The North District examinees began their evaluation. Besides the West District examinees, who were looking at the North District with considerable displeasure, the East District examinees also had their arms crossed, watching the North District examinees with the air of victors.
Although many people from the North District had returned this time, the East District examinees didn’t have high hopes for them, let alone consider them rivals.
The North District was too weak. They were simply unworthy of being the East District’s rivals.
Right now, the scores of the more troublesome West and South Districts were only so-so. This meant that their East District had no rivals in this year’s examination.
Victory was in their grasp, and their results were dazzling. Every East District examinee held their noses high in the air. When looking at the North District examinees, they would only glance out of the corner of their eyes, full of disdain.
Meanwhile, in the disciple spectator stands.
"See? I told you no one could beat Yuh Jili! Now that the Three Major Zones have all been evaluated, Yuh Jili’s score is still the highest. That examinee 59416 probably has a terrible score, or maybe they’re already dead in the Little Extreme Sacred Land!" Xiang Moyang said smugly, spit flying from his mouth.
"Haven’t the North District examinees been evaluated yet?" Mu Yuchen said calmly.
"No way. You think that examinee 59416 is in the North District? The North District, whose results have been the worst year after year?" Xiang Moyang said with a look of astonishment.
"Why not?" Mu Yuchen retorted.
"Heh, stubborn, are we? Then do you dare to make a bet with me? If that examinee 59416 is in the North District, or if anyone’s score surpasses Yuh Jili’s, I lose. On the other hand, if examinee 59416 doesn’t show up and no one’s score beats Yuh Jili’s, then you lose. Whoever loses has to be the other’s lackey for three months, to be ordered around at will. Do you dare?" Xiang Moyang sneered.
"I’ll take that bet!" Mu Yuchen said without the slightest fear.
"Good! Everyone, bear witness!" Xiang Moyang announced to the crowd.
At that moment, the first North District examinee began their evaluation.
The North District examinee handed over one Demon Beast Crystal after another to the West Mansion expert in charge of counting.
Surprisingly, this first North District examinee to be evaluated had obtained quite a few Demon Beast Crystals. In fact, it took him a considerable amount of time just to pull them all out.
Finally, the official in charge announced the North District examinee’s results in a loud voice.
"North District’s Bai Ye, Level 4 Demon Beast Crystals... thr... uh, thirty-three. Pass!"
The crowd erupted.
The very first examinee from the North District to be evaluated immediately stunned everyone from the West Mansion. Even the West Mansion expert in charge of the inspection was so surprised his tongue was tied.
They had never expected that an examinee from the North District, which had consistently ranked last over the years, could actually achieve such an impressive result!
Thirty-three!
Someone from the North District had actually obtained thirty-three Demon Beast Crystals!
Although this score couldn’t compare to the East District’s genius, Yuh Jili, it was still the second-highest among all the examinees!
Some of the East District’s seeded contestants had only managed to get twenty-something at most.
In other words, the score of a little-known examinee from the North District was actually better than that of the East District’s seeded contestants!
"Hmph. It was either a coincidence, just good luck, or the North District examinees played some tricks!"
"I think they definitely used some tricks. That examinee must have collected the Demon Beast Crystals from other examinees. That’s the only reason he has so many!"
"How conniving. To make one person’s score look good, they were willing to waste the chances of others to enter the West Mansion."
"Originally, thirty-three crystals would have been enough for three of them to complete the mission. Now they’re all concentrated on one person, wasting two spots for entering the West Mansion."
"Looks like the North District is still the North District we all know. They’ll stop at nothing. Utterly trash."
Seeing the first North District examinee achieve such an impressive score, the people from the Three Major Zones immediately burst into discussion. No one believed this was the examinee’s true score. They only thought that they had used some techniques, piling up the Demon Beast Crystals from other examinees onto one person.
"Everyone, I know this examinee from the North District. He is Bai Ye, the number one genius of the Thirty-six Cities of the North District. He is the most powerful of the North District’s younger generation, and his Talent is truly remarkable," said an Elder on the high platform who recognized Bai Ye.
"Thirty-three Level 4 Demon Beast Crystals. Not bad indeed. Although the North District has been in decline, it can still produce one or two talented individuals now and then," a Hall Master also said with a smile, his eyes fixed on Bai Ye, seemingly with the intention of recruiting him.
"To have such a good score, perhaps it really is his own strength. But then again, perhaps not..." Yane Bohou, the official in charge of the East District, glanced in Lu Qiming’s direction and gave a cold smile.
The meaning was self-evident.
The score could be real, but it could also be fake—achieved by sacrificing the chances of other examinees.
Seeing Yane Bohou slinging mud, Lu Qiming just smiled and didn’t argue back. The results would be revealed soon enough, so there was no need to retort. The facts would deal Yane Bohou a heavy blow.
After the House Entrance Examination, Yane Bohou would definitely need some painkillers for his sore face.
Lu Qiming was full of confidence. After all, judging by the undisguised joy in the North District examinees’ spirits and on their faces, their results this time must be excellent. From the looks of it, Tang Yi had definitely helped the examinees from the North District.
’With Tang Yi’s help, if our North District doesn’t take first place, who will?’
Seeing Lu Qiming remain silent, Yane Bohou assumed he was feeling guilty and began to mock him relentlessly. He said that Bai Ye had only ranked second because he’d used some tricks, that the other North District members had no Demon Beast Crystals left, and that no more than five people from their district would likely pass the mission.
Slander was free, after all. He could say whatever felt good.
But...
The results of the second North District examinee to be evaluated dealt Yane Bohou a resounding slap in the face.
The second person from the North District to be evaluated was a female examinee.
Watching this female examinee also take a long time to pull all the Demon Beast Crystals out of her bag, the West Mansion expert in charge of counting stared with wide eyes, stunned for a moment.
Moreover, among the Demon Beast Crystals the female examinee took out, there was one that gleamed with a crystalline luster. Upon seeing this Demon Beast Crystal, the person counting looked as if he had seen a ghost.
If the female examinee hadn’t reminded him, he almost would have forgotten to announce the results.
"North District’s Tang Baijie, Level 4 Demon Beast Crystals... sev... seventeen! And one Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal! A Lower Grade Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal is equivalent to nine Level 4 Demon Beast Crystals, for a total of twenty-six! Pass!"
The crowd erupted once more.
This North District female examinee’s score once again stunned everyone from the West Mansion.
Another North District examinee got a good score?
Twenty-six?
And one of them was a Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal?
How is that possible?
How could the North District possibly hunt a Level 5 Demon Beast?
Hearing this result, everyone wore expressions of utter disbelief.
However...
The things that surprised them were not over, and the things that made Yane Bohou’s face burn with shame were not over either.
"North District’s Tang Shu, nineteen Level 4 Demon Beast Crystals and one Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal. The Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal is Middle Grade, converting to twelve, for a total score equivalent to thirty-one Level 4 Demon Beast Crystals! Pass!"
"North District’s Tang Piaomiao, twenty-three Level 4 Demon Beast Crystals and one Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal. The Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal is Middle Grade, for a total score equivalent to thirty-five Level 4 Demon Beast Crystals! Pass!"

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