The Class Teacher's Shock and Warning

Just as he had expected, when he personally admitted that this was a new species he had created, he clearly sensed the instant shift in his teacher's mental state. He watched the teacher's expression change from sternness to wild delight.

Wu Hai turned and looked down at the Blackscale Naga below, who had slain all the Pigge Orcs and were now cleaning up the battlefield. The look in his eyes was like that of a lecher seeing his most beloved goddess. He took a deep breath, and when he turned back, the ecstasy on his face had once again become sternness. He asked in a low voice, "Have you condensed Creation Godhood?"

Lin Xiao knew why his teacher was asking. With an equally serious expression, he nodded. "Yes. Once I become a demigod, I'll gain additional Creation Godhood, as well as this species' racial Divine Profession."

"Very good!"

A smile appeared on Wu Hai's face. He lightly patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder and said, "There will be an additional assessment shortly. The Old Headmaster will activate Endless Mode. Do your utmost and hold out for as long as you can. The last ten standing will receive a Five-Star Card. If you make the top three, you can receive a Rare card personally granted by the Old Headmaster, including Divine Domain Cards and Class Cards."

After a pause, he seemed to recall something, and a strange expression appeared on his face. He continued, "With the strength of your Kinfolk, your overall power is already no weaker than Wan Chuan's or Yuan Hong's. You should rank around the top twenty in the entire grade. But I hope you can make it into the final three. Then you'll enter the Old Headmaster's sight and may have a chance to obtain a spot in the Super Freshman Summer Camp. If..."

Wu Hai had clearly left his sentence unfinished, but Lin Xiao instantly understood what he meant.

Just from how exaggerated his Class Teacher's reaction had been upon seeing the Blackscale Naga, Lin Xiao knew that creating a new species meant far more than simply increasing his strength. There had to be other implications.

If he could enter the Old Headmaster's sight, there would surely be enormous benefits.

Still, he answered seriously:

"I'll do my best!"

He did not dare make any absolute promises. Wu Hai said his current overall strength ranked around the top twenty in the entire grade, yet wanted him to take the top three.

He would certainly do his best, but everyone else would also be trying their hardest. All he could do was give it everything he had. As for whether he could truly make the top three, he had no confidence.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao was secretly shocked as well. His five hundred Naga plus more than two thousand Murlocs could only rank around the top twenty in the entire grade, not even the top ten. The students in the entire grade truly hid dragons and crouching tigers. They were far stronger than he had expected.

His accumulation was still insufficient. It would have been better if he had had more time.

However, Lin Xiao did not feel regretful. Overall strength was merely surface-level strength. Who was truly stronger still depended on actual combat.

His teacher could not see the Blackscale Naga's specific attributes, so naturally, he did not know about the various talents and specialties this race possessed, nor their advancement limits.

Lin Xiao planned to perform as well as he could. Even if he failed, there was no need to be discouraged. There would be a reward as long as he made the top ten. Top three would be best, but it would not matter if he failed to get there. No matter how good the Old Headmaster's rewards were, could they possibly surpass the school's rewards for this Final Exam? Obviously not. Otherwise, it would be putting the cart before the horse. This was merely an elimination round, just an appetizer before the Final Exam. The Old Headmaster could not possibly offer excessively valuable rewards.

In a certain Demiplane, Sang Ping, who had been brimming with confidence before the elimination round, now looked pale and dejected as he watched more than a hundred Pigge Orcs scattered across the Demiplane, hunting down his fewer than one hundred remaining Kinfolk.

Although their numbers were roughly equal, his Kinfolk were Pixies, a small humanoid race of magical creatures. They were tiny, with pointed ears like goblins, green eyes, and twisted smiles. Their weapons were specially equipped small Spiked Maces and Short Javelins.

His preparations had been far more thorough than Lin Xiao's, but his Kinfolk cultivation was far inferior. After more than twenty years of preparation, he had accumulated only around sixteen hundred Pixies.

At barely half the height of the Pigge Orcs, their combat power was obvious. They had performed well during the first two waves, suffering losses of only around a quarter. But when the final Pigge Orcs emerged, a single charge shattered their formation.

More than twelve hundred Pixies facing three hundred Pigge Orcs had already been a difficult fight. At the critical moment, a small portion of the Kinfolk lacked sufficient resolve and fled under the Pigge Orcs' intimidation, causing everything to collapse.

The Demiplane was only so large. There was nowhere to run.

His Kinfolk had not yet all died, but Sang Ping could already foresee his defeat.

Normally ranked among the top twenty in the class, he had failed even to clear the elimination round. He could already imagine his classmates' astonished gazes after the Final Exam ended.

In another Demiplane, more than thirty Goblins covered in blood worked together to kill the last Pigge Orc. Every Goblin was so exhausted that they collapsed onto the ground. Looking down from above, corpses littered the empty wasteland.

In the air above the Demiplane, a golden figure plopped down into the void, raised a hand to wipe away nonexistent sweat, and let out a long breath, as though he had survived a disaster.

The same scene played out in different Demiplanes. Some held on until the very end only to fail at the last moment, while others barely passed after tremendous effort. Some powerful contestants still had strength left after killing all the Pigge Orcs. There were also several planes that were now completely empty, their contestants having been eliminated as early as three rounds ago.

In Lin Xiao's Demiplane, as the last Pigge Orc was killed, a notification appeared before his eyes:

Student Lin Xiao, congratulations on passing the elimination round of this year's first-year high school Final Exam. You have advanced.

The notification remained for more than ten seconds before a new one appeared below it:

Please make your choice within fifteen seconds. Choose to leave and return now, or choose to continue with an additional challenge. Those who perform excellently in the additional challenge will receive additional rewards. Additional challenge results will not count toward elimination round results. If no choice is made after fifteen seconds, leaving will be selected by default.

A countdown appeared beneath the notification and began rapidly ticking down.

Lin Xiao immediately said:

"I accept the additional challenge."

The additional challenge mode is Endless Mode. It will begin in ten minutes. Student Lin Xiao, please prepare yourself.

Endless Mode?

He was rather surprised.

So-called Endless Mode was an endless trial. Monsters would continuously emerge from the Portal without stopping, and the trial would end only once the challenger had been killed. It was generally used for extreme challenges.

Of course, it was also the trial most likely to force out a challenger's true strength. Whoever could endure the longest was naturally the strongest.

Class Teacher Wu Hai received the notification as well. He patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder kindly and said:

"Endless Mode was proposed by the Old Headmaster. Just go all out and display your potential. I won't disturb you any longer."

After saying that, he took a step back and exited the Demiplane. Saying anything more would count as breaking the rules.

"I will."

Lin Xiao nodded. When he looked into the Demiplane again, his expression became solemn. After a brief moment of thought, he issued a Divine Revelation to all his Kinfolk within the Demiplane: "Evil has erupted, and darkness is about to descend. Brave warriors, I watch over you from the heavenly kingdom. Take up your weapons and defeat evil!"