254: Chapter 254 Is this not a conspiracy? First place already secured!

Fuck! Why?!

What the hell kind of rotten luck is this?!

On the starship outside the planet, the members of the Chen Xing Squad who had been teleported out were now cursing and grumbling, their faces filled with resentment.

They had originally begun to set their sights on the top ten.

But they ended up running into this inexplicably riotous beast tide.

Their luck was truly unmatched!

Looking at the members of the Chen Xing Squad,

the other eliminated Students present also felt a sense of being torn between laughter and tears.

From their perspective, the squad's luck was genuinely terrible.

Now, back to the arena.

With the destruction of the Chen Xing Squad's Golden Shelter,

Peng Song and the others not far away were now wide-eyed, their faces full of disbelief.

"This... what's going on?!" Peng Song was even starting to stammer a little.

Duan Linger and Luo Ling beside him were the same.

"What's wrong with these Starry Sky Giant Beasts? Did their attack methods evolve?"

"Not good, are they going to come charging at us next?"

Obviously,

Peng Song and the others never expected that they would achieve victory against this long-awaited opponent even before the battle began.

However, what they were concerned about now wasn't the victory, but the strange behavior of the beast tide.

If that beast tide gave them a round later,

their fate would inevitably be the same as the Chen Xing Squad's.

But this worry didn't last long.

Because after successfully destroying the Chen Xing Squad's shelter, the riotous beast tide headed off in the opposite direction from them.

Once their worries subsided,

they all looked at each other, exchanging strange glances.

If this beast tide wasn't under someone's control, weren't they just a bit too lucky?

The riot earlier seemed tailor-made just to eliminate the Chen Xing Squad!

Meanwhile,

in the live stream room,

a group of Sparring Partners and senior Students were also wide-eyed, their expressions peculiar.

Immediately after,

accusations surged forth.

"What the hell is this?! Why did all those Starry Sky Giant Beasts suddenly attack Chen Xing and the others?!"

"Rigged! It's absolutely rigged! Someone must be controlling the beast tide from behind!"

"Fuck! Isn't this rigged?!"

"I think it's rigged too! How can something be this coincidental?!"

"Even dumb luck shouldn't work like this!"

"Goodness, Li Fan and his team aren't really going to coast into the top ten, are they?"

"Forget the top ten. If they can control the beast tide, they might even take first place. With a beast tide like this, even Jiang Yunxu and the others couldn't withstand it, right?!"

That's right.

Many people were now beginning to suspect foul play.

Especially in the Sparring Partner area.

Many veteran Sparring Partners were now starting to curse.

Even if they were rigging it, did they have to make it so obvious?

The beast tide eliminated the Chen Xing Squad, then turned around and left, not even giving the Li Fan Squad a second glance!

Compared to the Sparring Partners' suspicions,

the academy's higher-ups had now discerned the truth.

"This... did you all notice?"

One higher-up frowned, looking at the others somewhat uncertainly.

"Hmm, it does seem a bit like it."

"A bit like it? It *is* it! This kid is actually a Divine Illusionist? Who would've thought he was hiding this so deep?"

"We should've realized earlier! Being able to stay in the Confinement Valley without any issues, how could his Mental Energy be weak?"

"Indeed. He probably even used the Confinement Valley to cultivate his Mental Energy!"

"Just now, he must have used his Mental Energy to control that beast king. If that's the case, wouldn't he already be guaranteed first place?!"

"It's probably seventy or eighty percent certain. If this kid uses the beast tide on Jiang Yunxu and Duan Xuan as well, they probably couldn't hold out either. And even without the beast tide, in a direct confrontation, his Divine Illusionist abilities paired with that outrageous close-combat prowess should ensure a stable victory."

"I'm not so sure. Top-tier geniuses like Jiang Yunxu and Duan Xuan probably have fairly strong Mental Energy themselves. They should be able to withstand Li Fan's mental attacks. As long as they maintain a safe distance from Li Fan during battle or avoid being instantly killed, they'd still have a chance."

"In a direct confrontation, that's true. Only a real fight would determine the outcome. But the worry is that Li Fan might not even give them a chance for a direct fight."

"We calculated everything, but we never expected a Divine Illusionist to pop up!"

"There's no helping it. Divine Illusionists are truly rare and extremely difficult to cultivate. At his age, to be able to control a Star Shattering Rank ferocious beast with Mental Energy... honestly, it's a bit outrageous!"

"More than outrageous, it's monstrous! This kid's talent as a Divine Illusionist is even more exaggerated than his cultivation talent!"

"That's probably why Senior Liu Sha took a liking to him, right?"

The higher-ups had clearly discerned Li Fan's situation.

The profession of Divine Illusionist truly left the higher-ups utterly astonished.

This profession wasn't common, but it was absurdly powerful, making it difficult to find an opponent of the same rank.

Because for ordinary people, Mental Energy was generally a weak point. Once facing the mental attacks of a Divine Illusionist, even if they could resist without going insane, their bodies were prone to freezing up.

And for strong individuals or those of similar strength, even a momentary opening could decide the final outcome of the battle.

If Li Fan didn't have this hidden Divine Illusionist ability, facing Jiang Yunxu and Duan Xuan directly, they didn't think Li Fan would be a match, even believing he would be crushed...

But now, most of them believed Li Fan would be the victor.

Compared to the higher-ups' astonishment,

on the remote island deep within the academy, Old Man Liu Sha was now beyond mere surprise.

"This kid actually found the path on his own, and in just over a month, he can already completely control a seventh-stage Star Shattering Rank Starry Sky Giant Beast?!"

"Although judging by the time, he probably can only control it for a few minutes, it's still utterly unbelievable!"

"With such talent, perhaps he really can give that wordless stele a try!"

The old man's gaze burned intensely.

While marveling, his heart already held great expectations for Li Fan.

The strength Li Fan had currently displayed

had already exceeded his expectations.

As for the remaining competition schedule, he basically didn't need to pay attention anymore; they could fast-forward straight to the enlightenment stele.

The time that followed

could basically be called Li Fan's solo performance.

Of course,

this was only the perspective of those with clear insight, like the academy higher-ups and Old Man Liu Sha.

For the Sparring Partners, many senior Students, and the New Students who had been eliminated early,

the first place in the current New Student Competition would still be decided between Jiang Yunxu and Duan Xuan.

The Li Fan Squad was merely a pure stroke of luck or a rigged contestant.

As long as the Li Fan Squad didn't directly defeat Jiang Yunxu or Duan Xuan in a head-on clash,

even if they really held out until the end,

they wouldn't recognize such a rigged result.

In fact, a small group of eliminated New Students had already begun organizing a protest squad in anticipation of such a possible outcome.

If Li Fan and his team relied on rigging to last until the end, they would collectively protest.

However, soon,

their voices of doubt would completely vanish.