97: : This is simply heaven.

At the Grand Duke's command,

most of the participants immediately soared into the air; reaching this Realm, they generally possessed means of flight.

These individuals flew towards the sky like a meteor shower,

entering the battleship one after another.

Lin Wu also used his means, directly manifesting True Qi Wing Manifestation.

"Senior Li, then I'll be going now. Just wait for my good news."

Li Zhantian nodded.

"I wish you a triumphant return!"

Lin Wu then activated his ultimate speed, reaching the battleship in just a few seconds.

Seeing this, the other people started discussing amongst themselves.

Li Zhantian usually kept to himself, rarely interacting with outsiders except for his comrades.

"What's with Governor Li today? Could that person be his disciple?"

"Doesn't look like it. He's probably a young man he intends to promote."

"It's about time he started planning for himself. After all, being alone makes it hard to hold onto the Governor position securely."

"That young man is truly lucky to be noticed by a Governor at such a young age. His future achievements are bound to be great!"

Their eyes were filled with envy. To be promoted by a noble at such a young age—how many people dream of such a thing!

...Upon reaching the battleship,

there was almost no pause before they were thrown out of the battleship again.

Because everyone's physical body had become extremely powerful, they weren't even provided with drop pods; the hatch was simply opened, allowing everyone to leap down from the atmosphere.

Lin Wu had the means of True Qi Wing Manifestation, so he naturally wasn't afraid of this.

"Finally, I can go on a rampage. Star Beasts with combat power comparable to the Grandmaster Realm and Star Radiance Realm must be very strong."

"It's time to make my move!"

Lin Wu's speed grew faster and faster, and he spread out his Mental Energy, directly searching for powerful Star Beasts.

Soon, he landed directly on the ground.

Just as Lin Wu extracted his mithril spear,

roars erupted from all directions of the forest.

Woo!!!

Aoo!!!

Roar!!!

These Star Beasts had long since entered a state of rage, having been inexplicably thrown onto a barren planet by the Grand Duke, with no food or suitable environment.

They had been depressed for a long time.

Now that humans were falling from the sky, they decided to have a good feast.

Before Lin Wu even started fighting, his identity badge transmitted wave after wave of Mental Energy fluctuations.

"Congratulations to Benjamin for achieving the First Kill! He successfully killed a Venerable Rank Star Beast! The First Kill reward points are multiplied by ten, directly earning two thousand points!"

This announcement was for all participants, its purpose being to ignite everyone's desire for slaughter.

Lin Wu felt a bit regretful.

He never expected there to be a reward for the First Kill.

Otherwise, he would have directly used his Thunder Spear to bomb the ground while still in the sky.

At the same time, the identity badge also provided a ranking function; one only needed to contact the identity badge to view the rankings.

It turned out that Benjamin, who killed the Vicious Beast, had already reached the first place.

Not only that,

the top one thousand positions were constantly changing, with more and more names pouring in, and the points were wildly fluctuating.

These participants were frantically slaughtering, accumulating enough early advantage for themselves.

Among them, more than half of the participants had already gained points.

This competition made it difficult to achieve cross-Realm kills, because Star Beasts were not as fragile as Vicious Beasts.

The latter's strength and Bloodline level were far inferior to the former's.

Meanwhile, on the distant Progenitor Star,

Li Zhantian and others were continuously watching the performance of each contestant through a large screen.

Among these participants, many were individuals that these important figures intended to support.

For example, the annoying Blood Venerable; several of his disciples were key targets for support.

If these supported individuals could grow successfully, they would become pillars of the Galaxy Kingdom in the future.

Li Zhantian originally didn't intend to have a supported individual, but after meeting Lin Wu, he listed him as his supported individual.

Firstly, after wandering the Universe for so long, he finally encountered someone from his hometown.

Secondly, Lin Wu's strength was indeed astonishing.

He would undoubtedly be able to take over his position in the future.

At worst, he could become a capable subordinate.

And this also became the unspoken truth.

This competition, besides vying for the title of Galactic Prodigy, was also, to some extent, the debut of various forces and important figures.

The performance in the competition directly represented the future performance of various forces and important figures.

"Haha, Benjamin is my good disciple! I didn't expect him to kill a Star Beast as soon as he landed. You guys are going to be surpassed by me!"

The Blood Venerable shrieked, excited and happy.

After all, he had been suppressed by the Andromeda Human Race for so long, and a surge of resentment had accumulated in his heart.

At this moment, Benjamin's ranking remained steadily in the first position,

creating a cliff-like distance from the other participants.

If nothing unexpected happened,

Benjamin would grow stronger and stronger until he stabilized at a higher rank.

"Thank you all for your concern; I'll be taking this ranking now."

The Blood Venerable then looked at the silent Li Zhantian.

"Old Li, what's your situation now? That disciple you brought doesn't seem to be very strong, and his Realm is indeed quite low, only True Qi Second Layer."

"Could it be that you're getting senile, to actually favor such a newcomer? At the very least, you should find a Grandmaster."

Listening to the Blood Venerable's words,

Li Zhantian basically didn't want to bother with him.

After all, this kid was destined to be infamous in the future; now, the entire Andromeda Human Race consisted of either his former subordinates or his protégés, and many people knew what he intended to do next.

Li Zhantian could only express, "Don't get blood on me."

Seeing this attitude,

the Blood Venerable cursed in his heart.

"Damn it, when I unify the entire Andromeda Human Race, I'll slowly devour the entire Galaxy. Let's see if you can still be so composed."

"My disciples are all carefully selected; your wild chicken can't compare."

The others also constantly paid attention to the rankings of their disciples and protégés.

They were not disappointed; everything was proceeding according to their expectations.

"I didn't misjudge this kid. Although he can't compare to Benjamin and the others, he at least made it into the top thousand."

"My efforts in nurturing him weren't in vain!"

Sounds of approval and praise continuously rang out.

However, Lin Wu had not shown any significant changes.

He even steadily dropped out of the top ten thousand.

He didn't kill the Star Beasts he encountered, but instead kept flying into the distance.

Just as everyone thought Lin Wu was passively avoiding combat due to his True Qi Second Layer,

Lin Wu, holding his mithril spear, stopped in front of a piece of steel.

This piece of steel looked like an open-pit mine.

Most participants wouldn't notice it.

But Lin Wu immediately discovered something interesting.

From the outside, it looked like steel, but in reality, it was a giant beast.

And it also had very good entries on its body.

Lin Wu therefore chose to directly attack, a massive amount of lightning elements converging on his mithril spear.

Then he pierced it on the spot!

With a rumble,

this Star Beast died instantly.