After waiting around an hour, Yuan’s ears twitched when he heard his name being called.
"Corporal Yuan! Lane number nine!"
Yuan was slightly surprised to hear his name, as he thought he would be called last again, but there were still plenty of people after him.
He calmly walked to his lane while wondering how he should deal with the exam.
’The exam unexpectedly became even more difficult than anticipated... should I just fail on purpose and try again on the next one? They have a test every month, anyway...’
However, after some contemplation, he decided that it wasn’t worth waiting another month, and that he might as well get this thing over with today.
When Mei Feng and the officers noticed Yuan entering the testing grounds, they subconsciously sat up with straightened backs.
"What kind of performance will you show us today?" Mei Feng mumbled in a low voice, a subtle smile on her face.
Once Yuan stepped into lane number nine, the test began shortly afterward.
The moment Yuan began using Void Control, the spectators collectively sucked in a breath of cold air. Seeing someone wield it after only a few days of training was simply too astonishing.
Even Mei Feng had harbored some doubts. However, once Yuan demonstrated the technique—even with movements that appeared somewhat amateurish—everyone was left speechless.
"I can’t believe it... He’s really using Void Control. It’s still somewhat unrefined, but that’s only natural considering he learned it just a few days ago."
At first, Yuan deliberately made it seem as though he was struggling to catch the balls, which was actually the most difficult part of the exam. However, as the test continued, his Void Control gradually became more refined, giving the impression that he was improving with every use.
"How is he improving so quickly that we can see it with our own eyes?! That kind of talent should be illegal!" One of the participants exclaimed in disbelief.
Soon, Yuan reached his 50th ball, catching all of them. However, after that point, he started to miss a few of them, especially towards the end.
In the end, he’d only managed to catch eighty-one balls in total, which was just slightly passing.
"My word! He’s actually passed the first test!"
"Even if he fails the second test, nobody would blame him."
"What if he also passes the second test?"
"Unfortunately, I don’t think he has any energy to continue. If you hadn’t noticed, he slowed down quite a bit toward the end."
After his first test, Yuan was given five minutes to rest, but it was over in the blink of an eye, and his second test began.
’I won’t be able to barely pass this test as I did with the first test...’ Yuan thought to himself as he dodged the first bullet.
Five minutes later—
"Hey, who was it that claimed he won’t have enough energy to continue? He’s doing just fine."
"He was given some time to rest, after all. But I’m sure he’ll drop within the next two minutes."
Two minutes later, Yuan continued dodging the bullets with the same consistency.
"It’s been two minutes..."
"O-One more minute! He will definitely fall within the next minute!"
Yet, two more minutes passed, and after lasting ten minutes, Yuan passed the second test.

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