50: Chapter 50, Part 2

Their presence was like a magnet, attracting the battlefield's energy and causing other examinees nearby to wisely choose to bypass them.

Top-tier Major Achievement was an insurmountable obstacle for Technique practitioners who had not yet reached Major Achievement.

Li Wen, however, did not bypass them.

His gaze was like lightning, as if piercing through the chaotic battlefield to precisely lock onto those three Cyan figures.

"What... what is he doing?" someone exclaimed on the grand plaza.

The three Cyan Virtual Humans with Top-tier Saber Technique Major Achievement simultaneously sensed Li Wen's Battle Intent and provocation.

Three long sabers unsheathed in an instant, weaving into a seamless Cyan Saber Net carrying a tragic Evil Qi, strangling from three tricky angles at once.

The power of this strike was enough to instantly defeat the likes of Xue Jun, whose Technique was only halfway through Top-tier Minor Achievement.

At this critical moment!

Buzz! An invisible power Domain expanded instantly with Li Wen as the center!

Lv6 Absolute Focus!

Vast Mental Energy elevated his thinking speed, insight, and calculation and deduction abilities to an unfathomable level.

Under the 60% Comprehension Ability bonus, the lightning-fast trajectories of the saber net, the weak points, the fluctuations of blood Qi circulation... all were instantly analyzed by him.

At the same time, he felt his greatly improved Physical Body control.

Li Wen Advanced instead of retreating!

The seemingly ordinary Standard Long Saber in his hand seemed to come alive at this moment.

The saber light no longer pursued pure speed, but instead drew subtle arcs that were profound to the extreme.

Chii! Chii! Chii!

Three subtle saber hums, nearly drowned out by the saber net, rang out.

Li Wen's saber tip tapped with extreme precision on the three most critical nodes of that Cyan Saber Net, which appeared perfect but was full of fissures in his eyes.

Like popping three large bubbles, the menacing combined saber net instantly disintegrated and collapsed, its power utterly routed.

With the Cyan Virtual Humans' offensive broken, their figures instantly stagnated.

Li Wen's saber moved!

Fast!

Faster than any time before!

The saber light blurred into a shadow!

Puff! Puff! Puff!

Three heads flew into the air!

The Cyan figures exploded into shattered points of light.

His points suddenly skyrocketed—[+64! +64! +64! = +192!]

Only... three seconds had passed!

"Holy crap!!!!!" a deafening exclamation suddenly erupted on the grand plaza!

"Instakilled?! Three cyan-clothed men at Top-tier Major Achievement were instakilled by him?!"

"How is that possible! What was with that saber?!"

"Top-tier Major Achievement! Li Wen is also at Top-tier Saber Technique Major Achievement?!"

"One month... he really... did it? Even Jiang Lingyun took two or three months!!"

Deng Yuefei, who had already been eliminated, was struck as if by lightning, standing frozen in place and staring dumbfounded at the figure on the screen calmly sheathing his saber.

His cheeks felt burning hot, as if he had been slapped hard by an invisible hand, and his lips trembled, unable to speak.

Top-tier Major Achievement... in one month, Li Wen had crossed the chasm they claimed was impossible!

Their sarcastic words from just now still rang in their ears, but now they had become the most piercing mockery.

A sense of absurdity and the massive shock left their minds blank.

In the image, Li Wen did not linger after killing the three, instead turning into a sharp whirlwind that swept toward the remaining virtual humans in the area.

Under the dual boost of Top-tier Saber Technique Major Achievement and Absolute Focus Lv6.

Dealing with the Advanced Entry, Minor Achievement, and Major Achievement black, white, and red virtual humans, as well as the higher-level Top-tier Entry and Minor Achievement yellow and green virtual humans, was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

The saber light was like the Grim Reaper's scythe, each flash precisely harvesting a life.

He bypassed Advanced targets at Top-tier Perfection or above, traversing the battlefield efficiently instead.

He sought out Top-tier Major Achievement targets, groups of Top-tier Minor Achievement targets, or Advanced area elites as his primary prey, maximizing point efficiency while ensuring safety.

Throughout the latter half of the assessment, the eyes of everyone on the grand plaza were practically glued to Li Wen's performance.

He became a most precise war machine; guided by the super calculation ability of Absolute Focus, he could always find the optimal hunting paths, reducing wasted time to a minimum.

His name on the leaderboard rose like a rocket, quickly surpassing one high-ranking contestant after another, closing in on the top five, the top three...

Finally, he carved out his own ranking in the area at the top of the leaderboard that was originally held firmly by Huang Hao and Zhao Feng.

The 90-minute countdown ended, a light flashed, and all participants exited the virtual battlefield.

The massive general leaderboard exploded onto the center of the large screen:

[Lifeng Battlefield Selection Final Rankings]:

1. Grade 12, Class 1—Huang Hao: 2352 points.

2. Grade 12, Class 21—Li Wen: 2288 points.

3. Grade 12, Class 3—Zhao Feng: 1246 points.

...

21. Grade 12, Class 21—Xue Jun: 652 points.

...

Xue Jun's Rank fell out of the top twenty.

Dead silence! The plaza was deathly quiet!

Thousands of eyes stared fixedly at the high-hanging list, at the name that had charged into second place like lightning, second only to Huang Hao—Li Wen!

Then came a thunderous uproar that swept across the entire plaza like a tsunami.

"Sec... Second?!"

"Li Wen?! Rank 7.1 Physical Body, second on the Flying Star Class selection leaderboard?!"

"My god! He's really at Top-tier Major Achievement! One month! Blade Technique - Top Tier Major Achievement!"

"Yesterday he was first in Academic Subjects, right?! First in Academic Subjects, second in Technique?!"

"This... this is simply creating history! The Flying Star Class Seed with the lowest Physical Body Rank in our Third Middle School's history has been born! No... not a Seed! He's in the top two!"

Teachers' viewing area.

The teacup in Wang Hu's hand cracked with a "snap," a fissure forced open by his grip, and he didn't even notice the warm tea flowing through his fingers.

His eyes were fixed on that shining name on the list and the terrifying second-place points, the muscles in his face twitching slightly.

Shock, ecstasy—he became even more certain of the thought in his heart: Li Wen was definitely an Awakened!

He was going to hit it big!

Center of the rostrum.

Principal Huang, who had been sitting as steady as a mountain with a face as calm as an ancient well, suddenly had his deep gaze become as sharp as a hawk's!

His brow furrowed imperceptibly as he stared at the name "Li Wen" and the eye-catching data of "2288 points," as if to brand them into his eyes.

A tiny trace of surprise, like a stone thrown into a deep pool, rippled across his calm face for an instant before quickly vanishing.

However, his left index finger, which seemed relaxed and lightly resting on the armrest, moved slightly, betraying his inner turmoil.

The virtual pod door slid open silently.

Li Wen slowly sat up, his eyes still calm and undisturbed.

Neither the surging sense of power in the virtual world nor the overwhelming gazes and clamor on the plaza could stir any more ripples in his heart.

Top-tier Saber Technique Major Achievement was just one solid step on the path to his goal.

The future limits lay far beyond the stars.

He returned to the grand plaza, bathed in countless envious, reverent, inquisitive, and fanatical gazes, and walked calmly toward his position.

The gates of the Flying Star Class had swung wide open for him.

And this earth-shattering second place was merely a signal he sent to this world before ascending to the true Peak.