There were quite a few people, about a thousand in total.

And they were all cultivating the Martial Arts Evolution Path.

’Shen Tianhe’s management skills are quite impressive. To think he could recruit so many people in just one month.’

Wang Xiao had to admire Shen Tianhe’s ability to get things done.

Of course.

Recruiting so many people in such a short time was also due to the government’s vigorous promotion of the Martial Arts Evolution Path.

Additionally, the elites from the major families and the Federation’s Supreme Governor had come to show their support during the grand opening, which also served to bolster the World Martial Arts Hall’s prestige.

This gave Shen Tianhe the opening he needed to officially promote the Martial Arts Hall to the public.

Speaking of which.

There was actually a benefit to opening a Martial Arts Hall in the real world.

The Federation had a law stating that any citizen of Tier Three or higher had the right to form a master-disciple relationship with other citizens.

Of course, this wasn’t a nominal master-disciple relationship like the one he had with Qin Mengyun, but a genuine one, officially certified by the Celestial Dao.

If the disciple later increased their Life Tier or made any significant contributions,

the master would also receive a corresponding reward in Contribution Points.

Of course, if a disciple violated Federation law or failed to fulfill their duties—such as regularly submitting Exotic Beast Materials—

the master would also be penalized to a certain degree.

This measure was intended to encourage high-tier citizens of the Federation to train as many elites as possible.

It was also a means of promoting the development of all humankind.

’However, to prevent people from farming Contribution Points, there seems to be a limit on the number of disciples one can take. A Tier Three Citizen can take ten disciples at most. After that, each time their Citizen Tier increases, the number of disciples they can accept doubles.’

’Once someone reaches the level of a Tier Six Life, the limit on disciples is removed. After all, a Tier Six Life can already be considered one of the most powerful beings publicly known on Earth, so there’s no need for them to rely on taking disciples to earn Contribution Points.’

Wang Xiao swept his Divine Thought over all the apprentices before pulling it back.

When he had some free time, he could consider taking on a few talented disciples to train.

It would be another way to acquire Contribution Points.

He paid no more mind to the apprentices cultivating Martial Arts.

Wang Xiao left the Martial Arts Hall and headed straight for the Life Evolution Institute.

With his current strength from Breaking his Limits three times, he was already capable of Crossing the Void.

However. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Given that he was still in the city and there were bound to be hover cars in the sky,

Wang Xiao resisted the urge to fly.

’Forget it. I’ll just take a taxi.’

「Half an hour later.」

Wang Xiao arrived at the Life Evolution Institute.

As soon as he stepped inside, a woman in professional business attire came out to greet him.

The woman was sweet-looking, and Wang Xiao had seen her many times before. He seemed to recall her name was Pei Shiqi.

Seeing Wang Xiao, Pei Shiqi spoke respectfully, "Mr. Wang, you could have contacted our Evolution Institute before your visit. We would have sent a private car to pick you up."

She had heard a great deal about Wang Xiao recently.

He had not only partnered with Dachang City’s largest construction conglomerate, the Tianhe Group, to open the largest Martial Arts Hall since the dawn of the Great Cosmic Era, but during its grand opening, elites from three of the Twelve Clans, and even the Federation’s Supreme Governor, had come to show their support.

You could say,

recently, Wang Xiao had become a household name throughout all of Dachang City.

Countless people contacted the Life Evolution Institute every day, trying to get information about Wang Xiao.

Now,

seeing Wang Xiao in person, Pei Shiqi couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.

At the same time, she felt a secret pang of regret.

She had considered quitting her job to help out at the World Martial Arts Hall, but in the end, she had hesitated.

By the time she finally made up her mind, Wang Xiao had already become someone completely out of her league.

Wang Xiao said calmly, "It wasn’t far, so there was no need to trouble the Evolution Institute. I’m here for a Life Evolution assessment."

"A L-Life Evolution assessment..." Pei Shiqi gulped.

’Didn’t he just have an assessment three months ago? He’s here for another one already?’

’Don’t tell me he broke through again?!’

For a moment, Pei Shiqi was in a daze.

’This rate of evolution is just too fast!’

"What’s wrong? Can I not get an assessment?" Wang Xiao couldn’t help but ask.

The words had barely left his mouth.

A middle-aged man strode out. It was none other than the director of the Life Evolution Institute, Lin Zhiqiang.

He said, "Of course you can, Brother Wang! Long time no see!"

"Long time no see, Director Lin," Wang Xiao replied.

Lin Zhiqiang said, "It’s just that Brother Wang’s rate of evolution is so fast, it startled Xiaopei a bit."

Pei Shiqi, realizing her lapse in professionalism, quickly added, "Yes, my apologies, Mr. Wang. I lost my composure."

"It’s fine," Wang Xiao said. "As long as I can get the assessment."

He was well aware that his rate of evolution was astonishingly fast, perhaps even surpassing that of the original Tier Nine Lifeforms.

However.

He had no intention of hiding it.

After all, with Earth’s resources being so abundant and his foundation in Martial Arts, a faster pace was to be expected.

"Brother Wang, this way."

Lin Zhiqiang quickly led Wang Xiao toward the assessment building.

In less than half an hour.

The assessment was complete.

Wang Xiao successfully passed the assessment, becoming a Tier Five Citizen.

This was also the highest tier achievable through the Virtual Space’s Life Evolution assessment.

It was impossible to become a Tier Six Citizen through an assessment in the Virtual Space.

This was because becoming a Tier Six Life involved the Great Dao Rules, which the Virtual Space was simply incapable of simulating.

Lin Zhiqiang looked at the data panel displaying the successful assessment results and sighed inwardly with emotion.

’Who could have imagined that a once-unknown, recent college graduate would become a Tier Five Citizen in just six short months!’