Multiverse Skill System

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"Shh!"

The person in charge of checking Yi Shuihan's record beads suddenly narrowed their pupils, completely stunned by Yi Shuihan's score. Just as they were about to shout out in surprise, Yi Shuihan preemptively put a finger to her lips to make a shushing gesture.

"Don't tell anyone!"

Seeing that Yi Shuihan, the staff member, hesitated for a moment but ultimately did not make any outrageous moves, the shock on his face still had not faded.

After that, everything became orderly. One by one, the record beads were handed in, the scores were tallied, and the recipients of the admission tokens were recorded.

Ultimately, some people still couldn't find their record beads. The 5000 people with the most freedom had their own record beads, while the other 3 people were treated as having zero points.

Not all 300 admission tokens were found; only 244 were ultimately recorded. So, 56 tokens were never found, or perhaps they were hidden away.

Therefore, the top 756 people in the rankings are eligible for admission, which is a relief for those who do not have an admission token and whose scores are uncertain.

"The list of those who can be admitted will be posted at the main gate of the college the day after tomorrow morning. You can go and see for yourselves then. After that, you can disperse and go do whatever you need to do!"

Throughout the entire process, the examiners never asked if there were any violations of the assessment rules, such as hunting or killing people, nor did they ask about those who did not make it out.

"Finally, I can rest. These past few days have been exhausting. I had to be on high alert all the time, afraid of being attacked by the soul beasts that might suddenly appear there."

"That's right, this assessment was too difficult. I almost lost my life, but luckily I came back alive."

"I've had enough of dry rations. I'm going to go to a fancy hotel and order a huge feast to treat myself."

As soon as the signal to disband was given, the examinees became more active, which also diluted the bloody aura on their bodies.

"We still have to wait another day. Oh well, a few more days won't make a difference."

Yi Shuihan didn't have any intention of resting or relaxing. After all, this assessment was like a vacation for him. However, since that was the rule, he didn't intend to break it.

Following the crowd, Yi Shuihan left Caesar Academy and returned to the hotel he had previously rented. Fortunately, he hadn't checked out, otherwise he probably wouldn't even have a place to stay now. During this period, the hotels in Caesar City were already overcrowded, and even ordinary residents' homes were mostly occupied by other people, making it extremely difficult to find a room.

Instead of resting like the others, Yi Shuihan went to the bookstore and bought some books on raising soul beasts. He was about to get a soul beast egg and start raising it, so he needed to supplement his knowledge. Otherwise, he would be at a loss.

The day of the admission list announcement arrived quickly. All the other examinees checked early in the morning to see if they were on the list. Many of them knew their own chances were slim, but until the official list was released, they still held onto a glimmer of hope: what if they were on it? Better safe than sorry. If they were on it and missed out, how much they would regret it.

There were over 5,000 examinees to see the list, plus their relatives and friends, as well as onlookers, bringing the total number of people gathered at Caesar Academy to over 30,000. This was far fewer than the number on the day of the examination, but it was still incredibly lively.

Yi Shuihan didn't leave the hotel until 10 PM. He strolled leisurely to the academy, where there were only a few thousand people left.

"The first place in this assessment was someone named Taiyi. His score was outrageous, more than 200 times that of the second place. It was unbelievable. When I first saw it, I thought he was cheating."

“I think so too. Nothing so outrageous has ever happened before during the assessments. But since his name is on the list, it means the college considers his score to be valid and real.”

"That's right! I asked some of the people who took the exam this time, and guess what I heard? This exam was quite a spectacle! This candidate named Taiyi fought against dozens of Soul Kings all by himself in the last round and won. His combat power is simply heaven-defying. No wonder he got such a high score; he really has the strength!"

The surrounding discussions mostly revolved around Yi Shuihan's final display of power. Hearing everyone's amazement and praise, Yi Shuihan felt somewhat embarrassed.

Chapter 1114, Conflict in the Mission Hall (Part 1)

Having confirmed their name on the enrollment list, they were now considered students of Caesar's Academy. All they had to do next was report to the school and collect their student identification token.

As the number one academy on the Soul Beast Continent, Caesar Academy has a very advanced management system, implementing a credit system. As long as you complete the required credits each year, the academy won't interfere with what you do at other times.

In all things considered, Caesars College is more relaxed than universities. At least universities take attendance, but here it's completely unnecessary. If you don't come to class, the teachers will absolutely not care.

Upon arriving at the room where students were receiving their student identity tokens, several people were verifying their identities and receiving their tokens.

The students were all beaming with smiles, full of anticipation for their upcoming academy life.

Upon seeing Yi Shuihan enter, the prospective students who were talking immediately fell silent, and the atmosphere in the room became somewhat subtle.

"Looks like they recognized me."

Yi Shuihan understood what had happened, but the staff responsible for verifying identities and issuing identity tokens didn't know why. Of course, they also realized that the source of everything was Yi Shuihan.

"next."

As soon as the staff member spoke, the people who were originally queuing made way for each other.

"I'm not busy, let the others go first!"

"Me...me too."

"Same."

Thus, the barrier between Yi Shuihan and the staff was completely removed, and the two faced each other.

"Hello, I'm Aijia. I enrolled two years earlier than you. I'm here on a mission from the college to help the new students with their enrollment. You can call me Senior Aijia."

"Too easy."

"Oh, it's you! The one who got the top score among the new students this year, no wonder!"

Knowing Yi Shuihan's identity, Ai Jia became even more curious about him. She had heard about Yi Shuihan's deeds, and her first reaction was disbelief. It took her a long time to reluctantly accept Yi Shuihan's achievements. She had long wanted to meet this newcomer who was worthy of being recorded in the academy's history. No newcomer had ever been as impressive as Yi Shuihan in the admissions assessment.

"Since you're a celebrity, there's no need to verify. Here, this is your identity token. You can collect your first-place reward at the Mission Hall."

Ai Jia tossed Yi Shuihan a blue jade token, about the size of a palm, which exuded a cool aura when held in his hand.

"Is this the aura of soul power? This token is no ordinary item either. Wearing it for a long time will also have certain benefits for the body. Its greatest benefit is for Soul Generals. With it, a Soul General can break through to Soul King several times faster."

Holding the identity token, he subconsciously analyzed its function.

"Is this the end?"

"Otherwise what? It's just an identity token. Do you think it's going to be that complicated? This is Caesar Academy. Who would dare to cause trouble here?"

When Kaiser College was mentioned, Aija's expression was full of pride.

"By the way, there's also this."

Ai Jia tossed a small booklet to Yi Shuihan.

The words "College Guidebook" are prominently displayed on the cover of the booklet.

"I have to keep working. If you have something to do, you can start your real student life. If you don't have anything to do, wait for me for a while. I can be your guide and show you around the academy."

Ai Jia's words were quite clear: she wanted to build a good relationship with Yi Shuihan. She hadn't said this to the other prospective students, clearly indicating that she was considering investing in Yi Shuihan because of his potential.

Ai Jia is very beautiful, and her short, ear-length hair makes her look youthful and charming. It's hard for most people to resist her charm.

"I do have something to do, so I won't wait for you."

As Yi Shuihan finished speaking, he turned and left cleanly and decisively, leaving the others stunned.

"He really is a cool guy, he's different from everyone else, he doesn't even give his senior any face."

The prospective students secretly praised it.

"Aija, it seems your charm has declined! You can't even handle a little boy."

"Get lost, Zheng Rong, you little brat, you looking for a beating, huh!"

"I was wrong, Sister Aijia, please forgive me!"

The sight of the two pretty girls playfully fighting was a feast for the eyes of the prospective trainees.

After Yi Shuihan came out, he looked at the booklet as he walked towards the mission hall. He couldn't wait to receive the soul beast egg with the potential of the 9th rank. Only by getting it could his advancement mission truly begin.

"Elder Zhang, this is too easy to kill Zhang Hua, the son of our Zhang family patriarch. We must not let him live!"

"Of course, anyone who messes with our Zhang family, no matter how talented they are, must die. Otherwise, if we let them continue to live freely, they might one day shake our Zhang family's strength. We absolutely cannot let them grow stronger."

"He is favored by the academy's higher-ups, so we can't take action directly without an excuse. We can only make him suffer in other matters first. Isn't he number one? We won't give him the first-place reward yet."

A conversation targeting Yi Shuihan was taking place in a corner of the academy.

Caesar Academy is very large, covering an area of ​​over a hundred miles. It was an hour later when Yi Shuihan arrived at the Mission Hall.

It was around 5 p.m., but there were still many students coming in and out of the Mission Hall. Every now and then, you could see groups of two or three people entering the Mission Hall and talking about missions.

Yi Shuihan observed for a moment before finding the area to collect the reward, and then walked straight there.

"Newbie?"

The person in charge was a middle-aged Soul Master, at the Soul Emperor level, and he looked quite dignified.

"Good, claim your ranking reward."

Give me your identity token!

The middle-aged Soul Master initially treated Yi Shuihan fairly moderately, neither too close nor too distant. However, when Yi Shuihan handed him the identity token, his expression changed drastically, showing surprise, but more so, hostility.

When did I offend him?

Yi Shuihan noticed the middle-aged soul master's hostility and thought to himself.

"Your ranking reward cannot be claimed at this time. Please wait!"

The middle-aged Soul Master said calmly.

"kindness?"

Yi Shuihan frowned. He didn't care what attitude the middle-aged soul master had towards him, as long as it didn't cause him any real trouble. However, the middle-aged soul master had already crossed his bottom line.

Yi Shuihan had wasted a lot of time trying to obtain this soul beast egg, so how could he possibly back down just because of a single sentence from the other party?

Why can't I claim it?

"There's no reason why, I just mean no."

"I see! Then there's nothing we can do."

Chapter 1115, Conflict in the Mission Hall

A hint of disdain flashed in the middle-aged Soul Master's eyes. So what if he was the top freshman? In front of him, he could only obediently listen to him.

Kid, blame yourself for offending the Zhang family. No matter how high your talent is, it's just talent; it can't be converted into strength. A dead genius is not a genius. You are destined to never grow up.

Thinking of the benefits Elder Zhang promised him, even if it meant offending some people, the middle-aged soul master felt it was worth it.

"He should slink away next! Well, he's just a student, how dare he go against a teacher from my academy?"

The middle-aged Soul Master thought to himself, becoming increasingly smug.

"So this is your own idea, and not the academy's?"

Yi Shuihan's voice snapped the middle-aged soul master out of his reverie, and he realized what Yi Shuihan was talking about. The only emotion in his heart was anger.

"How dare he? How dare he speak to me in such a tone? Is he questioning me? Questioning his teacher, a mere student, how dare he..."

The middle-aged Soul Master's first thought wasn't about his own problem, but about Yi Shuihan's, believing that Yi Shuihan was provoking him.

"How dare you question me! So what if it was my decision? Do you have any objections?"

The middle-aged Soul Master's voice suddenly grew louder, attracting the attention of the others in the Mission Hall.

"What's going on over there? Isn't that Teacher Jiang Ling, who's in charge of distributing freshman awards? The people in front of him should be freshmen; have they gotten into a conflict?"

"Interesting. It's been a long time since I've seen a freshman dare to go against a teacher. This newbie is really bold!"

"Next, we should see this newcomer get a lesson from Teacher Jiang. Teacher Jiang is a Soul Emperor, although he is not outstanding among the teachers. But the other party is just a freshman, at most a Soul King. The strength of a Soul Emperor is dozens of times stronger than that of a Soul King."

The graduation requirement for Caesar Academy is Soul Emperor, but not all students can graduate smoothly. Apart from those who die in missions, many are expelled from Caesar Academy for failing to break through to Soul Emperor within 5 years. Even if such people break through to Soul Emperor later, they will not be recognized by Caesar Academy.

Caesar Academy has the best cultivation conditions on the Soul Beast Continent. If someone cannot break through to the Soul Emperor level within the specified time under these conditions, it means that their potential has been exhausted. Even if they have the opportunity to break through in the future, they will never be able to reach a realm above the Soul Emperor.

Those who cannot reach the realm above Soul Emperor are not worthy of Caesar Academy's attention. Countless expelled students, even those who become Soul Emperors, always dream of being recognized by Caesar Academy and becoming true graduates of Caesar Academy. However, such a thing has never happened. Even when one expelled student eventually reached the realm of Soul Emperor, Caesar Academy never acknowledged his Caesar Academy origin.

So don't underestimate Teacher Jiang just because he's only a Soul Emperor. In the outside world, his status is even higher than that of a typical Soul Emperor.

No one had a good impression of Yi Shuihan. Although some people didn't know who Yi Shuihan was, even if they did, probably no one would be optimistic about him! Unless it was Lu Xiu and his group.

"I don't care about your own opinion. Since the academy doesn't intend for me to wait, then please give me the reward. That way, I'll consider not causing you any trouble. Being beaten in front of so many people must have been quite distressing for you!"

Yi Shuihan's words shocked everyone in the mission hall. Everyone stared blankly at Yi Shuihan, forgetting what they were supposed to do.

"Get beaten up in front of so many people? You want to hit me?"

Jiang Ling's eyes widened, so angry that he couldn't even control his soul power. He had forgotten Elder Zhang's instructions and was now simply hostile towards Yi Shuihan because of his own feelings.

"Let me teach you a lesson, you arrogant brat."

Jiang Ling didn't even consider Yi Shuihan's suggestion that he take out the soul beast egg. His only thought was to teach Yi Shuihan a lesson. He didn't dare to kill Yi Shuihan, but he was willing to cripple him. A student talking back to a teacher and threatening to beat the teacher, he believed that others would stand on his side if they knew.

"Looks like you've chosen to let me beat you up first."

Yi Shuihan showed no fear whatsoever at Jiang Ling's outburst, and looked at Jiang Ling with a hint of disregard. In fact, it was true; as a Soul Emperor, if Jiang Ling hadn't been in charge of distributing rewards, Yi Shuihan would never have crossed paths with him.

"Come out, you black threadworm!"

With a surge of soul power, countless black insects appeared around Jiang Ling. These were likely the black threadworms he had mentioned. Each black threadworm was only about 3cm long, and there were roughly thousands of them at this point.

Among these black threadworms, one was quite special. Although it looked no different from the other black threadworms, Yi Shuihan knew that it was this black threadworm that controlled the behavior of the other black threadworms, and its connection with Jiang Ling was the deepest.

"It's Teacher Jiang's black thread worm, also known as the Soul-Eating Worm. It can devour soul power. Once you're entangled by it, unless you're a Soul Emperor, you're guaranteed to lose."