In the central control room, an observer reported the latest developments of the selection competition to all the professors present.
"The competition has been underway for two hours and eighteen minutes. Thirty-one contestants have already been forced to withdraw. Of the more than 140 remaining, nearly seventy have reached the Central Hills. Based on the professors' progress assessments and the system's comprehensive evaluation, the current top two are Yang Bing from Shanghai City and Wang Rui from Qingzhou. Both have reached a C-rank evaluation, placing them a full tier ahead of the other contestants."
Hearing the observer's report, a professor whose ancestral home was Ji Prefecture said regretfully, "Tian Tian's strength could have matched those two, but she was ambushed the moment she landed. What a pity."
Someone else said, "Luck is also part of strength. Wang Rui found his Qingzhou teammates as soon as he landed and formed a three-man squad in a short time. They can practically bulldoze through every obstacle they encounter."
"Yang Bing, on the other hand, crossed the most difficult swamp alone. His strength is overwhelmingly ahead of everyone else."
The others voiced their agreement.
Of the Preparatory Class's three S-rank resource slots, Yang Bing had practically secured one already. Wang Rui followed closely behind. Now, the main question was which contestant would claim the third slot.
Just then, a technician walked up to Shang Ming and whispered something in his ear.
Shang Ming's eyes lit up. "Something like that happened? Take me to see it."
The technician led Shang Ming to the strength monitoring screen.
"We monitor every indicator for all contestants, mainly comparing their strength. Nearly every contestant's strength has only fluctuated within a small range, but one contestant has displayed an abnormality. His punching power has been rising continuously!"
Shang Ming stared