At the same time Zhang Yi submitted his request to end the exam,
a dozen or so students were still in the middle of the sixth round.
After they finally managed to pass the sixth round and decided to continue,
they saw what the seventh round entailed.
The Tiger Clan sent out for the seventh round instantly made them lose all confidence to continue the challenge.
Not wanting to suffer pointless losses,
they too, one after another, requested to end their exams.
Just like that,
the rankings, which had been in constant flux, now began to lock into place as these students submitted their requests.
A teacher who witnessed this remarked with a sigh,
"This exam is finally coming to an end!"
"Compared to last yearâs class, this cohort has quite a few promising talents!"
"Whether itâs Lin Aoxue and Wan Hua from Year 2, Class 1, Niu Zhiyong from Year 2, Class 3, or Yuan Mengqi from Year 2, Class 4... theyâre all quite impressive!"
"Of course, the most incredible one is still Zhang Yi from Year 2, Class 7!"
"Teacher Guo, this time, you can just wait for your appointment as a homeroom teacher for an advanced class!"
Hearing the other teachersâ comments,
this time, the homeroom teacher, Guo Aiqing, wasnât overly modest. Instead, she just stood there smiling.
Her classâs performance this time was, after all, truly outstanding!
Besides Zhang Yi, who had been leagues ahead from the start,
Sima Yuan, Shen Mengting, and Hong Tianyi from her class had all placed in the top forty.
Additionally, several other students made it into the top eighty!
According to information leaked in advance by Principal Tang Weihua, there would be two advanced classes this time, totaling 80 students.
In other words, nearly eight students from her class would be able to get into the advanced classes, taking up a tenth of the total spots!
For a single class to have so many students make it into the advanced track,
aside from Teacher Xiong Chumoâs Year 2, Class 1,
no other teacher had more students advancing than she did.
This time, it was a foregone conclusion that Homeroom Teacher Guo Aiqing would be appointed as a homeroom teacher for an advanced class!
A short while later, once the Divine Artifact Celestial Gaze Mirror had processed all the studentsâ exam requests and confirmed the final results were accurate,
every studentâs ranking appeared on the leaderboard connected to the Celestial Gaze Mirror!
Every teacher in the entire second year,
with the exception of Teacher Bai Qin who had already left, was very interested in the leaderboardâs rankings, including Principal Tang Weihua.
"The rankings for the second yearâs first placement exam are out. Does everyone want to come take a look?"
The suggestion came from a teacher who had been staring at the Celestial Gaze Mirror. He made the call after seeing that all the studentsâ rankings had stopped changing and were locked in.
"Sure, Teacher Wei! Wait right there, weâre coming over now!"
These were the proctors with the toughest job, stationed at the edges of the examination hall, monitoring every studentâs Divine Realm to ensure there was no outside interference.
First Place: Zhang Yi
Second Place: Wan Hua
Third Place: Lin Aoxue
...
Twenty-seventh Place: Hong Tianyi
Twenty-ninth Place: Sima Yuan
Thirty-eighth Place: Shen Mengting
...
After looking over all the studentsâ rankings,
a female teacher in a white dress remarked with a sigh, "Well, this exam is finally over!"
"Yeah, it is!"
"Even though you donât feel any physical fatigue in the Subspace,
constantly monitoring the studentsâ exams to prevent any accidents is still mentally exhausting."
a male teacher replied, stretching his arms.
"Alright, everyone. Todayâs exam truly was a massive effort, and I have all of you teachers to thank for it!"
"When you get back to your classrooms, please announce the rankings, and then you can tell the students theyâre dismissed early for the day."
"Also, for the holiday weekend at the end of this month, the students do not need to come to school."
"All teachers are also dismissed early this afternoon."
"The next two days are holidays, so please use the time to rest well at home."
"After the weekend, Iâll need all of you to handle the class reassignment and lead your new students well!"
The principal said, looking out at the teachers who had been proctoring for the better part of the day.
"Thank you, Principal!"
"Thank you, Principal!"
...
"DING DONG DONG!"
The sound of the examâs conclusion rang simultaneously in every studentâs mind.
It was the notification that the exam period was over, and all students could return to their classrooms.
Zhang Yi heard the announcement but wasnât in a hurry.
As for what to do with the corpses of the other Clan members defeated within the Divine Realm?
The Wood Elves and Natural Elves were already well-practiced in that.
They didnât need much explanation from Zhang Yi.
Zhang Yi issued an Oracle to the Wood Elves below, a message that all his Clan members could hear,
then his consciousness followed the connection back to the Divine Domain Connection Pod and returned to his body.
Meanwhile, in the Divine Realm, all the Wood Elves and Natural Elves who received the great Elf Godâs Oracle,
were visibly moved.
âThe great Elf God actually praised us!â
âThe rewards the great Elf God has given us are already too numerous!â
âWe can never fully repay him!â
âAll we can do is offer the great Elf God our undying loyalty!â
...
Meanwhile, the students emerging from their Divine Domain Connection Pods gradually made their way back to their respective classrooms.
As soon as he entered his classroom, Zhang Yi saw Sima Yuan, who was already there.
The moment they saw each other, Sima Yuan said excitedly to Zhang Yi,
"Holy shit, Zhang!"
"You have no idea what I ran into in the sixth round!"
"I do. It was just the Elephant Clan, right?" Zhang Yi replied calmly.
"Alright, Zhang, I admit it. Youâre way better at playing it cool!"
Sima Yuan turned to look at Zhang Yi.
âAs expected of my best bro,â he thought. âHe one-ups me in everything, even in acting cool!â
Since Zhang Yi also knew the sixth round was the Elephant Clan,
that meant his good friend had also passed the sixth round. They could both get into the advanced class together!
"Now I just wonder if weâll be able to get into the same advanced class!"
Sima Yuan understood what Zhang Yiâs words implied, but he still voiced his lingering concern.
"I think we can."
âNow that the examâs over, I can finally talk about it!â
"Remember when Teacher Guo Aiqing had me go to her office?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"She told me then that as long as our class did well and a lot of us made it into the advanced classes,"
she would become a homeroom teacher for one of them."
"And sheâd pull all of us into her new class!"
Sima Yuan was stunned by the news.
"No way!"
"Why didnât you tell me such important news sooner!"
"You had me worried for so long!"
"Before the exam, I was wondering if weâd be able to get into the same class afterward."
"Itâs because Teacher Guo told me not to tell anyone, so I kept my mouth shut."
"Otherwise, with how close we are, I wouldâve told you way sooner."
Sima Yuan suddenly leaned in close to Zhang Yi and whispered,
"So, does that mean the rumor that was leaked in class beforeâ"
"the one saying Teacher Guo Aiqing would be promoted to an advanced class homeroom teacher after the examâ"
"was secretly leaked by Shen Mengting, who went into the office with you?"
Hearing Sima Yuanâs question, Zhang Yi looked toward Shen Mengting, who was sitting in front of them. He frowned and shook his head.
"Iâm not sure about that."
âBut what good would that do her?â
Just as Zhang Yi and Sima Yuan were talking, their homeroom teacher, Guo Aiqing, walked into the classroom.