19: Chapter 19 A King Fails to Meet Another? I've Come to See You

[Current Ranking: NO.1] [Examinee: Lin Yuan] [Points: 4200]

One must know that Lei Potian, currently ranked second, had fought desperately through a path of monsters just to barely reach 1580 points.

The gap between the two was no longer a mere crack, but a massive chasm.

"How lonely it is to be invincible."

His backpack could no longer hold any more materials, and he had snatched up most of the good equipment. This so-called joint exam had lost its challenge for him.

"There are still over ten hours left. Am I supposed to just daze around here?"

His gaze pierced through layers of ruins, looking toward the exact center of this abandoned city.

There stood the foundation of a skyscraper that hadn't completely collapsed, which was also marked as the core of the Red Zone on the map.

In this exam venue, only two things could pique his interest even slightly.

One was that S-rank talent, Lei Potian.

The other was the so-called 'Final Boss' entrenched in the core area.

"Since kings do not meet..." Lin Yuan shouldered the menacing black moon battle blade. "Then I'll be proactive and come meet you."

Rumble!

A dazzling purple light sliced through the sky like a divine punishment sent down by the God of Thunder.

A massive 'Gale Tiger' let out an unwilling wail as its huge body was pierced by thick lightning, its charred corpse crashing to the ground and emitting bursts of black smoke.

Lei Potian.

He had a slender build, surrounded by crackling blue electric arcs, and even his hair stood up slightly due to static electricity.

The S-rank talent [Thunder Sovereign] granted him the terrifying ability to control lightning, as well as a destructive aura that warned others to stay away.

"The fifteenth one."

Lei Potian looked indifferently at the corpse on the ground and tapped open the leaderboard.

NO.2 Lei Potian — Points: 1680.

Still second.

And the distance to that high-and-mighty '4200 points' remained unreachable.

"Lin Yuan!"

Lei Potian clenched his fist, lightning bursting between his fingers.

He didn't care about the life or death of a piece of trash like Zhao Tianba, but he cared about the title of 'Number One'.

How could an S-rank genius lose to an F-rank?

"You've come."

Lei Potian suddenly looked up, his gaze like lightning, shooting straight toward the ruined street at the plaza entrance.

Lin Yuan walked slowly out of the shadows, carrying his blade.

The two stood a hundred meters apart, facing each other from a distance.

On one side was violent, restless purple thunder; on the other was deep, abyss-like black baleful aura.

"I've been waiting a long time."

Lei Potian turned around to face Lin Yuan directly, his eyes burning with a fanatical fighting spirit.

"When that idiot Zhao Tianba was forming some Anti-Lin Alliance, I knew they couldn't stop you. Those wastes who rely on external items and schemes don't understand the dignity of the strong at all."

At this point, the lightning on Lei Potian's body surged violently, and his voice boomed like a great bell.

"Lin Yuan, although I don't know how you reached this step with an F-rank talent, I acknowledge that you are qualified to be my opponent."

"I disdain using those low-handed methods."

Lei Potian slowly raised his right hand, condensing a blinding ball of lightning in his palm.

Was this to be the final showdown of this joint exam?

"Are you done talking?"

Lin Yuan picked at his ear, his expression remaining calm.

He looked at the boiling battle intent of Lei Potian and nodded. "You're a bit more pleasing to the eye than that sissy Zhao Tianba. Since you want to fight..."

The battle blade in Lin Yuan's hand slowly pressed down, assuming an offensive posture.

However, just as their auras locked and they were about to collide—

Rumble—!!!

The ground suddenly trembled violently!

This vibration wasn't caused by a common Rank One beast running; it felt as if the entire crust of the earth was turning over.

The concrete slabs of the plaza floor cracked instantly, and countless pieces of rubble bounced up like fountains.

"What's going on? An earthquake?"

Lei Potian's expression changed, and he had to dissipate the lightning ball in his hand to steady himself.

Lin Yuan's pupils, however, shrank suddenly.

[Gods Insight · Warning!]

[Extremely high energy reaction detected underground! Danger Level: Extremely High!]

[Target is awakening...]

"Roar————!!!"

A roar that seemed to come from ancient times, carrying the scent of burning sulfur, erupted from deep underground.

Then, under everyone's horrified gazes, the ground of the central plaza completely collapsed.

A massive claw covered in dark red rocky scales suddenly thrust out from underground, crushing a nearby three-story building with a single swipe.

Then, an incredibly large head broke through the earth!

It was a giant lizard-like monster, over ten meters long, its body covered in heavy rock armor, with scalding lava flowing through the gaps in its scales.

It opened its massive maw, and its smoke-filled breath instantly turned the surrounding vegetation to ash.

[Target: Cave Rock Dragon (Awakening State)]

[Level: Early Second-Rank (Equivalent to a peak Second-Rank Martial Artist)]

[Traits: Magma Breath, Earth Power, Absolute Defense.]

[Evaluation: It is the true king of these ruins. It was originally in hibernation, but was awakened by two intense fighting spirits. Now, it has a morning temper and is very angry.]

"A Second-Rank beast?!"

Lei Potian sucked in a cold breath. Rank One and Rank Two were worlds apart!

Rank One beasts were still within the realm of wild animals, but Rank Two beasts had already developed intelligence and could even use elemental power.

This big fellow was enough to wipe out a fully armed squad of official martial artists!

"This is bad! It's a Cave Rock Dragon! Didn't the data say it was in deep hibernation? Why is it awake?"

The command center outside the exam venue was in total chaos.

The principal of No. 1 High School turned pale with fright. "Quick! Terminate the exam immediately! That's a Second-Rank beast! Lei Potian and Lin Yuan are still there—they're walking into their deaths! Who will be responsible if someone dies?"

"Rescue team! Depart immediately!"

Just as everyone was panicking and preparing to press the 'Emergency Cut-off' button.

A large hand steadily held down the control console.

"Wait."

The commander-in-chief, Captain Qin Hu, puffed on a cigar, staring intently at the screen with a manic glint in his eyes.

"General Qin! That's a Second-Rank beast! They're just a group of students!" the principal of No. 1 High School urged anxiously.

"Students?"

Qin Hu sneered, pointing at the two youths on the screen who hadn't fled.

"Look at their eyes. Is that fear?"

Everyone froze and instinctively looked at the screen.

In the image, facing that terrifying Godzilla-like giant beast, although Lin Yuan and Lei Potian were small in stature, neither had retreated a single step!

Not only did the lightning on Lei Potian's body not fade, but it crackled even more violently, and the battle intent in his eyes was even more intense than before!

"A Second-Rank beast... Hahahaha!"

Lei Potian suddenly laughed wildly, his laughter tinged with madness. "Good! Excellent! What's the point of defeating peers? If you're going to kill, kill a big fellow like this! This is the kind of challenge an S-rank should have!"

"Lin Yuan! Fighting each other to decide the winner would take too much time!"

"Since this guy has shown up, do you dare to change the way we play?"

Facing this sudden turn of events, Lin Yuan's face showed a calm that suggested he had seen through everything long ago.

On the system panel, dense rows of weakness analyses were scrolling frantically.

[Weakness Locked: The reverse scale three inches below the throat (Magma Core). Shattering this point can detonate the energy within its body.]

"How do you want to play?" Lin Yuan asked faintly.

"Simple!"

Lei Potian pointed at the roaring Cave Rock Dragon. "We team up to slay it! Whoever gets the final blow is the number one of this joint exam!"

"And the stakes?"

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, his eyes flashing with a greed that made even Lei Potian feel a tremor in his heart.

"Just betting on a rank is too boring. Since we're playing, let's play big."

Lin Yuan raised his wrist and pointed to his point-tracking bracelet.

"The loser transfers all the points in their bracelet to the winner."

"Do you dare, S-rank young master?"

All points?!

Lei Potian's pupils shrank. This meant the loser would completely drop to last place, and all their efforts would become the other person's gain!

But in the next second, the arrogance in Lei Potian's eyes erupted completely.

"Why wouldn't I dare! Your 4200 points—I'm taking them!"

"Roar——!!"

The Cave Rock Dragon seemed to sense the provocation from these two insects. It opened its bloody maw and swept a pillar of scalding magma toward them!

"Then let's see whose hands are faster!"

Lin Yuan shouted coldly.

Two figures lunged forward almost simultaneously!