Their first day wasn't that memorable, they only had to get themselves acquainted with the Academy and their fellow students but the latter part wasn't that easy. They are well respected by them, but everyone also tries to stay away from them lest they offend princess Xuan, so of course it was hard trying to make friends with them. That was the work of Yu SiFeng, Xiao Nantian and Li Meng couldn't be bothered about that. And since SiFeng has been a student of the Academy for a few years, he's a little acquainted with more people.
A rumor has been circulating about that the reason Li Meng was able to defeat Goddess Xuan is because she went easy on him, she didn't view him as a worthy opponent so she didn't use a quarter of her strength making it seem like Li Meng defeated her.
People also made it a point to 'warn' him telling him not to be smug. But Li Meng have never cared about such trifles finding it as a waste of time. Besides he wouldn't have actively engaged with her, has he not been forced to defend himself against her attacks.
After staying in the Academy for three weeks, there's finally something exciting coming up, the monthly assessments is taking place in a week's time.
Though Li Meng doesn't care much about ranks and all that, he doesn't truly like this yellow robe and bronze token that he's going around with. He believes that as a man of such bearing, he should wear nothing but white robes and golden tokens, as well as a golden emblem to be able to truly qualify as dignified.
He would have actively gone to seek out someone in the Internal division for a duel in order to change this outfit of his, but Xiao Nantian has made it a habit of keeping up with his every movement, though he's not complaining it's quite frustrating.
So he decided that he's going to serve those lousy Internal disciples with such defeat that they will pray for their paths never to cross again. He's going to take part in the monthly assessments, nothing Xiao Nantian can say or do to convince him, he has been laying low just as Yu ZhangMing has told him but it's time to strike fear into the heart of this students that have made gossiping their forte. How dare they say that Chen ZhuoXuan has gone easy on him. 'That little girl, humph'.
He actually thought of challenging Chen ZhuoXi, but Xiao Nantian has to remind him that Yu ZhangMing has warned them that no matter the circumstances should they cross the Imperial Family. So he hesitantly conceded.
As the day of the battle drew near, the atmosphere in the Academy was tenser than Li Meng has ever seen it, everyone is on edge, especially those participating, some of them will demoted, while some promoted.
The day finally arrived. A week before, every students that's interested in the assessment is to register, the deadline being the day before.
In this kind of Assessments, the Internal disciples have an edge of choosing who they want to battle with, so they could easily pick on the Outer disciples but there's nothing much they could do about it. When Li Meng heard this, he was so happy thinking that whoever chooses him have his bad luck to blame. He's not actively going to choose anyone because he's hundred percent sure someone will surely choose him.
'All those cocky Internal disciples will never let go of this opportunity to curry favor with that little Chen girl'. He sneered vowing not to go easy on them at all.
He's not worried about being ganged up on, he believes nobody can get to him as long Xiao Nantian is there to protect him.
The three of them walked leisurely towards the arena. In the middle of the arena, big enough to accommodate more than five people at once, there's a protective force field, which will act as a shield for the students outside of the circle.
At one end of the Arena, some seats were arranged for presumably the Academy's masters. The students are not allowed to sit. They are all cultivators with Internal energy, so there's no problem with standing for days straight. The masters are as well but the seats are arranged as a form of respect.
An elder dressed in a scholarly robe, walked towards the center of the circle, cleared his throat and introduced the rules of the assessment.
All the students had a bored expression on, some of them has heard this rules lots of times, while some read it during the registration for the battle besides this is the first assessment after the Academy's entrance examination. So they had to make sure everyone is well acquainted with them to avoid any mishap which might affect a cultivator's great path.
After the long announcement, the elder in a scholarly robe strode out of the circle and another one announced the start of the battle, the whole students cheered in excitement, anticipation building.
The battle arrangement is as follows:
Internal disciples of Mortal Realm being the lowest realm, no matter the plane is free to challenge outer disciples of higher realms, of course they can choose to challenge an Internal disciple of the same realm or higher. Outer disciples of Mortal Realm is only allowed to challenge outer disciples of a higher plane or realm. Internal disciples of Martial Realm, no matter the plane can challenge disciples of a higher or lower realm as well as plane. While outer disciples of this realm can only challenge outer disciples of a higher plane or realm. The same goes for disciples of the Spirit Realm.
Their are six plane levels in each Realm. Xiao Nantian is at the Sixth plane of the spirit Realm, very close to the Spatial Realm, but he encountered a bottle neck, that's why he is having trouble breaking through. He joined this assessment with hope of getting rid of the bottle neck which he has been stuck at for years. His battle prowess is at the second plane level of spatial Realm but his true Realm is still spirit Realm. Li Meng's Realm have always been a mystery to Xiao Nantian. When they registered for the assessment, their plane levels were tested, their spiritual power too and it showed that Li Meng is in the fifth plane of the Spirit Realm, his spiritual power being at 60 while Xiao Nantian's is at 50. Xiao Nantian did not believe it, either the old globe was broken or Li Meng is hiding his plane level and spiritual power level. If his guess is correct, then Li Meng will be at the third or fourth plane of the spatial Realm and his spiritual power 80 but disciples from this plane level with such immense spiritual power are not allowed to partake in the assessment. The plane level limit is at the sixth plane of Spirit Realm, only people in this plane level or lower are allowed to participate in the assessment.
The first battle is between Yu SiFeng and an Internal disciple, both of whom are in the first plane of Martial Realm but the Internal disciple is a gold token holder while Yu SiFeng is a bronze token holder. The unfairness could be detected at first glance but there's nothing those indignant external disciples can do about it, it's still within the rules.