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Chapter 15 Qualifications
"Everyone, please roll up your sleeves."

After waiting a short while, several servants in charge of registration came forward and spoke to Wu Ming and the others.

Wu Ming rolled up his sleeve and looked at his arm. He saw a meridian on the inside of his arm that was bright red. The color spread across his wrist, forming a pattern that resembled flower petals. There were four petals in total, with the fourth petal being slightly darker.

After glancing at the others, Wu Ming understood that the liquid must be some kind of special medicinal powder. After taking it, one could measure the efficiency of the body's digestion and absorption, which was the so-called aptitude.

With four petals, he should be considered to have below-average aptitude, which is basically consistent with Wu Qu's earlier assessment of him.

"Wu Ming, below average."

Several servants approached, saw the pattern on Wu Ming's wrist, nodded, muttered something, and then recorded it.

soon.

The aptitude of all twelve young martial artists in the courtyard was then determined.

Among them, there are nine people with lower-to-upper aptitude, one person with lower-to-middle aptitude, one person with middle-to-middle aptitude, and another person with upper-to-middle aptitude, who is none other than Tian Hong, who stands alone in the corner of the courtyard with an arrogant expression!

"Huh, above average?"

In Jingye City, while above-average talent isn't exactly rare, it's still quite uncommon. After several servants announced Tian Hong's talent in surprise, Zhang He, who had been half-closing his eyes, suddenly opened them, revealing a hint of astonishment.

He stepped forward and came to Tian Hong's side. He glanced at the six-petal pattern on Tian Hong's wrist, and a look of satisfaction immediately appeared on his face. He looked at Tian Hong with admiration and said, "Not bad, not bad. What's your name?"

"Tian Hong."

Tian Hong looked arrogantly at the other young martial artists in the courtyard, but he still responded humbly to Zhang He, the manager of the Seven Martial Alliance.

"Would you be willing to join my Green Snake Hall?"

Zhang He looked at Tian Hong and spoke with a smile.

Although the seven inner halls of the Seven Martial Alliance appear to advance and retreat together externally, there is actually a subtle competition among them internally. Each of the seven halls forms its own faction and develops independently. Zhang He is both the manager of the outer hall and belongs to the Green Snake Hall among the seven inner halls. When he sees a promising talent with above-average aptitude, he naturally wants to recruit him into the Green Snake Hall as soon as possible.

Upon hearing Zhang He's words, Tian Hong was momentarily at a loss for words. He glanced towards Tian Yong in the outer courtyard, while Tian Yong quickly entered the courtyard, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhang He, and said:

"Manager Zhang, I am grateful for your kind consideration. My son is naturally willing to join the Green Snake Hall."

"Oh, you've raised a fine son."

Seeing this, Zhang He's attitude towards Tian Yong changed slightly, and he revealed a kind smile.

In recent years, demons have appeared more frequently, putting pressure not only on the two departments but also on the Seven Martial Alliance. The seven inner halls are expanding their manpower, but the inner halls are the foundation of the Seven Martial Alliance and cannot be recruited casually. At the very least, they must reach the 'medium' level of aptitude and have a certain chance of three blood coagulations before they can be recruited into the inner halls.

As for those with above-average or even higher aptitude, many have been taken by the two departments. If they were placed in the Seven Martial Alliance, they would attract fierce competition from the seven inner halls. Now that a person with above-average aptitude who can barely be considered "one of their own" has appeared, Zhang He is naturally very satisfied.

"Include Tian Hong's name in the Green Snake Hall's register."

After exchanging a few words with Tian Yong, Zhang He gave instructions to the servants beside him with satisfaction.

The servant holding the register immediately picked up his pen and marked the names.

At this time,

Another servant walked to the side with the record and whispered, "Master, what about these two..." Zhang He glanced at the record, which had two names circled: one was 'Liu Hao,' with average aptitude, and the other was 'Wu Ming,' with below-average aptitude. The other nine with below-average aptitude were left aside.

"Liu Hao, stay."

Zhang He glanced at Liu Hao's 'medium' aptitude on the record, then immediately crossed it out. He then looked at Wu Ming, his gaze lingering on the 'lower-middle' aptitude next to his name.

Immediately, following the servant's guidance, Zhang He glanced at Wu Ming in the crowd and noticed the petal pattern on Wu Ming's wrist.

"The fourth petal is a bit dull... barely below average, a little lacking."

After a brief thought,
Zhang He picked up his pen and crossed out Wu Ming's name.

Those with below-average aptitude may have a slight chance of achieving three blood coagulations, but it's extremely difficult. This type often requires a lot of resources to cultivate, and very few can actually achieve three blood coagulations in the end.

Furthermore, Wu Ming has no background or significant connections, and with two other gems already in the picture, there's no need for him to stay.

"Alright, you are all now members of the Seven Martial Alliance's outer hall. You may now disperse. Tian Hong and Liu Hao, please stay."

After deciding on the candidate, Zhang He addressed the people in the courtyard.

The words fell.

The group of young martial artists in the courtyard exchanged glances, then looked at Tian Hong and Liu Hao, who remained in the courtyard, with either envy or jealousy, before following their servants out of the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, Wu Qu looked at Wu Ming, who had come out with the others, and a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

"Pity."

Although those with average or below-average aptitude are rarely recruited by the Seven Martial Alliance's inner hall, they occasionally have a sliver of a chance, unlike those of the lowest rank who are not considered at all. It's just a pity that they ultimately failed to make it.

Although with average to below-average talent, even if one were to enter the inner hall, one might not be able to achieve blood coagulation three times in the future, the treatment between the inner and outer halls is vastly different. The inner hall has various resources and martial arts masters who personally guide one, while the outer hall can only rely on its own efforts.

"Don't be discouraged if you don't get into the inner hall."

Wu Qu stepped forward, patted Wu Ming on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Your aptitude is below average. Even if you don't enter the inner hall, you will still have a chance to reach the level of three-stage blood coagulation in the future. There are such people in the outer hall of the Seven Martial Alliance."

There are indeed some cases of blood clotting that have emerged in the outer hall, but they are extremely rare. Therefore, Wu Qu knew that these words were just to comfort him, but he still wanted to give Wu Ming some faith, since he had gone through the same thing back then.

In fact, in his opinion, his aptitude was not bad. Although the first step of blood clotting was a bit difficult, once he completed the first blood clotting and became a martial artist, the second blood clotting was not difficult. He was in a similar situation to Wu Ming back then, and it took him more than two years to complete the second blood clotting.

Secondary blood clotting, while far from enough to establish a mansion in Jingye City, at least allows one to become a clan chief of a village, just like him, and carve out one's own little plot of land.

"Ah."

Wu Ming responded and followed Wu Qu outside.

He remained quite calm; given his qualifications, it was entirely expected that he wouldn't be able to enter the inner hall.

In fact, with his current abilities, if he were to demonstrate his inner vision and keen perception, he might be able to enter the inner hall of the Seven Martial Alliance. However, these methods involve the possession of evil spirits and the Black Emperor's Demon Subduing Diagram, which he himself is not very clear about. If he does not explain it well, it may cause more trouble. Weighing the pros and cons, caution is the best course of action.

He didn't need to hide his martial arts skills, but things like inner vision and keen perception, which he couldn't understand or explain yet, were not suitable to be exposed. For now, being able to enter the outer hall of the Seven Martial Alliance and having the door to martial arts open was enough for him.

(End of this chapter)