8, 9, 9, 8, 9!
The five teachers in charge of scoring all gave Zhao Qiu the highest scores of the event so far.
Killing a first-tier, one-star spirit beast in a single move certainly deserved scores that high.
But his failure to get full marks also had to do with Zhao Qiu's ability.
He had an A-rank ability to begin with.
That kind of strength was only to be expected.
If he had possessed a C-Rank Superpower yet still killed a first-tier, one-star mutant beast in one move, he could have received full marks.
But Zhao Qiu had an A-rank ability.
A performance like his was perfectly normal and did not warrant full marks.
Still, his scores were the highest anyone had earned so far.
"Well, Zhou? Did I look cool or what?"
After returning from the stage, Zhao Qiu could not help showing off a little.
"You were all right. Just a little worse than me."
"Tch, you're just jealous."
The training continued onstage.
Most people performed about the same, doing nothing particularly remarkable.
Only a handful had awakened more unusual abilities.
For example, one person's awakened ability could turn a mutant beast into a basketball.
Someone else could turn a mutant beast into a chicken.
Another could create a clone, and so on.
These abilities might not have been particularly powerful, but their novelty gave everyone something new to see.
"Next, Lin Qianqian!"
When the teacher onstage called Lin Qianqian's name.
Everyone turned to look at her in unison.
Lin Qianqian stepped onto the stage.
"Here we go! It's finally Lin Qianqian's turn!"
"I can't wait to see just how powerful an S-Rank Superpower is!"
She was the only person in the entire school with an S-Rank Superpower, so naturally, she drew plenty of attention.
The principal and teachers onstage perked up as well.
A mutated black bear stood opposite Lin Qianqian.
"Get ready."
The training instructor was about to release it when Lin Qianqian said,
"Sir, could I challenge three mutant beasts?"
Her voice was soft, sweet, and gentle.
But her words landed like a bomb hitting the water, causing an uproar.
"She's actually going to challenge three mutant beasts?"
"That's insane!"
"Is this the confidence an S-Rank Superpower gives you?"
Was Lin Qianqian being arrogant?
She was an S-Rank Superpower user. She had every right to be arrogant!
But Lin Qianqian had not intended to show off in front of all these people.
She simply wanted to test her strength.
Everyone else challenged a single mutant beast.
As an S-Rank Superpower user, she would have no way to truly test the upper limits of her strength if she challenged just one beast as well.
Only by adding two more mutant beasts could she test her strength.
The training instructor had not expected Lin Qianqian to make such a request.
He could not make that decision himself, so he could only look toward the principal onstage.
The principal stood up, looked at Lin Qianqian, and said, "Xixi, are you sure you want to challenge three mutant beasts?"
Lin Qianqian nodded. "I'm sure."
"All right. Mr. Chen, arrange three mutant beasts for her," the principal agreed.
He, too, believed that Lin Qianqian was bound to have real strength as an S-Rank Superpower user.
Everyone wanted to know just how powerful Lin Qianqian's [Divine Paper Technique] really was.
"Damn, she's actually going to challenge three spirit beasts. That's badass," Zhao Qiu marveled.
"Zhou, do you think she can pull it off?"
Zhou Fan watched Lin Qianqian onstage. "Since she asked for it herself, she must be fairly confident."
He was quite curious now, too.
Just how strong was Lin Qianqian as an S-Rank Superpower user?
Before long.
The training instructor brought out two more mutant beasts.
There were now three first-tier, one-star mutant beasts in the arena.
"Get ready. Combat begins!"
The training instructor gave another reminder, then released the three mutant beasts.
"Roar!"
A black bear made the first move, charging straight at Lin Qianqian.
Completely composed, Lin Qianqian gently waved her slender hand, and countless sheets of white paper appeared out of thin air.
"Paper Blizzard: Sword!"
The sheets of white paper folded themselves into shuriken in midair, then flew out, spinning rapidly.
Though made entirely of paper, these paper shuriken were no less powerful than weapons made of iron.
Squelch!
A dense barrage of paper shuriken flew out, leaving countless wounds across the black bear's body. Blood sprayed, and it died instantly!
The two remaining mutant beasts lunged at her together.
Lin Qianqian retreated while directing sheets of paper toward herself, forming a paper wall in front of her to block their attacks.
The paper wall was not particularly tough, and the mutant beasts soon tore through it.
But the moment they ripped the wall apart, the scattered sheets of white paper swiftly wrapped around their bodies.
As though alive, the sheets of white paper temporarily immobilized them.
"Paper Blizzard: Pierce!"
Lin Qianqian parted her lips, and the sheets of paper before her swiftly fused into two long spikes.
They pierced straight through the two spirit beasts' hearts with perfect precision!
Both died in a single strike!
With that, Lin Qianqian had killed all three spirit beasts.
The crowd below fell silent.
Only after a moment did thunderous applause erupt.
"As expected of an S-Rank Superpower user. She's so strong!"
"Those sheets of white paper look so ordinary, but they're actually that lethal. That's terrifying!"
No one had imagined that the white paper they saw every day.
Could unleash such tremendous power in Lin Qianqian's hands!
This was the strength of an S-Rank Superpower user!
"Excellent, excellent." The principal was very pleased.
The teachers in charge of scoring unanimously held up five tens-full marks across the board!
An S-Rank Superpower user, plus a flawless one-against-three victory.
There was no reason not to award full marks!
"This has to be the best result in our school's history, right?"
"Yes. No one has ever done it before, and it'll be hard for anyone to match it in the future."
"Excellent, excellent."
Lin Qianqian's performance had opened everyone's eyes.
An S-Rank Superpower was truly terrifying!
"Next, Zhou Fan!"
Zhou Fan's turn came next.
Lin Qianqian watched Zhou Fan walk onto the stage.
Let's see what kind of performance you give today.
Zhou Fan was the one she measured herself against.
Although she did not think Zhou Fan was stronger than her, she still paid him some attention as her benchmark.
Zhou Fan walked onto the stage.
The training instructor was just about to release a mutant beast.
He raised his hand and said, "Sir, could I challenge a few more mutant beasts too?"
Quite a few people below were amused.
"Seriously? He wants to copy Lin Qianqian?"
"Has he taken a look in the mirror? Does he even have what it takes?"
"A C-Rank Superpower trying to copy an S-Rank Superpower?"
Lin Qianqian had an S-Rank Superpower, which was why she was qualified to challenge three spirit beasts.
How could Zhou Fan, with his C-Rank Superpower, have the nerve to copy her?
"Zhou Fan, you have a C-Rank Superpower. Challenging one mutant beast is enough," the training instructor said.
Zhou Fan said, "But I want to test my limits. Am I not allowed to?"
"Then how many spirit beasts do you want to challenge? Two?" There was a hint of impatience in the training instructor's voice.
He could not refuse this kind of request from a student.
Since Zhou Fan wanted to test his limits too, he might as well arrange two mutant beasts for him.
Zhou Fan thought for a moment, then said,
"I'll challenge four."
Before you continue