Chapter 312: Assessment for Two-Star

"Beaten to pieces?"

Master Wu's forehead sprouted black lines.

That was a Grandmaster-level puppet, and you, a guy assessing for One-Star Master, found thirty flaws in it and beat it to pieces...

If the Four-Star Master who forged it found out, he'd surely spit blood and faint on the spot.

Too outrageous!

"You entered the second level, and I thought you might be in danger, which is why I asked with concern..." Suppressing his frustration, Master Wu couldn't help saying.

"Second level? The Hall of No Error... has levels?" Zhang Xuan looked over, puzzled.

He had gone in and fought the puppet, but hadn't noticed any levels!

Hearing this and seeing his bewildered expression, all the masters felt their bodies sway, as if about to vomit blood.

"You... only encountered one puppet? Didn't see the others?"

Jiang Chen couldn't help asking.

"Puppets? Oh, I encountered two. As soon as I entered, one charged at me. I wasn't paying attention and hit it too hard; one slap sent it to the ground motionless. I guess... it's also ruined. Could that... count as a level?"

Zhang Xuan recalled.

As soon as he entered the Hall of No Error, a puppet charged at him. Caught off guard, he slapped it, but unexpectedly, he used too much force, and the thing never got up again.

Then the second puppet appeared, and because he was too excited fighting, he forgot about that.

Could it be... that puppet he slapped into uselessness was the first level?

If so, this first level was way too easy!

"A slap rendered it immobile?"

"This was the level you had to pass to assess for One-Star Master..."

...

The crowd went mad, and Jiang Chen felt his vision darken.

When he had assessed for Master back then, he had exhausted his heart's blood fighting that puppet and nearly died on the spot. But this guy... didn't even notice and slapped it away...

Did the gap have to be this big?

The most crucial thing was...

This was the content of your assessment. You slapped it away without even knowing and kept going forward. Did you have to be so pretentious?

"It counts..."

Master Wu was also speechless to the extreme.

Bro, did you come to assess for Master or to crash the place?

It seemed that after your Master assessment, all the puppets in our Master Hall were pretty much ruined...

"You've passed all five levels, so you can now be considered a Master. However, you must still go through the Q&A session before I can give you the badge."

Taking a few deep breaths to suppress his frustration, Master Wu said.

"Alright!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

He had thought assessing for Master would be troublesome, but it turned out to be so simple.

Now that he was a One-Star Master, he could enter the Master Library to read!

He could just look up the life of Confucius and find a way to resolve the congenital fetal poison in his body.

Just as he was about to ask where the Master Hall library was, he saw Mo Hongyi step forward from the side, exuding astonishing confidence and pride.

"Master Wu, Elder Zhu, I want to assess for Two-Star Master. Please open the assessment grounds!"

This guy had shattered all his records, and he couldn't hold back anymore. He decided to take the assessment now.

Only by becoming a Two-Star Master could he calm today's events.

Otherwise, whenever people mentioned him, they would bring up this record-breaker. How could he show his face in the future?

As the number one genius of the kingdom, he couldn't bear this humiliation!

"Assess for Two-Star Master?"

"How long has Master Mo been a One-Star Master? And he's already going for Two-Star?"

"A genius is a genius; their cultivation speed is beyond us ordinary folks' imagination..."

Everyone was shocked.

No one had assessed for Two-Star in many years, and he was going to do it now.

Though shocked, many discerning people could see.

Mo Hongyi was going to compete with this guy, proving he was the true number one genius.

"Alright!"

Elder Zhu and Master Wu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The Master Hall didn't mind competition; students also had performance evaluations. Only through competition could there be progress. Mo Hongyi's assessment for Two-Star Master was also a great boon for this branch.

"I'll prepare now. We can hold the assessment today!"

Elder Zhu said, just about to prepare the assessment materials, when a faint voice rang out.

"Um... since Two-Star can also be assessed today, and preparing once is troublesome, how about... I take it along the way too?" Zhang Xuan looked over.

Since he was already taking the One-Star, and Two-Star could also be assessed, he might as not waste time and take it all at once, saving the trouble of a second round.

"Pfft!"

Hearing this, everyone around spat blood. The hall, which had been buzzing with discussion, fell silent as they stared at him like a monster.

Preparing once is troublesome... take it along the way...

Damn!

This was Two-Star Master, of which there were only three in the entire Tianwu Kingdom... and you're taking it along the way...

It sounded like going to the market to buy vegetables.

"You buying veggies? I'll buy some along the way..."

Holy crap!

Can we talk properly and play nicely?

Mo Hongyi's body swayed.

Seeing the other guy crush his records all the way, he had finally steeled himself to assess for Two-Star, only for the other guy to follow and take it along the way...

The intense frustration made him want to vomit blood.

Are you deliberately trying to slap my face?

Fine!

Since you're being so disrespectful, don't blame me for being rude...

He snorted inwardly and gritted his teeth as he looked over: "Based on your performance in passing the five levels, you do have the qualifications to assess for Two-Star Master. However, to participate in the assessment, you must first meet the prerequisites. Do you have those?"

Though unwilling to admit it, he knew this guy indeed had the capital to assess for Two-Star Master.

But having that capital wasn't necessarily useful.

Because to assess for Two-Star, certain prerequisites had to be met.

Without meeting them, even if you wanted to take the assessment, you weren't qualified.

"Oh?" Zhang Xuan looked over.

"Assessing for Two-Star Master, like One-Star, also has requirements for auxiliary professions, even stricter. It stipulates at least two auxiliary professions, both at Two-Star level!"

Mo Hongyi revealed a proud expression: "I, unworthy as I am, am a Two-Star Alchemist, Two-Star Array Master, and Two-Star Artifact Refiner, fully meeting the professional requirements! May I ask, are your auxiliary professions sufficient?"

With that, he turned to look over, hands behind his back: "Having only a One-Star Alchemist badge probably isn't enough to assess for Two-Star Master."

"Auxiliary professions need to be Two-Star? And two of them?"

Zhang Xuan was startled, not expecting such a rule.

Previously, Master Liu had mentioned it, but not in detail, so he hadn't taken it seriously.

"Correct! If you don't have these auxiliary professions, please leave..."

Since the competition was out in the open, there was no need to save face. Mo Hongyi snorted and was about to continue when he saw the young man hesitate, then flip his wrist, revealing a badge in his palm.

"This is a Two-Star Calligrapher badge. I originally assessed for Three-Star, but they didn't have the materials and said I'd have to wait ten days, so they gave me a Two-Star to make do. Didn't expect it to come in handy!"

"Two-Star Calligrapher?"

"Make do?"

The crowd spat blood again.

Mo Hongyi's face twisted.

He had just said the other guy only had a One-Star Alchemist badge and wasn't qualified to assess, and the other guy pulled out a Two-Star. Did it have to be so fast, so face-slapping?

"Need two professions, right? Here's another..."

Taking out the Calligrapher badge, Zhang Xuan flipped his wrist again, revealing another badge—the Two-Star Beast Tamer badge he had obtained at the Beast Hall.

Two Two-Star badges, gleaming and shining in the eyes.

"He really has two Two-Star professions?"

"Two-Star Calligrapher, Two-Star Beast Tamer... and he has such amazing alchemy skills..."

"Master Mo might be in trouble..."

...

Seeing that when Mo Hongyi questioned the other's professions, the other produced sufficient badges, everyone turned to look at the number one genius.

They wanted to see what he would say.

Seeing everyone's gaze, Mo Hongyi's face twisted. Already on the back of a tiger, he could no longer back down. He gritted his teeth again.

"Even if your professions are sufficient, to assess for Two-Star Master, you must first have Grandmaster-level strength. Without sufficient strength, you're not qualified!"

Assessing for Two-Star Master also had cultivation requirements.

If you didn't reach Grandmaster, it wasn't allowed.

This was like assessing for One-Star Master; if you didn't reach the Xuan Wu realm, you weren't qualified to take the exam.

Hearing this, everyone looked at Zhang Xuan again.

Zhang Xuan's Heavenly Dao true energy was pure; without using his cultivation, outsiders couldn't tell his actual strength.

But the fact that he easily defeated the Grandmaster-level puppet in the Hall of No Error made everyone curious about his actual strength.

"Grandmaster... I haven't reached it yet. I'm only Half-Step Grandmaster!"

Seeing that assessing for Two-Star had cultivation requirements, Zhang Xuan hesitated, then shook his body, releasing his aura without reservation.

Half-Step Grandmaster!

"Half-Step Grandmaster, though close to Grandmaster, still isn't qualified..."

"Yeah, it seems he can't assess for Two-Star Master..."

"Defeating a Grandmaster-level puppet and finding thirty flaws with only Half-Step Grandmaster cultivation... that strength is terrifying!"

...

Seeing that his displayed cultivation was only Half-Step Grandmaster, everyone couldn't help shaking their heads.

Assessing for Two-Star Master required auxiliary professions and cultivation as hard requirements. If you didn't meet them, you couldn't take the assessment—this was set by the headquarters and couldn't be changed.

Half-Step Grandmaster seemed close to Grandmaster, but in reality, the gap was huge. With good luck, you could break through in a year or two; with bad luck, being stuck for thirty or fifty years wasn't out of the question.

Not to mention others, the entire Tianwu Kingdom had fifteen One-Star Masters (including Mo Yu and Zhang Xuan), but only three Two-Star Masters, showing the difficulty.

"Since you haven't reached Grandmaster, you're not qualified to assess. Forget it!"

Seeing that his cultivation indeed hadn't reached Grandmaster, Mo Hongyi sighed in relief and waved his hand.

"This... hold on!"

Seeing the other jump to a conclusion so quickly, Zhang Xuan shook his head: "Since assessing for Two-Star requires Grandmaster, wait a moment!"

With that, he closed his eyes.

Wait a moment?

Mo Hongyi was puzzled.

Wait for what?

Boom!

Before he could react, he felt the other's aura suddenly surge, like a bird soaring into the sky.

Zhang Xuan opened his eyes again and smiled slightly: "Alright, I've reached Grandmaster."