6: Chapter 6: Just how much strength is he hiding?

"Next."

Jiang Xun's silent mouthing was like an invisible slap, landing heavily on Li Ang's face.

The entire arena fell into a deathly silence.

Those two words, despite not making a sound, were clearly etched into the hearts of everyone present.

Arrogant!

Too arrogant!

A piece of trash with an E-Rank Talent, after killing a Genius with a C-Rank Talent in three moves, actually dared to openly issue such a naked provocation to the A-Rank Prodigy, Li Ang!

Li Ang's face instantly turned from iron-blue to liver-colored; his chest heaved violently, and the killing intent in his eyes was almost ready to burst forth.

The few lackeys beside him wanted to open their mouths to curse, but they felt as if a ball of cotton was stuffed in their throats, unable to spit out a single word.

The students who had previously mocked Jiang Xun now buried their heads even lower, terrified of being swept by that calm gaze.

The scene of Wang Qiang being crippled was still fresh in their minds.

That kind of overwhelming, unreasonable crushing power made them feel a shiver from the bottom of their hearts.

"Quiet!"

On the podium, the Director slammed his hand on the table, forcefully suppressing the commotion in the arena.

He glanced at the collapsed Wang Qiang, then at the gloomy-faced Li Ang, before his gaze finally fell upon Jiang Xun with a complex expression.

"The second round of matchmaking begins now!"

On the giant light screen, names began to scroll rapidly again.

This time, no one dared to look at Jiang Xun with the eyes of someone watching a clown.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, praying that they wouldn't become the next "Wang Qiang."

"Second round, third match! Zone C!"

The light screen froze.

Jiang Xun vs. Lin Hao.

In the crowd, a youth dressed in luxurious clothing with an arrogant expression saw his face turn deathly pale in an instant.

Lin Hao, D-Rank Talent, Wood-type Elf Civilization.

He was somewhat famous among the ordinary students, and his "Vine Entanglement" gave many opponents a headache.

But now, looking at that thin figure in front of the teleportation array, he only felt his hands and feet turn cold.

"Young Master Lin, don't be afraid! That kid just got lucky. Your Elf Archer can attack from a distance, countering his close-combat believers!"

"That's right! Kite him to death!"

The few lackeys beside him cheered him on.

Lin Hao took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, his eyes turning vicious again.

He walked up to Jiang Xun and pulled a glowing card from his pocket.

"Kid, this is five thousand Faith Points."

Lin Hao lowered his voice, speaking with a tone of charity.

"Kneel and admit defeat now, and this money is yours. Otherwise, don't blame my Elf Archer for not having eyes."

Jiang Xun's gaze swept over the Faith Points card, then landed on Lin Hao's face, which was written with "superiority."

He smiled.

"I'll accept the Faith Points."

"However, you're the one who will be kneeling."

After saying this, Jiang Xun's figure disappeared into the teleportation array.

"You are courting death!"

Lin Hao was shaking with anger and followed him into the teleportation array.

The Zone C light screen lit up.

On the left was Lin Hao's vibrant Elf Forest, with hundreds of Elf Archer holding longbows looming among the treetops.

On the right was Jiang Xun's town, which was already beginning to take shape.

After two rounds of Civilization Plunder, his Divine Kingdom was no longer just a stretch of yellow earth.

A dozen forging furnaces billowing black smoke were clanging incessantly, and some simple stone walls had also risen from the ground.

"Begin battle!"

Lin Hao ordered immediately.

"Fire all arrows! Shoot through them for me!"

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

A dense rain of arrows, like dark clouds covering the sky, poured down towards Jiang Xun's believers.

However, Jiang Xun's believers did not dodge or avoid them.

They raised the shields in their hands.

These were no longer the simple wooden shields from before.

They were black iron round shields that had just been produced from the forging furnace, gleaming with a metallic luster!

Clang, clang, clang!

Countless arrows were deflected, not even leaving a scratch on the shields.

"How is this possible?"

Lin Hao's eyes were about to pop out.

Although his Elf Archer were only at the black iron rank, the piercing power of their Armor Piercing arrows was enough to shoot through three-centimeter-thick steel plates!

Just at the moment he was stunned.

Jiang Xun's believers moved.

"One move."

Jiang Xun's cold voice rang out.

Thirty Body Cultivator, each holding a black iron shield, formed an airtight tortoise shell formation. Defying the rain of arrows, they charged directly into the Divine Kingdom passage like a moving steel fortress.

"Stop them! Use the vines!"

Lin Hao screamed in panic.

Countless thick vines burst from the ground, trying to entangle the footsteps of the Body Cultivator.

But it was useless.

The Qi and blood inside the Body Cultivator erupted, and a faint, violent red light appeared around their bodies.

That was the [Basic Berserk] plundered from the Orc Civilization!

Bang, bang, bang!

All the vines were easily snapped.

In less than ten seconds.

The steel fortress had crushed its way right into the faces of the Elf Archer.

What followed was a slaughter without any suspense.

[Divine War Victory!]

[Successfully plundered enemy civilization Law fragments — Elementary Herbology (black iron rank), Life Catalysis (black iron rank)!]

With a flash of light, the figures of Jiang Xun and Lin Hao reappeared in the assessment arena.

Lin Hao's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.

As for Jiang Xun, he didn't even glance at him. He simply felt the fields of medicinal herbs rising from the ground within his Divine Kingdom, as well as the more vigorous vitality surging within his believers, and nodded in satisfaction.

His gaze swept toward the matching list for the third round.

Another kill in seconds!

The entire arena was silent.

If the first time was luck, then what about the second time?

On the podium, the principal and teachers could no longer sit still. They all gathered around a small light screen, repeatedly studying the replays of Jiang Xun's first two battles.

"Impossible... His believers' strength, defense, speed—every single statistic completely crushes those of the same rank! This is illogical!"

"His Cultivation Technique is strange! It has integrated at least three different civilization systems!"

"And his command—every time, he precisely seized his opponent's fatal weakness. It's almost like he's a veteran general who has fought for a thousand years!"

The principal stared fixedly at Jiang Xun's file; the four large characters "E-Rank Talent" looked incredibly glaring at this moment.

"Investigate! Investigate him! Pull out all of his records from childhood to now!"

On the other side.

Li Ang's face was so dark it could drip water.

"Trash! A bunch of trash!"

He kicked over the chair beside him.

"Go! Analyze all the combat data of Jiang Xun's believers for me! I want to know everything about him! I want to strip him bare!"

An unprecedented sense of crisis shrouded his heart.

He realized that things seemed to be spiraling out of his control.

Soon, the third round of the assessment began.

Jiang Xun's opponent was a burly man from a C-Rank Rock Giant Civilization.

As a result, there was still no suspense.

One minute.

The battle ended.

When Jiang Xun's figure stepped out of the teleportation array again.

His Divine Kingdom had already plundered the [Rock Hard Armor] Law.

His Human Race believers' defensive power skyrocketed once again.

More importantly, in his sea of consciousness, there was an extra piece of a broken geographical chronicle fragment.

[Ancient God Burial Ground Coordinate Fragment (1/9)]

Jiang Xun pushed up his glasses and noted down this unexpected gain.

With this, three rounds, all victories!

Jiang Xun had forcefully charged into the top four with the most domineering and unreasonable posture!

The entire arena was in deathly silence.

Everyone's gaze was focused on the giant light screen in the center that was about to announce the semi-final list.

Beep—

The light screen flickered, and two bright red names appeared before everyone, like a brand.

[Jiang Xun] vs. [Li Ang]

Boom!

The long-suppressed crowd instantly erupted into exclamations like a landslide or tsunami.

It's here!

It finally came!

One is a top Prodigy with a deep background and an A-Rank Talent.

The other is a mysterious and unpredictable super dark horse that rose out of nowhere.

This is definitely the most eye-catching battle of this assessment!

Li Ang slowly stood up from his VIP seat and leaped down from the spectator stand several meters high.

He landed with a boom.

A cold aura of death, centered on him, swept across the entire arena.

He stared fixedly at Jiang Xun, his handsome face appearing somewhat distorted due to extreme rage.

"This ends here."

His voice sounded like it came from the Nine Nether Hell, carrying a bone-chilling coldness.

"I will let you know about the uncrossable chasm between an E-Rank piece of trash and an A-Rank Prodigy."