18: Chapter 18 is on the list!

Canglan Province, Luoyun City, Wutan Academy.

"So many bugs, how disgusting!"

"Are these the intelligent life forms from other civilizations? They look pretty terrifying!"

"Lin Ya's Brother-in-law is so strong, yet he turns and runs the moment he sees these bugs. Wouldn't you say that's terrifying?"

"Lin Ya, don't worry, your brother will be fine."

"Yeah, Lin Ya, wait... holy crap, Lin Ya, your brother isn't even pretending anymore. He just took them out in one strike. What was he running for earlier? Assessing the terrain?"

The man speaking said in a shocked, effeminate voice.

Lin Ya's gaze darkened, and she turned to glare at the man.

"Shut up!"

The man was scared and hid behind another man, raising his little finger and pointing at Lin Ya, aggrieved:

"A-Bin, look at her..."

Lin Ya: ( ✘ ﹏ ✘ ა )

As Lin Wan's performance on the skyscreen became increasingly impressive, it naturally drew the attention of many investigators, and Lin Ya could not avoid being involved.

Furthermore, because of her close relationship with Ye Fan, who was also performing exceptionally well, she naturally received the most strange looks at school.

Lin Ya simply ignored these envious and jealous gazes.

All she cared about now was that Lin Wan and Ye Fan could return safely.

"Excuse me... are you classmate Lin Ya?"

Suddenly, a gentle female voice came from behind her.

Lin Ya turned her head and was stunned.

Within her view were two gentle women wearing military uniforms.

"It's me, what is this..."

"Don't be nervous, classmate Lin Ya, let's talk about the rest on the way..."

"Hiss, hiss, hiss, I don't understand what you little monsters are hissing about! If you have anything to say, I'll send you on your way to say it!"

Facing a group of Thunder-Trace Snakes with a maximum combat power of 102, the chatty Lin Wan directly summoned 360 taie swords.

After reaching 90 Mental Power, the number of taie swords Lin Wan could summon increased sixfold, so many that he had already started researching self-created moves.

The surrounding snake pack was instantly encircled by the flying swords.

"This is the first move I've created; you are fortunate enough to experience its taste!"

"Apocalypse Sword · Sword Formation — Sword Controls All Rivers!"

As he finished speaking.

After hundreds of taie swords spun gracefully in the air, they pierced straight through all the Thunder-Trace Snakes.

The entire snake pack fell.

No special effects, just pure stats.

"System, do you think this move of mine is badass?"

The disdainful young imperial voice came:

[Not looking... Pfft, flashy and useless.]

Lin Wan didn't deny it and began to decipher the snake pack.

Soon, a new specialty was added.

[Specialty: Thunder Extreme State + 4]

[Description: Upon activation, lightning patterns condense on the limbs, releasing electrical currents to the surroundings. Speed is 3 times the original base. Weapons enchanted with lightning patterns deal *2 damage to enemy targets and carry a piercing effect.]

"Another powerful specialty!"

"With this specialty, my Sword Cultivator template's combat power has at least doubled."

Looking at the panel again, it had changed significantly.

[Panel Data Image]

Comprehensive combat power reached 1476 points.

"Not to mention other civilizations, there shouldn't be anyone in Earth Civilization with higher combat power than me, right?"

Lin Wan opened the Chaotic Beast Star Sector leaderboard and found his ranking.

[825: Lin Wan / Human Race]

[Combat Power: 1476]

[Affiliated Civilization: Blue Star Civilization]

"Blue Star Civilization?"

Lin Wan was stunned.

It didn't seem wrong; Blue Star was another name for Earth. Since the cosmic will liked to call it that, let it be.

"Rank 825, that's fine. At least I'm on the list. Since I'm on the list, the top spot won't be far off."

Lin Wan said, scanning the leaderboard back and forth again.

He discovered that apart from him, no one else was on the list.

"It's a bit strange. Not to mention others, why hasn't that rich girl who bought my jade pendant made the list yet?"

"Did I misunderstand her? Is she not a reincarnator or a child of prophecy? Is she just an ordinary person?"

"Although that possibility can't be ruled out, there's another possibility: she's refining resources and doesn't have time to step into the inner area!"

Rubbing his temples, Lin Wan didn't dwell on it.

As things stand, let's kill monsters first.

"Nani? Am I seeing things?"

"Lin Wan, Brother-in-law? Over a thousand combat power, is it the same name?"

Ye Fan looked at the new name on the leaderboard in panic.

It's no wonder he reacted this way.

He currently had over 240 combat power and had expected to be the first person from Earth to reach the combat power leaderboard.

He didn't expect a powerhouse to drop in with several times his combat power.

And this powerhouse might be his Brother-in-law,

If he catches me, won't I be in for a world of hurt?

Just thinking about it made him break out in a cold sweat.

"No, wait, don't I have an EX-grade talent? How can someone exceed my combat power by so much? Is my talent fake or something?"

Ye Fan looked at his panel, feeling very depressed.

[Ye Fan]

[Strength: 61 ↑]

[Speed: 61 ↑]

[Constitution: 61 ↑]

[Mental: 61 ↑]

[Base Combat Power: 24.4]

[Comprehensive Combat Power: 244]

[Talent: Child of Divine Speech (EX)]

[Description: You are born divine, constantly growing stronger every moment. You are born with the ability to initially use the power of speech, and you are the ancestor of all speech powers.]

[Initial Mastery of Speech Power: Divine Movement, Divine Speech, Divine Tracking]

[Divine Movement]

[Effect: Your figure can appear at any place within your line of sight at any time.]

[Divine Speech]

[Effect: Within a range of ten times your base combat power, no target can resist your words by any means.]

[Divine Tracking]

[Effect: You are born with the knowledge of information related to what you want to know within your area, such as heavenly treasures, finding people...]

He originally thought his speech power was awesome, but now that he'd encountered someone else from Earth with ultra-high combat power on the list, it didn't feel so awesome anymore.

"Divine Tracking, Divine Tracking, is he really my Brother-in-law?"

Ye Fan immediately used his innate Divine Tracking ability.

However, the result of Divine Tracking stunned him.

[Divine Tracking: Not within service area]

Ye Fan: ???

Lin Wan spent a few more hours killing Chaotic Beasts along the way.

Finally, the time reached the 15th hour of the first day.

After Lin Wan, who was flying on his sword, successfully killed two more blue scorpion-shaped Chaotic Beasts, he suddenly felt his body sink, and his flight altitude dropped sharply.

Fortunately, his current mental power was excellent, and he quickly adapted to this gravity.

"The gravity in this area seems to have increased several times, and the environment is colder than before. I shouldn't have reached the core area yet, right?"

Lin Wan quickly opened the map.

[Chaotic Beast Star Sector · Inner Ice Plain 2]

[Danger Level: B-]

[Suitable Combat Power: 200 — 1000]

[Suggestion: Are you here to crush noobs?]

[Gravity: Five times that of the edge wilderness]

"I didn't expect this inner area to have stages..."

"No wonder those few Chaotic Beasts I just killed started using ranged skills."

"It's like doing a quest!"

"But fortunately, the three advanced strengthening potions have finally been collected!"

"Counting the two newly acquired specialties and this pile of goal rewards, my combat power can be updated and iterated again."

Lin Wan looked at the talent column,

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Advanced Strength Strengthening Potion, Advanced Speed Strengthening Potion, Advanced Constitution Strengthening Potion, Divine Mechanist Awakening Stone, Cultivation Method "Highest Good is Like Water", Sword Intent Stone Inheritance...]