Alliance

Overnight, the number of examinees was drastically reduced once again.

People looked at the Golden Sun in the sky with terror. The mere mention of it made their faces change.

As long as the sun descended, it meant an examinee would be eliminated. No exceptions.

Whether you were in the top ten thousand, top hundred, or top ten of the rankings, you could not escape elimination.

Some examinees even believed this was a hidden Easter egg set up by the officials, something akin to an elimination mechanism.

Not knowing why, they consciously began avoiding the sun in the sky, terrified of being snatched away by that horrifying fellow.

Over the course of the night, the buff from Jiang Yan's Battle Saint Armor stacked without pause, temporarily reaching a terrifying value.

Battle Saint Armor: Defense attributes +300% (originally 100%)

Other attributes +150% (originally 50%)

With one punch, he was practically no different from a semi-truck.

The golden cape behind him blazed like a prairie fire, and an unstoppable Battle Intent surged forth. Jiang Yan locked onto another target and transformed into a streak of light, diving down once more.

Rankings, tenth place: Guan Xinyan.

She looked warily at the figure in the sky, a faint sense of foreboding rising in her heart.

Sure enough, that figure ultimately flew toward her.

Guan Xinyan gritted her teeth and drew a blade, preparing to face Jiang Yan.

"Even if I can't defeat my opponent, I'll at least lose to my heart's content!"

Instead of retreating, Guan Xinyan advanced. With a stomp of her foot, she leaped into the sky.

The Alloy Long Blade tore through the night sky, and a Tiger Phantom roared into existence.

Earth-grade Martial Skill: Hundred Beasts Shadow Summoning Saber

Even someone like her, a top-ten existence in the rankings, had only cultivated an Earth-grade Martial Skill to Subtlety.

Jiang Yan said nothing. He simply continued using Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash.

"Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash!"

Surging lightning transformed into a vast, rolling river and sea, drowning Guan Xinyan's tiger like a mountain cry and tsunami.

The once towering and ferocious king of beasts instantly became as fragile as a paper tiger beneath that unmatched pressure.

The next second, the long blade in Guan Xinyan's hand shattered inch by inch, turning into fragments that fell to the ground.

The standard-issue alloy blade, identical to Jiang Yan's, had not even withstood a single move.

Watching the lightning that covered the heavens and earth, Guan Xinyan closed her eyes in despair.

Her body flew backward like a kite with its string cut.

Through her fading consciousness, she saw that dazzling figure step forward. After feeling around on her body for a while, he left the place.

Guan Xinyan was brutally eliminated.

A top-ten contender had failed even to make it into the final circle on the last day. It was truly lamentable.

Guan Xinyan's fans wailed.

"Don't! My goddess hasn't even made it into the final circle yet!"

"Sigh, all I can say is that running into Jiang Yan was her misfortune. I can see it now—this guy only has points in his eyes. Man or woman, he takes them all away with one slash."

"Don't worry. Guan Xinyan's performance was absolutely at the level of the top hundred, perhaps even the top ten. Those prestigious universities won't pass up such a promising talent. They'll probably pick her up after the exam."

There were still two days left in the exam. Although Guan Xinyan was currently still in the top ten, no one could say whether that would remain true two days later.

All that could be said was that she was too unlucky to be targeted by a freak like Jiang Yan... uh, a freak in the literal sense.

Jiang Yan was destroying the ranking system of this exam.

No matter how powerful you were, you would be miserably eliminated before him.

Some examinees clearly had the strength to earn better scores, yet in the end, they did not even make it into the final circle.

Luck was also part of one's strength. Now, the meaning of this so-called "luck" had changed.

It meant that you had better pray your luck was good enough that Jiang Yan did not set his sights on you.

The officials were helpless as well. If the exam continued like this, rankings and scores would gradually lose their meaning.

Yet there was nothing they could do, because no one could stop Jiang Yan now.

Day six.

Jiang Yan finally landed and leaned against a tree, narrowing his eyes.

A whole night of high-intensity Wind Riding had consumed quite a bit of stamina. He simply had not noticed while keeping Battle Saint Armor active.

Now that the Battle Saint Armor had vanished, the exhaustion hit him all at once.

Seeing Jiang Yan sleep, even the commentators felt as though they had let out a sigh of relief.

This guy had finally stopped. If he kept fighting, the third round of the exam would truly be ruined.

Jiang Yan's points had already risen from second-to-last to the undisputed first place.

Terrifyingly, he had opened a gap of nearly thirty thousand points from second place—and he had done all of that in a single day.

At the foot of a snow mountain.

Several hundred examinees gathered together. Surprisingly, there was no conflict among them, making the scene exceptionally conspicuous in this fiercely competitive testing ground.

"You've all seen it, right? That person has already surpassed the bounds of humanity. As long as he locks onto us, we'll definitely be eliminated."

Someone immediately echoed, "That's right. His strength far surpasses everyone else's. None of us can be his opponent one-on-one."

"If we want to survive these final two days, we have to unite and remove this unstable factor first."

"Isn't that a little dishonorable?" someone asked uneasily.

"The exam never said we can't form teams. Strategy is also part of strength. Besides, that person's score is already more than enough. Even if we eliminate him, it won't affect his chances of getting into Divine Capital or Modu."

"Alright, let's do it!"

The group reached an agreement. In their team of over a hundred people, even the weakest was a second-rank martial artist. This force ranked among the very best in the entire testing ground.

If they wanted to survive until the final circle, they had to get rid of Jiang Yan.

In the past, such a dishonorable force would certainly have drawn the audience's scorn and even curses.

But now, things were completely different. These thrill-seekers felt no anger at all. If anything, they were faintly looking forward to it.

: Do you think they can beat Jiang Yan?

: No idea, but there are over a hundred of them. Even if they have to drag him down, they should be able to wear Jiang Yan to death, right?

: How strange. Why am I looking forward to this?

: Hahaha, interesting. Is Jiang Yan finally going to be brought to justice? Watching him slaughter everyone has been way too boring.

The barrage erupted in laughter and cheers, their thoughts already twisted to the point of deliberately wanting to see Jiang Yan suffer.

The force crusading against Jiang Yan continued to grow, already reaching two hundred people.

Seeing that the time was about right, the group began sweeping across the map in grand formation.