"It has to be said that Gu Shen is a very resilient person."

"He never complains about the 15-kilometer weighted long-distance run every day."

"If he is knocked down a hundred times on the boxing ring, he will stand up a hundred times."

"Being knocked down by a wooden sword, facing setbacks, no matter what happens, he always has the courage to try again. But... not everything has a second chance."

Thirteenth day.

Through the soundproof glass, Zhong Wei looked at the young man on the training ground, under the guidance of Nanjin, tightly gripping the wooden sword and continuously slashing at the dummy.

His eyes were full of regret, "He can persist in what 99% of people cannot, which is an incredible perseverance. However... in the evaluation of the Judgment Bureau, perseverance is not included. Those people only look at potential."

After thinking for a long time, Zhong Wei sighed softly.

"Gu Shen seems to lack the potential to become an 'S' rank."

A seemingly casual remark, but it determined someone's fate.

If you only look at the final result, the outcome of many things is actually just a few words.

Yes or no.

And the sweat, tears, and blood that countless people have shed for this, in front of these casual words, become insignificant.

Fate is something that is both light and heavy.

"..."

Luo Er silently watched the sweaty young man through the glass window, without saying anything.

The young man kept slashing at the wooden dummy, tireless. Nanjin kept hitting his shoulders, wrists, and abdomen with the scabbard, correcting his sword posture. The young man grimaced in pain, but it was just a grimace, without a single complaint, and he would never give up.

He could always quickly readjust, always grit his teeth and persist until the end.

The harder Gu Shen worked outside the glass window.

The more sour Luo Er felt in her heart.

She and Zhong Wei were the first proud disciples accepted by the teacher, and they had been in the Judgment Bureau for the longest time.

Over the years, they had seen too many newcomers. Some were stunning like meteors, some were short-lived like ephemeral flowers, but undoubtedly... those who were discovered and specially recruited into the Judgment Bureau were all naturally talented geniuses.

But no matter how you look at it, Gu Shen is not the "genius" that the Judgment Bureau is looking for. This young man is more like a cactus growing in the desert, extremely plain and unremarkable, with nothing but resilience.

Because of his resilience, he can survive even without rain.

But what's the point of surviving? Cacti are never attractive, no matter from which angle you look at them.

"I know, Sister Luo's assessments have never been wrong."

"But Gu Shen... has not shown a trace of 'natural talent' in the elemental system." Zhong Wei was a bit confused. "I have tried many methods to guide him, but he completely lacks the ability to control fire, unable to sense free elements or manipulate real flames. This is really unreasonable."

After looking at the training ground, Zhong Wei murmured, "Obviously, he is not a 'strong attack' type, and his comprehension in the 'spiritual' system is also mediocre... Why did the teacher think he is an 'S' rank?"

At the beginning, they came to Dateng with great expectations, wanting to see the brilliance of the "S" rank newcomers.

But after these days, most of their expectations have been dashed, and the only thing they can show off is Gu Shen's perseverance.

Dripping water can penetrate stone, having perseverance is an incredible thing.

But Gu Shen only has fifteen days left.

No matter how hard he tries, it won't change the crucial problem.

The final evaluation in two days...

The result can already be imagined.

"Don't forget. Our exploration of transcendent powers is just the tip of the iceberg, and the genealogy is still being updated. Every year, new transcendent powers appear." Sister Luo finally spoke, "Do you remember, three years ago, there were special awakeners in Zhongzhou who couldn't be classified into the three systems."

"You mean... the special attribute system?"

Zhong Wei suddenly realized, then whispered, "That... can explain it. But the probability is too low."

"Is it? How does it compare to the probability of an 'S' rank?"

Sister Luo smiled, "Miracles are called miracles because the probability is too low, and people often dare not believe in them."

"Alright, Gu Shen's potential will be determined by the evaluation committee. It's not something we should worry about... What's important is that Gu Shen hasn't given up, he is still persevering. We can't let him lose hope in this world. At least, his efforts should be rewarded."

Sister Luo looked at Zhong Wei, speaking earnestly, "If it weren't for meeting the teacher, both you and I would have been abandoned by fate. Now it's Gu Shen's turn. We can't let him lose hope in this world. At least, his efforts should be rewarded."

Laughter came from outside the glass window.

It was Gu Shen.

Sister Luo squinted her eyes and looked intently.

Gu Shen sat on the ground without any grace, supporting himself with his hands on the green grass, laughing heartily. In front of him was the crooked wooden dummy that had been split open from the shoulder, and it didn't matter anymore whether it took a thousand or ten thousand slashes to split it.

The not-so-tall wooden dummy had a cut from the shoulder to the abdomen, with the worn-out wooden sword embedded in the gap, looking like a wobbly doll, swaying back and forth with Gu Shen's laughter.

On the side, Nanjin held the scabbard, her face expressionless behind the sunglasses, but a slight curve appeared at the corner of her lips involuntarily.

She quietly reached out and pointed at Gu Shen to her senior brothers and sisters inside the glass window.

Dripping water can penetrate stone, but the stone starts to crack from a small gap.

This was the first time in thirteen days that Gu Shen had completed the power training assigned by Nanjin beyond the quota... For a newcomer, especially a non-strong attack transcendent, it was not easy to achieve this.

He found the technique of slashing and understood the significance of finding weaknesses.

This was a task that could not be accomplished solely by strong perseverance.Although... in the official assessment, this level was far from enough, but for Gu Shen to achieve it, it was already a small "miracle".

...

...

Luo Er and Zhong Wei walked out of the soundproof room.

"Phew... Sister Luo, Brother Zhong..."

Gu Shen collapsed on the ground, his clothes soaked with sweat. He laughed and pointed at the swaying wooden man, "I... I did it... Not bad, right?"

Nanjin, who was holding a knife at the side, immediately poured cold water on him, "It's just chopping down a wooden man, what's there to be happy about?"

"Do you think everyone is a freak like you with both strength and speed at A level?" Gu Shen sprawled on the ground, irritably said, "If I were as strong as you, would I be here chopping wood? I would have gone to the airport to wait for the so-called assessment team... As soon as they land, I would chop them down, one by one, pair by pair... I would chop them until the wind howls, chop them until the S-level is nothing."

"If you really can chop down all the people in the assessment team, then S-level is indeed nothing." Sister Luo laughed, "The assessment team will come to Dateng tonight, what do you think, do you want to consider putting it into action?"

Zhong Wei smiled and said, "There are many big shots in the assessment team this time, the big shot who is in charge of issuing the amnesty order is very interested in you. So..."

"The councilor is coming to assess me personally?"

Gu Shen was startled and immediately backed down, "I was just talking... just joking."

"Look how scared you are." Nanjin laughed, "The councilor doesn't have time to assess you personally, don't worry, those big shots are very busy."

"It's the councilor's assistant who has come to Dateng City, traveling with the assessment team, saying he wants to see your performance personally. Zhong Wei and I need to go and meet this councilor's assistant, and by the way, stabilize the assessment team."

Sister Luo said seriously, "The special training can almost end... Relax for the next two days. Nanjin, you are responsible for taking Gu Shen to hide a little further away, don't meet the assessment team in advance."

Nanjin nodded.

Gu Shen was a bit confused.

"Are Sister Luo and Brother Zhong leaving?"

"Um... There are some old acquaintances in the assessment team, I'll go and say hello, see if they can give me some face." Luo Er remembered something, "Gu Shen, I have some good news to tell you, the thing that the teacher has been busy with... is about to end. If nothing unexpected happens, he can rush back to Dateng before the assessment, to see you one last time."

Gu Shen scratched his head.

Seeing him one last time... it sounded strange.

"In short, eat well and sleep well these few days, don't think too much about the assessment." Brother Zhong Wei kindly reminded before leaving, "There is still some money in the card that the Judgement gave you, you can spend it all."

Hey, hey, hey.

The more he heard, the more ominous it sounded.

It seemed that no one was optimistic about his assessment.

But...

It should be like this...

Gu Shen looked at the wooden man who was chopped by him, mocking himself, and closed his mouth.

He thought that Sister Luo and Brother Zhong were all Transcendents who could fly and escape, and their evaluation was only "A". He had to work hard to chop a wooden man, why should he be looked upon, why should he be evaluated as "S"...

Why is it that everyone is so good, but when it comes to him, he falls short?

Gu Shen lowered his eyes and silently clenched his fists.

Something was brewing in his heart, rising.

He looked at the departing figures of Sister Luo and Brother Zhong, and suddenly shouted, "Sister Luo! Brother Zhong!"

The two were taken aback.

Then they turned around and looked at him in confusion.

The moment he opened his mouth, Gu Shen regretted it. The flame that was brewing in his heart extinguished without a fight, coming quickly and leaving even quicker. He originally wanted to say that he could definitely pass the assessment, he could definitely become the much-anticipated S-level, but when the words reached his mouth, they became.

"Actually, it's nothing..."

Gu Shen's voice uncontrollably became smaller and smaller, "It's raining outside today... Be careful on the road, say hello to the councilor's assistant for me... And... I will definitely do my best for the assessment."

After all, he had taken their amnesty order.

He had to let them check the goods... Whether the boss is satisfied or not is one thing, whether he tries hard or not is another.

So he didn't say he would definitely succeed, he didn't say he could definitely pass, but he said he would definitely do his best.

"..."

After Sister Luo stopped, she turned back and stared at the lonely young man.

Silent for a long time.

"Don't say 'I will definitely do my best'... That's what people who have already admitted their failure would say."

She said word by word, seriously, "We all think you can, that's why we have been with you until now. If you also think you can, say 'I will definitely pass'."

After saying that, she didn't look at the young man again, and left with Zhong Wei.

Just as they were about to leave the training ground.

A voice rang out.

"Sister Luo! Brother Zhong!"

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"I will definitely pass the assessment in two days!"

Sister Luo waved her hand without looking back and left the training ground.