Alliance

Overnight, the number of examinees plummeted again.

People stared in terror at the Golden Sun in the sky, trembling to speak of it, paling at the mere mention.

Whenever the sun descended, it meant one examinee was eliminated—no exceptions.

Whether you were ranked in the top ten thousand, the top hundred, or even the top ten, none could escape the fact of elimination.

Some examinees even thought this was a hidden Easter egg set by the officials, something like an elimination mechanic.

Clueless, they began deliberately avoiding the sun in the sky, terrified of being caught by that monstrous figure.

After a full night, Jiang Yan's Battle Saint Armor buff had stacked endlessly, temporarily reaching a terrifying value.

Battle Saint Armor: Defense +300% (base 100%), Other stats +150% (base 50%).

One punch now really hit like a Semi-Truck.

The golden cape behind him blazed like wildfire, an unstoppable surge of battle intent erupting. Jiang Yan locked onto another target and dove down as a streak of light.

Rankings tenth place: Guan Xinyan.

She warily looked up at the figure in the sky, a bad premonition stirring in her heart.

Sure enough, that figure eventually flew straight toward her.

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

"Even if I can't beat him, at least I'll lose with style!"

Instead of retreating, she advanced, stomping her foot and leaping into the sky.

The Alloy Long Blade slashed through the night, and a Tiger Phantom roared forth.

Earth-grade Martial Skill: Hundred Beasts Shadow Summoning Saber.

Even someone like her, a top-ten existence, had only cultivated this Earth-grade skill to the Subtlety level.

Jiang Yan said nothing, simply spamming Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash.

"Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash!"

Torrential thunder turned into surging rivers and seas, crashing down like a mountain-toppling tsunami to drown Guan Xinyan's tiger.

The once-mighty king of beasts instantly became as fragile as a Paper Tiger under that overwhelming pressure.

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

The same model Alloy Long Blade as Jiang Yan's couldn't even withstand a single strike.

Seeing the sky-filling thunder, Guan Xinyan closed her eyes in despair.

Her body flew backward like a kite with a snapped string.

Between fading consciousness, that dazzling figure stepped forward, rummaged around on her for a moment, then left.

Guan Xinyan was eliminated.

A top-ten existence didn't even make it to the final-day's endgame circle—truly a pity.

Guan Xinyan's fans wailed in grief.

"No way, my goddess didn't even enter the endgame circle."

"Eh, just unlucky she ran into Jiang Yan. I've figured it out—that guy only cares about Points. Man or woman, it's one strike and done."

"Don't worry, Guan Xinyan's performance is definitely top-hundred or even top-ten caliber. Those prestigious universities won't miss a good seedling like her. They'll probably scoop her up after the exam."

Two days of exam time remained. Guan Xinyan was still in the top ten for now, but two days later? Who could say.

Just her bad luck, getting targeted by a freak like Jiang Yan... well, literally a freak.

Jiang Yan was wrecking this exam's ranking system.

No matter how strong you were, you'd get eliminated before him.

Some examinees clearly had the strength for better scores, yet ended up not even making the endgame circle.

Luck was part of strength, but now the meaning of that "luck" had changed.

You'd better pray you were lucky enough not to catch Jiang Yan's eye.

The officials were helpless too. If the exam continued like this, the Rankings and Points would gradually lose all meaning.

But there was nothing they could do—no one could stop Jiang Yan now.

Day six.

Jiang Yan finally landed, leaning against a tree and squinting his eyes.

A full night of high-intensity Wind Rider was pretty exhausting, but he hadn't felt it with the Battle Saint Armor active.

Now that the Battle Saint Armor faded, the fatigue hit him all at once.

Seeing Jiang Yan sleep, even the commentator let out a sigh of relief.

That guy finally stopped. If he kept going, this third round would be completely ruined.

Jiang Yan's Points had gone from last place to an undisputed first.

The terrifying gap—nearly thirty thousand Points ahead of second place—had been achieved in just one day.

At the base of a snowy mountain, several hundred examinees gathered together. Surprisingly, there was no infighting among them, which stood out starkly in the fiercely competitive exam grounds.

"You've all seen it—that guy's beyond human. Once he sets his sights on you, you're guaranteed to be eliminated."

Someone chimed in: "That's right. His strength far surpasses everyone else. None of us can take him one-on-one."

"If we want to survive these last two days, we have to unite. First, we remove that unstable element."

"Isn't that a bit unsportsmanlike?" someone asked, sounding uneasy.

"The exam never said we couldn't team up. Strategy is part of strength. Besides, his score is already more than enough. Even if we eliminate him, it won't stop him from getting into Divine Capital or Modu."

"Fine, let's do it!"

The group reached a consensus. Over a hundred people, with the lowest cultivation at Second-Rank Martial Artist—this force was top-tier across the entire exam grounds.

To survive until the final circle, Jiang Yan had to go.

In the past, such an unsportsmanlike alliance would have drawn scorn and even curses from the audience.

But now, it was completely different. The spectators felt no anger at all—in fact, they were secretly looking forward to it.

: You think they can beat Jiang Yan?

: No idea, but at least there's over a hundred of them. Even if they just wear him down, they should be able to take him out, right?

: Strange... why am I actually hoping for it?

: Haha, interesting. Is Jiang Yan finally going to get taken down? Watching him slaughter everyone was getting boring.

The barrage was filled with laughter, their twisted minds already hoping to see Jiang Yan get humbled.

The anti-Jiang Yan force kept growing, swelling to two hundred people.

Seeing that the time was right, they set out in a massive, sweeping march across the map.