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Red Face Seeks the Way: When you encounter an opponent or teammate of the opposite sex, your attack speed increases by 35%, and your damage has a 50% chance to increase.

Jiang Ye's current punching speed is 1.35 times his normal speed.

He can throw an extra punch every second!

It doesn't seem like much, but ten seconds means ten extra punches, and the accumulated damage is quite considerable.

In just three to four seconds, Jiang Ye had thrown more than ten punches, like a pile driver.

Each punch carried nearly six hundred kilograms of force!

"Roar!"

The humanoid phantom's face caved in from the blows, and it let out a roar before its form disappeared.

"Whoosh!"

It hadn't fled, but had instead quickly possessed the shadows of Tao Xiaogang and the others.

The Shadow Clan possessed high intelligence.

It seemed to have 'realized' that Jiang Ye was difficult to deal with, and decisively chose to eliminate the others first.

"Roar!"

The humanoid phantom roared, its voice seeming to interfere with the brain. Everyone present felt their heads go numb, their ears ringing.

"Careful!"

Jiang Ye shouted.

He was the first to regain his senses, warily scanning his surroundings.

Even the infant-stage Shadow Clan were far faster than ordinary humans. They could teleport through shadows, their movements elusive.

This was one of the reasons the Shadow Clan were so difficult to deal with.

The instant Jiang Ye finished speaking, the shadowy phantom reappeared, lunging at Xia Qing with bared teeth and claws.

"Die!"

Xia Qing wasn't one to back down. She yelled and smashed her fist into the phantom.

However, the effect of this punch was far inferior to Jiang Ye's.

Fortunately, Tao Xiaogang and the others quickly followed up, each using their skills to surround and beat the infant-stage Shadow Clan.

Ordinary weapons, like swords, sabers, and spears, and even firearms, were difficult to inflict substantial damage on the Shadow Clan.

Conversely, human fists could truly threaten the Shadow Clan.

This was because the human body produced a peculiar 'magnetic field' that could deter supernatural entities.

Starry Sky Martial Artists, by harnessing Starry Sky Energy, could ignite this magnetic field. At that point, they could use specialized weapons that could inflict greater damage on the Shadow Clan.

As for those who hadn't reached the first breakthrough, they could only rely on their fists.

"Die!"

Jiang Ye and the others surrounded and attacked the phantom.

Even though it was just the weakest infant stage, it was still incredibly difficult for the five of them working together.

Every time the phantom roared, it made them dizzy and unsteady on their feet.

Fortunately, the roaring sound didn't have much effect on Jiang Ye, allowing him to warn the others in time.

Otherwise, they would have been seriously injured long ago.

Roar~

Another roar.

This time, Jiang Ye didn't have time to warn them.

"Pfft!"

One of them had his arm bitten off, bleeding profusely, and cried out in agony.

"Li Xuan!"

"Are you okay!?"

Tao Xiaogang's face changed. The fierce battle made him almost forget this was a virtual world.

"This damned Shadow Clan has too much vitality!"

Their stamina was limited, but the Shadow Clan seemed to have endless energy, and on top of that, they were tough and resilient, impossible to kill.

Keep in mind, this was five against one. Facing it alone was unimaginable.

"It's almost done for too!"

Jiang Ye looked at the phantom and grunted, "Let's go all out and finish it!"

The humanoid phantom's form was constantly twisting at this point, like a melting popsicle, unable to maintain its shape.

This was a sign of weakness!

"Let's go together!"

Jiang Ye charged forward first, unleashing a punch with all his might.

In that instant, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he sensed that the power of this punch would be greatly amplified.

"Damage increased by 50%!"

"After fighting a whole match, it finally triggered?"

Jiang Ye had no time to think. He fiercely smashed his fist towards the phantom's head.

"Boom!"

The punch directly caused the phantom to 'separate its quality and walls', with pools of liquid-like shadows splashing out.

However, the phantom still had some strength left. Its form flickered and disappeared again.

The next moment, the phantom reappeared in the shadow behind Li Xuan, clearly intending to take Li Xuan down with it.

Fortunately, Tao Xiaogang noticed in time and delivered a leg whip, severing the phantom's head from its body.

"Finally dead."

Tao Xiaogang let out a heavy sigh.

"Shadow Clan, too troublesome," Jiang Ye said, his expression equally grave.

It was fortunate this was a virtual world. If it were the real world, the danger would be far greater than here.

Just then.

"Whoosh!"

From the shadows not far away, three more humanoid phantoms materialized.

They were also about 1.5 meters tall, the lowest level, infant bodies.

But this time, there were three of them!

"Second round," everyone's expression grew serious.

The Virtual Starry Sky assessment was similar to a game's progression.

The first round had only one Shadow Clan member.

The second round had three!

The third round would have five!

The further they went, the more numerous the enemies would become.

"Don't let up, let's try to clear the second round!" Jiang Ye said.

"Okay." Tao Xiaogang and the others, centered around Jiang Ye, naturally had no objections.

While Jiang Ye's team was locked in fierce combat.

The other teams were also engaged in intense battles.

In a virtual space.

Xu Sisi, leading four others, was locked in a desperate fight against the three phantoms of the second round.

At this point, three members of her team were already injured, with two of them having lost an arm.

The team's overall strength was significantly reduced.

Only Xu Sisi maintained her peak combat power, but she couldn't hold on for much longer.

"Hang in there!"

Xu Sisi gritted her teeth in her heart. "You are your parents' only hope. You must get into the Twenty-Five School Alliance and let Mom and Dad live in a 200-square-meter house in the future!"

"You can't fall here."

"If you can't even secure second place, how can you talk about first place, about the Twenty-Five School Alliance?!"

"Kill!"

Driven by her tenacious will, Xu Sisi unleashed astonishing combat power.

Puchi!

She punched through the head of one phantom, but at the same time, her left arm was torn apart by a Shadow Clan member.

Xu Sisi gritted her teeth and continued her assault on the next target.

In another virtual space.

Boom!

Li Zhichao extinguished the third phantom, blood continuously dripping from his body.

He too was severely wounded, and his situation was dire.

But he glanced back at his teammates behind him, only to see four of them being pinned to the ground and beaten by a phantom.

Li Zhichao was about to turn back to support them.

"Roar!"

A roar sounded, and Li Zhichao immediately covered his ears in pain, feeling dizzy.

This was the roar of the Shadow Clan, capable of interfering with the mind and causing people to become disoriented!

Taking advantage of his lapse, a phantom figure flashed by and a slap came flying.

In the metal hall.

Zhang Jianwu stood with his arms crossed, watching the rankings scroll continuously on the giant screen.

"That girl Zhao Qingli has already reached seven hundred points? Incredible."

"I remember when she entered high school, her talent wasn't among the top tier. But if she can maintain this momentum, she has a chance to get into one of the Top Ten Elite Schools next year."

Ancheng Third Middle School is not the best middle school in Ancheng.

It's not guaranteed to produce a student for the Top Ten Elite Schools every year.

Even the best high school in Ancheng—Ancheng First Middle School—only produces one or two such students at most each year.

Ancheng is, after all, a small city.

Zhang Jianwu's gaze flickered slightly as he looked in Jiang Ye's direction again.

"This student does have some potential. Next year, there might be an extremely slim chance for him to get into the Twenty-Five School Alliance. On Miss Chen's account, let's give him a chance to try out."

As he was thinking, a young man walked over.

"Director Zhang, are there any students in here that interest you?"

The young man asked with a smile.

Zhang Jianwu turned to look. This young man was Wang Ziang, a student from the Key Class.

He was also currently ranked third in the grade for this final assessment.

Wang Ziang glanced around the hall curiously, "I thought these were all ordinary class students."

Zhang Jianwu said with his hands behind his back, "Don't underestimate anyone. Strong potential candidates have emerged from ordinary classes before. Last year, a student transferred from an ordinary class to the Key Class and broke into the top fifty in the grade during the college entrance examination."

Wang Ziang didn't argue, sighing, "People like that are always the minority. Most people, including myself, are actually quite mediocre."

He sighed repeatedly, acting as if he was very weak.

Zhang Jianwu glanced at him and cursed, "Cut the act. You, the third-ranked student in the grade, are putting on a show in front of me. Try to surpass those two girls ahead of you first."

Wang Ziang was speechless. "I already said I'm mediocre, how am I putting on a show?"

Zhang Jianwu snorted coldly and didn't respond further. He knew this kid was always pretending.

Now that he was third in the grade, while appearing humble, his tail was practically in the sky.

At this moment, most of the students from Class Nine had completed their assessments.

The top-ranked students were also successively exiting the Virtual Starry Sky.

The grade rankings on the giant screen changed once again.

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