Too Slow!

Chen Fan glanced at the "ninth place" ranking on his wrist Terminal and frowned almost imperceptibly.

With over 300 points, he ranked ninth.

This efficiency is still too slow.

Chen Fan couldn't help but turn his gaze to Zhou Ye.

But they discovered that this person's points had already reached 1000!

"That's strange. Even Martial Artist at the Qi-Blood Realm shouldn't be able to reach 1000 points, especially in such a short time!"

Just as Chen Fan was feeling a bit confused, two sharp whooshing sounds rang out from above.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two men wearing dark silver military exoskeletons descended from the sky, landing heavily in the center of the valley, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Inspector of the Education General Administration.

Their responsibility is to ensure the safety of these little ones, but they won't easily appear unless it's a life-or-death crisis.

In addition... those whose points have been stolen will be taken out of the Quarantine Zone.

One of them glanced at the scene, his gaze sweeping over the unconscious Tiannan No. 3 High School team members. The scanning beam from the wrist Terminal quickly confirmed the vital signs of the five people.

"A-17 Area, the Tiannan No. 3 High School team has lost combat capability, but their vital signs are stable. Requesting Medical Team intervention for recovery."

The inspector reported into the communicator with a blank expression.

Then, the two stood there like statues, their gazes not lingering on Chen Fan, who walked past them, for even a second longer.

Within the rules, they will not interfere with any behavior.

Meanwhile, inside the massive steel Command Center outside the Quarantine Zone, the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense.

Hundreds of teachers and senior officials from various universities in Tiannan City gathered here, staring intently at the giant Light Screen that covered the entire wall in front of them.

On the Light Screen, hundreds of dots representing the contestants moved across the map, and the leaderboard scrolled in real time.

"Haha, not bad, Zhang Heng did a great job! His points have stabilized at fifteenth place!"

Director Liu, the teacher leading the team from Tiannan No. 3 High School, was beaming with pride as he proudly showed off to his colleagues.

However, his laughter had not yet subsided.

On the map of the Light Screen, the five adjacent dots representing his team dimmed almost simultaneously, changing from green (representing survival) to gray (representing elimination)!

The name of Tiannan No. 3 High School disappeared from the leaderboard in an instant.

"What happened?!"

The smile on Director Liu's face froze instantly. He stood up abruptly from his seat in a fit of rage, spitting as he spoke.

"Was it Zhou Ye from Tiannan Middle School who did this?! This is outrageous! Even if he's at the Qi-Blood Realm, he shouldn't be so ruthless!"

He subconsciously believed that, apart from Zhou Ye with 124 Qi and Blood, no one else in the entire arena could wipe out his carefully cultivated team so quickly and cleanly!

"Quiet!"

On the high platform, the deep and authoritative voice of Commander-in-Chief Lei Zhan rang out.

"Command Center, retrieve the wristband surveillance footage of Zhang Heng, the Tiannan No. 3 High School, from A-17 Area."

"Yes, Commander Lei!"

As the command was given, the central area of the giant Light Screen flashed, and the last footage recorded by Zhang Heng's team's wristbands began to play.

The footage initially shakiened as it showed Zhang Heng's team locked in a fierce battle with the Earthspike Boar in the valley.

Inside the Command Center, all the teachers held their breath.

Immediately afterwards, a nine-year-old child appeared at the entrance of the valley like a ghost.

"Jiangnan No. 1 High School?"

One of the teachers voiced a questioning tone.

What followed was a breathtaking, silent chase that lasted for ten minutes.

The scene depicts Zhang Heng and others going from anger to frustration, and finally to a complete breakdown of reason.

"What... what do you want?!"

Zhang Heng's desperate and furious roar echoed clearly through the loudspeaker in the deathly silent Command Center.

In the scene, Zhang Heng and his group completely erupted, the five of them surrounding the child, their murderous aura soaring to the sky, determined to tear the child to pieces.

"These idiots! They've been provoked!"

Director Liu was so angry that he slammed his fist on the handrail.

However, what happened the next second plunged the entire Command Center, filled with hundreds of well-versed Martial Dao elites, into an eternal silence.

In the video, the nine-year-old child casually points out a character, and a person falls to the ground.

"Boom!"

With a dull thud, the remaining two men were sent flying through the air as if struck by a siege hammer, their blood splattering across the sky.

The entire process was fluid, clean, and efficient, possessing a kind of beauty that was violent to the extreme.

The image finally freezes on Zhang Heng's terrified face, slumped on the ground, his crotch soaked with sweat.

Replay ended.

Inside the Command Center, you could hear a pin drop.

A hint of emotion immediately appeared on Director Liu's face.

"This... could it be that he has already broken through the 100-calorie Qi and Blood and become Qi and Blood Martial Artist?"

His voice broke the deathly silence.

"Not Qi and Blood Martial Artist."

On the high platform, Lei Zhan's voice was deep, but there was a hint of surprise in his tiger-like eyes.

He stared intently at the frozen image of Chen Fan on the Light Screen, and said, word by word:

"His strength is concentrated yet unyielding, controlled with perfect precision. A single finger strike breaks through the opponent's defenses by identifying the weakest point in their Qi and Blood circulation; a single punch suppresses them by compressing all his power into a single point of explosive force. If I'm not mistaken, this little guy... should have already broken through the Qi and Blood Barrier!"

Lei Zhan's comments were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly igniting the entire audience!

"My God! Nine years old! He's only nine years old!"

"Qi and Blood Barrier?? Are you kidding me! How on earth did he cultivate?"

"Jiangnan No. 1 High School... where did they find such a monster?!"

Exclamations, gasps of shock, and incredulous murmurs filled the air, and the entire Command Center was in complete chaos.

All eyes, as if on a pilgrimage, were drawn to the gray-clad man in the corner who had kept his eyes closed the entire time, seemingly asleep.

A teacher who had a decent relationship with Jiangnan No. 1 High School mustered up his courage and couldn't help but ask.

"Congratulations, Professor Gu! Your student... is simply... simply..."

He was speechless for a long time, but couldn't find a suitable word to describe it.

However, he didn't finish his sentence.

Gu Ci's lifeless eyes slowly opened a crack.

"It's alright, but it's a bit too slow!"

Upon hearing this, everyone around immediately fell silent.

Fuck you.

Is this too slow?

What the hell were you doing when you were nine? There's a limit to showing off!

The teachers from different schools twitched their lips violently, and the teacher from Tiannan Middle School couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

"So what if you break through the Qi and Blood Barrier? You're still just Quasi-Martial Artist. Zhou Ye from Tiannan Middle School... has already reached 124 Qi and Blood, achieving the Qi and Blood Martial Artist realm!"

When Director Wang said these words, you could clearly hear a hint of bitterness in his voice.