Chapter 00015: The Four Tests
# The Four Tests
Chapter 15
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 15: The Four Tests
Ding Huan was dumbfounded.
He had only threatened the students a bit, not intending to make them all leave.
If they all left, wouldn't that mean Yu Jiang University would have no students capable of getting into the top ten academies of Blue Star?
However, Ding Huan soon noticed that two students hadn't left.
"Why didn't you two leave?" Ding Huan asked, puzzled, looking at the two boys still seated.
One of them immediately replied, "We are students of Yu Jiang University. Naturally, we trust our school's teachers."
Hearing this, Ding Huan didn't react much, but two students who had reached the door stopped, hesitated, and then returned to their seats.
"That's right, Fang Chong. If we, the students of Yu Jiang University, don't support our school, who will? It's just a formality anyway. Where we do our final training doesn't matter," said the boy who had returned to his seat.
"Indeed, although Yu Jiang University is facing difficulties now, I'm relieved that four of our students have decided to stay," said Geng Qianxing.
"Teacher Geng, there are actually seven of us from Yu Jiang University. The other three left," Fang Chong corrected.
Ding Huan signaled Geng Qianxing to close the classroom door and then said, "If you trust me and Geng Qianxing, I promise we will get you into one of the top ten academies of Blue Star."
Despite Ding Huan's confident assurance, none of the four students took his words to heart.
Even Fang Chong, who had initially expressed trust in the school, didn't believe him.
His earlier statement was just lip service.
To him, staying here for training or not made no difference.
Getting into one of the top ten academies of Blue Star? That was a joke.
Even the top-ranked Luohe Shangwu University in the country only managed to get one or two students in each year.
"Teacher Geng, I believe everyone knows you. I'm Ding Huan, your future advisor for applying to the top ten academies of Blue Star. Now, let's introduce ourselves and then discuss the upcoming entrance exams," Ding Huan said, knowing no one believed him.
As long as these few stayed for training, that was enough.
"My name is Fang Chong, a junior majoring in history at Yu Jiang University," said the first student to stand up, one of the two who had stayed initially.
"My name is Lü Zi," said the other student who had stayed, his voice soft and timid.
"Teacher Ding, I'm Li Wanran, a sophomore majoring in biology at Yu Jiang University," the girl said crisply.
She felt Ding Huan might be younger than her, but that seemed unlikely since he was already an advisor.
Even if Yu Jiang University was struggling, one had to be a university graduate to be an advisor.
In fact, Li Wanran wasn't wrong.
Ding Huan was indeed the youngest here.
After the Earth's environment changed, natural sciences were no longer the most important.
Martial arts and genetics had taken precedence.
As the young master of Baiyu Group, Ding Huan had received the best upbringing.
Spoiled since childhood, he couldn't endure hardship.
Thus, his father, Ding Baishan, abandoned the idea of having Ding Huan train in martial arts from a young age and then attend a martial arts academy.
Without going to a martial arts academy, genetics was the only option.
Ding Baishan had decided long ago that once Ding Huan turned eighteen, he would have him fuse with the most powerful martial arts gene serum.
So, Ding Huan skipped two grades in middle school and two more in university.
Nowadays, skipping grades wasn't just about good grades, especially since Ding Huan's grades weren't outstanding.
Skipping grades in university was even harder.
Ding Baishan had Ding Huan skip grades to ensure he could fuse with the best martial arts genes at eighteen and then send him to the best genetics university for further training.
Although Earth's genetics had developed for decades, it was still believed that only at eighteen could the human body perfectly fuse with genes without harm.
Luo Xinwei, the campus belle in Ding Huan's class, had also skipped two grades in middle school and two in university, thanks to Ding Huan.
Otherwise, with her family background, no matter how good her grades were, she wouldn't have been able to skip grades.
Unfortunately, this year, Ding Huan finally turned eighteen, but Ding Baishan had gone missing.
"My name is Huang Chengwei, a freshman," said the last student to introduce himself, the tallest at over six feet.
He had stayed because of Fang Chong's words; otherwise, he would have left too.
After the four students introduced themselves, Ding Huan continued, "Next, let Teacher Geng explain the requirements and steps for the Blue Star top ten academies' entrance exams, and then I'll assign training tasks."
Geng Qianxing had no doubts about Ding Huan.
Hearing Ding Huan's words, he immediately said, "Students, I believe you all know the admission criteria for the Blue Star top ten academies are very strict, right? But I trust Teacher Ding. He will definitely help you achieve good results."
Ding Huan smiled, "Teacher Geng, although everyone knows the exam criteria, please give a brief overview."
In fact, everyone here knew the admission standards for the Blue Star top ten academies except Ding Huan.
Geng Qianxing nodded and continued, "I won't go into how the Blue Star top ten academies came to be. Those who enter are the world's top geniuses. Once inside, they enjoy the best cultivation resources on Earth."The Blue Star top ten academies have a unified entrance exam divided into four major tests: gene fusion compatibility, gene growth level, physical fitness, and martial arts ability.
"You'll soon see Teacher Ding's capabilities. As long as you diligently follow his training, even if you can't get into top academies like Zhenyu Academy, Planetary Academy, or Western Hemisphere, you still have a chance at Second Gene Academy or Great Han Yi Academy..."
As Geng Qianxing explained, Ding Huan gradually understood the specific standards for the Blue Star top ten academies' entrance exams.
The Blue Star top ten academies, ranked from best to worst, were Zhenyu Academy, Planetary Academy, Western Hemisphere, Guardian Academy, Eternal City Academy, Sky Ocean Academy, Future Academy, Martial Vein Mountain Academy, Second Gene Academy, and Great Han Yi Academy.
Even though some, like Western Hemisphere and Guardian Academy, didn't have "academy" in their names, they were still included in the top ten.
The first test was gene fusion compatibility, assessing the success rate of fusing with alien genes.
Generally, a 60% fusion rate was considered E-level, while A-level required over 90%.
For ordinary people, achieving E-level gene fusion compatibility was a cause for celebration.
But for the Blue Star top ten academies, it was just the minimum requirement.
Even achieving E-level didn't guarantee admission.
Students admitted to the Blue Star top ten academies were eligible to fuse with a special alien gene for free.
These genes weren't the ordinary ones available on the market but highly valuable ones.
Even market-available genes like the Shigen Ai gene or Kukaxi gene had to meet top-tier purity standards once inside the academy.
Otherwise, they wouldn't qualify.
Such gene serums were naturally very expensive.
If the fusion success rate was low, it would be a waste.
The second test was gene growth level, also divided into S, A, B, C, D, and E levels.
The higher the growth level, the greater the potential.
For example, if the same gene could fuse with two people, one with A-level growth and the other with E-level, the A-level individual could become a high-level gene cultivator, while the E-level individual would only become an ordinary gene-powered individual.
The Blue Star top ten academies naturally allocated resources to those with higher potential, like the A-level individual, while the E-level individual would be eliminated.
The third test was physical fitness, purely testing strength, speed, and agility.
This test required a foundation in martial arts.
The fourth test was martial arts ability, essentially a擂台赛 (martial arts tournament), purely comparing individual combat prowess.
This was why students from ordinary schools or families rarely passed the Blue Star top ten academies' entrance exams.
Those who did had been trained since childhood.
By the time Geng Qianxing finished explaining the exam content and precautions, over an hour had passed.
"That's all for today. Tomorrow is a rest day. Come back the day after, and we'll start training officially," Ding Huan said, signaling everyone to leave.
After understanding the Blue Star top ten academies' exam content, Ding Huan had a plan.
Fortunately, only four students had stayed.
If all twenty had remained, he would have been overwhelmed.
For these four students to pass the exam, he first needed to determine their compatibility with attribute genes.
To do that, Ding Huan would have to prepare a gene serum for testing.
For Ding Huan, gene serums weren't just for enhancing strength or physical skills.
They could also be used for testing, combat, research, and more.
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