Chapter 103: Formation Assessment! 7th update, please complete…

Chapter 103: Formation Assessment! [Seventh Update, Requesting Full Subscription]

Three days later.

Ye Tian arrived at the Array Master Association again and was led to the second-floor hall of the Array Master Association.

“Ten people!”

Ye Tian saw eight young people, one middle-aged man, and one old man waiting in the hall. Adding himself, that made eleven people.

After Ye Tian arrived, the guiding staff member left.

“Grandmaster, are you the examiner?”

A young Martial Artist walked over and asked nervously.

“No, I’m also here to participate in the Formation Master assessment!”

Ye Tian said indifferently.

Whoosh!!!

One by one, the examinees looked over, their expressions ranging from awe to disdain.

In the eyes of some examinees, while Ye Tian’s talent was indeed high enough for him to become a Grandmaster, his participation in the Formation Master assessment now perhaps indicated that his Formation Master Aptitude was rather poor, otherwise he wouldn’t still be unable to pass.

Grandmasters indeed commanded awe, but compared to Formation Masters, they held no arrogance. Even an Elementary Formation Master was enough to make a Grandmaster wary of offending them, because Formation Masters were very united, and their numbers were few, yet they provided crucial assistance to the construction of the Demon Sea Great Base.

Therefore, no one dared to offend the Formation Master group.

Precisely because of this, Formation Masters honored each other by their Formation Master Rank. Even an Elementary Formation Master of the Martial Artist Rank was more noble than a Formation Master Apprentice of the Great Martial Warrior Rank.

“It seems I’ve been underestimated!”

Ye Tian thought to himself.

After all, the age of a Grandmaster Rank Martial Artist was not easy to discern. Some Grandmasters who were twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old looked similar to those seventeen or eighteen, as Grandmasters had a lifespan of up to 200 years, and if they became a Grandmaster at seventeen or eighteen, their appearance wouldn't change for the next few years.

No one thought Ye Tian was only seventeen or eighteen; they just assumed he had already reached twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

Formation Master Aptitude was generally detected from the age of fifteen. If one hadn't become a Formation Master by twenty-seven or twenty-eight, it only proved that their Formation Master Aptitude was not high—either a weak Formation Talent or a secondary Formation Talent.

Ye Tian clearly sensed that the few people who showed disdain towards him possessed Elementary Formation Master Talent and would inevitably become Elementary Formation Masters.

“Interesting, a few Elite Martial Warriors and Great Martial Warriors dare to show disdain towards a Grandmaster like me?”

Ye Tian sneered.

Unconsciously, Ye Tian released a wisp of his Dao of the Blade, suppressing those young men.

Boom!

Under the pressure, the few young men took a step back, their faces slightly pale.

Having suffered a great loss, the few of them dared not look at Ye Tian, only then realizing their recklessness. If they were Elementary Formation Masters, it would be one thing, but the key was that they hadn't even become Elementary Formation Masters, yet they dared to disrespect a Grandmaster?

If it weren't for the fact that one couldn't truly harm others in the Demon Sea Great Base, these few would have become corpses if they had encountered other Grandmasters.

“Grandmaster, this old man has participated in many assessments and has never seen you before. You must be participating in the assessment for the first time, correct?”

The only elderly examinee walked over and respectfully asked.

“Yes, it is indeed my first time participating in the assessment!”

Ye Tian nodded.

Immediately, he carefully scrutinized the old man. From the information gathered by his Copy Talent, the old man's name was Li Zhong, and he possessed a weak Formation Talent. This talent was weak enough that he probably had no hope of even becoming a Formation Master, right?

However, that wasn't entirely accurate. The profession of a Formation Master was somewhat special. As long as one possessed Formation Master Talent and employed some special methods, it wasn't entirely hopeless to advance to Elementary Formation Master, though the difficulty was immense, with a success rate of less than one percent.

Li Zhong, being so old and still participating in the Formation Master assessment, clearly possessed remarkable perseverance!

“Grandmaster, do you know about the assessment?” Li Zhong asked.

“Grandmaster, do you know about the assessment?” Li Zhong asked.

“I don’t know!”

Ye Tian shook his head.

Li Zhong introduced, “This old man will explain it to you, Grandmaster. The Formation Master assessment is divided into three stages. The first stage is inscribing Formation patterns. As long as you inscribe 20 Formation patterns, you pass. Everyone who comes to participate in the assessment can pass this stage. The second assessment stage is to set up a simple Formation. This stage is difficult, because the difficulty of inscribing Formation patterns and setting up a Formation is completely different. Most examinees fail at the second stage. As for the third stage, it’s not difficult, and not easy. Because this stage requires finding the loopholes in a Formation. The more you find, the higher the evaluation. You must find at least one to pass. And I, this old man, have failed the third stage a hundred times!”

“Failed a hundred times?”

Ye Tian was surprised. Was this third stage that difficult?

One had to know that with Li Zhong's weak talent, he could actually inscribe 20 Formation patterns and set up a simple Formation. The price he paid must have been immense, absolutely beyond what an ordinary person could endure.

Yet, Li Zhong, with such strong perseverance, still failed the third stage a hundred times.

Although Li Zhong failed the assessment, he was still an extraordinary Formation Master Apprentice. Being able to set up the simplest Formation, he could also use Formations to earn money; he just couldn't obtain the honor of an Elementary Formation Master.

Soon, a thirty-something Intermediate Formation Master arrived.

“I am Chen Yao, an Intermediate Formation Master from the Array Master Association. Today, I am here to preside over your Formation Master assessment. Now, for the first stage of the assessment. Come, give them engraving pens, Vicious Beast blood, and elemental paper!”

Intermediate Formation Master Chen Yao spoke.

Staff members of the Array Master Association brought out engraving pens, Vicious Beast blood, and elemental paper.

The assessment began!

Swish, swish, swish!!!

Ye Tian picked up the engraving pen and easily inscribed 20 characters, then stopped writing.

“…Formation Talent!”

Ye Tian secretly activated his Formation Talent and looked at the Formation on the elemental paper. He saw the Formation patterns on it emitting light, flying out of the elemental paper. Each Formation pattern clearly appeared, and the meaning of each Formation pattern was very clear.

This proved that these Formation patterns were accurately inscribed and qualified. If they were not qualified, the Formation patterns seen under the activation of Formation Talent would not change at all, or would be incomplete.

Soon, the others also finished their inscriptions.

The chief examiner, Intermediate Formation Master Chen Yao, scanned the room and nodded: “Good, all of you have passed. Next, for the second stage of the assessment, bring out the Formation design blueprints!”

A girl came over with 10 blueprints and handed them to Chen Yao.

“This is the lowest-grade soundproofing Formation, involving only the most basic 20 Formation patterns. Each of you take one to study. Remember, you must not use this blueprint for profit, otherwise you know the consequences: the Array Master Association will never employ you!” Chen Yao warned solemnly.

Subsequently, the staff members distributed the Formation design blueprints one by one to the examinees present.

After Ye Tian received the soundproofing Formation blueprint, he studied it carefully.

“Oh, so that’s how it is!”

Ye Tian was surprised.

This so-called blueprint was like building a house. The so-called Formation patterns were the foundation, constructing a three-dimensional space to form a perfectly circulating Formation space, and this Formation space, with the blessing of elemental energy, would transform into a Formation.

This soundproofing Formation was not complicated; Ye Tian understood it with just a glance.

Just then.

A young man suddenly spoke: “Grandmaster, how about we compete to see who can set up this soundproofing Formation first?”

Ye Tian's gaze swept over and found that the provocateur was one of those he had previously intimidated with his Dao of the Blade.

“Sure, how about we add a bet?”

Ye Tian showed a mischievous smile.

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