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Ruined Town, Central Area.

As its throat was slit by the sharp dagger, blood gushed out, and the First-Order Low-Rank Shadow Cat crashed to the ground.

Behind it, Tang Qi's slender figure slowly emerged, a dagger in hand.

She was draped in a layer of Purple-Black Cat-Shaped Energy Outer Garment, with a pair of cat ears atop her head. Though she did not deliberately control them, they appeared remarkably lively.

Enhancement Type B-rank metahuman ability, Phantom Shadow Cat!

While activated, it could greatly increase her sprinting speed, reaction speed, and attack power.

It was precisely because of this B-rank metahuman ability that she, who was merely an Awakened, could kill a First-Order ferocious beast.

Of course, she had also cultivated a Metahuman Cultivation Method.

Although she was still some distance away from transforming into a metahuman, her physical foundation was there, so it could not possibly be too poor.

However, killing a First-Order Low-Rank ferocious beast was already the limit of her strength.

For that very reason, she only dared to wander around the Central Area and did not dare enter the Core Area, where First-Order Mid-Rank ferocious beasts lurked.

In order to conserve her ability, Tang Qi deactivated Phantom Shadow Cat immediately after killing the ferocious beast.

The cat-shaped energy garment surrounding her body vanished, and her cat-like vertical pupils reverted to normal.

'12th place, Tang Qi, 567 points (Jiang City First High School).'

Tang Qi frowned slightly when she opened her Smart Watch and saw her ranking. "I dropped another place."

She subconsciously looked upward, wanting to see who had pushed her down the rankings.

Yet to her surprise, she saw a familiar name in ninth place.

"Xu Jingming from Second High School, 607 points, ninth place?!"

Tang Qi froze slightly. It took her a long while to recover, and the image of that upright figure carrying a spear surfaced in her mind.

"So it really was you who caused that attack yesterday, Cousin Jingming..."

It was not as though she had never considered that the Xu Jingming on the rankings might simply share the same name as her cousin.

But they were both at Second High School and had the same name. How could there possibly be such a coincidence in the world?

Combined with the suspicion she had felt yesterday at Thunder Martial Hall,

she became even more certain that the Xu Jingming on the rankings was her cousin.

"But how did you, with only an E-rank metahuman ability, accomplish all this?"

A trace of curiosity flashed across Tang Qi's pretty face. "It seems my cousin isn't as honest as he looks..."

"Damn, is A-Ming really this awesome?!"

"I should've called him Dad earlier and just clung to his thigh!"

In the outskirts of Ruined Town, Liu Jie, whose body had doubled in size through Gigantification, stared at Xu Jingming's ranking on the virtual projection with deep regret.

Compared to Martial Arts College Entrance Examination results, what did calling someone Dad even matter?

"Xu Jingming made it into the top ten!"

"That's insane!"

"He's the highest-ranked student from our Second High School now!"

"..."

Ever since Lin Qingyuan's team had noticed Xu Jingming's ranking at forty-sixth place, they had been keeping an eye on him.

Now that they saw Xu Jingming enter the top ten, every one of them could not help but marvel.

How exactly had this guy done it?

"Xu Jingming made it into the top ten, so we have to work hard too. Let's aim for the top three hundred!"

Lin Qingyuan's pretty face was also filled with emotion as she looked at the rankings.

Although she did not know how Xu Jingming had done it, they were different from him.

They would already be more than satisfied if they could make it into the top three hundred...

Before Xu Jingming entered the top ten, his ranking had not been particularly eye-catching.

But once he entered the top ten, practically everyone in the examination area noticed him.

Those who knew Xu Jingming reacted in all sorts of different ways.

However, he knew nothing of all this. At that moment, he was sprinting at full speed toward the Core Area.

After his physique had strengthened, Xu Jingming's sprinting speed was much faster than before.

Moreover, his location in the Central Area was not too far from the Core Area.

Thus, after only a little over thirty minutes, Xu Jingming stepped into the Core Area marked on the map.

The Core Area of Ruined Town was originally the bustling downtown district of Wei Yuan Town.

Compared with the Central Area, the buildings here were taller. From the ruined decorations on their surfaces, one could still vaguely glimpse their former refinement.

More importantly, the ferocious beasts in the Core Area ranged from First-Order Low-Rank to First-Order Mid-Rank. There were no more Unranked ferocious beasts!

Examinees confident enough to enter the Core Area were at least among Jiangcheng's top five!

Of course, he was the exception.

During his journey, he had not deliberately searched for ferocious beasts, which meant that over the past thirty-plus minutes, he had only killed four or five of them.

Rather than rising, his ranking had fallen to tenth place.

"As long as I find a large group of ferocious beasts, my ranking will quickly rise again.

This time, I'm taking first place in one go!"

Xu Jingming's gaze sharpened. Just like before, he would head wherever the roars of ferocious beasts were the densest!

"Roar—"

"Awoo—"

Roars of ferocious beasts rose and fell throughout the ruined city. This was a paradise for ferocious beasts.

Xu Jingming listened carefully before finally choosing the southeast, where the roars were both the strongest and the most concentrated.

Most examinees moved cautiously through the examination area, afraid that making too much noise would attract the ferocious beasts and lead to them being surrounded.

Yet Xu Jingming raced through the city like an agile cheetah.

The Black Obsidian Spear on his back, weighing fifty kilograms, did not hinder his movements in the slightest.

Xu Jingming sprinted down the ruined road. Wind howled past his ears, and the scenery on both sides flashed by. He could vaguely see one or two ferocious beasts moving among the ruins.

He had no desire whatsoever to make a move against such scattered ferocious beasts.

Soon, the source of the densely packed roars drew closer and closer. A battered, rust-covered bus lay across the end of the road.

However, Xu Jingming did not slow down at all. Only when he was about to crash into the bus did he exert force with his legs and leap five or six meters into the air.

Bang!

Xu Jingming's Combat Boots landed on the roof of the bus. He looked down, taking in the scene below at a glance.

It was a Fitness Plaza. Apart from all sorts of broken fitness equipment, ferocious beasts were also resting throughout the plaza.

There were many ferocious beasts, and the air carried not only the stench of blood but also the distinctive foul odor of animals, making Xu Jingming frown slightly.

"One, two, three... There are ten ferocious beasts here in total, and they're all Arm Blade Tigers. Looks like I've encountered an Arm Blade Tiger pack."

Ferocious beasts could be divided into herd types and solitary types, and Arm Blade Tigers belonged to the herd type.

Ordinary examinees would take a detour whenever they encountered such a ferocious beast pack.

However, Xu Jingming's cold, clear black-and-white eyes burned with fighting intent.

This was exactly what he wanted!

"If Arm Blade Tigers are to form a pack, there must be a king powerful enough to suppress them all."

Xu Jingming looked toward the center of the Fitness Plaza. There lay the bloodied corpse of a Unicorn Rhino that had been eaten halfway through.

Beside the corpse crouched an Arm Blade Tiger King, clearly larger than the other Arm Blade Tigers!

Its limbs were incomparably thick, and the bone blades on its forelimbs were enormous and razor-sharp.

"A First-Order Mid-Rank Arm Blade Tiger. Looks like it's the king of this ferocious beast pack."

The corners of Xu Jingming's lips curled up slightly.

If he killed all these ferocious beasts, he would gain quite a few Ability Points again.