Chapter 80: Absolute Number One (Seeking subscriptions and monthly votes)

After a round of pursuit and killing over twenty fleeing Moon Demon Wolves, Lin Lanyue and Wu Dongdong finally returned.

"Li Yuan, you're amazing!"

Wu Dongdong clicked his tongue in wonder, circling the massive carcass of the Moon Demon Wolf King that had stopped struggling: "This Moon Demon Wolf King should be level 12, right?"

"We thought you'd need us to save you."

"I didn't expect you to be able to kill it while surrounded by the pack?" Wu Dongdong revealed his small white teeth: "You're more impressive than I imagined."

"Luck," Li Yuan laughed.

"How is it? Are you hurt?" Lin Lanyue squatted beside Li Yuan, her gaze sweeping over the bloodstains on him, revealing a hint of worry.

"This blood is all from the Moon Demon Wolves," Li Yuan smiled and shook his head: "I'm just a bit exhausted."

For a moment, their faces were quite close.

"If you hadn't come, I probably would have had to call for reinforcements with so many Moon Demon Wolves left," Li Yuan shifted the topic unobtrusively.

"We just happened to be nearby," Lin Lanyue smiled, taking the opportunity to stand up.

Seeing that Li Yuan was indeed fine, the worry in her heart dissipated.

"Hey, Li Yuan."

"I feel like you're really lucky to have run into the Wolf King," Wu Dongdong suddenly sighed in a low voice: "My score can't catch up to yours, 2 million Blue Star Coins have flown away. You've made a huge profit this time; you'll have to let me bleed you for a meal later."

"Is that so?" Li Yuan smiled, looking down at the score ranking on his positioning ring:

First: Li Yuan, 188 points

Second: Wu Dongdong, 129 points

Third: Lin Lanyue, 94 points

Fourth: Wang Yu, 76 points

Fifth: Tian Dazhuang, 66 points

……

Li Yuan's score had originally been only a dozen points higher than Wu Dongdong's.

But after this battle, he had left the other party far behind.

The key was the final Wolf King, whose life layer exceeded level 12.0, providing Li Yuan with a full 50 points.

"Sister Yueyue? Do we still need to go find Moon Demon Wolves?" Wu Dongdong turned his head to look at Lin Lanyue.

"Li Yuan is a bit exhausted, so I'll stay here and keep him company," Lin Lanyue said: "Lest another pack of Moon Demon Wolves appear."

"No need," Li Yuan said: "I'll rest for a while and I'll still be able to exert most of my combat power. You two should continue the practical trial."

"Li Yuan, I'm not just keeping you company," Lin Lanyue smiled: "We've been fighting for over six hours, we're tired too."

"Besides, there's only half an hour left until the assessment ends. Do you think our rankings will drop out of the top ten?"

"We're all in the top ten, there's no difference in the rewards," Lin Lanyue said with a serious face.

Li Yuan was speechless and couldn't refute her.

"Alright then."

"Sister, I'll listen to you." Wu Dongdong spread his hands, shrugged, thrust his long spear heavily into the ground, and sat down on his butt as well: "Since I can't surpass Li Yuan anyway, let's just wait together for the assessment to end."

The three of them stayed where they were.

Li Yuan rested while observing his Divine Palace panel.

——

【Life Layer: Level 8.9 (Not yet ranked)】

Physical Fitness Index: 93 (A comprehensive measurement of explosive power, endurance, speed, physique, spiritual power, etc.)

Fist Strength: 991 kg

Speed: 19.9 m/s

Spiritual Power: Level 15.1

Spiritual Awakening Degree: 12.8% (Current cap 20%, can guide Yuan force into the body once)

Body Cultivation Method: "Rock Cultivation Method"

Mental Cultivation Method: "Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra"

Skill Realm: Spear Technique (Fourth Stage 4%), Movement Technique (Fourth Stage 1%), Fist Technique (Fourth Stage 7%)

【Note: When the spiritual awakening degree reaches 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, and 125%, you will gradually receive spiritual guidance.】

……

The practical assessment of over six hours, especially the final fierce battle with the Moon Demon Wolf King, caused Li Yuan's movement technique to break through to the fourth stage, which also meant his martial arts skills had fully entered the fourth stage.

His spear technique and fist technique had both improved slightly.

However, what Li Yuan cared about most was the spiritual awakening degree: "Awakening degree 10%, Yuan force into the body?"

This kind of change was something he had never thought of before.

Moreover, now that he had calmed down, Li Yuan vaguely sensed that some kind of change had occurred inside his Mental Divine Palace, waiting for him to explore.

"I'll try it alone after the assessment ends," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Half an hour later.

"Beep~" "Beep~" The three people's positioning bracelets vibrated slightly at the same time, transmitting a reminder: "Practical assessment ended."

"Second, second!"

Wu Dongdong shouted with a laugh: "Sister Yueyue, wait until I go back and buy a flying motorcycle, I'll take you for a flight."

"Okay, I'll be waiting," Lin Lanyue smiled.

Li Yuan watched this scene with a smile. A flying motorcycle? That was a bit extravagant for him.

Another eight minutes passed.

"Boom—!"

A small aircraft descended at high speed, the cabin door opened, and it quickly loaded Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, and the third person, rushing toward the direction of the war fortress.

……

The aircraft soon arrived at the metal plaza outside the war fortress, where dozens of aircraft had already landed one after another.

Students were constantly getting off the aircraft.

Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, and the others also got off, carrying their weapons.

"Sister, Li Yuan, look over there," Wu Dongdong suddenly pointed into the distance.

There was a row of stretchers covered with white cloth.

"Corpses?" Li Yuan's pupils shrank, and his heart trembled slightly.

Eight stretchers meant eight corpses.

Although they had been told early on that the practical assessment had a 'mortality rate', when he truly saw it, Li Yuan still felt a bit uncomfortable.

Companions who were lively and active in the morning.

By the afternoon, they had become cold corpses?

Li Yuan was, after all, only a seventeen-year-old boy, and the joy of just having taken first place in the practical assessment was also mostly dissipated.

"The practical assessment is just fighting with some weak Star Realm creatures, and the danger is still controllable, yet so many people died," Li Yuan sighed in his heart: "What about the future?"

"Will I also die on the battlefield in the future?" Thinking of this, Li Yuan subconsciously gripped the long spear in his hand tighter.

Strength!

He must possess more powerful strength to ensure he can keep living.

…… "Li Yuan, wait a moment, the war fortress's chief officer might specifically look for you," Lin Lanyue suddenly said in a low voice.

"Look for me?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

"Yes," Lin Lanyue's voice was very small, only audible to the two of them: "If they look for you, as long as the other party's request isn't excessive, just agree to it first and get the benefits in hand."

"Benefits?" Li Yuan was even more puzzled. Weren't the benefits just the 2 million Blue Star Coins?

What other benefits could there be?

But with many eyes and ears around, it was inconvenient for Li Yuan to ask more, so the two followed the team and moved toward the distance.

"Look, Li Yuan is here!"

"First in the practical assessment."

"188 points, that's really ruthless. He must have killed over a hundred Moon Demon Wolves by himself."

"Too awesome." Many students noticed Li Yuan walking over, their eyes full of admiration.

In terms of fame, Li Yuan was already quite famous.

After this practical assessment, ranking first by a landslide, his fame became even greater.

Many people had watched Li Yuan's score soar continuously, and it had risen crazily in the last hour.

Score represented the number of enemies killed!

What did that mean? In the last hour, Li Yuan had likely been surrounded by a pack of Moon Demon Wolves and had still managed to survive until the end.

Naturally, it made everyone convinced.

"Li Yuan is truly awesome! If I were this awesome, I could pee on my dad's head and he'd still say I peed well."

"I tried my best and only killed 5, and almost got hurt. He's equivalent to killing over 180!!"

"Don't talk about it, I'm the unlucky one. I had already killed 8, but then I ran into a wolf pack in the last ten minutes... my points were left with only 4, damn! Failed the practical assessment!"

"Li Yuan is still the ruthless one, and Wu Dongdong, who followed him, is also ruthless."

"Is that pretty girl beside Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue? She's actually third, with a higher score than Wang Yu."

Compared to Li Yuan and Wu Dongdong, Lin Lanyue's fame was much smaller, but her looks added a lot of points.

In the bustling crowd.

"Li Yuan, awesome."

Gu Qianghan suddenly rushed over from a distance, punched Li Yuan hard in the chest, and said with slight excitement: "You actually finished off Wu Dongdong! Even that mother tyrannosaurus didn't beat you! You're worthy of being my brother!"

Li Yuan froze for a moment, pursed his lips, and signaled to Gu Qianghan with his eyes.

Lin Lanyue, who was to the side, revealed a strange smile.

"What?" Gu Qianghan hadn't reacted yet.

"Ancient! Strong! Fierce!" Wu Dongdong darted out from behind Li Yuan, his face full of rage, his small eyes widened like copper bells.

"Damn, Dongdong, you're here?" Gu Qianghan's eyeballs were about to fall out, and he turned to run.

"Thump~"

He was tackled to the ground directly by Wu Dongdong, struggling and screaming: "Sister, Li Yuan, save me."

Li Yuan and Lin Lanyue looked at each other and smiled, walking forward with big strides.

……

Ten minutes later.

Nearly a thousand students, regardless of whether they had passed the assessment, were all gathered in the plaza.

Their gazes were all fixed on the rostrum.

"First, I hope all students will collectively observe a minute of silence for the eight students who died in battle," the thin and tall officer surnamed Ji swept his gaze over them and said slowly.

All the students' eyes dimmed.

A piece of silence.

During the long minute, on the huge plaza, there was only the sound of the wind blowing.

"Opportunities for practical tempering are rare," the thin and tall officer surnamed Ji spoke again: "If you step onto the battlefield in the future, it will only be ten times! A hundred times more dangerous than today."

"I hope that after everyone goes back, you can summarize today's experience more and cultivate harder, so that there will be fewer sacrifices in the future."

"I also wish everyone success in becoming a Yuan Warrior soon, truly becoming the blade of human civilization!"

"Secondly, congratulations to the 293 students who successfully passed the practical assessment," the thin and tall officer surnamed Ji said: "Finally, I would like to specifically commend the ten students including Li Yuan, Wu Dongdong, Lin Lanyue, and others."

All the students listened.

After a pause, the thin and tall officer surnamed Ji continued: "Especially student Li Yuan, who, alone, while surrounded by a pack of Moon Demon Wolves, successfully killed a level 12 Wolf King, which is also the only case in the entire practical assessment. I hereby commend him."

In an instant, there was a gasp of astonishment.

Even though many people had inferred it from Li Yuan's final soaring score, getting it confirmed still made them feel somewhat shocked.

A level 12 Star Realm creature!

Most students knew that Li Yuan's physical fitness wasn't too exaggerated.

"Li Yuan, you're completely famous now, your limelight has covered Tian Dazhuang and the mother tyrannosaurus," the bruised and battered Gu Qianghan muttered in a low voice.

"Keep your voice down, if you're heard, you'll get beaten up again," Li Yuan laughed.

Gu Qianghan subconsciously shrank his neck.

"Fame?" Li Yuan muttered in his heart, he didn't care about any fame.

He was just thinking, when will the 2 million Blue Star Coin reward be issued?

Money in the pocket is peace of mind!

……

The assembly ended, and all students boarded the vehicles in order, preparing for the return trip.

Li Yuan and Tian Dazhuang, however, were invited by two officers into the conference room of a small building beside the plaza.

"Just me and Tian Dazhuang?" Li Yuan thought to himself, thinking of Lin Lanyue's reminder.

"Li Yuan, you enter this room," the guiding officer smiled: "Tian Dazhuang, your room is next door."

Li Yuan nodded, not worried.

He walked into the room.

At a glance, Li Yuan saw that the person sitting inside was exactly the thin and tall senior officer who had just spoken.

"Li Yuan, hello, my surname is Ji, and I am the person in charge of this war fortress base," the thin and tall officer surnamed Ji smiled: "Congratulations on taking first place in the practical assessment."

"Please sit."

"Person in charge?" Li Yuan was slightly shocked in his heart.

According to the video introduction given by Lin Lanyue, there was only this one war fortress in the entire Star Realm.

In other words, the person in front of him was the person in charge of the entire Moon Demon Star Realm?

The power was absolutely astonishing!

"Hello, Senior Ji," Li Yuan sat down neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Among warriors, one can respectfully address those who are strong and older as seniors.

"Do you know why we didn't call Wu Dongdong?" the senior officer surnamed Ji smiled.

Li Yuan shook his head.

Not only did they not call Wu Dongdong, but Wang Yu didn't seem to be called either.

"I've read your file, the title of young hero is very rare, and you have a strong sense of justice."

"Your talent is high, and your practical combat is excellent."

"Are you willing to join our military?" the thin and tall officer surnamed Ji smiled: "Our military likes practical combat geniuses with a sense of justice like you the most."

"In my eyes, among the thousands of students this time, you are absolutely number one! Wu Dongdong and the others are far inferior to you," the thin and tall officer surnamed Ji said decisively.

Li Yuan was stunned.

Absolutely number one? Thinking so highly of himself?

……

Next door room.

"Tian Dazhuang, you are very excellent, your family background is ordinary, but your cultivation is extremely diligent, and you have truly achieved changing your family's destiny," the burly officer surnamed Wang said.

Tian Dazhuang's eyes rarely revealed a hint of pride.

"Just from your resume, I admire you very much... In my eyes, you are absolutely number one among this batch of students, Li Yuan is far inferior to you."

The burly officer surnamed Wang was very sincere: "Are you willing to join my military?"

"You will receive the best training from my military."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 81 =====