Chapter 2222

Saving James’ life was perhaps the wisest decision she had ever made.

Not too far away, a group of Welkin Academy disciples was stunned to see them.

“How did they manage to arrive at the central region in three days? They must be insanely powerful.”

“I wonder who they are.”

“Why don’t we test their strength?”

“I’d advise against it. The Sect Elder will be mad if he hears about it.”

They began conversing upon seeing James and Melany.

James paid no heed to them. He found a random spot, sat in a lotus position on the ground, and began

absorbing the Empyrean Spiritual Energy of the Moonlit Ridge Painting. Melany, on the other hand,

simply observed him.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

Though there were two days remaining, those who had yet to arrive at the central region had been

disqualified as ten thousand people had already gathered there.

Then, the disciples of the academy began counting the number of tokens each examinee had in their

possession. After that, they began determining the ranking and making preparations for the coming

arena battle.

This process took them two days.

Two days later, an elderly man in a grey robe appeared in the arena in the Moonlit Ridge Painting’s

central region. He was Yoan Xenocrates, the person in charge of the current admission process.

Looking at the crowd before him, he said smilingly, “First and foremost, allow me to congratulate you

for arriving at the central region. You have gained the right to compete in the arena battle.”

“Only a thousand among you will be admitted as disciples of the Welkin Academy. This means that

ninety percent of you will be disqualified.”

Everyone listened intently.

“Your opponent in the arena battle will be determined based on the number of tokens you. have. The

ones with the least number of tokens will fight against those with the highest number of tokens. The

winner will enter the next round, whereas the loser will enter the lower bracket. However, this does not

mean that you will be disqualified immediately. You’ll be randomly assigned an opponent in the lower

bracket. If you emerge victorious, you’ll still gain the right to enter the next round.

“The top hundred cultivators who obtain the most tokens will enter the next round without having to

participate in the arena battle.

“After the first round of battle, there’ll be a free-for-all battle royale where a hundred examinees will be

randomly selected. The top ten will immediately be made a disciple of the Welkin Academy.

“Then, the process will continue until a thousand disciples have been selected.

“Afterward, there will an additional round to determine the top ten examinees. I shall explain the rules

after the top thousand is decided.”

“Is that understood?” Yoan’s voice boomed.

“Yes!” the crowd said in unison.

James looked at Melany beside him and asked, “What’s your ranking?”

Melany smiled and said, “I’m eighth.”

Hearing this, James said, “Not bad… That means you won’t have to go through the first round of battle.

If we are assigned to the same team in the battle royale, I’ll make sure that you become a disciple of

the academy.”

“I’m already satisfied to be here.”

Melany was grateful for James’ assistance.

She was weak. If not for James’ help, she would not have arrived at the central region and be in the top

ten. Although she could advance directly to the next round, she knew that she would be disqualified in

the battle royale.

Now, she could only depend on her luck. If James was assigned to the same team as her, she was

guaranteed to be a Welkin Academy disciple.

However, would she be this fortunate?