Chapter 308: An extra 5,000 contribution points?!

The light from the tower gates dissipated.

Jiang Yun's figure appeared clearly before everyone's eyes.

After a brief, deathly silence,

there came a clamor even more fanatical and boiling than before!

"He's out! Sacred Student Jiang Yun is out!"

"My god! This is our Sky Dome Academy's Heavenly Saint Student? He's even younger than I imagined!"

"He... aside from his aura being a bit unstable, his face slightly pale, and his clothes somewhat torn... he looks like... he didn't suffer any serious injuries?"

"Clearing the Thirty-first floor! Slaying an Amethyst Rank from above! And his aura is merely unstable?! How is this possible?!"

"A monster! An absolute monster! What about that Amethyst Tier Fierce Beast's deathbed counterattack? He actually walked out almost completely unscathed?!"

If the tower lights turning on earlier merely proved the result, then Jiang Yun's physical appearance and the state he displayed now directly struck the limits of everyone's perception.

The image they had expected—of him being exhausted, covered in wounds, and perhaps even needing someone to support him—did not appear.

The youth before them,

despite the fatigue of a fierce battle written on his face, still stood tall with clear eyes. His calm demeanor formed a sharp contrast with the mountain-shaking, ocean-toppling fanaticism surrounding him.

The male students went completely wild.

They cast aside their last shreds of reserve and competitiveness,

venting their adoration and shock at the top of their lungs.

"Strong! Too strong! A Gold Rank slaying an Amethyst Rank, and he's unscathed! Senior Brother Jiang Yun, from today on, you are my idol!"

"Invincible! What does invincible mean? This is it! below amethyst rank I am invincible; above Amethyst Rank, it's a one-for-one trade! No, he actually traded up!"

"I'm convinced! I'm utterly convinced! Who else is worthy of the title Heavenly Saint Student besides Senior Jiang Yun?!"

"Not just Heavenly Saint Student! I see that before long, the legend of a Gold Rank slaying an Amethyst Rank will spread throughout the provincial capital along with Senior Jiang Yun's name!"

"Provincial capital legend? I'd say he's a legend for the entire younger generation! Unprecedented!"

The female students fell into a different kind of frenzy.

Their eyes sparkled with strange brilliance, and their cheeks were flushed crimson.

High-pitched screams rose one after another.

"Ah! Sacred Student! Look here! You're so handsome!"

"Senior Jiang Yun! You're amazing! Both strong and handsome!"

"Sacred Student! I want to give birth to eight sons for you!"

"Even that exhausted look is so charming! This is a real man! The steadiness after a great battle!"

Zhao Tiezhu and the other two squeezed to the very front of the crowd.

Seeing Jiang Yun walk out safely,

the hearts they had been holding in suspense finally dropped heavily back into place.

In its place was boundless excitement and pride.

"Great! Jiang Yun is fine!"

Xiao Yutian wiped his face hard,

unable to tell if it was sweat or tears.

"This guy... he makes things so terrifying every time!"

Lin Kuo shook his head with a smile.

Zhao Tiezhu clenched his fists,

looking at Jiang Yun who was surrounded by thousands,

his heart filled with determination.

"Following Jiang Yun was right! The banner of our C City will surely be raised!"

Jiang Yun, at the center of the storm,

was currently a bit dazed.

He blinked.

His gaze swept across the dense, seemingly endless sea of people before him, past those faces distorted with excitement, then toward the Academy Elders and teachers on the high platform who watched him with deep auras and piercing eyes, and finally caught sight of the other Trial Towers nearby, which had completely stopped operating and were empty.

Instantly, he understood.

He was... being watched by the whole school?

It was just a trip through the Trial Tower.

Although he knew his results might be good,

drawing such a massive scene

was still beyond his expectations.

It seemed

clearing the floors consecutively, especially the final Breakthrough of the Thirty-first floor to defeat an Amethyst Tier Fierce Beast, had caused a sensation far exceeding his estimates.

However,

he soon regained his composure.

It was just being watched; he was already used to being the focus of attention.

Right now, there were more important matters.

At that moment,

Elder Ge, the Managing Elder of the Trial Tower, arrived before Jiang Yun almost at a trot, his face filled with unprecedented warmth and respect, and gave a deep bow.

"Lord Sacred Student! Congratulations! Truly, congratulations! Your tower run this time was... was truly dazzling and shocked the entire academy! Clearing thirty-one floors in a row, refreshing the win-streak record, and even completing the eternal feat of slaying an Amethyst Rank from above! This old man has managed the Trial Tower for many years and has never seen such a magnificent sight! Lord Sacred Student is truly a peerless genius not seen in our Sky Dome Academy for a hundred... no, a thousand years!"

Jiang Yun turned slightly,

not fully accepting the bow.

His attitude was polite yet distant.

"Elder Ge overpraises me; it was merely luck. I wonder, can I now collect the contribution points for this tower run?"

His tone was calm, getting straight to the point.

To him, flattery, shock, and eternal feats were not as important as tangible contribution points.

Those were the key to establishing Longxiang Pavilion,

to changing the fate of Zhao Tiezhu and the other marginalized students!

And even more so, they were an important currency for obtaining resources!

As soon as these words were spoken,

the entire field fell silent again.

Then, a burst of good-natured laughter and even louder exclamations erupted.

"Hahaha! As expected of the Sacred Student! He only has eyes for contribution points!"

"Pragmatic! Too pragmatic! Just after creating a miracle, the first thing he does is ask about contribution points! With this mindset, he deserves to be strong!"

"Did you hear that? Learn from him! This is what it means to be unswayed by praise or humiliation, to have a clear goal! This is the role model we should follow!"

"Lord Sacred Student really... never forgets cultivation resources for a moment!"

Elder Ge was also stunned for a moment,

then the smile on his face grew even more radiant.

He nodded repeatedly.

"You can! Of course you can! Lord Sacred Student, please wait a moment; this old man will personally calculate them for you!"

He turned around,

inputting spiritual energy into an inconspicuous stone tablet at the base of the tower to begin retrieving and calculating the data.

Everyone's gaze focused there as well,

filled with curiosity and anticipation.

"The Sacred Student cleared thirty-one floors. At 50 points per floor, that's 1550 points!"

"More than that! He refreshed the win-streak leaderboard and took the top spot! According to the rules, there should be an extra reward, right?"

"Definitely! I remember the reward for the first place on Tower Three's win-streak board is... 1000 contribution points!"

"That's 2550 points! My god! I've worked hard doing missions for half a year and only saved up less than a thousand points..."

"2550 points! That's equivalent to completing five s-rank missions! An s-rank mission usually takes a top Gold Rank team one or two weeks, or even longer, and carries no small risk!"

"Yeah, for us Common students, being able to steadily earn two or three hundred points a month is already good. This one trip for the Sacred Student... earned a year's worth of our income!"

"You can't envy it, you just can't! This is strength forged by risking his life!"

A chorus of sharp intakes of breath and envious discussions rang out in the crowd.

2550 contribution points.

To the vast majority of Common students and even elite students, this was a huge sum of money!

It was enough to exchange for many precious cultivation resources,

or to support the operations of a small group for a long time.

The gazes everyone directed at Jiang Yun

grew even more fervent.

Zhao Tiezhu and the other two were also nervously calculating.

2550 points; after deducting the 2000-point registration fee, there would be 550 points left. While not much as startup capital for Longxiang Pavilion, at least registration wouldn't be a problem!

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief

and broke into smiles.

However, they were also somewhat conflicted.

After all, Jiang Yun also needed resources.

If all the contribution points he earned were used to register Longxiang Pavilion, wouldn't he have almost nothing left for himself... however,

standing there, Jiang Yun,

upon hearing Elder Ge's preliminary calculation of two thousand five hundred and fifty points, frowned slightly in a way that was almost imperceptible.

Only... two thousand five hundred and fifty?

The basic reward for thirty-one floors was 1550, plus 1000 for being first on the leaderboard, totaling 2550.

Registering Longxiang Pavilion required 2000 points; after paying that, only 550 points would remain.

This amount of contribution points

was truly stretched thin if he wanted to support a faction's initial operations and purchase basic supplies.

He had originally thought

that since he had broken so many records

and even defeated an Amethyst Rank across ranks,

there should have been more extra rewards.

It seemed

the academy's reward system

was... a bit more frugal than he had expected?

Thoughts turned in Jiang Yun's mind,

but his expression remained unchanged.

He simply nodded calmly.

"I've troubled you, Elder Ge."

Elder Ge had also finished the final verification and was about to officially announce it and guide Jiang Yun through the transfer of contribution points to his Identity Token when

a sudden change occurred!

A peaceful, aged, yet incomparably clear voice that resounded in everyone's ears—as if acting directly upon their Soul—came without warning from the Void Realm.

"Wait."

The voice wasn't loud,

yet it carried an indescribable majesty and weight.

Instantly, it suppressed all the noise in the plaza.

Everyone looked up in astonishment,

searching around but unable to find the source of the voice.

Elder Ge's body jolted.

An expression of extreme respect immediately appeared on his face, and he stood with his hands down, as if listening to instructions.

After a moment of silence,

the aged voice spoke again.

The content, however, caused the entire plaza to instantly fall into a state of petrified shock more thorough than any before.

"In view of the student Jiang Yun's outstanding performance in this Trial Tower challenge, creating an unprecedented record of clearing thirty-one floors and slaying an Amethyst Rank from above, by decision of the Academy Dean..."

The voice paused for a moment,

seemingly to let everyone hear every single word that followed clearly.

"Jiang Yun is awarded an extra five thousand contribution points!"