Chapter 26: End! A New Future!

Killing a single high-tier Stage One beast grants 100 points.

Killing a Stage Two beast grants 4,000 points!

In the core zone, all 34 high-tier Stage One beasts and one low-tier Stage Two Bloodthirsty Rampage Bear were slain by Xu Jingming.

Total points earned: 7,400!

Adding this to Xu Jingming’s original three thousand-plus points, totaling over ten thousand points is unsurprising.

But on the rankings, this score is nearly ten times that of the second-place candidate—extremely exaggerated!

“There’s still over an hour left before the Wu Ke exam ends; I’ve cleared all the beasts in the core and deepest core zones.”

“So now, I’ll return to the central zone—kill as many as I can.”

Glancing at the Bloodthirsty Rampage Bear far away, its life force extinguished, Xu Jingming did not stop.

He slung the nearly destroyed Black Glare Spear onto his back and headed once more toward the central zone.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Zhou Mingyang and the others remained stunned by Xu Jingming’s performance.

“The Bloodthirsty Rampage Bear… just died like that?”

Zhou Mingyang swallowed hard.

From the start of the battle to the moment the Bloodthirsty Rampage Bear was pierced through by a single spear thrust, less than two minutes had passed.

Yaozhidao ， Zhezhongshengmingliwanqiangdeerjiexiongshou ， Jiusuanshijingyingyinengzhe ， Douyaozhouxuanbangeduoxiaoshicainengjisha ！

“Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying!”

The bald boy stared in awe at the score on his smartwatch: “Xu Jingming’s score has surpassed ten thousand!”

“Over ten thousand?”

Zhou Mingyang’s eyes widened. “Didn’t last year’s Jiangnan Province top scorer only get eight thousand?”

Could Xu Jingming’s ten thousand-plus points make him Jiangnan Province’s top scorer?!”

“Top scorer? Seriously? That terrifying?”

Those nearby immediately drew in sharp breaths.

At that moment, Meng Di’s voice suddenly rang out: “Look, Xu Jingming’s leaving—his direction is toward the central zone!”

“Central zone? No wonder he’s a top scorer candidate—after killing a Stage Two beast, he’s still rushing to the central zone.”

The long-haired boy murmured in admiration. Zhou Mingyang snapped back to reality and slapped his thigh: “Damn it! I don’t know if Xu Jingming will be top scorer, but I know if we don’t hurry to the central zone now, we won’t earn a single point in the last hour!”

“That’s right! Damn it, won’t Xu Jingming wipe out all the beasts in the central zone at his pace?”

"Yeah! Fuck, with Xu Jingming’s speed, won’t he kill all the ferocious beasts in the central zone?!"

“Heh, if that’s the case, I’ll go ahead first.”

The group instantly reacted, with no time to overthink—they grabbed their weapons and rushed down the stairs.

Zhou Mingyang, no longer needing teammates, used his wind ability and became the fastest among them.

On the open ground outside the exam site.

Numerous principals and teachers, stunned by the terrifying power of Xu Jingming’s ability, all watched his actions with tense anticipation.

The Stage Two Bloodthirsty Rampage Bear—even in their own peak years as principals—was a creature they had to avoid.

Yet now, this terrifying beast was toyed with effortlessly by Xu Jingming.

He dodged the bear’s leaps with ease, shattered both its legs with two spear thrusts.

His lightning ability continuously bombarded it, paralyzing it completely.

His spear struck wildly, instantly reducing the bear to critical injury.

His final strike—a thunderous spear technique—pierced its heart, completing the kill!

This entire sequence flowed like water, seamless and smooth.

So much so that when the Bloodthirsty Rampage Bear collapsed with a thunderous crash, the entire crowd fell into deathly silence.

No one had expected that even the top prodigies from the provincial capital would struggle with this Stage Two Bloodthirsty Rampage Bear—yet it was dead.

It wasn’t until the rankings refreshed and Xu Jingming’s score hit ten thousand that the director and the principals and teachers finally reacted.

“Ten thousand points! A new record! A new record!”

At that moment, a teacher from No. 2 High School shouted excitedly.

Hearing this, the audience of principals and teachers snapped out of their shock and erupted into deafening cries of astonishment.

“Ten thousand points! Not only has he broken Jiangcheng’s record—he’s broken Jiangnan Province’s record!”

“A genius! Absolute genius!”

“Heaven favors Jiangcheng—this year’s top scorer will be ours!”

"Heaven favors Jiangcheng! This year’s provincial top scorer will be ours!"

At this moment, the principals and teachers from all three high schools were cheering wildly, losing all decorum.

Previously, because Xu Jingming was from No. 2 High School, the other two schools had harbored reservations.

But now, everything was different!

Xu Jingming, who might become the provincial top scorer, no longer represented just No. 2 High School—he represented the entire city of Jiangcheng!

Xu Jingming, who has an excellent chance of becoming provincial top scorer, now represents not just the Second High School, but the entire city of Jiangcheng!!

Principal Zhao Yao also stood up, pumping his fist in excitement!

The usually composed man didn’t even know how many times he’d lost his composure.

But faced with such overwhelming joy, composure no longer mattered.

This score was effectively a pre-selection for provincial top scorer!

At worst, he’d be top three in Jiangnan Province!

Remember, in over a hundred years since No. 2 High School of Jiangcheng was founded, its best student had only ranked 64th in Jiangnan Province!

And now, something no previous principal had ever achieved—he had done it!

How could he not feel ecstatic and proud?!

“Oh no, how did such an outstanding student end up in my class?!”

On the No. 2 High School spectator bench, the Rocket Class homeroom teacher, though thrilled, was filled with regret.

If only he’d pulled Xu Jingming into his class back then—how glorious would he be now?

“Good, good, good! Xu Jingming, you’re amazing!”

His own student might challenge for the provincial top scorer!

Thinking of this, Chen Fan, homeroom teacher of Class 5, felt as if he were dreaming.

But the pain from pinching his own arm told him it was real!

It filled him with overwhelming excitement!

“Damn, Class 5 has someone like this? So brutal!”

“Didn’t see that coming? Neither did I.”

“Ten thousand points! I only got 102—I’m a hundred times behind!”

"Ten thousand points! I only have 102—there’s a hundredfold difference!"

As the Wu Ke exam entered its final phase, many candidates who had activated their safety balls were eliminated early and returned to the open ground.

Now, seeing Xu Jingming’s terrifying score, they were plunged into stunned silence.

“Ten thousand points! Senior Xu did it!”

“So powerful! With this score, he could get into any top-tier Spirit Ability university!”

“Heh, more than that—now the top universities will be begging him to enroll!”

“I declare, from today on, Senior Xu Jingming is my idol!”

"I declare, from today on, Senior Xu Jingming is my idol!"

On the No. 2 High School playground, first- and second-year students and teachers alike were in an uproar.

Most students regarded Xu Jingming as their idol and role model, their faces flushed with excitement.

An hour passed swiftly—it was now exactly nine o’clock.

At this moment, all students still inside the ruins town exam zone saw a red warning interface automatically pop up on their smartwatches.

Simultaneously, a synthesized voice announced:

“Notice: The 2037th Wu Ke Examination in Jiangcheng has ended. Killing beasts will no longer grant points. Candidates must return immediately.”

“Notice: The 2037th Wu Ke Examination in Jiangcheng has ended. Killing beasts will no longer grant points. Candidates must return immediately.”

"Notice: The 2037th Wu Ke College Entrance Examination in Jiangcheng has ended. Killing ferocious beasts will no longer count toward scores. Candidates must return immediately."

The announcement repeated three times before ending.

Inside the exam zone, all candidates who received the notice—some sighing, some regretful—began their return journey.

“The Wu Ke exam… is over…”

Xu Jingming pulled his spear from the corpse of a beast, feeling a tinge of regret. “Too bad—there won’t be another chance to harvest ability points so freely.”

Then, shouldering his spear, Xu Jingming marched toward the return route.

The Wu Ke exam is over—before him lies a brand-new future!

The Wu Ke college entrance exam has ended; a brand-new future awaits him!