Chapter 1371: Too Poor Aptitude?

"From now on, you have one month to comprehend the first layer of the 'Wu Meng War God Art'! One month later, you will activate the technique on this jade pillar. As long as you make the pillar light up to five marks, you pass! Beyond five marks, each additional mark earns you fifteen points!"

At the front of the square stood a green jade pillar.

The jade pillar had thirty marks, naturally representing thirty levels of comprehension.

"Passing the assessment with just five marks? That makes this round seem quite easy," Ye Yuan said curiously.

Xie Jingyi smiled bitterly. "How could it be as easy as you think? In fact, this round is the hardest of the three! The 'Wu Meng War God Art' is profound and extensive; how much can one comprehend in a month? There are still about two thousand people left now, and it'll be good if four or five hundred remain! Most people will only reach three or four marks; five marks is very difficult. If those who were eliminated tried to comprehend, even one mark would be remarkable."

Ye Yuan understood, gaining an intuitive sense of the difficulty of this round.

But this was no problem for him; he had great confidence in his own comprehension.

"I see! In your opinion, how many marks can Jia Chong achieve?" Ye Yuan asked curiously.

Xie Jingyi's expression turned serious. "Rumor has it that the highest record in this round is twenty-three marks! In normal years, the top scorer usually gets about fifteen or sixteen marks. If we judge him by third place, it would be about twelve or thirteen marks! Ye Yuan, do you... have confidence?"

Ye Yuan glanced at him and smiled. "Just put your mind at ease! What you need to do is comprehend well and successfully pass the assessment!"

Seeing Ye Yuan so confident, Xie Jingyi felt much more at ease.

Perhaps Ye Yuan really could create a miracle!

"Now, the third round, Tongming... begins!"

As the old man's voice sounded, everyone's consciousness was again pulled from their bodies.

In the consciousness space, Ye Yuan was surrounded by endless divine inscriptions.

Now, divine inscriptions were no longer something profound and unfathomable to Ye Yuan.

"This technique... seems quite simple!"

Ye Yuan scanned the divine inscriptions and found the technique surprisingly simple.

He had originally intended to put in effort to comprehend, but found these divine inscriptions clear at a glance, with no mystery before him.

A flash of insight struck Ye Yuan, and he sighed, "That's right, the 'Chaotic Heaven True Scripture' encompasses everything, far surpassing this 'Wu Meng War God Art' by many levels. No wonder it's so simple."

Ye Yuan quickly found the reason: his vision was too high!

What kind of technique the 'Chaotic Heaven True Scripture' could evolve into in the future, Ye Yuan didn't know, but the fact that it could summon the illusory Tongtian Mountain meant that even its first layer was no ordinary feat!

Having created the 'Chaotic Heaven True Scripture', Ye Yuan then comprehending the 'Wu Meng War God Art' was like a top student who had studied advanced mathematics doing elementary school math problems.

Too simple!

"This technique has its merits, but it's a bit shallow. With a few tweaks, it should have greater potential. However, my current realm is too low; at most, I can only modify the first layer."

In just three days, Ye Yuan had fully comprehended the 'Wu Meng War God Art'.

Not only that, but he also saw many flaws in the technique.

If he wished, he could perfect the technique, making the foundation of those who practiced it more solid.

But doing so now was meaningless, so he couldn't be bothered.

The technique was too simple; staying was boring, so Ye Yuan directly withdrew from the consciousness space.

"Hmm? Only three days, and someone has already withdrawn from the consciousness space?"

The old man on the high platform stirred, furrowed his brow, and began searching among the crowd.

"Could it be that someone found the 'Wu Meng War God Art' too difficult, knew they couldn't pass, and gave up?" another old man said.

"That must be it!"

In previous assessments, even the most talented students had never withdrawn from the consciousness space early.

Unexpectedly, it happened this time.

Even those who knew they couldn't pass would still put in their utmost effort to comprehend the technique.

After all, a technique of the 'Wu Meng War God Art's' level was unique in all of Wu Meng Royal City—a rare opportunity!

Both old men in charge of the assessment felt strong disdain for this person.

In martial arts, the most taboo thing is to retreat in the face of difficulty.

With such a mindset, how could one achieve greatness?

Just then, Ye Yuan slowly left the lotus seat and walked toward the waiting area.

"It's him!"

"This kid, his aptitude can't be that bad, can it?"

"That's hard to say! After all, martial will and comprehension don't necessarily correlate. He's not young, yet his realm is only this low; maybe it's a problem with his comprehension!"

"You have a point. But his bet... probably can't be fulfilled! I thought he would definitely pass the assessment."

"Hey, if he can't fulfill the bet, Jia Chong probably won't let him off easy, right?"

"Since he's not an academy student, his life or death is none of our concern."

The two had already concluded that Ye Yuan's aptitude was too poor to comprehend the 'Wu Meng War God Art'.

After all, a profound technique like the 'Wu Meng War God Art', even just its first layer, could not be comprehended in a month.

In fact, the thirty marks on the jade pillar did not represent completion; they were only a part.

To fully comprehend the first layer, even with the best talent, would take a hundred years.

One month was just a scratch on the surface.

However, whether Ye Yuan would be eliminated still depended on the jade pillar test.

Ye Yuan approached the high platform and bowed respectfully to the two old men.

One of them couldn't help but ask, "Ye Yuan, why did you withdraw from the consciousness space so quickly? Although this technique is profound, comprehending it for a month will benefit you for life!"

Ye Yuan smiled. "Thank you for your concern, teacher! The 'Wu Meng War God Art' is indeed profound and extensive, but one month is really too short to comprehend much. I plan to enter the academy and then study it in detail."

The old man was taken aback, confused by Ye Yuan's words.

In your state, you still want to enter Wu Meng Academy?

He had never seen anyone enter Wu Meng Academy after only three days of comprehension.

The old man's face darkened. "Ye Yuan, one must not be overly ambitious! Your martial will is very tenacious, but since your aptitude is insufficient, you should compensate with diligence. How can you seek attention with flashy behavior?"

In his view, Ye Yuan clearly had poor aptitude but was still pretending to be something he wasn't.

When the time came, he wouldn't even know how he died.

Ye Yuan just smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your concern, teacher. I understand!"