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Chapter 170: Chapter 166: The Intensive Membership Assessment (Vote for Monthly Tickets!)

Golden Angel Envoy! Black Blade!

Having merged with three soul spirits, elevating his potential to legendary gold, Black Blade seemed to have had many insights, standing motionless in the Gravity Chamber.

Fang You opened up Brother Black Blade’s panel to take a close look.

‘Black Blade (Third Awakening)’

‘Potential: Gold’

‘Skills: Basic Swordsmanship (Peak Mastery), Blade Slash (Supernatural Holiness – New), Mysterious Evil Tracking (Master), Illusory Void Step (Expert), Basic Visualization (Expert), Edge Glow Accumulation (Proficient)… and various other basic skills.’

‘Equipment: Evil-Slaying Greatsword, Standard Combat Sword, Standard Combat Suit’​

‘Ability: Icy Killing Intent’

‘Talents: Instructor, Immortal Will’

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‘Icy Killing Intent’

‘Ability Development: Killing Intent Shocks, Killing Intent Attachment, Killing Intent Armament’

Golden potential, dual talents!

The real improvement is still in potential, in the future; the higher the potential, the stronger the talents, the easier it will be for the basic two dimensions to grow, and breakthroughs during Awakening will be easier than for others.

Talents impact the long term, but the increase in current combat power isn’t that…

“Well, actually, it’s pretty significant.”

“When Black Blade and Silver Bell went from blue to purple potential, they only gained one talent, but going from purple to gold isn’t just that.”

“Aside from the ‘Immortal Will’ talent, Black Blade’s physique and spirit have both greatly improved, making him truly the number one person in two dimensions… After all, his Instructor talent significantly increases the two dimensions. This is also a reflection of the disparity in potential. Setting those skills aside, Black Blade’s basic two dimensions are also far beyond Third Awakening, and he could easily defeat them without using skills.”

“And this time, the Instructor talent has also improved, specifically manifesting as…”

He checked.

Basically, the range and duration of the Instructor talent’s effects have increased. Now, even if Black Blade is out on a mission for several days, the trainees at the training center can still enjoy the benefits of the Instructor’s buff.

At the same time, Black Blade also benefits from the feedback of the trainees’ training.

That’s a bit strong.

As for the talent ‘Immortal Will’, its description is a bit mystical, but just the features it has shown so far are…

Just now, the moment Black Blade’s potential rose, his proficiency in Blade Slash also broke through, reaching the level of Supernatural Holiness.

Saving him a precious purple-grade skill practice card.

“Supernatural Holiness, this seems to be the highest level of proficiency. Black Blade has perfected the Blade Slash. I wonder how terrifying this skill can be.”

He was a little eager to try it out.

But after thinking about it, Brother Black Blade seemed to be having an epiphany right now, so he shouldn’t disturb him.

He quietly left.

It absolutely had nothing to do with worries about not being able to beat him.

He was the invincible Torchbearer Instructor.

…

Nobody, not even Xing Jing Lei and the others, knew about Black Blade’s breakthrough in potential, let alone the ordinary trainees practicing in the base.

But when they measured their progress for the day in the evening, they were astonished to discover…

“My physical strength has increased by 0.26 today, more than yesterday. Awesome, awesome, does this mean I have a promising future?!”

“According to conventional theory, the rate of physical growth should definitely slow down over time. If today’s increase exceeds yesterday’s, it does indicate that some unknown potential has been tapped, which is a good sign.”

“The results are out, my physical growth today has also increased by 0.03 units compared to yesterday!”

“Mine increased as well.”

“Same here!”

“???”

The student who had almost burst into ecstatic laughter just now suddenly froze.

Although everyone had improved, which was good news, somehow it didn’t feel as exhilarating as before.

Damn it!

“There’s only one truth, the nutrition meals we had today must have been upgraded.”

“But it didn’t taste any different.”

“Are you talking about that nutrient liquid?”

“The same bitterness.”

“But given the bitterness of that nutrient liquid, even if there was some change, it would be hard to taste it, right? After all, it’s all bitter.”

“Emmmmm, this handsome guy thought he could sneak ahead a bit, but in the end, everyone moved forward.”

So the gap remains the same.

There’s absolutely no advantage in the membership assessment!

And now, joining Torchbearer is more competitive and harder with each cohort!

It’s said that in the early days, any trainee who met the standards and passed the assessment could officially join and meet the Instructor for their identity conferment.

That was the earliest.

Later, assessments became more complicated and difficult, said to be due to lax standards when there were few people at the start.

Then later, which is now, joining isn’t just about passing the assessments but also requires ranking in the top ten, top eight, or even top six in that period to qualify for membership.

A cohort’s quota is limited!

If you are not excellent or strong enough, you will be edged out.

An unnamed extra from last period’s assessment ranked 33rd; that position looks good at first glance, and it seems they could join after a few more cohorts.

But that’s not really how it works.

Later recruits might surpass him, especially those freakishly talented newcomers who haven’t been at the base for long. They might not start with high ranks, but their rate of progress is incredibly fast.

The extra knows a guy who, during the assessment before last, ranked 9th and missed out by just one place.

But when it came to the last evaluation, the senior brother who ranked no.1 among the trainees was surpassed by several who joined in later batches, once again missing the chance to become an official member.

And for the next evaluation…

Well, three days ago, hundreds of new recruits arrived, and among them, the number of monster rookies only seemed to increase. Some supporting character heard that some people improved in two days of training as much as others did in more than ten or twenty days.

That senior brother had already despaired.

As for him, “Joining the club is as hard as ascending to heaven.”

The supporting character, someone who already had no expectations left, but giving up was not an option—in the Torch’s ranks, giving up wasn’t in the vocabulary.

What to do but keep training?

As the instructor would say, as long as you don’t die from it, train to the death; one day, persistent training will pay off.

Even without rewards, as long as you’ve done it, at least you’ll have no regrets.

“Damn it!”

“Run another thirty laps!”

“Brother Zhou, brother Zhou, I have great news, fantastic news.”

A newbie little bro rushed towards him at a speed of a hundred meters in eleven seconds, gasped for air, and said, “Just now, Instructor Xu announced an important piece of news.”

Black Blade is the head instructor.

Xu Tian, Fan Anyuan, and others have now been promoted to training base instructors, responsible for various affairs… after all, Black Blade never bothered with these.

“Instructor Xu said, in addition to the club entry evaluation, a new evaluation will be introduced. Anyone passing it will be an associate member of the Torch, and… it seems there’s also a chance to get an Awakening!”

An Awakening opportunity!

Extraordinary powers!

Zhou’s eyes lit up. That’s exactly why he had come to this training base undeterred, why he had endured relentless training—because of extraordinary powers!

Of course, that wasn’t the only reason. Part of it was because everyone was persevering, and more so because the world was facing a disaster; only by becoming stronger could one protect their loved ones, protect the world.

But extraordinary powers were still his, and many trainees’, deep yearning!

The newbie wasn’t very clear on the details, so Zhou immediately went to check the place where the notice was posted. There were already quite a few people gathered, gawking. Zhou squeezed his way in, but even with his robust physique, he couldn’t get through.

There were no weaklings here!

He was frustrated.

Suddenly, his phone vibrated—it was the trainee mobile. He checked it, and voila, the announcement had already been synced to the training base’s app.

“On the Standards and Preliminary Evaluation for Awakening”

The notification wasn’t long; the instructors are always succinct and to the point.

“To put it simply, even we, the non-official members of the Torch, can now get a chance at Awakening; however, this chance isn’t guaranteed, and the process might be a tad dangerous.”

“The path to Mysterious Awakening is inherently dangerous, facing Mysterious Evil in the future won’t be any less risky. What’s there to fear? Anyone who’s scared wouldn’t stay here.”

“But the issue isn’t about the danger; it’s that we still have to meet certain standards to get this opportunity, and the standards are not low either.”

Physique needs to be greater than 2.5, spirit must be over 1.3, and among the basic skills like swordsmanship, boxing, and marksmanship, at least one needs to be at the proficient level.

And one must also pass the test of will.

This evaluation is about the mastery of basic skills and the strength of will.

The requirements are indeed not low, almost catching up with the standards for club entry evaluation.

The only relief for Zhou and the others was that passing the Awakening evaluation meant success, without the intense pressure of limited slots.

“Hold on, the trainees who pass the Awakening evaluation are pre-official, but to become official, one still needs to go through the club entry evaluation. That means…”

“Damn! The club entry evaluations are going to be even more competitive!”

…

The introduction of an Awakening evaluation, a not so distant opportunity for Awakening, had the trainees at the entire training base buzzing.

The newbies might not feel it as deeply; Awakening opportunities were still out of reach for them.

But it was different for the veteran trainees.

Especially elite trainees like Zhou, who felt that the chance to join the club seemed closer after each try, but were surpassed over and over again by the monster new recruits.

There were too many monsters in this training base!

They were under tremendous pressure.

Were they not trying hard enough, progressing too slowly? Not at all! They were already improving fast, changing every day. But the monster new recruits… they were inhuman!

Now, the club entry evaluations may become increasingly competitive, but at least, there was a chance at extraordinary power.

Today!

The trainees from the Investigation Bureau were also very excited.

They couldn’t join the club, they didn’t need to compete internally with Torch’s monster new recruits, but…

Compared to the regular trainees, these investigators were keener on how difficult Awakening was, they craved it more than anyone.

Now there was a chance.

“The Torch has special methods for Awakening!”

“But this not only requires us to pass the evaluation, it seems we also have to pay an extra fee.”

They get to enjoy all the trainee benefits.

But the chance for Awakening, that’s a perk for pre-official members, and for Torch to guide their Awakening, ensuring their safety, there must be significant costs involved.

They’re here training, rapidly improving—that’s already a big win. Paying extra for the opportunity to Awaken is perfectly reasonable.

The investigators looked towards Yang Chang.

Yang Chang nodded, “I’ve already made arrangements with Instructor Fan. Those who meet the criteria should all sign up. It’s also a way to test the results of your training. Don’t let the Torch’s regular folks outdo you.”

“Rest assured, Leader Yang.”

“Absolutely!”

“We’ve trained for so long after all, and been through numerous battles. How could we lose to some hothouse flowers?”

“To restore the glory of the investigations, today’s the day!”