Chapter 276: All Humanity Hotly Discussed

The monitor teacher still held a walkie-talkie, describing the situation inside the exam hall; his vision blurred, he only felt a fleeting shadow pass, and before he could react, the walkie-talkie in his hand had vanished without a trace.

"You!"

The invigilator stared dumbfounded, never expecting Wu Zhenghao to have such gall, openly snatching the walkie-talkie from his hand, about to open his mouth to scold.

The next second, Wu Zhenghao exerted a little force, and the walkie-talkie exploded directly in his hand!

A "hiss" of electric current instantly rang through the classroom, drawing everyone's attention; seeing this scene, the other examinees stared dumbfounded and couldn't help swallowing.

You should know that walkie-talkie still had some thickness; crushing it underfoot already takes considerable effort, let alone crushing it barehanded.

The young man before them looked frail—where did such strength come from?!

Before anyone could react, they heard Wu Zhenghao let out a low roar and directly slammed a fist onto the table.

Boom—

Accompanied by the tremendous sound, the wide, heavy wooden table, under everyone's gaze, instantly split into pieces, wood chips scattering everywhere, many splashing onto the clothing of nearby examinees.

Everyone stared dumbfounded, unable to believe what they saw; after all, the wooden table was heavy and cumbersome to move, yet now it had been reduced to sawdust by a single punch, showing how terrifying this strength was.

"What's wrong? What happened!"

Security personnel rushed over immediately, seeing the mess all over the ground and Wu Zhenghao standing amid the wood chips; without a doubt, he was the culprit, and they reacted at once.

"How dare you ruin the exam hall's order!"

"Seize him quickly!"

Several security personnel quickly approached Wu Zhenghao, loudly shouting, "Do you know what you're doing, student?"

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Zhenghao, already completely bereft of reason, swiftly turned into a streak of light and rushed to the security personnel's side.

He threw a straight punch!

Fortunately, the security personnel were well-trained; they barely managed to sidestep, barely avoiding the incoming fist.

Wu Zhenghao's punch missed, striking the wall instead; the white wall instantly showed a crack, which then spread like a spiderweb.

Seeing this scene, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.

You should know Wu Zhenghao isn't tall; due to his family's poverty, he suffers some malnutrition, making him relatively short among his peers, and he looks extremely frail.

And yet, with such a slender build, he smashed the wooden table with a single punch—not to mention cracking the wall extensively, which is truly astonishing.

Several security personnel exchanged glances, their eyes instantly turning grave and solemn; the petite student before them felt more troublesome than a bandit.

Before they could act, Wu Zhenghao launched another attack; a flood of information surged into his mind, his body seeming uncontrollable, as if some mysterious power were governing everything.

He could only watch dazedly as his body performed various high-difficulty movements.

Those security personnel, for a moment, felt like they faced a formidable foe, being beaten back repeatedly; they had no chance to strike back, could only dodge the blows, appearing utterly embarrassed, and even a slight misstep would leave a mark on their faces.

If someone had told them before that they would be routed by a college‑entrance‑exam student, they would never have believed it.

Watching Wu Zhenghao take on many opponents alone, the situation was almost him crushing the entire venue; a random punch on a desk or chair sent wood chips flying, and all the other examinees panicked and ran outside, fearing collateral damage.

The disturbance in Wu Zhenghao's exam hall was not an isolated incident; similar scenes were unfolding simultaneously in other exam halls.

Strands of heavenly and earthly spiritual qi flowed into the bodies of these suddenly enlightened examinees.

Although the heavenly Dao is now deficient and spiritual qi scarce, as the monsters of Longyuan Mountain expanded their territory, occupying famous mountains and rivers and setting up Spirit‑Gathering Formations, those places became suitable for cultivation.

Moreover, Ye Qin, taking Longyuan Mountain as the center, linked all these places together, forming a vast blessed land; the mountains, rivers, and streams influenced each other, and now the spiritual qi is greater than before.

Furthermore, as these examinees comprehended the cultivation method—which Ye Qin himself established—the spiritual qi would be drawn to them, more or less.

Although it is not much—just a few strands—for ordinary people who have never cultivated, the impact and power it brings are still terrifying enough.

Deafening sounds continued nonstop; in the small exam hall, Wu Zhenghao, having just come into contact with this power, could not control the force within him at all.

Vast amounts of information and heavenly‑earthly spiritual qi rushed into his body all at once, plunging Wu Zhenghao's consciousness into utter chaos.

Within the exam hall, countless security forces and guard personnel were quickly drawn here by the commotion, all coming to help.

Yet even with their numbers and strength, they still could not subdue Wu Zhenghao; his speed was truly too fast, afterimages flickering in the air, making it impossible to capture his movements.

Moreover, his strength was inexhaustible; he could smash a table or chair to pieces with ease, and even electric shock batons were useless—after all, they couldn't even touch the corner of Wu Zhenghao's clothing.

However, they were also reluctant to use firearms or such high‑damage weapons, so the two sides remained in a stalemate.

Although the security personnel were numerous, they were powerless against Wu Zhenghao; this situation persisted until anesthetic guns appeared, finally breaking the original deadlock.

Although one dose of anesthetic would normally suffice, they fired five or six shots—enough to fell a person, let alone an elephant—but it only barely took effect on Wu Zhenghao.

His body swayed and finally collapsed; only then did the crowd manage to subdue him.

The surrounding ground was in disarray, littered with wood chips, and many guard personnel sported bruised noses and swollen faces; everyone who witnessed the scene wore a dazed expression.

What on earth is going on?

Could such combat ability really be achieved by a slender youth?

You should know there are dozens of guard personnel here!

In fact, the exam halls where disturbances occurred were not limited to this one; besides Wu Zhenghao, many other examinees who had gained insight also experienced abnormalities.

Some, like Wu Zhenghao, suffered splitting headaches under the flood of information, gradually descending into chaos and losing consciousness.

Others fell completely into a stupor, their pupils dull, eyes unfocused, muttering unknown words; even after the exam ended, they remained like puppets—motionless, utterly stiff in place.

Still others suddenly burst out laughing during the exam, loudly shouting, "I've understood!" "I've understood!" and similar phrases.

Even more, their aura circulated, their gaze seeming to flow like Daoist script, full of endless mystery; they actually went crazy scribbling on the test papers and answer sheets, writing down unknown symbols and characters!

These individuals, under the impact of enlightenment and the tension of the college entrance exam, all fell into brief chaos; facing these examinees with abnormal demeanor and behavior, not only the invigilators but also the other order‑keeping staff were utterly bewildered.

Seeing that the situation was spiraling out of control, they simply bound everyone up with ropes and took them away, lest they affect the other examinees.

Although their numbers were few, scattered across various exam halls, they caused considerable surprise and shock to everyone who witnessed this.

"Have you heard? In our school's morning liberal arts and science comprehensive exam hall today, it seems an examinee couldn't bear the pressure and went mad right there in the exam hall."

"Be confident—drop the 'seems' and it's our school's, probably someone from Class 56; his usual grades weren't bad, who would have thought he'd go crazy in the exam hall?"

"I was there at the scene; he was excited and kept shouting something about having understood the Dao? The whole exam hall was affected by him, wasting a lot of time."

"He really is a talent."

Countless examinees left the classroom, discussing what had happened in the exam hall; only after they finished their final English exam and left campus did they realize that not just their exam hall, but other exam halls as well had seen similar incidents.

This year's Greater Xia college entrance exam could be described as unprecedentedly lively; online discussion never ceased, stirring up quite a storm.

#Shock! A shocking scene appeared in an exam hall in the southwest region! #

#One examinee, unable to bear the pressure, tore up his exam paper during the college entrance exam and jumped directly from the third floor! #

#Why did a young examinee leave for no reason, and why did the class top student leave all questions unanswered? The poor‑performing youth laughed as he left, shouting "Dharma endures!"#

#An exam hall suddenly saw students beating up invigilators, a single person crushing dozens of security guards—is this a corruption of morality or a loss of humanity? #

#In broad daylight, under a clear sky, examinees actually behaved like this in the exam hall! #

All kinds of bizarre things appeared in the exam hall—nothing unimaginable, only unseen—leaving everyone's eyes wide open.

The entire internet was occupied by all sorts of matters; on the hot‑search list, every topic was related to the college entrance exam, and its popularity kept rising at a terrifying speed.

Countless online bloggers and other self‑media personnel rushed out to ride the hype, voicing all kinds of opinions—it was utter chaos.

Looking at everything before them, and the endless stream of news online, many Greater Xia officials were dumbfounded, suspecting that the news media might be exaggerating.

"This must be fake, right? A seventeen‑ or eighteen‑year‑old exam taker fighting ten against multiple security guards in the exam hall? This isn't an examinee—it's a Saiyan!"

"What's that supposed to be? I even saw someone laughing hysterically, running straight out of the classroom and jumping from the third floor, scaring the invigilator and others half to death."

"Good grief, I was in the exam hall myself; the guy sitting in front of me suddenly went mad, muttering something about 'Dharma lasts forever'—he must have read too many fantasy cultivation novels."

"I'm speechless—could it be that the pressure was so great they could no longer tell reality from illusion?"

"Really, it's beyond ordinary—exam‑year weirdness happens every year, but this year there's the most, simply taking the top prize."

"Now the hot‑search list is all about this—first the exam papers, then these examinees with strange behavior; what's wrong with this year's college entrance exam? It feels a bit sinister."

"Could it be that the exam papers changed too much, causing pressure to double and making everyone too nervous? In my view, today's youth are just too fragile; their psychological resilience needs strengthening."

In previous years, the hot topics of the college entrance exam were the essay questions or someone cheating, and the heat would soon fade; but this year, for various reasons, the popularity has remained high.

Now these endless situations have pushed the college entrance exam event to its climax; countless Greater Xia people who saw the related information were deeply shocked, and they discussed it animatedly.

Faced with many matters, the Greater Xia high officials also convened an emergency meeting at once.

"When things go awry, there must be a demon," they suspected that these examinees with strange behavior were related to the cultivation methods from Longyuan Mountain, after all, such strange incidents had never occurred before.

However, a conclusion cannot be reached just yet, because although the Longyuan Mountain monsters gave them the cultivation methods, they never clearly explained exactly how those who grasped the methods would be affected.

If it really is just that these examinees are under too much pressure, or for some other reason, we can only wait for the subsequent results.

Now all these examinees have fallen into a coma; after precise instrumental examination, they appear no different from ordinary people.

Yet the instruments detected that their brain cells were extremely active, emitting powerful brain waves, completely unlike a comatose state; most importantly, their bodies seemed to harbor a mysterious force that even the instruments struggled to detect.

Such changes quickly caught the attention of the relevant officials; the heads of the several major regions, upon seeing the data reports coming up, immediately grew solemn.

"Notify the people of the Education Bureau: be sure to speed up the grading of the exam papers, and first grade the papers of this batch of comatose examinees for me!"

"Also inform the relevant regions to count these comatose examinees and strictly investigate their family backgrounds to see if anything suspicious exists."

"Remember to placate the parents of these examinees; we must not cause public panic, for this matter is absolutely not that simple."

Looking at the report in his hand, Hua Tiancheng and others faintly felt that this matter was likely caused by the cultivation method given by Longyuan Mountain.

After the college entrance exam ended, the examinees finally gained their freedom and could relax, yet this burdened the Education Bureau staff, who, having received the notice from above, had to work overtime to grade and review the papers.

They did not know that among these students there were also individuals similar to Wu Zhenghao and his companions; only because each person's physique differed and their comprehension varied did the outbreaks occur at different times.

After the college entrance exam ended, these students also began to show abnormal conditions one after another.

Some students, while preparing to attend a gathering and walking on the road, suddenly froze in place, muttering to themselves nonstop, as if they had gone berserk from cultivation.

Some students, unable to perform as expected in this college entrance exam, wept uncontrollably, then suddenly burst into hysterical laughter; their alternating crying and laughing frightened their parents, who thought the stimulus had been too great.

Other students suddenly recalled something, waking up startled in the middle of the night from their beds, chanting obscure, tongue‑twisting words; those unaware thought they were sleepwalking.

Even worse, at the celebration banquet after the college entrance exam, some suddenly went berserk, throwing the whole feast into chaos and frightening many guests.

If it were only one or two cases, it wouldn't be remarkable and could be chalked up to coincidence; but all those exhibiting these strange behaviors were examinees, and they had been completely normal beforehand, which is quite thought‑provoking.

These abnormal situations were reported upward from various places at once, completely catching the heads of the several major regions off guard.

"What? The college entrance exam is already over—how could so many strange things suddenly appear again?"

"What's going on with these people? Get in touch with the hospital side and obtain the examination reports for this batch of abnormal examinees."

"How is the grading team doing? Has the review been completed? If not, quickly transfer personnel over to help!"

Just as the Greater Xia high‑level leaders were anxiously worrying, the Education Bureau finally finished grading the papers of the examinees who showed abnormal conditions.

Gazing at the answer sheet filled with dense, tiny characters, everyone wore an expression of disbelief, especially those in the know, who were utterly stunned.

"What is this situation? Actually someone managed to answer it, and it's not just random scribbling!"

"Report it quickly!"

Qihai looked at these exam papers; as one of the heads of the several major regions, he had participated in the first talks between the Longyuan Mountain monsters and humanity, and naturally he also copied a copy of the cultivation method.

For the many questions in this college entrance exam, he had also tried them himself, wanting to see whether he could cultivate.

Although age limits were in place, he still harbored a faint hope—what if his extraordinary talent allowed him to succeed? Who doesn't secretly nurture a fantasy cultivation dream?

But reality was extremely harsh—let alone producing an answer, just looking at that whole sheet of weird, bizarre questions, he couldn't make sense of it at all, let alone put pen to paper.

He felt nothing at all, as if he were looking at a heavenly book, which made him unable to suppress his doubt: could this really be cultivated?

Qihai couldn't help swallowing; his complexion turned somewhat complex—if this could truly be cultivated, then Greater Xia would be overturned!

The news that examinees had actually answered the Longyuan Mountain Range's college‑entrance‑exam questions spread like a tornado, instantly stirring up a huge storm among all the informed Greater Xia high officials.

"Is the news accurate?"

"Some examinees have answered it!"

"Old Qi's side found it first; it shouldn't be false."

At that moment, all the Greater Xia high officials who received the news showed stunned expressions; they had lost their former calm, their eyes wide with astonishment, and they anxiously checked the situation with their subordinates.

They picked up the replicated version of the cultivation method and compared it with the answers.

These questions all came from the cultivation method, so the answers could be found there; what astonished them was that the answers differed hardly at all!

Among several major regions, the senior leaders looked dazed, "It's actually true."

"Monsters actually gave a cultivation method!"

They couldn't believe it, but the facts were right in front of them — a student had actually done it, and it wasn't just random writing or some opportunistic shortcut!

(End of chapter)