The Light God Temple.
On the first floor of the white tower, five contestants stared at the fellow wearing a helmet in the center.
Above him, two blood-red numbers appeared in midair.
"192381," "71882."
They meant that he had earned 192381 points and ranked 71882nd.
His points kept changing, and before long, his ranking rose to 71623rd.
"He hasn't started facing profound-level dark beasts yet. It'll get difficult then." Gu Luo watched the changing points and ranking without concern.
They all wanted to pass the selection, but to improve their chances, they planned to begin at the last possible moment. Every extra day of cultivation might bring a little improvement, perhaps enough to make the difference between 6400th and 6401st.
"Being able to face profound-level dark beasts is enough to get into the top 10,000," the young man in black replied.
The two numbers continued changing.
Several hours passed.
The first number suddenly jumped from 1829932 to 2829932.
His ranking also shot from outside the top 10,000 into the 9,000s.
"He's killed a first-order profound-level dark beast," the silver-haired Three-Eyed Youth said.
"I can manage that too. What matters is what comes next," Gu Luo replied after a moment of silence.
Originally, he had only intended to tease the newcomer. Spending a year in the Underground Cavern did not make someone a match for geniuses like them. He merely wanted the newcomer to be reprimanded and sent away before it was too late.
This was not the first Life-and-Death Selection. Normally, anyone who could kill a first-order profound-level dark beast alone could make the top 6,400.
Dongguan had not made it yet mainly because he had not spent enough time inside or killed enough lesser beasts.
Compared to the "big beasts," the "little beasts" were the real source of points.