Trial Tower

"Clang!"

Fang Yi rotated the war halberd in his hand, easily dodging the Bull Beast's rapid charge, then spun around and severed its hind legs in an instant.

"Thud!" Having lost its hind legs, the Bull Beast collapsed to the ground immediately.

Fang Yi twirled the halberd and decapitated it, ending its life once and for all. Shortly after, an electronic voice echoed throughout the grassland space.

"Time elapsed: 21 minutes and 47 seconds. You have killed 190 Elementary Beast-General Rank Bull Beasts and 10 Intermediate Beast-General Rank Bull Beasts. Stage C has been cleared; the first floor of the Trial Tower has been passed. Congratulations, student Fang Yi."

Fang Yi let out a long sigh of relief after hearing this.

From stage A, all the way through stage B and stage C, he had finally cleared the first floor.

The entire process had been relatively easy.

"All that time spent in the Wilderness Zone suppressing my own level to kill so many monsters has really paid off."

He was becoming increasingly proficient with the war halberd in his hands.

"There are 14 minutes left until the assessment ends... I can still push for more."

As the voice finished, the surrounding grassland vanished instantly, replaced by a vast desert.

"For the second floor, I recall the targets are Iron-Armored Scorpions. Their characteristics are erratic dodging and simultaneous attacks, making them difficult to deal with."

No sooner had he spoken than the electronic voice resonated once more.

"Next is the stage A trial of the second floor of the Trial Tower. Your goal is to kill 50 'Elementary Beast-General Rank' Iron-Armored Scorpions within 10 minutes..."

The moment the electronic voice ceased, a rustling sound suddenly emerged from the endless desert—Swish, swish!

Outside the Trial Room.

Quite a few students had gathered again, with about 14 minutes remaining until the end.

These students were waiting for Fang Yi to finish his assessment so they could use the Trial Room, while also keeping an eye on his latest status.

"He hasn't come out yet after so long; he must have reached the second floor."

"Not necessarily. He could also be stuck on stage C of the first floor, considering stage C allows for over 50 minutes."

"I reckon he only made it to stage B, maybe getting stuck once or twice."

The number of students joining the discussion grew, and there were even some with foreign features among them.

Their tone lacked the encouragement and anticipation from before; instead, there was more skepticism, and some even hoped that Fang Yi wouldn't advance too quickly.

There was about one minute left until the end.

The Trial Room door opened.

Fang Yi walked out, and upon seeing him, Jiang Fang immediately grabbed a bottle of water and handed it to him, asking with a smile, "How did it go?"

The other students also curiously crowded around.

Those gathered in the front rows were mostly Huaxia students.

"Not bad. I cleared stage B of the second floor and am currently stopped at stage C. It's a pity there wasn't enough time, otherwise I could have pushed further."

Fang Yi took a sip of water and replied with a smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, many people around them gasped in subconscious amazement.

"Terrifying. He reached the second floor and cleared stage B in just one hour!"

"Is that for real? He's not just bragging, is he?"

There were many voices of doubt in the surroundings.

Fang Yi had no intention of explaining; after all, the best explanation would be his ranking and points.

Jiang Fang, however, was full of trust, as she knew Fang Yi had no reason to lie, and the results he had displayed—not to mention his attitude toward learning and his progress—all proved his terrifying talent.

"Let's go, let's get something to eat, and then I'll take you to check the rankings." With a joyful smile, Jiang Fang invited Fang Yi to head to the second floor for lunch.

Immediately afterward, they headed to the Black Dragon sculpture to check the rankings.

Before the two even arrived, they saw a large crowd gathered around the Black Dragon sculpture, all engaged in heated discussion.

"It's truly absurd. How did Huaxia produce such a freak!"

"The way this ranking is rising is simply shocking. My God."

As some were discussing, they suddenly spotted Fang Yi and Jiang Fang and immediately fell silent.

"Brother Fang Yi! Do you want to join our family..."

"Fang Yi, Fang Yi! We..."

"Quiet, all of you!"

With a sharp reprimand, Jiang Fang immediately silenced all the students present.

Her icy, frost-like expression scared many of them into scattering in a hurry, though they still used hand signals to communicate with Fang Yi as they left.

"Contact me..."

Seeing this, Fang Yi could only offer a helpless smile.

The two then arrived in front of the Black Dragon Statue.

Upon seeing the rankings, Jiang Fang could not hide the shock in her heart, for she had witnessed a new history being made since the founding of the Elite Training Camp.

And this new history.

It would likely be very difficult for anyone to surpass in the future, or at least not within the next hundred years.

"No. 46 Fang Yi (561,000)!"

"He broke straight into the top 50..."

After Jiang Fang finished speaking, she remained stunned for a long time.

Fang Yi was quite satisfied with this; after all, entering the top 50 within his first half-month was not bad at all.

There was still one hour of trial time left this evening.

He could still improve his standing further.

In this way, obtaining the Black God Set and other precious items for improvement within five years was basically a certainty, though Fang Yi still wanted to strive to complete it within one year.

I need to pick up the pace and see where my current limits lie, Fang Yi thought to himself.

"Bullshit!"

"That kid from Huaxia just charged right up?"

Many students were in disbelief upon seeing the latest rankings. Some even suspected that there was a problem with the leaderboard.

"Interesting. Our family is in need of strong individuals; we must find a way to recruit him..."

"A genius like that won't be easy to recruit, right?"

The surrounding discussions.

There were sounds of disbelief, suspicion of foul play, and even angry curses from those who had been surpassed; there were also satisfied appreciation, excitement, and encouraging cheers.

"I heard he still has an hour of time tonight. I reckon this ranking is already enough to secure a spot in the top 50."

"Indeed, our training camp has brought in someone extraordinary, and Jiang Fang has received a decent student."

After chatting for a while, several War God-level instructors also left one after another.

Some of them were thinking that it would be great if Fang Yi were their student; having such a genius student would bring glory to their own reputations.

Nighttime.

Fang Yi entered the Trial Room to conduct his final hour of trials for the month.

"It's 10:40 now, so I can fight until 11:40... Half a day has passed, and my ranking has dropped from 46 to 49. The students in the top 20 all have very high points, so it's still a bit difficult to charge up there, but difficulty provides motivation."

Fang Yi put on his helmet, leaned back on the sofa, and closed his eyes to enter the Virtual Space.

Trial Tower Level 2, Endless Desert.

Dense swarms of Iron-Armored Scorpions emerged from the vast, yellow sand.

"Continue."

Fang Yi spun the battle halberd in his hand and was the first to strike down several Iron-Armored Scorpions that were closing in.

In reality.

Many people, knowing that Fang Yi still had an hour of trial time left, flocked to the Black Dragon Statue.

They stared at the rankings.

It wasn't just these students; there were also many eyes from the outside world watching Fang Yi, as he had truly refreshed and created history for the training camp.

The potential he displayed clearly surpassed the previous five individuals.

And as time ticked by second by second.

The ranking above the Black Dragon Statue suddenly changed.

"Look, look! The ranking changed, the ranking changed!"