"As expected!" Yu Sheng and Ye Futian said almost at the same time. Ye Huang's name has not been called before, and he was among the most talented youth in the previous examination. Therefore, it is highly possible for him to come at the first place.
There must be a mistake. This is impossible." Suddenly, someone else shouted. Many people looked at the person in front of Ye Futian. It was Yang Xiu.
He had just gotten over the disappointment of being not listed in the List of First Class. What awaited him was an even stronger blow. The person who had pushed him out of the First Class in the written exam was the person he had been mocking not long ago. What did he mean by what he had just said? Wasn't he slapping himself in the face?
"Yang Xiu, do you have any questions?" asked the elder who announced the results.
Yang Xiu was stunned. He turned around and glared at Ye Futian coldly. "He sat next to Hua Jieyu. Plagiarism. He must have plagiarized Hua Jieyu's exam paper."
"Yes, he must have plagiarized." Ling Xiao seemed to have caught on to something. Many people's eyes lit up. It was as if they had found a breakthrough.
"Do you think that we, the examiners, are all blind?" The elder's cold words were like a bucket of cold water that doused everyone's hopes. Yes, their exam papers had not been written by just one examiner. Especially the three examiners' papers, they had been discussed and reviewed multiple times. If Ye Futian had plagiarized Hua Jieyu, how could he not be found out?
Ye Futian's fingers lightly tapped on the table. He had always been relaxed and natural. All doubts would be crushed in the face of the hard truth.
"Of course I believe in the examiners' abilities. However, everyone has their own preferences. I am still not convinced. I want to know why I am not listed in the written exam, and why Ye Futian was listed." Yang Xiu seemed to have been greatly provoked. He continued to persist, as if he was determined to destroy Ye Futian's qualification.
The elder looked at Yang Xiu with some disappointment. Was failure so hard for him to accept?
If he did not even have the ability to accept this, no matter how talented he was, his future would still be limited.
At this moment, everyone's attention was on Ye Futian and Yang Xiu. Another elder from the Qingzhou Academy walked out and asked Yang Xiu, "Could it be that you're here to grade the papers yourself?"
"I dare not." Yang Xiu shook his head and said, "I just want to know where he was right and wrong. Please enlighten me."
The elder pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, Yang Xiu, since you have doubts, we will grant your wish."
All the students and the people in the stands were silent. They were also curious as to what question Yang Xiu could not answer as well as Ye Futian.
"There is a question in the paper: During a battle between a warrior and a sorcerer, the sorcerer's elemental Spiritual Qi is about to run out. If you were a warrior, what would you do? If you were a sorcerer, what would you do? Yang Xiu, how did you answer this question? "the elder asked.
Yang Xiu's eyes flashed and he said confidently, "If I were a warrior, I would continue to exhaust the sorcerer until he ran out of Spiritual Qi, then I would deal a fatal blow. If I were a sorcerer, I would look for my opponent's weakness and wait until he lets his guard down and reveals an opening, then I would gather all my strength and deal a fatal blow."
Many people nodded. Yang Xiu's answer seemed perfect to them. Many people answered the same way. What was wrong?
Even some of the important people in the stands were interested. This question was to test the students' adaptability during a battle. To them, Yang Xiu's answer was not bad. So how did Ye Futian answer it?
"Ye Futian, tell us your answer." The elder looked at Ye Futian again. Ye Futian stood up and looked at Yang Xiu. He said, "If I were a warrior, I would not give my opponent another chance. I would attack continuously until my opponent falls. If I were a sorcerer of the wind element, I would choose to run. If I were a sorcerer of another element, I would pretend to run out of strength and take an attack from my opponent when he is unprepared. I would gather all my remaining strength and strike again."
"Why did you answer this way?" the elder asked.
"In a battle, if a warrior can make a sorcerer exhaust his strength, it means that he has the upper hand. Under continuous attacks, the sorcerer would be the one at fault. In Yang Xiu's answer, if a sorcerer can find his opponent's weakness and deal a fatal blow, then he has already done so in the previous battle. If he wants to make his opponent reveal an opening, he must pay the price," Ye Futian said slowly. Yang Xiu's face turned pale. Ye Futian's answer was flawless.
Everyone on the grandstand also nodded their heads. In comparison, it was obvious who was better.
The elder nodded slightly, then looked at Yang Xiu and asked, "The last question, martial arts cultivators and sorcerers in a group battle, who would win? How did you answer it?"
"Ignoring the first few realms of the Realm of Awakening, it's impossible to judge. When the mages are able to practice spells, in a group battle of the same realm and number, of course, the mages will win." Yang Xiu answered without hesitation. He was a sorcerer, and sorcerers were stronger than martial arts cultivators. This was the glory of sorcerers.
"Ye Futian, what's your answer?"
"In the Awakening Plane, cultivators have a higher chance of winning. Above the Awakening Plane, sorcerers have a higher chance of winning," Ye Futian answered calmly.
"What a joke. Even in the Awakening Realm, how can a martial arts cultivator defeat a sorcerer? As for those above the Awakening Realm, a sorcerer will definitely win," Yang Xiu said coldly.
"Tell him," the elder said to Ye Futian.
Ye Futian looked at Yang Xiu and asked, "Between martial arts cultivators and sorcerers, who has better stamina, endurance, and speed?"
"This is indeed the weakness of sorcerers, but martial arts cultivators have no chance of getting close." Yang Xiu stared at Ye Futian.
"In the Awakening Realm, sorcerers have no ability to cast spells from a distance. If martial arts cultivators surround them and do not fight, how will you break through?"
"Of course, you attack first. Even in the Awakening Realm, sorcerers have more explosive attacks than martial arts cultivators," Yang Xiu said.
"You attack, I retreat," Ye Futian said calmly. "You retreat, I surround."
As soon as Ye Futian finished speaking, many of the important people on the grandstand felt a chill down their spines. What a calm and terrifying tactical deduction ability. If it was someone with a lot of battle experience saying this, they would not be surprised. However, it was a young man from Qingzhou Academy who said this. This was a bit scary. It meant that he had a detailed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of martial arts cultivators and sorcerers, and he even applied it to his tactics.
Ye Futian's tactics could only be described in three words: exhaust the opponent. Martial arts cultivators have strong stamina, endurance, and speed. If sorcerers in the Awakening Realm cannot attack from a distance, then Ye Futian would exhaust the opponent.
Yang Xiu's expression gradually turned ugly. He stared at Ye Futian and said, "The Awakening Realm is all about training the body, muscles, and bones. Sorcerers train with elemental spiritual power, so their stamina, endurance, and speed are not necessarily weaker than martial arts cultivators."
"You have already said that you have ignored the first few realms. After reaching the Sixth Awakening Unparalleled Realm, mages need to control the Spiritual Power of Nature and the ability to control the Spiritual Power of Nature between heaven and earth. They need to study magic, and the energy used to refine their body is limited. Martial arts cultivators are different. The ideal situation you mentioned is to take the path of both martial arts and magic." Although there was not much difference between the two Awakening Realms, there were still some differences. Those who could cultivate both martial arts and sorcery would naturally be stronger.
"That's enough," the elder said indifferently. The elder said indifferently, "As for why martial arts cultivators above the Awakening Realm have a chance of winning, think about it yourself. Remember, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will always be victorious. Whether it is in martial arts or sorcery, the stronger one is. Yang Xiu, if you and Ye Futian were on the same level, you would definitely lose."
Since the establishment of Qingzhou Academy, both the Spring and Fall Quarter Examinations had been held on written examinations. This was because they understood the importance of basic knowledge. These young people had not experienced real battles and the hardships of the battlefield, so some things had to be engraved in their minds.
"Definitely lose?" Yang Xiu's face darkened. He looked up at the elder and said, "I admit, I lost the written examination."
The elder looked at Yang Xiu. He knew that Yang Xiu was still not convinced. Young people were arrogant, and it would not be easy to change a young man.
"Today's written examination ends here." the elder announced the end of the examination.
"Wait."
That call surprised the elder. He glanced toward the one side.
"I want to know what Ye Huang's answer." This time, Hua Jieyu was the one asking. Everyone else nodded in agreement. They also wanted to know the answer from the first in the written exam. Even Yang Xiu and Ye Futian nodded in agreement.
Seeing all of them having the same expectations, the elder nodded.
"His answers are the same as Ye Futian's answers, even in those two previous question." Everyone was shocked with this answer. Did he plagiarize his brother's answers? The elder also questioned this, but looking at the position where they sat, it was really impossible. Do they have a telepathical connection? Or is it because they are twin that they think alike?
"However, Ye Huang also provided an additional answer in those two question." The elder then looked at Ye Huang and said, "Tell them your extra answer."
"On the question about a fight between a Martial warrior fighting a Sorcerer whose elemental Spiritual Qi is about to run out, we can consider another three option. Strategy, talent and wealth. Whether I am a Martial warrior and Sorcerer, if I owned a better strategy, talent and wealth, I can be the winner."
Everyone nodded when they heard Ye Huang's answer. This is a proven fact. Smart people tend to have a better strategy, and usually the one who will win any fight. With talent, one can fight even someone with a higher realm then them. Even when they were in a state of almost running out of Spiritual Qi, that doesn't mean that, they don't have other talent that can offset these lacks. As for wealth, rich people always have someone who can support them when they are in danger, or use the wealth to bribe his opponent.
"The same things are applicable to the last questions." Ye Huang stated his answer.
Everyone nodded, not refuting his answer.
"Okay. Today's written examination ends here. We will continue tomorrow." This time, the elder first looked around, then finally announced the end of the written exam.
Even though the written examination had ended, the students had not calmed down yet. Countless eyes fell on Ye Futian. The legendary loser who had been ridiculed by countless people for the past three years had shocked everyone by making it in the A list of the written examination. This was his first time participating in the Fall Quarter Examinations.
Yang Xiu turned to face Ye Futian and said coldly, "I take back what I said to you before. I didn't think that after three years of not cultivating, you would have showed so much. But so what? What's learned on paper is still shallow. This is the world of cultivators. In the face of absolute plane and power, knowledge is meaningless. If we were to face each other on the battlefield, what difference would there be between killing you and killing an ant?"
"You've humiliated yourself, and you're still trying to get attention? Haven't you been humiliated enough? Do you think I won't kill you right now?" Yu Sheng stood up. He was a head taller than Yang Xiu, and a strong pressure fell on Yang Xiu. Yang Xiu's face darkened. Of course, he knew Yu Sheng's name. Two years ago, this madman had punched out a senior who had humiliated Ye Futian and thrown him out of Qingzhou Academy. Since then, no one had dared to humiliate Ye Futian in front of him.
However, in the past two years, many people's memories of this incident had faded. But now that Yu Sheng had shown his power, even Yang Xiu did not dare to fight him head-on.
"Get lost!" Yu Sheng shouted. Yang Xiu's face darkened. He stared at Ye Futian and said, "See you tomorrow."
After saying this, he really did leave. Before he left, he did not forget to look at Hua Jieyu, who was standing beside Ye Futian.