First Place on the Points Leaderboard

Lin Feng swiftly cleaned up the battlefield.

From Snake Consort and the guard, he found several bottles of high-quality pills, some poisoned concealed weapons, and tokens representing Shadow Kill Pavilion identity.

Snake Consort's token was made of an especially unusual material. Aside from the character "Kill" on its back, it bore an additional winding snake pattern, clearly signifying a higher status.

He put away the useful pills and tokens, then circulated his Wind and Thunder True Qi and flicked out several strands of purple-black electrical sparks.

The electric light landed on the corpses and swiftly spread. Amid faint crackling sounds, the three bodies, along with their clothes and weapons, were reduced to ash within a few breaths, scattered by the fierce winds of the valley without leaving a single trace.

After finishing all this, Lin Feng changed into a spare combat uniform. Feeling the Wind and Thunder True Qi within him—which, despite being greatly depleted, was rapidly recovering under the effects of the Wind-Thunder Foundation Building Method—he turned his gaze toward the depths of the Myriad Phenomena Battlefield.

"It's time to meet the true geniuses of this provincial exam."

His body moved. No longer deliberately concealing himself, he transformed into a streak of purple-black lightning, like a thunder hawk patrolling its territory, and sped toward the areas where energy fluctuations were frequent and examinees gathered.

Over the next two days, a storm belonging to "Thunder" swept through the Myriad Phenomena Battlefield!

Lin Feng no longer avoided any battles. Instead, he actively sought out demon beast nests rich in points, as well as powerful examinees carrying substantial scores.

Having broken through to the Late Stage Martial Artist realm, with his physical body reaching the initial stage of "Bronze Skin Iron Bones," and especially with the explosive increase in power after his Wind and Thunder True Qi fused together, his strength had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

Ordinary lower- and middle-rank second-tier demon beasts could not withstand even a casual Electric Light Finger infused with Wind Fiend's power. Wherever the finger wind passed, their bodies were pierced through, while the accompanying Wind Fiend power rapidly eroded their life force.

Even upper-rank second-tier demon beasts could be severely wounded by a single Thunderclap Break. If he used Wind-Thunder Strike, he could kill them outright in an instant!

And when he encountered other examinees, the outcome was even more without suspense.

People like Chen Feng, whom he had once needed a hard battle to defeat, now could not endure more than three moves under his hands.

Even Late Stage Martial Artist—and even peak—geniuses from other cities, famous far and wide, could only collapse one after another before his Wind and Thunder True Qi, which combined thunder's violent explosiveness with Wind Fiend's corrosive force.

His fighting style became simpler, more efficient, and more domineering.

Often, while his opponents were still gathering strength for their martial techniques, his attacks would strike after them yet arrive first, crushing them with absolute power and speed.

"It's Lin Feng! Run!"

"That Thunder Demon is here again!"

"He even defeated Lieyang Martial High's Fire Maniac! He took all his points!"

Along with one clean, decisive victory after another, Lin Feng's reputation spread across the battlefield like wildfire.

He earned many titles: "Thunder Demon," "Ominous Star," "Plunderer"... Every one carried both awe and fear. Wherever he went, the other examinees retreated, none daring to contend with his edge.

His points skyrocketed as though strapped to a rocket!

His ranking on the individual points leaderboard underwent drastic changes as well.

On the evening of the second day, after Lin Feng casually dealt with a middle-rank second-tier Shadow Panther attempting to ambush him and claimed its points, the participant credential on his wrist suddenly shook and emitted a dazzling golden radiance!

At the same time, a majestic voice seemed to descend from the ninth heavens, echoing across the skies of the entire Myriad Phenomena Battlefield:

"Announcement! Real-time points leaderboard updated!"

"First place, Jiangnan City, Lin Feng, points: !"

"Second place, Beichen Affiliated Middle School, Qin Wushuang, points: !"

"Third place, Jiangnan City, Zhao Feng, points: !"

As the voice reverberated, examinees throughout the battlefield—whether locked in fierce combat or lying low to rest—could not help stopping what they were doing and looking up at the sky, their faces filled with shock.

Lin Feng had reached the top!

With an advantage of nearly two thousand points over Qin Wushuang in second place, he forcefully claimed the top spot on the leaderboard!

"Lin Feng... he actually surpassed Qin Wushuang?!"

"It's only been two days! How did his points rise so fast?!"

"Thunder Demon... the name truly isn't undeserved!"

Cries of alarm and discussion rang out from every corner of the battlefield.

In a glacial region somewhere, Zhao Feng split an ice crystal giant bear in half with one sword strike. Listening to the announcement from the sky, his grip on his sword tightened slightly, and the fighting spirit in his eyes blazed even fiercer. "Lin Feng... just wait. In the finals, I will defeat you!"

Near a burning volcanic crater, a youth dressed in white, with a temperament as deep and unfathomable as the starry sky—Qin Wushuang—slowly withdrew his hand from the core of a lava behemoth. Hearing the announcement, not only did he show no anger, he instead revealed an intrigued smile.

"Interesting. I thought this trip would be somewhat boring, but an unexpected variable has emerged. The power of thunder... seems to be mixed with something else?"

He murmured softly, his gaze seeming to pierce through space as he looked in Lin Feng's direction. "I hope you won't disappoint me."

As the "Star Chief" of Beichen Affiliated Middle School, bearing the Star Constellation Battle Body, he possessed absolute confidence.

Lin Feng's sudden rise merely made this provincial exam a little more interesting.

As the center of the storm, Lin Feng listened to the announcement resounding across the battlefield, his expression remaining calm.

He glanced at the gleaming golden character "One" on his credential, and his heart did not stir much.

Reaching the top of the points leaderboard had always been one step in his plan.

Not only would this ensure his advancement to the finals with an absolute advantage, it would also let him display his strength and potential to those forces watching from the shadows, making them weigh matters carefully before making a move!

"Qin Wushuang... Zhao Feng..."

Lin Feng looked toward the very center of the battlefield. There lay the area where the energy of the entire Myriad Phenomena Battlefield converged most densely—and inevitably, the most dangerous region.

"Before the finals, perhaps I should go take a look there."

His figure once more turned into a streak of lightning. He no longer paid attention to the "minor monsters" and "small fry" along the way, his target pointed directly at—the battlefield's core region!

That was where opponents capable of truly making him feel pressure awaited, along with... even greater opportunities!