Chapter 1 Test and Registration?

"Test, registration? Could it be a mock exam on the first day?" Immediately, the entire class was filled with puzzled voices. Everyone was confused, clearly unsure of what kind of exam or important procedure required such a grand display.

"An exam on the first day of school? This isn't a real placement test, it's not necessary, is it?"

Su Zhou, who was rarely seen studying diligently, was also scratching his head in confusion. He didn't dislike exams, because they felt like fighting a boss in a game, a pleasurable challenge. What he disliked were the numerous assignments, which were like tedious but necessary daily tasks in a game.

Of course, he also knew that without daily tasks, there would be no resources to challenge the boss. Although this was just an analogy, the general idea was the same.

Based on the available information, this sudden test and registration was only for senior high school students, so it should be related to the Shengju Selection Test.

After the broadcast echoed back and forth three times, the head teacher, with an expression of someone who had just finished a meeting, hurriedly arrived with a stack of documents.

"Sorry, students, the Education Bureau has issued an urgent notice regarding the news of this year's new Shengju Selection Test, which needs to be announced to all students..."

"The test? The test isn't difficult, most of them are multiple-choice questions about psychological tendencies, and there are also essay questions. There are professional professors to tutor you, it's not a mock exam, so don't worry."

Su Zhou's class teacher, Teacher Li, was an older female teacher who could be considered an old-timer. She usually kept her gray hair neatly arranged, and her demeanor was calm and composed.

But today, her expression seemed quite nervous, and when she looked at the students in her class, her eyes were filled with a mixture of joy and worry: "In short, everyone should keep a normal state of mind, remember not to lie, and try to choose the options that you truly want to choose according to your true feelings."

Hearing this, the whole class naturally began to line up according to their student numbers and head to the auditorium. When Su Zhou was about to follow the team, he was specially called out by Teacher Li.

"Su Zhou, come over here."

"What's the matter, Teacher Li?" Su Zhou exchanged a glance with Shao Qiming, who was not far away, and saw his friend, who was always well-informed, shake his head, also unaware of what was going on that required him to be called out separately.

With that, he got up and walked over. Su Zhou originally wanted to ask what was going on, but he heard his class teacher turn to the team and say: "All students, follow Teacher Liu from Class Two to the auditorium, the class monitor will lead the team, just like before!"

Then, Teacher Li turned directly to Su Zhou. She looked at this 'former sports-oriented student' whose grades had risen rapidly recently and whose spiritual energy talent was also exceptionally outstanding, and couldn't help but smile: "As for you, go to the principal's office with me."

"The leaders of the Education Bureau are also there, they are all waiting for you."

"The principal? Leaders from the Education Bureau? What do these people want from me?"

If you don't understand, just ask. On the way to the principal's office with the class teacher, Su Zhou, filled with question marks, asked directly—that's just how he was. If there was someone he could ask, he would just ask, unless he had a phone in his hand to search on Baidu.

"It's about the Cultivation Academies and the Transcendent assessment."

Teacher Li was used to her student's straightforward personality. In the past, Su Zhou's grades were certainly not the best, but with Shao Qiming's help, he could be considered to be stably in the middle.

Moreover, compared to other students in the middle, who were neither up nor down and causing concern, Su Zhou at least had an advantage in physical fitness—everyone thought that as long as Su Zhou wanted to, he could participate in the high school student sports meet at any time, win a few championships, and with his already decent grades, he could go to any academy.

In addition, Su Zhou was cheerful, friendly, and had a wide circle of friends, and his emotional intelligence was not bad.

However, she didn't expect that after the spiritual energy revival, her student would shine even more, attracting visits and observations from various leaders and even professors from major academies.

Thinking of this, Teacher Li explained a few more words: "It's probably like this, Su Zhou, because of the arrival of the spiritual energy revival, the opening of the three Grade A Transcendent Academies and the spiritual energy classes in various academies, the process of the Shengju Selection Test has changed to a certain extent. After the general knowledge test, spiritual energy-related tests have been added."

"But considering that not all students have the talent for cultivation, or awakened special abilities, the spiritual energy test content will only be open to a portion of students who have applied for the relevant test."

"Today in the auditorium is the most preliminary qualification assessment, mainly to test whether there are any problems with your thinking and values, and whether there are any hidden psychological problems—according to those professors, the most important thing for Transcendent beings, besides strength, is a healthy mind and attitude towards life."

Speaking of this, Teacher Li was quite emotional: "In fact, not only Transcendent beings, but ordinary people are the same… grades and knowledge are important, but how to be a person is also important. It's just that before the spiritual energy revival, no one specifically assessed this aspect."

After listening, Su Zhou nodded thoughtfully, but soon, he asked strangely: "But Teacher Li, if that's the case, everyone will definitely choose options that are kind and friendly, and answer in a way that is aligned with positive values and a good attitude—even if they are really bad people, they would never tell the truth at this time."

After all, even delinquent teenagers and potential criminals might not follow their true feelings at this time, but pretend to be good children.

Unless, there are Transcendent beings related to the study of the mind on the scene, and they have even set up some related methods.

The old teacher with white hair smiled and confirmed Su Zhou's guess: "As long as they know what is wrong and what is right, and know what the consequences of making mistakes are, then a slightly bad nature can be artificially corrected. The most terrible thing is those little guys who don't think they are wrong even when they make mistakes. They are the ones who really need psychological treatment… Alright, we're here."

Su Zhou had been to the principal's office several times before, probably during the time he broke the high school student short-distance running record in his first year of high school. Except for the calligraphy hanging on the back wall, which looked quite impressive, the furnishings were very simple.

The principal was a middle-aged man with a receding hairline and a slightly chubby figure, surnamed Qiu. Next to him sat a scholar wearing a modern Taoist robe, with a kind face and a long beard, looking like a celestial being. It was Zhang Fucheng, Professor Zhang from the Zheng Yi Academy.

"Oh, Student Su, please sit down, don't be restrained."

Principal Qiu seemed to be chatting with Professor Zhang before, and his words and actions seemed to be quite ingratiating to the other party. When he saw Su Zhou coming in, his eyes lit up immediately. He quickly got up and pointed to a chair that had been prepared in advance: "Sit, please sit…" Seeming to realize that he was a little too enthusiastic, he coughed and slowly sat down.

Professor Zhang, on the other hand, had been smiling and sitting next to him, not saying much, except for nodding to Su Zhou at the beginning.

When Su Zhou sat down on the chair, Principal Qiu crossed his hands and placed them under his nose, saying with a serious expression: "Well, Student Su, I know you must have doubts, so we won't beat around the bush and get straight to the point."

Then, he told Su Zhou one by one the reasons why he was invited alone to discuss.

The answer was very simple, because of Su Zhou's talent.

In the spiritual energy class, even if he only showed a part of his talent, Su Zhou could be considered to be among the top in the country, and even a genius who was extremely likely to compete for the first place. Although he had not yet undergone detailed testing and assessment, judging from the amount of spiritual energy absorbed alone, it was a certainty that he would advance to Transcendent in the future, and even beyond Transcendent, there was a great possibility.

A national-level cultivation genius in his own school, what a great achievement this was! No wonder the head teacher, Teacher Li, and Principal Qiu were so nervous. This was all their achievement! Teacher Li's special title and Principal Qiu's future prospects were all at stake, how could they not pay attention to it?

Therefore, they simply invited him alone to explain in detail the advantages and disadvantages and the possible rewards.

"There are several steps to apply for the Transcendent assessment, the first of which is the thinking tendency test. This is what is being done in the auditorium now. With the blessing of the Clarity Mantra, you can generally get the most truthful answers."

Although Principal Qiu usually spoke very tediously in the auditorium, he now spoke clearly and simply, showing his full strength as an educator: "For Student Su, Teacher Li and I can guarantee an exemption. Of course, if you want to try it yourself, it doesn't matter. This thing mainly looks at a tendency and won't really eliminate many people."

"The real elimination of people is the next test, the physical examination. Well, to be precise, it's the 'physical fitness test'."

At this time, Professor Zhang coughed, and Principal Qiu nodded, giving him the right to speak, and Su Zhou also turned to look.

"You can actually skip the physical fitness test too." Professor Zhang's voice was very gentle. In Su Zhou's opinion, his strength should be at the peak of the Awakening realm, just about to advance. One step further would be the Transcendent realm, so it was no wonder Principal Qiu seemed to be trying to please him. He should be a high-level figure in the Zheng Yi Academy.

Su Zhou's observation only took a moment, and Professor Zhang continued to explain: "After all, I and several other academy professors have personally observed your talent. This is something that cannot be faked."

"The general physical fitness test is only to test those students who have just opened their spiritual apertures and have only introduced spiritual energy not long ago. Of course, students who haven't yet can also try to see if they really have talent, but in that case, they will need to pay an extra testing fee, after all, the use of testing instruments also consumes resources—of course, not much, the official will bear most of the consumption, it is only used to dissuade those gamblers who clearly know that they don't have talent but just want to try their luck."

"But, Student Su." The turning point in everything lies in a "but". Professor Zhang straightened his posture and looked at Su Zhou, who also had a serious face: "Principal Qiu, Teacher Li, or rather, the entire Hongcheng, Hongzhou education system, all hope that you can show your full potential in the 'physical fitness test' and unleash your greatest potential."

--Are you serious?

Blinking his eyes, Su Zhou knew that their full strength and his true full strength were not the same thing, but he couldn't help but feel a twitch in his heart: "Wow, Yala, if I really release all my potential in front of these people, what do you think they will be scared into?"

"What else? Stunned, speechless, weak legs…" The snake spirit lazily replied: "Isn't that what you're planning to do? Even more exaggerated than they think—isn't that perfect?"

In fact, this was indeed perfect.

Why did they want Su Zhou to participate in the test with all his strength? The answer was even simpler—because there was competition between states and regions.

Su Zhou's appearance was not only the political achievement of Teacher Li and Principal Qiu, but also the achievement of the Hongcheng Education Bureau and the Hongzhou Education Bureau… Does it sound like they are using Su Zhou? Don't worry, they came here this time to eliminate this possible misunderstanding.

Zhang Fucheng, on behalf of the local official of Hongzhou, assured Su Zhou that as long as he could show his potential in the physical fitness test and get a good result in the top ten in the country, he would receive rewards worth millions, as well as various spiritual items that could not be bought with money.

This was actually not much, after all, Su Zhou, as a genius who was destined to advance to Transcendent in the future, even as a favor, his value was far greater than this number.

And if Su Zhou also got a top ten result in the country in the 'spiritual energy actual test' that was conducted at the same time as the Shengju Selection Test after the 'physical fitness test', then this reward was still up for discussion!

"The physical fitness test is roughly a physical examination and a test of spiritual energy talent."

This time, it was Principal Qiu's turn to explain: "The spiritual energy actual test is to show the Transcendent power you have cultivated, and to register and classify your spiritual energy and abilities, so that it will be easier to analyze which system you will go to the Transcendent Academy to study in."

"In addition to this, it is also a process to show to the public, to let the public see what kind of changes the Transcendent power brought by the spiritual energy revival will bring to a person—this process will be broadcast live across the country, as another way to popularize Transcendent power."

"In addition to the extra rewards we give, the national official itself will also give extra pill support to the top students—many cultivation pills, these are all resources!"

"How is it, Student Su? The mind test, the physical test, and the spiritual test, that's roughly the process. You don't need to squeeze yourself, just perform naturally and ensure that you are in the best state."

Whether it was Principal Qiu, Professor Zhang, or Teacher Li, who was pacing outside the door, although they did not hear the content of the conversation, they were all nervously waiting for Su Zhou's answer with expectant expressions.

And his answer was very simple.

"No problem."

Su Zhou smiled lightly, his expression was very relaxed, even with a hint of pleasure: "Don't worry, I understand."

"I will definitely go 'all out'."