Chapter 97: A New Cultivation Method!

Upon hearing Lan Cheng's words, the fourteen official-level examinees present all showed solemn expressions.

This solemnity was not due to fear of the advanced demon beasts, but because there were too few advanced demon beasts in Qingwang Mountain.

Not even one beast per person could be allocated, meaning they not only needed to exert their full strength to slay the mountain's demon beasts, but also secretly compete against each other.

The examinee who first slays ten advanced demon beasts can earn a large number of points, while a slower examinee can only accumulate points by killing more ordinary demon beasts.

However, the points from killing ordinary demon beasts are far lower than those from the advanced ones, making it nearly impossible to overtake by this method.

Seeing their reaction, Lan Cheng smiled satisfactorily and then said, "Next, announce the team assignments for the trainee-level examinees."

"You must follow the arrangement, form teams to slay demon beasts, and complete the examination."

"The team points statistics differ slightly from the individual points statistics of the official-level examinees."

"As long as the team still has one member not eliminated, all members' survival points continue to accumulate; 60% of the team's kill points are evenly distributed to each member, while the remaining 40% is assigned according to actual combat contribution after the judges' scoring."

The team assignments were quickly distributed; upon learning their teams, the field immediately buzzed with activity as each examinee began moving to find their teammates, no longer in school or class formations, replaced by individual squads.

"Next, you will all enter Qingwang Mountain from different directions under the guidance of the Special Affairs Group staff." Lan Cheng spoke slowly, "I remind you once more: in case of danger, do not hesitate to call for rescue immediately."

"Your safety is far more important than the gains or losses of this practical examination."

When he saw that faint, almost imperceptible smile at the corner of Lan Cheng's mouth, this suspicion quickly turned into certainty.

Yet they were placed in the same group, forcing them to help examinees from other schools obtain as high a score as possible.

After about a quarter of an hour, the thousands of examinees on the field gradually quieted down, with occasional whispers, but order was no longer chaotic.

Although Qin Chuan was not assigned to a team, he also observed the grouping situation.

Examinees from different schools should be in a competitive relationship during the practical examination.

After a while, Qin Chuan spotted Xiao Pang's figure in the dense crowd, seeing Xiao Pang happily communicating with his five new teammates, he withdrew his gaze.

As Lan Cheng's words fell, members of the Special Affairs Group stepped forward, leading the trainee teams and official-level examinees toward different entrances.

Just as during the city-wide unified exam, teachers often mention the top students from other schools.

It is definitely intentional.

The grouping is completely random, six per group, and almost every group contains examinees from different schools.

This is quite interesting.

Qin Chuan was very suspicious, wondering if this was intentional on the part of the Special Affairs Group.

I hope Xiao Pang can achieve a good result.

"Attacking other examinees during the practical examination is prohibited; violators will have their scores canceled, and serious cases will be pursued for legal responsibility."

"If he can obtain first place among the trainees and receive that reward's low-tier resource, Xiao Pang's promotion to official level could be further accelerated."

Qin Chuan was quickly selected, and accompanying him were nine trainee teams.

Upon entering the designated entrance, he immediately separated from the others and chose alone a path leading deep into Qingwang Mountain.

The other examinees also knew their goals differed; as an official-level examinee, Qin Chuan must actively seek advanced demon beasts, whereas these trainee teams have the opposite objective, so they had no intention of inviting Qin Chuan to join them.

At the other entrances at this moment, the choices made by the remaining thirteen official-level examinees were basically the same as Qin Chuan's.

To secure first place in this examination and obtain a selectable starlight equipment material, they must quickly find and slay advanced demon beasts.

Slaying one advanced demon beast means the score will not be at the bottom.

If fortunate enough to slay more, it not only increases the chance of obtaining first place, but also deprives other competitors of the opportunity to kill advanced demon beasts.

This is a winner-takes-all competition.

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After all the examinees had left, the large field at the mountain's base became quiet again, yet the building beside the field was now quite lively.

Inside the building was the main monitoring room for this examination.

Dozens of Special Affairs Group staff stared solemnly at the footage from each hidden surveillance camera in Qingwang Mountain, occasionally selecting a small portion of relatively impressive shots.

The selected footage would immediately appear in the adjacent large conference room.

In that large conference room sat the Special Affairs Group personnel led by Lan Cheng, five vice-chancellor-level leaders from the participating examination schools, and dozens of men and women of various ages and accents.

Behind each of them stood a university that had already established a Supernatural Combat Department and confirmed enrollment after this year's college entrance exam.

These are observers sent by the admissions offices of the various universities.

Their task is merely to observe and record.

There are many such observers, distributed across various locations.

They will conduct an initial screening of senior high school examinees nationwide, recording those who catch their eye as observation targets for further screening.

Of course, if they encounter an exceptionally outstanding examinee, they can also apply to the university admissions office for permission to make early contact, offering certain treatment and promises.

Each time a new image appears on the big screen, it prompts their quiet discussion; when they see something they like, they lower their heads and quickly record it.

Only a male and a female figure stood out from the crowd.

They sat in the front row of all observers; the big screen switched several times, yet they had no intention of communicating, nor did they plan to lower their heads to record anything.

Because none of the examinees shown on the screen just now had caught their eye.

And these two, or rather the universities they represent, indeed possess such discerning qualifications.

The woman with a perpetually calm expression is Zhou Xiaoyu, the admissions observer from Yan University.

Beside her, the man with arms crossed is Fan Gang, the admissions observer from Hua Qing University.

Yan University, Hua Qing University.

The authority of these two universities within the Chinese Nation has not been shaken in the slightest by the Descent of the supernatural.

Because they possess the strongest research capabilities, the most research resources, and the finest faculty among all universities in the Chinese Nation.

These are sufficient to let them far ahead in supernatural theory research, and leadership in supernatural theory will drive leadership in supernatural combat.

It is said that both universities have each developed a brand-new cultivation method, which after supercomputer verification has preliminarily passed real-world verification, a point at which other universities cannot even catch the dust.

(End of chapter)