136: How can he be so much stronger than me!
Whoosh—
Outside Illusory Moon City, from one of the many exits of the Moving Labyrinth, a figure emerged on a sword.
“I finally made it through the Moving Labyrinth!”
“That city ahead must be Illusory Moon City, the one Dean He mentioned. I wonder if I’m the first to break out of the Moving Labyrinth and reach Illusory Moon City!”
“I also wonder if Su Yuan has made it out of the labyrinth and reached Illusory Moon City.”
“What kind of results will he have?”
Nie Shaoming stood on Qingxiao Sword, a hint of exhaustion on his face, yet his eyes were filled with Battle Intent and excitement as he murmured.
Another two days passed after Su Yuan broke through the Moving Labyrinth’s obstacles and arrived at Illusory Moon City.
It was now the afternoon of the fourth day since the Nine Provinces Academy’s Freshman Competition began.
Aside from his tired expression, Nie Shaoming’s clothes were considerably damaged, making him look quite disheveled.
This year’s Academy Freshman Competition, while departing from the usual arena duels, adopted a new assessment format for the first time.
However, the difficulty of this competition was by no means low.
The Vicious Beasts in the later parts of the Moving Labyrinth had already reached Commander Rank Seven at their highest.
And their quality was no lower than Excellent-Grade.
Even though Nie Shaoming had made another Breakthrough in the past month at the Nine Provinces Academy, reaching Commander Rank Three in his strength Rank.
He was still hard-pressed to cope in the final few battles against the labyrinth’s Vicious Beasts.
It was already quite remarkable that Nie Shaoming managed to clear the Moving Labyrinth and all its checkpoints so quickly.
Therefore, Nie Shaoming was confident that his performance in this Freshman Competition would at least place him in the top three.
Among this year’s freshmen, he didn’t put anyone in his sights except for Su Yuan.
Even Shangguan Yunqian and Zhong Shiting, who also possessed SS-Grade Beast Taming Talent, were no exception.
Whoosh—
After a low murmur, Nie Shaoming didn’t delay further. Looking at Illusory Moon City ahead with its towering hundred-zhang walls, he had a thought, and the Qingxiao Sword beneath his feet carried him soaring through the air.
“Nie Shaoming! It’s Nie Shaoming who came out!”
“Following Su Yuan, Nie Shaoming is the second Genius to break out of the Moving Labyrinth and arrive at Illusory Moon City!”
“Graceful and elegant, flying on his sword, with outstanding talent, Young Master Nie is simply my dream man!”
“I admit Nie Shaoming is indeed very strong and handsome, but compared to Su Yuan, he’s still a bit lacking!”
“That’s right, although Nie Shaoming successfully reached Illusory Moon City, it’s already the afternoon of the fourth day of the competition, two days later than Su Yuan!”
“Yes, Su Yuan had already reached Illusory Moon City by noon on the second day, even faster than I was eliminated.”
“Alas, it’s a pity that a Genius like Nie Shaoming can only Rank after Su Yuan, becoming the second place in this competition.”
“Why was Nie Shaoming born, if Su Yuan was also to be born?”
…
In the Illusory Moon City Plaza, over eight hundred eliminated students looked up as Nie Shaoming arrived on his sword, immediately looking at the sky and discussing excitedly.
Above the plaza, Nie Shaoming was initially somewhat pleased when he heard the praises from the crowd below.
But when he heard that Su Yuan had already broken out of the Moving Labyrinth and reached Illusory Moon City by noon on the second day, securing first place in this competition, the self-satisfied expression on his face instantly turned into one of deep shock.
“A day and a half! Su Yuan broke out of the Moving Labyrinth and reached Illusory Moon City in just a day and a half?”
“At this speed, could he even instantly kill Commander Rank Seven Vicious Beasts?”
“How on earth did he do it?!”
“Is the gap between him and me really that big?”
“Or did Su Yuan encounter Vicious Beasts that were weaker than the ones I encountered, and not of the same strength?”
On Qingxiao Sword, Nie Shaoming’s heart was filled with endless shock, constantly raising various questions.
Having personally experienced the various Vicious Beasts blocking the way in the later sections of the Moving Labyrinth, he understood even more clearly how strong those Vicious Beasts in the Moving Labyrinth truly were.
Moreover, the Moving Labyrinth changed every half an hour, and during the labyrinth’s changes, one could only continuously dodge the surrounding mechanisms.
Even without the Vicious Beasts blocking the way after the mechanisms, a Beastmaster of his strength would probably need about a day and a half to break through the Moving Labyrinth and reach Illusory Moon City.
If Su Yuan truly completed the passage within a day and a half.
That would mean all the Vicious Beasts Su Yuan encountered in this Moving Labyrinth were instantly killed by him, unable to delay him for even a moment!
Swish swish swish!!!
While Nie Shaoming was still full of doubts, figures emanating powerful Qi appeared one after another.
It was a group of Experts, led by He Qiang, the Dean.
As for Gu Yufeng, he did not appear.
Ever since Su Yuan openly admitted his Beast Taming Talent and its ability to provide evolution plans for other people’s Beasts, Gu Yufeng had already taken him back to the Nine Provinces Academy a step ahead.
Xia Jiming, the Dean of the Beast Taming Research Institute, also accompanied them back to the Nine Provinces Academy.
“Dean He!”
In the air, Nie Shaoming, seeing He Qiang and the others appear before him, also came back to his senses and respectfully bowed to He Qiang.
Although the Nie Family was powerful, it was one of the top aristocratic families in Great Xia.
But He Qiang was a Emperor-Tier Peak Beast Tamer, and regardless of He Qiang’s identity as the Dean of the Water Institute of Nine Provinces Academy.
His strength alone could overpower all the Beastmasters of the entire Nie Family.
Nie Shaoming dared not show the slightest disrespect in front of He Qiang.
“Hmm, with your Commander Rank Three Rank, it’s not easy to pass through the Moving Labyrinth within five days.”
“You’re very good!”
“The Nie Family has hope of producing a Saint-level Beastmaster!”
Across from him, He Qiang looked at Nie Shaoming, who was bowing before him, with a benevolent smile on his face.
“This is your point reward for coming in second in the Freshman Competition. Take it.”
Saying this, He Qiang took out a crystal card, identical to the one he had given Su Yuan earlier, and with a gentle flick, the card landed in Nie Shaoming’s hand.
“Thank you, Dean He!”
Nie Shaoming, seeing this, quickly accepted it, expressing his gratitude.
Although it was only second place, there was still a reward of five hundred thousand points.
These points would allow his strength to grow rapidly in a short period.
Below, over eight hundred eliminated students who had been teleported to the Illusory Moon City Plaza looked up at this scene, their faces filled with envy.
Although Nie Shaoming’s point reward for second place was not as high as Su Yuan’s million points for first place, it was still a substantial five hundred thousand.
Five hundred thousand points, this was a huge amount of points that most of them might not even be able to earn in their remaining days at the Nine Provinces Academy.
…
Nine Provinces Academy, inside the Beast Taming Research Institute’s dungeon.
At this moment, Xia Jiming was beside Su Yuan, looking at him with a smiling face as he led him through the Beast Taming Research Institute.
Beside them were large iron cages, containing various Vicious Beasts of different forms.
Each Vicious Beast emitted a strong medicinal smell.
Evidently, these Vicious Beasts were all experimental subjects of the Beast Taming Research Institute.
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