As those words fell, the expressions of quite a few people present visibly changed.
A unit of C-grade Supplies cost around ten thousand.
Making the top ten would earn fifteen units, equivalent to one hundred and fifty thousand.
Taking first place, meanwhile, would earn a full fifty units, equivalent to five hundred thousand!
Five hundred thousand!
To many people in the class, that was an enormous sum.
It could very well allow them to take another step forward and change their fate.
Lin Mu's expression changed slightly as well.
Even he could not help but feel tempted.
Having cultivated this far, he knew full well how important resources were.
Huang Da, seated beside him, even began breathing more heavily.
"Fifty units of C-grade Supplies? Since when was the school this generous?"
"Don't get happy too soon. This is a competition across the entire grade. Do you even know what level those people in the Heavenly Pride Class are at?" someone said.
His words sobered quite a few people up.
Their strength would not even place them in the top two hundred of the entire grade.
Competing for the top ten!
That was no different from dreaming.
My current strength isn't that impressive, but I still have hope of making a run at the top ten! Lin Mu thought to himself.
He knew there were many people in the school with outstanding talent and privileged family backgrounds.
He had already fallen far behind them, and it would indeed be difficult to catch up in a short time.
Li Yu swept her eyes across everyone present and immediately said, "Once you've made your choice, come up and register!"
At once, figure after figure walked toward the podium.
About ten minutes later, everyone had finished registering.
Only sixty percent of the class was willing to participate.
Li Yu did not mind and directly led those sixty percent away.
The group arrived outside the school, where several buses were waiting.
After boarding the buses, they headed into the wilderness.
Lin Mu sat in the bus with a calm expression, though he was actually looking forward to seeing how he would perform in the wild.
Huang Da sat beside him, looking at Lin Mu with a trace of puzzlement on his face.
He was very curious why Lin Mu had chosen to join the wilderness trial.
And the current Lin Mu seemed different from before, giving off a very dangerous feeling.
"Hey, Lin Mu, aren't you afraid of dying?" someone seated in front could not help asking.
His name was Zhang Gang, and he had a rather straightforward temperament.
When he saw Lin Mu board the bus, he had found it strange.
Lin Mu was a poor student. Wasn't someone like him going into the wilderness simply seeking death?
"What? You think that little of me?" Lin Mu asked.
"Not really. It's just that wilderness training carries some danger. I think you should still be a little more careful!"
"What's there to fear? At worst, just follow me. I'm already a martial artist now. As long as we don't wander around recklessly, keeping everyone safe won't be a problem!" someone beside them chimed in.
Before anyone else could say anything, Li Yu's voice rang out. "Instead of worrying about him, you'd be better off worrying about yourselves. He isn't the same as before!"
As her words fell, many people present wore puzzled expressions.
"He's a martial artist now too, and he's stronger than many of you!"
The expressions of many people present changed noticeably.
"Teacher, you're not joking, are you? Lin Mu is a martial artist?"
"Nonsense! Why else would I agree to let him participate?"
"If you have that much time, think about how you should survive in the wilderness," Li Yu rebuked.
Many people looked at Lin Mu with even greater disbelief in their eyes.
However, they only assumed Lin Mu was a First-Order Martial Artist with a Blood Qi Value of around 1.0.
They did not think much further about it, because some people would awaken their potential during cultivation, causing their cultivation to rise rapidly in a short period.
Huang Da wore a surprised expression as he could not help poking Lin Mu.
"You brat, you've hidden yourself pretty well!"
Lin Mu shrugged. "You never asked!"
"Screw you! I was worried about you just now!"
"Really? Then I'll treat you to a meal later?"
"Now that's more like it!"
"..."
The two chatted on and off.
Lin Mu was not surprised that Li Yu knew he was a martial artist.
After all, Li Yu was his homeroom teacher, and she herself was quite strong, so she could sense the aura around him.
Moreover, after becoming a martial artist, one had to register the relevant information.
Some people in the school would naturally know about it.
About an hour later, the bus stopped at a wooded area outside the city.
After Lin Mu and the others got off the bus, quite a few people were already waiting there.
Looking at the forest before him, Lin Mu could sense many concealed auras within it.
Though they were all low-level Fierce Beasts, they still posed a certain degree of danger.
Vice Principal Bai Fan stood before the crowd. His eyes swept over everyone as he spoke.
"This Monthly Examination will be scored based on the number of Fierce Beasts you hunt. The more Fierce Beasts you kill, the more points you receive."
"All participants must ensure their own safety. If you encounter danger, you may press the distress signal, and the teachers will arrive within five minutes."
"Additionally, every student will have a drone following them. If you encounter certain situations, you may also communicate with the drone..."
As his words fell, everyone present gained a general understanding of the competition rules.
At Bai Fan's command, the group surged into the forest like a Torrent.
Lin Mu also walked into it.
But not long afterward, a Giant Rhinoceros with a dark-red body and vicious eyes stared at him like a tiger eyeing its prey.
Almost the instant Lin Mu looked toward it, the Giant Rhinoceros charged at him.
Huang Da, who saw this from not far away, turned deathly pale.
That was a Savage Rhino, with a Blood Qi Value of around 1.7 and extremely formidable combat strength.
Even a martial artist with a Blood Qi Value of 2.0 might not necessarily be its match.
Encountering such a Fierce Beast the moment they entered the forest made survival difficult enough.
Yet just as the Giant Rhinoceros reached Lin Mu.
Lin Mu swung one hand, and violent fist force surged forth.
Boom!
Terrifying power erupted.
The Giant Rhinoceros was sent flying backward, slamming viciously into a tree as a pained howl escaped its mouth.
Lin Mu walked toward it, his face carrying a hint of calmness.
"Pretty tough, aren't you?" He threw another punch at its body. The Giant Rhinoceros let out a miserable cry, and its life force was extinguished.
Lin Mu now understood why martial artists with the same Blood Qi Value found it difficult to defeat Fierce Beasts.
Born and raised by nature, they possessed an immense advantage in the strength of their bodies.
Take that punch just now. Although Lin Mu had not used his full strength, a martial artist with a Blood Qi Value below 2.0 standing before him would probably have died on the spot.
Yet this rhinoceros was thick-skinned and tough-fleshed, and it had actually retained a thread of life.
If Lin Mu had not been strong enough, it would have been difficult for him to kill it.
At the same time, a huge Virtual Screen stood at the edge of the forest, displaying the information of several hundred students.
Just then, Lin Mu's name flickered, and the points behind his name changed noticeably.
"Name: Lin Mu, Points: ..."
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