Outside the Grand Sky Sect's Ice City branch.
For two days, geniuses from all over had been causing a commotion, but they understood that this was the Grand Sky Sect... not something they could possibly contend with.
Just when everyone thought this matter would end unresolved, Deacon Yang appeared.
The moment the announcement for the six-point assessment was posted, a deathly silence fell outside the branch.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the notice, their first reaction being that the Grand Sky Sect had gone mad.
Previously, one needed to score nine points to pass the first round of the Grand Sky Sect's assessment, and now only six points were required?
Was this a dream?
Countless people burst into tears of joy on the spot.
I can pass the first round of the Grand Sky Sect's assessment now... I can go to Grand Sky City... I might even become a disciple of the Grand Sky Sect!
However, more people felt that something seemed off...Previously, the first round of the Grand Sky Sect's assessment required at least nine points to pass.
Even in past years, at least eight points were needed. Why were people causing a fuss?
It wasn't to kick out the offspring of those families but to lower the required score, giving themselves a chance to enter.
What?
You say even if you pass the first round, you can't get through the second...
But this is the Grand Sky Sect... do you know what it means to pass the first round of the Grand Sky Sect's assessment on the Blazing Sun Continent?
Look at those who left Grand Sky City last year; weren't they all snatched up by the Top Ten Sects?
Passing the first round of the Grand Sky Sect's assessment is enough to brag about for a lifetime...
Moreover, passing the first round of the Grand Sky Sect's assessment is equivalent to passing the Top Ten Sects' assessment. Even if you can't enter the Grand Sky Sect, you can still join one of the other top sects.
So who wouldn't want to pass the first round of the Grand Sky Sect's assessment?
But nine points were enough to make most young people despair.
This was a score that was despairing for most geniuses.
So people hoped the Grand Sky Sect could lower it a bit, giving more people a chance.
Originally, people thought that with all this fuss, the Grand Sky Sect might revert to last year's eight points.
If it could go back to last year's eight points, everyone would be happy enough.
But no one expected that the Grand Sky Sect not only broke last year's eight-point assessment but even directly lowered it to six points?
What kind of joke is this?
There was a brief silence on the scene, but after the silence, when everyone saw the content of the notice clearly, the scene became chaotic.
"Six perfect scores? Isn't this too difficult?"
"My overall score was a little over eight, but I only got a perfect score in one of the assessments..."
"Isn't getting six perfect scores too outrageous?"
The people who were crying tears of joy just now were all confused. Just now, everyone was discussing whether Chu Xinghe had gone mad, lowering the nine-point requirement to six points?
If it were really six points, the people going to Grand Sky City this year would definitely overcrowd it.
But at this moment, when they saw what this six points really entailed, they realized that the difficulty of these six points seemed no less than nine points...
Because getting a perfect score in any one item was very difficult, and those who could get six perfect scores were even rarer.
"I... I have six perfect scores... I can enter the Grand Sky Sect..." a young man trembled with excitement.
"I also have six perfect scores... I can enter the Grand Sky Sect too..."
"Thank you, Chu Xinghe... Even though my overall score is only seven, I also have six perfect scores..."
The scene was in chaos. Although Chu Xinghe's six-point assessment sounded very difficult, it undeniably opened up a new path for some people.
In this world, geniuses come in all forms... Some people can excel in certain fields but have no talent in others.
And such people, according to the previous assessment method, would never have any chance of entering the Grand Sky Sect in their lifetime.
But now, with this six-point assessment method, they have hope.
Which young person who came to Ice City didn't come with dreams?
Who wouldn't want to enter the Grand Sky Sect?
But the Grand Sky Sect's harsh assessment method shattered the dreams of most people in Ice City.
Today, however, the new method proposed by Chu Xinghe gave those who couldn't pursue their dreams a new opportunity.
Previously, if your overall assessment score was only a little over six, you wouldn't even pass the first round, and it would be good if you weren't directly kicked out.
But now, even if you only have six points, as long as those six points are six perfect scores, you still have the qualification to enter the next round!
Chu Xinghe essentially opened a new path for some people to pursue their dreams.
As soon as the six-point notice was posted, Ice City was swept up in a new wave of chaos.
Countless young people blocked the Grand Sky Sect branch's gate, loudly questioning.
Why?
We scored eight points in the overall assessment and still didn't qualify for the first round, while those with only six points could pass? We refuse to accept this!
Facing the questions of countless people, Ma Liang walked out of the Grand Sky Sect branch with the Wan Ghost Array.
The Ghost Emperor's pressure instantly calmed all the young people down.
Everyone finally learned Ma Liang's identity.
Ma Liang, the Ghost Emperor of Fengdu... Damn, this was the guy who almost wiped out the Great Moon royal family...
However, Ma Liang didn't come out to kill people this time but to explain.
Without any hesitation, Ma Liang directly explained the mathematical theory of how sixty points could be greater than ninety points to everyone present.
After listening to Ma Liang's theory, the scene fell into a minute-long silence...
Among the young people, there were countless who were proficient in mathematics, but everyone was dumbfounded by Ma Liang's calculations...
What? You say sixty points can't be greater than ninety points?
Then tell me, isn't the one with sixty points stronger in six areas than the one with ninety points? And doesn't the one with ninety points only have four areas stronger than the one with sixty points?
While everyone was confused, someone with a quick mind immediately raised a question: "If I score ten points in all nine items, wouldn't my ninety points be higher than that sixty points?"
Hearing this question, Ma Liang immediately responded, young man, you're not wrong... If you can achieve perfect scores in all nine items, you wouldn't even need Senior Brother Xinghe to arrange it; I, Ma Liang, an outer disciple, could directly arrange for you to enter the inner sect of the Grand Sky Sect and enjoy elite disciple treatment!
Finally, under Ma Liang's terrifying "mathematical" explanation, the young people of Ice City were temporarily appeased.
But appeased as they were... the young people of Ice City fell into deep thought.
And the content of this thought was very straightforward.
That is, is sixty points really stronger than ninety points...
This question became the most inexplicable issue in Ice City.
Because from a normal perspective, everyone damn well knows that ninety points are definitely higher than sixty points, right?
But the problem is, according to Ma Liang's theory, one person has six perfect scores with zero in the other four, while the other person scores nine in all ten items.
But if you compare them, isn't the sixty-point person stronger in six areas than the ninety-point person?
And even if the ninety-point person is counted fully, they are only stronger in four areas.
So it seems Ma Liang wasn't wrong...
While everyone was confused by the mathematical genius Ma Liang, the news of Chu Xinghe's six-point assessment spread across the world.
When they heard about the six-point assessment, the world's first reaction was that the Grand Sky Sect was done for, right?
What? Are you planning to compete with all the sects in the world for disciples?
In the past, you recruited disciples with eight or nine points, and we recruited those with six or seven points, occasionally picking up some leftovers from your Grand Sky Sect.
Everyone got along very well, but now you're directly competing to grab the six-point disciples? What kind of joke is this?
Soon, when everyone understood the specifics of the six-point assessment, they were dumbfounded.
What the hell?
Six perfect scores?
You call this a six-point assessment, Grand Sky Sect?
Many sects turned black-faced upon hearing this news...
In fact, every sect in the world has its own geniuses, some even surpassing those of the Grand Sky Sect.
Among these geniuses, some never passed the Grand Sky Sect's assessment, but after being rejected, they entered other sects and displayed terrifying abilities.
This is because, although their overall scores were lacking, they were geniuses among geniuses in certain fields.
So over the years, sects have picked up quite a few leftovers.
But now, with Chu Xinghe's six-point assessment, those sects dreaming of picking up leftovers were dumbfounded.
Is Chu Xinghe planning not to let any talent slip through?
With this six-point assessment, no matter how specialized you are, as long as you have absolute ability in some fields, the Grand Sky Sect will discover you.
In this way, it will be truly difficult for sects to pick up leftovers in the future.
And as the six-point assessment was announced, Martial Emperor City was the first to announce its acceptance of the six-point assessment.
Martial Emperor City posted a notice stating that it would also adopt the six-point assessment method, allowing disciples to enter Martial Emperor City through it.
Following Martial Emperor City's lead, the various sects among the Top Ten Sects also responded one after another.
Naturally, the Cloud Soar Sect was among them.
However, as soon as the Cloud Soar Sect's announcement was made, young people from all sides were dumbfounded...
What... wasn't the Cloud Soar Sect not recruiting disciples this year?
Huh? Was it a mistake? Is the Cloud Soar Sect recruiting disciples this year?
But we've already come so far, we can't make it in time...
And even if we do make it, we might not be able to enter the Cloud Soar Sect... After all, look at how the Cloud Soar Sect didn't even show up at the Millennium Grand Festival, how aloof they are... Such an aloof Cloud Soar Sect, they probably only recruit perfect-score disciples, they probably wouldn't even consider us...