Chapter 70: The Literary and Martial Examination

The final examination included both literary and martial parts, and the first test was the literary part. This tested the professional courses from each college. Jiang Xincheng was good at his professional courses. Plus, having lived two lives and read countless books in his past life, the university courses were extremely easy for him.

After two days of literary testing, the results came out on the third day. For the eighty-point literary test, Jiang Xincheng scored seventy-eight points, missing a perfect score by just two points. This amazed his classmates.

With this literary score, if he could score another forty-two points in the martial test, Jiang Xincheng would pass and move smoothly to sophomore year.

After the literary test ended, the fourth day featured the main event of the final examination—the martial test.

The martial test had two parts. One part checked the Primordial Force levels, which showed how much a student improved over the year. The other part was the Combat Proficiency Test, which checked the student’s fighting ability, as the name suggested.

The entire literary and martial examination was worth two hundred points. The literary test was only eighty points, while the martial test took up one hundred twenty points.

In the martial test, the Primordial Force level assessment gave eighty points, and the Combat Proficiency Test gave forty points. This showed the school cared more about Primordial Force levels than real combat.

Humanity had just found Primordial Force and was still learning about it. Everyone was busy cultivating Primordial Force, improving their levels, and gaining longer lifespans to outlive others.

Fights and brawls didn’t matter much since they didn’t add to lifespan. Fighting also risked legal punishment. So, people worldwide didn’t care much about real combat, and the school followed this thinking.

The way to test Primordial Force levels was very basic. They judged a student’s cultivation by how they showed each minor stage as a Primordial Warrior.

For example, just then.

On the big football field, students from the College of Computer Management and Science stood in class groups. Under the watch of nearly a hundred professors and teachers, each one walked to the center stage, displayed their current level, and got a score.

“Liu Feng, come to the stage for testing!”

The counselor of Class 3, Freshman Year at the College of Computer Management and Science, held a microphone and called, “Liu Feng, at enrollment, your Primordial Force level was Mid Muscle-Tempering Stage. A year has passed now. What level are you at?”

A rather pretty girl stepped onto the stage and said respectfully, “Teacher Wang, after a year of hard work, I’ve reached the Late Muscle-Tempering Stage, with even muscles and a body scent. And I’m at the Peak Late Muscle-Tempering Stage.”

Teacher Wang nodded. “Good, your progress is solid. Barring surprises, you should reach the Early Tendon Refining Stage in sophomore year and become a minor expert. Test yourself now. Teacher Li, please check.”

Next to Teacher Wang, a middle-aged female teacher nodded and walked up to the stage.

On the stage, Liu Feng clenched her fists. Primordial Force surged inside her and spread all over. Well-toned abdominal muscles appeared on her body, and a light fragrance spread out.

Teacher Li stepped close to Liu Feng, smelled, smiled, and nodded. “Teacher Wang, Liu Feng really is at the Peak Late Muscle-Tempering Stage. In one year, she jumped more than one minor level. Her progress is very good.”

A smile crossed Teacher Wang’s face. “Liu Feng, come down. Since you raised your Primordial Force level by more than one minor stage, with the full score being eighty points, you get sixty-five points.”

“Thank you, Teacher Wang.” Liu Feng was happy to hear she got sixty-five points and quickly thanked her. Teacher Wang nodded in satisfaction, told Liu Feng to step down, and called the next student up.

This way of testing Primordial Force levels was quite basic. Later, they used a special tool; inputting Primordial Force would show a Primordial Warrior’s stage clearly and easily. Sadly, no such tool existed yet, so they had to use this old method.

Teachers called students to the stage one by one, based on their entry test scores in both subjects. They checked their current strength and gave scores according to their progress. Only one student tested each time.

This was slow and wasted at least three days. All other students and teachers just stood around watching, doing nothing else.

They did this so everyone could see each other’s progress. Big improvements sparked envy, while small ones earned scorn. This secretly pushed students to work harder and boost their Primordial Force levels.

These three days of testing weren’t just tests; they also served as motivation and training. Tianhai University’s plan showed careful thought.

Students walked onto the stage one after another, testing their cultivation levels. Those who improved a lot were joyful. Those who improved a little grew sad or ashamed. Those who hadn’t improved found it hard to even get on the stage.

Since starting college, Jiang Xincheng had been the classic failure in many tests—never improving, always a joke in the College of Computer Management and Science.

But this time, everyone knew he wasn’t a joke anymore. His public fight with Liu Yifeng had wiped away his “useless” label. Many teachers at the College of Computer Management and Science had now heard of Jiang Xincheng.

When calling his name, the pretty female teacher on stage sounded very formal. “Now, we invite Jiang Xincheng from Class 6, Freshman Year, to take the test. Student Xincheng, do well this time!”

Using the word “invite” showed the teacher’s high view of Jiang Xincheng. This pretty teacher was in charge of freshmen music at the College of Computer Management and Science. Her name was Cheng Zi, and she played piano beautifully. She was one of the College’s “Goddess” teachers.

But some students who hadn’t seen or heard about his fight with Liu Yifeng started making noise again as he walked up.

“Wow, an invite for a useless student? Does Teacher Cheng Zi have some secret bond with Jiang Xincheng? Why else call him so kindly? ‘Student Xincheng’? Might as well call him ‘Brother Xincheng,’ haha.”

“What nonsense! Why would Teacher Cheng Zi even look at this loser? Among our College’s top ten duds, Jiang Xincheng ranks second—total trash.”

“Yeah, let’s see him trip up. I heard he’s so bad, his girlfriend broke up with him during a betrayal. So embarrassing.”

“Haha, you fools. Soon, you’ll find out who the real loser is.”