18: Second pass

In an instant, the entire plaza erupted.

"Holy crap, am I seeing things?"

"Clearing a dungeon in ten seconds? What kind of joke is that?"

"Absolutely impossible, the dungeon must have a bug."

"I think your brain has a bug. How could the dungeon have a problem?"

"Damn it, what does ten seconds even mean? I just took a sip of water, and you've already cleared the dungeon?"

"I truly suspect it's a bug, but this is Tang City's score!"

The onlookers in Tang City's central plaza stared at the numbers on the screen above, a trace of indescribable shock flashing in their eyes.

"This kid is too outrageous, isn't he?"

"Clearing the college entrance examination dungeon in ten seconds, this has already broken the empire's historical record."

Tuoba Liehuo pulled off a handful of his red beard, an expression of disbelief on his face.

"What a sin, this record is simply a sin!"

"How did he do it?"

The president of Tang City's Assassin Guild was trembling, unable to accept this fact.

"Damn it, is this kid's strength that terrifying?"

"Today, I truly had my eyes opened."

The other powerhouses on the high platform were also dumbfounded, stunned speechless.

They had seen outrageous things, but never anything this outrageous.

"Hahahaha, now my Tang City will be famous."

"Su Bai, you really didn't disappoint me."

Zhao Xingchen laughed heartily, a tear glinting in the corner of his eye.

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"This is cheating, absolutely cheating! Those Tang City people are cheating!"

"Exactly, a ten-second record? How is that possible?"

"They must have exploited a bug."

"We need to complain to the higher-ups. This is a blatant challenge to the empire's authority."

In Xuanwu City's central plaza, the residents of Xuanwu City cursed loudly as they saw the clear time on the screen.

"This is truly a monstrous talent!"

"Why didn't such a monstrous talent appear in our Xuanwu City?"

"This score is enough to make everyone despair."

The Lord of Xuanwu City, of course, knew that there wouldn't be a bug. This score was real and absolutely accurate.

Qinglong City,

Baihu City,

Vermilion Bird City.

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This scene in Xuanwu City was playing out in various cities, and most professionals did not believe this score.

Imperial Capital.

As the political center of the Meteor Empire, the Imperial Capital plaza gathered hundreds of thousands of citizens.

The Imperial Capital’s Emperor sat on a high seat, staring at the light screen before him, lost in thought.

"Your Majesty, we at Imperial Martial University want this Su Bai and Sun Kai."

An old man, seizing the moment when no one was looking, directly ran out and shouted.

"Can you not be so shameless? This person belongs to our Royal Academy."

Another old man with red hair and a youthful face immediately jumped out and argued.

"Nonsense! Such a talent should join our Imperial Martial."

"You're spouting nonsense! Our Royal Academy is the most suitable for him."

"You dare to snatch someone from me?"

"So what if I snatch him? What can you do?"

These two highly respected principals actually started fighting in front of the Imperial Capital’s Emperor for one student.

"I need to know this young fellow's information immediately. He will become the rising star of our entire empire in the future."

Emperor Yuxing took a deep breath and immediately spoke to his servant beside him.

"What the hell are we even competing for anymore?"

"Ten seconds? I haven't even finished peeing in that time."

"Exactly! When did Tang City get such a freak? Why was there no news at all?"

"This is too unfair to the other college examinees."

The audience, both on and off the stage, cursed one after another.

At the same time, the light screen flickered again, and five figures appeared in the central plaza.

[Disaster Grade dungeon—Twisted Jungle, Clearers: Long Yuan, Ji Wushuang, Ye Xuan, Jiang Xi, Chu Fan, Clear Time: One minute thirty seconds, Affiliated City: Imperial Capital]

"Big Brother Long Yuan, the Abyssal Dragon you summoned was truly amazing. It practically swept through the entire dungeon."

A handsome young man said softly, a hint of envy in his eyes.

"Yes, the first place this time is definitely ours. Maybe we can even break the dungeon record."

The enchanting-looking woman quickly nodded, softly agreeing.

"When will our Imperial Capital ever have a rival? All the clear records have always been held by our Imperial Capital's professionals."

The other quiet young man nodded, looking at his big brother beside him, a hint of pride in his eyes.

The words had just fallen.

An invisible slap directly landed on the faces of the few people.

"Ten seconds? How is that possible?"

Ji Wushuang rubbed her eyes and directly slapped herself.

"No, no, impossible! Did he cheat?"

Ye Xuan's legs felt a bit weak, and his head felt dizzy.

"Su Bai, Sun Kai, ten seconds?"

The leading young man with a square face slightly narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint in them.

As a member of the royal family, he naturally knew that dungeons could not be cheated.

These two guys cleared the entire dungeon in ten seconds. How did they do it?

As time gradually passed, more and more names appeared on the leaderboard.

"You two didn't fail, did you?"

Zhao Song walked out of the dungeon and saw Su Bai and Sun Kai had already exited the dungeon early, he couldn't help but laugh.

He was very satisfied with his own score.

"Open your dog eyes and look carefully, look at the screen in the sky."

Sun Kai sneered and pointed at the sky.

When Zhao Song turned his head to look at the screen, the smile on his face froze.

"How is this possible?"

"Ten seconds?"

"You two must have cheated! I'm going to report you and have the City Lord lock you up."

Zhao Song felt as if he had been heavily slapped in the face, his sharp voice echoing throughout the plaza.

"Idiot!"

Sun Kai couldn't help but roll his eyes.

With Su Bai, the big boss, clearing the dungeon was no challenge at all.

"Damn it, those beasts!"

"I spent ten minutes, they spent ten seconds. I haven't even seen a monster yet, and they've already cleared it."

"Our Tang City is famous this time. Su Bai will be the light of our Tang City from now on."

The most fervent place in the entire empire was undoubtedly Tang City.

The onlookers continuously shouted Su Bai's name, their voices resounding throughout the plaza.

"Don't forget your bet."

Su Bai glanced at Zhao Song, preparing to walk out of the plaza.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Song's face instantly turned incredibly pale.

He felt his vision go dark, and he directly fainted.

Dong!

Dong!

Dong

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Just then, nine consecutive bell tolls rang out, spreading throughout Tang City.

Su Bai's expression subtly changed, a cold glint in his eyes.

Something happened!

Nine bell tolls signified a Grade Nine disaster, a city-destroying disaster.

What exactly happened?