In front of Blue Dragon College's Honor Roll Stone, there was an endless stream of people and carriages. Countless examinees wearing all kinds of equipment gathered at the plaza in front of the examination venue, accompanied by their families or companions. They were waiting for the Illusory Realm Trial to begin.
Here, one could see all kinds of equipment from the four seas.
Examinees covered in turtle-patterned heavy armor were like airtight cans. They were cultivators from the Northern Sea Region.
The Northern Sea Region was ruled by Xuanwu. Thus, all kinds of black tortoise-type equipment were extremely popular. Black tortoise-type armor, black tortoise-type shield, and all kinds of weapons and armor made from the remains of tortoise-type spiritual beasts were always in short supply.
Other than these heavily armored cultivators who were armed to the teeth, the rest were cultivators like the Northern Star Child who mainly divined the secrets of the heavens and deduced the situation of battles. They were usually the best strategists in a team, the core of the core, and a rare job that countless people fought over.
The young lady who wore beast skin and even had leopard prints on her ears was dressed like a wild huntress that was unique to the Southern Sea Region.
These javelin throwers could be said to be female heroes who never missed. They pursued the style of killing in an instant and were the most outstanding long-range attackers.
Similar to them were the various cultivators who had traces of the demon race on their bodies. Most of these cultivators had the blood of the demon race in their bodies. They were the products of the development of the Zhu Hai Mountain Range's civilization. They were examinees who came to Blue Dragon College from the Southern Sea Region where ZhuQue College was located to study.
The characteristics of the cultivators from the Western Sea Region were the most obvious. Most of them were sword cultivators who only carried a longsword on their back. There were a few cultivators who used other weapons. The so-called 'One Sword to Destroy All Techniques' referred to this type of cultivator.
The Western Holy Beast, the White Tiger, was the favorite of most warlike cultivators. Thus, almost all the cultivators from the Western Sea Region were good at fighting. Their figures could be seen in the four seas.
Finally, there were the cultivators from the Eastern Sea Region, who had the most types of equipment and styles. They were also the largest group of people in any Blue Dragon College examination.
Since the head of the Four Sacred Beasts, the Blue Dragon, pursued the teaching principle of "All methods converge into one, teaching regardless of background", the Eastern Sea Region had always loved to absorb the specialties of various sea regions. As long as it was useful equipment, no matter where it came from, it would not be rejected.
Therefore, in this plaza, it was almost impossible to distinguish which cultivators were from the Eastern Sea Region.
This was because some of them had a preference for the heavy equipment of the Northern Sea Region, and some of them had intermarried with the Southern Goblin Race and wore beast skins for battle. There were also many people who chased after the elegant style of the Sword Cultivator, and even the extremely rare equipment of the Sea Race could be seen. It could even be called the Ten Thousand Countries Equipment Exhibition.
This was the deep-rooted influence of the four sacred beasts on their respective seas.
The cultivators of the Northern Sea Region were experts in defense and divination. They were outstanding core members of various teams. Their tactical style was as steady as the Holy Beast of the North, Xuanwu. They were the trump cards that others could rest assured about.
The cultivators of the Southern Sea Region were mostly related to the Goblin Race. They possessed all kinds of inconceivable divine abilities and bloodlines. Among them, there were many who could transform into the real Goblin Race in times of crisis, obtaining explosive power for a short period of time. There were even quite a few real Goblin Race members. Their tactical style was strange and ever-changing, making it hard for others to defend against them.
The cultivators of the Western Sea Region were mainly sword cultivators. Most of them pursued the supreme realm of "One Sword to Destroy All Methods". Therefore, in terms of attack power, they were the undisputed number one in the Four Sea Region.
A team made up of pure sword cultivators would usually only need to attack once, and the opponent would be pierced by ten thousand swords before they could even react. This was exactly in line with the nature of the Western White Tiger. There was no sword cultivator whose hands were not stained with blood. Famous sword cultivators had stepped on mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
The style of the cultivators of the Eastern Sea Region was the most complicated and ever-changing. The tactical style of the Four Sea Region, and even the other sea regions, could appear on the cultivators of the Eastern Sea Region.
Just like Blue Dragon College's principle of "All Methods Belong to One, Education Regardless of Background", when the cultivators of the Eastern Sea Region chose their equipment and tactical style, they would tailor it according to their own conditions.
The Sword Cultivation School that could destroy all methods, the Xuanwu School that had a firm defense, the Divine Divination School that could predict the future, the strange and ever-changing combat techniques of the Goblin Race, the terrifying Netherworld Immortal Dao Soul Summoning Technique … In the Eastern Sea Region, one could find the inheritance of any school. Therefore, the Eastern Sea Region was also known as the most prosperous of the Four Sea Region. Blue Dragon College was also the only Four Sea Region Academy that did not set any conditions and was open to all examinees of the Various Seas Mountain Range.
As long as one had enough strength, one's background and race would not be looked at. Everyone would be treated fairly. This was also the foundation of the Blue Dragon College. It was also the original intention of the head of the Four Sacred Beasts, the Blue Dragon, to create the Blue Dragon College.
The Blue Dragon College had gone through countless trials and tribulations in the years since its establishment, but the principle of "All Methods Belong to One, Education Regardless of Background" had never changed.
Because of this, countless examinees would travel thousands of miles from the other sea regions to come here every year to spend their youth in the entrance examination of the Blue Dragon College.
Some people had even never returned after coming here. They had completely rooted themselves in the ancient Eastern Sea Region to carry on their ancestral line and place their hopes on their next generation.
When Mei Xue, Liu, and Huang Fei arrived at the examination hall, they saw such a noisy world.
"Recruiting, recruiting. We urgently need an apothecary who knows about medicinal herbs. Our team is strong, and we have three experts who have gone through the trial of the Illusory Realm. We will be treated well, and we need a reliable apothecary."
"Are there any friends from the Black Tortoise Sect? Our team's combat strength is top-notch, and we have three fellow sword cultivators from the Western Sword Region. We only lack a friend from the Defense Sect. Please believe me, this is your best choice."
"Lian, Xingu, Nakolulu." (Southern Sea Region's demon race's secret language, unknown meaning)
"Are there any experts from the Tianji Sect? We have four supreme experts who are ranked within the top 100 of the Gold Ranking. Those who are not from the Tianji Sect are excluded. Friends who want to make a name for themselves, please come to us quickly."
"The Netherworld Immortal Dao is here. Mortals, please leave. We only accept people from the Netherworld Immortal Dao. You must know the Five Ghosts Soul Exorcism."
It was completely different from the examination a few days ago. Most of the examinees in the trial of the Illusory Realm were looking for companions to form a team with. Even the arrogant sword cultivators who pursued the goal of breaking all methods with a single sword were no exception.
After all, even though their attack power was the strongest among those in the same realm, their opponents in the Illusory Realm were not the monsters from the mystic realms that they had fought with before. Their defense was too weak. If they couldn't kill their opponents in an instant, they might be the ones who would be killed in an instant without anyone's protection.
Among the requirements of many teams, the Pharmacists who could heal and save people were the best support for the team; the Black Tortoise Sect cultivators who had outstanding defense and were the best protectors for the team; the Star Masters who could predict the future and deduce the situation were the most urgently needed talents. After all, the trial of the Illusory Realm was not only a test of individual strength, but also the tacit cooperation of the team.
In the past few years of the Azure Dragon Academy's entrance examinations, the exceptional geniuses who were able to distinguish themselves in the first stage of the theory examination were the minority of the minority. They didn't even make up a tenth of the total number of students. The remaining ninety percent were all chosen from the Illusory Realm Trial.
The tacit cooperation of the team, the formulation of tactics, the judgment of the situation, and even the most unpredictable "luck" were all ways to obtain high scores in the Illusory Realm.
The Illusory Realm never accommodated the strength of the examinees. No matter how cruel the trial was, the examinees who entered the Illusory Realm had to rely on their own strength to face it.
In the history of the Blue Dragon College's entrance examination, it was not rare for the top ten geniuses on the Golden Ranking Stone to die on the first day of the Illusory Realm. It could even be said to be a common occurrence.
Just like the battle of the Black Sea where even the Netherworld Seed appeared in the later stage of the battle, it was an extravagant hope for the examinees to even live for one more second.
This was not a scene prepared for the examinees. It was a cruel trial that completely recreated the bloody battle in the history of the Zhu Hai Mountain Range.
Although the news had not completely spread, the news of this Illusory Realm trial being a sea battle that was even more cruel than the battle of the Black Sea had already spread. Therefore, the prices of various water-repellent treasures and sea battle equipment had soared since yesterday. Almost all the stocks of the shops had been swept clean. Even the stocks in the sea black market were declared to be in short supply.
A few disciples from the Immortal sects who were born in the navy received extremely good treatment. Almost all of them were kept by the teams on the Golden Ranking Stone. This made the remaining teams jealous.
The navy was not a place where ordinary people could enter. The runic warships of the Zhu Hai Mountain Range were the hearts of the major forces. Every member of the navy's third generation had a clear background.
Among the many examinees in the Blue Dragon College, there were only a few who were born in the navy. There were simply too many wolves and not enough meat.
If they knew that a certain king of the seas had also come to participate in the Blue Dragon College's entrance examination, their eyeballs would probably explode.
Of course, to Mei Xue, that king of the seas was just a memory of the past.
Without the power of the Godly Phoenix, Yang Yan, Eight Foot Mirror, and Bai, that peerless king named "Mo" was just an illusion. He did not want to remember the dark history.
"Look, it's Mei Xue and Liu." Countless people noticed Mei Xue and Liu the moment they arrived.
"Number one on the Golden Ranking Stone, number seven on the Golden Ranking Stone, number one and number two on the Mystical Ability Ranking. That fatty can be ignored (tears streamed down Huang Fei's face). This team is really scary."
"What are you afraid of? If this is really a naval battle, it will depend on luck no matter how strong they are. Do you think they can kill the Netherworld Seed?"
Under the fearful gazes of many teams, the trio of Mei Xue, Liu, and Huang Fei became one of the teams that attracted the most attention in the plaza.
"Little Jiu, are you ready?"
Qingqiu Jiuyue hugged the little fox who was gritting her teeth. If not for Elder Black Fox's obstruction, the little fox would have been on Mei Xue's shoulder.
Now, Elder Black Fox was also monitoring them. Therefore, everything could only wait until they entered the illusory realm.
"Awoo!"
The little fox, who hated Liu to the core, let out a cry filled with battle intent. This was a declaration of war!
Just wait and see about the illusory realm trial.
The Yellow Springs of the Netherworld also looked at Mei Xue. Behind her, there was a row of mysterious figures dressed entirely in black, avoiding the sunlight.
The Netherworld Saintess's power was finally going to be displayed.
"Tao-tao, transform later!" Zhu Huo sat on her giant white elephant and secretly ordered her partner.
"Hmph hmph." Tao-tao flicked her long nose, which meant "no problem".
As everyone waited, the sun finally climbed up to a thirty-degree angle lazily on the eastern horizon. The doors of the examination venue that had been sealed for a long time were finally opened.
Blue Dragon College's illusory realm trial had officially begun.