114: Chapter 114: A perfect score of five stars! The entire audience erupted in cheers!

Su Ming stood there blankly.

He looked as pitiful and helpless as a contestant who showed up for a swimming test without their swim trunks.

The names on the big screen had already started scrolling, the first batch of groups was quickly released, and testing began simultaneously across six sectors.

The selected examinees walked onto the platforms with trepidation.

Chief Examiner Li Feng's voice resonated through the venue via the sound amplification array: "All examinees, place your hand on the energy receiver on the robot's chest and inject your Source Energy. The System will conduct a basic analysis of your talent potential."

Twenty-four examinees followed instructions.

As soon as their palms touched the receiver, they felt a faint suction.

"This suction is quite strong; I feel like a small portion of my Source Energy was drained away."

Ten seconds later, with a "beep," the receiver's green light turned on.

Many people pulled their hands away, their faces slightly pale, all lamenting that the machine really drained a significant amount of Source Energy.

"Next, begin unleashing your sequence skills!"

The arena instantly became colorful and lively.

The Enhancement Type examinees attacked the "Solid Shield" robot; some conjured wind blades, some threw fireballs, and others shot ice spikes.

Unfortunately, their power was limited; the Source Energy shield on the surface of the Solid Shield only rippled with a faint halo, not even leaving a mark.

On the other side, the Defense Class examinees had it even worse.

A burly man with petrified skin stood in front of the "Heavy Hammer" robot to tank the impact, but he was knocked staggering backward by the second round.

There was also a Shadow Class student who cloaked himself and snuck around the "Phantom" robot, but the Phantom robot's compound eye tracking precision was extremely high, and it locked onto his position in less than three seconds.

The Support Class examinee in the last sector was even more interesting.

A girl placed her hand on the "Spirit Eye" robot, and the surrounding air turned slightly green, emitting a faint scent of vegetation.

Su Ming tilted his head.

Is this the Healing Class?

It's quite health-oriented.

Before long, individual rating results lit up on the electronic screens in the robot head area.

[C Rank · Enhancement Type · Heavy Rock Skin, 2 Stars, Main Combat Track]

[D Rank · Elemental Class · Wind Blade Cutting, 1.5 Stars, Main Combat Track]

Seeing those dismal star ratings, the crowd was in an uproar.

This difficulty was too high!

The petrified burly man saw his score, his expression unreadable.

"Teacher, what does Main Combat Track mean?!" a student asked curiously.

Chief Examiner Li Feng explained unhurriedly: "Remember your respective track assignments. The second round of Control and Combat assessments will be diverted based on this. Main Combat Track corresponds to actual combat, while Auxiliary Energy Track corresponds to control. Don't go to the wrong exam venue."

The testing continued.

A Water Class boy went on stage, spread his hands, and unleashed a light drizzle of rain at the "Spirit Eye" robot.

[C Rank · Elemental Class · Water Vitality, 1.5 Stars, Auxiliary Energy Track]

The barrage of comments was full of mockery.

"Hahaha, another slacker skill, it's for watering flowers!"

"Don't hate, what if he becomes a firefighter later?"

"Don't say it, I'm also Water Class, I'm already crying."

Immediately after, something even more absurd happened.

A boy in Zone 3 who looked very nervous placed his hand on the "Spirit Eye" and channeled his Source Energy.

[D Rank · Support Class · Instant Food Ripening, 0.5 Stars, Auxiliary Energy Track]

The whole arena was silent for two seconds.

"Ripening??"

"Instant noodle accelerator?"

The barrage went crazy.

"Hahahaha, what kind of ghost talent is this!"

"Don't laugh, seriously, the military logistics department needs this kind of talent. Someone has to cook during wartime."

"Maybe he can get into a military-affiliated university later, an iron rice bowl!"

"I have a bold idea..."

Su Ming watched these various performances and couldn't help but chuckle.

Talent is indeed something bestowed by the heavens.

Some hold golden bowls, some hold iron bowls, and some hold instant noodle bowls.

As for him, he didn't even have a bowl.

Round after round of ordinary examinees finished testing; most of the robots in the Main Combat Track only lit up with one or two faint stars.

Occasionally, someone would score two and a half stars, which already caused a small stir.

This indirectly confirmed just how high the evaluation threshold was for this batch of military-grade testing machines.

"Next, Liu Ruyan."

Su Ming's gaze swept over.

Liu Ruyan cheered herself on and stepped onto the sector where the Spirit Eye was located.

She wore light makeup today and a white light armor, making her look somewhat distant.

She placed her hand on the Spirit Eye's energy receiver and forcibly channeled the [Luck Companion] Source Energy within her.

Injecting it into the receiver, the loss of Source Energy made her heart tighten, feeling her Foundation shaken a bit more.

Ten seconds later, the green light turned on.

She breathed a slight sigh of relief and withdrew her hand.

Next was the release of sequence skills.

She closed her eyes and channeled her first sequence, [Destiny Interception].

It was this skill that had allowed her to constantly suck Su Ming's Luck like a leech over the past three years, building the Foundation for her own A Rank talent.

It was passive before Awakening, but became active after Awakening.

As for her second sequence, there was no need to display it.

Absolutely no one was worth her doing so.

The compound eye lens on the surface of the Spirit Eye flickered simultaneously, scanning, analyzing, and evaluating.

"Beep!"

[A Rank · Special Class · Luck Companion, 3 Stars, Auxiliary Energy Track]

Three stars.

Liu Ruyan let out a long sigh of relief.

A Rank talent, 3-star rating. For an Awakened who hadn't yet reached the Breakthrough to Tier 2, this result was enough to get her a good admission pass.

She walked off the stage, her peripheral vision involuntarily sweeping toward Su Ming.

The man she once treated as a Luck ATM.

Her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

She had made up her mind!

She would unbind from Zhao Kuo once the college entrance exam ended.

She would stay away from this idiot who, aside from his lower body not working, his upper body didn't work well either!

He kept provoking Su Ming time and time again, dragging her into the pit of fire as well.

Even if the price of unbinding was losing one-third of the stolen Luck and cultivation, she would accept it.

That scene of holding hands this morning, and the oppressive feeling from Su Ming that made her talent instinct scream in crazy alarm, had already made the decision for her.

If she didn't run now, she wouldn't even be able to keep the remaining two-thirds.

"Next, Ye Xiao!"

Immediately after, a figure wrapped in lightning leaped onto the arena with long strides, the alloy floor under his feet letting out a muffled "thump."

Ye Xiao didn't even look at the defense or support machines, walking straight to the "Solid Shield."

He placed his hand on the energy receiver.

Source Energy surged in.

Huh? The Source Energy is draining so fast!

Ye Xiao frowned.

"Hiss, this piece of junk is sucking a bit too hard, right?"

He turned his head to look at the examinees in other sectors who had finished testing, then looked at himself.

Is everyone like this?

Or is it because I'm a Genius, so I'm being specially treated?

Whatever!

If it's the latter, then I deserve to bear this honor!

Ten seconds later, the green light turned on.

Ye Xiao withdrew his hand, loosened his shoulders and neck, his joints popping.

He saw Su Ming in the crowd and raised his fist in that direction.

Su Ming nodded in response.

Ye Xiao turned around, facing the Solid Shield.

The pale blue lightning arcs around his body suddenly surged, tiny electric sparks climbing, gathering, and compressing along his arms!

His gaze sharpened, and he let out a heaven-shaking roar!

"Haaah—!"

The Tier 3 Silver Early Stage Lightning Source Energy erupted without reservation, pale blue electric arcs dancing crazily around his body, and he seemed to transform into a God of Thunder!

A violent lightning punch, carrying the force of ten thousand jun, smashed heavily onto the thick chest armor of the "Solid Shield" robot!

"Boom—!!!"

The robot made a groaning sound, its massive body actually shaking crazily from this punch!

Even Chief Examiner Li Feng, standing not far away, had his eyes sharpen by three points!

As a Tier 4 Gold Late Stage, he clearly perceived the energy level contained in that punch.

At least, Tier 3!

A few seconds later, on the robot's electronic screen, five brilliant golden stars lit up one by one!

[S Rank · Elemental Class · Nine Heavens Thunder Body, 5 Stars, Main Combat Track]

Five stars!

Full score!

The whole arena suddenly went quiet, followed by irrepressible exclamations rising one after another!

"Holy sh*t! Five stars! The first full score has appeared!"

"Who is this guy? So fierce?!"

In the observation gallery, a flash of surprise crossed Chu Yao's beautiful eyes.

Tie Moshan, this burly instructor famous as a Body Cultivator, tapped his knee unconsciously with two thick fingers.

That punch contained not just Source Energy, but also extremely pure physical strength.

A Genius of both body and technique cultivation?!

Associate Professor Zhou from Imperial Capital University had his glasses slide down to the tip of his nose.

Principal Ma beside him grinned, the pride on his face almost unable to be hidden.

He had just confirmed with the head of the Ye family that the other party had no intention of hiding the results at all!

On the contrary, they hoped the child would perform well and get into a key martial arts university!

Heaven bless me, Old Ma, he is definitely going to show off this time!

In the livestream, someone quickly recognized Ye Xiao.

"A five-star has appeared!"

"Isn't this that martial arts fanatic Ye Xiao from Shanghai? Why did he transfer to Jiangcheng?"

"The guy above is outdated! A while ago at a gathering in Shanghai, he broke the legs of a second-generation rich kid, shattered his spine, and left him permanently disabled!"

"Awesome, so he came to Jiangcheng to lay low?"

"Damn! So tough? I'm a fan, I'm a fan! The light of the Righteous Path!"

Ye Xiao jumped off the arena and grinned as he passed by Su Ming:

"Bro, was that awesome or what?"

Su Ming rolled his eyes.

"Awesome, awesome, awesome, go to hell!"

The big screen scrolled again, freezing on a name everyone was looking forward to.

"Next, Zhao Kuo!"

Dressed in expensive dark red battle armor, Zhao Kuo leaped up extremely arrogantly under the gaze of the whole arena.

He first glared provocatively at Su Ming, then stood in front of the "Solid Shield."

He wanted to get a full score!

He wanted to use a result more shocking than Ye Xiao's to tell everyone who the true S Rank Genius was!

Source Energy was injected, and the Tier 2 [Lava Earth Fire] talent in his body was fully activated!

Ten seconds later, the green light turned on.

Next was the sequence skill!

The local air temperature soared.

Zhao Kuo brought his palms together, and blazing lava condensed behind him into a ferocious phantom of a dragon head.

Then, all the lava was compressed into a fireball the size of a fist, emitting a destructive aura!

[Sequence One · Dragon Breath Bomb]!

"Whoosh—!"

He thrust his arms forward violently!

The sphere shot out at high speed, accurately hitting the robot's chest, and exploded with a bang!

The terrifying high temperature instantly burned the alloy armor on the robot's chest to a bright red!

The electronic screen jumped for several seconds before stabilizing.

[S Rank · Elemental Class · Lava Earth Fire, 4.5 Stars, Main Combat Track]

Four and a half stars.

An extremely high score, but in the end, it was half a star short of Ye Xiao's.

Zhao Kuo's face instantly turned ugly, cursing internally; he had injected too much energy just now, affecting the skill's power!

Otherwise, it would definitely have been maxed out!

But this score was enough to crush 99% of the people in the arena.

His lackeys off-stage were the first to erupt in earth-shattering cheers.

"Brother Kuo is awesome!!"

"S Rank talent is just different! Crushing!"

The barrage was also flooded by paid trolls.

"Awesome! This is the real Genius!"

"Young Master Zhao is mighty!"

Associate Professor Zhou from Imperial Capital University nodded slightly in satisfaction.

Zhao Kuo stood on the stage, not in a hurry to get down.

He enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention, then, he turned his head.

In front of tens of thousands of people and tens of millions of online viewers, he raised his hand and pointed at the black-armored youth with his hands in his pockets in the preparation area below.

"Trash Su Ming! Did you see that? This is the gap between an S Rank and Trash like you!"

His voice spread through the venue via the sound amplification array.

"During the arena battle, I will personally burn you to ashes!"

Boom!

The whole arena completely erupted!

The livestream barrage was instantly submerged by Zhao Kuo's fans and Su Ming's haters.

"The poser should be exposed now, right? S Rank vs. F Rank, does this even need to be fought?"

"A pure clown who tore up his test paper barefoot, is this it?"

"I bet a pack of spicy strips, this Trash will get one star at most!"

"One star? It'll be good if he can even light it up! He's an F Rank talent, does he even have Source Energy in his body?"

"To be fair, 4.5 stars is indeed fierce, can that King of Posers really win?"

Countless taunts and abuses surged toward Su Ming like a tide.

Everyone was waiting to see him make a fool of himself, waiting to see how this "King of Posers," who had been insanely arrogant all morning, would be beaten back to his original form in front of this cold machine.

In the observation gallery, Shen Qingci clenched her fists.

Chu Yao glanced at her but didn't speak.

In the preparation area.

Su Ming tilted his head and finished watching Zhao Kuo's performance, then glanced at the scrolling holographic screen of the barrage.

Then he yawned.

No, what are you all rushing for?

I'm an F Rank Trash who doesn't even have Source Energy.

Isn't it normal to get a zero?

I wasn't proud of it, was I?

...

Time passed second by second.

"Tenth round, please have the following examinees come on stage."

The screen froze.

Four names appeared side by side.

The first name, bright and glaring.

It was Su Ming!