Chapter 25: Royal Academy (2)

As early as now, there are already a few hundred examinees that hope to enter the Royal Academy and their numbers are still constantly increasing.

Although only factions with Spirit Nourisher Cultivator can recommend a student and only 'commoners' that showed enough talent can have the chance to be part of the entrance examination, there are still many people who qualified.

Despite having a small territory, there are still at least five million people in the Kingdom. Even if only a small fraction of them came to take the exam, the number was still outstanding.

"I bet the magic beasts that we will fight in the illusion will have an above-average strength" Kyrell guessed.

Compared to the novels that Kyrell read from his previous world where the magic beasts are superior compared to humans due to their physique, that is not necessarily the case in this world.

Just like how human strength differs due to factors such as talent and the quality of their cultivation art, so does the strength of the magic beasts.

The weak ones can be hunted by a cultivator at the same level with ease and the stronger ones can even easily flatten cultivators with a higher cultivation rank than them.

As such, it was impossible to determine whether magic beasts or cultivators are better in this world due to the wide range of their individual power.

Even the strength of the same species of magic beasts can differ a lot. Just look at the Jade Serpent that Kyrell converted into his Spirit Serpent.

It was judged to have the potential to reach the mid-stage Genetic Strenghtener Realm and only after reaching that realm would it find hard to continue advancing.

However, the vast majority of Jade Serpents in the clan do not even have the potential to reach the early stage of the Genetic Strengthener Realm.

As for those that can reach the peak, Kyrell was a bit unlucky as none of such Jade Serpents was bred by the clan when he became a cultivator.

Lastly, for Jade Serpent that has the potential to reach the Spirit Nourisher Realm... heh... none of such magic beasts appeared in the clan!

Genetic Awakeners can still have the chance to breach the gap between them and Genetic Strengtheners. A group of well-trained Genetic Awakeners can kill a Genetic Strengthener.

However, Spirit Nourishers are different. Just the pressure alone that they can release would render most cultivators below their realm useless and unable to move.

Kyrell silently stood in one of the lines, not intending to befriend or talk with anyone. He was here for a 'vacation' and most likely won't stay for long. Forming relationships would just make it harder for him to leave this place.

As such, he maintained an expressionless expression on his face yet despite doing that, he still attracted quite the attention of the surrounding examinees.

It can't be helped, his appearance was simply eye-catching. In terms of looks, he was second to none.

Not to mention, he likes wearing white clothes that further enhance his charms. He was like an angel that descended to the mortal world.

Many girls can't help but take more than one glance at him but he ignores them and acts as if he cannot see their infatuated gazes.

Fortunately, it didn't take that long before something else grabbed these people's attention.

"No way! She got 100 points?!"

"If we cannot defeat the magic beasts in the illusion but manage to survive for 10 minutes, we would only receive a score of 10 but she got 100?!"

"For one to get a perfect 100 score, they must defeat the magic beast within a minute!"

"Right! Every minute that passes, the score will be deducted by 10 points! To get a perfect score of 100, they must finish the magic beasts in less than a minute!"

The crowd can't stop discussing that examinee who got a perfect score on the first examination. Even Kyrell can't help but give that person a curious glance.

In front of the large blue crystal next to the one that Kyrell was waiting for, he saw a beautiful woman with long black hair. On her back, a long red pole was hanging. It must be her primary weapon.

"Hahahaha! Nice! I am awesome!"

Just as the crowd was busy admiring her, she suddenly burst out laughing in a rather unladylike manner. Her actions gave her wild vibes that made a striking contrast with that delicate small face of hers.

"She seems like the brute type that likes to fight. I must make sure to keep my distance from her" Kyrell thought while shaking his head, thinking that no good would come to him if he were to approach that woman.

However, it seems like he doesn't need to consciously avoid her after hearing the discussion from the crowd.

"Look at the emblem at the back of her jacket!"

"It's two long poles crossed against each other, the emblem of the Portinov Family!"

"Is she someone from the prestigious Portinov Family said to be a clan that's only below the Royal Family in power?"

"If that is the case then she is surely cultivating the Star Crushing Pole Art, a cultivation art that focuses on using polearms! A powerful cultivation art!"

"Not necessarily! The Portinov Family's most powerful cultivation art is the Star Crushing Pole Art but they have other arts that are not much inferior. In the end, compatibility with the Cultivation Art is also important aside from its quality"

Kyrell gave the woman a second glance and indeed, in the jacket she was wearing, the emblem of the powerful Portinov Family can be seen.

This was a rather powerful and famous family in the Kingdom with power second only to the royals. They can send one of their elites Spirit Nourisher Cultivator and that would be more than enough to flatten a small and weak clan like the Evander Family.

Before the crowd could finish discussing, another round of exclamation resounded and just like the others, Kyrell turned his attention to the other examinee that caused such a commotion.

"A h-hundred points!"

"Another perfect score!"

"Who is he?"

"Idiot, don't you know who that guy is? He's from the Grimen Family!"

"The Elemental Giant Clan?! Their family is no weaker than the Portinov Family!"

If the girl from the Portinov Family was a delicate-looking girl with a wild personality, this other genius on the other hand has a huge frame but with a monk-like face. He looks like your typical gentle giant as he even gave the crowd a friendly smile while looking at them.

"Look! Look! There's another one that got a perfect score!"

This time, the genius has an air of utmost arrogance. His head almost touches the sky as he looks down at his admirers.

"He's from the Viper Clan! Another clan that has power second only to the royal family!"

"Damn, to think that we would be in the same batch as the prodigies from the three great families!"

"How can we compete with such monsters?!"

Amongst the crowd, Kyrell can't help but sigh. Even in this distance, he can sense the extraordinary aura of those three.

Kyrell thought that his mana capacity which was three times that of normal cultivators was special. However, those three... even if he was not standing in front of them directly, he knew that their mana capacity was higher than his.

It was not only because their cultivation realm is higher but Kyrell felt that even if they were to be in the same realm, in terms of mana capacity, they still would be superior to him.

"They are truly members of prestigious clans. The cultivation arts they cultivate are naturally excellent. Having more mana compared to your average cultivator can be expected from them"

The difference between a man and another man is indeed sometimes higher compared to the difference between a man and a dog. There was simply no comparison.

"My Spirit Serpent Art... it seems like I have to find a way to improve it" Kyrell thought while clenching his fist.

He put the agenda of improving his cultivation art in his mind. While there are many cultivators in the clan that have the same goal, improving the cultivation art is not as easy as it sounds.

Not to mention, most of the time, the improved art is only applicable to the person who devised it or to a specific group of people.

The standard cultivation art was something that anyone could use and learn, even if they were not part of the Evander Family as long as they got a hold of the cultivation art.

These kinds of arts are mostly already perfected since they can be used by everyone. To improve the art might not be any harder than creating another one from scratch and most of the time, the improved art cannot be used by other cultivators.

As such, it was not every day that a faction's cultivation art was elevated and improved.