"What are they doing?"


    "They''re testing their cultivation level. It seems they only consider accepting those whose cultivation is at least at the sixth star of the Disciple rank under twelve years of age. You should get through fine,"


    "Go ahead, kiddo,""better you use your name from Earth rather than my name. Try to avoid lying as much as possible, these experts might sense it, and it serves no purpose here."


    "I''ll say,"


    "I hope this place is worth the trouble. Though, I''m sure you''ll get through the next test with ease,"


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    "Better get going, kiddo,"


    "This school better be worth it. I''m losing so much cultivating time for all this,"


    "It should be. Even a mediocre school will have cultivation resources that will greatly aid your cultivation,"


    "What about them?"


    "I imagine they fail the test and are rejected from this academy,"


    "That seems a bit harsh..."


    "Humph! You call that harsh? Despite my heritage, I still had to go through the trials to enter The Lightning Academy. For my first test, I was locked in a pit with horned vipers, each at my rank or higher, and made to fight my way out.


    "And that was just one test of many. This academy is far too gentle. So what if they fall behind? Ninety percent of applicants died in our trials,"


    "That''s horrible! No academy should have tests like that!"


    "How else do you weed out the wheat from the chaff?"


    "With normal tests! Tests that don''t kill you!"


    "You have a lot to learn, kiddo. The universe is a dangerous place, and the trials of my academy were still child''s play compared to what I later faced. And, what you will face in time,"


    "The severity of the crime? And how is killing someone just grounds for disqualification!"


    "I imagine that it varies depending on accidents, self-defense, whether the one killed is a noble or a commoner, and such things,"


    "I guess some of that makes sense, but to distinguish between nobles and commoners? That''s sick!"


    "It''s unfair, but keep in mind that The Crimson Academy needs to be careful with what they do too. Imagine if they imprisoned or executed the child of a peerless expert or a powerful noble family?


    "The consequences could be grand indeed. Strength rules above all. The only way to enforce justice is to be strong enough to do so,"