Among the three judges, the one in the middle was a being formed of clouds and mist, with two bolts of lightning flickering like eyes where a head would be. Director Gao knew this was True Lord Qiyun, one of the vice-principals of Myriad Law University, responsible for teaching and talent cultivation.

For many years, True Lord Qiyun had advocated for immortal cultivation among minors, believing that the best path for young people in Kunxu was the graveyard. He consistently proposed that young people under the age of 18 should be able to practice immortal cultivation and contribute to society.

This humanoid cloud of mist before him was merely one of his avatars.

To his left was a demon descendant ten meters tall, with tusks protruding from his mouth, a nose like a flood dragon, and the bloodline of an elephant demon. Director Gao knew this was True Lord Tianxiang from Heavenly Demon University, a senior expert in civil engineering with considerable influence in academic circles.

True Lord Tianxiang was also a master in the field of ‘living piles’. To meet deadlines, he once accelerated the birth of three thousand demon fetuses in a single day. He had repeatedly protested against inequality between humans and demons to all sectors of society, arguing that every human should have the right to be mass-produced and farmed.

Both True Lord Tianxiang and True Lord Qiyun were revered seniors whose names Director Gao had heard hundreds of years ago. However, every time he saw them again, he had to admit that they had changed significantly. They always kept pace with the times, constantly evolving their ideas, and staying ahead of trends. They truly deserved their reputations as vice-principals and technical masters.

Among the three judges, to the right was a Fifth-Tier True God, Geng Chenyi, whose divine light flickered. This True God was also an old acquaintance of Director Gao, having been responsible for many affairs in Myriad Law University City for years. He had led the last sweep against the Twin Cultivation Heresy.

This time, Geng Chenyi was in charge of leading the True Gods to maintain order during the Military Certificate examination. As Geng Chenyi moved, his divine power continuously reverberated through the spirit realm, spreading across the entire competition arena. His consciousness swept back and forth, then he slowly asked, “Is everyone ready?”

In an instant, responses from True Gods came back. Deng Bingding, who had previously supervised Zhang Yu’s Foundation Establishment examination on the first level and had since been promoted to the second, was among them. Deng Bingding responded through the spiritual network, “The examination venue is ready, and all eight contestants have arrived.”

As Deng Bingding replied, he secretly observed Zhang Yu’s position, thinking, “Zhang Yu is only a junior, isn’t he? Why is he taking the Military Certificate exam?”

Geng Chenyi looked at True Lord Qiyun beside him and smiled, “Principal, all the candidates have arrived. Shall we begin?”

True Lord Qiyun’s body rippled with thunder, the sounds overlapping to form a deep male voice. “Then let us begin.”

The eight candidates were watching the flying ship in the sky when, the next moment, they felt a flicker before their eyes, and Deng Bingding’s projection appeared in front of them. Seeing Deng Bingding appear before him, a hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Yu’s eyes. Then he heard the other person explain the course and rules.

“It’s divided into two rounds?” Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Eight contestants, each following different instructions, will head to distinct locations 10 kilometers away in eight different directions.”

“The three who arrive last… will be directly eliminated?” Hearing Deng Bingding announce this elimination rule, the eyes of several students present sharpened. As the countdown projection appeared in the air, the students made their individual preparations.

Ping Han stood on his treasure chest. Su Yanyang activated his Dharma Bones, and he floated into the air. Xiao Yunji’s Dharma Bones behind her deformed, spewing out streams of protective *gang* qi, and the magical power within her body rapidly circulated.

Like peals of thunder, as the countdown ended, the eight candidates simultaneously vanished, shooting off like black lightning bolts in eight different directions.

Watching the students disappear, Deng Bingding thought to himself, “Even on the second level, there’s still not enough money to go around.”

“This Military Certificate exam is quite expensive. That’s why they’re eliminating three people first, to avoid running out of budget, right?”

Looking at the direction Zhang Yu had disappeared in, Deng Bingding wondered, “I wonder how far Zhang Yu can make it.”

At this moment, all eight students across the entire examination venue were under the surveillance of the True Gods. On the flying ship, scenes from the examination venue had appeared before the three judges and numerous guests.

True Lord Qiyun calmly said, “Although it’s only a short 10-kilometer distance, many traps have been laid along the way to impede the candidates’ speed.”

True Lord Tianxiang nodded beside him, “The first round is a basic test. It’s designed to assess the candidates’ fundamentals and their adaptability.”

“The last three, naturally, will have no need for a Military Certificate.”

With a thought, True Lord Tianxiang saw Su Yanyang’s figure appear on the screen before him. At that moment, Su Yanyang’s arms and legs were composed of crystalline structures, within which electric light flickered, emitting a heart-palpitating vibration. This was his most powerful Dharma Bone suit, the Earth Fiend God. As for why he hadn’t switched to his previous speed-type Dharma Bone suit, it was simply because he had been plagued by lawsuits and poor financial conditions throughout the year, forcing him to sell that suit before the exam.

Currently, with the enhancement of the Earth Fiend God, Su Yanyang floated in mid-air, flying forward at high speed in a manner defying gravity. The next moment, he felt a sudden heaviness, as if an invisible mountain had pressed down on him, dragging him towards the ground. Su Yanyang’s expression changed. His eyes scanned in all directions. He quickly located the core of the large array below, altered his hand seals, and stirred up a large amount of sand and mud, destroying the array.

True Lord Tianxiang commented casually, “This Su Yanyang’s reaction is quite good.”

Then he switched to Xiao Yunji’s perspective and saw the young woman had transformed into a giant over ten meters tall, wildly charging with three heads and six arms, smashing various arrays and traps along the way. Watching this scene, True Lord Tianxiang laughed heartily, “This Xiao Yunji is incredibly fierce! She’s even using transforming Dharma Bones? Her Dao heart is truly commendable.”

Just then, True Lord Qiyun spoke from beside him, “Tianxiang, take a look at this Ping Han.”

True Lord Tianxiang switched to Ping Han’s perspective and saw Ping Han standing upright on a metal box as tall as a person, rapidly flying towards the target location. At the same time, several Dharma treasures tightly encircled him, blocking all incoming attacks, whether they were surging lightning and fire or incoming sword qi. From the Dharma treasures, streams of fire dragons occasionally shot out, refining all arrays impeding Ping Han’s progress into scorched earth.

From beginning to end, Ping Han remained with his arms crossed, letting his array of Dharma treasures do the work. They blocked all attacks, and he shot towards the target location at the fastest speed among the eight contestants. Watching this, True Lord Tianxiang’s elephant trunk swayed, and his gaze swept over the price and trend chart of the ‘Jade Dew Coin’ on Ping Han. He chuckled, “He got rich by speculating in Jade Dew Coins? A young man with immortal fate.”

True Lord Qiyun beside him nodded, “He made it to the Military Certificate exam before going bankrupt. He indeed has immortal fate.” As cultivators who had traversed from ancient times to the modern era, they understood that the definition of ‘immortal fate’ changed with the times. In ancient times, being taught by an immortal and achieving enlightenment overnight was immortal fate; falling off a cliff and discovering a secret treasure was immortal fate; accidentally consuming rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures and improving one’s cultivation by leaps and bounds was also immortal fate.

However, in modern times, immortals could no longer preach illegally, secret treasures everywhere had long been excavated, and heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the ground were not ownerless. But immortal fate had not vanished; it had simply transformed into another form. Winning the lottery was immortal fate, profiting from stock speculation was immortal fate, gambling could be immortal fate, and profiting from crypto speculation could also be immortal fate. In short, getting rich overnight was immortal fate.

To True Lord Qiyun, Ping Han, who stood before them, was precisely a young man who had stumbled upon immortal fate. Especially being able to seize the opportunity to take the Military Certificate exam after becoming rich overnight — that showed an even profounder immortal fate.

As True Lord Qiyun’s gaze swept around, the valuations of the Dharma Bones and Dharma treasures on everyone present were all calculated. Ping Han was first, Xiao Yunji second. True Lord Tianxiang remarked, “Considering his net worth, overall score, and cultivation level, this Ping Han truly has a chance to obtain the Military Certificate.”

“Principal Qiyun, it seems Myriad Law University is about to issue another Military Certificate.”

True Lord Qiyun calmly replied, “It’s merely immortal fate. Whether he can ultimately grasp it depends on him.”

Meanwhile, on the other side, Director Gao was watching Zhang Yu’s perspective. In the display, Zhang Yu, clad in golden armor, had a jade disc inlaid with gold threads floating behind his head. With each step, he powerfully stomped the ground, sending out bursts of explosive sound. Relying on the enhancements of the Taiyi Golden Liquid Elixir and his protective *gang* qi, he barely paused throughout the journey. No matter what attacks rained down on him, he always steadily charged through the swirling dust and smoke. The jade disc inlaid with gold threads behind his head periodically released rays of deep cold, temporarily freezing certain arrays.

Director Gao could see that although Zhang Yu’s speed wasn’t the fastest, it was as consistent as Ping Han’s. With virtually no change in pace from start to finish, he reached the target location, ranking fourth. Director Gao then looked at Ping Han, who had arrived first, and sighed inwardly, “Ah, if Ping Han truly manages to get the Military Certificate this time, I’ll have to have a serious talk with him.”

“If he can convert all his Jade Dew Coins into cash, temporarily give up speculating, and diligently cultivate the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, then he could become another prodigious talent for my Civil Engineering Department.”

While Director Gao was pondering, the three last-place contestants had already been eliminated. Zhang Yu had also caught True Lord Tianxiang’s attention. He curled his elephant trunk and said, “Taking the Military Certificate exam as early as his junior year? Principal Qiyun, your school’s Civil Engineering Department truly produces a lot of talent.”

True Lord Qiyun was also somewhat surprised by this and was currently reviewing Zhang Yu’s records.

At the same time, the second round of the Military Certificate examination had already begun. Zhang Yu looked at the lines of text appearing before him and thought, “Establish a defensive line, protect the array core, and withstand an hour of attacks?” Zhang Yu looked at the various blueprints provided, thinking, “Prairie Fire Platform, Soul Condensing Tower, Demon Locking Pagoda… Is this asking me to build defensive towers? A tower defense game?”