55: Chapter 55: Merging of Two War Zones, New Map and New Region

Time ticked by, and by dawn the next day, the total scores of the four major academies had reached a terrifying hundreds of thousands.

The lowest was Zhenyan Academy, which currently had only 158,000 points.

The highest was Niliu Academy; the advantage of their four S-ranks was perfectly displayed as the four of them cleared four paths individually, almost unstoppable, currently sitting at 300,000 points.

Fortunately, Chen Xing and Su He were both very effective, one fighting from the Eastern Region to the center and the other from the Northern Region to the center, harvesting many points along the way.

"Rumble—!"

Early the next morning, the two war zones merged. The world trembled, giving off an ethereal feeling.

However, the competition organizers were somewhat considerate, placing students from the same academy relatively close to each other so they wouldn't be wiped out right at the start.

Immediately after, new changes began to appear.

"Challenge Beasts are about to respawn, please prepare yourselves, contestants!"

The synthesized mechanical voice of the System descended from the sky, echoing throughout the world, accompanied by a virtual pop-up window as a notification.

The contestants checked their virtual network assistants and found that the map had undergone new changes.

This merger added locations such as large lakes and underground caves, but the most eye-catching was undoubtedly the Central Region.

That place had originally been like the other four regions, a convergence of tropical rainforests, savannas, and snow-capped mountain zones, but now those were significantly reduced.

In their place were many adjacent modern human cities, including urban ruins.

"Contestants, please note: do not attempt to challenge the cities alone, including the Challenge Beasts within the urban ruins, unless you are sufficiently confident!"

A friendly official tip popped up on the panel assistants in front of everyone.

With so many areas after the merger, why were the more powerful Challenge Beasts located specifically in the city-related regions? This was a question on everyone's mind.

"Although the Virtual World is not reality, the personal insights gained from cultivation belong to oneself. Cultivating and fighting here can lead to a Breakthrough in Realm. We wish all contestants an Epiphany and a successful Breakthrough!"

After the System finished speaking, it closed the pop-up window.

Seeing this, many Ability Users stuck at the ninth stage of the Light Opening Realm were tempted. With so many experts around, this was a great opportunity to temper themselves.

Eastern Region, Snow Mountain Zone.

Chen Xing had fought his way here, kicking Ability Users and punching Challenge Beasts; almost nothing could stop him.

Within these snow mountains, there was only one purple-marked mutated beast; as someone in the Divine Sea Realm, he couldn't enter, which was truly a pity.

"This aura..." Passing by a frozen lake, he sensed a familiar presence.

"People from all four sides are fighting, and there are quite a few Divine Sea Realm Ability Users watching from the shadows."

Looking down, there was a Snow Wolf on the frozen lake's surface. It was massive, comparable to a three-story building, surrounded by many wolf underlings.

Students from the four academies had entered the Challenge Beast's area to hunt, but they were not united.

Amidst the struggle with the wolf pack, they attacked and plotted against each other, fighting inextricably.

Among them, Chen Xing saw several familiar figures.

"Get out of my way!"

Qin Feng jumped from the mountain onto the ice, then stomped down hard. It was as if a True Dragon possessed him; his blood and Qi burned, and his entire physique grew a size larger.

As soon as he moved, the surrounding Light Opening Realm Ability Users scattered in fear, terrified of being targeted by such a horrifying opponent.

At the same time, several A-Rank Espers from Shengyuan Academy nearby were alerted.

"This guy again?" Lu Qingnian frowned slightly.

"What's there to fear? We still have four people this time. If we kill the Snow Wolf together in an instant, won't it be impossible for him to get it?" Zhou Kuoyun spoke up.

"Sister, is he the person you mentioned before?" Standing beside Lu Qingnian was a handsome young man; it was Lu Wu.

"He's an expert; do not go head-to-head with him." Lu Qingnian glanced at him.

Lu Wu was secretly astonished. His older cousin's personality was always strong, sometimes even more stubborn than his own, yet she had actually changed her style when facing this person.

"Then what should we do?" Lu Xuan walked over.

"The three of us will hold him back. You, take the others and kill the Snow Wolf before the A-classes from the other two academies arrive. Remember, you must be fast!" Lu Qingnian said in a heavy voice.

"Why me?" Lu Xuan was stunned.

"You're more than capable of fighting the Snow Wolf, but as for fighting him... just forget it." Lu Qingnian spoke bluntly, not trusting her younger cousin's strength at all.

Lu Xuan pursed his lips, speechless.

"Thud!"

"Hurry, he's charging over!"

Zhou Kuoyun shouted, then fully armed himself, raising a green tortoise shell to rush forward and block one of Qin Feng's claws.

Lu Qingnian immediately flew into the sky. The Golden Crow's light shone from her like a sun, reflecting a scorching radiance.

Lu Wu followed suit, also performing the Golden Crow Technique.

"Boom!"

Their Golden Crow Bloodlines resonated. Combining their strength, the siblings were like two suns in the sky, delivering an even more terrifying strike.

Qin Feng was somewhat surprised. This was the first time he had seen such a resonance between similar abilities, and he was caught off guard by the lack of information.

He was sent flying back, and the scales on his Dragon Claw Hand lost their color, looking somewhat charred as if they had been cooked.

"Brother, it's you again. What a coincidence. It seems we're quite fated." Zhou Kuoyun rampaged around, not forgetting to "reminisce" with him.

"I was careless and let you run away last time. I Cultivated diligently last night and made some progress; you won't get away this time." Qin Feng responded coldly.

"Hey, don't say that. Once the Snow Wolf dies, the barrier will automatically disappear. When that happens, everyone outside will come in. It's not certain who will be running!" Zhou Kuoyun said with a smile.

"It's not as if only your Divine Sea Realms are waiting outside to back you up," Qin Feng said abruptly.

"But we have more people. If any one of them comes over, won't killing you still be more than easy?" Zhou Kuoyun continued his verbal interference.

"Thud!"

Just then, an anomaly occurred.

A massive roar resounded above, and a powerful energy fluctuation struck the barrier, drawing everyone's attention.

They stopped their movements in unison and turned to look at the source of the explosion, but were blinded by a burst of light.

Only Qin Feng, who seemed long accustomed to it, merely narrowed his eyes and circulated the Heavenly Dragon Body Forging Art, barely managing to see a few blurry outlines.

"Such a familiar light, such a familiar aura... why does it resemble a certain old acquaintance so much?" A moment later, the brothers Lu Wu and Lu Xuan had strange expressions.

"I see. In that case, I can go ahead and do what I want with confidence." Qin Feng smiled.

Outside the barrier, Chen Xing went on a direct killing spree, dragging out the Ability Users from the other three academies who were hiding in the shadows to provide backup.

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, the numbers of people from the Shengyuan, Niliu, and Zhenyan Systems continued to dwindle.

This caused them to panic. Where did this expert come from, and how did he take out all their backers in an instant?