The second part of the test would now begin.
So the old man tells us, "Unlike the tests you just took, this one will be simple. You're just going to have to cover a distance as fast as possible. Nothing's easier. We can now begin. "
After saying that, three people stepped forward to go first. It was Akio, Ambrocio, and Feryl. The latter had finished at the top of the showdown and a rivalry had arisen between them. Each wanted to overtake the other and what better way to do that than to go first.
Indeed, by being the first, they hope to attack the minds of others and thus ensure that they have a bad score.
Ultimately it was Feryl who was going to come first. He was a small person, he must have been around 1.62m. He, therefore, had a significant advantage compared to Akio and Ambrocio. Indeed, unlike him, these two were gigantic.
So Feryl stood in front of Alpha and waited for the rest of the instructions.
Alpha looks at him and says, "Now that you're ready, I'm just going to ask you to run as quickly as possible towards the end of the arena. It's a distance of about 400 meters. "
Feryl was skeptical by the ease of the test, was it really a test that was given to use by cultivators? I don't think so, this one is way too simple. There must be something, but what?
As Alpha saw that what he had just said had greatly disturbed the young man in front of him, he added, "Young man, you should only focus on the test or you may regret it."
Those words allowed Feryl to regain his composure and after taking a deep breath he was ready.
He began to stare at the place he needed to reach and his body took off like an arrow.
Even the old man was amazed at this speed and proceeded to say, "Looks like we have some rare gems in this selection."
Feryl finally came to the end of the arena. We could see that his face has become crimson. He really did his best.
The old man then said to him, "Well done young man 7.6 seconds for 400 meters. You have almost the same speed as someone who was at the early Qi condensation. We can continue."
Then just after Feryl passed respectively Akio and Ambrocio. Akio did a time of 9.02 seconds and Ambrocio meanwhile had a time of 9.5 seconds.
After these, people who had not had exceptional scores on first tests gave themselves to unfortunately for them their scores weren't great. No one had succeeded in taking one of the top five spots.
It was finally my turn but as I knew my result will not be extraordinary, I did not put pressure on myself.
You can say that I am pessimistic, for me it is just to recognize our own limits and weaknesses.
Sometimes it is wise to know what is possible and not.
After being sure that I'm ready, I started in my race, and not surprisingly my time was not extraordinary. I had covered the 400 meters in 9.8 seconds.
Finally, as I returned to my seat, it was Ah Cy's turn to pass. She positioned herself and set off in a straight line. She was almost as fast as Feryl.
She arrived at the end of the arena in just 8 seconds.
The old man, therefore, announced the classification of this event
"First we have Feryl with 7.6 seconds.
In second it is Ah Cy with 8 seconds.
In third place Akio with 9.02 seconds.
In fourth place Ambrocio with 9.5 seconds.
Finally Crota in fifth with 9.8 seconds. "
The rest of the young people were upset because the ranking had remained unchanged while they had all surpassed themselves.
It was now a question of the last stage of the second event, the one that will test our endurance. I wondered what sort of thing we were going to be hacked into for this step.
Finally, the old man spoke, "As you surely know, cultivation begins with condensing Qi first. And each cultivation level is divided into 4 sub-levels:
early, mid, high, and peak.
Every time you get to the level above you will receive a huge power boost. For example, someone at the Peak of Qi condensation can easily defeat hundreds that are just at the beginning of Qi condensation.
During this trial, I will attack you with an attack that has the power of someone at the early Qi condensation. When everyone is ready, we can start. Right now I will give you some time to prepare. "
As I waited for the trial, I felt my body getting hotter and hotter, as if I had stepped into a flaming volcano when I had done absolutely nothing.
Even though this intrigued me and maybe it could be something serious, I paid little attention to this as it was almost the end of the test and I might become a cultivator. No way to turn back now.
Finally, this heat eventually disappears and I came closer to the center of the arena while waiting for the trial to resumes.
Seeing that everyone was ready, the old man smiled and said, "So we can begin."
While he was saying this, he made a simple hand movement, but this simple hand movement caused a flurry who alighted directly on our defenseless bodies.
Soon the number of people standing was less and less and finally, there was only me and the rest of the top 5 standing. But I felt that I was going to give in at any time.
When I thought my body was going to let go, the same warmth that had invaded my body just before the test resurfaced.
Gradually I felt my body regaining strength but what I did not know is that the people who were by my side felt weaker and weaker as if energy was being stolen from them.
Without knowing it this is what I was doing, but as my body got hotter and hotter, one of the cultivators who had never moved before flew in my direction and hit me hard. on the back of the neck.
While the people standing did not understand why he had done this, the latter only said "Unintentionally, he was stealing your life energy. If we let him do it, all of you wouldn't be in this world. "
While they thanked him, the latter just nodded and left to other cultivators with Cropta in his arms.
Finally, the competition ended without Cropta not being able to wake up.
The old man said, "I will announce the results at dawn, during that time you can stay in this hostel."
Meanwhile, in a small room in the hostel, we can see Cropta who had just woken up and say "So I failed at the very end. I'm sorry father, mother. "
Saying these words, I began to cry bitterly. But suddenly the door of my room opened and made way for the cultivator who had knocked me out.
The latter stared at me and said, "You haven't failed, I'll explain what just happened to you."
So he sat down on a chair next to my bed to tell me what had just happened to me.