Chapter 113

Almost the moment the countdown disappeared, its sharp claws landed on one of the beetles.

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That beetle fell to the ground instantly, dead as dead could be.

Li Yao was stunned.

It was killed in seconds without triggering "Isolated and Helpless"?

Purgatory-level strength, just this?

At this moment, the remaining five beetles also appeared in front of Li Yao.

"Since it’s so simple, let’s speed it up."

Li Yao said to himself.

The Immortal Thunder Mouse was summoned to add a BUFF to the Void Mantis.

The Void Mantis took one claw for each; these beetles didn't even let out a scream before they all lay on the ground, slowly dissipating.

"What kind of summoned beast is this?"

"The damage is actually this high?"

Several principals looked at the screen, all shocked.

"Is the setting wrong? Could the Stamina stat be adjusted wrong?"

The operating instructor was sweating profusely and quickly pulled up the data.

"It’s not wrong! Purgatory-level difficulty first floor, reinforced Elite-level monsters, level one higher than the professional."

"The Stamina stat is 380, which meets the setting standard."

"380 Stamina, and he can still deal such high damage; could his summoned beast be SSS-rank?"

Jin Hemao said in disbelief.

The top student of Shuyuan he had just praised so much, Tao Tao Yuanjin—

Facing monsters of Nightmare-level difficulty, each damage was just over a thousand.

Compared to Li Yao, it didn't even reach a fraction!

When everyone was surprised, Meng Meng Yanghai was full of smiles.

No wonder that girl Xue Jiulan thinks so highly of this kid.

A genius like this appearing in Sangyu City must not be destroyed by the Yang family.

Meng Meng Yanghai’s peripheral vision swept toward Yang Yang Lesheng beside him.

He came here this time also entrusted by Xue Xue Jiulan to look after Li Yao during the Martial Exam.

According to Xue Xue Jiulan—

After what happened yesterday—

The Yang family and the Yan family completely united, making quite a stir in the capital against Li Yao.

What exactly it was, even Xue Xue Jiulan didn't know.

However, Meng Meng Yanghai didn't care much.

Yang Yang Lesheng appeared here to observe the Martial Exam, so he thought it should be related to the Martial Exam.

With him here—

Still afraid of not being able to protect that kid Li Yao?

"Alright."

Seeing several principals still arguing about the data error, Meng Meng Yanghai smiled slightly and explained:

"That summoned beast is not SSS-rank, and there is no error in the data."

"That kid Li Yao has this kind of strength."

Back in the initial dungeon, Li Yao dealt tens of thousands of damage; after his second job advancement, having this level of strength is normal.

Suddenly, all the principals and the high-level officials in the education sector were shocked.

"Not an SSS-rank summoned beast? Then why can an A-rank Summoner be this strong?"

"Wait, when Li Yao advanced his job earlier, didn't his father reveal his awakened talent? Is it because of his talent?"

"Even if it's a talent, the boost couldn't possibly be this massive!"

"That's right, Mayor, look at that Tao Tao Yuanjin. He has an SS-rank class, and when raiding a Nightmare-difficulty dungeon, the monster's stamina attribute wasn't even this high, and his output barely exceeded a thousand!"

Hearing this, Jin Hemao's old face immediately darkened.

Just a moment ago, he was bragging about his school's examinees in front of the Mayor, and now they were being used as a negative comparison.

But he had no choice; compared to Li Yao, Tao Tao Yuanjin was indeed not worth mentioning.

Regarding this, Meng Meng Yanghai was also somewhat puzzled.

Even he had never heard of any professional whose talent alone could be this tyrannical.

Meng Meng Yanghai thought for a moment, then waved his hand: "As for the question of Li Yao's talent, I advise you all to ask less."

The principals' expressions changed, and they nodded repeatedly.

For Li Yao to reach this point, the federal high command must have been paying attention for a long time.

Such a top-tier prodigy—

Whether it be his talent skills or even the equipment he wears, one must not inquire without permission.

These are the foundations of a professional's strength.

If someone with ulterior motives found out, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Thinking of this, several principals glanced intentionally or unintentionally at Yang Yang Lesheng.

Facing these gazes, Yang Yang Lesheng's expression turned slightly cold, but he said nothing.

At this moment,

In the footage, Li Yao was cutting through the levels, killing almost everything in seconds.

In just a few minutes, he had already appeared on the tenth floor.

The tenth floor contained a level 30 boss-level monster.

With such a large level gap, even an SS-rank professional would need a team to have a chance at clearing it.

Yet Li Yao still just stood in the back,

Letting his two summoned beasts face the enemy.

Although he didn't kill it instantly this time, the boss-level monster didn't even last ten seconds against the two summoned beasts.

"Hiss!"

"No way, is a boss-level monster really that fragile?"

The principals exclaimed in surprise one after another.

Even Meng Meng Yanghai couldn't help but click his tongue; even though he was incredibly surprised internally, in front of so many people,

Meng Meng Yanghai said calmly: "Don't make such a fuss; it's not difficult for him to do this with his strength."

"The real difficulty of Purgatory-level lies in the final few floors. Watch with peace of mind."

"The final few floors?!"

Jin Hemao was shocked.

Even Yang Yang Lesheng turned his head and looked deeply at Meng Meng Yanghai.

Jin Hemao: "Does the Mayor mean that Li Yao can reach the final few floors?"

"That's right. As for exactly which floor, I'm not sure either."

"That... that's impossible, right?" a principal couldn't help but ask.

They never imagined that the Mayor would think so highly of Li Yao!

To prevent top geniuses from failing to fully display their strength during the Martial Exam,

The difficulty of the Purgatory level increases almost geometrically after the twentieth floor!

So much so that in all the years the Martial Exam has been held, no examinee has ever completely cleared the 26th floor!

Starting from the 20th floor, the number of people clearing each level drops off a cliff!

And that's with team-based raiding!

The Mayor actually thinks that Li Yao, raiding solo, can reach the final few floors?

To these principals, it was simply a fantasy!