From the previous test, it could be seen that it wasn't common to see someone lighting up two pillars, even in Sazed Academy. Moreover, with Nam's identity as a Houndhead Man, it was reasonable for the surrounding people to be shocked.
Actually, the person who was the most shocked was Nam himself. He stood foolishly on the stage as he looked at his palm. It seemed that he couldn't believe that the blood flowing in his body was his own.
He walked down in a daze until the elder urged him. When he returned to my side, he seemed to have sobered up. He pointed at his wound that was still dripping blood and stuttered. "Duo … Duo Ji, I … I can't be dreaming, right?
I actually lit up two pillars. Is this still me? "
I smiled and patted his shoulder. "Of course it's still you. How could the blood flowing from your body be someone else's?
Don't just stand there. Wipe the blood off your hand. "
While we were talking, many people's gazes were focused on us. There wasn't any disdain or ridicule on their faces anymore.
Seidar and Tana, who were standing behind me, stared at Nam in disbelief.
At that moment, I didn't have time to care about Nam because according to the order, it was my turn to go on stage.
If it was any other time, I would definitely be ridiculed when I went on stage. However, after Nam's previous performance, the crowd didn't dare to make a sound. Even the elders on the stage looked at me with interest.
After reporting my name, I walked to the front of the stone pillar.
I had already seen everyone's movements during the test many times, so I naturally knew what to do.
I gathered monster energy on my right index finger and slid it across my left palm. However, what was different from how the others cut their palms was that I didn't cut through their skin. Instead, I took out the Xiang Liu Pouch that was hidden in my sleeve and held it in my left hand.
The horse-headed man's tail was covered in blood. If I were to reveal the smell of blood, the elders might notice.
The Xiang Liu Pouch had the effect of isolating one's aura, so it was the best way to conceal it.
I carefully controlled the Xiang Liu Pouch's ponytail to reveal a tiny bit of hunger. After that, I exerted more strength in my hand and squeezed out some blood onto my palm. After that, I retracted the ponytail and the Xiang Liu Pouch slipped into my sleeve.
Everything was done in a few seconds. Even though I was in front of everyone, no one noticed my trick.
After that, I reached out my hand to touch the stone pillar.
As the blood in his palm came into contact with the stone pillar, a red line instantly appeared on the stone pillar. In an instant, it completely lit up the first stone pillar and continued to spread to the second stone pillar. A few seconds later, the red line slowly stopped when it completely lit up the second stone pillar.
The two stone pillars were slightly worse than Nam's earlier performance.
I nodded in satisfaction. This horseman's talent should be enough for me to enter Thadd Academy without a hitch. Moreover, he wasn't too eye-catching in comparison, which was exactly what I needed.
Cries of surprise could still be heard from below the stage.
Although I didn't display Nam's talent, lighting up two stone pillars was still extraordinary for a Kobold.
Furthermore, two Kobolds had displayed such talent. This completely subverted the other demons' understanding of Kobolds.
The elders on the stage didn't have much of an expression on their faces. They only glanced at me indifferently, recorded my results, and let me go down.
When I returned to the crowd, Nam grabbed my arm. His expression wasn't ecstatic, but rather solemn. He asked softly, "Duo Ji, don't you think that this matter is a little strange?
Why are our talents so high … Is there a problem? "
Nam still didn't believe me. I smiled and shook my head. "Even though bloodline talents are inherited from our ancestors' bloodline, no one can be sure of the specifics.
The two of us should have received the blessing of our ancestors. "
"Blessing of our ancestors?"
Nam was stunned for a moment before slapping his thigh. "I heard from the village chief that the ancestors of the Kobolds have the bloodline of the Mastiff people. Could it be that the two of us have awakened that bloodline?"
I was stunned. I was just casually brushing off Nam's words, but I didn't expect him to really find a basis. I couldn't help but laugh. I nodded and said, "That might be the case."
Nam was deep in thought at the side while I continued to look at the testing platform.
Because the process of the test was extremely simple, it proceeded very quickly. The one hundred and fifty people on the plaza only took around two hours to complete the test.
The talents that most of the half-beast people displayed weren't too different from their bloodline, but there were still a few who performed amazingly, especially the black cat-person who had surpassed everyone in the first two rounds.
According to Nam, the cat-person's talents in the wolf race's territory weren't bad, but it could only be considered to be above average. However, the black cat-person in front of me had stunned everyone. He had lit up four stone pillars and became the focus of everyone's attention. He had completely crushed Nam's limelight and everyone's topic of conversation revolved around him.
I vaguely heard someone mention that this black cat-person seemed to have some special bloodline that was related to the dragon race.
This made me recall the day when I entered the city. The cat-woman with the golden whip that I had met. Could it be that the two of them were related?
While I was deep in thought, the elders on the stage had finished tabulating the results of the test and began to announce the admission information.
The first to be announced was naturally the Research Academy that only had fifteen spots.
The first to be selected was obviously the black cat-person, followed by the wolf race, bear race and other races with high talents.
As for Nam, even though he had lit up two and a half pillars, he was still slightly lacking compared to these people. The elder still hadn't called out his name until the last spot was announced.
I frowned. According to the results of the test, Nam's talent was coincidentally at the fifteenth spot, which was enough for him to enter the Research Academy. Why didn't the elder announce it and instead seemed to be hesitating?
While I was deep in thought, the purple-robed elder suddenly walked down from the platform and came to Nam's side. He said to us, "From the talent test, Nam should be the last to enter the Research Academy. However, in the two rounds of tests yesterday, Duo Ji's performance was better and his talent was only slightly lower. So, after some discussion, we decided to choose one of the two of you."
I was stunned for a moment. It seemed that I had delayed Nam's selection … I naturally didn't have any interest in this Research Academy. Just as I was about to open my mouth to reject him, Nam beat me to it and asked, "Can't we add another spot?"
The elder didn't care about what he said as the Research Academy's quota naturally wouldn't be changed for us.
Nam wanted to say something but I quickly stopped him and said to the elder, "My talent isn't as good as Nam's. According to the rules, Nam will naturally be selected."
Seeing that I had decisively announced my withdrawal, the purple-robed elder didn't say anything else. He just nodded and announced the final result.
Nam entered the Research Academy as he wished, while I was assigned to the Medicine Research Academy. As for Sedar, his talent wasn't outstanding, but he had a strong physique, so he was assigned to the Martial Research Academy. Tana was assigned to the Research Academy.
We were all satisfied with this result. Besides Nam who felt that he had let me down, Sedar and Tana were rather happy.
After everything had settled, someone brought us to collect our student uniforms.
According to Saar Academy's rules, the lower rank disciples wore white robes, the middle rank disciples wore blue robes, and the higher rank disciples wore red robes.
After collecting our white robes, we were given a day off to settle our personal affairs. Afterwards, we were officially accepted as Saar Academy's students.
After a simple welcoming ceremony, I followed the middle rank disciple who was wearing a blue robe to the Medicine Research Academy.
The Medicine Research Academy, as the name suggested, was a place that dealt with medicinal ingredients. Apart from drying medicinal herbs, they would also learn how to develop pills.
However, the Monster region was a place where strength was respected. The Medicine Research Academy also had cultivation classes, but compared to the harsh Research Academy, there weren't any rigid requirements for the students to increase their cultivation.
After adapting to the Medicine Research Academy for a few days, I started to inquire about the academy's hunting grounds. After some investigation, I was told that even though the academy had a specialized hunting ground in the Ural Mountains, it wasn't open all the time. The hunting ground would only be opened at a specific time for the academy to enter.
Although I can also sneak into the Ural Mountain Range, this isn't the small forest beside the Green Water Village. There are countless ferocious beasts in the Ural Mountain Range. With my current cultivation, I'm afraid that only death will await me if I enter. I can only guarantee my safety in the academy's Beast Hunting Ground.
Feeling helpless, I could only hide in the Medicine Research Academy and learn about medicinal herbs every day. It gave me some inspiration. In the blink of an eye, a few months had passed. With the help of some medicinal herbs and my daily bitter cultivation, I managed to clear a few acupoints. My cultivation had recovered to the early stages of the Glorious Memory realm, which corresponded to the Monster region's early stages of the Monster General realm.
In Saar Academy, this speed was extremely shocking. However, to me, it wasn't much different from not having any improvement.
I felt rather helpless as I didn't have the power of the high rank Beast Pill and my own Monster power was insufficient. The speed at which I cleared my acupoints was really too slow.
One morning after a few months, the people from the Medicine Research Academy came to collect the medicinal herbs. Nam was among them.
After not seeing each other for a few months, he took the opportunity to chat with me.
Seeing that my cultivation was still at the intermediate stage of the Monster Spirit realm, he was slightly pleased and pretended to say to me. "Duo Ji, I feel that I might really have the Mastiff's bloodline. Look, it's only been a few months and I've already reached the advanced stage of the Monster Spirit realm. I can be ranked in the top few amongst the students of the same rank."
I didn't want to attract any attention in the academy, so I hid my cultivation at the intermediate stage of the Monster Spirit realm when I first entered the academy.
On the other hand, Nam managed to reach the advanced stage of the Monster Spirit realm in just a few months. He didn't let down the things that I had done for him.
Seeing that I ignored him, Nam didn't continue to boast. Instead, he got closer to me and whispered, "Duo Ji, I heard from a high rank disciple that the hunting ground will be opening soon. Today, the elder instructed us to collect the medicinal herbs in preparation for entering the hunting ground."
The hunting ground was about to open?
I was elated. The moment that I had been waiting for had finally arrived.
Nam was also very happy as he continued to say, "As long as the hunting ground is open, we can go in and hunt for fierce beasts.
Even though our powers are still unable to kill fierce beasts with the cultivation of a Monster General, if we have the luck from before, we might be able to find a Yellow rank Beast Pill in a low rank fierce beast's body.
At that time, we will definitely be able to help you recover from your injuries. "
It was obvious that Nam didn't forget what he had promised me previously. However, with his cultivation, it was indeed impossible for him to hunt for the Beast Pill. He could only hope that he would be lucky.