18: First in the field

Buzz, buzz, buzz—

As the blue light charged, the ground began to tremble, and the trees swayed without wind under an invisible energy.

The Frost White Ape's crazed pupils cleared a bit; in its eyes, Ye Liuyun had transformed into a giant beast, its bloodthirsty Aura even surpassing its own.

Whoosh—

Ye Liuyun tilted his head slightly forward, and Atomic Breath spewed from his mouth. Wherever it passed, the ground on both sides, centered on him, began to crumble and collapse, and the surrounding trees and bushes instantly turned to ash.

The Frost White Ape furiously pounded its body, and a roar that enveloped the entire Tianning Mountain rang out. It realized at this moment that Ye Liuyun was also a Vicious Beast.

Facing his provocation, the Frost White Ape immediately unleashed its innate talent, the Ice Beam, from its mouth, colliding with the Atomic Breath.

Boom!

Violent energy erupted outwards from the center where the two light beams met. The airship in the sky swayed precariously from the energy's aftershocks.

The Chief Examiner watched the scene below. This was definitely not A-grade; how could an A-grade Martial Artist unleash such powerful strength!

Xiao Xuan, far in the back, buried his head tightly in the ground, his face filled with terror.

Was this energy fluctuation really from Ye Liuyun?

So terrifying!

He regretted it a little. If he had known this, he shouldn't have come up.

Ye Liuyun, spewing Atomic Breath, advanced step by step, and the Ice Beam continuously disintegrated under his Atomic Breath.

By the time the Frost White Ape reacted, it was too late. The immense energy of the Atomic Breath had penetrated the Ice Breath and was already upon him.

Boom!

The Frost White Ape was directly blasted away by the Atomic Breath, crashing heavily to the ground. Its originally solid fur and skin were charred black by the energy blast.

After blasting it away with one strike, Ye Liuyun quickly stopped spewing. This thing was quite exhausting! If he hadn't had a Breakthrough, he probably wouldn't have been able to defeat the Frost White Ape for very long!

A good blade must be used on the edge. He had to save Atomic Breath for the Frost White Ape's fatal blow!

Ye Liuyun, radiating a violent Aura, now appeared to everyone as if he were the Vicious Beast.

He rushed to the Frost White Ape's side with swift steps. At this moment, it was still struggling to get up. A huge wound, where the Atomic Breath's energy had just penetrated, was on its chest, and blood continuously flowed from it.

But even at this point, its vitality was still tenacious.

The toughness of a second-tier Vicious Beast was astonishing.

Noticing Ye Liuyun, the Frost White Ape struggled to get up, its massive pupils filled with towering rage.

"Still fierce? Cherish your last breath!"

Ye Liuyun leaped onto its chest, coldness radiating from his clear black and white eyes.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Frost White Ape was provoked by Ye Liuyun's gaze, unleashing its last shred of anger, and its fists slammed over with force.

At the same time.

Ye Liuyun's Atomic Breath spewed forth, aimed directly at its head without reservation. At such close range, with such speed, and with Ye Liuyun determined to finish it in one go, the Frost White Ape's head was directly enveloped by the Atomic Breath.

Its massive head gradually disappeared within the Atomic Breath, and its fists fell weakly to the ground.

"Hoo!"

The moment its head disappeared, Ye Liuyun stopped spewing. A wave of dizziness washed over his brain, and he quickly sat down to recover. Atomic Breath was powerful, but he couldn't use it for too long.

He wondered what Realm he needed to reach to be like Gē zǒng, who could just open his mouth and spew without stopping!

[Killed a second-tier Elementary Vicious Beast, Frost White Ape. Awarded Vicious Beast Points * 650]

As the System's voice echoed in his mind, the broadcast across Tianning Mountain also began.

[Congratulations to Ye Liuyun of Quancheng First High School, Class 3, for solo-killing the Frost White Ape and completing the challenge!]

Not just Tianning Mountain, but all six examination centers in Quancheng broadcasted the announcement simultaneously.

At this moment, his name was spread throughout Quancheng.

The protagonist, Ye Liuyun, lay on the Frost White Ape's corpse, stretching his body. With the battle over and the adrenaline fading, he felt as if his body was about to disintegrate, aching immensely!

In this battle on the mountaintop, he had given his all, utilizing every ounce of power he could to its extreme.

The formidable strength of a second-tier Vicious Beast was evident!

Xiao Xuan got up and glanced at Ye Liuyun. The fifteen minutes of battle had left a profound impact on his heart.

Who would have thought he would actually defeat this Vicious Beast!

That was a second-tier!

When he reacted, he quickly retreated.

He remembered that he hadn't killed his first-tier Vicious Beast yet!

He had just been watching the show!

After Xiao Xuan left, the Chief Examiner in the sky watched Ye Liuyun, who was on the Frost White Ape's corpse. The entire mountaintop was a mess, ravaged by the recent attack.

They had a monster in this examination hall!

Even he couldn't have directly defeated that Frost White Ape; he would have had to rely on his agility to maneuver.

But Ye Liuyun didn't dodge at all throughout the fight; he just went head-to-head. Whether it was the initial physical strength or the final energy attack, it was all a direct confrontation!

"Let's go, let's head back."

The Chief Examiner raised his hand and waved.

The boy's life was not in danger, so he didn't need to worry about him.

"Yes!"

...Outside.

Thousands of people in the safe zone were silent, watching Ye Liuyun on the screen. Their eyes held only shock; they hadn't even blinked while watching the battle just now. It was too powerful!

Not just his strength, but more importantly, that unyielding Aura, deeply shocked their hearts.

As for the audience, whether it was school leaders, supervisory staff, or the soldiers maintaining order, they were still immersed in the scene of Ye Liuyun's overwhelming defeat of the Frost White Ape.

The Frost White Ape, a Vicious Beast with elemental attributes, was a feared and unwelcome presence everywhere.

Many people present couldn't kill it, let alone go head-to-head.

Especially at the beginning, Ye Liuyun was actually clashing with it using pure physical strength.

And he even sent it flying.

Although his fighting style didn't look as flashy as a Tianli System Martial Artist, the impact of every punch was more direct!

"Principal! Third, third!"

A teacher shouted excitedly, holding a computer.

"What third? It's clearly first!"

Wang Fujun looked at the other person displeasedly.

"No, Principal, I'm talking about the national ranking. Ye Liuyun is ranked third!"

"What—"

The people around him swarmed over. In the real-time national college entrance exam ranking, Ye Liuyun was in third place.

A commotion erupted.

Among the more than sixty provinces nationwide, students from their Lu Province, even the most outstanding ones, were always ranked around two hundred nationally.

Forget the top ten, they weren't even in the top fifty.

What an honor!

Wang Fujun's hands trembled, his face excitedly losing color. Bringing glory to his ancestors...

As news of Ye Liuyun spread, the remaining students on Tianning Mountain launched a frenzied attack.

Because there were less than three hours until the official end of the college entrance exam.

After resting for half an hour, Ye Liuyun got up and walked down the mountain. He couldn't waste such a good opportunity.

There were many more people on the mountainside now than before. All the students were rushing up, and battles were everywhere.

When they saw Ye Liuyun, their eyes widened in surprise. Hadn't this guy already killed a second-tier Vicious Beast and taken the top spot?

It was no exaggeration to say that he was now practically guaranteed to be Quancheng's top scorer in the college entrance exam!

And he still wanted to kill more Vicious Beasts?

This... what a grudge.

As he arrived at the mountainside, the speed at which everyone grouped up to kill Vicious Beasts also increased. What if this monster snatched them away? What would they do!

So, for two hours, Ye Liuyun couldn't find a single lone Vicious Beast. He seemed to be like a stimulant; wherever he went, the students there would go crazy!

Finally, out of helplessness, Ye Liuyun could only descend the mountain. Since he couldn't kill first-tier ones, he would look for those of no Realm.

Arriving at the foot of the mountain, he glanced at his wristband. His ranking was steadily in first place, with the dazzling second-tier Vicious Beast prominently listed.

[Candidate: Ye Liuyun]

[Examination Center: Tianning Mountain Examination Center]

[Candidate ID: 95271301 Shi 000069]

[Vicious Beasts Killed: 1 second-tier Elementary, 9 first-tier Intermediate, 19 first-tier Elementary, 126 of no Realm]

[Ranking: First]