Chapter 18

Soon, as the sun rose, the assessment that would determine the fate of hundreds of thousands began. Ye Hun woke up early and followed the guiding disciples to a vast plaza. By now, the plaza was packed with a sea of people; it stretched as far as the eye could see, filled with a cacophony of overlapping voices. Ye Hun couldn't help but marvel at the sight. True to its reputation, the Yunling Academy was impressive—there must have been at least tens of thousands of people in this plaza alone. According to the chatter around him, the Yunling Academy had four such plazas, all equally crowded. They were filled not only with young geniuses from all corners of the empire but also with people from major cities near Yundu, as well as their parents and curious onlookers from the city itself. The annual grand event of the Yunling Academy naturally drew a massive crowd. As Ye Hun wove through the crowd, he occasionally overheard some strange remarks.