96: Exam number 94666, Jiang Chen is on stage! (3rd update)

Chapter 95: Exam Number 94666, Jiang Chen Takes the Stage! (3rd Update)

Rongcheng Square.

After Gong Hao's assessment results came out, the assessment scores of all previous candidates immediately paled in comparison!

The test results of the candidates who were also ranked behind Gong Hao also failed to arouse any interest!

Now, all the audience members had completely focused their attention on another prodigy, Xie Enze. Everyone felt that only Xie Enze could now compete with Gong Hao!

During the long wait, Nangong Yan's name suddenly rang out.

Nangong Yan, who had been ranked in front of Jiang Chen, was stunned for a moment, then eagerly ran onto the stage, his face showing extreme excitement.

Hearing that it was Nangong Yan, the 199 students from Ningshui Beast Taming Academy and teachers like Principal Gao Hong and Zhao Zhong, who were in the audience, immediately craned their necks to look at the stage.

Jian Qingqiu didn't come today. She told Jiang Chen there was nothing good to see, it was too boring, so she took leave.

Jian Qingqiu treated most school activities this way; if she could avoid it, she would, and if she could take leave, she would.

She was much more interested in the ancient books crammed to the ceiling in her dorm room than in anything else.

The examiner on stage looked at Nangong Yan with a puzzled expression. Why was this child so happy to go on stage, as if it were Chinese New Year?

"Student Nangong Yan, please display your level and your pet beast."

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Nangong Yan's mouth curved upwards. He excitedly looked at the other students from Ningshui Town Academy, then eagerly glanced at the other girls below the stage, before finally summoning his pet beast.

"Buzz~"

A huge five-pointed star Magic Array appeared behind Nangong Yan, and then a Tentacle Shrimp, over two meters tall with a bright carapace, emerged from the Magic Array.

Nangong Yan's Tentacle Shrimp had grown from its original 1 meter to 2 meters. At the same time, in addition to its original whisker tentacles, two more had grown from beneath its abdomen, making a total of 4 tentacles, each reaching 4 meters!

As the Tentacle Shrimp's realm continuously improved, the length, thickness, and hardness of its tentacles would also continuously upgrade, becoming thicker, harder, larger, longer, and redder. This was a characteristic of the Tentacle Shrimp.

"Candidate: Nangong Yan"

"Pet Beast: Elite Early-Stage Tentacle Shrimp!"

"Beast Tamer Level: Level 2"

"Spiritual Power: 208 points!"

When the large electronic display screen behind Nangong Yan showed his Spiritual Power reaching 208 points, the entire Rongcheng Square immediately fell into a slight silence!

No, this... how is this possible?

Many Elite Early-Stage pet beasts had appeared before, and the Tentacle Shrimp was not unique to this candidate.

But why was Nangong Yan's Spiritual Power so high, reaching 208 points?

Based on the tests of most previous candidates, everyone had roughly figured out a pattern.

Generally, Mid-Awakening Stage candidates had 60-80 Spiritual Power, Late-Awakening Stage had 80-100 points, and Elite Early-Stage had around 101-150 points.

If a pet beast's bloodline level was relatively high, its Spiritual Power would also be higher.

However, at this moment, everyone could clearly see that Nangong Yan's Tentacle Shrimp was only Elite Early-Stage, and its bloodline was only Elite Late-Stage.

With no bloodline bonus and no level bonus, its Spiritual Power should have been around 101-150 points.

But Nangong Yan broke this pattern, reaching 208 points, which was truly a bit baffling!

The examiners in the examiner's seats were also a bit confused.

"Could it be because this candidate looks rather lewd, and perfectly matches the temperament of the Tentacle Shrimp, which is why his Spiritual Power is higher?" a female examiner couldn't help but whisper.

"That seems to make some sense. I remember in previous years there was a candidate whose personality perfectly matched a Giant Water Rat, and his Spiritual Power was also very high!"

"And upon closer inspection, this Elite Early-Stage Tentacle Shrimp does appear to be stronger than other Tentacle Shrimp of the same period."

"It's also possible that this candidate awakened a Beast Taming Talent. We'll ask later."

"Enen."

Among the candidates, Jiang Chen was also a little surprised by Nangong Yan's Spiritual Power.

However, he quickly realized that the reason for such high Spiritual Power should be the bonus from Nangong Yan's Beast Taming Talent, the Tentacle Great Demon King!

After all, with the bonus from the Tentacle Great Demon King, Nangong Yan's Tentacle Shrimp was two-tenths stronger than other Tentacle Shrimp of the same period.

This testing Magic Array was very powerful, capable of even testing the effects caused by Beast Taming Talent.

After Nangong Yan completed his test, there was another long wait.

Finally, a much-anticipated name slowly echoed across the square: "Exam Number 35455, Xie Enze!"

The same scene as Gong Hao's appearance occurred, and perhaps because of Gong Hao's precedent, the entire Rongcheng Square was now shouting Xie Enze's name!

"Xie Enze!"

"Xie Enze!"

"Xie Enze!"

People shouted excitedly, and even the candidates and teachers around were curious.

Gong Hao's Spiritual Power reached a terrifying 898 points, almost 900 points. What about Xie Enze?

These two top geniuses in Rongcheng City, with the highest acclaim this year, were finally going to compete!

In terms of acclaim, Xie Enze was slightly higher, as he had already been reserved by Yingtian Beast Taming Academy, while Gong Hao had not.

Amidst widespread anticipation, a tall young man in white clothes slowly ascended the stage in the center of the square.

He had sharp features, a handsome face, a slight curve to his lips, and a glint of confidence in his eyes.

As soon as he appeared, the girls around the square immediately screamed excitedly, shouting "Xie Enze" even louder!

In terms of appearance, Xie Enze was clearly more handsome than Gong Hao.

"Student Xie Enze, please step forward to the center of the Magic Array," an examiner said.

"Alright."

Xie Enze nodded indifferently, walked to the Magic Array, and at the same time released his spiritual power aura. A huge five-pointed star Magic Array also appeared behind him.

The next second, a colossal creature, five or six meters in size, landed on the stage!

Because of its heavy weight, as soon as it appeared, it immediately caused the stage to emit a series of dull creaking sounds!

As soon as this pet beast appeared, the surrounding air seemed to rise several degrees, and a scorching heat wave spread in all directions, causing candidates who were close to the stage to quickly retreat in alarm!

This was a giant crocodile, but its scales were crimson.

At the same time, clusters of crimson flames gathered and swirled around its four hooves, making this crimson crocodile appear as if it were treading on fire clouds.

"This is a Transcendent Level bloodline, a Fire Cloud Crocodile!" Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed. He finally knew what Xie Enze's pet beast was.

This pet beast was very good, and it was also a rare fire-attribute pet beast!

In this extraordinary water world, fire-attribute pet beasts always seemed somewhat out of place.

But Jiang Chen knew that fire-attribute pet beasts were not weak, and even quite strong!

Because these pet beasts possessed not ordinary flames, but profound fires that were several times more powerful than ordinary flames, fueled by spiritual power!

It was said that when this kind of flame was cultivated to a profound stage, it could even directly ignite the spiritual power within a sea beast's body, causing it to self-immolate, which was extremely terrifying!

At the same time, Xie Enze's data finally came out!

"Candidate: Xie Enze"

"Pet Beast: Elite Late-Stage Fire Cloud Crocodile!"

"Beast Tamer Level: Level 2"

"Spiritual Power: 953 points!"

As one of Rongcheng City's top geniuses, Xie Enze's Fire Cloud Crocodile was also cultivated to Elite Late-Stage, the same level as Gong Hao's Unicorn Iron Whale.

But the most exaggerated thing was that Xie Enze's Spiritual Power actually reached 953 points!

Gong Hao's Spiritual Power was only 898, Xie Enze was more than 50 points higher than Gong Hao!

As soon as this result came out, the entire Rongcheng Square immediately erupted in an uproar!

It's out!

This year's two strongest geniuses in Rongcheng City, Gong Hao and Xie Enze, competed, and in the end, Xie Enze still had the upper hand!

"Our Rongcheng has indeed produced many talents this year. This Xie Enze is very good. In the future, he and Xiao Hao will definitely become the pillars of our Rongcheng." In the examiner's seats, Gong Hong said with relief, looking at Xie Enze's figure, without the slightest hint of disappointment that his own son had been outmatched.

This was just a small competition in life's journey. If his son couldn't even withstand such a setback, then he was too fragile.

As Gong Hao's and Xie Enze's test results came out, some audience members began to leave the square.

Most of the audience had originally bought tickets to watch because of Gong Hao's and Xie Enze's reputations. Now that their assessment results were over, there was no point in staying there.

And it was in the gap as many audience members were leaving that a name slowly echoed across the entire square!

"Exam Number 94666, Jiang Chen!"

Immediately, an incomparably handsome figure slowly walked onto the stage, and the audience who were originally leaving paused slightly.

"Oh, which school is this candidate from? He's so handsome, I'll just watch him finish before I go!"

"I think so too."

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