the Hongng Divine Hall, using her secret technique to open its grand entrance.
She then let Yang Xiaotian and the others in.
And reminded them they only had ten days.
As the doors of the Hongng Divine Hall opened, Xiao Hong and a group of disciples sward in.
Yang Xiaotian also walked inside.
Once all the disciples for this year had entered, the doors of the Hongng Divine Hall closed.
Yang Xiaotian found himself inside the vast hall alone.
This Hongng Divine Hall’s inner space forms its unique realm; all entering disciples are transported to independent spaces, so Yang Xiaotian did not see Xiao Hong and the others.
Of course, although he and Xiao Hong were sent to different independent spaces, each person’s exam content was the sa.
Before them stood a Divine Stele.
Yang Xiaotian approached the Divine Stele.
Upon the stele were inscribed mighty Dao Runes, profound and unfathomable.
This was the Hongng Divine Stele.
The Hongng Divine Hall consisted of ten levels, with each level featuring a Hongng Divine Stele; only by comprehending the mysteries inscribed on these steles could one advance to the next level.
Generally, disciples at the Dao-Confirming Realm could not comprehend these Hongng Divine Steles.
They contain the profound mysteries of the Dao.
Only those who reach the Saint Realm, develop a Dao Heart, can comprehend the mysteries of the Dao.
Thus, it is almost impossible for a Dao-Confirming Realm disciple to pass the Hongng Academy freshman exam.
Furthermore, attempting to comprehend these steles at the Dao-Confirming Realm poses a great risk of backlash, leading to severe injury or even death!
Yang Xiaotian gazed at the Hongng Divine Stele before him and smiled.
Though this stele was more profound than the Primordial Universe Divine Technique he practiced, they both originated from the sa source; thus, with just one look, he had nearly comprehended it.
Yang Xiaotian then proceeded to view it a second ti.
Upon completing the second viewing, he had thoroughly comprehended all the mysteries of the stele.
After deciphering the first level’s Divine Stele, Yang Xiaotian waved his hands, conjuring a rune which he imprinted upon the stele.
Instantly, the Divine Stele erupted with blinding light.
All the runes inscribed upon it illuminated fully.
With all its runes aglow, the divine hall’s splendor surged, a golden ring appeared high in the air, and this golden ring rotated relentlessly.
Everyone was taken aback.
"Has soone actually passed the first level?!"
However, the Hongng Divine Hall had barely been open for a quarter of an hour!
Outside the hall, He i was also stunned.
The Hongng Divine Hall had existed for a million years, yet no one had ever passed the first level within rely a quarter-hour of its opening.
The fastest anyone had ever managed was one hour.
"Who could it be? Could it be Miss Xiao Hong from the Fenglin Comrce Guild?"
The crowd mumbled in speculation.
After all, of the disciples enrolled for the examination, Xiao Hong from the Fenglin Comrce Guild was the most gifted.
"It must be our miss! I’ve always said our miss would surely take first place in this Hongng Academy freshman exam!" an agitated expert from the Fenglin Comrce Guild exclaid.
Chen Yong also smiled delightedly: "Quickly inform the chairman about this great news. The chairman and his wife will certainly be very happy to hear it."
In no ti, experts from the Fenglin Comrce Guild hurried to report this joyous news to their chairman.
anwhile, He i quickly reported the situation to Tang Chang, the head of the Hongng Academy Heavenly Fire Branch Campus.
Tang Chang was having a discussion with Vice-Principal Xie Qiu about the upcoming Taming Beasts competition of the Heavenly Fire Kingdom, when suddenly, he received He i’s ssage talisman. Upon reading it, he was taken aback.
He then handed the talisman to Xie Qiu to read as well.
After reading it, Xie Qiu was equally surprised and delighted, laughing heartily: "Xiao Hong, that girl, truly surprises and delights, passing the first level of the Hongng Hall in under a quarter hour."
He i’s ssage stated that soone had passed the first level of the Hongng Hall in under a quarter hour, and this person was likely Xiao Hong.
Tang Chang and Xie Qiu were on good terms with the Fenglin Comrce Guild’s chairman and knew his daughter, Xiao Hong.
Tang Chang also laughed gleefully: "Miss Xiao Hong is destined to shine brightly in the future." Then the two sent a return ssage talisman to He i, instructing her to keep them updated on the situation in the Hongng Divine Hall.
Although He i’s ssage suggested it was likely Xiao Hong, she wasn’t completely certain, but the two had already assud it was her.
After passing the first level, the doors to the second level of the great hall automatically opened for Yang Xiaotian, and he proceeded inside, once again facing a Hongng Divine Stele.
This ti, the Divine Stele was larger than the first, with more inscriptions and even deeper anings.
Yet, as before, Yang Xiaotian comprehended it fully by his second viewing.
He conjured runes with his hands again, imprinting them onto the second Hongng Divine Stele.
The Hongng Divine Stele erupted with dazzling light.
Outside, everyone concentrated intently on the Hongng Divine Hall, and suddenly, they saw the hall glow brilliantly once more, a larger golden ring ascended, illuminating the entire plaza.
He i and everyone else were flabbergasted.
"This can’t be, not another quarter hour?!" one stunned disciple exclaid.
Had Xiao Hong deciphered the second level too in less than a quarter hour?
Yet He i was uncertain, could it really be Xiao Hong?
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