Reversing the Milky Way

Then, the student named Pan Li quickly launched an attack on He Tangyue. Bai Cheng could see that each of Pan Li's attacks carried tremendous force, but He Tangyue easily neutralized them.

"Huh? What's going on?" Bai Cheng also noticed something was amiss. He realized that He Tangyue blocked every attack Pan Li made with her hands, and she didn't even take a step back.

Given the strength of two martial artists at the late stage of Body Refinement, when they attacked, even if the other martial artist tried to block, they would at least be forced back a few steps. However, He Tangyue on the arena did not retreat an inch. On the other hand, when Pan Zhen was attacked by He Tangyue, even if he tried his best to block, he would be sent flying at least ten meters away.

This scene left Bai Cheng somewhat bewildered. "Is Pan Li acting? He doesn't seem like it!" Pan Li on the stage cursed fiercely, "Damn it, this woman is really weird."

Then, he held his breath, preparing to unleash his full power. He clenched his fists and slammed his right foot heavily onto the arena floor, the force so great that even the dust around him was kicked up, creating a cloud of smoke. Seeing this, Bai Cheng remarked, "Luckily, the arena's stone slabs were reinforced; otherwise, with Pan Li's kick, ordinary stone slabs would have shattered long ago."

At this moment, on the stage, Pan Li suddenly attacked He Tangyue, his right fist gathering power before he suddenly threw a punch. Upon seeing this, He Tangyue simply turned her right hand outward and blocked the attack with her palm. She did not retreat a single step, and not even a speck of dust rose from the floor beneath her feet.

Bai Cheng's pupils dilated upon seeing this, because he noticed that when He Tangyue blocked Pan Li's attack, he sensed a surge of spiritual energy emanating from her palm!

Then, he saw He Tangyue twist her outward-facing hand, causing Pan Li to flip in the air. He Tangyue then gathered spiritual energy in her right foot and kicked Pan Li in the abdomen, sending him flying straight off the fighting stage.

At this moment, Zheng Tianzhuang shouted from below the stage: "He Tangyue wins!"

Meanwhile, Pan Li, standing below the ring, slammed his fist on the ground, yelling, "Damn it!"

Seeing this, Bai Cheng could clearly see that this female student named He Tangyue could precisely control the spiritual energy within her body and then enhance her attacks, just like he had been before. If one hadn't cultivated spiritual energy, no one else would have been able to tell.

At this moment, Bai Cheng suddenly remembered that a female student named He Tangyue had also watched his match. Then, Zheng Tianzhuang came to the arena and announced, "Now we will begin the final of the advanced class competition: He Tangyue versus Fu Qiran."

He Tangyue remained standing on the ring, while Fu Qiran began adjusting his stance as he jumped onto the ring. With Zheng Tianzhuang's shout of "Start!", Fu Qiran's eyes sharpened, and he propelled himself into the air, performing several somersaults before delivering a powerful kick.

Upon seeing this, He Tangyue neither dodged nor evaded. She directly gathered her spiritual energy into her right leg, then spun around and kicked, colliding directly with Fu Qiran's downward kick. Due to the angle, her slender white legs were on full display, and the students below the arena cheered excitedly upon seeing this.

Bai Cheng, on the other hand, sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from He Tangyue even more clearly. Then, he saw Fu Qiran fly backward in an uncontrollable manner, staggering several steps back after landing on the ground, until he reached the edge of the arena.

Then, with a face full of resentment, he shouted, "I surrender!" But the other trainees were already used to it.

Student #1: "Sigh, every time it's the finals of the advanced class, Fu Qiran always makes one move and then concedes defeat."

Student No. 2: "Yes, I wonder what realm He Tangyue is at."

Student No. 3: "Hey, I heard that she can already cultivate spiritual energy!"

Student #1: "Really? This is too incredible!"

Student Number Two: "Yeah, we're still practicing body refinement, and she's already cultivating spiritual energy?"

Student No. 3: "Well, I've only heard about it."

After Fu Qiran stepped down, Pan Li quickly came to his side and asked, "How was Brother Qiran?"

Fu Qiran shook his head and said, "No, before using spiritual power, the chances of winning against her are almost zero."

At this moment, Zheng Tianzhuang and Qin Jinghan came to the students and said, "The body-refining student competition assessment for this month has ended. Now, we will begin to award prizes to the first place winners of each class. Please come forward, first place winners of each class."

After speaking, Bai Cheng, Yu Qing, and He Tangyue stepped forward. Zheng Tianzhuang opened the three boxes and distributed them to the three of them. Bai Cheng received five Body Tempering Pills and ten Rejuvenation Pills.

At this moment, Zheng Tianzhuang continued, "Now, you can rest freely. After the results of the civil service exams are released, some civil service students will continue to cultivate in the body-refining category. I will make an announcement later."

After speaking, the body-refining students dispersed freely. At this time, the civil service exams were also over. The civil service students were gathered in the schoolyard, and Yue Ling was among them. Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng immediately went over, and some body-refining students also came forward to watch.

Then, Zheng Wensheng and two tutors stood in front. Zheng Wensheng said, "The civil service exam is over. The top three will be directly recommended by the academy to serve as civil servants in various government offices. The first place will be recommended to the Censorate."

Upon hearing this, the scholars began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"Quiet!" Zheng Wensheng shouted, his voice ringing with spiritual energy, instantly echoing throughout the entire schoolyard. Bai Cheng was startled upon hearing it; the two words seemed to be shouted directly into his ear.

Then, Zheng Wensheng began to announce: "Now we will announce the third place winner. The third place winner is Li Cai!" Although Zheng Wensheng's voice was not loud, the voice he made with spiritual power was loud enough for every student to hear, including Bai Cheng who was watching from a distance.

After he finished speaking, the group of students turned to Li Cai in the crowd. At this moment, Fu Wenhao, who was standing next to Li Cai, also said, "Congratulations, Brother Li Cai."

"Oh... Brother Wenhao, you flatter me. This first place is naturally yours. When you enter the Supervisory Bureau, you must help me out." Fu Wenhao smiled and said, "Oh, Brother Li, don't worry. What kind of relationship do we have? I'll naturally help you out."

When Fu Wenhao said this, he believed that he was definitely number one. Among the students, he was the most knowledgeable, which was also a consensus. Even his mentor often praised him.

At this moment, Zheng Wensheng continued, "Now, I announce the second place winner: Fu Wenhao!"

Upon hearing this, everyone cast envious glances, while some began to whisper amongst themselves, surprised that the universally acknowledged most learned scholar had only come in second. Fu Wenhao, however, paled upon hearing this and shouted, "Professor Zheng, are you mistaken?! How could I possibly be second?"

After listening, Zheng Wensheng slowly said, "I'm not mistaken, you did get second place."

After hearing this, Fu Wenhao was also filled with disbelief; he hadn't expected there to be a dark horse among the students. He then loudly asked, "Who is the first place winner?"

At this moment, Zheng Wensheng continued, "First place, Yue Ling!" As soon as Zheng Wensheng finished speaking, everyone looked at Yue Ling with disbelief, and then they all started talking about her.

At this moment, Fu Wenhao also looked at Yue Ling with a look of horror. Then, as if he had thought of something, his look of horror slowly turned into a smile, and then he laughed loudly: "Ha.ha.ha. As expected of the woman I, Fu Wenhao, have taken a liking to, this is what you call a perfect match."

After he finished speaking, Li Cai, who was standing to the side, also said, "Then, congratulations to Brother Wenhao on winning the heart of his beauty as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Fu Wenhao coldly replied, "No need to hurry, today is fine." After saying that, he looked at Yue Ling with a lewd grin.

Bai Cheng, who was some distance away, also looked incredulous upon hearing the news. At this moment, Lü Liang walked over and said, "Wow, I didn't expect Yue Ling to have such high knowledge. It seems she's about to take off!"

Bai Cheng's expression turned serious after hearing this. He remembered Yue Ling saying that no matter what place he got, she would transfer him to the Body Refinement program. "What's wrong, Brother Bai Cheng? Aren't you happy?"

After hearing this, Bai Cheng immediately replied, "No...it's nothing."

At this moment, Zheng Wensheng continued, "The rest of you students, although you are not in the top three, it does not mean that you have no chance. Those three only have the recommendation of the academy. Next, those of you who want to transfer to the Body Refinement class, please stay. The rest of you can leave first."

After he finished speaking, the group of scholars dispersed, leaving only a few dozen students who were going to transfer to the body-refining program. At this moment, Li Cai came to Fu Wenhao's side and said, "Brother Wenhao, look."

Among the remaining dozens of people, Yue Ling stood there, not having left. Fu Wenhao was also somewhat puzzled upon seeing this. Many students knew that Yue Ling was at the early stage of Body Refinement Realm, but when she stood there, many students still sighed and discussed among themselves. Then, Fu Wenhao suddenly thought of something and walked towards Yue Ling.

At this moment, Zheng Wensheng also saw Yue Ling left behind. He immediately came to Yue Ling's side and said, "Yueling, you should think carefully. Once you enter the Body Refining Clan, you don't know how long you'll have to wait."

After listening, Yue Ling replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Zheng, I have my own plans."

At this moment, Fu Wenhao also came up to Yue Ling and said, "Miss Ling'er, since you have chosen to stay as a body refinement student, why not do me a favor and give me your spot? Anyway, we are one in first place and one in second place, so there's not much difference between us."

Upon hearing Fu Wenhao's words, Yue Ling's expression turned displeased. Actually, she had originally planned to take the exam casually and then enter the Body Refining Student program. However, considering that the first-place winner could be directly recommended to the Supervisory Bureau, she knew she couldn't let that spot fall into Fu Wenhao's hands.

If Fu Wenhao were to enter the Censorate with such behavior, he'd be in deep trouble. Besides, Fu Wenhao has always had designs on me, he just hasn't had the chance.

Thinking of this, Yue Ling replied, "This result is exactly what it should be, no need for Senior Fu to worry about it. Even if I don't go, I won't give it to anyone else."

After saying this, Fu Wenhao angrily replied, "You?! Fine, fine, fine." Then, Fu Wenhao left with a displeased expression, thinking, "Damn it, you brat, just wait and see what I do to you tonight."

At this moment, Zheng Wensheng returned to the remaining scholars and said, "Now, come with me to test your basics."

After speaking, Zheng Tianzhuang and Qin Jinghan came to the remaining scholars and then led them into the main hall with the body-measuring stone.

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng, along with many other students who were watching the commotion, followed. Among them were not only scholars but also a group of body-refining students.

Upon entering the main hall, Zheng Tianzhuang approached the central stone and said, "This is called the Strength Testing Stone. You only need to strike the stone with force, and a corresponding number will appear on it. If the number exceeds five thousand, it means that you have reached the early stage of Body Refinement and can directly enter the Body Refinement training. If you haven't reached that, then wait until the early stage of Body Refinement before coming back."

After saying that, he slapped the force-measuring stone beside him, and a number slowly appeared on the stone: 5,102 jin. Then, Qin Jinghan said, "Line up and take your turn."

After speaking, Qin Jinghan and Zheng Tianzhuang stood on either side of the boulder, with Zheng Wensheng beside them. As each student attacked the strength-testing stone one by one, Zheng Tianzhuang called out in succession: "Two thousand three hundred and fifteen jin, failed. Next, three thousand seven hundred and sixty-two jin, failed..."

As time went on, a third of the people had completed their strength tests, but none of them had passed. This was understandable, as the oldest among the Wen Sheng was eighteen, and in this world, most men chose to begin body tempering at eighteen, while women typically started at sixteen. However, women who chose body tempering were a minority, unless they were descendants of cultivation families.

At this moment, Zheng Tianzhuang shouted, "5,112 jin, qualified."

Bai Cheng looked in the direction of the voice and saw a male student. At this moment, Lü Liang beside him also said, "Well, basically every year there aren't many people who transfer directly from the literary students to the body-refining students. Most of them need to temper their bodies and cultivate for half a year before they can reach the early stage of the body-refining realm."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng nodded in agreement with Lü Liang's statement. Gradually, only three students remained to be tested out of the dozens. Among them, Yue Ling was ranked last. In fact, the instructors knew that Yue Ling's cultivation level was already at the early stage of Body Refinement, so she was sure to pass without any problems. Therefore, they placed her last for the test.

Six people have passed the test so far: three boys and two girls. Two more people completed the test, including another male student who passed. Finally, it was Yue Ling's turn.

She strode up to the measuring stone, her twin ponytails swaying behind her as she walked.

Then, they closed their eyes and calmed their minds, and the atmosphere at the scene became tense.