82: Chapter 82 The Ten Famous Academies!

Su Chen was preparing to return to school low-key, but he found that he had clearly underestimated the weight of the title "National Top Scorer."

From far away, he could see that the school gate was already packed to the point where not even a drop of water could trickle through.

Above the teaching building of the Third High School, two massive red banners were circling like fire dragons. With the help of levitation props, each character was several meters tall and could be seen clearly even from several kilometers away:

[Warmest Congratulations to our student Su Chen for winning the National College Entrance Exam Top Scorer title!!!]

"This spectacle... it really seems like they're afraid the whole world won't know who I am."

A helpless curve formed at the corner of Su Chen's mouth as he stepped toward the school gate.

However, as soon as he appeared, heart-wrenching shouts erupted from the crowd:

"God Su! Look, God Su is back!"

"Student Su Chen! I'm from the Yun City Daily. Could I trouble you for a few minutes?"

"Great God Su, look over here! The Jiang Province Daily wants to conduct an exclusive interview with you!"

The school gate instantly boiled over with excitement.

The students' frenzied screams, combined with the reporters desperately squeezing forward, caused the scene to spiral out of control.

The photographers holding their "long spears and short cannons" and reporters clutching microphones surrounded Su Chen as if they had found a rare treasure, heedless of everything else.

"Student Su Chen, how do you feel about achieving an unprecedented 1.8 million points?" a reporter who had squeezed to the front asked breathlessly.

"Standard procedure. No need for such a fuss."

Su Chen waved his hand nonchalantly, his calm demeanor making it seem as if he had just swatted a fly.

In fact, he really hadn't put in much effort.

Aside from personally dealing with that Shadow Knight, he had spent most of his time idling.

If he had truly gone all out, his points would likely have inflated to a level that would drive the world to despair—provided those large-scale Pseudo-Forbidden Curses didn't accidentally wipe out the other examinees as well.

Under the vigorous protection of the Old Principal and Jiang Xue, Su Chen finally managed to squeeze into the campus.

The Old Principal stayed outside, skillfully handling the media, while Jiang Xue led Su Chen straight to the teaching building.

Back in the classroom, although the students' enthusiasm remained high, the chaos was quickly quelled under Jiang Xue's professional pressure.

"Su Chen, don't rush to fill out your application form yet." Jiang Xue said solemnly, lowering her voice. "I just received internal news that the admissions offices of the 'Ten Great Academies' are already on their way.

I originally planned to pick you up at the villa, but I didn't expect you to come here first.

When choosing a school later, don't just look at the prestige. Pick the one that offers the most solid resources!"

For ordinary top students, getting into a prestigious school is an honor.

But for a top scorer of Su Chen's caliber, he himself was the "top-tier resource" that the prestigious schools were fighting over.

"Understood, Teacher Jiang." Su Chen nodded in agreement.

A moment later, a series of sky-piercing cries suddenly came from the horizon.

"Li—!"

"Hou—!"

Su Chen looked toward the sound and saw colorful clouds churning in the high sky: a Crowned Bird spreading its wings, a Unicorn Pegasus treading on air, a Glazed Ice Phoenix sweeping past with frost, and an Extreme Shadow Butterfly flickering between reality and illusion...

One by one, top-tier flying mounts rarely seen on ordinary days landed precisely in the center of the sports field.

Su Chen activated his [True Sight Eye] and scanned the area, his heart trembling slightly:

[Zhao Zifeng · Rank 8 · Level 153]

[Su Zichen · Rank 8 · Level 153]

[Shen Hang · Rank 8 · Level 150]...

As expected of top-tier institutions.

The ten people stepping off their mounts were all Rank 8 powerhouses. Their classes were all Epic-tier at minimum, and even their mounts were of Epic quality.

"This welcoming party... the standards are quite high." Su Chen clicked his tongue inwardly.

The Old Principal had already trotted up to meet them, while Jiang Xue smiled and led Su Chen to the top-floor conference room.

*Creak—*

As the heavy doors of the conference room swung open, the gazes of the ten Rank 8 experts, sharp as physical blades, instantly locked onto Su Chen.

As for the accompanying Jiang Xue, she was completely ignored.

"This must be Student Su Chen? Truly a striking young man, even better than the rumors." A middle-aged man stepped forward first. "I am Zhao Zifeng, the admissions head for Huaqing Academy."

"Jiangning Academy, Yu Qinghan."

Everyone revealed their identities one after another. Finally, a gorgeous woman dressed in a gilded mage robe with wavy blonde hair falling to her shoulders walked gracefully over to Su Chen.

Although the robe was loose, it could not hide her exceptionally proud figure.

"I am Su Zichen from Tianchen Academy," she winked and added with a beaming smile, "and also Zhao Qingyue's mentor."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the other admissions teachers changed slightly.

Was Su Zichen actually playing the "personal connection" card?

"Qingyue mentioned to me that you two got along well in the Hundred Thousand Snow Mountains. She speaks very highly of you."

"It was just a coincidence, we just looked out for each other." Su Chen responded nonchalantly. He didn't want to go soft when fighting for resources just because of a little acquaintance.

"That's enough." A determined glint flashed in Su Zichen's beautiful eyes.

The reason she lowered herself so much was entirely because of the shocking secret Zhao Qingyue had privately told her: Su Chen was very likely an unprecedented "Dual Talent" user!

His weakening ability not only had a long duration and wide range, but the most terrifying part was—it could ignore Super Armor and directly reduce the target's "Current Attributes" by 20%!

In this era of stat inflation, a 20% reduction in base attributes might only be a few dozen points, but a 20% reduction in "Current Total Attributes" meant that the stronger the monster, the harder this kick would hit!

This kind of strategic talent was practically a BUG-level weapon in large-scale dungeon clearing and national wars.

For such a talent, Tianchen Academy had to secure him, no matter the cost!