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Chapter 368: Rankings! Group Attack on Dream Island!
Chapter 368: Rankings! Group Attack on Dream Island!
Time passed by, moment by moment.
From the morning's competition to the approaching dusk, the first day of the Provincial Examination quietly came to an end.
Inside the broadcasting room, the three commentators, feeling a bit exhausted, took a final breath. Wang Luo, facing the live camera, spoke again:
"Phew, dear viewers, as night falls, I, along with the other two commentators, bid farewell to our viewers for the day.
During the night, our Beastmaster trainees who have been fighting all day will be protected by the Sheltered Light of the Trainee Wristband, alleviating their fatigue and preparing for tomorrow's challenges!
Before we leave this exciting day of assessment, let's take one last look at today's credit rankings!"
Instantly, the live broadcast displayed the current credit rankings.
The first name to catch everyone's eye was the one who had made the Jianghai Province Exam the most eye-catching provincial exam, second only to the Capital Academy and the Capital Advanced Academy:
【Top 1: Trainee Number 0001, Su Ping, Current Credits: 2298!】
"After a day, the top spot is still firmly held by Su Ping. It's no wonder that Dream Island is indeed the most crucial area for our Jianghai Province Exam.
Following closely behind is Yan Fan, ranked second with an impressive 1345 credits! Although there's a significant gap between him and Su Ping, if nothing unexpected happens, this young Beastmaster from the Icefield Academy should secure the second place."
Indeed, the credit rankings remained unchanged throughout the first day.
The top position in the Jianghai Province Exam still belonged to Su Ping.
With 2298 credits, this ranking not only silenced all the doubts and speculations from the outside world but also left the nearly one thousand trainees still inside the Secret Realm in silence.
Over two thousand credits!
According to the scoring system, this meant single-handedly eliminating over a hundred fellow trainees and slaying more than two hundred Overlord-rank ferocious beasts, as well as several Sovereign-rank ferocious beasts
In fact, it was indeed close to that.
On this first day, all viewers witnessed Su Ping's every move as he rode the Mountain Stone Spirit and found the other six Sovereign-rank ferocious beasts. Then, the mysterious green-blue wolf used some unknown method to poison and kill them.
Even from start to finish, the time spent was less than that required to tame the Mountain Stone Spirit.
The reason it took almost a full day was that Su Ping, as seen on the screen, prioritized stability in his battles. After each fight, he rested for a while, waiting for the strange green-blue wolf to fully recover.
But even so, it was more than enough! The lead was as steep as a cliff!
For most of the day, no one else dared to enter Dream Island.
However, their strength was even inferior to that of Cheng Cheng.
Those with the ability, upon hearing that even Cheng Cheng from the Capital Advanced Academy was instantly killed by the strange Origami Companion, chose to leave directly. They decided to secure the surrounding beast groups and resources, ensuring their ranking before attempting to enter Dream Island.
Otherwise, like Cheng Cheng, who had the potential to enter the top ten but was carelessly killed, they might not even make it to the Capital City. So, despite some believing they could handle a mere Companion, they chose to play it safe.
"That's right, currently, the top ten rankings for the Provincial Examination are extremely clear, especially for Su Ping, who is leading by a huge margin!
I, Wang Luo, am honored to witness the birth of a true genius Beastmaster alongside my fellow commentators and all our viewers! Let's see if the nineteen-year-old Su Ping can maintain this overwhelming lead tomorrow!"
With that final statement, the audience, let's see if Su Ping can maintain this overwhelming lead tomorrow!
As the live broadcast ended, the Beastmasters and commentators, despite being Sovereign-rank Beastmasters with exceptional physical qualities, couldn't help but feel exhausted after such an intense day of commentary.
Fortunately, although the Provincial Examination was brutal, eliminating over sixty percent of the trainees on the first day, there were still designated rest periods.
These breaks allowed not only the trainees but also the viewers to rest and reflect on the results of the first day of the Provincial Examination across the various provinces.]
Indeed, the higher the attention, the more exciting the competition.
The top three rankings on the first day were as expected: Ye Fan in first place and Qin Xiaoxue in second. However, the third-place spot surprised everyone.
None other than Dong Mu Xuan, who barely made it into the top twenty in the Academy's Trial Tower, had secured this position.
Many chose to hide their talents in the Academy, only to shine during the actual examination, and Dong Mu Xuan was the most dazzling among them.
As a top-tier attribute, Spatial Domain shined in Dong Mu Xuan's hands.
With the backing of the Dong family and the guidance of the Capital Academy's strongest professor, Lie Kong Wang, Dong Mu Xuan's Spatial Weave Void Spider and Break Void Mirror showcased exceptional Spatial Domain beast taming skills.
Their coordination was flawless, although Dong Mu Xuan's beasts hadn't displayed any Super Rank Skills.
From start to finish, Dong Mu Xuan only needed to command these two beasts, while the relatively inconspicuous Crystal Earthworm remained unused.
However, due to the speed advantage of the Spatial Domain, Dong Mu Xuan's credits even surpassed Qin Xiaoxue's at one point, securing the second place in the Capital Academy.
Qin Xiaoxue also demonstrated her skills, with the evolved Crowned Wolf King, Woody, serving as her mount and controlling the field.
Even the strange Wood-elemental pet beast, the Fairy Blossom, had barely made a move, but the mutated ancient life tree had already taken care of everything.
Some people on the forums compared this creature to Su Ping's peculiar demon wolf.
Both of these pet beasts were difficult to track when they took action.
Similarly, once one got too close to either of them, the enemy would silently meet their end.
However, the death brought about by Su Ping's strange elemental demon wolf was through poisoning, while Qin Xiaoxue's ancient life tree was even more terrifying, as it completely severed life force, resulting in instant death.
In terms of popularity and viewership, the various participants from the Capital Advanced Academy were also ranked first, alongside the Capital Academy.
In fact, the intensity of the competition there was even greater than at the Capital Academy.
The reason was simple: during this assessment, two dragons had appeared in the Capital Advanced Academy.
In the Dragon Nation, every appearance of a dragon would attract countless gazes.
After all, on the entire Blue Star, dragons were known as one of the strongest races, and as the true core pet beasts of the Dragon Nation, it was normal for them to draw attention.
Moreover, some busybodies had created a ranking of the combat strength of the pet beasts that had already appeared after the first day's assessment ended and all participants closed their first-person perspectives to rest.
At the same time, it became the most surfed post among those who had been watching the battle recordings of the various provinces' top-seeded pet beasts non-stop, and it undoubtedly received some recognition and discussion.
Undoubtedly, the one ranked first was the current first-place participant from the Capital Advanced Academy, a dragon named Chen Zhan.
Of course, this dragon wasn't the Azure Dragon from the mythological Four Divine Beasts, but a Wind-elemental Divine Dragon.
Although this dragon wasn't a Saint Spirit Potential Elementalized Cub, but only an Imperial Cub, the strength it displayed, as well as the nurturing of its Beastmaster, Chen Zhan, was truly remarkable.
Wind is a force of unparalleled freedom.
The dragon's formidable combat power and belligerence, as seen in 'Dragon Battles in the Wild,' have shaped the current situation in the Dragon Nation, and the worship of dragons is an innate sentiment among countless Beastmasters.
Therefore, due to this reason, some people questioned the top rank:
"Just based on direct combat, killing a Sovereign-level ferocious beast by leapfrogging is enough to rank first? I think there's some water in this Wind Dragon's ranking."
"Let's be honest, Su Ping's Origami Beast and Paper Swordsman aren't being discussed, because they're too strange, and their true strength still needs to be observed in the future. But Su Ping's Azure Demon Wolf, in one day, directly killed six Sovereign-level ferocious beasts one-on-one. Isn't that more impressive than this dragon?"
"It's true, that demon wolf is indeed powerful, but the problem is, we don't know if Su Ping's Mountain Stone Spirit hasn't made a move, and we don't know if it has or not! Moreover, that demon wolf didn't kill them all at once, and it rested for a long time after each kill. Can't you see that?
So, I feel that Su Ping's demon wolf is reasonably ranked, and it's not like we haven't seen it in action. The ranking is quite objective and high."
Some agreed, while others disagreed:
"Even so, why is Ye Zou's Frost Cicada ranked second? Ye Zou's Ringed Tiger fought multiple opponents and killed two Sovereign-level ferocious beasts. But aren't those the Ringed Tiger's achievements? Why is the Ringed Tiger ranked seventh, and Su Ping's Paper Swordsman ranked eighth?"
"Time-elemental pet beasts, like the Frost Cicada, can experience a short period of the future and simultaneously synchronize these experiences with the Ringed Tiger. Although the Ringed Tiger seems to be the main front-line combat power, in reality, it's the Frost Cicada supporting it from behind!
Therefore, the Ringed Tiger can glimpse into the near future and make pre-emptive responses due to its connection with the Frost Cicada, which can also control the battlefield, causing pet beasts to forget their memories, including the use of skills, which is why Ye Zou's opponents performed so poorly.
Don't ask me how I know, I'm from the Capital Academy, and Ye Zou is a friend of mine."
Obviously, as the undisputed first place from the Capital Academy, many people were aware of Ye Zou's situation.
"In summary, as a neutral bystander, I think Chen Zhan's dragon is ranked too high! As for the rest, it's hard to say."
"Anyway, I feel that the Origami Beast is ranked too low! Especially against Cheng Cheng, it could instantly kill three peak Duke-level pet beasts with a single sword, and although it only has one leapfrog challenge victory, it definitely deserves a higher rank than eighth."
"Cheng Cheng: Come on, I'm a well-known figure at the Capital Advanced Beast Taming Academy. Can you stop using me as a background character?"
"Why are we arguing here? Isn't this what the internet is for?"
"..."
Clearly, such debates never really ended.
However, overnight, discussions about the strength of the various participating seeds, as demonstrated in the assessment, continued.
Early the next morning, the sheltering light that had encircled the area disappeared again, and the second day of the provincial examination was about to resume.
But something unexpected happened, catching the attention of everyone online.
In the Jianghai Province, something unusual occurred early in the morning.
As soon as Wang Luo arrived at the commentary platform and exchanged formal greetings, he burst out in a shout:
"Incredible! Almost all the other participants in the Mystic Battlefield of the provincial examination are heading towards the direction of Dream Island!
Have these participants finally realized, after a night, that Su Ping is far ahead in points, and understood that to win first place, they must compete for the importance of Dream Island? So, how will Su Ping respond to these numerous incoming participants?"
(End of Chapter)
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