2413 Ability Points, Bloodthirsty Tyrant Bear!

"Oh? You've met Xu Jingming before? Hurry up and tell us, what kind of ability does he have?"

Inside the examination grounds, when they heard that Zhou Mingyang had encountered Xu Jingming before, the people around him immediately became interested.

"I can't be sure what type of ability he has, but his physique is extremely strong. His Qi-Blood value is at least above 180."

Zhou Mingyang shook his head and voiced his guess.

"180 Qi-Blood? No wonder he's such a beast."

The bald male student clicked his tongue in amazement.

Ordinary Awakened only had a Qi-Blood value of around 100.

Even they, First-Order Low-Rank Metahumans, only had Qi-Blood values slightly above 130.

180 Qi-Blood was a distant, unattainable goal for them.

"With such a powerful physique, he's most likely an Enhancement Type metahuman."

"If his ability boosts his physique after activation, that level of Qi-Blood isn't too surprising."

The long-haired male student put on an indifferent front, though there was a trace of sourness in his voice.

"No, Xu Jingming is still only an Awakened."

Zhou Mingyang shook his head again.

He did not deny the long-haired student's guess that Xu Jingming possessed an Enhancement Type ability.

After all, that was what he believed as well.

"An Awakened?"

The petite girl carrying a broadsword cried out, "So the few of us metahumans can't even compare to an Awakened?"

That single sentence from the girl instantly silenced everyone present.

After quite a while, Zhou Mingyang finally said faintly, "I have to say, Meng Di, you're as good as ever at getting straight to the point."

Meng Di was the only girl among their group of metahumans. She had awakened a B-rank Enhancement Type ability and was currently ranked fourth.

"I was just shocked."

Meng Di stuck out her tongue.

Her adorable appearance stood in stark contrast to the broadsword in her hand, but Zhou Mingyang and the others had long since grown used to it.

"Xu Jingming really is a freak. He's already this strong while still at the Awakened stage..."

The bald male student wore a complicated expression. After a pause, he added:

"But what do we do next? There's only about an hour and a half left before the National College Entrance Exam ends.

"The ferocious beasts in the Core Area have all been killed. Are we supposed to go back to the Central Area?"

During the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination, everyone raced against time to kill as many ferocious beasts as possible and earn more points.

Naturally, they could not spend the remaining hour and a half wandering around.

"It would take us at least half an hour to reach the Central Area from here. We'd waste too much time on the road.

"Besides, most of the ferocious beasts in the Central Area are peak Unranked ferocious beasts. They aren't worth many points after being killed."

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Mingyang said, "Rather than returning to the Central Area, we might as well try the Innermost Core Area together."

"The Innermost Core Area?"

Everyone's hearts skipped a beat at those words.

The weakest ferocious beasts in the Innermost Core Area were First-Order High-Rank, and there were even Second-Order Beast Kings.

Even as First-Order Low-Rank Metahumans, entering such a place would put their lives at great risk.

"Going into the Innermost Core Area alone would be no different from courting death, but if the four of us join forces, it's worth trying."

The bald male student hesitated for a while before finally nodding.

The Martial Arts College Entrance Examination was a test that could determine one's entire future!

Though the consequences of failing it were not quite so severe for metahumans like them.

Still, if they could get into a better university, they would not give up.

"I have no objections." The petite Meng Di giggled.

"Right now, it looks like this is our only option." The long-haired male student nodded as well.

"Alright, then let's get moving."

Zhou Mingyang was a decisive man. Once the plan was set, he immediately led the other three away at high speed.

Ruined Town, somewhere within the Core Area.

Xu Jingming carried a long spear on his back as he walked down the street.

This had once been a city road, but now the concrete was cracked, weeds had overgrown the area, and everything looked desolate.

The buildings and shops on both sides were equally dilapidated.

However, Xu Jingming paid no attention to his surroundings. His focus was entirely on his system panel:

Level: Awakened

Ability: Purple Heaven Divine Lightning (S)

Physique: 181 Qi-Blood (+)

Mentality: 182 Hz (+)

Skill: Spearmanship (Advanced +), Lightning Gale Slash (Beginner +)

Ability Points: 2413

2413 Ability Points!

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up.

This was everything he had gained after entering the Core Area.

Such a huge number of Ability Points was nothing short of astonishing!

Yet even so, there was still no plus sign after his level.

That confirmed his suspicion. Since he had not yet cultivated a Metahuman Cultivation Method, he could not transform into a metahuman.

"But in that case, I've killed almost all the ferocious beasts in the Core Area."

"If I want to continue gaining Ability Points, I'll have to go to the Innermost Core Area."

"But there are Second-Order ferocious beasts there. I need to strengthen myself before heading in."

Xu Jingming tapped the plus sign behind the Battle Technique, Lightning Gale Slash.

Ability Points -100.

Lightning Gale Slash: Beginner → Intermediate.

Ability Points -200.

Lightning Gale Slash: Intermediate → Advanced.

Xu Jingming spent 300 Ability Points in one go, directly raising the Battle Technique to Advanced level.

In an instant, it was as though he had practiced the technique tens of thousands of times. It became incomparably familiar to him.

"With this, I'm even more confident about dealing with that Second-Order ferocious beast."

Although he had plenty of Ability Points, Xu Jingming did not recklessly use them to raise his basic attributes.

Other than raising his Qi-Blood to 180 at the beginning and upgrading his Battle Technique now, he had spent very sparingly.

On one hand, Ability Points were precious. Once the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination ended, he would never again have such an opportunity to harvest them.

On the other hand, these Ability Points would have other uses after he entered Metahuman University.

Of course, the most important reason was that his current strength was already enough to handle the Second-Order ferocious beasts in the Innermost Core Area. There was no need for further improvement.

After allocating his points, he drank the remaining two Energy Bars in his backpack in one gulp and replenished his stamina.

Xu Jingming glanced at the map, then strode toward the Innermost Core Area.

Compared to the entire map of the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination, the Innermost Core Area was pitifully small, almost no more than a tiny dot.

But in reality, it was far more than a small dot. It was an entire residential complex!

This was a residential complex called Jinse Garden. Dozens of ferocious beasts rested in the open areas between the buildings.

Unlike ordinary packs of ferocious beasts, these creatures were of many different species. There were Shadow Cats, Iron Fur Pigs, and even Unicorn Rhinos.

One had to know that—

Ferocious beasts were violent by nature, and different species regarded one another as prey.

For so many different types of ferocious beasts to coexist peacefully and form a group like this, there had to be a Beast King capable of suppressing them all.

And that Beast King was a Gray Bear lying prone at the deepest end of the open space!

Unlike an ordinary Gray Bear, this one was enormous, like a Tank.

Its eyes were crimson as blood, as though they contained mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Even while merely resting there, the ferocious beast radiated a terrifying aura.

At that moment, Zhou Mingyang and his group had already arrived nearby.

They stood atop a building and looked down.

When they saw the Gray Bear resting below, everyone's expressions changed.

"It's actually a Bloodthirsty Tyrant Bear."

Zhou Mingyang's expression turned grim.

There were differences in strength even among ferocious beasts.

For example, though both might be First-Order, a Shadow Cat could never defeat a Unicorn Rhino.

That was racial suppression.

The Bloodthirsty Tyrant Bear was also a famously rare species among ferocious beasts, and extremely difficult to deal with.

Leaving aside its outrageously terrifying strength, its thick, knotted fur alone was tougher than E-rank alloy!

Even missiles would not be able to blast through it easily!