Chapter 212, Joint Examination

Translator: Tamon

 

June 6th. Besides the area nearby the north area’s icy sea, the rest of the Divine Province was plunged into an inferno.

 

Yet the hotter the land was, the cooler and more refreshing the air became. Bernoulli Xiaoya stood on the deck of a spirit boat, holding the railing, and enjoying the cooling breeze trailing her cheeks.

 

Her brother, Leyan Immortal Institute’s Bernoulli Xiaofeng, rushed from below deck. “Baby sis, aren’t you going to rest or review?”

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya’s clear eyes filled with annoyance. “Brother, this is the joint examination. The written test is nothing to me.”

 

“Fine, fine, baby sis is the best.” Bernoulli Xiaofeng gave a wry smile.

 

The praise had the opposite effect on Bernoulli Xiaoya, making her angry. “Brother, are you an idiot? I lost a round.”

 

“Still brooding over April’s match?” Bernoulli Xiaofeng sighed, “I thought your goal was Argent Apex Immortal Institute’s Wang Qi.”

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya said, “You must’ve heard by now; the heart trial from a month ago had Radiant Divinity Pavilion’s Soul’s Origin evaluating him as a banished immortal.”

 

Bernoulli Xiaofeng corrected her, “In terms of odds, he’s only half.”

 

“Brother, you know fully well the Immortal Alliance’s stance on this.” Bernoulli Xiaoya didn’t buy it. “All were to be put down, no exceptions. A half-Unfettered and a veteran Unfettered. Could they put out enough pressure to break him? Finding out something like this with just a month before the upcoming joint examination makes me feel sorry for him.”

 

Bernoulli Xiaofeng sighed, “I really hope he can pull through this.”

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya pouted, “What’s your real opinion, brother?”

 

Bernoulli Xiaofeng held the handrail next to his sister as he explained. “It was Senior Brother Li who first taught him by risking his life. If he stays down after the first setback, Senior Brother Li’s sacrifice would be in vain. This is the first.

 

“As for the second, Su Junyu thinks highly of him. Having been in the same class as Su Junyu for so many years…”

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya pouted again. “Which is why you couldn’t beat him.”

 

“When it comes to outcome, it’s not much of a difference between us no matter how it goes… uh, your brother here was the dominant one, alright?” Bernoulli Xiaofeng complained. “Anyway, this is the difference between my and Su Junyu’s outlooks. That’s the second.

 

“The third, well… I’m a mathematician through and through. Watching such a math genius fall down like this feels like a monumental loss.”

 

The siblings chatted when someone called from behind. “Argent Apex!”

 

A solitary peak wrought in clouds appeared in the distance, too hazy to distinguish anything other than its shape.

 

The core of the Immortal Alliance, the capital of immortal cultivation, Argent Apex City. It was also the place where the admission trial was held every year.

 

Leyan Immortal Institute’s boat circled the outer city twice before slowly descending outside the Argent Apex’s Mistshroud Mountain Array. A gap appeared in the mist, revealing the first glimpse of this immortal city.

 

The harbor had a few spirit boats and vessels, most likely the other Immortal Institutes’.

 

The seekers of immortality joining any Immortal Institute had to be at least the most talented in a hundred-mile area. In short, this was a Divine Province genius gathering.

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya gazed at the view with indifference until the spirit boat landed.

 

Her eyes were fixed on one youth, wearing Lijing Immortal Institute’s attire.

 

“Thunder Prince Fa Xiong!”

 

Bernoulli Xiaofeng knocked on her head. “Kids shouldn’t give random nicknames to adults. Even I don’t have a formal one.”

 

“Witch Ai Dinglan is three years younger than you, though.”

 

“Ahem.” Bernoulli Xiaofeng cleared his voice. “Don’t go comparing me to that monster.”

 

Fa Xiong was talking with a fellow Lijing disciple when he noticed Bernoulli Xiaoya. His smile fell as he gave her a proud and serious glare.

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya met his challenge.

 

As the two were focused on each other, a sudden crackling sound came.

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya’s gaze lowered. “Furious as thunder, cool as magnetism… a rival.”

 

Bernoulli Xiaofeng clicked his tongue. “Merely Celestial Hymn Odyssey, a fighter doing a double major in thunder and lightning.”

 

Fa Xiong raised his voice. “Having broad spiritual power, shifting at every turn… then it must be the Bernoulli family’s young miss up there.”

 

He sounded excited.

 

“Tch.” Bernoulli Xiaoya was a girl with elegance. She’d seen his type one too many times and no longer bothered with him.”

 

Another spirit boat brushed past Leyan Immortal Institute. A calm voice entered Bernoulli Xiaoya’s ears. “Young Miss Bernoulli, it’s been six months, yet you’re as graceful as ever.”

 

A youth in blue stood on the deck, focusing on Bernoulli Xiaoya.

 

Sun Sheng, mid Qi Refining with the Evolution Chart as core mental art.

 

“Tch, he survived December without defeat!”

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya huffed, her spiritual power flaring.

 

Mighty auras clashed in the air, pressing hard on the average disciples and making them step aside.

 

“Heavens, just who are they? How are we even in the same generation as them?”

 

“This kind of talent is a must to contend for the five best’s true disciple positions!”

 

“How frightening!”

 

As the spirit boat reached the shore, the two’s auras clashedas well, and the disciples around scrambled to get out of the way. Only Fa Xiong stood still. Huffing twice before flexing his own aura and adding it to the mix.

 

This triggered the other Immortal Institutes’ top disciples into joining this generational youth’s ego trip.

 

Bernoulli Xiaofeng shook his head, about to put a stop to these kids’ game. But his focus turned to the heavens above.

 

Another spirit boat flew into the Mistshroud Mountain Array’s range, and something floated down from it.

 

A soft whistle spread out, drawing the attention of all the antagonistic and frightened youth.

 

A youth with blue hair brought down a wailing girl as he floated down on the Langde’s boat.

 

Bernoulli Xiaoya widened. “Ai Changyuan!”

 

Genius among geniuses, Transcendent’s descendant Ai Changyuan!

 

Fa Xiong frowned, unable to believe that this mischievous guy was his rumored opponent. Sun Sheng was excited by comparison.

 

[I’m gonna beat you for sure!]

 

All thirst for battle was focused now on Ai Changyuan.

 

In the end, December’s defeat had many others thinking that it was an exceptional exception.