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Chapter 90: The Beginning
Chapter 90: The Beginning
"Secret Realm?"
Fang Xing furrowed his brows slightly, while the other students murmured in surprise.
Many of them began to regret their decision, wishing they had withdrawn from the exam knowing how dangerous it would be.
"Wait a moment... Director Wei, I don't quite understand..."
Fortunately, each student here was accompanied and protected by their teacher.
A martial arts teacher immediately raised his hand and asked, "Isn't the Secret Realm the attack method of the extradimensional evil gods? Does this third round of practical assessment require students to go directly into battle? This is too dangerous!! I cannot agree, and I believe that not only me but all the teachers present will not agree... We will jointly impeach this exam outline!"
"What's the big deal about going into battle now?"
Director Wei's expression turned cold, and he continued, "The Secret Realm is actually a spatial bubble technology that our Federation has gradually begun to master... The Secret Realm on the Trial Star is not created by extradimensional evil gods but is an artificial space created by us... The level of danger will be much lower than that of a battlefield..."
"So that's how it is. I have no more questions."
The teacher's face relaxed a little.
"However, in order to better prepare students for the battlefield, some evil god servants have been placed within the Secret Realm..."
Director Wei's next sentence, however, caused the faces of the others to change slightly: "The exam procedure has been sent to you..."
Fang Xing looked at his phone and indeed found the document.
"Each student will be issued a specialized communicator... Once inside the Secret Realm, you are free to kill as you wish, according to the rules set by the Federation. Those on the brink of death will be teleported out... Defeating others will earn you points, killing evil god servants will earn you a large number of points, and the longer you survive, the more rewards you will receive... Finally, the overall score will determine your ranking."
"This practical assessment is indeed interesting!"
He glanced through the rules and found that it was somewhat similar to the Battle Royale in the Qinglinfang City.
As he had been playing that game daily, he could be considered an expert in this regard.
"Director Wei!"
At this moment, a teacher from Youlin Star asked, "If the Secret Realm is spiritual and resists technological creations, what about Zhong's mecha?"
"As I said, this is an artificial space bubble, and the rules are set by us. Those on the brink of death will be directly teleported out, and mechas are allowed to be brought in... As long as it complies with the exam regulations and the individual contribution exceeds 50%, as for the weapon modules, laser guns are definitely not allowed..."
Director Wei explained in detail.
'As expected, although the human race is not adept at space technology, they have been defending and counterattacking for so many years... They have gained experience from all the beatings.'
'Now they are even able to create artificial secret realms... In the future, it may be possible to offset the spatial authority of the extradimensional evil gods and bring in large numbers of weapons or even mechas.'
Fang Xing's heart stirred, marveling at the rapid development of technology.
The other teachers and students had the same thought, and their spirits couldn't help but lift.
At this moment, the exam proctors began distributing specially made silver bracelets.
"Communication with the outside world is cut off within the Secret Realm. The bracelets on your hands are both scoring devices and can be used to withdraw from the exam by inputting a specific code..."
After Director Wei finished explaining the exam rules, he managed to squeeze a slight smile onto his stern face, "Students, I wish you all the best of luck!"
He stretched out his right hand, and it was only then that Fang Xing noticed a 'soap bubble' shimmering with multicolored light in the palm of his hand!
No!
That was a space bubble!
The soap bubble expanded, enveloping the tens of thousands of people in the entire square, and then burst open.
By the time Xiaolong and the others reacted, the students around them had disappeared without a trace.
"Alright, teachers, let's watch the students' performances together!"
Director Wei stood tall and straight like a pine tree, and with a slight wave of his hand, countless projection screens appeared in the void, each displaying a student.
It was obvious that during the spatial transmission, they had already entered the Secret Realm and were distributed to different areas...
...
'This feeling is somewhat similar to interdimensional shuttling...'
Fang Xing stood on a desolate plain and scanned himself, only to find that his phone was left outside, and his nano-protective suit was gone, except for the silver bracelet on his wrist.
'But how is Director Wei able to control space? No... The Golden Bell Realm shouldn't be this powerful, right? It should be the authority of the War Fortress...'
'As expected, when an individual's power combines with the power of a collective, it will burst forth with even more dazzling brilliance!'
'In the end, will martial artists still have to resort to piloting mechas?'
He stomped on the ground, feeling the softness of the dead grass and muddy soil beneath his feet.
The sky was a dull gray, with heavy clouds pressing down, as if the sky above wasn't very high.
"Battle Royale... It begins."
Fang Xing murmured.
According to the exam rules, as long as he kept eliminating other candidates, he would basically be able to secure victory.
Of course, the evil god servants were bonus points.
"Lower-order servants... They are basically equivalent to martial artists in the Four Realms, and a single martial artist may not necessarily be able to defeat them... One must have mastered a super-tier martial art."
"For the high school level 2 exam, having lower-order evil god servants is already a bit beyond the scope of the exam. Surely there won't be any upper-order servants, right?"
"
With his hands clasped behind his back, Fang Xing casually chose a direction to head in.
Before long, he spotted another examinee in the distance.
The young man wore a white school uniform and, upon seeing Fang Xing, initially started in surprise before mustering his courage and charging forward.
His hands spread wide, resembling a mad eagle flapping its wings.
Madness Eighteen Strike—Mad Eagle Style!
"Fool!"
Fang Xing scoffed at the display, his right hand forming a hand blade as he casually slashed! Even without a sword, his body, honed by the Dragon Elephant Technique, was now comparable to a mid-grade artifact.
In other words, his hand blade was now far stronger than the Tiger Evil Blade!
Shiiiing!
As he slashed, the air stirred as if haunted by dancing ghosts and gods!
Ghost God Blade, Slaying Ghost Gods!
Shriek!
With the blade in his hand, the mad eagle's wings were clipped! The dazzling blade light directly sliced through the Mad Eagle Style and then heavily chopped down on the student's chest.
Although the opponent immediately reacted, sending out a surge of Innate True Qi that transformed into a protective armor of essence, it had no effect. The armor was torn apart like paper!
'Flawless Jade... In the cultivation world, this would be stronger than many Innate cultivators.'
Fang Xing made his judgment as he watched the other student's chest burst into a bloom of blood before falling to the ground.
He had even held back, or else that unlucky fellow would have been sliced into two pieces.
"But at this level, he'll probably bleed to death soon anyway. I wonder if that promise from earlier still holds true?"
Just as he hesitated about whether to rescue the injured student, a flash of silver light passed by, and the severely wounded student instantly vanished without a trace...
"As I thought, the rules of this secret realm... immediately teleport those on the brink of death out? What a shame... It seems there are loopholes to exploit, like if someone dies instantly without any time to react... Hence, there's still a death count, but it's definitely much safer than a real battlefield."
Fang Xing glanced at the silver bracelet on his wrist:
[Obtained 1 Point!]
[Ranking: 872]
...
"In such a short time, over eight hundred students have already encountered opponents?"
Fang Xing was a little surprised.
However, for martial artists, victory or defeat could be decided in just a few moves, so this was a normal situation.
He nodded and continued on his way in a certain direction.
...
In another area.
"I've said it before... I hate it the most when people call me 'Uncle'!"
Song Jin'gang's body erupted with golden light, looking like a small golden man as he chased after several examinees and bombarded them.
Even though they were all at the Flawless Jade realm, the few examinees who displayed A-rank martial arts still found it difficult to break through his defense.
This was the power of the "Adamantine Physique", with defensive capabilities that were nearly unrivaled at the same level!
Bang!
In the end, as the last examinee fell, the abnormal phenomenon surrounding Song Jin'gang gradually faded away.
He looked around and then glanced at his bracelet: "Fifty-second place? Not bad... But it's still not enough for me. Where's Ross? I'm going to beat him up! And where's Fang Xing...?"
Suddenly, the surrounding sounds disappeared, and the area fell into a dead silence.
A thick fog appeared, and within the pitch-black mist, a pair of bloodshot eyes slowly opened, followed by another, and another, until there were thousands!
Song Jin'gang's thoughts immediately began to blur as he found himself under the gaze of those countless eyes...
"Ah!"
He roared and quickly retreated, "It's actually a subordinate of the Evil God, attracted by the earlier battle? This is—'Thousand-Eyed Demon', a lower-order servant... Luckily, it's not the upper-order servant with tens of thousands of eyes..."
Although Song Jin'gang had cultivated an A-rank martial art and had a simulated realm protecting him, it was not a true realm of power, and he had not yet opened his Mud Pill Palace to awaken his spiritual power.
Spiritual defense was indeed his weakness.
Relying on his A-rank martial art, he could barely withstand the pollution of a lower-order servant, but if he encountered an upper-order one, he might not even be able to escape.
Seeing Song Jin'gang turn tail and run, the mist emitted a strange squeaking noise and immediately gave chase.
"Damn... I can't shake it off. I need to find someone to help me take it down!"
Song Jin'gang gritted his teeth.
No matter how confident he was in his strength, he did not think that he could handle a lower-order servant alone.
Even on a real battlefield, encountering such an enemy would require several brave martial artists to join forces to take it down.
But among these ten thousand examinees, how many were at the Four Realms level? To kill this lower-order servant, they might need to sacrifice many lives!
...
In the sky above.
Qi Lingzhen, wearing wind-proof protective goggles, was manipulating a pterodactyl and entangled with a group of strange birds.
Suddenly...
She seemed to think of something and looked up.
In the sky above, a giant, floating black jellyfish had appeared, emitting strands of fluorescent silk that connected it to the strange birds.
"Lower-order servant—Spectral Jellyfish?!"
Qi Lingzhen shouted to the side, "Let's work together and split the points evenly!"
"Deal!"
A crisp voice replied, followed by the sound of an exoskeleton armor rushing into the battlefield. It was Zhong Yuxiu!
Although her face still had a bit of baby fat, her fighting style was extremely brutal. She tore through the strange birds and directly charged at the giant jellyfish...
(End of Chapter)
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