76: 150th grade candidates

Su Yan's words...

Were startling!

Inside the car, the Old Principal and the Dean of Discipline's eyes widened in shock, and the atmosphere instantly became eerie and deathly silent.

But then.

The Old Principal forced a smile onto his withered old face, sighed softly, and reached out to pat Su Yan on the shoulder.

"Su Yan, I know you want to comfort us, but don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"As for being the national top scholar, we never even dared to dream of such a thing!"

The Dean of Discipline also regained his composure at this moment and pursed his lips, saying:

"The Principal is right, Su Yan, just do your best.

You... are actually already very outstanding; it's just that your luck was a bit poor to encounter an opponent like Ye Yuan."

Su Yan immediately frowned. "You don't believe me?"

"Of course we believe you!" The two immediately nodded.

Well, they still didn't believe him!

Seeing this, Su Yan felt both amused and helpless.

In this situation, he knew that unless he revealed his identity as the Demon Slayer on the spot...

Otherwise, even if the Principal and the Dean of Discipline were beaten to death...

It was impossible for the two of them to believe that he could become the national top scholar.

After all.

This year, with the emergence of the Demon Slayer, many Geniuses had appeared.

In China, there were about a dozen S-Rank Talents whose Talent was stronger and whose family background was better than Su Yan's.

Not to mention there was a super Genius with an SS-Rank Talent above them.

"Sigh, let's leave it at that."

Su Yan shrugged and stopped talking.

Anyway, the National College Entrance Examination would start in less than two hours.

When he became the national top scholar, it would be more convincing than anything he could say.

And so.

The atmosphere inside the car gradually became quiet.

The Old Principal sighed repeatedly, and the Dean of Discipline looked dazed.

Only the driver was still conscientiously driving.

20 minutes later.

The school bus convoy arrived at the Teleportation Array's South Plaza.

They would travel to the provincial capital, Jinling City, via the Teleportation Array.

Teleportation Array.

It was a revolutionary transportation tool created a hundred years ago...

After more than a thousand Human Race Formation Masters spent 200 billion gold coins and ten years of hard work.

Depending on the Teleportation Array's Rank and scale, and the distance to the destination, the number of passengers that could be transported varied.

For example, this sole Rank 1 Teleportation Array in Jiangnan City.

If the destination was just Jinling City in the same province, it could transport 600 passengers at once.

But if it were to a very distant city like the Imperial Capital, it could only transport 15 people at a time.

Jiangnan No. 2 High School had a total of 499 examinees this year.

Including the school leaders and teachers, exactly one Teleportation Array could send everyone off.

Because Third High School and No. 4 High School were still waiting to use the Teleportation Array.

The homeroom teachers of each class didn't dare to hesitate;

After arriving at the South Plaza, they quickly arranged for all examinees to stand on the ground in front of the array.

For a moment, it was crowded with people.

Su Yan protected Tang Xia in a corner.

His chest was right in front of Tang Xia's face.

Su Yan looked up at the Teleportation Array.

In the Teleportation Array before him,

All the students stood on a huge disc, with a pitch-black entrance in front of them.

On both sides of the entrance, gears made of unknown Materials were intricate and full of a sci-fi feel.

"Hello, dear passengers. This Teleportation Array is bound for: Jinling City."

"Teleportation Array activation countdown: 10 seconds, 9 seconds..."

An ethereal voice echoed overhead.

Then the lights came on, and all the gears began to spin rapidly.

The Old Principal's powerful voice rang out:

"Listen up, everyone. After the Teleportation Array starts, all students should enter the array in an orderly manner. Do not shove!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

Buzz!

The countdown reached the final second.

The giant pitch-black entrance in front of the disc suddenly lit up, becoming as dazzling as a sunspot.

It was as if endless energy were erupting from it, with white energy spinning and churning rapidly, forming a cloud-like vortex.

"Quick, enter the array!"

Someone gave the command.

All examinees from No. 2 High School began to enter the vortex in an orderly fashion.

As soon as their bodies made contact, they vanished from the spot with a whoosh, turning into afterimages.

"Wow, so amazing!"

Among the examinees, many came from ordinary families and had never ridden a Teleportation Array before.

At this moment, their eyes were filled with novelty and anticipation.

Su Yan was the same.

This Rank 1 Teleportation Array stayed open for 2 minutes each time.

Soon, it was Su Yan's turn.

In an instant.

Fierce energy rushed at him, making his clothes flutter and making it almost impossible to keep his eyes open.

"Su Yan!"

Beside him, Tang Xia suddenly cried out.

Su Yan turned his head and grabbed Tang Xia's hand.

"Let's go, to the National College Entrance Examination!"

Pulling Tang Xia into the Teleportation Array, a burning light erupted in his eyes.

"This is a world with gods."

Su Yan lamented once more... due to the unique nature of SSS-Rank Talents.

Historically, in the National College Entrance Examination.

SSS-Rank Talent holders were not included in the national rankings; otherwise, it would be a bit like bullying.

Naturally, the Demon Slayer was no exception this year.

But below the Demon Slayer, there were hundreds of millions of examinees for the National College Entrance Examination across the country.

Among these examinees,

The top performers, besides wanting to get into their ideal universities,

Also had to strive for city-wide rankings, provincial rankings, and even national rankings.

Competing for rankings,

Whether for the school or the individual, was very necessary.

First, from the school's perspective.

Once an examinee entered the aforementioned rankings,

The Ministry of Education would issue a generous Talent Cultivation Bonus to the school based on the ranking situation.

It would also enhance the school's reputation and place it on the Prestigious School Rankings.

Relevant school leaders and teachers would also enter the Famous Teachers' List, becoming high-profile stars in the teaching industry.

All of this would attract more students to the school.

Second, from an individual perspective, it was even more necessary.

Because the level of the National College Entrance Examination ranking,

Will directly affect the choice of mentors during university and the Rank of resource support.

In university.

A powerful mentor was better than anything!

The better the exam results, the stronger the mentors one could choose.

And if one could enter the top thirty nationally,

They might even have the chance to be selected by a War God-level mentor and become a member of the War God Class!

Of course, the Rank of resource support was equally important.

The Rank of university resource support not only affected the resources obtained but also the acquisition of credits.

These were only available in university.

And the stronger the university, the rarer the Materials that could be exchanged.

In short.

Strength determines everything, and rankings determine everything!

...All of this.

Made Su Yan feel that it was still very necessary to take the title of national top scholar.

Then he could only let that SS-Rank super Genius from the Imperial Capital suffer a bit; being the national runner-up was actually quite good too.

If anyone was to blame, it was Ye Yuan from Jinling City No. 1 High School.

After all, he had originally only come for the provincial top scholar title, but Ye Yuan was such an Old Six.

Whoosh!

While his thoughts were racing.

It seemed like only about ten seconds had passed.

A sudden subtle burning sensation came from his joints, and then the scenes before him came flooding in.

Su Yan slowly opened his eyes.

"Students, welcome to Jinling City!"

...One hour later.

All examinees from Jiangdong Province gathered at the examination venue for the National College Entrance Examination.

The so-called examination venue was a giant open-air venue specially built for the National College Entrance Examination.

The airspace over the venue was monitored throughout, and the security level was at its maximum.

Even a mosquito couldn't enter without being reported.

On the first day, they took the academic subjects.

Su Yan was assigned to Examination Room No. 9.

Before the exam papers were distributed.

The female proctor with glasses gave each examinee an Identity Card, requiring them to fill in their identity information.

"Please fill in your personal information truthfully; we will verify the cards during the National College Entrance Examination."

"If there are cases of exaggerating your Rank or combat power, and it affects the final results.

For serious cases, we will hand you over to the Demon Slaying Institute. You will be responsible for the consequences!"

The proctor finished the routine reminder.

The sound of scratching pens immediately filled the examination room.

Su Yan looked at the card in his hand and began to fill it out as required.

[Name]: Su Yan

[School]: Jiangnan City No. 2 High School

[Class]: Grade 12, Class 12 - Top Scholar Class

[Admission Ticket Number]: 659XXXXXXX3425

[Divine Punishment ID]: Flame Emperor

[Divine Punishment Rank]: Rank 150

[Class]: Berserker

[Is Hidden Class]: Yes

[Class Advancement Status]: First Advancement (write 'None' if applicable)

[Observed dungeon sword seal]: Yes

[Obtained from dungeon sword seal]: Second Awakening S-Rank Ice Talent (write 'None' if applicable)

[University Application Choice 1]: Imperial Capital University

[University Application Choice 2]: Imperial Capital University

[University Application Choice 3]: Imperial Capital University