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College Entrance Exam Official Live Stream Room.

The official live stream room sat at the very top of every streaming platform's homepage, with popularity reaching two hundred million and nearly thirty million viewers watching the broadcast together.

In the main feed, an examinee was locked in a fierce battle with a Fierce Beast.

The voices of a male and female commentator came from the background of the broadcast.

"This examinee named Ai Ning is performing remarkably bravely. Though he is only at Blood Coagulation Late Stage, he dared to face a Second-Order Ferocious Beast at peak completion head-on, and has even gained the upper hand."

"That's right, but the map shows another examinee heading toward him. I wonder whose hands the points for this Fierce Beast will ultimately fall into?"

As soon as the commentator finished speaking, the live feed switched to the examinee rushing over.

"It's actually Shang Xingren, currently ranked second! The exam has only been underway for half an hour, yet Shang Xingren has already slain one Second-Order Ferocious Beast and two Third-Order Ferocious Beasts, earning a total of 110 points."

The live stream room's comments were just as turbulent.

:That Ai Ning is done for. Shang Xingren comes from the Shang Family of Divine Capital. He's a Mid-Stage Third-Rank Martial Artist with countless methods at his disposal. There's no way Ai Ning survives.

:What rotten luck. He ran into the Top Ranker right at the start of the competition. Ai Ning's College Entrance Exam score is probably hanging by a thread.

:Hahahaha, Ai Ning is still dueling that Second-Order Ferocious Beast like an idiot. Once Shang Xingren really gets there, he won't even be able to run.

In the feed, Ai Ning wielded his Nurturing Sword Embryo and fought the Second-Order Ferocious Beast tooth and nail, completely failing to notice that a figure had appeared behind him.

"Hah! Soaring Cloud Sword Slash!"

Just as he was about to end the Fierce Beast's life, a figure suddenly appeared before him.

The man appeared in front of him like a ghost, catching Ai Ning's unstoppable sword with two fingers. His other hand clenched into a fist and struck straight at the Fierce Beast's head.

The Fierce Beast's head exploded, and another ten points went into Shang Xingren's account.

"You dare steal my monster!"

Ai Ning flew into a rage.

Bang!

Shang Xingren turned and kicked. Ai Ning's body instantly flew backward out of control.

"Too noisy."

Ai Ning crashed to the ground and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Terror filled his face as he finally realized that he had encountered someone he could not afford to provoke.

He cursed inwardly.

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it, damn it! Why is every single one of them so strong?

Jiang Yan was one, and so was this man. Every one of them was an opponent he found difficult to defeat.

No, I can't lose my "revival" chance here. Otherwise, I'll really fail the College Entrance Exam.

Ai Ning gritted his teeth, turned, and fled.

Shang Xingren did not even spare Ai Ning a glance. He merely sneered, "Ant," then turned and left.

In Shang Xingren's eyes, trash like Ai Ning could not possibly have many points on his scoreboard.

His mindset was even the same as Jiang Yan's. His goal was first place. He could harvest these ants in the final circle later; there was no need to waste effort now.

"It seems that student Shang Xingren has chosen to avoid further battle for now and has no intention of killing his opponent completely. Still, he defeated Ai Ning, who was at Second-Order late stage, in a single move. His strength truly lives up to its reputation."

"Ai Ning's choice to flee is a very reasonable tactic. The exam has only just begun. If he loses his revival chance now, there will be no room for error over the next seven days."

The two commentators analyzed the battle, their words flowing with logic and order.

But the comments were nowhere near as rational. They were almost irrationally emotional, with people cursing Ai Ning as a coward who did not even dare fight.

At present, no one knew what Shang Xingren's Talent was.

So far, every opponent he had encountered had been instantly defeated in one move. Because of this, viewers hoped some examinee could force Shang Xingren to reveal his true strength.

The live feed switched again.

A young woman wielded a long spear as she fought a mid-stage Third-Order Ferocious Beast.

Her bearing was fierce, a heroine no less than any man. One thrust pierced through the Fierce Beast's skull, blood splattering everywhere, yet she did not even blink.

:Ahhh, Qingle wifey is so cool! Not only is she beautiful, she's also this strong.

:I heard Qingle wifey suppressed her cultivation at the second order for an entire year. Only on the eve of the College Entrance Exam did she find the "qi" best suited to her, leaping straight into Third-Order Xiantian.

:A genius like her can break through whenever she wants. She deliberately suppressed her cultivation to pursue the strongest martial path. That kind of spirit isn't something ordinary people possess.

Generally speaking, Fierce Beasts were stronger than martial artists at the same realm.

Yet before these geniuses, that saying clearly did not hold true.

Li Qingle of the Modu Li Family, an S-rank Talent.

Her spearwork had reached a miraculous level, and she had attracted a huge number of fans from the very first round.

Of course, her looks were also one reason. This damned world was simply that realistic.

Within the official live stream room, the large screen continuously switched between examinees on the rankings.

A real-time ranking list hung in the upper-right corner of the live stream room, recording each examinee's score in real time.

Rank one: Shang Xingren

Rank two: Li Qingle

Rank three: Xiao Ziming

The rankings kept shifting. Shang Xingren was soon pushed down by Xiao Ziming below him, but before long, Li Qingle in second place charged into first.

The top three were almost entirely contested by these three, while those behind them could not even hope to glimpse their necks.

These three had barely used the "qi" of their Xiantian realm, and they rarely even used martial techniques.

It was as though the College Entrance Exam was merely their toy, and even when they attacked, they had to consider whether it was worth the effort.

Third-order fighters against a crowd of first- and second-order opponents—and top geniuses at that—left the other examinees utterly helpless.

Fortunately, there was a shared understanding among the strong.

That was—Raising Pigs.

They were in no rush to seize Scoreboards. They merely killed a few Fierce Beasts at random to pass the time, intending to fatten the "pigs" before slaughtering them. Only absolute confidence in one's own strength made such a thing possible.

Yet even with this three days fishing, two days drying nets attitude, the top thousand on the rankings were almost always the same people.

The gap in strength was simply too great. While others could casually kill a Third-Order Ferocious Beast, ordinary examinees had to battle First-Order Ferocious Beasts day and night for several days.

Suddenly, a wave of fervor swept through the live stream comments.

"Where's Jiang Yan, the one who took first place in the first two rounds? Why isn't the stream giving him any screen time at all?"

"Exactly! I didn't even see Jiang Yan's name in the top thousand of the rankings. That guy can't be that weak, can he?"

"That's what I think too. They hyped him up so fiercely a few days ago, but the moment real combat started, he wilted."

"I came from the 9527 Live Room. As for what's happening now... uh, how should I put it? You should just go see for yourselves."

Jiang Yan had stirred up such enormous attention over the past two days, yet he vanished the moment real combat began. This truly left those who did not watch Jiang Yan's live stream room baffled.

"Director, look at Jiang Yan!"

"That's right, stop broadcasting random scenes over there. We want to see Jiang Yan."

The director had clearly received the feedback as well, so he turned the camera toward Jiang Yan.

The next second, the live stream room of tens of millions fell into an eerie silence.