48: The first trial is over

"Brother, wait for me, I'll leave with you guys." Xie Pengyu, who was on the ground, stood up and ran towards Shen Yi.

The few followers behind him also followed Shen Yi and left the place.

Shen Yi was a bit surprised; this person had just been beaten by him, yet he still dared to believe his words.

"Brother, I might be a bit slow, but I'm not stupid. Someone as powerful as you, Brother, wouldn't need such a foolish method if you really wanted to occupy this place; you'd just go straight to it." Xie Pengyu saw Shen Yi's doubt and explained with a fawning attitude.

"This Xie Pengyu is a smart person. Although he acts like a hooligan all day, he genuinely possesses an S-Class Talent and is a well-known figure at Three Middle School," Su Lanqing told Shen Yi.

Shen Yi was a bit incredulous. How could someone so weak be S-Class?

"You're S-Class?"

Xie Pengyu scratched his head awkwardly, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

Shen Yi stopped asking questions and quickly led the group towards their target destination, leaving the previous location.

Soon after they left, they heard screams coming from behind them.

None of them looked back; they all sped up their departure.

Xie Pengyu felt a surge of lingering fear. Fortunately, he had listened to Shen Yi and not chosen to stay put, otherwise, his own screams would definitely have been among those behind him.

He inwardly praised his own quick wit, thinking it was incredibly clever.

His few small followers also looked at Shen Yi with changed eyes; this person was truly a god, and they absolutely had to stick close to him.

After two days of travel, Shen Yi and his group finally reached the location displayed on the wristband.

This was truly considered the outer perimeter of Blue Abyss, a territory belonging toAlien.

There was only one massive stone platform here, and below it, many people had already gathered.

They were all very curious about the environment here. Behind the stone platform, there was a huge light screen, like a giant bowl inverted over the area.

In front of the stone platform stood several people, one of whom Shen Yi recognized: the old man he had previously thought was cheating.

No one was speaking, seemingly waiting for something.

And in front of these people, there was also a teacher observing the students who had just arrived.

"I know that girl, Su Lanqing from Lin City. Our Lin City has a total of six S-Class Talents, and privately, people have ranked these six."

"This Su Lanqing can rank third among these six."

"That guy who looks like a hooligan is Xie Pengyu from our Three Middle School, but he ranks seventh among Lin City's six S-Class Talents."

Someone recognized Su Lanqing and Xie Pengyu among the group and whispered.

"What does that mean? Aren't there only six people?" Someone next to him asked, confused by his words.

"You wouldn't understand. This Xie Pengyu indeed has an S-Class Talent, but his Ability is a niche branch of the control type: Weakening."

"Isn't Weakening very powerful? I've seen people with Weakening Abilities, and they are incredibly strong." Someone was puzzled.

"But his Weakening has requirements. Perhaps his Ability isn't fully awakened, or there are other flaws. It only works on those one stage lower than himself, and according to our Three Middle School teachers, when he cultivates, even his own spiritual energy can be weakened. He can only cultivate to around Stage One, Four Stars at most."

This person clearly knew a lot about Xie Pengyu's situation.

"Haha, this S-Class Talent is really a bit watered down, but it's not bad that he could reach here. After all, he's an S-Class Talent." Someone said gloatingly after hearing this.

"No wonder Su Lanqing arrived here so late. With such dead weight, how could she have arrived earlier?"

"Bringing Xie Pengyu isn't so bad, but there are still a few others. It's truly difficult for Goddess Su to get them here," a student from Three Middle School said.

Xie Pengyu heard someone discussing him, and his face instantly darkened. He grabbed the dagger in his hand and started walking towards the people who had just spoken.

"Students who have arrived, please come over here to register." Just as he was about to go over, a teacher standing at the very front spoke to Shen Yi and the others.

Xie Pengyu pointed the dagger at the people who had just spoken, made a fierce gesture, silently cursed, telling them to wait for him while also greeting their entire families, and then walked towards the speaking teacher.

He was the first to extend his arm and scan his wristband against the device.

"Beep~"

"Points + 30"

The device emitted a crisp sound.

"Teacher, what are these points for? What's their purpose?" Xie Pengyu asked the doubt in his mind.

"Points are crucial for your trial ranking in the end. As for the number of points, from the start of the trial until your arrival here, your wristbands record your performance along the way, using this to evaluate you," the teacher explained.

"Didn't I tell you? An S-Class Talent only gets 30 points. I have more than him." A boy who had been 'greeted' by Xie Pengyu's family mocked.

"It's truly a waste of an S-Class Talent. If I had an S-Class Talent, I would have soared long ago," another person said sourly.

Next, Xie Pengyu's few followers also stepped forward to scan.

"Beep~"

"Points + 15"

"Beep~"

"Points + 10"

"Beep~"

"Points + 15"

......

"Haha, it really is true that birds of a feather flock together. The rest of these people are all the same, one worse than the next. How can they have the nerve to come here with only 10 points? If it were me, I would have gone back already," these people said disdainfully.

After the few people finished registering, Su Lanqing extended her arm.

"Beep~"

"Points + 120"

"Whoa~"

The students who had already arrived earlier were all a bit surprised upon hearing the machine's prompt. The ones who came first at most had around fifty or sixty points.

This person, who arrived even later than them, actually had as many as 120 points.

How could this not be surprising? Even the teacher responsible for registration found it a bit unbelievable.

Those standing in front of the stone platform also looked over. The old man Shen Yi recognized even nodded, showing a look of affirmation.

"Su Lanqing was dragged down by these people, yet she can still get such a high score. It shows how much value her S-Class Talent holds. What a pity..."

"Yeah, if it weren't for these people, she could definitely have reached over 150, putting her in the top three."

Shen Yi was a bit confused. Had the fierce beasts eaten these people's brains? All they had was a tough mouth.

Next, it was his turn.

"Beep~"

"Points + 245"

Upon hearing this number, most of the students were already numb.

"How is that possible? Is the machine broken?" The person who had been mocking earlier felt as if they had been slapped hard.

Some even dared not speak.

The old man was even more astonished, his mouth agape. Although he didn't know how Shen Yi had obtained so many points, he knew that it was impossible for anyone to cheat to reach this place.

The wristband's record only gains points by killing fierce beasts or other means.

The old man walked over to the teacher responsible for registration, wanting to see the content of the record.

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