As soon as the old man finished speaking, a list appeared on the screen behind him.
The students would be tested in groups of ten.
The content of the examination was also very simple.
Each student would open the Star Bridge to their planet under the supervision of an examiner. The other end of the Star Bridge would connect to the testing planet.
Creatures with combat power of around 5 lived on the testing planet.
If their own planet was not overrun within the allotted time, the student would be deemed to have passed the test.
The creatures used for this test were low-level werewolves, a type of orc.
The examination soon began.
The ten students whose names had been called walked onto the platform one by one and placed their palms on the massive testing crystal before them.
The next moment, a portal appeared in an open area of each student's planet.
Blood-red-eyed werewolves continuously poured out of the portal.
"What kind of monsters are these?"
"Our firearms aren't very effective against them! We can't hold them back!" some soldiers armed with primitive firearms shouted in horror as they watched the advancing werewolves.
"Oh no! Don't eat me!"
"Help! Help!"
"What kind of monsters are these? Run!"
This was a technological civilization, but its development was relatively slow. Aside from the captain carrying an automatic rifle, most of the soldiers were equipped only with pistols or even shotguns.
As a result, they were quickly forced back by the endless stream of werewolves.
Once casualties began to occur, the student immediately terminated the test.
"My spear barely pierced them, and it was snapped in half."
"We're no match for them! How are we supposed to fight?"
A knight stared at the scene in shock. He dropped his spear, turned around, and fled.
The tester immediately abandoned the examination.
Although many students were eliminated, quite a few successfully passed the test.
"Hahaha! They're just werewolves! Die!"
A burly warrior swung his saber and charged straight into the werewolf horde.
Under his leadership, the warriors behind him stabilized the situation.
After surviving until the required time limit, they successfully passed the test.
Not only had they earned the right to participate in the Star Wars examination, but they had also gained valuable combat experience.
The testing proceeded quickly.
Every five minutes, another group of students finished their examination.
The overall pass rate was roughly 30%.
Soon, Jiang Hao's name appeared on the screen.
"Jiang Hao, Liu Ruyan... the following ten students, please prepare."
Coincidentally, Jiang Hao and Liu Ruyan were assigned to the same group.
Although Liu Ruyan stood only a short distance away, Jiang Hao paid her little attention.
After taking a deep breath, he placed his palm on the testing crystal.
As a strange sensation spread through him, Jiang Hao's consciousness descended into his own planet.
For the Saiyan civilization, which had already experienced a major war, this kind of examination was incredibly easy.
There was no need for Amosi to act.
Even the elite subordinates didn't need to be deployed.
Simply dispatching the Saiyan First Squad was enough to complete the test effortlessly.
Within Jiang Hao's vision, Amosi stood atop the fortress wall, calmly watching the Star Bridge that had suddenly appeared outside.
Large numbers of werewolves poured out of the portal and charged toward the three Saiyan warriors with ferocious expressions.
Although the werewolves had the advantage in numbers, they were no match for the three Saiyans.
The three warriors were like bulldozers crashing into a crowd.
With a single punch, several werewolves were sent flying.
Not to mention breaking into the fortress—even escaping the portal area was nearly impossible.
The few exceptionally lucky werewolves who managed to rush toward the fortress were immediately blasted apart by the self-propelled artillery mounted on its walls.
Since the test was so easy, Jiang Hao even had time to observe the other students.
Among those in his group, some failed because they couldn't withstand the werewolf assault.
Others were just as relaxed as Jiang Hao.
Liu Ruyan was one of them.
Since the rules only required students to defend against the werewolves for a fixed period of time, Liu Ruyan simply used a magical treasure resembling a clock to seal the portal.
No matter how many werewolves emerged, none of them could step into her cultivation world.
Because the upcoming interstellar war was the main event of the examination, everyone tried their best to conserve their strength.
After all, revealing one fewer trump card meant a greater chance of survival later.
This was also why Jiang Hao had only dispatched three Saiyan warriors.
If the other students learned the true strength of his civilization, they would likely gang up on him in the coming battles.
After all, the final rankings were determined by points.
Every civilization conquered awarded one point.
The more points a student earned, the higher their final ranking.
Therefore, strength was important—but being too high-profile was equally dangerous.
Meanwhile, Li Shuibao, who was still watching from the audience, looked at Jiang Hao calmly.
A trace of surprise flashed across his face.
It seemed that Jiang Hao's civilization had grown even stronger.
However, he wasn't entirely certain.
After all, this was only a preliminary test.
"Don't think you're safe just because you have a Silver-rank combat unit."
"My family spent a fortune buying me one hundred points of Origin Fluid."
"Let's see how I destroy you this time."
"It looks like you've spent all of your Origin Fluid upgrading your planet."
"Your own strength probably hasn't improved much."
Judging from the planet's size alone, Jiang Hao's planet had more than doubled in size.
The last time Jiang Hao won first place in the school's preliminary examination, he received the portion of Origin Fluid that should have belonged to Li Shuibao.
Because of that, Li Shuibao assumed Jiang Hao had invested almost all of it into expanding his planet.
After all, only a planet exceeding 100 kilometers in diameter qualified as a first-class planet.
At that moment, Jiang Hao also glanced at the size of his own planet.
113 kilometers.
Since planetary annexation was not an instantaneous process, Planet Vegeta had reached 106 kilometers immediately after annexing Planet Zhaka.
Only after completely absorbing the planet had it grown to its current size of 113 kilometers.
Naturally, Jiang Hao had no idea what Li Shuibao was thinking.
Instead, he simply evaluated the examination.
Although it wasn't particularly difficult, it clearly revealed how far each student's civilization had developed.
Take Liu Ruyan, for example.
Just by looking at the dreamlike environment of her cultivation world and the scale of its population, Jiang Hao could tell that her civilization was ahead of most others.
There were also students from other schools.
One student's technological civilization was even more advanced than Jiang Hao's current one.
Another school...
"As expected, this is the final examination—a gathering of the Awakened geniuses from the entire Ninth District."
Jiang Hao thought to himself.
However, he felt no pressure.
Instead, he looked forward to the upcoming interstellar war even more.
Soon, Jiang Hao passed the test and returned to his seat.
Not long afterward, all the examinations concluded as the elder once again stepped onto the podium.
Nearly 40% of the participants had failed the test.
"After a thirty-minute break, we will connect all of your Star Bridges together, forming a massive network."
"Once that happens, the battle will begin immediately."
"You are free to surrender at any time."
"However, if your civilization is conquered, all of your planet's resources will be taken over by the victor."