17: Chapter 17: The Ten-School Joint Examination! A Gathering of Top Talents!

"Lin Feng! Look here!"

The car window rolled down, revealing Tang You's exquisite, cute baby face.

"Good morning."

Lin Feng took a bite of his pancake and greeted her casually.

"We don't need to report to school today; we have to go straight to the city center plaza to gather. You didn't know that, did you?"

Seeing Lin Feng still strolling slowly toward No. 1 High School, Tang You quickly called out to remind him.

"Uh…"

Lin Feng paused, realizing that no one had actually informed him about the change in the gathering location.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and get in. I'll give you a lift on the way."

Tang You pushed open the side door and proactively scooted over on the leather seat.

"Alright then, thanks." Lin Feng nodded and climbed directly into the car.

This hovercar had no tires and was driven entirely by high-concentration divine power; its cost must have been astronomical.

"Why are you being so polite with me? I'm counting on you to carry us in today's team battle."

Tang You giggled and said to the driver's seat, "Uncle Chen, let's go."

Accompanied by a low engine roar, the entire hovercar instantly transformed into a black bolt of lightning and shot off.

It wasn't until the car accelerated smoothly that Lin Feng suddenly sensed something was off.

The spiritual power fluctuations vaguely radiating from the driver in front...

...were actually from a bona fide Tier 4 Deity!

Damn!

The world of the rich is truly absurd!

The hovercar accelerated smoothly, and in less than ten minutes, they arrived at the Xinghai City center plaza.

This was Lin Feng's first time here.

The plaza was ridiculously large; it could hold tens of thousands of people without feeling crowded at all.

At this moment, the plaza was already packed with a sea of heads.

In the very center, a massive white jade slab was laid out, and staff were busy debugging dozens of simulation pods, with four gigantic holographic screens erected to the side.

Directly behind it was the grand municipal building.

In front of the building hung a flag bearing the Xinghai Divine Dragon totem, fluttering in the wind and looking incredibly lifelike.

The venue was divided into inner and outer zones.

Only students and teachers from the ten high schools were allowed into the inner zone.

"Come on, let's get inside quickly."

Tang You pushed open the car door, grabbed Lin Feng's wrist, and pulled him through the crowd, heading straight for the inner zone.

They had just run to the designated gathering point for City No. 3 High School.

"Lin Feng, you finally made it."

"We thought you got lost."

Gu Ze and Chu Yun walked up to them.

The Ten-School Joint Exam was about to start, and being late would be a disaster.

As their gazes fell downward, they happened to see Tang You still holding tightly onto Lin Feng.

"Uh…"

Tang You's face flushed red, and she hurriedly let go as if she had been electrocuted.

She had been so afraid of being late earlier that she had just dragged Lin Feng along, completely ignoring everything else.

"We get it, we all get it!"

Gu Ze and Chu Yun exchanged a look and chuckled, winking at each other.

"What are you guys thinking!"

Tang You stomped her foot in anger, "I can't be bothered with you!"

"It's about to start, let's find a place to sit." Lin Feng coughed twice and casually picked an empty spot to sit down.

"Where is Principal Qin?" Lin Feng turned to ask Gu Ze.

"How could the principal possibly be squeezed in here with us?"

Gu Ze smiled and pointed toward the VIP viewing platform in front of the municipal building.

The principals of the ten high schools were all seated on the high platform at this moment.

In addition to the principals, prominent figures from all walks of life in the city had also arrived.

Looking in the direction he pointed, Principal Qin was indeed sitting in the front row, chatting happily with several big shots beside him.

It was too far away for Lin Feng to probe the true strength of these big shots, but they were definitely all Tier 5 Deities.

Just as Lin Feng was distracted.

A pressure as heavy as Mount Tai suddenly blanketed the entire plaza.

The tens of thousands of people who were noisy a second ago instantly fell silent.

"Such strong oppression!"

Lin Feng felt as if a heavy stone were pressing on his chest.

A top-tier powerhouse had appeared!

"Welcome, everyone, to the site of the 10th Ten-School Joint Exam in Xinghai City."

"I am the current mayor, Zhao Tingfeng."

A middle-aged man in a black formal suit was actually stepping on the void, walking down from the sky step by step.

Walking through the air in the Main World relying purely on his physical body!

This meant that the mayor's strength was already capable of forcibly altering the physical laws of the Main World.

"At the very least, he's a Tier 6 Deity!"

Lin Feng calculated silently in his heart, "System, scan the target's combat power."

"Ding! Target confirmed: Zhao Tingfeng (Tier 6 Deity). No exclusive plane detected; cannot evaluate comprehensive combat power."

It really was Tier 6!

Lin Feng's eyes shifted slightly.

Tier 5 and Tier 6 were a huge watershed.

Once one stepped into Tier 6, the deity's own power could summon wind and rain in the Main World.

If one really reached the legendary Tier 9, they could probably tear the Earth apart with a wave of their hand.

"Walking on air, that's just too cool!" Gu Ze, standing to the side, looked full of envy.

Under the strict rule suppression of the Main World, low-tier deities were not much different from ordinary people.

Only by breaking through to Tier 6 could one truly possess extraordinary, otherworldly power.

As soon as Zhao Tingfeng appeared, his aura instantly suppressed the tens of thousands of people present.

Even the ten principals on the stage seemed somewhat lackluster in front of this mayor.

"Tch, nothing to show off about."

Tang You pouted and muttered softly, "My dad can fly too. When I was little, he often took me for rides in the sky."

Following standard procedure, the mayor always had to deliver a long, stinky speech before the competition started.

This speech lasted for a full half-hour, making Lin Feng yawn repeatedly.

Just as Zhao Tingfeng was speaking, a man wearing a dark green military uniform quietly walked onto the VIP platform.

This person had a pitifully low presence, not radiating a single shred of aura from his entire body.

So much so that apart from Lin Feng, almost no one under the stage noticed him.

"System, scan this guy."

Out of curiosity, Lin Feng secretly issued the command.

"Ding! Target confirmed: General Yan Xiao (Tier 7 Deity). No exclusive plane detected; cannot evaluate comprehensive combat power."

Hearing the data reported by the system, Lin Feng felt a chill run through his back teeth.

Tier 7!

This man in military uniform was actually a whole major tier stronger than the mayor!

He dared not even imagine how terrifying this man's exclusive plane must be.

No wonder Principal Qin kept emphasizing that the Ten-School Joint Exam was an excellent opportunity to make a name for oneself.

With this lineup today, it was truly a gathering of big shots.

After Zhao Tingfeng finished the opening mobilization, the VIP platform was basically full.

Prominent figures from all walks of life in Xinghai City were gathered together.

"Lin Feng, look to the left, my dad is here too."

Tang You, standing beside him, tugged at Lin Feng's sleeve and pointed toward the high platform.

Lin Feng looked in that direction and saw a middle-aged man in a custom suit sitting next to the mayor; the two were chatting enthusiastically, and his aura was very steady.

"System, scan him."