76: Chapter 76 A Storm is Brewing! The Regional War Begins!!!

"Hum!!!"

In the real world, Lin Yunfei slowly opened his eyes on the soft bed and let out a long breath of stale air.

The holographic terminal lit up, and a notification with a red expedited mark suddenly popped up:

[Notice: Please Student Gao proceed to the Number One Grand Auditorium within half an hour! Instructor Chen Zheng will personally host the Regional Grand Competition Pre-battle Mobilization and General Rules Release! Please be sure to arrive on time!]

"Instructor Chen Zheng?!"

Without a moment of delay, Lin Yunfei changed into a sharp black academy uniform and pushed open the door to walk out of the dormitory.

At this time, the Number One Grand Auditorium was already packed with no empty seats, bustling with noise and excitement.

Thousands of freshmen gathered together, and the air was filled with irrepressible excitement and tension.

Everyone gathered in groups of three or five, warmly discussing the upcoming regional grand competition.

"I heard that for this grand competition, all major top conglomerates and noble families have sent senior observers! As long as we can show our faces in the top one hundred, our information will be sent to the desks of those big figures!"

"Indeed! This is the best opportunity for ordinary students like us to defy the heavens and change our fate. As long as we get a ranking, we won't have to worry about resources for the rest of our lives!"

Lin Yunfei walked into the grand auditorium from the back door and found an inconspicuous corner seat to sit down.

Listening to the discussions of the surrounding classmates, his expression was calm, only silently calculating the tactical cooperation of the one thousand starry heavy-armored Azure Dragon Guards in the divine kingdom within his mind.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, a muffled explosion came from the lecture podium.

A vast pressure, like substance, instantly enveloped the entire grand auditorium!

The originally noisy and chaotic discussion stopped abruptly, and everyone was struck by lightning, involuntarily straightening their backs and holding their breaths as they looked toward the center of the podium.

They saw the space in front of the podium slightly distort, and a middle-aged man with a stern face as if carved by a knife and axe appeared out of thin air.

It was none other than the instructor, Instructor Chen Zheng!

Instructor Chen Zheng crossed his arms, his sharp, falcon-like eyes sweeping across the audience, and the entire grand auditorium instantly fell into a dead silence where even the drop of a needle could be heard.

"Are you all quiet now?"

Instructor Chen Zheng's voice was not loud, but it exploded like a heavy hammer directly in the depths of everyone's soul.

"It seems you all know what day today is, and you also know what the regional grand competition means to you."

Instructor Chen Zheng waved a single hand, and a huge holographic light screen suddenly unfolded in mid-air, with bright red numbers counting down flashing on it.

"Regional Grand Competition, countdown twelve hours!"

"This time, what you face are not only competitors from our own school, but also all the top prodigies from more than thirty surrounding Creator Academy! The total number of participants exceeds fifty thousand!"

Fifty thousand freshman Creator!

A low gasp suddenly sounded from the audience, and the expressions of many freshmen instantly turned extremely solemn.

Fifty thousand people fighting for those limited rankings was definitely a tragic and fierce battle like thousands of soldiers crossing a single-plank bridge!

Instructor Chen Zheng had a solemn expression, and his tone was resolute and decisive:

"I know that among you, some come from ordinary families without prominent backgrounds; some originate from noble families with deep foundations. But this old man tells you today that on the battlefield of the regional grand competition, all family backgrounds and foundations are illusory, and what you can rely on is only the dependent army you have cultivated yourselves!"

"This is not only an assessment, but also a path of absolute fair class ascension provided to you by the Federation!"

"By getting into the top one hundred in the grand competition, all major super conglomerates and top guilds will extend olive branches to you, providing unimaginable resource sponsorships!"

"If you can break into the top ten, top powerhouses from the Federal Military and the Supreme Temple will even personally step out to take disciples. Succeed, and you will be a true dragon soaring nine days high; fail, and you can only go back to being a mediocre Creator!"

Instructor Chen Zheng's words were pearls of wisdom, like a raging fire that instantly ignited the blood of all the freshmen present.

Fanatic light burst out from countless people's eyes, their fists clenched tightly.

"Next, prick up your ears and listen well. I will only announce the core rules of this grand competition once!"

Instructor Chen Zheng paused in his tone, his expression becoming exceptionally grim and murderous.

"First, the assessment location for this grand competition is—[Second-Order Wild Divine Kingdom: Crimson Wasteland]!"

"This is a public relic world that once collapsed and failed, and has now completely degenerated into a paradise for ferocious beasts. The spatial laws inside are very stable, producing a strong suppression force on all outsiders. Even second-order dependents will be subject to certain restrictions inside!"

"Second, the method of descent is [Spiritual Projection]!"

"The grand competition is limited to five days. At that time, you will use the form of consciousness projection to directly project the dependent army within your divine kingdom to the edge of the Crimson Wasteland."

"Remember, your main bodies will remain in the academy, and your safety is absolutely guaranteed, but once the dependents projected into the wasteland die, it will truly be reduced to ashes and smoke!"

"Third, and also the most core points mechanism!"

Instructor Chen Zheng raised his hand to point at the holographic light screen, where images of various ferocious beasts with hideous faces and their corresponding scores scrolled past.

"In this huge second-order wild divine kingdom, hundreds of millions of berserk ferocious beasts survive."

"Hunting a first-order ferocious beast grants 1 point; hunting a second-order lower-grade ferocious beast grants 50 points; hunting a second-order mid-grade ferocious beast grants 200 points; if you have the strength to cross levels and hunt a second-order upper-grade or even second-order peak beast king, you can directly obtain 1,000 to 5,000 points!"

Speaking of this, Instructor Chen Zheng's mouth curved into a cruel arc, his gaze coldly sweeping across the audience.

"Of course, during these five days, there are no moral constraints on the battlefield, no restrictions on methods, no restrictions on alliances and cooperation, and even no restrictions on attacking each other!"

"As long as you can defeat the dependent troops of other examinees, you can directly plunder thirty percent of their current total points!"

"Boom!!!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Plundering thirty percent of the points!

This meant that this was not a pure hunting competition at all, but a naked zero-sum game!

The points painstakingly accumulated by hunting ferocious beasts might well directly become someone else's wedding attire due to the failure of a single encounter!

The previously relatively harmonious student atmosphere underwent some subtle changes at this moment, and in the eyes of many people looking at surrounding classmates, there was a trace of vigilance and defense.

"A bit interesting."

In the corner, Lin Yunfei's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a trace of anticipation in his expression.

The rule of plundering points destined this grand competition to be full of bloodshed.

But for him, who possessed one thousand heavily armored and fully armed Azure Dragon Guards, this was simply a harvest feast tailored just for him!

Instructor Chen Zheng looked at the freshmen with varied expressions below the stage and continued in a cold voice:

"After the grand competition ends, the system will automatically aggregate everyone's points to generate the final [Prodigy Rankings]."

"Those ranked in the top one hundred, besides investments from major forces, the academy will also additionally reward [Second-Order Law Card] and [High-Order Divine Kingdom Mineral Vein Resource Package]!"

"The top three will even have the opportunity to enter the academy's most core 'Origin Metamorphosis Pool' for baptism!"

Instructor Chen Zheng heavily patted the podium, his grand voice echoing throughout the entire grand auditorium:

"Let's get the ugly words out first. The Crimson Wasteland is fraught with crises, and the ferocious beasts inside are brutal and merciless. The academy does not wish to see the dependents you have painstakingly cultivated annihilated."

"Later, everyone will receive a life-saving jade talisman. If you find the battle situation collapsing, immediately crush the jade talisman to exit the battlefield! The jade talisman can forcibly teleport your remaining dependents back to the divine kingdom, but it also means your grand competition scores will be completely wiped out!"

"Now, everyone line up in an orderly manner to collect consumable supplies and life-saving jade talismans, then go back to make final preparations!"

"At eight o'clock tomorrow morning, the grand competition passage will officially open!"

After finishing, Instructor Chen Zheng flicked his large sleeve, and his entire figure turned into a purple stream of light, disappearing out of thin air from the podium.

After a brief dead silence, deafening clamor erupted from within the grand auditorium.

Lin Yunfei followed the flow of people to collect a silver diamond-shaped life-saving jade talisman, and then walked out of the grand auditorium with a steady pace.

After returning home.

Lin Yunfei placed the life-saving jade talisman on the table, took a deep breath, and moved his mind.

"Hum!!!"

Consciousness flowed, instantly crossing the endless void and once again descending into the Calamity Divine Kingdom!

Within the divine kingdom, winds and clouds surged, and fighting intent soared to the heavens.

On the huge martial arts training ground in front of the Dragon Transformation Pool, one thousand Azure Dragon Guards heavy cavalry stood solemnly, and the deep blue starry battle armor glinted with a cold chill under the sunlight, resembling an ocean of steel.

Grand Commander Yushi hovered in mid-air, his momentum as fierce as a blade; Great Elder Leader Yan Er and High Priest Xi stood on both sides, their expressions solemn.

Lin Yunfei's grand will rose into the sky above the firmament, transforming into rolling divine thunder that resounded through the entire divine kingdom:

"Azure Dragon Guards, listen to the order!"

"Boom!"

One thousand elite soldiers clad in heavy armor knelt on one knee in unison, their movements neat and uniform, and the heavy armor collision sound was deafening, shaking the nine heavens: "Subordinates are here!"

Lin Yunfei looked down at this invincible division below, his majestic divine voice filled with an aura that dominated the world:

"Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a moment!"

"Tomorrow morning, the passage will open! You shall follow this seat on an expedition to a completely new world!"

"There are countless powerful ferocious beasts there, and formidable enemies from other divine kingdoms! This is also the battlefield to test the fruits of your bitter cultivation over the past few months!"

"Whoever blocks the forward path of the divine kingdom..."

Lin Yunfei paused, spitting out three cold words:

"Kill without mercy!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"