Chapter 132: 400,000 Points? Impossible?!

Although most first-year students from the three schools assumed Kilan would win first place with a spectacular score of 110, 00.

But Kilan was two years older than the other freshmen, and he was an exchange student from another country.

Except for Jingda, the freshmen from the other two universities naturally felt no closeness toward him.

But Xu Jingming was different.

He was a Class-S talent from Daxia himself!

He was the same age as everyone else, and his rank had already reached the astonishing Upper Second Stage.

The freshmen naturally held great admiration for such a formidable peer.

Some even began clapping silently:

"Go on! You're the best!"

"Ming-ge, no matter your score, you're the pride of Moda!"

The applause started faint, but gradually grew louder.

Of course,

some sharp-eyed freshmen noticed Xu Jingming's aura was unnaturally strong, as if it had already surpassed the Second Stage boundary.

But seeing everyone else clap, they didn't dare speak up and just silently joined in.

Yet in their eyes, a faint hint of anticipation lingered.

"Weaklings clinging together for comfort!"

Kilan sneered in his native tongue, muttering to himself.

Hearing the echoing cheers and applause around him, Xu Jingming, whose steps had been steady, paused slightly.

Damn, I haven't even tallied my score yet—why does it feel like everyone already assumes I've lost?

He looked up and saw Kilan's name at the top of the holographic leaderboard, and finally understood.

110, 00 points!

That was indeed a score that could crush the hopes of most freshmen.

But unfortunately, he wasn't an ordinary freshman...

Seeing Xu Jingming appear, Deputy Principal Ling Shuang from the instructor zone exhaled in relief.

She then noticed Xu Jingming's rank had reached the Third Stage.

Third Stage? Already?

Though surprised, she quickly recovered and said softly:

"Jingming, we've been waiting for you—upload your score now."

"Alright."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, then stepped forward into the center of the hall under everyone's gaze.

He removed his smart wristband and inserted it into the machine.

Hum—

The machine activated, beginning to verify the recorded footage of slain beasts from the wristband.

"How many points do you think Xu Jingming will get?"

"I'd guess around five—after all, he's Upper Second Stage."

"That sounds about right, but too bad—Kilan's here, so first place is out of reach."

"..."

The freshmen whispered among themselves, waiting for the machine to announce the final result.

Yet compared to previous checks, this verification took unusually long.

After more than thirty seconds, just as the freshmen began suspecting the machine had broken down—

a far louder electronic announcement echoed through the hall:

"Xu Jingming of Moda Institute of Supernatural Abilities: score confirmed. Total: 405, 37 points! Rank: First!"

Boom!

On the holographic leaderboard in the center of the hall,

the golden characters "Xu Jingming" blazed brilliantly, crushing Kilan's name and claiming the top position.

The number following it—"405, 37"—

left the freshmen stunned silent, the entire hall frozen in stillness.

"40... 400, 00 points? Did I misread that?"

After a long pause, a voice from somewhere finally broke the silence.

Instantly, the entire hall erupted!

"Holy shit! 400, 00 points? That's insane!"

"Is Moda's Class-S this strong? His score is nearly four times Kilan's!"

"This is crazy—even if I spent a month nonstop slashing First Stage beasts, I couldn't rack up this many points!"

"..."

The freshmen were losing their minds.

What did 400, 00 points even mean?

Remember, killing a single Upper First Stage beast earned only 20 points.

400, 00 points meant twenty thousand beasts!

To reach that in a month, you'd need to kill 666 beasts per day on average!

Killing 666 beasts a day—even if they stood there motionless waiting to be slashed—you couldn't do it!

Among the shock, some freshmen who had led the applause now wanted to slap themselves.

This score didn't need encouragement—it was outright domination!

"400, 00 points?"

In the instructor zone, the deputy principals from Jingda and Jincheng also froze at this sudden, terrifying score.

Moda's deputy principal, Ling Shuang, likewise narrowed her pupils.

Though she'd anticipated Xu Jingming might surprise her,

she never imagined the surprise would be this massive, this sudden!

Perhaps only Song Qiuyun had expected this.

Gazing at Xu Jingming, the center of everyone's attention, she smiled sweetly.

"400, 00 points—truly astonishing."

Her aunt Zhou Ying was also stunned, her full chest rising and falling with her breath.

After a long while, she calmed down.

Then she noticed Song Qiuyun's calm expression beside her and asked curiously:

"You already knew Xu Jingming's score?"

"No."

Song Qiuyun shook her head, her face serious:

"But I know—anything miraculous happening to him isn't surprising at all..."

Amid the freshmen's stunned murmurs and awestruck stares at Xu Jingming,

Kilan from Jingda turned ashen, silently roaring inside.

400, 00 points? More than three times my score? How is that possible?!

As a Class-S himself, Kilan couldn't accept that Xu Jingming, whose rank was lower than his, had such a higher score.

On the other hand,

before inviting them, Qingjing Institute of Supernatural Abilities had clearly stated:

Only the team that won first place in the study trip would receive the promised cultivation resources.

Now that his score was crushed, he wouldn't win first place—did that mean he'd come all this way for nothing?

"No! Xu Jingming, your score can't be this high!"

Kilan's eyes reddened slightly, growling like a wounded beast:

"Principal Xu, I request an audit of Xu Jingming's smart wristband! I suspect cheating!"

Cheating!

That was an extremely serious accusation!

It questioned not only Xu Jingming's integrity but also the integrity of the detection system!

Moda's freshmen immediately panicked:

"What the hell? Can't beat him and you accuse him of cheating? That's cheating!"

"Principal Xu, Xu Jingming's score is unusually high—I think we should check the wristband records."

Beside the Jingda deputy principal, a lean Indian man suggested.

He was Kilan's mentor, a Seventh Stage Master who had come to Daxia with Kilan.

"Principal Ling, what do you think?"

Although Principal Xu also found Xu Jingming's score suspiciously high,

he wouldn't rashly decide to review the records—he turned instead to Ling Shuang.

"Reviewing the records is certainly acceptable."

Seeing Ling Shuang nod in response, Xu Jingming also sighed in relief and was about to order the investigation to begin.

Yet the next moment, Ling Shuang's slightly cold voice sounded again from beside him:

"But if, after reviewing the records, it is found that Xu Jingming did not cheat, how will you handle it?"