Monthly Battle for the Rankings (1)

It has been a month since Mu Yue became a student of the Zhongying School of Cultivation. It is now the day to decide the new rankings. Because of this, Mu Yue used up all of her pills and points to use the Cultivation Pagoda.

Mu Yue reached the Middle level 4th step Qi Condensation stage while Xiao Yan reached the Peak level 4th step Qi Condensation stage. The other special students also tried to catch up with them. The lowest cultivation was already at the Late level 3rd step Qi Condensation stage while Li Jie just broke through to the 4th step.

Since Mu Yue saw the 'Pulse Blade' manual, she decided to learn it before looking for other Ice spells. She spent the remaining three days learning it but still hasn't successfully used the skill. She could send a projectile with her slash but it could at most replicate the visuals, it cannot do any damage to the target.

All the students were told to gather at the center of the school. They will announce the rules that will be used to determine the new rankings. The teachers were already waiting for the students.

"All students will do the test of will power and test of energy control. Only the top 150 from the two tests combined can vie for the rankings. Those that are ranked 101st to 150th can challenge those that are ranked 100th and above. If they win they will replace that person, and the defeated defender will go down one rank. If they lose, they can no longer challenge others. It will be repeated until those below the top 100 have already challenged the others."

This was what the school has been doing since its foundation. Students should always strengthen their will power and energy control. Cultivation level also plays a role here because the higher the cultivation, their will power, and energy control will naturally strengthen accordingly.

The arrays for energy control as well as the stairs for the test of will power were always open to the students to use. Mu Yue and the other special students visit this site weekly to test themselves.

When the students were tested, Mu Yue was still the rank 1 while Xiao Yan was ranked 3. Mu Yue reached the 160th step for the test of will power while lasting for 1 minute and 19 seconds for the test of energy control.

She also received points from this, where each step and second equal to 5 points. She received 1195 points and if she improved in the future, she will only receive points for each new step and seconds she would reach.

Those ranked below the top 100 have to think who they would challenge. If they for example defeated the ranked 100 and then fell out of the rankings, they can no longer challenge again. That is why they must make a good decision as well as possess a good amount of luck.

When the top 100 were finalized, a lot of the old rankers were kicked out of the rankings. There were also students who have just cultivated for a month that joined the rankings. These students can be said to be talented as well as more hardworking than the others.

"Only the best could receive more resources. Always remember that even if you are strong, there will always be someone who is stronger than you!" The teacher in charge shouted.

The teacher then announced what they will do next, "A student can only initiate three challenges and there will only be 20 battles at a time. You can challenge anyone ranked above you as long as the rank difference remains at 20 or less. Only those within the top 10 can challenge the top 3. You cannot challenge the same person twice. If two persons challenge the same opponent, the higher ranker's challenge will be prioritized."

"The event will last for 3 hours. The students that finished their fight cannot be challenged for 15 minutes but they can challenge others after 5 minutes. Those below rank 30 can no longer challenge others after one and a half hours. The top 10 can only be challenged halfway through the event. "

"Each battle will only last for 5 minutes. If the defender was not defeated within this time, they will win. A student will be defeated if he/she lost consciousness, drained of energy, went out of bounds, conceded, or was rescued by the teacher. The defender will fall by one rank if they lost."

"There were records of students being killed accidentally. However, those students that were proven to be deliberately killing others will be crippled and kicked out of the school. An accidental kill is also punishable."

When this was announced, there were students that were frightened. There were also others who were happy to know that you can still continue to fight after their protective suit was destroyed.