29: Chapter 29: Fighting a Pack of Wolves Alone, Reaching the Top of Both Rankings

Lin Yuan took a step forward, executing a Space Warp, and instantly appeared beside a Bloodthirsty Terror Wolf, his long sword sweeping out gracefully.

Slash!

A massive wolf head rolled onto the ground, blood spurting wildly from its neck.

The sudden turn of events immediately drew the reaction of the remaining two Bloodthirsty Terror Wolves. Seeing their companion fall, their eyes immediately flashed with bloodthirsty light, and they fearlessly pounced toward Lin Yuan.

But Lin Yuan took another step, traversing space once more, appearing next to another Bloodthirsty Terror Wolf. Following the same procedure, another wolf head rolled off.

His figure flashed again, and the third wolf head tumbled down.

Silence. The scene was terrifyingly quiet at this moment...

Sheng Yang’s eyes were wide open, his mouth agape, feeling like a fist could fit inside.

The others weren't much better; every one of them was stunned, staring with wide eyes and open mouths.

Even Jiang Sheng, who knew how terrifying Lin Yuan's strength was, now also had his mouth wide open.

He knew Lin Yuan was formidable, but this was just too preposterous.

It was utterly absurd. A first order initial stage ferocious beast—this wasn't a Body Tempering Realm opponent.

Under Lin Yuan’s hands, in the blink of an eye, they were already lying on the ground, blood flowing everywhere...

A thick scent of blood reached them, which finally startled the crowd, and immediately someone started vomiting.

"This—this is still human?" Sheng Yang muttered to himself.

"Too terrifying, this is a God of Slaughter..."

"My goodness, is he really a high school senior like us? I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death!"

"Brother, what is this big brother's cultivation level?" Sheng Yang asked Jiang Sheng.

"Huh? Oh, oh---you mean Brother Yuan? He---I'm not sure either, but he's definitely in the Martial Artist Realm," Jiang Sheng suddenly snapped back to attention, shaking his head uncertainly.

"Captain, we haven't seen this person on the Spring City Genius Ranking," a team member said.

This Genius Ranking was a list compiled by Tai Province's various high schools based on student mock exam scores. Han Fei was ranked first, and Sheng Yang was also in the top five.

But it was clear that quite a few people had hidden their strength; otherwise, Han Fei wouldn't only be ranked in the teens now.

"Nonsense about the Genius Ranking! Whoever dares to call themselves a genius again, I'll fight them!" Sheng Yang immediately cursed angrily.

In front of this person, claiming to be a genius was the greatest irony, wasn't it?

...

Lin Yuan didn't stop at all. After swallowing four soul bodies, he charged toward the pack of wolves behind Han Fei's team.

When Sheng Yang and the others finally snapped out of their shock and looked toward Lin Yuan again...

"My god! ---#&@%# BBBBBB ~!"

Sheng Yang immediately cursed continuously. What did he see?

In just a dozen seconds—the time it took them to exchange a few words—when they looked up again, the five Bloodthirsty Terror Wolves behind Han Fei's team were already all down. Blood stained the hillside, and the gore was still flowing down toward the base.

"This is definitely not human!"

Sheng Yang shook his head and walked toward the dazed Han Fei. "Brother, let this veteran comfort your wounded Dao heart."

Han Fei's state at that moment was exactly the same as his own had been earlier. He knew Han Fei was very proud, and this time, Han Fei's pride was likely shattered.

Lin Yuan ignored the crowd and turned to walk toward the last Bloodthirsty Terror Wolf.

Wang Jingyu's small team was struggling against that Bloodthirsty Terror Wolf. They could only rely on their numbers to wear the beast down to death.

"Captain, that kid is coming over. He actually killed all the ferocious beasts. What do we do? His strength is too great."

A team member said nervously upon seeing Lin Yuan approach.

Wang Jingyu also saw the corpses littering the ground and was shocked beyond measure, but since he was fighting a ferocious beast, he dared not be distracted.

"Ignore him. This is the Martial Arts Examination; we cannot attack other examinees, or his score will be voided," Wang Jingyu said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, Captain!"

The others stopped paying attention to Lin Yuan and focused on the fight.

Just then, Lin Yuan's figure instantly moved, his long sword, filled with killing intent, stabbing straight out.

He unleashed his terrifying Martial Artist Realm pressure, scaring Wang Jingyu and the other four into immediately abandoning the ferocious beast and retreating in a panic.

They felt a threat of death, and their legs trembled uncontrollably.

Lin Yuan's imposing aura was directed at Wang Jingyu, so he felt it most intensely.

A chill like falling into an ice cellar, the terror of looking death in the face, made him collapse.

If not for the support of a few team members, he would have already been lying on the ground.

Pfft!

The long sword pierced straight through the Bloodthirsty Terror Wolf's skull. The blade rotated, and the massive wolf head instantly exploded, spraying blood all over the five of them.

But none of the five dared to reach out and wipe it off; they stared trembling at the sword tip pointed toward them.

A beast crystal rolled onto the ground, stopping at Wang Jingyu's feet.

Lin Yuan lowered his long sword and extended his hand toward Wang Jingyu.

Wang Jingyu suddenly snapped back to reality, looked down, quickly bent over to pick up the beast crystal, wiped the blood off with his own clothes, and then handed it with both hands to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan took the beast crystal and turned to leave.

But before Wang Jingyu could breathe a sigh of relief, a cold voice rang out:

"Get out. Don't let me see you here again."

Staring at Lin Yuan's receding back, Wang Jingyu seemed to have lost all strength and said dejectedly, "I quit..."

"I quit too..."

...

Five silver lights flashed, and the five disappeared from their spot. They no longer had the courage to remain.

After swallowing the soul bodies, Lin Yuan looked at the system panel. Another two thousand ability points were credited. He nodded with satisfaction.

Then he looked at his wristband and brought up the points ranking board.

Total points: 4560. He ranked first on both the City-level Thousand-Person List and the Province-level Thousand-Person List.

Topping both rankings.

Lin Yuan nodded contentedly. The first stage mission was complete.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the stage mission. Reward: Martial Arts Gift Pack. The next stage mission is unlocked: Obtain first place on the National Ranking. Reward: One Ability Gift Pack."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly when he saw the gift pack in the system space. First place on the National Ranking—that would be easy to achieve.

"What does this Ability Gift Pack mean? Will it increase my ability level? Forget it, I'll know when I get it."

Lin Yuan didn't overthink it. He glanced in the direction of the 'Super Dangerous' zone and smiled faintly.

"Congratulations, congratulations, Brother Yuan! Topping both rankings, you truly are my idol!" Jiang Sheng walked over, clapping.

Lin Yuan looked at Jiang Sheng. Behind him were Han Fei and Sheng Yang and their groups; their eyes all held looks of awe.

"Lin Yuan, thank you for saving us. Congratulations on becoming the provincial top scholar," Han Fei said sincerely.

Even the usually proud Han Fei was now completely convinced by Lin Yuan.

"I just wanted some points. Don't take it to heart. Besides, even if I hadn't stepped in, you all could have chosen to leave the examination area; there was no question of saving anyone,"

Lin Yuan waved his hand and said casually.

"No, Lin Yuan, we must thank you. Thank you. You made us recognize ourselves. We were all too arrogant before. From now on, we will all settle down and cultivate diligently to catch up with your footsteps,"

Sheng Yang spoke, thanking him sincerely.

"Alright, stop being so sentimental, all of you. You should leave now; I still have things to do," Lin Yuan pointed toward the Super Dangerous zone.

"You---you're still going---that's right. As the provincial top scholar, how could you be satisfied? We'll wait outside for your good news then."

After Han Fei finished speaking, everyone left one after another, including Jiang Sheng. It was too dangerous further ahead, and he didn't want to distract Lin Yuan.

Just as Lin Yuan was preparing to head to the Super Dangerous zone, what he didn't know was that the area outside the examination grounds had already exploded into chaos.

He couldn't even imagine what the scene outside looked like...