31: Chapter 31 Eight-digit points? Lin Youwei, the perennial runner-up

As Yun Xiong finished speaking, the entire venue instantly fell silent.

Almost all the regular admission students wore solemn expressions.

Their score tokens only displayed points, not rankings.

Therefore, whether they would be admitted still depended on the final ranking results.

At the very front, Lin Youwei's expression was also solemn.

However, she certainly wasn't concerned about her own admission.

As an S-Rank Talent Holder, her admission was guaranteed!

What concerned her was the ranking!

Currently, her score had reached over sixty-five thousand.

In her personal view, this score was already extremely high.

Unless there was some fierce competitor capable of defeating the second-year students, she shouldn't have any rivals.

And for her, the rivals were actually He Wenguang and Di Yun standing nearby.

During this period, due to her looks, her popularity was much higher than that of other S-Rank Talent Holders.

This caused many people to focus more attention on her beauty.

This was not what she desired.

So, she wanted to prove her own ability.

To shift the world's focus back.

Soon after Yun Xiong finished speaking, a giant screen appeared in the upper right section of the sports field.

The rankings began displaying backward, starting from the 1,200th place.

Looking at the score of the 1,200th ranked Examinee, many people present couldn't help but have their eyes well up.

Because their dream of North Emperor University was officially declared over.

There was sadness, there was unwillingness, but also acceptance.

And where there was sorrow, there was naturally joy.

The Examinees who saw their names erupted in intense cheers.

To enter North Emperor University was a source of pride, whether for themselves or for the families and clans behind them.

As the ranking board gradually moved towards the top, it reached the top one hundred Examinees.

It could be seen that by this point, the talents of the Examinees were almost uniformly A-Rank.

Indeed, Awakened Ones with higher talents possessed a significant innate advantage in any examination format.

This was the cruel reality.

Meanwhile, in the Specially Recruited Student area, Lu Qilai, Ma Xiu, and Ning Zhenzhen's eyes were wide open.

They knew Li Fan's score was high, but they never expected it to be this high!

As the saying goes, there is no comparison without disparity.

Glancing at the scores of the top one hundred Examinees, they didn't even amount to a fraction of Li Fan's score!

It seemed the details Li Fan mentioned earlier were a bit conservative!

"It's almost the top ten now. I wonder where Goddess Lin ranks?"

"Goddess Lin must be first, why even guess?"

"That's not certain. He Wenguang and Di Yun are also very strong; they should have a chance to fight for first!"

"If you ask me, I think 'Madman's' score might actually be first. I heard he even defeated several upperclassmen!"

"Pfft! You believe that? Even Goddess Lin couldn't beat the upperclassmen, so how could 'Madman'? But speaking of that, what's that Madman's name again?"

"Look, that person, his name is Li Fan. I don't know if he defeated the upperclassmen, but it's certain he snatched quite a few points. His ranking is highly likely in the top five!"

...As the rankings approached the very top, the Examinees' discussions grew louder.

Now, everyone was watching with the attitude of spectators.

Everyone wanted to see who would truly be the number one New Student of Beidi this time.

Hearing the Examinees' discussions, Lin Youwei in the front row couldn't help but look strange.

"'Madman' is Li Fan?"

She had heard of this Madman.

However, she had never encountered the Madman, so she hadn't paid much attention to his subsequent situation.

She only knew that person was a dark horse in this assessment.

Now, hearing people say the Madman is Li Fan?

But isn't Li Fan a Specially Recruited Student?

Can a Specially Recruited Student even get in?

Just as Lin Youwei turned to look at Li Fan in the Specially Recruited Student area, lost in brief thought, the entire venue suddenly erupted in a chorus of gasps.

"Holy crap!"

"Huh???"

"Am I seeing things?"

"This first place... an eight-figure score? Ten million plus?!"

"Li Fan! Is that Li Fan from the Specially Recruited Student area?"

"Oh my god! How can the first place be him! Is his score wrong? The number seems way too long!"

"Second place, Goddess Lin, only has sixty thousand-plus points, and this Li Fan has over ten million? Did he really defeat the upperclassmen and women?"

"That's the only possibility, and he definitely defeated more than one!"

"Madman! Truly worthy of the name Madman! This strength is too outrageous! Good thing I didn't clash with him directly in the Secret Realm back then!"

...Indeed.

The rankings had already displayed up to the top five.

The names in the top five were largely as they had guessed.

But only Li Fan in first place made them stare blankly.

This score was terrifyingly high!

Perhaps Li Fan's score alone was higher than the combined scores of the other one thousand one hundred and nineteen Examinees!

"This... How is this possible?!"

Lin Youwei stared at Li Fan's data on the scoreboard, her eyes wide.

When she had just learned that Li Fan was the Madman, she had expected his ranking wouldn't be low.

It would probably even be very high.

But wasn't this ridiculously high?

Di Yun and He Wenguang beside her were also dumbfounded.

They knew Li Fan was strong, but they hadn't expected him to be this strong.

If nothing unexpected happened, Li Fan must have defeated a whole host of upperclassmen and women, otherwise, he couldn't have such a score.

"Alright, the Examinees ranked in the top one thousand two hundred please remain. All other Examinees, please exit in sequence and promptly participate in the make-up exams for other institutions."

At this moment, Yun Xiong's voice rang out, suppressing the uproar in the field.

Hearing this, the failed Examinees snapped out of their shock, returned to reality, and began leaving in sequence.

What they urgently needed to do now wasn't to stay and marvel at how terrifying others' results were.

It was to take the make-up exams at other institutions to see if they still had a chance to enter other famous schools.

Thus, in a short while, only the more than one thousand admitted New Students remained in the entire stadium.

"Congratulations to all of you for becoming the New Students of North Emperor University this term!"

"Next, I will briefly introduce what you need to do during the enrollment phase and what you need to do for your university life going forward..."

Yun Xiong's voice was forceful and extremely inspiring.

All the New Students present listened with excitement.

However, Yun Xiong's so-called 'brief introduction' was far from brief.

Because he lectured for nearly two hours.

One hour was spent detailing the enrollment procedures, and the other hour was entirely dedicated to citing the glorious deeds of senior students as examples to motivate everyone.

But it must be said, the motivation was quite effective; it didn't make them feel bored.

When Yun Xiong finished his speech, everyone received their student ID tags.

For most matters in the coming years of university, notifications would be marked and delivered via the student ID tag.

Lin Youwei looked at the number two student ID tag in her hand and looked complexly towards Li Fan in the Specially Recruited Student area.

She saw Li Fan meet her gaze, directly raise an eyebrow at her, and lightly wave the number one student ID tag in his hand.

"Li Fan!"

Lin Youwei gritted her teeth anxiously, that familiar desire to compete against Li Fan resurfacing.

It was one thing to be suppressed by Li Fan in high school.

But now in university, even though she had awakened an S-Rank Talent, she was still being suppressed!

She couldn't tolerate it!

But for some unknown reason, while she was angry, she was also inexplicably a little joyful.

Why was that?

She couldn't explain it herself.

"Alright, the official enrollment is in two days. After you handle your personal matters, you can report in."

"There will be orientation activities on campus. Decide for yourselves whether to join any clubs; the school administration will not interfere."

"Also, regarding mentors, pay attention to your student ID tags over these two days. As for public lectures, you can check the official website. Most can be attended simply by using your student ID tag."

"Dismissed!"