Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

On a mountaintop somewhere in the academy, shrouded in mist, an old man and a middle-aged man were intently watching the chessboard, afraid that the opponent would steal their pieces if they weren't careful.

The old man was the vice dean of the Boundless Academy.

"Oh dear, how many average students do you think will actually get a Heaven-Rank combat skill this time?" the vice-dean said with a worried expression.

"How would I know? But I heard that our human race has a significantly larger number of people entering the top ten this time than in the past. As long as they can get in, it's a good thing." The middle-aged man said calmly, while grabbing the vice dean's hand that was trying to cheat and forcefully slapping it back.

The vice dean frowned, somewhat displeased, and then said with a regretful expression.

"But it's really unexpected that your son didn't even make it into the top ten this time."

"I can't compare to you. Your grandson didn't even participate in the intermediate-level assessment, did he?" The middle-aged man snorted, showing no inferiority whatsoever.

"Hey, I'm telling you..." The vice dean glared at him, then slammed his hand down, shattering the chessboard that was about to be lost. He was about to say something, but suddenly froze, and after a long while, he slowly spoke.

"I'm telling you, do you believe that someone can make all the combat techniques in the fifth-floor library light up? And... more than one."

The middle-aged man, who was squinting at the scattered chess pieces on the ground, was stunned by what he heard.

"Tianyi and Shuang? If it's them, it's possible. After all, they are the pillars of this generation of the Holy Clan. The beings of the Holy Clan are geniuses, yet they still have such a genius among geniuses. It's really unfair."

At this point, the middle-aged man sighed. Although it is now a time of peace among the five realms and five races, who would not want their side to be stronger? Moreover, although there are no major wars among the five races, there are still constant minor frictions.

To truly achieve peace, we must first gain strength. Only with strength can we talk about peace at the negotiating table.

"That's right, but our human race shouldn't underestimate ourselves. From being weak to where we are today, we've weathered storms and tribulations, but none of them could defeat us. The future... will only get better."

The vice dean smiled slightly, then suddenly thought of something and shook his head violently.

"No, who's talking about these things with you? One of the two people I'm talking about isn't Tianyi?"

"Oh? Not Tianyi?" The middle-aged man looked surprised this time. "If it's not Tianyi, then... could it be that Lu Yunxi? That's impossible. Although she's fourth, her talent is far inferior to Tianyi's. Even compared to those ranked after her, she might not be ahead. Getting fourth place is already surprising enough."

"No, it's not her either. Have you forgotten the number one? All those cultivation techniques and combat skills seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and they all became restless when they saw him." The vice dean stroked his beard and squinted his eyes.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." The middle-aged man shook his head without even thinking. "Although that kid got first place, his talent isn't that strong. He only got first place because of Shuang Xiangrang. You say he can make all the Heaven-rank combat skills and cultivation techniques crave it? That's absolutely impossible."

"And what about his fight with Tianyi? Was that also a favor?" After the other party finished speaking, the vice dean asked casually.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man opened his mouth but couldn't speak. Although Lu Yunshi's battle with Tianyi relied on some external forces, it was indeed quite genuine. In fact, judging from his performance at that time, if Lu Yunshi had been a true late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, he wouldn't have needed to convert his own spiritual energy into Holy Spirit energy to defeat Tianyi.

At this moment, the vice dean sighed. "Perhaps our definition of talent is too narrow. The selection of combat skills and cultivation techniques is probably more precise, but the current method is the simplest way to distinguish them, and it's difficult to change it."

On the other side, Lu Yunshi emerged from the fire, trembling all over. However, the moment he stepped out of the fire pool, the flames in the pool transformed into countless runes that surged into his body. These runes eventually condensed into language, transforming into characters, which Lu Yunshi could easily understand.

This is precisely the part of the combat technique he has chosen now, 'Five Extreme Spiritual Body'.

"Hoo~ Hoo~ Hoo~ Sure enough, you never know how capable you are until you push yourself."

Lu Yunshi stared at himself with a blank smile. Although he was scorched by the raging fire, there was not a single mark on him. It seemed that the flames were mainly destroying his will.

Before Lu Yunshi could catch his breath, he suddenly felt his feet slip and he fell into a vast ocean.

He drifted with the tide, feeling loneliness, darkness, and the unknown depths of the sea.

He suffocated, feared, struggled, and tried his best to rise, but eventually sank. When he opened his eyes, there was no fear in them. He chose to go deeper and face the situation.

When they reached the bottom, the scene changed again. Lu Yunshi was high in the sky, surrounded by dark clouds and intertwined lightning.

Looking at this scene, Lu Yunshi pursed his lips, his face ashen.

"Don't!"

He only managed to utter one word when thunder roared and surged through his entire body.

He had experienced the sensation of lightning before, but that was when he had some control over it; this time, he did not.

The thunder was vast and domineering, like an army of ten thousand men approaching.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yunshi breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes glazed over, and the lightning in the sky transformed into runes that fell into his body.

"Let's...let's hold off for a bit..."

Lu Yunshi spoke tremblingly, but the scene did not stop because of his words.

Before you start, you can choose the difficulty level, but once you start, there's no stopping; you can only move forward, forward, forward, until the very end.

Finally, Lu Yunshi appeared in that familiar starry sky. He was stunned for a while, replaying the cultivation method of the Five Extreme Spirit Body in his mind, and then revealed a relaxed and carefree smile.

"Haha, it's...it's nothing. Even if ten more like this came, I wouldn't..."

Before he could finish speaking, a cluster of stars lit up before his eyes, and Lu Yunshi quickly raised his hand upon seeing this.

"Hey! You can't force people to do this. I've already chosen you. Choosing you again would be unfair to the others. Don't push your luck."

After speaking, Lu Yunshi naturally turned to the area of ​​gun skills.

"It's your turn."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light shot out from the archery area, smashing directly onto Lu Yunshi's forehead like a giant iron hammer.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yunshi returned once again.

"I'm not shooting anymore, I'm not shooting anymore, I'll never shoot again, I've never shot this much in my life, I need to... I need to rest for a bit..."

Before he could finish speaking, a star from the spear technique area hurriedly deflected all the stars in its path and struck Lu Yunshi's chest.

When Lu Yunshi returned, he was completely numb.

"Almost there. Too much is bad. I should go now. The teacher was right, it was really dangerous."

As Lu Yunshi took a deep breath, preparing to leave, a purple light suddenly enveloped him before he could utter a single word. When Lu Yunshi looked up, an ugly smile appeared on his face.

"No, it's really going to break."