42: Breaking the record

It was drizzling, a day perfect for sleeping in.

Thanks to the policy allowing new students a month of free experience, Lu Yuan entered the simulation hall without spending any academic credit.

Roar—

Beast roars frequently echoed through the quiet corridor, where first-year Qi Refining Realm students were simulating battles with fierce beasts.

And new students, meaning freshmen, so far, none of them except Lu Yuan had broken through to the Xuan Gang Realm.

Sophomores were generally Xuan Gang Realm Practitioners, with Divine Power Realm being extremely rare.

“Brother Yuan, you're also here at the Simulation Room.”

As soon as he entered the first floor, Lu Yuan ran into Xu Ruicheng.

His injuries had mostly healed, and he was now sweating profusely and panting heavily.

This was a sign of depleted spiritual power.

“Just here to try it out,” Lu Yuan said.

“Did Brother Yuan go find Du Lingxuan last night?”

Xu Ruicheng chuckled.

He remembered Du Lingxuan hinting that her dorm was empty when they parted ways in the early morning.

When the group of six went to the No Mans Land to hunt fierce beasts, Xu Ruicheng realized Du Lingxuan was very open, so he also had some thoughts about her.

However, she didn't fancy him.

“No mood,” Lu Yuan shook his head. He had returned to his teacher's living room sofa in the early morning and immediately fell asleep, sleeping until ten in the morning.

Learning that Lu Yuan hadn't gone, Xu Ruicheng tactfully skipped the topic.

“Brother Yuan, you should have waited a bit longer before breaking through to the Xuan Gang Realm. If you had challenged the rankings at the Qi Refining Realm Peak, the first place on the first floor gets 100,000 academic credits every month!” Xu Ruicheng said regretfully.

Lu Yuan currently couldn't simulate battles with fierce beasts on the first floor and could only go to the second floor.

Not long ago, the principal's new disciple, Han Junchen, broke the first-floor record.

Although he wasn't first but second, he could receive 80,000 academic credits every month.

“Xuan Gang Realm offers more rewards.” Lu Yuan was indifferent; he wouldn't deliberately suppress his cultivation realm for academic credits.

“That's true, but Brother Yuan probably won't break through to Xuan Gang Realm Eighth Star or Peak until next year.”

Xu Ruicheng thought Lu Yuan was comforting himself.

Both sides of the corridor were fitted with transparent glass, allowing a clear view of every movement inside the Simulation Rooms.

This was to facilitate students in observing and learning, especially watching Practitioners of the same attribute battle.

In a first-floor Simulation Room, Lu Yuan spotted Li Jinxue, whom he had just parted with not long ago.

With a Time Attribute and at Qi Refining Realm Six-Star, she was simulating a battle with a Qi Refining Realm Eighth Star fierce beast.

Taking the elevator to the second floor, the second floor didn't have much change compared to the first, except that the minimum cultivation realm of students was Xuan Gang Realm.

They were generally second-year veterans, and some third-years were also present.

“Can Fu Mingcheng break Senior Fu's record?”

“Hard to say, but it feels like there's a good chance. Fu Mingcheng has already killed fifty Xuan Gang Realm Peak fierce beasts.”

“Only five minutes left!”

In the second-floor corridor, students were watching Practitioners of the same attribute simulate battles with fierce beasts.

The Practitioner attributes were varied, and watching battles of the same attribute helped to better improve strength and identify shortcomings.

Simulation Room No. 8 was filled with students, discussing something animatedly.

“It seems someone is challenging the rankings,” Xu Ruicheng, who came to the second floor with Lu Yuan, said.

Listening to the veterans, the student challenging the rankings in Simulation Room No. 8 seemed to have a high ranking, otherwise, it wouldn't attract so many onlookers.

Lu Yuan walked over and looked into the Simulation Room through the transparent glass.

Crash—

Lightning and fire intertwined!

A young man in his early twenties with a buzz cut was frantically casting Spirit Skills.

Mystic Tier Mid-Grade Spirit Skill: Blazing Inferno Strike

Mystic Tier High-Grade Spirit Skill: Lightning Avatar

Earth-rank Low-Grade Spirit Skill: Thunderous Battle Fire

...Standing outside the Simulation Room, Lu Yuan couldn't feel the power of these Spirit Skills.

But as the young man unleashed one lightning and Fire Attribute Spirit Skill after another, the simulated Xuan Gang Realm Peak fierce beasts rapidly evaporated!

A dual-attribute lightning and fire Combat Class Practitioner?

Lu Yuan looked at the second-year Senior Fu Mingcheng; he had already killed fifty-five Xuan Gang Realm Peak fierce beasts.

Lightning primarily governs killing, and fire primarily governs destruction; these two attribute Spirit Skills are recognized for their formidable power.

Lu Yuan had seen single-attribute lightning and fire Practitioners, but this was his first time seeing someone who had awakened both attributes simultaneously.

“So it's Senior Fu challenging the rankings, no wonder so many seniors are watching,” Xu Ruicheng suddenly realized.

Fu Mingcheng, a second-year at Pengcheng University, ranked among the top three in strength, and was about to break through to the Divine Power Realm.

Being in the top three didn't mean Fu Mingcheng was third in strength; he hadn't competed against the other two in a long time.

“Senior Fu probably wants to break the record of Senior Fu, who graduated from the school, before breaking through, and then receive 200,000 academic credits every month,” Xu Ruicheng guessed.

200,000 academic credits is still very appealing; living in an independent villa area costs 120,000 academic credits a year, so three months' worth is enough for four years.

The Senior Fu he spoke of was an idol to all students at Pengcheng University.

Fu Jingjie, a Wind-Rending Alliance Elder, and also the youngest elder of the Seven Alliances and One Hall, broke through to the Law Realm at a young age!

And Fu Jingjie was taught by Tang Jinghui, so Lu Yuan should call him Senior Brother.

“He broke it! Fu Mingcheng broke Senior Fu's record!”

“Holy crap, that's amazing! After so many years, someone finally broke Senior Fu's record!”

“Seventy Xuan Gang Realm Peak fierce beasts, a whole five more than the previous first place!”

The veteran onlookers spoke with excitement, watching the changes on the ranking board.

[Xuan Gang Realm Simulation Ranking List]

[First Place: Fu Mingcheng, killed 70 Xuan Gang Realm Peak fierce beasts (200,000 academic credits awarded monthly)]

[Second Place: Fu Jingjie, killed 65 Xuan Gang Realm Peak fierce beasts (graduated)]

[Third Place: Teng Xingyu, killed 58 Xuan Gang Realm Peak fierce beasts (150,000 academic credits awarded monthly)]

...From first to one hundredth place, different academic credit rewards are received monthly.

As for Fu Jingjie, who had long since graduated, only his ranking was retained.

Crack—

Fu Mingcheng, who walked out of the Simulation Room, stretched his muscles, feeling no emotion despite seeing his first-place ranking.

He had a premonition before the challenge that he could break the record set by Fu Jingjie.

Sure enough, he killed five more Xuan Gang Realm Peak fierce beasts than Fu Jingjie!

“Congratulations, Fu Mingcheng, you finally went from second to first.”

“Lightning and Fire Attribute Spirit Skills are too overbearing; one Earth-rank Spirit Skill directly obliterates fierce beasts of the same realm!”

“200,000 academic credits, enough to stay in a special cultivation area for over half a month!”

Facing the congratulations from the onlookers, Fu Mingcheng expressionlessly took out a demon crystal to restore his spiritual power.

To him, it was no big deal, just breaking the record of a senior who graduated years ago.

After watching Fu Mingcheng simulate a battle with a fierce beast, Lu Yuan walked into the adjacent Simulation Room No. 9.

“How many stars of Xuan Gang Realm fierce beasts can Brother Yuan kill?” Xu Ruicheng muttered to himself outside the transparent glass.

“Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan, the national first place in the martial examination?”

A veteran student, hearing Xu Ruicheng's words, couldn't help but stand curiously outside Simulation Room No. 9.

national first place in the martial examination, this title was very resounding.

What interested the veteran students even more was the class Lu Yuan had awakened.

The special class, Puppet Master!

This class was too rare, and Lu Yuan was the only living Puppet Master on the entire Blue Star!

Hearing the words Lu Yuan and Puppet Master, even Fu Mingcheng, who was recovering his spiritual power with a demon crystal, slowly opened his eyes.

He, along with the veteran students present, all wanted to see up close how a Puppet Master fought!