First place?
Xu Yuan put away his phone, his expression calm.
In the world of cultivators, phones were the least private means of communication.
The voice from the receiver had not been loud, but Jiang Xueyao, standing beside him, had heard every word.
She shot Xu Yuan a surprised look and silently mouthed:
"Who was that?"
"A friend. He was joking with me."
Xu Yuan sounded utterly unconcerned.
Seeing no change in his expression, Jiang Xueyao did not press him.
No one who had come first would be that calm.
Especially when
the emperor had attended in person, and two major higher academies had gone all out to organize this cross-species test.
First place would be an honor to carry for a lifetime.
And how could they have announced the rankings so quickly?
Jiang Xueyao thought no more of it.
In fact,
her guess was right.
Xu Yuan himself could not yet be sure how events would unfold, much less what his examination result would be.
There had been no word yet from the Peerless Hero Series event, "Lone Walk in the Dark."
That meant everything could still change.
Niu Sheng came over with his phone, wanting to exchange contact details with Xu Yuan.
"You Demon Race use phones too?"
Xu Yuan was surprised.
"I write books too. Remember to follow mine—it goes on sale tomorrow, so buy a copy on release day!" Niu Sheng rattled it off without missing a beat.
"Give me the title. Wait, you're not putting me in it, are you?" Xu Yuan asked suspiciously.
"Don't talk nonsense. Come on, add me." Niu Sheng immediately dropped the subject of his book.
The human and the Monster exchanged contact details.
A while later,
quite a few people came to Xu Yuan for autographs and photos.
Afraid of