Jin Bao nodded. "I have confidence, Teacher!" Fu Nuosi smiled. "Haha, that's good. Having confidence is best!" He looked at Jin Bao's build and patted him on the shoulder.
"But you must remember, if you don't reach Level 30 before the end-of-year assessment, firstly, you won't be qualified for the Inner Academy assessment. Secondly, you'll miss the assessment for the Outer Academy Elite Class. Students in the Ordinary Class enjoy far fewer resources than those in the Elite Class, let alone the Inner Academy."
Seeing Jin Bao's somewhat confused expression, Fu Nuosi said, "Alright, go back and Cultivate! After class, your teacher will take you to handle the transfer procedures."
After returning to his seat, although Jin Bao closed his eyes and entered a state of cultivation, his thoughts were unfocused because of what had just happened, so the cultivation effect was not very good.
The conversation the teachers had just had kept echoing in Jin Bao's mind.
'It seems that in the Outer Academy, there are also two choices. The first is the Ordinary Class; I'm afraid after graduation, they won't be able to join Spirit Hall and can only graduate normally to find a job. The second is the Elite Class, which enjoys more resources, but after graduation, they will directly enter Spirit Hall's internal system and become part of Spirit Hall's vast grassroots level.'
Jin Bao thought about the situation of the Spirit Hall team participating in the Soul Master Elite Tournament in his memory; their strength was certainly formidable. Hu Liena aside, she was Bibi Dong's direct Disciple. Her brother Xie Yue and the other Spirit King at the time would likely be candidates for high-level positions in Spirit Hall in the future.
As for the other members, their starting point would probably be higher than the students of the Outer Academy Elite Class. However, doing that would truly bind one to Spirit Hall.
Jin Bao had never forgotten one thing: in the future, in less than thirty years—perhaps not even thirty—Spirit Hall would become a thing of the past on the continent, thoroughly defeated by the protagonist, Tang San.
Although they wouldn't be completely exterminated, the middle and high levels of Spirit Hall would certainly be purged by the Two Great Empires working together. If he wanted to ensure his Family's Legacy continued, he either had to avoid joining the middle and high levels of Spirit Hall, or he needed another identity to mask his status within Spirit Hall.
"Star Luo Empire..." Jin Bao thought of his father's expectations for him.
At this moment, the bell for the end of class rang, and Jin Bao opened his eyes.
The teacher walked up to Jin Bao. "Let's go! Time to handle the procedures."
Everyone had seen Jin Bao being called out earlier, and now that the teacher's words were not hidden, many people watched Jin Bao's back, speculating whether he was being expelled because of what he had done before.
After leaving the classroom, Jin Bao suddenly asked, "Teacher, what kind of existence is the Elite Class?"
The teacher glanced at Jin Bao. "As the name suggests, everyone in the Elite Class is an elite. The condition for the Assessment Class is to reach Level 30 before the end-of-year assessment. The requirement for the Elite Class is to reach the Spirit Elder Realm before the age of fifteen; of course, this is a hard target as well as a future benchmark. There are corresponding assessments every year; passing them allows you to enter and enjoy better resources. However, you also have to face challenges from the next year's newcomers."
"The spots in the Elite Class are fixed, so for a newcomer to enter, an old member must leave. They either graduate or are eliminated and sent back. After all, life in the academy only lasts five years; except for those in special circumstances, no one can occupy school resources for longer. Once you graduate with the status of an Elite Class student, you will be directly recommended for work in Spirit Hall."
Saying this, the teacher looked at Jin Bao. "What? Do you lack enough confidence?"
Jin Bao smiled. "Of course not, I was just curious."
'As I thought.'
Soon, Jin Bao finished the procedures.
"The Assessment Class also has lessons after dinner, remember to attend."
Jin Bao glanced at the new classroom location on his student ID and headed to the cafeteria first.
After dinner, under normal circumstances, Jin Bao planned to go to the library to read and then return to the dormitory to Cultivate. However, since the Assessment Class had lessons, he had to go.
The place where the Assessment Class reported was a training field, while the place where they held lessons was a cultivation room.
That's right, the Assessment Class only studied two things: actual combat and cultivation.
As for theory, the teachers would make you remember those knowledge points deeply during actual combat.
Arriving at the training field, Jin Bao saw a familiar face.
Xu Yu saw Jin Bao. "Jin Bao!" he said, walking over.
"I knew you'd be called here too. With your strength, you're definitely qualified for the Assessment Class. Let's team up then. Actual combat in the Assessment Class is done in seven-person teams. I didn't have much of a sense of security before, but now that you're here, I'll be safe if we team up."
Jin Bao smiled and looked around. Besides Xu Yu, Fu Nuosi, Xi Weiwei, and Yuan Shan were also there, but it looked like their situation here wasn't very good.
Jin Bao whispered, "Are only we first-year students here?"
Xu Yu said, "Don't even mention it; we're at the very bottom here. The Assessment Class is divided into three levels, but when it comes to the assessment, the team assessments are conducted together. We all feel it's unfair, but that's what the teachers said."
Then, through Xu Yu's complaints, Jin Bao understood the basic situation of the Assessment Class.
The three levels were: reaching Level 40 before eighteen, reaching Level 35 before fifteen, and reaching Level 30 before thirteen.
Of course, the last one had an additional condition: new students could enter as long as they had a teacher's recommendation, but to participate in the assessment, they had to reach the Spirit Elder Realm before that year's assessment.
As long as you reached the corresponding standard, you could stay in the Assessment Class; if you failed once, you waited for the next assessment.
Soon, seven teachers arrived, one of whom was Muluofu.
"Hello, students. It looks like new students have joined us. However, our training rules won't change. You've just finished eating, so let's move a bit to digest! Run ten laps around the field. The last seven people will form a team and be the first to go up for today's actual combat." After the lead teacher finished speaking, everyone immediately started running.
The field wasn't particularly large or small; ten laps was a bit more than a warm-up for an average Spirit Master.
Jin Bao looked at Xu Yu beside him. "What's the deal with going up first?"
Xu Yu said, "It means fighting against the teachers' team for a demonstration. Although the teachers won't use any Spirit Abilities above their Third Soul Skill, they don't show any mercy. Alright, stop talking; I don't want to be left behind at the end." After saying that, he accelerated his pace.
Jin Bao couldn't help but shake his head as he watched the people ahead constantly accelerating. Those were all Spirit Masters above the level of Spirit Elder; running ten laps was naturally no problem for them, so they could pursue speed. But for someone like Xu Yu to run like that, there would definitely be problems in the end.