15: The true intentions are revealed! A challenge from Wu Moxuan!
At this moment, aside from Wu Moxuan's extremely unsightly expression, the people who had previously surrounded him were all staring at Lin Yuan with faces full of shock.
How could they have imagined that Lin Yuan, who had only awakened an E-rank Beast Soul, could actually clear the 'Beast Refining' assessment entirely!
Never mind them; even Su Muxue, who was standing beside Lin Yuan, couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
She also hadn't expected that Lin Yuan's ranking would actually be above hers!
No wonder Lin Yuan didn't seem particularly surprised when she announced her results.
But the question was... how on earth did Lin Yuan do it?
"This is impossible!"
Right then, Wu Moxuan finally exploded!
His eyes were bloodshot, staring fixedly at Lin Yuan like a wild beast: "How could a waste with E-Rank Talent like you possibly achieve such a score?!"
"You must have cheated!!"
Wu Moxuan's roar instantly drew the attention of everyone around them.
"Cheating? For real? Someone can actually cheat in the 'Beast Refining' assessment?"
"Isn't that Wu Moxuan? In that case... the one standing in front of him is Lin Yuan!"
"Lin Yuan? Is that the Lin Yuan who ranked first in the assessment?"
"And Su Muxue, the second-ranked Su Muxue is also standing right next to them!"
"Holy crap, it really is. Things are getting exciting; I'm ready to watch the drama unfold!"
Lin Yuan looked at Wu Moxuan with a half-smile and spoke indifferently: "Cheating?"
"Do you really think... I need to cheat to beat you?"
As he spoke, Lin Yuan's gaze suddenly became sharp to the extreme, like a predatory wolf looking for its next meal!
The moment their eyes met, even Wu Moxuan couldn't help but feel a surge of terror, involuntarily taking several steps back.
But immediately after, Wu Moxuan gritted his teeth and shouted, "You say you didn't cheat? Then tell me, how could you possibly pass ten rounds of trials with that E-rank Beast Soul of yours?!"
Wu Moxuan's words were like a stone causing a thousand ripples.
One had to realize that among all the examinees, not many actually knew Lin Yuan.
No one had expected that Lin Yuan, who had cleared ten rounds of trials, had only awakened an E-rank Beast Soul!
"An E-rank Beast Soul? Isn't that the trashiest kind?"
"Holy crap, then how did he clear ten rounds? Could he really have cheated?"
"No way? I've never heard of anyone being able to cheat in the 'Beast Refining' assessment!"
"Yeah, it's a complete combat simulation. Nothing from the outside can be brought in, so how could anyone cheat?"
At that moment, Lin Yuan spoke again with a smile: "Who said an E-rank Beast Soul can't clear the 'Beast Refining' assessment?"
"There doesn't seem to be such a rule in the assessment manual, does there?"
Wu Moxuan's face twitched violently as he roared, "Lin Yuan... don't get too ahead of yourself!"
"I will apply for arbitration from the Beast Soul Hall! I'll expose the despicable methods you used to the public!"
Facing Wu Moxuan's threat, Lin Yuan simply shrugged with a nonchalant expression: "If you like, go right ahead."
"However, if it's confirmed I didn't cheat, you'd better remember to fulfill our bet."
If there were doubts about assessment results, one could indeed apply for arbitration from the Beast Soul Hall.
However, applying for arbitration over someone else's results was quite rare.
Just as Wu Moxuan was about to speak again, a voice like a clap of thunder suddenly rang out in everyone's ears.
"Why is there such a commotion outside the hall?"
Following the sound of the voice,
A tall figure slowly walked out from the Beast Soul Hall and appeared before everyone.
The person before them was none other than the Chief Invigilator of this 'Beast Refining' assessment, Zhao Shanhe!
After he appeared, the phantom of a giant bear as massive as a mountain suddenly emerged behind him, radiating a world-shaking, ferocious aura!
A terrifying pressure instantly swept out in all directions!
Every examinee who felt this pressure felt as if a great mountain was weighing down on their backs, making it even difficult to breathe!
This was the pressure of a Lord-level Beast Soul Master!
A Beast Soul Master of this level didn't even need to undergo Fusion with their beast soul to easily manifest a beast soul phantom and release pressure!
Of course, Zhao Shanhe was already controlling the pressure he released.
Otherwise, how could this group of students, who hadn't even reached the Beast General Rank, possibly withstand his pressure?
At this moment, everyone's eyes were gathered on Zhao Shanhe.
Among the crowd, quiet discussions broke out.
"He's Chief Invigilator Zhao Shanhe, right? It's said his 'Beast Soul' has already reached the Realm of Lord level Seven Star!"
"Heavens, even among Lord-level Beast Soul Masters, that's considered a quite powerful existence, isn't it?"
"Nonsense, he's a Genius Beast Soul Master who came out of our Zhenhai City. If he hadn't applied for it himself, there's no way he'd come to a small place like ours to be the Chief Invigilator."
"In that case, Examiner Zhao is quite sentimental; at least he hasn't forgotten his roots."
Amidst the crowd's discussions, Zhao Shanhe looked around and spoke in an indifferent tone: "Who was it that just applied for arbitration from the Beast Soul Hall?"
As soon as he said this, everyone's gaze focused on Wu Moxuan.
Wu Moxuan steeled himself and stepped forward, bowing to Zhao Shanhe before speaking: "It was I who applied for arbitration!"
"I believe... examinee Lin Yuan's results are unreasonable!"
"He only awakened an E-rank Beast Soul, yet he cleared ten rounds of trials in the 'Beast Refining' assessment. This simply defies common sense!"
"Regarding this matter, I would like to request the Beast Soul Hall to provide a reasonable explanation!"
At this moment, Wu Moxuan's dagger was revealed, and he launched his attack against Lin Yuan without hesitation!
However, to everyone's surprise, facing Wu Moxuan's questioning, Zhao Shanhe spoke indifferently: "That's quite a coincidence."
"When examinee Lin Yuan was undergoing the 'Beast Refining' assessment, I happened to be present. One could say I invigilated the entire process, and I found nothing abnormal."
"Or are you... doubting that I helped him cheat?"
Upon hearing these words, Wu Moxuan felt as if his scalp was about to explode!
How could he have known that the one responsible for invigilating Lin Yuan was Zhao Shanhe!
In other words, to prove Lin Yuan cheated, either Zhao Shanhe helped him cheat, or he cheated right under Zhao Shanhe's nose!
Either possibility was inconceivable.
Why would a Lord-level Beast Soul Master lower his status to help an examinee cheat?
Furthermore, doing so carried immense risk.
If discovered, even someone like Zhao Shanhe, a Lord-level Beast Soul Master, would have to face extremely severe punishment!
Wu Moxuan naturally didn't dare to suspect Zhao Shanhe, but he was also absolutely unwilling to believe that Lin Yuan had truly achieved such results through his own strength!
Thinking of this, Wu Moxuan immediately spoke: "Examiner Zhao is the pride of our Zhenhai City; I naturally wouldn't dream of doubting you."
"However, during the beast soul Awakening ceremony, the Lizard Beast Soul awakened by examinee Lin Yuan was only rated as E-Rank Talent!"
"I believe everyone present should be clear about what E-Rank Talent actually signifies!"
"I truly find it hard to imagine how examinee Lin Yuan could have passed ten rounds of trials while only possessing an E-rank Beast Soul!"
"Therefore... I believe Examiner Zhao should at least release examinee Lin Yuan's combat footage. Only then can everyone be convinced."
After Wu Moxuan said this, the examinees around them also nodded one after another, showing expressions of agreement.
To be honest, they were also very curious whether Lin Yuan truly had the strength or if he had used improper means as Wu Moxuan claimed.
However, Zhao Shanhe shook his head and spoke indifferently: "I'm afraid I cannot grant this request."
"According to Beast Soul Hall regulations, in the absence of special circumstances, invigilators may not disclose examinee information at will."
Zhao Shanhe wasn't lying; this was indeed a regulation of the Beast Soul Hall, intended to protect the examinees.
But Wu Moxuan seemed to have anticipated this and immediately said: "Since the combat footage cannot be released, then there is only one other way to verify the authenticity of Lin Yuan's results."
Wu Moxuan's words instantly piqued the interest of everyone present.
They also wanted to know what other method could verify whether Lin Yuan had cheated or not.
Zhao Shanhe nodded slightly, signaling Wu Moxuan to continue.
Wu Moxuan raised his head and spoke in a heavy voice: "My method is very simple: let Lin Yuan and I have a battle!"
"If he can win, then that naturally proves there's no problem with his results!"
"But if he can't even defeat me, then that's enough to prove his results were obtained entirely through cheating!"
For a moment, the entire place was in an uproar!
Clearly, this was Wu Moxuan's true intention!
All his previous setup was for this very moment!
He wanted to tear away Lin Yuan's fig leaf in front of everyone!
Wu Moxuan wanted everyone to witness... that the guy before them wasn't some peerless Genius at all, but merely a waste who had only awakened an E-rank Beast Soul!