Chapter 1372: You're an Idiot!

"Heh, it seems you weren't wrong about him. His performance in the first round fooled us all! Looks like Teacher Lei Dong and Teacher Mu Sen were fooled too!" Song Fang said to Jiang Chen with a smile.

Jiang Chen remained silent, as if pondering something.

"Do you think... he's really that lacking in talent? If his talent were truly that poor, how did he get through the second round? Even with his cultivation base supplemented, passing wouldn't be that easy, would it?" Jiang Chen frowned.

If his talent were truly that bad, even a mid-Dongxuan realm cultivator with supplemented cultivation would find it nearly impossible to pass the second round.

Yet Ye Yuan not only passed but exceeded it by three rounds!

"You mean..." Song Fang was also puzzled.

Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "I don't know either! I also don't believe that he could surpass Jia Chong after just three days of comprehension. You and I know too well how difficult the 'Wumeng War God Art' is!"

Song Fang smiled bitterly. "You're right. I find that kid to be an enigma."

Jiang Chen smiled wryly. "Let's keep watching. The answer will be revealed in a month."

...

A month passed in the blink of an eye. Ye Yuan arrived at the waiting area and cultivated on his own for the entire month.

Jia Chong withdrew from the consciousness space and opened his eyes. He found that there was only one person in the waiting area—none other than Ye Yuan.

He was momentarily stunned, then inwardly overjoyed.

"Ignorant fool, just gave up, huh?" Jia Chong sneered.

Not just Jia Chong, but everyone else was also astonished to see Ye Yuan alone in the waiting area.

"What's going on? Why is Ye Yuan in the waiting area?"

"How long has he been there? Is he confident or has he given up?"

"Nonsense, of course he gave up! The 'Wumeng War God Art' is such a precious technique; even if you know you can't pass, you should still savor it!"

"With such poor talent, he dared to challenge Jia Chong? Is he out of his mind?"

...

After the initial shock, everyone looked at Ye Yuan with disdain.

They had thought that since he was so eager to bet against Jia Chong, he must have some skill, but he simply gave up.

Was he here just to make a joke?

"Alright, the time has come. The assessment begins now! Everyone, come to the waiting area. When your name is called, step up one by one. First, Wang Qiang!" Lei Dong announced loudly.

Wang Qiang, whose name was called, stiffened, clearly lacking confidence.

He placed his hand on the jade pillar and began to circulate the technique.

"Ha!"

Wang Qiang exerted all his strength, but only reached the third mark.

"Wang Qiang, assessment failed! Crush your wooden token yourself and withdraw from the assessment." Lei Dong said.

Wang Qiang, with a look of regret, reluctantly crushed the wooden token and was teleported out.

"Next..."

Names were called one by one, and as Xie Jingyi had said, most failed to reach the standard of five marks.

Xie Jingyi sidled up to Ye Yuan and whispered, "Brother, what's going on with you? When did you withdraw?"

Ye Yuan smiled. "I withdrew on the third day."

Xie Jingyi's eyes bulged, looking at Ye Yuan in disbelief. "Hey, brother, are you kidding me!"

Ye Yuan shrugged. "No joke. Dealing with that guy, three days is enough."

Xie Jingyi: "..."

"Hey, I thought you were all talk. Looks like you've been exposed now, huh? If you don't get into the academy, the academy won't care about your life or death. So, just wait to die!" Jia Chong had somehow come up beside them, sneering.

Ye Yuan didn't even bother to lift his eyelids and spat out two words: "Idiot!"

Jia Chong's face changed. "What did you say?"

Ye Yuan smiled. "Are you hard of hearing? I said... you're an idiot! You're an idiot! You're an idiot! Hear that now? If not, I can use my divine essence to say it louder."

"Pfft!"

Ye Yuan's voice was loud enough that almost everyone heard, and many couldn't help but laugh.

Jia Chong's face had already changed color; he wished he could tear Ye Yuan apart.

But with the two teachers watching from above, he dared not make a move.

"Kid, after the assessment, I'll make you regret everything you've done today!" Jia Chong snorted coldly and flicked his sleeve, walking away.

He realized that in a verbal exchange with Ye Yuan, he couldn't gain any advantage.

The assessment went quickly, and soon a large number of people were eliminated.

"Next, Jia Chong!"

Jia Chong's name was called, and he stepped forward proudly.

He had great confidence in his own comprehension; in his eyes, his only rival was Qin Shao.

He didn't consider anyone else worth his attention.

Jia Chong placed his palm on the jade pillar and began to circulate the technique. The jade pillar began to light up.

Clearly, his speed of lighting up was far faster than those before him!

In the blink of an eye, he broke through the fifth mark!

After breaking through the fifth mark, the light on the jade pillar showed no sign of slowing down, soaring straight up, quickly reaching the tenth mark!

"So... so strong! Jia Chong's comprehension is incredible. Probably only Qin Shao can compete with him!"

"He broke through the tenth mark so quickly; he'll probably reach at least fifteen!"

"Truly remarkable. It seems in this third round, he might still have a chance to surpass Qin Shao."

...

Jia Chong's comprehension was indeed very strong. His impressive performance immediately drew exclamations of admiration.

Even Qin Shao's expression changed slightly, clearly feeling immense pressure.

"Seventeen marks! So strong!"

Finally, Jia Chong stopped at the seventeenth mark.

In previous years, this score would have been enough to rank first.

The Four Young Masters of Wumeng all looked grim, clearly not expecting Jia Chong's comprehension to be so high!

With such a good result, Jia Chong's first thought was to show off to Ye Yuan.

He looked in Ye Yuan's direction, his eyes filled with pride and provocation.

Unfortunately, Ye Yuan didn't even bother to look at him, and his face showed no surprise.

"Kid, you'll regret this!" Jia Chong thought bitterly to himself.

"Next, Xie Jingyi!"

As luck would have it, Jia Chong was followed by the chubby Xie Jingyi.

"Good luck!" Ye Yuan smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

Xie Jingyi nodded and stood before the jade pillar.

The chubby boy took a deep breath and placed his palm on the jade pillar.

The jade pillar slowly lit up, one mark, two marks...

Finally, the chubby boy's marks stopped at five!

Xie Jingyi was ecstatic and shouted, "Haha... I never expected! I never expected! I actually passed the assessment! Wuwu... I... I really passed! Wuwu... Ye Yuan, thank you!"

As he spoke, Xie Jingyi actually started crying.

Before coming here, he never dreamed that he could pass the assessment and become a student of Wumeng Academy!

He knew that the person he should thank most was Ye Yuan!