64: Chapter 64 Black and Red Markers in Modern Cities

"Hm? There's someone over there!"

Meanwhile, an Ability User at the eighth level of the Divine Sea Realm, who was scouting nearby, spotted him and quickly reported it to the team.

Wu Hang strode over, only to discover that it was merely an Ability User at the fourth level of the Divine Sea Realm, and he was wearing the uniform of the Tianhe Academy.

"Someone from the Tianhe System... Hiss, didn't I take them all out?" Wu Hang's expression turned strange.

"The ones from the Western Region are gone... Could it be that this guy came from the other three regions? Is it really worth it to go such a long way around, and all by himself..."

Chen Xing met his gaze, his expression completely calm, with no intention of saying anything to the other party.

"We'll be heading to the central area soon. Why don't you help us scout ahead and see what type of Challenge Beast that black-red one is?" Li Baxian spoke up at this moment.

"I'm curious too. In previous years, we never had these things; Divine Beasts and Vicious Beasts were the extent of it. This year, there's an extra black-red one, and there's even a black one. I can't fathom what could possibly be superior to a Divine Beast." Su He also added.

"Alright. There seems to be a modern city about two hundred kilometers away. I'll go check out the path." Chen Xing nodded and, while he was at it, took back Li Baxian's small gold ball communicator.

This scene was witnessed by Wu Hang, who had been preparing to attack. When he saw the small gold ball clearly, his eyes widened, and he nearly had a stress reaction.

He hadn't forgotten that it was Li Baxian who had developed this shameless tactic in the previous competition, which caused them to be constantly kited around, only for Su He to turn the tide and defeat them in the end.

"So he's an intelligence gatherer! No wonder he took the long way around!" Wu Hang clenched his fists.

"Everyone, catch him!"

In an instant, the team of dozens moved.

Chen Xing raised an eyebrow, then transformed into a flash of light and quickly departed.

"So fast!"

Several Wind-type and Lightning-type Ability Users were immediately ashamed; he had vanished in a flash, and was even faster than them!

"Light System... Divine Sea Realm fourth level... So that's it, he is Chen Xing!" Wu Hang's gaze sharpened.

"Damn it, he was reporting our location just now. Our position has already been exposed to Su He. This is bad!" Thinking of this, he clenched his fists, and the scene of his defeat in the previous competition resurfaced in his mind.

"Everyone, quick! Don't chase him anymore. Hurry to the modern city and kill the Challenge Beast. We absolutely cannot let the Tianhe System people seize the initiative!"

Wu Hang immediately changed direction, because he knew that when both sides were S-class, it was very difficult to catch a Light System Ability User who had no Battle Intent.

The very center of the Middle Region had been replaced by eleven large cities, with ten of them surrounding the one in the middle.

Each of the ten cities had a Challenge Beast. On the map, their markers were black-red, but currently, no one knew what kind of Yao Beast was so powerful.

As for the final city, it was surrounded by the ten cities, and inside it was the ultimate challenge with the black marker.

"By the way, what exactly is that marker?"

"Yeah, we've never seen it in previous years, but it popped up this year. It feels like the difficulty is very high."

"I don't know what big move the competition organizers have cooked up this time. Let's just watch and see; I reckon it won't end until tomorrow."

"..."

The audience was naturally incredibly curious about all this and had discussed it more than once in private.

On various major forums and video platforms, the topic of the Challenge Beasts with the black markers had been maxed out.

Of course, there was no shortage of discussion about Chen Xing either; after all, he was very entertaining.

"He's running all over the battlefield by himself. As long as he doesn't want to fight, no one can stop him. What a shameless ability!"

"Actually, it's not unsolvable. Dispatching an S-class Esper who is also skilled in speed could solve it, but the problem is there isn't one on the field right now."

"Doesn't that mean it's unsolvable? Chen Xing doing this will probably make everyone grind their teeth in anger."

"What does that have to do with me? I'm just a spectator. Shouldn't the people who are angry be those guys?"

"Haha, that makes sense!"

"..."

On the podium, the deans of the major academies and the organizers of this competition were also discussing.

"Just like in the past, Chen Xing has reached this level. Although he isn't invincible in terms of combat power, there's almost no one who can do anything to him." An old man in black sitting in the main seat said with a smile.

He was the administrator of the competition organizers, known as Elder Xuan. He had come from the upper echelons of the Alliance and was also the administrator of the Four Great Star Systems.

Elder Xuan smiled and said, "What a familiar scene. Just like six years ago, that little girl from the Chu Family also relied on extreme speed to run all over the battlefield and provide intelligence for her Family."

Upon hearing this, the Dean of the Zhenyan Department felt a stir in his heart and asked, "Is Elder Xuan talking about that girl Chu Zhen?"

Elder Xuan nodded: "Naturally, it is her."

Chu Zhen is Chu Li's older sister. She once studied at the Zhenyan Academy and is now in the Spirit Seed Realm, having successfully graduated.

But that girl Chu Li is very serious and refuses to admit defeat. She felt that if she went to the Zhenyan Academy, she would be relying on her sister's glory, so she resolutely chose the Niliu Academy.

"Counting back ten thousand years, across the entire Star System Cluster, with tens of trillions of habitable planets and countless populations, only about sixty-some S-class Espers have ever appeared. The Chu Family produced two of them. That is truly astonishing." Yue Shanhai sighed.

"Hehehe... In ten thousand years, out of a population measured in trillions, only sixty-some S-class have appeared, and only forty have cultivated to the Huajie Realm or above. Your Tianhe Academy accounts for two of them. What else do you have to be unhappy about?" Elder Xuan scolded with a laugh.

One must know that the other three deans among the four major academies are not S-class, and their academies don't even have a single S-class in the Three Heavens Realm or the Huajie Realm.

Not only that, among the major Families, there are quite a few in the Huajie Realm, but there are very few who are currently S-class.

In fact, families that possess an S-class Esper are the minority of the minority. Families like the Lin Family, Mu Family, and Lu Family do not have any S-class, and they have very few A-class.

If it weren't for this competition gathering all the young S-class from the four star systems, it would be a dream to see so many S-class Ability Users competing on the same stage.

"Sigh, if it weren't for that old thing, our Tianhe System might have had even more talent." Yue Shanhai waved his hand and said with a look of regret.

"Zhong Cheng'en... Hehe... That guy was long ago stripped of his human status. The sins he committed over these years are still being settled. The Alliance will also assist your Tianhe System, so there is no need to dwell on it. Just remember this lesson, that is all." Elder Xuan said thoughtfully.

Zhong Cheng'en was the former Old Dean, as well as the mentor of Ye Jianxing and Yue Shanhai, and in private, he was a spy colluding with the Demon Alliance.

...

On the outskirts of the ten modern cities were many city ruins, which still contained some Challenge Beasts.

But Chen Xing bypassed them and headed straight for the depths.

The competition organizers were also sensible people; knowing what had the highest popularity, they switched the feed directly to him.

"What?!"

When Chen Xing and the audience in front of the screens saw the Challenge Beast guarding the center of the city, they were all shocked.