143: What kind of monster is this?

Within the Trial Grounds Secret Realm.

"Good timing!"

Looking at Wu Zhaoyun, who was rapidly slashing at him with a two-handed sword, Wang Chen's eyes gleamed with excitement.

Immediately, he tensed his arm, sweeping his Serrated Longsword horizontally towards the charging Wu Zhaoyun.

With a bang!

The two weapons instantly collided, sending up a terrifying wave of Qi.

But it wasn't over yet; Wang Chen pulled his left foot back the moment of impact, dissipating the force of the collision.

Then.

His body began to spin like a top.

Screech! Screech!

Sparks flew from the friction between the Serrated Longsword and the two-handed sword.

Whoosh!

No sooner said than done!

Wang Chen's movements were completed in an instant.

Wu Zhaoyun only felt a blur before his eyes, and Wang Chen disappeared from his sight.

"Good opportunity!"

Seeing this, Wu Zhaoyun's heart swelled with joy. He stomped his foot hard and charged forward rapidly, intending to pass directly through the entrance into the Holy Mountain.

However, at this moment.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

A violent whooshing sound suddenly erupted in his ears, and before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his neck.

The next second.

Wu Zhaoyun suddenly found himself already inside the Holy Mountain entrance.

"Hahahahaha!"

"Wang Chen, I'm in!"

Thinking with delighted surprise, Wu Zhaoyun wanted to turn his head and mock Wang Chen a few times.

But at this moment, he suddenly realized his head couldn't move, and the scene before him was constantly swaying.

"What's going on?"

His heart jolted, but before he could ponder what had happened, his vision went black, and his consciousness sank into darkness.

In the end...

He saw a headless corpse fall heavily to the ground outside the Holy Mountain entrance, dissolving into points of light.

"So, I've already been eliminated?!"

Opposite.

(You've gained 120 points!)

Hearing the Secret Realm's prompt in his ear, Wang Chen smiled and stood still, continuing to wait.

A Rank 2, Level 68 opponent was no match for him now.

...

"Insta... instant kill?!"

In the treetop, the female Awakener who was a mage was greatly shocked.

She had never imagined that Wu Zhaoyun, whose strength was comparable to her own, would be instantly killed by Wang Chen in the blink of an eye.

For a moment, she stared blankly at the tall and slender figure in front of the entrance, her mind almost entirely filled with Wang Chen's clean and decisive movements from just now.

"No wonder he dared to block the Holy Mountain entrance; Wang Chen's strength is probably on par with the very best among the contestants!"

"This... what kind of monster is this? He's clearly only Level 65, and he's a Giant-Beast Master. How can he be so strong?"

The female Awakener unconsciously shrank further into the treetop, preventing herself from being discovered.

It must be said, Wang Chen's fluid instant kill of Wu Zhaoyun had somewhat frightened her.

At the same time.

She wasn't the only one who was frightened.

Behind a large tree not far from her, two figures carefully concealed their presence, quietly observing Wang Chen at the entrance.

"Too terrifying!"

"An instant kill of a Rank 2, Level 68. Wang Chen's strength among all the contestants has absolutely reached the top tier!"

"This person is too much of a Prodigy!"

The two figures hiding behind the tree were two female Awakeners. At this moment, they exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock.

"What do we do?"

"Given the strength Wang Chen just displayed, even if the two of us team up, we probably won't be able to break through his blockade."

The female Awakener on the left with a bun exhaled, her voice still tinged with horror.

"Wait!"

On the right, the female Awakener with a single ponytail shook her head with a bitter smile and said:

"Wait for others to arrive, then we can fish in troubled waters and sneak into the Holy Mountain."

As she spoke, the single-ponytail female Awakener's mouth tasted bitter.

She herself was an extremely outstanding Genius among her peers, having reached Rank 2, Level 69.

So when she first saw Wang Chen, she didn't think much of his Level 65 strength.

After all, for Geniuses like them, the difference in each level was unimaginably vast.

Not to mention, with a four-level difference in strength between them, that gap was widened into something like a chasm.

But now, she felt she was wrong!

A Giant-Beast Master, without using a beast pet or skills, instantly killing an opponent three levels higher than himself with one sword.

Such terrifying strength, let alone Rank 2, Level 69, even Rank 2, Level 70 would not be able to achieve it.

"Wang Chen's strength is probably equivalent to those Rank 3 Awakeners who have condensed a Silver Body."

"In a one-on-one situation, the only people who can directly contend with him are likely the contestants from the other three top universities."

"Now, if we want to pass through the Holy Mountain entrance, we can only do so by ganging up on him with numerical superiority!"

The single-ponytail female Awakener said with a bitter tone, her face showing deep frustration.

She used to be smug about her Genius Aptitude, but now seeing Wang Chen, she deeply realized that there is a difference even between Geniuses.

At this moment.

Wang Chen's eyes playfully swept over the tree where the two female Awakeners were, then he paid them no further mind.

He had already discovered these two when they first arrived.

And not just them; the person hiding in the treetop also hadn't escaped his perception.

However...

Wang Chen didn't plan to bother with these three contestants.

After all, the Holy Mountain's entrance was right behind him; they couldn't bypass him if they wanted to enter.

(Wang Chen, total points: 1685.)

(Zuo Qingwen, total points: 1380.)

(Xiao Tianze, total points: 1260.)

...

"Oh?"

Glancing at the points leaderboard, Wang Chen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Zhao Mingkong, who had consistently held the top three, had actually been pushed down by Xiao Tianze of Southern Saint University.

And compared to before, in a short amount of time, Xiao Tianze's points had increased by over 300.

"It seems that among the other contestants, some are doing the same thing as me."

A glint flashed in his eyes, and Wang Chen licked his lips, growing somewhat excited.

"Next, let's see who eliminates more contestants!"

Thinking excitedly, Wang Chen closed the points leaderboard and looked towards the distant forest.

At this moment.

A tall, slender male Awakener stepped out of the forest, his eyes wary yet with a hint of surprise.

"Wang Chen?"

"Are you planning to block the entrance, preventing all of us contestants in this area from entering the Holy Mountain?"

The male Awakener spoke, taking the war bow from his back into his hand.

"How about a deal?"

"I don't want to fight you. Let me pass, and I promise not to cause you any trouble."

Drawing two arrows and nocking them on the bowstring, the male Awakener spoke with a serious tone.

However.

"I'm sorry, but I'm more interested in the points on your body."

Wang Chen chuckled lightly, looking calmly at the male Awakener and drawing the Serrated Longsword from his hand.