The first phase of the test

And lastly, a beauty that drew sighs wherever it passed, its showy black skin attracted many looks, a body chiseled by the most renowned sculptors would not be able to approach the reality of such beauty, added to its austere and receptive amber eyes was simply irresistible not to look at it carefully.

Tiane is a genasi, a hybrid between an elemental spirit and a human, her elemental relative was an earth spirit, and her mother was a human. She was neither a mercenary nor a nobleman, but she specialized in construction and forging and was beginning to be recognized for her shield production. This was the first time she had applied for the exam.

Nicola was already eighteen, but he did not intend to have to pass the exam again.

"Good morning everyone!" A sound echoed "Today we are taking the 368th entrance exam of the Six Rings Academy" The voice continued to sound as it seemed to approach, until before everyone's eyes the wind gathered in the middle of the stage and a whirlwind formed and stopped exist quickly, leaving behind only a human elder who wore an immaculate white suit. Everyone sighed in surprise as they listened to the man finish talking.

"Today the test will be performed by me, Elder Herold." He said and looked around looking at the audience, as if he were selecting fruit at the market while nodding slightly to himself. "This year's test will be divided into four phases, whoever passes through the four phases will be considered accepted as a student." He said, and without waiting for anyone to question he continued.

"The first one will test his ability to resist pressure from the aura, I warn that only those above level 10 will be able to maintain themselves easily, so if someone want to give up, the chance is now" He looked around waiting for someone to leave, but everyone remained steadfast and chose to participate.

Then he start to release his aura, an omnidirectional pressure surrounded the entire space where they were, a heavy force that forced them down and attacked their minds. Nico felt an initial discomfort, but his many battles with wild beasts made him easily maintain himself against the initial pressure, but unlike him many were already sweating profusely, about ten minutes later the elder Herold increased his strength to the total level of the test, many of those sweating passed out immediately, and some others continued to fall in the ground.

When about a third of the total fell to the ground, the elder stopped casting his aura and announced to those who remained. "You passed the first test, you have an hour minutes of rest to rest and we will start the second test next."

Nico did not suffer much from the first test and only needed a few minutes to return to his initial state. There were still about two hundred people left in the arena and those who passed out were discreetly removed by servants.