Azure Dragon Battle Monk

"Good heavens, it hasn't been long, and he's already broken into the Inner Three Rings. This must be the fastest, right?"

"As expected of the Heroic Profession 'Azure Dragon Battle Monk'. Even without skill buffs, his physical attributes and combat skills alone are enough to crush his peers."

The big shots watched the monitor screen, offering their assessments.

On the screen, a slender, dark-skinned, bald young man moved like the wind, using both fists and feet to send a Beast-Type Robot flying into the air!

The dark-skinned bald youth unleashed a series of unrestrained punches, hitting the Beast-Type Robot's vulnerable joints. With a series of cracking sounds, the Beast-Type Robot shattered into a pile of parts.

The dark-skinned bald youth didn't rest at all, directly striding into the next ring.

"The Xu Family kid's codename seems to be 'Mad Zen'. Fitting indeed, it seems there are only nicknames given wrongly, never codenames assigned wrongly." "I wonder if this 'Mad Zen' can win the top spot for our Jiangnan District."

"That might be difficult." The military uniform big shot coughed, "This time, he's not the only one with a Heroic Profession. I heard that the Overlord of the Zhou Family in the West Capital District is also a second-time job-changed Heroic Profession."

A big shot next to him chimed in, "Actually, some enhanced elite professions shouldn't be underestimated either. Take Old Wu's granddaughter from the East Sea Wu Family, for example. She's an enhanced elite special profession, 'Blood Curse Hunter'. Although she hasn't had a second job change, she's willing to work hard, and I heard she's already level 5. Compared to most examinees below level 3, her level alone gives her a crushing advantage."

The big shot sitting across from him analyzed from another angle, "The Awakened Exam doesn't just look at strength, it also looks at brains and luck. And then there's the Spirit Realm Exploration Subject, which accounts for 60% of the score. It's really hard to say who will take first place."

The middle-aged executive officer behind him had a face full of respect. He knew that the big shots present were all once heroic figures who had dominated the scene, and they lacked neither strength, vision, nor experience.

In the Spirit Energy Era, the high-level officials of each district are all Awakened with great strength and deep qualifications. These Awakened big shots form the district committee, which controls the highest power of the district—the power to appoint and remove "executive officers."

Of course, the big shots are only responsible for the appointment and removal decisions of the executive officers. They generally don't interfere with specific administrative matters, such as urban development and planning, and leave them to the executive officers.

In the Spirit Energy Era, great power belongs to the individual. Although these executive officers have great power, it is impossible for them to bypass the Awakened big shots behind them. In addition to their own formidable strength, the big shots often control huge Awakened organizations, with energy far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Suddenly, the military uniform big shot pressed the remote control, the camera turned, and the picture switched to a pale-faced teenager.

This teenager had a pale face and heavy dark circles under his eyes. He held a short sword, moved very quickly, and was agile, circling around a humanoid robot. When the robot changed direction, he could always take the opportunity to deliver an effective blow.

"This teenager should be a ranged profession specializing in archery, the way he exerts force is very similar." One big shot said, "It's just that in a one-on-one situation, it's difficult for a marksman to output remotely in peace, so he's forced into close combat."

Agility-specialized marksmen are indeed at a disadvantage in the virtual combat subject.

"Well, this person is a newcomer to the God Strategy Army Genius Camp, named Li Yufeng." The military uniform big shot smiled, "His codename may not be very pleasant, it's called 'Mad Dog'."

The big shots present all laughed. They were all once spirited young Awakened, and people who came from that era have a high acceptance of this kind of quirky nickname.

"The marksman's melee expertise is still a bit weak, this kind of one-on-one exam is very disadvantageous. Fortunately, he is agility-specialized, so he can rely on speed to kite, otherwise he may not be able to reach the sixth ring... Well, the seventh ring should be his limit." A big shot casually commented.

In the Silicon Valley Base dungeon, each channel has ten ring checkpoints.

The first to third rings are called the Outer Three Rings; the fourth to sixth rings are called the Middle Three Rings; the seventh to ninth rings are called the Inner Three Rings.

In addition, there is the tenth ring—the "Core Ring."

The closer to the inner ring, the stronger the Combat Robot.

The Combat Robots in the Outer Three Rings only have attributes ranging from level 1 standard templates to elite templates, and their combat expertise is also advanced level 1.

The Middle Three Rings are much more powerful, with attributes rising to the level 2 standard to elite range, and combat expertise also reaching advanced level 2.

The Inner Three Rings are the most difficult, with attributes ranging from level 3 standard to enhanced elite, and combat expertise reaching advanced level 3!

As for the Core Ring, it already has level 4 enhanced elite attributes, and its combat expertise is as high as level 4, which is the most difficult "major problem" in the combat subject.

Sure enough, as that big shot expected, Mad Dog broke into the seventh ring. Facing a Combat Robot with attributes equivalent to a level 3 standard template and advanced level 3 combat expertise, he tried his best but failed to take it down. His life points were emptied by the Combat Robot, and he was forced to withdraw from the virtual dungeon.

A score of 200 in the combat subject, and Mad Dog got 120, barely passing. However, the difficulty of the Awakened Exam was just that high, and Mad Dog's score was considered good. Most Awakened examinees were forced out before even passing the fourth ring.

Although Archers suffered, candidates with mental specialties and caster professions were even more miserable than Archers. What they usually trained the most was meditation.

The means of manipulating mental power derived from meditation could penetrate alloy shields, manipulate the power control buttons next to the hibernation pods, affect the power supply of the Combat Robots, and weaken the Combat Robots.

This was the only advantage of mental specialty candidates.

But even if the Combat Robots were weakened, they still had to face them with real swords and guns. Caster profession candidates not only had low melee skills, but also poor physique attributes. Just think, how much combat power could a caster who had been "silenced" have? "'Mad Zen' has cleared it. This should be the first candidate in the Jiangnan District to get a perfect score in the combat project."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Many candidates with enhanced elite Heroic Professions passed the ninth ring, but when they reached the Core Ring and faced level 4 enhanced elite enemies with level 4 advanced combat skills, they were eliminated one after another.

Only candidates with outstanding talent who had reached level 4 or above before the college entrance examination and entered the intermediate Awakened level had a chance to pass and get full marks.

As candidates with enhanced elite Heroic Professions either passed or were eliminated, the number of screens in the big screen became less and less.

"Oh, this candidate is quite interesting. Seems to be a tank profession, rare." A big shot switched the screen.

"I know this candidate, seems to be called Bai Pu... the one who has a lawsuit with the Superpower Corporation." The military uniform big shot said with a smile, "Director Wu, do you know him?"

Sitting diagonally opposite the military uniform big shot, a thin, bald, bespectacled old man with a cold expression shook his head and said, "I am the Director of the Superstar Alliance, and I am only responsible for alliance affairs. As for the Superpower Corporation, it is managed by my unworthy younger cousin, and I have never interfered."

"Forget it, leave the general affairs to the people below... let's see how far this rising star can go."

In the screen, Bai Pu had already reached the sixth ring. He was facing a Raptor Robot with huge metal wings.

The Raptor Robot's metal wings swept a large area, which was really a bit of a foul. Bai Pu's agility was very low, and he couldn't dodge at all. He was frequently hit by the wings and suffered blunt damage.

The metal wings swept over, carrying a great force, and Bai Pu was dizzy from the shock.

Fortunately, his Self-Adaptive Evolution had a form against blunt damage, and he also held a one-armed shield, otherwise he would have been overwhelmed.

"Not bad, as a newly Awakened low-level Awakened, his ability to withstand damage is quite good."

"It's a pity that his physique attribute is a bit low, otherwise he should be able to pass the sixth ring."

While the big shots were commenting, suddenly Bai Pu's figure in the screen suddenly accelerated, a few points faster than before! At the moment when the Raptor Robot flapped its wings to attack, Bai Pu dodged and approached the wing root of the Raptor Robot! His fighting momentum was also completely different, and he smashed the wing root joint of the Raptor Robot with a single hammer.

A powerful force erupted, and the Raptor Robot's wing root "clicked" a few times, the device was damaged and locked, and half of the wing lost its support.

Bai Pu followed up with a horizontal leg sweep, knocking the Raptor Robot to the ground, kneeling on its neck, and hammering it again and again, forcibly dismantling it into a bald wild bird.