413: The first round of selection is over

“Ding!”

“The selection has officially ended. All participating students, please return to the assembly camp immediately and await further arrangements.”

On this day, all students participating in the selection simultaneously received an email on their data terminals.

“It’s finally over!”

On the rooftop of a building, Wang Chen, who had been bored, became excited after reading the email.

Ever since he destroyed the Holy Blood Church stronghold, his days had been quite leisurely, so much so that he felt like he was rusting.

In the past few days, sporadic battles would occasionally break out in Qingquan City, but they failed to pique his interest.

After all, with more wolves than meat, every battle attracted the attention of others, and by the time he arrived, the Holy Blood Church remnants had already been torn to pieces.

After a few such instances, Wang Chen completely gave up. With nearly ten thousand points, he was too lazy to join the excitement in the other three cities, directly treating the remaining days as a vacation.

“Let’s go!”

“The final round of selection is Secret Realm combat. I hope it won’t be as boring as these past few days.”

Waving his hand to put away the barbecue grill and ingredients on the rooftop, Wang Chen left Qingquan City with his three little companions.

…

Returning to the assembly camp at full speed, as soon as Wang Chen arrived at the square, a familiar voice sounded in his ear.

“Junior Apprentice-Brother, you really stole the show this time!”

“Old Chu and the others were all trampled under your feet. It seems I have no hope of competing for a combat slot this time.”

The tall Xie Jialiang quickly walked over, and as soon as he approached, he put his arm around Wang Chen’s shoulder:

“You really are something, kid! Suppressing Old Chu and the others, that’s been my dream all along, and I never thought you’d achieve it!”

As he spoke, Xie Jialiang’s tone was filled with emotion.

Among their current batch of senior students, Chu Youxiong, Chai Yue, and Du Jijun were like three great mountains, always blocking everyone’s path.

No matter how hard they chased, they saw no hope of climbing those Peaks.

And now, Wang Chen, this little guy who had only been enrolled for half a year, had accomplished the dream they all had.

Wang Chen smiled sheepishly: “Senior Apprentice-Brother Xie, you flatter me. I was just lucky. Senior Chu and the others are still very strong.”

“You shouldn’t be so modest!”

“Luck is also part of strength, and besides, even if others had your luck, they wouldn’t have the strength to do what you did.”

Xie Jialiang had returned a little earlier than Wang Chen and had already heard from Cao Jianfei and the others about the source of Wang Chen’s massive number of points.

A Holy Blood Church stronghold with a Seven-Turn Professional and an Evil Blood Nest guarding it.

Xie Jialiang asked himself, if he had found that stronghold alone, it would have been unrealistic to take it down.

After all, just one Seven-Turn was enough to give him a hard time, not to mention the other Holy Blood Church remnants assisting.

Among all the students participating in the selection, perhaps only Chu Youxiong and his two companions could steadily take down that stronghold.

“Actually, that Seven-Turn was severely injured before. If he had been in perfect condition, I probably wouldn’t have been able to take him down.”

Wang Chen scratched his head, his tone carrying a hint of lingering fear.

Bishop Renn’s threat to him was no weaker than the Berserker Demon summoned by Takizawa Hideaki during the death match.

His victory relied on the powerful recovery effect of life dew, slowly wearing the opponent down to death.

Of course, now that his strength had increased, he wouldn’t be as discomfited facing Renn as he was before.

As they spoke, the two walked side by side towards Blazing Dragon University’s position in the square.

“Even that’s terrifying!”

“An injured Seven-Turn is still a Seven-Turn; there’s a huge gap between them and a Six-Turn.”

Xie Jialiang said, then turned to look at Wang Chen, his eyes showing a hint of shock:

“You can already kill a Seven-Turn now. It probably won’t be long before Old Chu and the others are surpassed by you too.”

Wang Chen is currently only close to Rank 4 Peak, and his strength increase speed has not yet reached its Bottleneck. His current combat power can already rival a Seven-Turn. Once his Rank increases, his combat power will definitely be unparalleled among the younger generation.

Xie Jialiang knew very well that it wouldn’t be long before Wang Chen became an even greater mountain than Chu Youxiong and the others, blocking everyone’s path.

Moreover…

Facing Chu Youxiong and the others, these people could still harbor thoughts of catching up, but when facing Wang Chen, it’s likely no one would have such an idea.

This could be seen just from the respectful gazes along the way.

Hearing Xie Jialiang’s words, Wang Chen felt a bit embarrassed. He humbly said:

“Senior Apprentice-Brother, your strength is formidable. I still have many shortcomings that I need to learn from you.”

“Haha! That’s good!”

Xie Jialiang paused, then suddenly turned to look at Wang Chen, a fervent Battle Intent flowing in his eyes:

“You’ll definitely be monstrously strong in the future, kid, but you’re still a bit green now. The final selection is Secret Realm combat, so don’t blame me for being dishonorable and bullying the younger one.”

“I’d be delighted.”

During these past few days of resting in Qingquan City, Wang Chen had been so idle that his body felt like it was rusting. Now, spurred by Xie Jialiang’s Battle Intent, a surging fighting spirit also rose within him.

“At that time, I’ll have to ask Senior Apprentice-Brother Xie for your generous guidance.”

“Haha, of course.”

Xie Jialiang laughed heartily: “When I face you, I’ll naturally give it my all, otherwise, it definitely won’t be satisfying to fight!”

As they spoke, the two arrived at Blazing Dragon University’s location, where Chu Youxiong and Gu Xinzhi were already waiting.

“Old Xie, you’re speaking so passionately now, be careful not to get beaten so badly you don’t know which way is up.”

Hearing Xie Jialiang’s laughter, Gu Xinzhi’s beautiful eyes looked over, and she teased him with a sweet smile.

“There’s nothing I can do. If what you say comes true, I can only blame my own lack of strength.”

Xie Jialiang wasn’t annoyed; instead, he laughed self-deprecatingly.

“You!”

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinzhi rolled her eyes, clearly feeling a bit helpless with Xie Jialiang.

However…

“Speaking of which, we have the overall strength advantage now.”

She glanced at the guys from Southern Saint University and Huaqing University next to them, then suddenly said with a mischievous smile:

“Should we team up and eliminate those few guys once the final selection begins?”

“No matter how you two fight later, we can secure four combat slots.”

“Absolutely not!”

Chu Youxiong, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: “The final Secret Realm combat tests individual combat power. Using these small tricks definitely won’t work.”

Xie Jialiang nodded: “That’s right.”

“If we get combat slots by teaming up due to insufficient strength now, we’ll definitely make a fool of ourselves when facing opponents from other countries during the Global Prodigy Competition.”

“I believe there will definitely be corresponding rules in the final selection to prevent such situations from happening.”