'Truly, never doubt a cultivator based on their appearance!' Grey said inwardly as he laughed wryly in his heart.

Number twenty five seemsed to gain confidence after that sudden turn of events. A fierce look could be seen in her eyes at that moment as she rushed forth towards her opponent who had not yet gotten over his shock.

But he managed to react in time by dashing to the right. He clenched his fists tightly before he began to create another hand seal. But after witnessing the malicious ghosts he summoned the first time, number twenty five did not give him a chance.

Despite her petite figure, she was really fast. Sounds of rushing water echoed from her body. A loud sinister cry could be heard a few moments later. Her opponent looked up and saw his four ghosts dissipating back into fiendish fog.

The next moment, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and gritted his teeth. But after receiving a backlash when the mountain destroyed his ghosts, his physical strength diminish. Seeing that victory was in her grasp, number twenty five sped up. The illusionary mountain shrank back into her body. She punched out again and the sound of air being torn through echoed. Her opponent's eyed opened wide as he tried to escape, but it was like he couldn't outrun her fists.

A loud bang resounded in the next moment and everyone could see the flying figure of her opponent. He spat out several mouthfuls of blood. His chest looked to have caved in slightly and his breathing was laboured. He crashed into the floor in a crumpled mess.

Everyone stared in shock, number twenty five included. Even she did not believe she would win that easily. It was not that her opponent was weak, it was just that her abilities were enough to suppress him.

Any other person who fought against even one of his ghosts would be at a disadvantage, yet she fought against three at the same time. Because her body refinement level was very high, she managed to deflect her opponent's sneak attack and strike a punch of her own. It was from there that the tabes quickly turned.

His ghosts fell quickly to the power of the mountain. And he sustained heavy injuries from his failed sneak attack. It was clear that he lost. All of this seemed to have taken a long time but in truth only over a minute had passed.

The petite looking girl beat her opponent her in one minute. The petite girl showed an excited expression as she was teleported out of the arena. Her opponent was taken away shortly.

Grey looked at this in silence. Her quick victory did not necessarily mean she was that strong. It was just that her power could effectively counter and suppress her opponent.

If she fought against someone else, she might not even have won. But because he powers were enough to totally suppress him. But all in all, it was a very short and and entertaining fight.

***

A short while later, Zayne was standing on the arena. His expression was solemn and his posture was rigid. Everyone thought he looked awkward but Grey felt a little fear whenever he looked at Zayne for some reason. Like he was one Ancient beast from the past.

The moment his opponent summoned his flying sword and charged towards him, Zayne's green hair suddenly grew longer and tattoo lines trailing all the way from his head to his arms and thereabout.

As soon as this happened, a smirk curled it's way into his face. Although his eyes were closed, he did not bother to look at his opponent that was rushing over and instead said something confusing.

"Ah, finally you've let me out! Huh..." The last part of the sentence was uttered when he saw Grey standing there silently. At this moment, he felt like he was looking at a great beast instead of a human.

Grey also felt that this Zayne was different! He exuded a strange confidence that couldn't be matched with the Zayne of five minutes ago. And his long hair and tattooed face gave him a wild aura.

His opponent let out a yell as he brazenly swung out his sword but Zayne only looked at him with disdain and struck with his hand.

'Katcha'

The sword broke, his opponent opened his eyes in shock but what he saw was the looming figure of Zayne looking at him with contempt. He saw clench his hands into a fist and that was the last thing he saw!

After that, Zayne calmly walked over to his teammates sides. When he got to Grey's side, he flashed a small smile before his long hair turned short and his tattoos receded into his body.

He was back to being his ordinary boring self. He awkwardly scratched his head while looking at his teammates. 'I hope he didn't over do it by killing that guy with one punch?' Zayne said inwardly. Ignoring the murmurs and whispers that echoed in the steel room. His fight was something else entirely! He defeated his opponent in one punch!

'Although I cannot be sure that was actually him_ he exuded the strange feeling of a wild beast!' Grey said inwardly. All of his actions were being registered in his mind right now.

He replayed the scenes of his hair growing longer and tattoos appearing on his face. To the smirk that curled up and there after. He believed that Zayne had two personalities, or split personaliies.

'If I can transmigrate into a world totally different from my own, why can't different personalities exist... But from my guess, his other personality is a boon for him. His power is increased greatly. But there will be a catch... After reading some mangas and webnovel in my previous life, the character's two personalities will go about a change in one point of their life. One will have to swallow one in the end and remain the dominant one! Zayne cannot be the dominant one, but there must be a reason why that long green haired version of him is not taking control everytime. It could be because his body can not yet handle it.' Grey made his deduction really quick.

But his reason for that was not because he was interested, it was purely in case he would ever have to fight against Zayne one day. Having a counter measure would do no harm.

It was also at that moment Grey realized that the Sky Mist academy tests will soon be over! Each and everyone of them had exceeded his expectations.

"I didn't even realize that much time had passed..." He muttered in a daze. Ange stole him a quick glance before she passed her gaze back to Zayne who was looking at Sylvia with a fawning expression. He did not seem like the cold person that defeated his opponent with almost no effort.

'Yes, my deduction should be correct!' Grey said inwardly and shook his head silently. Of course he expected that Zayne wouldn't be one to be trifled with.

The wariness he felt towards him at first was real! Now that each of them had passed this test, the only person left was Alice... She had a look of disbelief written on her face. Even she didn't believe that Zayne had this much fighting ability. He didn't even cast any spells or techniques. Just using brute strength to defeat his opponent.

Now she was feeling nervous, she obviously couldn't match with Ange's intelligence, or Sylvia's abilities. And she was previously feeling confident in herself because of her eigth level cultivation base.

So in silence, the group watched the remaining fighters battle their opponents. Their opponents from the Sky Mist academy after seeing their comrades defeated in such a brazen manner, put in their best. They no longer looked down on this year's batch of students, they treated them like they were looking at dangerous existences.

They were also receiving motivation from the academy elders. If they won their matches, they would be rewarded with one thousand Sky points. One thousand Sky points was equivalent to a hundred spirit stones. And one spirit stone was equivalent to a thousand spirit coins. And not only that, if they lost points would be deducted from them instead and awarded to the winners.

Grey suddenly remembered Violet saying that he owed her one thousand points!

'So that's what it was about...' After hearing about the money conversion ratio of the Sky Mist Academy, he gained a bit more understanding. In a major city like Sky Mist city, they prioritised points instead of currency.

Those points are awarded by Sky Mist Academy themselves based on your contribution to the welfare of the city. Those points can later be used in exchange for something of value in Sky Mist city.

After living in Sky Mist city for some time, one would convert their money or things of value into points. To live per day is equal to one point. You can exchange cultivation resources, techniques, Information, magic artifacts and if one had enough contribution points, they could even hire the services of a mercenary or a protector.

In Sky Mist city, resources were the most important thing to them. Even if you were not a cultivator, there were some treasures that are greatly valued by mortals. Some life saving talismans, or life increasing potions. But all in all, points were a very integral factor in the lives of everyone living in Sky Mist city! People like forgers and refiners were well sought after.

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