Morintis's thinking was correct.
In the history of the Divine Dragon Empire's National Exam, the number of candidates who could pass Phase Two was exceedingly rare.
The fifth round, the Campaign Realm exam, was also the final round.
The Campaign Realm had a total of five phases.
The current highest record was passing Phase Three.
This record was set over a hundred years ago.
No one had broken this record since.
The examiners in Jiangning Province were also speculating whether Morintis could break the record.
"I think there's a chance."
"Although I don't know exactly what his skills are like, we can tell from his previous results that his skills are OP."
"I suspect he has awakened a Talent."
"No matter how strong a class is, it has limits.
It shouldn't be this strong."
"If he truly awakened a Talent, that would be a monumental blessing."
"Right!
If he can awaken a Talent right after class awakening, he might even awaken a new one upon his second advancement."
"You're thinking too far ahead.
Talent Awakeners are already very rare.
Those with dual Talents can be counted on one hand."
"Who knows?"
The examiners' conversation drifted off topic.
But everyone kept glancing at the point changes.
Morintis's point changes were the most dramatic, either remaining static or soaring like a rocket.
Morintis repeated his old trick, sending his Skeleton Warriors out to attract the Felinids' attention.
The method of dealing with the orcs didn't need to be novel; practicality was key.
The Skeleton Warriors drew aggro, pulled the monsters together, created corpses, then used Corpse Explosion for mass destruction.
Morintis was well-practiced in this tactic, and its efficiency was astonishingly high.
Soon, the dispersed Skeleton Warriors had attracted all the Felinids within sight.
Then they began running circles around the Felinid Archers.
Once the monsters were sufficiently gathered, Morintis issued the attack command to his Skeletons.
Skills were unleashed.
The level 16 Felinid Brawlers were instantly killed.
This was followed by a series of Corpse Explosions.
In the blink of an eye, the surroundings fell silent once more.
His points instantly increased by 20,000, reaching 34,605 points.
In Phase Two, each monster earned Morintis 100 points.
200 monsters meant 20,000 points.
The examiners were no longer surprised by this.
"He's entered Phase Two."
"The monsters in Phase Two only increased by 1 level.
They don't pose a threat to him."
"This is basically handing him points.
If I had the authority, I'd really want to increase the difficulty."
"Right!
Throw a few dozen Bosses at him to kill.
That would be fun."
Looking at Morintis's 30,000+ points and then at the others, the gap was simply too vast.
So far, the second place was held by Sophia.
As an Elemental Mage, she possessed decent area-attack skills.
She was the second fastest at clearing monsters, after Morintis.
Her points had now exceeded 7,000.
She had almost cleared the first wave of 100 monsters.
After Sophia was surprisingly Felix.
This Holy Swordsman had caught up from behind, his points also reaching 6,000.
This showed that the Holy Swordsman was also a class competent at handling groups.
Zoe and Julian lagged slightly further behind.
Zoe assassinated monsters one by one.
While steady, her efficiency wasn't high.
Julian was more direct, engaging the monsters head-on.
As for his Rage skill, now was not the right time.
Both their points increased slowly, barely over 5,000 so far.
However, they were both confident in themselves.
Completing Phase One and breaking 10,000 points wasn't a problem.
As long as their points could break 10,000,
and their Level, Class, and Results all met the requirements,
entry into Xiajing Academy would be guaranteed.
The Divine Dragon Empire's National Exam was nationwide, conducted province by province.
Held on the same day, at the same time, the progress across provinces was similar.
By now, almost every province had started the fifth round.
Trials Towers activated their Campaign Realms one after another.
Those who could enter were all geniuses.
They were the most talented batch among all examinees in the Divine Dragon Empire this year.
In the eyes of the Empire's higher-ups, these candidates were the future of the Divine Dragon Empire.
Every year, a group of powerful individuals emerged from among them, infusing the Empire with fresh blood.
In the capital of the Divine Dragon Empire, the renowned Xiajing City,
a massive tower materialized mid-air.
Countless people in Xiajing City looked up at the sky.
No matter the corner, they could see this tower clearly.
This tower usually remained hidden.
Its appearance signified the day of the Empire's National Exam.
This was the true body of the Trials Tower.
The Trials Towers conducting the exams in various provincial capitals were all its avatars.
There were three Divine Towers within the Divine Dragon Empire.
The Trials Tower was one of them.
Another was the Divine Dragon Tower located within Xiajing Academy.
The third was known as the Demon-Slaying Tower, permanently stationed at the front lines, rarely seen by the public.
Suddenly, the sky darkened, and the temperature plummeted.
Night fell instantly.
A pitch-black sinister light shot through the air, heading towards the Trials Tower at an alarming speed.
"How dare you!"
A deafening voice reverberated throughout the city.
A colossal ethereal hand appeared in the sky, attempting to block the pitch-black sinister light.
"Tsk tsk, you can't stop it!"
a sinister laugh emanated from within the pitch-black light, which simultaneously flared brilliantly.
A gigantic demonic head appeared in the night sky.
The head had two horns and sharp fangs, identical to the demons described in books.
The horns emitted a piercing sizzling sound, unleashing black light that shot towards the ethereal giant hand.
The black light collided with the giant hand.
There was no sound; both annihilated each other silently.
Then, a giant eye appeared in the sky.
It shot a golden beam of light straight at the pitch-black sinister light.
The pitch-black light suddenly split into two.
One part collided with the golden beam.
The other part's speed increased dozens of times instantly, shooting straight into the Trials Tower.
"You seek death!"
The giant hand reappeared in the sky, firmly grasping the demonic head.
The demonic head let out a sinister "Tsk tsk" laugh.
"This is just an avatar.
Do as you please."
"But the little ones inside your Trials Tower...tsk tsk..."
Boom!
The demonic head was crushed.