29: Tianyu Secret Realm

In the distance, Li Wanwan was looking at her brother with a nervous expression.

The Grand Examination, as a culmination of over ten years of student life, also served as an expectation for the heights one could reach in their future.

Although Li Changkong had already awakened a unique profession, Li Wanwan was still worried about any unforeseen circumstances.

When she saw that Li Changkong's Rank test had reached SSS-Rank, Li Wanwan was even happier for him.

Li Changkong noticed his sister's fervent gaze, turned his head to look at her, and greeted her.

After making a heart gesture, he followed the large group into the teleportation array.

Out of a thousand people, about four hundred passed the first stage of the test and entered the Grand Examination segment.

Among them, there wasn't a single person whose Rank reached S-Rank.

This made Li Changkong's SSS-Rank evaluation even more eye-catching.

"What a coincidence."

Without him knowing when, Xu Xiayang had managed to get next to Li Changkong.

Upon seeing Li Changkong, he immediately greeted him.

"What's so coincidental? We're from the same school."

Li Changkong curled his lips, feeling that Xu Xiayang's approach was indeed a bit deliberate.

"Are you planning to participate in the trial alone later, or team up? If you're teaming up, I happen to have an open spot here."

Seeing that his intentions were seen through, Xu Xiayang said with a chuckle.

"Not interested."

Li Changkong shrugged and said.

Although Xu Xiayang had already guessed this outcome, hearing Li Changkong say it himself, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

After witnessing Li Changkong's strength last time, Xu Xiayang knew how vast the difference between them was.

In his opinion, if Li Changkong participated in this Grand Examination, their scores would definitely improve significantly.

Now that he heard Li Changkong refuse, he didn't continue to press the matter.

Soon, it was Li Changkong's turn to enter the teleportation array.

He only felt a flash of white light before his eyes, and when he opened them again, Li Changkong was on a huge plaza.

Beside him, there were many students wearing school uniforms.

A man with the word "Examiner" written on his chest walked forward and handed him a token.

On the token, the four characters "Tianyu Secret Realm" were written.

After entering the Secret Realm, his mission was to slay monsters.

Different Ranks of monsters represented different points.

The higher the points obtained, the higher the final evaluation would naturally be.

If Yao Beasts were slain as a team, the final points would be determined by the contribution value within the team.

"Oh my god, our luck can't be that bad, can it? It's actually the Tianyu Secret Realm."

Someone in the crowd let out a wail.

In fact, before the Grand Examination, the officials had already released some information about the Secret Realm.

And this Tianyu Secret Realm could be considered one of the most difficult among all Secret Realms.

"It's over, it's over. I made so many preparations, and now I feel like even passing will be difficult."

"The Tianyu Secret Realm is not simple. The admission rate this time is probably going to drop significantly."

"I originally wanted to go to a better university, but now it seems like just getting into a university is a good thing."

For these examinees, the more difficult the Secret Realm, the lower the pass rate naturally would be.

...

In a secret room, the walls were covered with monitors.

A purple-haired man, wearing a mage robe, with lightning occasionally flashing around him, was staring intently at the monitors in front of him.

And on these screens were the examinees for this year's college entrance examination from various places.

As the chief examiner of this Grand Examination, Thunder King could be said to bear a heavy mission.

"I wonder if there will be any Genius that will surprise us this time. Nowadays, those Geniuses are getting worse with each generation."

After glancing at the monitors, Thunder King couldn't help but look at the deputy examiner beside him with some worry.

"I heard that there are three unique professions this time. We can pay attention to them; maybe they will bring a surprise."

The deputy examiner smiled faintly, not worried at all.

"There have been some anomalies in the ancient battlefield again. In a while, us old guys will probably have to fill in."

"I'm worried that when we old guys are gone, these young ones won't be able to hold the fort."

Thunder King sighed, shaking his head helplessly.

As someone in the top hundred of the professional Heavenly Ranking, the over eighty-Rank Thunder King could be said to be an idol for countless mages.

But now he was sighing due to worry.

"You're probably overthinking this. I actually feel that these young ones can hold the fort."

The deputy examiner, however, looked nonchalant and spoke again.

"These young ones constantly wail when they see a slightly more difficult Secret Realm. I don't feel much hope."

Thunder King shook his head, clearly not optimistic about them.

...

On the plaza, students orderly stepped into the Secret Realm entrance.

However, these students did not enter the Secret Realm immediately; most still chose to team up.

For such a high-difficulty Secret Realm, teaming up was clearly the wisest choice.

Although the points obtained would be divided, they would be able to go further.

Li Changkong, however, didn't think so much and walked straight into the Secret Realm.

"That guy actually entered the Secret Realm alone. Is he planning to solo the Tianyu Secret Realm?"

A student exclaimed upon seeing Li Changkong enter the Secret Realm alone.

"He probably knows he can't pass this Grand Examination, so he's just going in alone and giving up."

"He must be too weak, so no one is willing to team up with him."

"Team up, team up! We're currently missing a Shield Warrior. Our team's average Rank is ten."

The plaza was bustling.

Although Li Changkong soloing the dungeon did cause a lot of discussion, these discussions quickly subsided.

People were still more concerned about their own matters.

Li Changkong opened his eyes and appeared inside the Tianyu Secret Realm.

Looking around, all he saw were towering trees, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Just moments ago, he was in the city, but now he was in a primeval forest, which indeed made Li Changkong feel a bit disoriented.

Li Changkong walked forward according to the requirements on the token.

Soon, he arrived outside a patch of bushes.

He heard a rustling sound from the bushes, and large, crimson-bodied snakes appeared before him.

Each of these large snakes was three to four meters long, with a red crest on its head, clearly indicating they were venomous snakes.

Name: Red-Crested Snake

Rank: 5

Skills: Venom Spray, Constrict...

Looking at the pitiful Rank of these venomous snakes before him, Li Changkong revealed a wry smile.

Just as these Red-Crested Snakes' hatred had locked onto Li Changkong, an ice-blue skill was released by Li Changkong.

Frost Road instantly spread out, and in the blink of an eye, it annihilated all of these Red-Crested Snakes.

Instant kill!