Do You Have Anything to Say?

I must be dreaming.

I am definitely dreaming right now.

Whether it was the top hundred candidates within the secret realm or the spectators at every examination site outside, everyone felt as if they were in a dream.

This news was like a massive boulder crashing into the sea, kicking up waves that reached the heavens.

"Did King Yama Zhou misread the rankings?"

"Exactly, how could Zhu Yaoguang possibly be in second place..."

Outside, the first reaction of countless students as they recovered from their shock was that King Yama Zhou had made a mistake.

Who was Zhu Yaoguang?

She was a genius beauty who frequently appeared in the newspapers.

She had participated in numerous inter-school competitions, taking home the championship every single time.

With white hair and red eyes, cold and indifferent, she was the dream goddess of countless boys and the role model every girl aspired to be.

As early as when Zhu Yaoguang entered her freshman year, the bigwigs of the Nanzhou Province education department had declared:

"In three years, Zhu Yaoguang will undoubtedly become the top-ranked student on the Nanzhou Province entrance examination leaderboard!"

In truth, for Zhu Yaoguang, participating in this Job Transfer Trial was optional.

Because of her past performances, she had long since secured guaranteed admission to multiple elite combat academies.

Those elite academies were practically begging her to skip her senior year and enter their institutions for advanced studies immediately.

But Zhu Yaoguang did not want to appear too unconventional, and she wanted to experience a bit of high school life.

That was why she had participated in this national unified Job Transfer Trial Entrance Examination.

No matter who it was, everyone felt that Zhu Yaoguang taking the top spot on the Nanzhou Province leaderboard was a done deal, a destined outcome.

But now, while everyone felt shocked, they also felt a strong curiosity about that first-place winner.

Who on earth had the ability to snatch the top spot from Zhu Yaoguang?

"I truly didn't expect that the famous Zhu Yaoguang would only take second place in the national Job Transfer Trial."

On the podium at City No. 1 High School, a principal couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

As a rising star of Nanzhou Province, Zhu Yaoguang naturally garnered a great deal of attention.

Principals from every school kept a constant eye on her.

The reason was simple.

What if she decided to transfer?

It wasn't as if it hadn't happened before.

When Zhu Yaoguang finished her freshman year, she had transferred schools.

Her reason: this school is too boring.

As a result, countless principals had worn out the threshold of her home, all trying to persuade her parents to send her to their respective schools.

They had even patted their chests, guaranteeing the best possible treatment.

"Old Zhong, do you think it could be Sun Ze?" another principal asked.

"Impossible, you're overthinking it."

Zhong Wenshan shook his head immediately and said, "I know the capabilities of the students in my own school. I'm already satisfied that he could make it into the provincial top hundred. No matter how high Sun Ze's level is, he couldn't possibly be better than Zhu Yaoguang."

The other principals nodded in agreement.

Clearly, they accepted Zhong Wenshan's words.

If Zhong Wenshan had actually nodded and said Sun Ze might be first, they would have mocked him for his wishful thinking.

In contrast to the shock and uproar outside, the plaza within the secret realm was exceptionally quiet.

Because every prodigy wore the same expression: blankness.

The impact of that announcement was simply too great.

It was so great that these prodigies were too stunned to even process it.

"How could Yaoguang be surpassed..."

Huang Bo muttered to himself.

In his mind, this girl was perfect.

She was the goddess he pursued.

Now, his goddess had been defeated by someone?

He couldn't quite accept it.

Zhu Yaoguang's delicate brows were also snow-white.

She furrowed them slightly, her red eyes, flickering with a strange light, scanning the surroundings.

Finally, her gaze settled on Ling Zhan, who had already taken out a second biscuit and was eating it slowly.

Could it be him?

The thought crossed her mind.

But she shook her head slightly, dismissing the notion.

Regardless of anything else, he was just a Jobless Freelancer.

How could a Jobless Freelancer possibly surpass her?

If it wasn't him, then who could it be?

After all, before she entered the plaza, only Ling Zhan had been there.

Thus, she raised her head, her bright red eyes locking onto King Yama Zhou.

All the other prodigies also shed their blank expressions, their eyes, filled with intense curiosity, staring fixedly at King Yama Zhou.

Even a bigwig like King Yama Zhou felt his skin crawl under the gaze of these children.

He knew that the previous announcement had been far too shocking.

Never mind these children; even he, the person in charge of the Job Transfer Trial, had felt a massive wave of shock in his heart when he saw the rankings.

Thinking of the answer to who took first place, King Yama Zhou couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

This was the first time such a case had occurred in history!

And it happened in the examination hall he was responsible for!

Hoo.

King Yama Zhou exhaled slowly, then said in a solemn, deep voice:

"I believe you are all very shocked by these rankings, but the next announcement will shock you even more!"

"The provincial first place! And the winner of the top spot on this Nanzhou Province leaderboard is, Ling Zhan!"

"His status is a Jobless Freelancer, and his clear time was exactly 4 hours and 56 minutes!"

Duang!

Duang!

Duang!

Everyone felt as if their heads were a giant bell being struck by a heavy log.

It was ringing!

Sun Ze was so shocked he even developed tinnitus.

At this moment, whether outside or inside the secret realm plaza, everyone felt their blood pressure rising, with an urge to roll their eyes and foam at the mouth.

Outside the arena, Su Rou, who was usually graceful and polite, now had her cherry mouth open wide enough to fit an egg.

Bai Wushuang simply lay down on the spot, his eyes dim, muttering to himself, "It must be a dream, it must be a dream..."

The cheering of the underclassmen stopped abruptly.

Their faces were as stiff as if they had been frozen by ten thousand years of ice.

On the podium, Zhong Wenshan's action of holding his teacup to drink was frozen, as if for eternity.

The expressions of the other principals were just as stiff, like wooden carvings.

What was going on?

What on earth was happening?

He was a Jobless Freelancer!!

How did he become the top scholar of Nanzhou Province!?

Countless people roared in their hearts.

However, when the screen turned to that figure, he had just finished his second biscuit, his cheeks bulging, looking like an honest, good-natured person.

He wiped his hands, swallowed the biscuit in his mouth with a gulp, and because it was too dry, he choked, quickly pulling a bottle of water from the bulging pack on his back.

He took a large gulp.

Then he wiped his mouth.

He turned to look at King Yama Zhou: "Teacher Zhou, are you done with the announcement? If you're done, can I go home?"

Everyone: "..."

Swish!

Sun Ze, standing next to Ling Zhan, grabbed Ling Zhan by the shoulders with both hands.

The look in his eyes as he stared at Ling Zhan was enough to eat him alive!

All the surrounding prodigies stared at Ling Zhan with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

"You..."

Sun Ze had many things he wanted to say, many complaints he wanted to voice.

But in the end, all that came out was a hollow sentence:

"Do... do you have anything to say?"