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This young teacher's voice was not loud, but it resounded throughout the entire room. At that moment, everyone else's attention was focused on Yeattine and Sebastian. These two were recognized as the strongest freshmen this year, and the strongest among them would emerge from this pair.
Leonard and Yeattine, positioned at the back, were watching silently and did not intervene. Previously, that might have been acceptable. Although Prokopy and Leonard had conflicts, Leonard did not take him seriously, dismissing him due to his status and seniority, so it seemed impossible for him to be so targeted.
But this year was different; Prokopy had incredibly good fortune. He had taken in a student as talented as Sebastian. In the freshman challenge, Sebastian defeated Yeattine, causing both Prince Yeattine and Leonard to suffer significant embarrassment.
Following that, both Yeattine and Leonard kept a low profile. They discreetly made sufficient preparations for planetary advancement. Initially, their goal was the Small Mythical Level; after all, if it were the Legendary Level, it would likely be similar to Sebastian's—an insurmountable gap.
Originally, Yeattine's planetary diameter limit was only 850 kilometers. Choosing the Small Mythical Level wasn't safe, so Leonard spared no expense. He spent a considerable amount of resources to purchase a valuable sealing treasure and sent it to Yeattine's planet.
Prince Yeattine finally fulfilled expectations. Relying on the treasure, he successfully completed the Small Mythical Level task in one fell swoop.
At first glance, the difference between the Legendary Level and the Small Mythical Level seemed small, but the difficulty was vastly greater. This was why Prokopy kept advising Sebastian not to pursue the Mythical Level.
"Damn, these people are awful," Otwin muttered under his breath.
"No way. Who let Sebastian take the championship that belonged to someone else in the freshman challenge? It's equivalent to trampling on someone else's territory," Clifford said helplessly. "In a situation like this, it's impossible not to retaliate at least a little."
Surrounded by leaders, teachers, and students, they all remained silent, quietly observing the scene without intervening. It wasn't due to fear of Leonard's strength; rather, they were all separated during the planetary advancement assessment. Whoever passed the more challenging assessment was considered the strongest freshman and would receive the best training. It was a winner-takes-all scenario, with the losers left far behind. This year's situation was very clear.
Yeattine passed the Small Mythical Level difficulty, while Sebastian passed the Legendary Level. Who was better or worse? Was there any need for further discussion?
"Does this have anything to do with you?" Prokopy asked, a slight frown on his face, his voice becoming a bit chilly. Then, addressing Sebastian, he said, "Come on, I'll take you back. Go home and get some rest. Don't pay attention to these people!"
Although the Legendary Level wasn't as difficult as Yeattine's Small Mythical Level task, it was still impressive. This year, only three students achieved the Legendary Level: Sebastian, Terrell, and one other freshman.
Sebastian stood out among the students Prokopy had brought over the years, showing the most outstanding performance in the examination, thus promising a bright future. Prokopy didn't want Sebastian to be mentally affected by the current situation.
While not the strongest freshman, as a genius who passed the Legendary Level difficulty, Sebastian would see the school's resources tilted in his favor.
Seeing Prokopy lead Sebastian away, the people on Leonard's side were momentarily stunned. Then, Leonard's lips curled into a smile as he exchanged a knowing glance with a director near him.
This director stepped forward and spoke, "Teacher Prokopy, wait a moment."
"What's the matter?" Prokopy paused.
"According to school rules," the director said, "we need to compile scores for the freshmen who participated in the planetary advancement. Since everyone is here, let's take advantage of the opportunity to count the scores. It will save us from wasting the time and energy of all the teachers later."
Upon hearing this, the faces of those around Leonard looked peculiar. They were leaving no stone unturned, attempting to humiliate Prokopy and Sebastian publicly, especially to starkly contrast them with Yeattine.
Prokopy frowned slightly. He wanted to protest, but then he heard Sebastian say, "It's nothing; it's just a small matter."
"Okay, then," Prokopy replied, slightly relieved at Sebastian's calm demeanor.
Noticing that Sebastian did not object, the director smirked and looked at Yeattine.
Yeattine understood the implication and said, "Then let's start with me!"
After a brief moment, a statistical candidate was formed from three individuals. This was the school's rule; only after confirming three candidates could the final assessment results of the new students be determined, thereby avoiding possible cheating.
This time, three older instructors were in charge. They proceeded to Yeattine's Awakening Space to conduct an inspection. The procedure was straightforward: by sending a fragment of their consciousness into the Awakening Space, they could immediately determine the difficulty of the test. However, to maintain a formal appearance, they had to inspect for a full ten seconds.
Once the ten seconds had passed, the three instructors withdrew their consciousness. They nodded and confirmed, "That's right, the difficulty of Yeattine's planetary test was Small Mythical Level; it has been verified."
At this, Leonard's group looked smug and pleased.
The stronger the student he trained, the better Leonard's position within the school became, as those who followed him experienced smoother times.
"Who's next?" one of the three aged masters asked, scanning the crowd.
The director beside him glanced at Sebastian, searching for an opportunity to examine Sebastian first. Before he could speak, however, he saw Sebastian step forward. With a faint smile, he declared, "I'll do it!"
"Hmm?" Sebastian's sudden declaration surprised everyone.
People wanted to expose his examination results by any means possible, hoping to elevate Yeattine above him, but how could he voluntarily walk into their trap?
The three aged instructors were also taken aback. They hadn't anticipated that Sebastian would offer himself for the test. They remained neutral, favoring no one. Since Sebastian had stepped forward, the three instructors naturally followed the rules to examine his performance.
Sebastian was well aware of Leonard's gang's ill intentions. From the freshman challenge, they had lost considerable face, and now they were determined to reclaim it.
Initially, Sebastian had wanted to ignore them, but since they continuously sought to undermine him, he felt compelled to retaliate.
The three elderly instructors divided their consciousness and probed into Sebastian's awakening space. Moments later, they saw a line of text glowing within the awakening space –
[Planet Advanced Assessment Difficulty: Great Mythical Level.]
[Completion Status: Completed.]
Upon seeing the words "Great Mythical Level," the three instructors were left stunned! Although the Great Mythical Level and Small Mythical Level both fall within the Mythical Level, a qualitative distinction separates them. The world regarded it as the boundary that distinguishes a top-level genius from an era-defining genius.
While Yeattine successfully passed the Small Mythical Level difficulty, the probability of success in challenging the Great Mythical Level was virtually zero, even for historically epoch-making geniuses whose planetary diameters exceeded 900 kilometers—many had failed at this stage.
In nearly 10,000 years, only one genius from the Academy had completed this arduous advancement task. Looking through the entire school's history, such occurrences were rare. It wasn't limited to just the Academy; even more powerful empires and groups would rejoice upon hearing about any member who managed to succeed at this difficulty.
The three aged instructors, fearing that their perception might be mistaken, withdrew briefly to recalibrate before entering again to check multiple times, filled with nervous anticipation. Ultimately, after confirming the results, they realized that another great genius had appeared in the Academy. Although it might be too soon to label him as era-defining, he could certainly be considered an ultimate genius.
Due to their excessive caution, the examination of Sebastian lasted a full half-minute. When the three instructors finally finished, the director couldn't contain himself and exclaimed loudly, "Mr. Marvin, what was Sebastian's test result?"
Mr. Marvin was the most esteemed of the three supervisors overseeing the inspection.
At that moment, Marvin glanced at the director, a smile creeping onto his face. He scanned the crowd, then cleared his throat before announcing, "Student Sebastian faced the Great Mythical Level difficulty in the planet advancement mission, and he has completed it. Congratulations, Sebastian, for becoming another student of our Academy who has accomplished a Great Mythical Level task."
The room fell silent. The directors, who had hoped to see the fallout, along with Leonard and his group of teachers, appeared stunned, their smiles frozen in disbelief. They could hardly believe their ears.
Great... Great Mythical Level. The others were equally wide-eyed.
Unbelievable! Even Prokopy was momentarily stunned.
After a brief silence, the director finally spoke again, shock evident on his face. "This... this... How is it possible? Great Mythical Level? Did you check it correctly?"
The others also found this hard to believe. Such difficulty was nearly insurmountable for the students of Hope's Peak Academy.
"Hmph, if you don't believe me, check it yourselves," the aged mentor retorted with a scoff.
Disregarding everything else, the director rushed forward.
Leonard, who had maintained his composure, suddenly lost it and followed closely behind.
Realizing what was happening, Prokopy also rushed over. Of course, probing into Sebastian's awakening space required his consent; otherwise, even the powerful planet masters were barred from entry.
Sebastian agreed without hesitation. Not only would those before him want to confirm the results, but the school would undoubtedly send others to reconfirm as well.
As Leonard, the director, and Prokopy probed their consciousness into Sebastian's Awakening Space, their expressions shifted dramatically upon seeing that line of text. The faces of both Leonard and the director turned dark with displeasure.
In contrast, Prokopy felt a rush of elation. Great Mythical Level; this was indeed a Great Mythical Level achievement.
As the others witnessed the changing expressions of the three, they instinctively realized that there were no errors in the three instructors' examination. Sebastian had completed the Great Mythical Level task.
"Hahaha!" Prokopy laughed joyously, patting Sebastian on the shoulder. "Well done! You chose to challenge the Great Mythical Level difficulty without hesitation!"
"I was just afraid you'd worry, teacher," Sebastian replied with a faint smile.
"That's fine. This will open some people's eyes. They shouldn't cling to the Small Mythical Level all the time."