The Great Families Vie for Recruits

Everyone stared at the big screen expectantly, waiting for the first-place ranking to be decided.

In Shen Hui's world, all the invading knight units had already died in Deadwood Forest, terrified.

Shen Hui was the first to break the previous record and open the eleventh level!

Although Shen Hui was the first to break the record, the people in the plaza still erupted in cheers.

The previous record-the tenth level-had finally been surpassed.

Shen Hui had gone straight on to the eleventh level.

The spatial rift to the eleventh level opened, and a dazzling light immediately poured out from within.

Another knight unit appeared.

But this time, the leader was a golden-haired girl in armor.

A powerful aura emanated from her.

Shen Hui immediately sensed that she was a Hero Unit, not an ordinary unit.

After the tenth level, the difficulty had leaped to a whole new level.

Shen Hui thought it over and decided to end the challenge.

Although Shen Hui was confident he could keep going, after all, his Hero was special and wouldn't die.

But a battle like this would damage Shen Hui's world.

He would have to spend World Origin to repair it afterward.

For Shen Hui, that would be a bit of a loss.

After all, Shen Hui's goal was only to make the top ten.

Now he had broken the previous record, so surely that would be enough to get him into the top ten.

So Shen Hui ended the challenge without hesitation.

The challenge ended, and Shen Hui's consciousness returned. He opened his eyes.

He found that everyone was looking at him.

Shen Hui was a little confused. What was going on?

Was there something special about him?

But soon, the classmates around Shen Hui began congratulating him.

"Shen Hui! You're amazing! You actually broke the record!"

"That's incredible. How did you do it? You cleared the levels so fast-it was absolutely terrifying!"

The teacher and Principal came over too, smiling as they said:

"Shen Hui, I knew you wouldn't let us down. You've brought honor to Qingshui Middle School this time."

"Just wait. I'll make sure the whole school gives you a proper commendation!"

Shen Hui immediately understood what was going on.

Ye Long was still challenging the tenth level. Maybe he could make it to the eleventh level.

He might even break Shen Hui's record.

But none of that mattered. Shen Hui had been the first to break the previous record.

That was enough.

After the brief congratulations, everyone turned their attention back to the big screen.

They watched to see whether Ye Long could break Shen Hui's record and set another one.

At that moment, in Ye Long's world,

the creatures he had created had already suffered heavy casualties, and much of the terrain had been destroyed.

His world had been damaged, and it would take a large amount of World Origin to repair it.

But that was no problem for Ye Long.

He couldn't continue challenging the levels, but it was enough if he could clear the tenth one.

He had no idea that Shen Hui had already broken the record before him.

Ye Long looked with satisfaction at the corpses of the invading knight unit, now all dead.

He had successfully cleared the tenth level!

He had broken the previous record!

Ye Long ended the challenge excitedly.

His consciousness returned, and he opened his eyes.

The broadcast echoed across the plaza.

[All students, end the combat test. The challenge is over.]

[All students, end the combat test. The challenge is over.]

Ye Long looked around excitedly, his expression haughty.

The people around him immediately crowded over, and the expected congratulations soon followed.

But among them, he heard something that made him freeze in surprise.

"Young Master Long, congratulations! You may not have been the first to break the record, but you tied with Shen Hui for first place."

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is first place. There's no distinction between fast and slow. If Young Master Long had wanted to, he could have cleared it ages ago."

Hearing them, Ye Long immediately looked at the rankings on the big screen.

His name was in first place, but there was also another name: Shen Hui.

Ye Long's expression froze, and he looked puzzled.

"Shen Hui? It was him!"

Ye Long had never imagined that anyone could clear the tenth level before him.

And he wasn't even from one of the major powers. He was from a school, someone who had previously been held up as a bad example.

He also recalled what Qingxue had said earlier, as well as Shen Hui refusing his invitation.

"No wonder. He really does have the ability."

Thinking this, Ye Long felt no displeasure.

The stiffness in his expression immediately melted away, and he smiled.

"Someone like him doesn't need to depend on others. I should treat him as a friend."

"With abilities like his, there must be a lot I can learn from him. I should make an effort to learn."

With that, Ye Long immediately pushed away the people flattering and currying favor with him.

He started looking for Shen Hui.

With the combat test over,

the rankings were posted.

The various factions began approaching the people they had their eyes on, based on the rankings, and inviting them to join.

The most people headed toward Shen Hui's class.

After all, both Shen Hui and Qingxue were there.

The two of them were targets for every faction.

Even the smaller factions knew they couldn't outcompete the major powers.

Still, they couldn't help crowding over, hoping to fish in troubled waters.

The representatives sent by the four great families all came over.

Xiao Xiangyan from the Xiao Family came along with them.

She looked straight at Shen Hui first and said with a smile:

"Shen Hui, your abilities amazed everyone. And you even took my original second-place spot."

"To make it up to you, I'd like to invite you to join the Xiao Family."

Shen Hui looked at Xiao Xiangyan. She wore a white casual outfit and had a pleasant appearance. Although she wasn't as beautiful as Qingxue, the school beauty, she was easily pretty enough to be class beauty.

She seemed easygoing, but there was also something tall and noble about her.

It made people instinctively feel a sense of distance.

That was because Xiao Xiangyan's status was similar to Ye Long's: she was the Xiao Family head's daughter.

Many students crowded around Shen Hui and Xiao Xiangyan to watch.

When they saw Xiao Xiangyan personally inviting Shen Hui to join the Xiao Family,

they all looked at him enviously.

With Xiao Xiangyan taking such an interest in him, maybe Shen Hui could start dating her.

Wouldn't that send him soaring and make him the Xiao Family's son-in-law?

Shen Hui smiled at Xiao Xiangyan.

But before Shen Hui could refuse, people from the other factions started competing to recruit him.

"Shen Hui, join the Wang Family. We can offer you generous terms."

"What's the Wang Family worth? Join the Zhang Family. We have unique world-development technology. We already know your world is special, Shen Hui. Maybe we can help you solve the problem."

"Don't interrupt. Can't you see Shen Hui is about to agree to join the Xiao Family?"

Watching them argue, Shen Hui felt a little awkward.

If he refused outright, he felt like he would offend all the great families.

But just then, a voice came from behind them.

"Uncles, there's no need to argue. Shen Hui isn't going to join any faction. Otherwise, I would have successfully invited him to join the Ye Family before the challenge began."

Ye Long appeared from behind them with a smile, helping Shen Hui out of the situation.