Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 1394 - 239: The Metropolitan Examination Begins, the Staggering Shock of Age!

Chapter 1394: Chapter 239: The Metropolitan Examination Begins, the Staggering Shock of Age!

"In that case, I shall let them fight, let them vie for supremacy."

"Let the most capable one emerge through battle, ascend the Dragon Throne by their own strength, and become the new Emperor!"

"At that time, the power I leave behind will naturally be at their disposal, and they will naturally have enough ability to quell all internal strife, to forge a new era as the Sacred Emperor."

Hearing the resolute words of the man atop the Dragon Throne, Ji Mingyue looked at him with some disbelief.

"Father, this will lead to fratricidal conflict among my brothers, mutual slaughter!!"

"I know!" The man on the Dragon Throne nodded calmly and continued, "They are born into the Imperial Family; this is their destiny, their mission, and their final path."

"At any point in the past eight hundred years, they might have been harmonious and friendly!"

"But in this era, they have no choice, I have no choice, no one has a choice!"

Listening to these words, Ji Mingyue looked at the man on the Dragon Throne, his expression greatly shaken, as if meeting him for the first time today.

"Shiqi, you must find a path for yourself! I cannot protect you forever!" The man added.

"Father, someone will protect me!" Ji Mingyue replied.

At this moment, the man’s face on the Dragon Throne suddenly showed a hint of anger.

Listening to Ji Mingyue’s serious words, he felt as if the pearl of his palm had been stolen away at that moment.

"Is it the Jiang Ning you’ve mentioned before?"

"It is him!" Ji Mingyue nodded.

"Very well, I want to see what abilities he has to protect you!" The man on the Dragon Throne held back his anger without erupting.

Having said this, he then dismissed Ji Mingyue.

A moment later.

"Begin!"

The voice of the man on the Dragon Throne transmitted through a special starlight-shrouded silk.

Upon hearing this, the presiding examiner of this Martial Arts Examination immediately issued the herald.

Dong—dong dong—dong dong dong—

The war drums on the training ground, at this moment, became urgent from being steady.

The drum sounds grew louder, like spring thunder exploding continuously over the Royal Capital.

On the other side.

The rest area for martial students.

"It’s started!" Yan Youjiao stood beside Jiang Ning, looking at a corner of the training ground, clenching his fist with excitement on his face.

"All martial students, please enter the field!"

At this moment, a burly man in shining armor walked over.

Jiang Ning glanced at his armor and immediately knew his identity.

Capital Commandant.

Of the same rank as Yan Youjiao’s father.

But their status is completely different.

Yan Duwei is in Dongling County, he is the highest military authority, able to command the troops of a county, his power is truly immense.

However, this Capital Commandant before him is in the Royal Capital, where top three-grade officials are everywhere.

In such a place, casually throwing a brick might hit someone with a higher position than the commandant.

At this moment, hearing the commandant’s words.

The martial students immediately stood up, presenting the identity tokens that were just distributed.

Under the commandant’s individual verification, everyone exited the semi-enclosed resting area.

As they stepped out of the resting area.

Jiang Ning’s eyes slightly narrowed.

The dazzling sunlight fell on the pale ground of the training field, reflecting blinding white light.

The surroundings of the training ground were tumultuous.

His gaze swept across the scene; he saw the four sides of the training ground were all equipped with stands.

At this moment, the stands were fully occupied, heads bobbing, dense as an ant swarm.

Then, his gaze fell upon the elevated stand at the north of the training ground.

Because on the elevated stand at the north of the training ground, there were familiar figures.

He saw the Eighth Prince Ji Minghao, the Fifth Prince Ji Mingyuan, and the Third Prince, who hosted the Linyuan Small Gathering.

Among the royal daughters, he also saw Ji Mingyue.

At this moment, Ji Mingyue saw Jiang Ning, blinked at him across the distance, and the heaviness in her heart dissipated the moment she saw Jiang Ning.

Meanwhile.

The man on the Dragon Throne’s gaze also swept across the martial students’ area.

He immediately locked onto Jiang Ning.

Making such a big stir, the portrait of Jiang Ning had long been delivered to his study, presented before him.

Accompanied by that majestic gaze, Jiang Ning instinctively looked towards the man on the Dragon Throne.

Under the special star-shrouded veil, the features of the man on the Dragon Throne appeared extremely vague.

He immediately knew that the man on the Dragon Throne was the highest ruler of the current Great Xia imperial family.

At this moment, the drum sound gradually ceased.

Then, his attention was drawn to the examiner.

"Chen Cheng, from Changning County, Martial Examination Chieftain, age twenty-seven!"

The examiner loudly announced, then received the document and corresponding portrait from his subordinate for further verification.

"Chen Cheng, is the information correct?" The examiner shouted again.

"Correct!" A straight-standing talented individual slightly nodded.

"Xu Zhicheng... age twenty-nine"

"Correct!"

"Pan Chang’an... age twenty-eight"

"Correct!"

"..."

At this moment, the training field was unusually quiet, only the dialogue between the examiner and the martial students, accompanied by occasional exclamations.

"Mingxin, from Jing’an County, Martial Examination Chieftain, age twenty-five."

When the examiner reported Mingxin’s information, the surroundings of the training field immediately erupted into discussions.

"Master Mingxin truly deserves to be called Buddha incarnate; at the young age of twenty-five, he’s already ranked second on the Heavenly List."

"Of course, Master Mingxin is the Buddha’s son of our time!"

"Will Master Mingxin reach the Second Grade Great Grandmaster Realm in a few more years?"

"Is there any need to ask? It’s inevitable! Master Mingxin is fully nurtured by the Vajra Temple, and the Vajra Temple’s foundation is immensely profound."

"..."

Amidst the clamorous discussion, Mingxin pressed his palms together.

"Correct."

Then, the examiner continued to verify identities.

From the thirty-six prefectures of the Nine States, all those with top ratings in the provincial exam, bearing the title of martial examination chieftain, were now gathered on the training ground in considerable numbers.

A moment later.

"Wan Jianyi, from Bashu County, Martial Examination Chieftain, age twenty-eight!"

Hearing this information, Wan Jianyi’s face moved slightly.

At the age of twenty-eight, compared to Mingxin, his age was immediately eclipsed.

He understood what a significant advancement those extra three years brought to prodigies like him.

He knew very well what his own strength was three years prior.

Against his current self, his previous skills would be powerless.

He knew that if Buddha’s son Mingxin matured for another three years, he would likely enter the Second Grade Great Grandmaster Realm.

With such strength at that time, facing him, he would remain powerless.

At this moment, the discussion surrounding Wan Jianyi’s information was far less compared to Mingxin.

"Correct!" Seeing the gaze from the examiner, he uttered these two words calmly.

A moment later.

"Jiang Ning, from Dongling County, Martial Examination Chieftain, age nineteen!"

This statement caused a temporary silence on the entire training ground.

Then the crowd’s discussions instantly coalesced into a roaring clamor.

"Nineteen? Did I hear that right?"

"Friend, you must be quite ignorant! This Lord Jiang is truly a martial genius of recent years. In less than two years, he has become the leader of the younger generation."

"What kind of talent is this? It’s incredibly terrifying!"

"Just like the saying, a giant roc rises with the wind one day, soaring nine thousand miles, that’s the depiction of this Dongling County Patrol Envoy!"

"The "scholars" present are all geniuses, but now it seems being a genius is merely his threshold!"

"Do you think, if we wait ten years, when he is thirty years old and participating in the Martial Arts Examination, what kind of prowess would he possess?"

"At least he’d be a Marquis, wouldn’t he?!"

"..."

At this moment, the discussion was overly loud.

Wan Jianyi also looked solemnly towards Jiang Ning.

Even though he already received information about Jiang Ning through other channels, this confirmation from the examiner still filled him with shock.

At nineteen, not yet come of age, reaching the level to compete on the same stage.

Such talent is truly shocking.

Even he couldn’t imagine it for a moment.

This is ten times his talent, yet what kind of Heavenly Person is he?

The current top of the Heavenly List could be called the first person of the younger generation!