Free Web NovelChapter 326: Chapter 167: Ignoring Control, Instant Kill
His voice was devoid of emotion as he began to announce everyone’s results, from lowest to highest.
As he called out name after name, the students who had only survived a dozen or so waves showed looks of frustration and unwillingness to accept their results.
But as they heard the subsequent names and scores, their frustration gradually gave way to shock.
’So the terrifying situation I faced was far from the limit?’
’Can people really keep going after that?’
"Lu Jiuxiao, successfully passed 20 waves!"
At this announcement, many students cast looks of admiration toward Lu Jiuxiao.
Lu Jiuxiao’s chin lifted slightly, a smug look on his face.
He glanced at Wei Shuying and Ye Qi, sneering inwardly.
’You two probably maxed out at 20 waves, too. Don’t even think about pulling ahead of me in this event.’
But in the next second, the two names Nie Cang read out made the smug look on Lu Jiuxiao’s face freeze instantly.
"Wei Shuying, successfully passed 23 waves!"
"Ye Qi, successfully passed 26 waves!"
Lu Jiuxiao’s expression changed completely. He couldn’t help but question, "Isn’t the maximum 20 waves? How did they..."
Yin Liulan shot him a cold glance. "You died right after clearing the 20th wave. Do you think you would have survived the 21st?"
A single sentence left Lu Jiuxiao speechless. His face flushed beet-red, but he couldn’t utter a single word in rebuttal, because it was the truth.
Nie Cang ignored the small interruption and continued announcing the results.
"Zhang Daoxuan, successfully passed 26 waves, defeated midway through the 27th wave!"
"Dongfang Zhen, successfully passed 29 waves, defeated midway through the 30th wave!"
When these two results were announced, the entire hall fell silent.
Everyone stared at Dongfang Zhen and Zhang Daoxuan as if they were looking at monsters.
’After 20 waves... is that something a human can even withstand?’
’These people at the top of the rankings...’
’Are they all gods?!’
Just as their minds were still reeling from the shock, an unexpected name slowly left Nie Cang’s lips.
"Lin Ye, successfully passed 30 waves."
"Throughout the entire assessment, he sustained no injuries, and not a single alien creature breached his defended area!"
At this declaration, everyone was completely dumbfounded.
Dongfang Zhen’s head snapped up. He looked at Lin Ye, and for the first time, his eyes showed pure, unadulterated shock.
The others hadn’t experienced the later waves, so they had no way of understanding what one truly faced after the 29th wave!
He had given it his all, even using a last-resort Forbidden Technique, just to barely clear the 29th wave.
As for the 30th wave... that was true despair.
It was a legion of a thousand alien creatures, attacking like a landslide, like a tsunami!
Among them was even a lord-class alien creature, over ten meters tall, with an aura so terrifying it was suffocating!
Dongfang Zhen believed that even the top geniuses from the Imperial Capital or elsewhere would have absolutely no chance of passing.
That was a catastrophe that would require a Divine Realm expert to handle.
But Lin Ye had passed.
And what’s more, he was completely unscathed—a perfect clear!
This result was beyond the comprehension of everyone present.
Nie Cang suppressed the turmoil in his heart and continued, "Now, we will proceed to the second part of the final assessment."
"The twenty-one of you, with the exception of Dongfang Zhen, will draw lots randomly and fight in one-on-one duels. This will continue until a final winner is decided, who will then face Dongfang Zhen to compete for the position of chief."
He glanced at the anxious expressions on the faces of the lower-ranked students and added another sentence.
"Your final rankings will be scored based on your overall performance in the duels."
"You don’t need to worry about getting zero points just because you’re matched against an opponent far stronger than yourself."
This statement alleviated the concerns of many.
After all, with a random draw, luck played a huge part.
Some might get matched with a novice, while others might run right into a god-tier opponent.
If the final judgment was based on combat performance, then even in defeat, as long as they put up a spectacular fight, they still had a chance.
Soon, a giant light screen showing the match-up bracket materialized before everyone.
The names on it began to jump around frantically and chaotically. The flicker of each name frayed the students’ already tense nerves.
Finally, the light screen froze.
Ten duels, twenty names, all neatly arranged.
Almost everyone’s gaze subconsciously ignored the other matches, locking tightly onto one in particular.
Lin Ye VS Wei Shuying.
Of these ten matches, nine held no suspense.
Either a top-tier student from the upper ranks was matched against a lower-ranked one, or two students with similar rankings but mediocre strength were pitted against each other in what could only be described as a pecking match between novices.
This was the only match that was the true focus of attention.
One was a former member of the "Five Heavenly Kings," whose rank had since fallen, but who had now announced his return with a perfect performance in the first assessment—a mysterious prodigy.
The other was the only female student who, despite having an ordinary elemental-type Martial Arts Spirituality, had consistently remained in the top five.
The pairings were set. In an instant, the figures of the twenty students vanished from their spots, teleported to their respective Virtual Combat Spaces.
Inside the Martial Arts Hall, only the three instructors and one special observer remained.
Dongfang Zhen.
As the first-place winner in the previous two assessments, and the long-standing number one on the Nirvana Tower’s kill-credit leaderboard, he had earned the right to advance directly to the final duel of the assessment.
At this moment, he paid no attention to the other arenas. With his arms crossed over his chest, his gaze burned as he watched Lin Ye and Wei Shuying.
’Mr. Lin... just how strong are you now?’
...
On the virtual dueling platform, light and shadow swirled. The two stood a hundred meters apart, facing each other from a distance.
Countdown numbers slowly scrolled down in mid-air.
"10, 9, 8..."
The battle had not yet begun, but Wei Shuying’s expression was already grave to the extreme.
