44: Chapter 44 The whole city is watching! Lin Feng is finally about to take the stage!

Before long, the results for No. 1 High School were tallied and displayed on the central big screen.

Only seven students had passed at the very last moment to get into Starry Sky University.

Dozens of students got into top-tier institutions.

Over a thousand students got into second-tier institutions.

...

Once the results were out, the whole venue erupted in an uproar again.

"Good heavens, as expected of No. 1 High School! Even with such insane difficulty, they still managed to produce seven promising talents for Starry Sky University!"

"That's amazing! If it weren't for that top seed being taken out by Lin Feng from No. 3 High School during the Ten-School Joint Exam a few days ago, No. 1 High School would have had eight students on the list!"

"I'm so envious! Starry Sky University is the highest-spec institution in the entire Great Xia Alliance. Getting in means you've already got one foot in the upper circles..."

The discussions were mixed with various expressions of envy and jealousy. This also indirectly proved No. 1 High School's formidable strength, which certainly allowed them to rule the city unchecked.

...

"Supervisor Xue, what do you think of this report card?"

Mayor Zhao Tingfeng felt he had regained a bit of face and said, "Our Xinghai City's overall strength is passable, right?"

"Just this?"

Supervisor Xue laughed out loud and shook his head repeatedly, "Although seven people happened to pass by scraping the passing line, not a single one could withstand the sixth wave. They are all bottom-tier trash who barely passed."

The smile on Mayor Zhao Tingfeng's face froze instantly.

If not for worrying about the other party's sensitive status as a special envoy from the Imperial Capital, he would have wanted to splash the hot tea on the table onto this old man's face right now.

"The truly peerless geniuses of our Great Xia Alliance have managed to hold out until the seventh wave! It is a legend that no one in the entire alliance has broken in hundreds of years!"

Supervisor Xue continued to mock him sarcastically, "Xinghai City is supposed to be one of the premier first-tier cities in the south. It has been established for hundreds of years, yet it has never produced a figure capable of suppressing an entire era. It is truly disappointing."

This is going too far!

Mayor Zhao Tingfeng was so angry he saw stars.

But he had no way to refute it.

In the history of Xinghai City, there really hadn't been any peerless monsters who could withstand the sixth wave.

But!

This year, there is hope! Absolutely there is hope!

Mayor Zhao Tingfeng cast his gaze towards the plaza below, at Lin Feng, who was sitting in the stands of No. 3 High School.

"Supervisor Xue is joking. Just because it hasn't happened before doesn't mean it won't happen in the future. Perhaps today, someone will completely break this record and give you a huge surprise."

"Oh? Who has such great ability?"

"Lin Feng!"

"Lin Feng?"

Supervisor Xue frowned slightly, searched his memory, and had no impression of this name at all.

Mayor Zhao Tingfeng pointed his finger from afar at the figure sitting with eyes closed and resting in the No. 3 High School formation.

"I have actually heard the people under me report this kid's name."

General Yan Xiao, who was beside him, spoke up at the right moment, his tone steady, "He just won the overall championship of our Ten-School Joint Exam a few days ago. His combat power is unfathomable; he is a rare and promising talent."

General Yan Xiao had long regarded Lin Feng as a talent earmarked for the military, so naturally, he had to speak up for his own person at such a time.

"Joint Exam champion? That's just picking the tallest among short people. Is a game of house in a bunch of small county towns worth bragging about?"

Supervisor Xue glanced at Lin Feng below the stage dismissively.

The kid was dressed plainly, and besides looking quite spirited, there was nothing extraordinary about him, nor did he possess any oppressive aura of a high-tier god.

"Mayor Zhao, if your foundation is thin, you have to admit it. Don't suffer just to save face. If this kid can't even withstand the fourth wave later, you really won't be able to show your face."

"Hehe, you just sit tight and wait to watch a good show."

Mayor Zhao Tingfeng snorted coldly, not showing any weakness.

He had staked his entire reputation on Lin Feng.

If Lin Feng failed today, not only would he be humiliated to the extreme, but the entire upper echelon of Xinghai City would be unable to hold their heads up in front of the Imperial Capital's special envoy.

Below the stands.

Lin Feng was concentrating on watching the broadcast of the other schools' matches when he suddenly felt a chill down his back.

Who is plotting against me behind my back?

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After No. 1 High School finished testing, it was No. 2 High School's turn to enter.

The overall foundation of No. 2 High School was clearly a large notch lower than No. 1 High School.

An hour later, the results were out, and they were miserable.

Out of a thousand people, only a pitiful three got into Starry Sky University.

The overall data was a whole tier weaker than No. 1 High School, with most people huddled at the passing line for second and third-tier institutions.

Seeing this report card, the mood of all the students waiting to be tested became increasingly heavy.

This highest hall of learning, Starry Sky University, was indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Finally, it was No. 3 High School's turn to enter!

The first wave also had a thousand people go up. The lottery was entirely randomized by the system terminal.

Unfortunately, Lin Feng was not drawn in the first round.

Instead, Gu Ze and Chu Yun, who were beside him, were drawn.

"Damn! I have to go up in the first wave! I'm nervous as hell!"

Gu Ze took a deep breath, feeling both nervous and excited.

Whether he could leap over the dragon gate and enter the upper class all depended on this one moment today.

"Go for it! Even if I'm a pig, I've got to bite a chunk of meat off these monsters!"

Chu Yun clenched his fists, his heart filled with boiling blood.

A thousand students from No. 3 High School lined up in neat rows, walked into the municipal hall one by one, and laid down in the simulation pods.

"Students, come on! Give it your 120%!"

Principal Qin and the homeroom teachers stood at the entrance, shouting and encouraging them with all their might.

As elders who taught and educated, they sincerely hoped that this group of young people could fight for a bright and brilliant future.

...

The simulation officially began.

The images on the big screen lit up once again.

The first wave only eliminated a few poor students who usually slacked off every day and whose divine power was exhausted.

The second wave.

The pressure of the monster tide increased dramatically, wiping out nearly half the people instantly! The red lights of the simulation pods lit up in a sea of red.

After the third wave.

Out of this thousand people from No. 3 High School, only a few dozen were still struggling to hold on.

The fourth wave ended.

Only four or five lonely figures remained in the entire venue.

Gu Ze and Chu Yun were among them.

The fifth wave, the battle of life and death!

A sea of a million monsters directly submerged these few people's territories.

Gu Ze narrowly won!

At the final moment when his Titan Thunder Bear army was nearly wiped out, he made a desperate gamble, sacrificed the vitality of all his Titan Thunder Bears, and finally managed to smash the last third-tier leader to death before his base exploded.

Chu Yun was defeated.

Although he used all his trump cards and even burned through his savings, he still couldn't withstand the cruel siege of the monster sea and was eliminated with regret.

The examiner asked Gu Ze according to the procedure if he wanted to start the sixth wave challenge. Gu Ze smiled bitterly, shook his head repeatedly, and directly refused.

He had a clear understanding of himself. Being able to pass the fifth wave was already his limit. Going to the sixth wave would be purely asking for abuse and suicide.

As long as he could get into Starry Sky University, his goal was achieved. There was no need to go up there and embarrass himself.

Out of the first batch of a thousand people from No. 3 High School, only Gu Ze got a ticket to a top-tier institution!

Although the number of people was small, for a commoner school like No. 3 High School, this result was already quite good.

Principal Qin nodded excitedly off the stage, his eyes turning red.

After all the failed candidates left the field, the giant broadcast system, accompanied by the buzzing sound of electricity, resounded throughout the entire municipal plaza.

"The first batch of testing is complete! The examination field has been cleared! The second round of the lottery will begin immediately!"

"Candidates whose admission ticket numbers are displayed on the big screen, please enter the field immediately to prepare for the connection!"

Lin Feng looked up at the huge red numbers floating at the top of the big screen, then looked down at the admission ticket in his hand.

Good grief.

Second round, it was his turn to go up and put on a show.