19: Chapter 19 Ranked First

Lin Chen walked towards the entrance of the Trial Grounds.

The three areas corresponded to three separate entrances, each with a teacher registering students at the door.

Once entering an area, the points bracelet would automatically begin timing.

A massive crowd was lining up at the first entrance, most of whom were likely at the Martial Apprentice Realm.

There were relatively fewer people lining up at the second entrance, and those who were, were basically Geniuses at the Martial Artist Realm.

A few individuals at the Late Stage Martial Apprentice Realm were actually preparing to head to the First-Order exotic beast zone.

"You want to hunt Second-Order exotic beasts at the Martial Apprentice Realm? Be careful, or you might not make it back out once you go in."

A student at the Martial Artist Realm said mockingly.

The faces of the few Late Stage Martial Apprentice students turned livid, but they dared not retort.

They had agreed to team up and cooperate.

By joining forces, a few people could barely manage to deal with an Early Stage First-Order exotic beast.

If they were lucky, they could still earn a few more points within the effective time.

There were too many people in the unranked exotic beast zone, and the competition was too intense.

"Lin Chen, are you planning to go to the First-Order exotic beast zone?"

"We agreed to cooperate, oh, so you have to help me."

At this moment, Chen Lanxin, wearing a red combat suit, ran over and said playfully.

The people lining up nearby were all attracted by Chen Lanxin's hot figure.

They looked at Lin Chen, casting gazes filled with envy and jealousy.

Lin Chen glanced at Chen Lanxin and said with a smile:

"I am planning to go to the third entrance, which is the Second-Order exotic beast zone. Are you sure you want to come with me?"

"The Second-Order exotic beast zone... Lin Chen, you aren't joking, are you?"

The previously playful Chen Lanxin said with a shocked expression.

"Tch, this kid really knows how to put on a show."

"Second-Order exotic beasts correspond to the human Martial Master Realm. This kid must have been blinded by beauty and wants to show off in front of a pretty girl."

The three entrances were very close to each other.

The scene that just happened with Lin Chen immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Upon hearing that Lin Chen was planning to go to the third entrance.

They started discussing it, and from time to time, people cast looks of disdain.

Lin Chen ignored the discussions around him and said again:

"I'm not joking. If you want to cooperate, we'll go to the third entrance."

Chen Lanxin looked at the serious-looking Lin Chen.

She suddenly felt a sense of disappointment towards this young man.

She had previously thought Lin Chen was mature and steady.

A person from a poor background who had walked step by step to this point, she hadn't expected him to be someone who aimed too high and missed the mark.

"Forget it, I won't follow you."

Having said that, Chen Lanxin walked towards the second entrance without looking back.

She prepared to find a new partner.

Lin Chen looked at Chen Lanxin's back, expressionless.

This was just a small interlude, and his mindset remained very calm.

Second-Order exotic beasts are dangerous to others, but to him.

They were all experience points!

In the past, during Dreamland Traversal, one would often have to search for a long time to hunt a single Second-Order exotic beast.

When discovering a Second-Order exotic beast, most of the time there would be a Third-Order exotic beast nearby.

This trial.

This Second-Order exotic beast zone was entirely filled with Second-Order exotic beasts.

Lin Chen felt a burning passion in his heart.

He walked quickly towards the third entrance.

Chen Lanxin looked at Lin Chen's back and shook her head slightly.

"This kid actually dares to go."

"To attract a beauty's attention, he's playing such a dangerous game."

"I bet he'll come out in less than 5 minutes after going in."

"He must be going in to stay at the edge for a while, just putting on a show before coming out, haha."

Lin Chen didn't care about the voices of the people behind him.

He arrived at the entrance.

He showed his personal information to the teacher in charge of registration and went in.

The teacher in charge of the third entrance was a Martial King level powerhouse.

His gaze towards Lin Chen was filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

Afterward, he also shook his head.

The gap between the Martial Artist Realm and the Martial Master Realm was too great.

At this moment, two more people came towards the third entrance.

One was a young man carrying a giant axe, wearing a blue C-grade combat suit, with bulging muscles all over his body.

One was a young girl holding a long sword, wearing a cyan C-grade combat suit, with a slender and slim figure.

The arrival of these two immediately stirred up discussions among the people nearby again.

"It's Duan Peng and Jiang Yueru!"

"Both of them are S-grade Geniuses."

"I heard that Duan Peng awakened the Martial Dao Hegemon Body, possessed innate Divine Power, had an incomparably powerful Physical Body, and mastered the Perfection level Mountain-Splitting Axe."

"Jiang Yueru is also very formidable; she awakened the Martial Dao Sword Body, has a natural affinity for the Dao of the sword, and I heard she has also mastered a Perfection level Sword Cultivation Technique."

Hiss~

From time to time, people could be heard gasping.

"A Perfection level Cultivation Technique, no wonder they dare to go to the third area."

The teacher in charge of registration for the third area also smiled and nodded when seeing them.

In the queue for the second area.

The blond young man, Kelin, had a gloomy gaze.

"Young Master Kelin, what should we do now that Lin Chen has gone to the third area?"

Qin Yu said from the side.

"Hmph, I thought he had some skill, but I didn't expect him to go courting death himself."

...

As soon as Lin Chen entered the third area, he heard the sounds of beasts roaring one after another.

His eyes lit up.

He unleashed the Perfection level Misty Trace Steps under his feet.

In an instant, he disappeared from where he was standing.

An Early Stage Second-Order Iron-Horned Rhinoceros appeared in his field of vision, and the Iron-Horned Rhinoceros also discovered Lin Chen.

Roar~

With a howl, the three sharp horns on its head, gleaming with a cold light, aimed at Lin Chen and charged.

Lin Chen, however, curled the corner of his mouth into an arc.

He drew his blade and slashed!

Perfection level Purple Lightning Thunder Blade!

A purple Saber Qi, tens of meters long, was slashed out.

The purple Saber Qi was entwined with wisps of purple lightning.

Boom!

This terrifying slash directly shattered the sharp horns on the Iron-Horned Rhinoceros's head.

The purple Saber Qi continued to slash into its head, bringing up a large spray of blood!

Bang!

With a loud noise, the Early Stage Second-Order exotic beast, the Iron-Horned Rhinoceros, was killed by Lin Chen's single slash!

Lin Chen walked over and extracted the life core.

"It's just a pity that I can't absorb the corpse."

Lin Chen looked at the exotic beast's corpse with great desire.

This was the Trial Grounds of Modu Martial University.

Every single exotic beast was recorded.

If the exotic beast corpses disappeared in large quantities, they would definitely suspect him.

He did not want to expose his System ability.

"Forget it, to be safe, I'd better not absorb it. Having the life core and Materials is enough."

"I just need to be careful not to destroy the valuable Materials on the exotic beast."

After saying this, Lin Chen continued to walk towards the depths.

Lin Chen looked at the points bracelet as he walked.

500 points!

"An Early Stage Second-Order exotic beast is actually worth 500 points!"

With this, his name instantly took the first place on the leaderboard.

Lin Chen also saw the rewards for the points ranking.

1st Place Reward: Choose any two Earth Rank Advanced Cultivation Techniques, one Fourth-Order exotic fruit!

2nd-3rd Place Reward: Choose any one Earth Rank Advanced Cultivation Technique, one Third-Order exotic fruit!

4th-10th Place Reward: Choose any one Earth Rank Low-Level Cultivation Technique, one Second-Order exotic fruit!

10th-50th Place Reward: 10 aperture opening pills, choose any one Profound Rank Advanced Cultivation Technique.

50th-100th Place Reward: 3 aperture opening pills, choose any one Profound Rank Intermediate Cultivation Technique.

Looking at the rewards, Lin Chen's heart rate accelerated.

Earth Rank Advanced Cultivation Technique!

If he trained an Earth Rank Advanced Cultivation Technique to Perfection, he could use the System's deduction and enhancement function.

To upgrade an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique to a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique!

And a Fourth-Order exotic fruit!

Lin Chen felt a burning passion and quickened his pace.

Ahead, a Middle Stage Second-Order Phantom Cat suddenly pounced towards Lin Chen.

Seeing this, Lin Chen directly activated his Domain.

Boom!

A purple lightning Domain covered a hundred-meter radius around him.

The powerful Domain directly suppressed the Phantom Cat, making its movements sluggish.

Lin Chen's eyes flickered slightly.

Mental Energy wrapped around the flying knives.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three F-grade flying knives transformed into purple lightning, instantly piercing through multiple vital points on the Phantom Cat's body.

Bang!

The Phantom Cat collapsed powerlessly.

The entire process took less than 5 seconds, and the battle was over.

Lin Chen quickly collected the life core and Materials and continued walking forward.

Behind, at the entrance of the third area.

Duan Peng, carrying a giant axe, and Jiang Yueru, holding a long sword, also entered.

Huh?

"A battle just took place here."

Jiang Yueru's beautiful eyes shimmered as she stared at an Iron-Horned Rhinoceros on the ground ahead.

"An Early Stage Second-Order Iron-Horned Rhinoceros, and the battle was resolved in such a short time."

Duan Peng looked at the traces of the battle with a shocked expression.

He was the top Genius in the Federation's Northern Region this year.

He possessed the Martial Dao Hegemon Body and was extremely combative.

At this moment, seeing that someone had actually surpassed him, his eyes gradually filled with rising Battle Intent!

Both of them were top-tier Geniuses and both wanted to obtain the first place on the points leaderboard.

After all, the top schools had the most comprehensive collection of Earth Rank Advanced Cultivation Techniques, which could be chosen at will, making both of them very eager.

And there was the Fourth-Order exotic fruit, which was an even rarer and more precious Heaven And Earth Treasure.

Outside.

At the first entrance, because there were so many people.

There were still some people lining up to enter.

"Look at the leaderboard ranking, quickly."

Exclamations rose one after another.

Seeing the points leaderboard:

1st Place: Lin Chen 1500 points

2nd Place: Zhao Dahai 2 points

3rd Place: Liu Yumo 2 points

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100th Place: Cheng Xu 1 point