Kence was dissatisfied by the fact that his 'enemy' was so talented. If only he came into this world with a cheat, he wouldn't have to worry about that guy

Calter, naturally saw the look on Kence's face "do you want to go now?"

Kence nodded his head and they went towards another Elder and showed the badge with a drop of golden blood

The Elder gave them an instruction on where they should go and the two walk towards the second part of the entrance examination, well this one was only for those who are qualified to test for the Elite Class

The examination area has fortified areas for battling. There are three large battle rings and on each corner a stone emitting spiritual energy are placed

Naturally, there are less participants in the test. Everyone here has cultivation and Bloodline better than other people. If they know how to use their strength effectively, they will be able to pass the second part easily

Another Elder appeared and clapped his hands to get the attention of all participants

"The second part of the test will be a practical battle"

The few commoners who heard this paled a bit while the Nobles has expressions as if they were already expecting it. Well, the Nobles already knew how the test would be conducted unlike the commoners

Some of the commoners started losing hope, even Kence lose some of his confidence. They might have talent that is comparable to the Noble kids but unlike the privileged Nobles who has fighting tutors or were accompanied by their guards to battle some beast. The commoners doesn't have that privilege

Most of them only cultivated so that their cultivation base will be sufficient enough to be accepted by the academy

"The test is a one on one battle. The winner will naturally pass but for those who will lose don't worry. The Elders will judge you and if you show that you have some fighting skills even if you lose the academy would still accept you" the Elder continued much to other people's relief

Even Kence let out a sigh of relief

"Don't be nervous, you can do it okay?" Calter said trying to build up his friend's confidence. Kence just smiled at that, although he doesn't have much fighting experience his father still has a certain level of cultivation and tried helping him with the best of his ability

They had a few spar whenever his father was not too busy and tired from work. He might not have the best fighting skills but it still might be enough for just an entrance test

"For fairness's sake you will draw lots to know your opponent. Those who has the same number will fight with each other"

Another group of Elders entered the scene holding a small wooden box

"Okay, line up now!" The participants neatly formed a line.

When it was Kence's turn he put his hand inside the box and got the number 3, the Elder ask for his name and recorded it. This time the Elders didn't show disdain for commoners

After all, all of the kids here has a chance to enter the Elite Class. When they graduated the Noble families will fight for them to join them. Getting into the Elite Class means you are one of the geniuses in your generation on the entire Dukedom!

Even the weakest Cultivator as long as they graduated from the Elite Class would still get some invitation from a Baron Clan

"What's the number you got?" Kence ask Calter when they reach the waiting area and sat on a chair

"4, how about you?"

"3, so close!" Kence pouted, if he was Calter's opponent on the practical battle he would at least be assured that although he would lose he won't have a miserable ending

The Nobles would surely want to squash the commoners thinking that how can they can stand before them who came from a noble birth?

Even Calter felt that it was pity "why didn't I picked the number 3?" He sighed in regret which made Kence chuckle

"It's not your fault" he said while shaking his head

A few minutes pass and all the contestants drew their numbers and the Elder who spoke before announced the first to third match. Since there are three rings, they can have three battles at the same time

"Wish me luck!" Calter nodded and sincerely hope that Kence will win his match. Since Kence's number was three, he walk towards the third ring where his opponent was already waiting for him

Too bad for him his opponent is a Noble who was clearly looking looking down at him

When he entered the ring the Elder made a few gestures and a barrier was formed around the ring. This was to not let any attacks exit the battle ring and hit an unfortunate soul

"If you kneel down to me I will only break one of your legs" the Noble said with a cruel smile on his face

"You're just a mere commoner yet you want to climb the heavens and enter the number one academy in the Dukedom, dream on!"

His words ignited Kence's anger but he chose to not say anything and just focus on their match. Anyway, he can't risk offending the a Noble better not to say anything

The Noble was angered when he saw Kence ignoring him "Hmph! You don't know how to accept someone's kindness!"

"1...2...3... Start!" The Elder announced the official start of the match and the Noble immediately charged towards Kence

The kid's hands glowed with fire red color and rose in temperature. Although there is no fire yet but his hand was still enough to cause burns to his opponent

Fortunately for Kence, it seems like the Noble only has a mediocre skills. He can only partially control his Bloodline's power, if it were someone who has some skills they would already be able to form fires on their hands

Kence connected his mind to his soul where the small figure of his Bloodline, Blue Bird can be seen. It was a little thing but filled with power that no one on earth has

The power of the Blue Bird flowed on Kence's body giving him strength. Since he's just in the Bloodline Assimilation Stage all he can do is absorb the Origin Blood. He still can't absorb the Spiritual Energy of the world to make it as his Qi. For now, all his power depended on the small Blue Bird figure inside his Soul

The Bloodline Power flowed into Kence's hand and it started emitting frosty energy. With a bit of effort, Kence managed to make a single small ice shard and fired it off to his opponent

The Noble was caught offguard, he didn't thought that a commoner would be much more talented than him. While his hand only rose in temperature his opponent was actually able to make a real ice!

Thankfully for him the ice's speed was not that fast and he block it with his hands. The temperature reduced the ice's size but it still pierce his skin and some blood leak out

The Noble's face was red in anger, who would have thought that the commoner who he ridiculed and thought as inferior would have the upper hand on their first exchange?

What's more is that it was clear for everyone that the commoner was more talented than him, a Noble!

With a mad anger he continued charging towards Kence. This time he doesn't have enough time to form another ice shard again and can only block his opponent's fist with his own

The hot temperature from the Noble's hand travelled into Kence's own hand and took a chunk of the frosty energy. Thankfully, Kence has more control on his Bloodline power and when their fist met he managed to consumed all the energy from his enemy's attack

The cold temperature from Kence's hand also travelled and soon the Noble felt a cold numbing sensation on his hand which made him withdraw his hand immediately

In the second clash, Kence once again gained the upperhand however his opponent suddenly kick him on his abdomen

A painful sensation spread on Kence's body and the force made him took a few steps back while he covered his abdomen that was in pain with his hands

Kence was consumed by the pain, never in his lives did he felt physical pain this severe. Even to his second life although they are poor but his parents still spoiled him and didn't let any harm to come to him. His pain sensitivity was too high

Calter look at Kence worriedly, although he wanted to help but sadly he cant

"Come one Kence, you can do it!"

The Noble smirked evilly and once again his hand was covered in red hot energy. He seize the chance that Kence was still in pain and punched him on the face

Kence's head trembled from the impact and the combination of punch and high temperature made his head disoriented. The Noble was both vicious and smart. His attack was directed on Kence's head causing the kid some dizziness which would make it hard for him to counterattack

The pain Kence was feeling now was beyond to any physical pain he felt before but he still tried to come back to his senses. He cannot lose this miserably! There is almost a 100% chance that losing now will take his chance to enter the Elite Class!

Unfortunately for him the Noble continued and punch him on his face again. Thankfully, the academy forbid using any kinds of external help like weapons. As to be fair and to avoid death

After all, the Nobles will have access to powerful weapons which will give them a huge advantage against others. Even to the Nobles who has lower Ranking than them

A punch landed again on Kence's head causing his already disoriented mind to become even more disoriented. The Noble didn't want to give him a chance and continued his cruel punch

Bruise and burns already appeared on Kence's perfect white face, ruining his beauty. Although he doesn't like having feminine features but the thought that his handsome face was getting ruined unbelievable gave Kence some sort of power

He bit his lip which made him regret it as the pain was too much but it successfully removed his dizziness. His Bloodline Power flowed again and it all gathered on his fist

The Noble saw this and increased the frequency of his punch, too bad the weird motivation that Kence got will be his doom

The power gathered at a fast speed and Kence's fist was covered with a layer of ice which he immediately use to punch the Noble on his face. The Noble didn't thought that gathering his power would be this quick and he was successfully punched on the face

The hard layer of ice collided on his head and made a loud sound. As the Noble was still a ten year old kid and doesn't have that much defensive power yet the power from Kence's punch immediately rendered him unconscious

The Elder saw this and announced the sulking Kence as the winner. The kid walk back to the waiting area while worrying about his disfigured face. Not to mention a man no girl would ever want him now!

Seeing Kence's injury Calter immediately took a small pill bottle on his pocket and took one of the pills inside

"Kence! Are you okay? Eat this pill immediately!" Calter's worried voice travelled into Kence's ears which made him woke up from his 'despaired time'

Seeing the small pill on Calter's palm Kence shook his head "No, I'm okay. I can't accept a precious thing like this"

For Nobles healing pills are cheapt but for normal commoners pills are extremely precious and expensive. They only met today, how can he possibly accept it

Kence didn't know but his refusal just made Calter's desire to be his friend increase. He was a son of a Marquees and a lot of people want to befriend him because of his status which would gave them benefits

Some wants his money, some his connections but nevertheless they tried befriending him not for the sake of being his friend but for the sake of the benefits they will get

"Please, I insist" there's a bit of pleading on Calter's voice but Kence still can't take accepting something this precious

"S-sorry, I really just can't take it" Kence refuse again although he was really tempted. His injury ache, how he wish the pain would quickly go away

Calter tried persuading Kence for a few minutes but the kid just won't budge

"If you won't take the pill then be ready to be disfigured for your whole life" Calter mumbled in annoyance but he saw how Kence's already slightly big eyes widened a bit

"W-will this injury accompany me my whole life?" There was a bit of fear on Kence's tone and Calter had an idea

"Yeah, what do you expect? You don't how bad your injury is! I'm afraid you will have burn marks on your whole life" he said scaring Kence who trembled a bit

A loud gulping sound travelled in Calter's ears and he knew his little scheme succeeded

Kence gritted his teeth before saying "F-Fine, I'll take it! But I promise I will pay you back immediately"

Kence fearing that his 'handsome' face would be ruined forever reluctantly eat the pill