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"First place, Xu Jingming, 11,124 points (Jiang City Second High School)

Second place, Zhou Mingyang, 1,233 points (Jiang City First High School)

Third place, Wu Hao, 1,045 points (Jiang City First High School)

..."

When the clock struck nine, the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination rankings and scores were finalized.

Xu Jingming firmly held first place with nearly ten times the score of second place.

Zhou Mingyang, originally favored to win, had only managed to take second place.

As the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination ended, examinees gradually emerged from Ruined Town.

Besides discussing their experiences in the examination grounds, all their conversations revolved around Xu Jingming.

"Over ten thousand points! That's insane!"

"I'm in the same class as Xu Jingming. Would you believe me if I said he only has an E-rank metahuman ability?"

"E-rank metahuman ability? Who are you trying to fool? Could an E-rank metahuman ability suppress Zhou Mingyang's B-rank metahuman ability by a factor of ten?"

"..."

It was worth mentioning that whenever students from Xu Jingming's class told others that he only had an E-rank metahuman ability—

The response was invariably disbelief.

Time slowly passed, and most of the students in the open area had already returned.

Only a few students who had ventured deeper into Ruined Town had yet to come out.

Naturally, Xu Jingming was among them.

Yet the students who had left the examination grounds did not immediately board the buses and leave. Instead, they waited where they were.

They wanted to see what kind of person this monster who had racked up over ten thousand points really was.

While waiting, they inevitably began speculating about Xu Jingming's final ranking.

"Last year, the highest score in Jiangnan Province was only a little over eight thousand. With over ten thousand points, he'll definitely be the Provincial Top Scorer!"

"Not necessarily. Who knows whether some other city might produce another freak like Xu Jingming?"

"That's true. Still, no matter what, a top-three ranking in Jiangnan Province is guaranteed!"

"Top three in Jiangnan Province! He's bringing glory to all of Jiangcheng!"

"Yeah! Jiangcheng has finally produced a true prodigy!"

"..."

Jiangcheng, whose economic development ranked near the bottom among the dozens of Prefecture-level Cities in Jiangnan Province—

Had long remained unnoticed in the nationwide event that was the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination.

On the provincial rankings announced each year, one usually had to look past the hundredth place before finding a candidate from Jiangcheng.

But this year was completely different!

Xu Jingming, who had racked up over ten thousand points, had the qualifications to challenge for Provincial Top Scorer.

Even if he failed, he would still be among the top three in the province!

By then, all of Jiangcheng would become famous because of Xu Jingming!

That was precisely why the excited Education Bureau Director Zhang Wenshan, along with the principals and teachers from every school—

Had long since left the spectator stands and gathered at the examination grounds' exit, waiting for Xu Jingming to arrive.

The many examinees in the open area were also excited and proud.

Some students from Class 5 of Second High School even began boasting about how close they had once been with Xu Jingming.

Liu Jie in particular, who had always gotten along well with Xu Jingming, practically had his tail raised to the sky.

"Qiqi, is this Xu Jingming really your cousin?"

Among the students from First High School, Xiao Ya, who had lost interest in Xu Jingming back at Thunder Martial Hall—

Asked Tang Qi with sparkling eyes.

"My dear, you've already asked three times."

Tang Qi, Xu Jingming's cousin, rolled her eyes. "I can't be one hundred percent sure, but it's most likely him."

"All right, I believe you!"

Xiao Ya nodded, then wrapped her arms around Tang Qi's arm and shook it coquettishly. "My dear sister, can you give me your cousin's contact information?"

"Why do you want his contact information now? Didn't you say you weren't interested yesterday?"

Seeing Xiao Ya's pleading expression, Tang Qi could not help teasing her.

"Times have changed. Yesterday, he was just an Awakened with an E-rank metahuman ability. Today, he's Jiangcheng's number one!

His status is different, so naturally his treatment is different too."

Listening to Xiao Ya's matter-of-fact tone, Tang Qi was left speechless.

That change of face had come way too fast!

Just as she was about to speak, someone shouted:

"Xu Jingming has come out of the examination grounds!"

At that shout, the entire open area fell silent!

Including Tang Qi and Xiao Ya, everyone instinctively turned toward the exit of Ruined Town.

A tall figure emerged from the dimly lit Ruined Town.

It was none other than Xu Jingming!

He wore a bloodstained black combat suit, his expression calm and steady, with a Black Spear over two meters long strapped to his back.

That spear, battered to the point of near ruin, seemed to recount the brutal battles he had endured along the way...

"Xu Jingming, welcome back."

Education Bureau Director Zhang Wenshan, standing nearby, took the lead and offered the warmest applause.

The principals and teachers from the various schools soon joined in.

But compared with the welcome from the director and principals, the students' welcome was far more enthusiastic.

"Xu Jingming, congratulations!"

"Our class of examinees shines because of you!"

"..."

As examinees from the same year, if the gap had only been one or two hundred points, they might still have been unconvinced and felt that their strength was not too far apart.

But a gap of over ten thousand points was a complete, all-around crushing defeat!

And from this point onward, Xu Jingming represented not only himself, but all of Jiangcheng!

Thus, the examinees spared no effort in offering their cheers and applause!

Some of the bolder girls even began confessing their feelings on the spot!

Faced with this scene, Xu Jingming was a little dazed. His ears buzzed so loudly that he could not make out what anyone was saying.

He had never imagined that such a grand welcome would await him after the National College Entrance Exam!

"What a dazzling sight..."

Not far behind him, Zhou Mingyang, who had also just walked out of the examination grounds, watched the scene with some envy.

But he also knew that even if he had taken first place, he would never have received so many cheers.

After all, he could not have scored over ten thousand points...

"All examinees, prepare to board the buses. The buses will take you to the city. Once you reach the city..."

The cheers continued for more than a minute before gradually dying down, and Commander Wang began arranging the withdrawal.

As for Xu Jingming, the principal directly arranged for him to take a private car home.

This left the Class 5 students who had wanted to ride the same bus as him deeply disappointed...

"Xu Jingming, have you decided which metahuman university you want to attend?"

The scenery outside the window flew past. Xu Jingming sat in the back seat, while the one driving was Zhao Yao, the principal of Jiang City Second High School.

Normally, the principal had a dedicated driver whenever he went out.

Yet now, he was personally acting as a driver, with a broad smile on his face and not the slightest hint of dissatisfaction.

"No." Xu Jingming shook his head.

He was telling the truth.

Ever since transmigrating here, he had only thought about improving his strength as quickly as possible so he could earn more points. He had never considered which metahuman university to attend.

"With your scores, you can attend any university in the country!"

Principal Zhao Yao looked even more excited than Xu Jingming. "Including the Three Top Universities! By the way, you know about those three schools, right?"

Xu Jingming nodded.

Great Xia Country valued martial prowess. Not only was the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination broadcast live—

But the thousands of metahuman universities across the country also held the College League every year to determine each school's ranking.

Among those thousands of metahuman universities, three schools had held the top three spots in the league year after year.

They were Qingjing Metahuman University, Modu Metahuman University, and Jincheng Metahuman University.

All three had been established for more than two hundred years.

They possessed abundant educational resources, and every instructor at the schools was at least a Sixth-Order Metahuman!

Standing above the thousands of universities across the country, these three schools were known as the Three Top Universities.

They were sacred campuses dreamed of by countless National College Entrance Exam students!