80: Chapter 80: Flowing water doesn't compete for being first, but for being endless.

Creator Academy, Grand Auditorium Number One.

By this time, the grand auditorium had long been temporarily converted into a massive holographic monitoring center.

Hundreds of huge holographic light screens floated in mid-air, and on every light screen, the fierce battle conditions in various areas within the Crimson Wasteland were broadcast in real-time.

The VIP seats at the very front of the auditorium were packed with executives from major top financial conglomerates and Advanced observers sent by the military region.

Everyone had a solemn expression, staring dead at the constantly refreshing Prodigy Ranking in the very center.

"It is too tragic!"

An executive of a financial conglomerate looked at the light screen that was continuously dimming, and could not help but gasp a breath of cold air.

"This is less than half a day into the start, and out of the fifty thousand freshmen, nearly ten thousand people have already crushed their life-saving jade talismans and been forcibly eliminated!"

"The environmental suppression of the Crimson Wasteland is truly too terrifying; that pervasive Blood Demon Power is simply the nightmare of low-tier dependents. Ordinary students simply cannot withstand this dimensional-reduction strike."

The discussions of the crowd rose and fell one after another, but more gazes were gathered on the top two names high above on the Prodigy Ranking.

First Place: Lian Zhan (Military Region Special Recruit), Points: 125,000!

Second Place: Lian Yun (Military Region Special Recruit), Points: 123,500!

"As expected of the Twin Stars cultivated by the military region with all their effort! This point growth speed is simply breathtaking!"

The crowd turned their heads one after another, looking at a slaughter battle that could be called a crushing defeat being played on the light screen.

Crimson Wasteland, mid-outer region.

This was an open basin covered with dark red thorns, where tens of thousands of Rampaging Blood Spiders were like a tidal wave, tightly surrounding two human dependent armies.

However, facing this terrifying beast horde that was enough to make one's scalp tingle, the two youths in the center of the encirclement did not have the slightest fear in their eyes, and instead were filled with fanatical Battle Intent.

The youth on the left had a robust figure, resembling an iron tower; he was none other than the older brother, Lian Zhan.

The youth on the right had a slender figure and a sharp gaze; he was the younger brother, Lian Yun.

"Brother, the quality of this batch of prey is not bad!"

Lian Yun licked his lips and slammed both hands heavily onto the ground.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by Lian Yun's action, the earth trembled!

Countless incomparably thick Ironwood Tree Demonss flashing with deep green light burst out from the ground!

Lian Yun's Divine Kingdom was an extremely rare pure wood-attribute Divine Kingdom!

As soon as these Ironwood Tree Demonss appeared, they rapidly spread out their massive branches and leaves, waving thorny vines like dancing giant pythons, instantly tearing open lines of flesh and blood defense within the beast horde.

Those Rampaging Blood Spiders that attempted to approach were directly bound tightly by the vines and unable to move.

"Well done! Next, watch mine!"

Lian Zhan let out a big laugh, and his whole body erupted with incomparably blazing flames.

His Divine Kingdom was a berserk fire-attribute Divine Kingdom!

Over a thousand Blazing Berserkers under Lian Zhan's command leaped high into the air, the battleaxes in their hands burning with raging flames, relentlessly hacking and slashing at those blood spiders bound by the vines.

But this was not yet the most terrifying part.

What was most breathtakingly brilliant was the Law linkage of these two brothers!

"Wood generates fire! The momentum of a raging fire across the plains!"

Lian Yun manipulated the Ironwood Tree Demonss, proactively sending a portion of the vines rich in pure wood-type energy into the sea of fire of the Blazing Berserkers.

"Boom!!!"

Having obtained the frenzied catalysis of the wood-type energy, the originally ordinary scarlet-red flames actually completed a transformation in an instant, turning into a patch of pure white Purification Fire, and right at the very center of the flames, a white lotus actually formed.

The moment the white lotus formed, the surrounding space faintly showed a trend of shattering under the scorching heat of this fire.

The Five Elements generate each other, wood generates fire!

This Purification Fire born from the perfect Fusion of the two major Divine Kingdom Laws not only had a shockingly high temperature, but also carried a purification attribute specifically designed to restrain evil spirits!

Those Blood Demon Powers pervading the air of the Crimson Wasteland, the moment they came into contact with the Purification Fire, were like snow meeting sunlight, emitting chi chi sounds and instantly evaporating away!

Within the range covered by the Purification Fire, the suppression of the environmental Law ceased to exist!

Even those Rampaging Blood Spiders, the moment they were tainted with the white flames, painfully rolled on the ground and were quickly burned into charred corpses.

Wherever the brothers passed, flames soared into the sky, resembling two deities walking on the wasteland, tearing apart the massive beast herd at the speed of light.

Their high profile and strength caused countless financial conglomerate senior executives in the outside world to exclaim in repeated admiration, and the Advanced observers of the military region stroked their beards with satisfaction, their faces full of pride.

"This is the true Prodigy! Divine Kingdoms complementing each other, Laws resonating! The first and second place of this grand competition will probably belong to none other than these Twin Stars!"

Meanwhile, in the corner of the auditorium.

As an instructional mentor, Instructor Chen Zheng crossed his arms, his gaze profound, but he did not look at the universally-watched Twin Stars.

His line of sight had always been locked dead onto an unremarkable peripheral light screen.

Within the light screen, one thousand Azure Dragon Guardss draped in deep blue starlight heavy armor were rapidly interweaving through the wasteland in what could be called a perfect formation.

Under Lin Yunfei's command, this iron-and-steel division was like a precision instrument; encountering weak beast herds, the arrowhead formation pierced through them instantly, harvesting points like autumn winds sweeping away fallen leaves.

Once the radar perceived that there were powerful Yao Beasts above Rank 2 Medium Grade ahead, the Azure Dragon Guards would, like a loach, adjust their route in advance, perfectly avoiding high-risk areas.

Instructor Chen Zheng looked at Lin Yunfei's masterly command art, as well as the terrifying data that always maintained zero casualties, and his eyes flashed with an unusual brilliance.

"Instructor Chen Zheng, why have you been staring at a turtle hiding its head all this time?"

Just at this moment, a sarcastic voice came from the side.

A middle-aged mentor wearing a stiff suit and hair combed sleek and shiny was seen walking over.

This person was named Li Gang, who usually liked to compare himself with Instructor Chen Zheng, and at this moment he was pointing at Lin Yunfei's light screen with a face full of mockery.

"This is that civilian student Lin Yunfei whom you favored before, right? Heh, it's utterly laughable."

Li Gang unceremoniously mocked: "Look at Lian Zhan and Lian Yun from the military region, that is what you call hitting head-on and being invincible! Look at your student again, the moment he encounters a slightly stronger Yao Beast, he immediately tucks his tail between his legs and takes a detour!"

"Where is this participating in a regional grand competition? This is clearly playing hide-and-seek! A coward who only knows how to hide, is he even worthy of being called a Creator?"

Hearing Li Gang's sneers and jeers, several mentors around also shook their heads one after another, evidently also feeling disdain for Lin Yunfei's behavior of avoiding battle.

Facing everyone's doubts, Instructor Chen Zheng did not even lift an eyelid, still calmly gazing at the light screen.

"Instructor Li, having taught for so many years, your horizon is still so narrow."

Instructor Chen Zheng's voice was not loud, but it exuded a certainty that made one unable to refute.

"What is rigid is easily broken! In this perilous Tier-2 wasteland, Yao Beasts are endless; blindly charging and fighting fiercely is called reckless bravery! Even if the Twin Stars have the Purification Fire protecting their bodies, how long can their Mental Energy and the stamina of their dependents hold out?"

Instructor Chen Zheng turned his head, his fierce gaze directly looking at Li Gang, saying word by word:

"Supreme good is like water; flowing water does not contend for the lead, what it contends for is endless flow!"

"Look at this Lin Yunfei, although he doesn't stubbornly fight to the death with Advanced Yao Beasts, his combat loss ratio is zero! His marching route is always within the most reasonable range, seizing the maximum resources! This is the true talent of a commander; this kid's potential is much greater than what you see!"

"Pfft!!!"

Hearing this, Li Gang laughed out unmercifully, as if he had heard some cosmic joke.

"Instructor Chen Zheng oh Instructor Chen Zheng, you are truly blind to the extreme!"

Li Gang suddenly reached out and pointed at the Prodigy Ranking at the very top of the big screen, his voice abruptly raising:

"What are you blabbering to me about flowing water not contending for the lead? The grand competition looks at points! Open your eyes wide and look, the points of Lian Zhan and Lian Yun are skyrocketing in geometric multiples! They are about to break through the 150,000 mark!"

"And what about your good student? Up until now, he hasn't even squeezed into the top ten! In front of this absolute strength, his impoverished tactic of only knowing how to pick up scraps is simply vulnerable to a single blow!"

Li Gang's mocking voice reverberated inside the hall, and many financial conglomerate senior executives also nodded in deep agreement.

In this world that worshiped violence, the crushing suppression of the Twin Stars clearly better matched their investment appetite.

Instructor Chen Zheng did not refute anymore, and continued to look at the light screen...

Time returns to the Crimson Wasteland.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by the last Rampaging Blood Spider being burned into ashes by the Purification Fire, the brothers Lian Zhan and Lian Yun stood on the mountain-like pile of charred remains, panting heavily.

Although the Divine Kingdom complementation made them feel like they had divine assistance, the high-intensity continuous combat also caused their Mental Energy consumption to be huge.

"Brother, the Yao Beasts in the outer perimeter have basically been cleared by us. The points are also stable at first and second."

Lian Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes full of arrogance.

"Mhm, it is time to advance toward the Central Domain."

Lian Zhan hoisted his huge battleaxe onto his shoulder, preparing to give the order to break camp.

Suddenly!

"Rumble——!!!"

The earth of the entire Crimson Wasteland suddenly trembled violently!

The brothers felt a shock in their hearts, raising their heads at the same time to look toward the direction of the depths of the wasteland.

They saw that at the distant boundary of the Central Domain, an incomparably dazzling, extremely blinding five-colored treasured light unprovokingly tore through the thick blood-colored clouds, shooting straight into the nine heavens!

The terrifying Law fluctuation contained within that pillar of light, even separated by hundreds of kilometers, caused a strong palpitation to arise within the Divine Kingdom Origins inside the brothers' bodies!

"That is..."

Lian Yun's pupils shrank abruptly, and even his breathing stagnated.

"Five-colored treasured light! Law resonance! This is a top-tier heaven and earth exotic object, or the omen of an exotic object's birth!"

"Good item! A treasured item of this grade absolutely cannot fall into the hands of others!"

Lian Zhan fiercely waved his battleaxe, roaring wildly towards the sky:

"Blazing Berserkers, listen to the order!"

"Ironwood Tree Demonss, listen to the order!"

"The entire army assemble! Target, Central Domain treasured light!"

"Whoever dares to block us, kill without amnesty!"

Rumble!

The massive Twin Stars coalition army, carrying monstrous Evil Qi, like a terrifying war steamroller, rushed crazily and mightily toward the direction of that five-colored pillar of light!

At this very moment.

Not only Lian Zhan and Lian Yun.

Within the entire Crimson Wasteland, all the top Prodigies who had survived the first wave of environmental suppression—whether they were lone rangers hidden in the dark or powerful scions of aristocratic families—all raised their heads at the same time, staring dead at that soaring treasured light!

The center of the storm was rapidly gathering.