Chapter 172: Sister Appears, Jiang Ruo Finally Shows Up

From the first boss to the seventh boss, how long did it take?

Jiang Chen took less than a minute to breeze through the Sea selection, and this Score left a deep impression on everyone.

His performance was so outstanding that no one could compare.

When he emerged, the others were still struggling to deal with the second monster.

Jiang Chen sat down out of boredom, and finally someone began a fierce battle with the third monster.

Thus, the wave of eliminations began to sweep in.

The elimination rate remained quite high; for some slightly weaker professionals, defeating two monsters was already a pretty good Score.

But when facing the third monster, the situation became difficult.

In this competition, monsters do not wait; each time one is defeated, a new monster appears instantly, and it is stronger than the previous one.

People who can consecutively defeat seven monsters are rare.

Some even analyzed that the elimination rate in the Solo Competition might be higher than in the Team Competition.

People kept being eliminated, and their names grew dim on the Light Screen.

Those who successfully killed monsters saw their names rise on the leaderboard.

At that moment, Jiang Chen's name shone especially bright, towering above all, unsurpassable.

Half an hour passed, and finally a second person also succeeded in defeating all seven monsters.

His name appeared behind Jiang Chen's, also a Level 20 professional.

Jiang Chen saw this and couldn't help but chuckle, "How coincidental."

The second place turned out to be Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao arrogantly appeared, and he cleared the stage smoothly without any help.

He lifted his head confidently,

gazing at the Light Screen with full confidence, but his complexion changed instantly.

He ranked second again, with Jiang Chen's name still towering above his.

He turned and saw Jiang Chen sitting aside, staring blankly.

Qin Xiao asked in a deep voice, "When did you come out?"

Jiang Chen gave him a withering glance, "Earlier than you."

Qin Xiao snorted, "Consider yourself lucky, but on the arena, I will definitely defeat you."

Jiang Chen was too lazy to bother with such arrogance, and his gaze shifted to another Sea selection arena, the one belonging to High-level Professionals.

Now a Sea selection for the Solo Competition was also being held; he wanted to take a look, to see if he could find Jiang Ruo.

However, he had to wait until this Sea selection finished completely before he could go over.

Jiang Chen closed his eyes and waited quietly.

The number of eliminated participants kept rising, while those who passed were few.

Many people grew slower when confronting monsters; some were only eliminated after defeating the fifth, even the sixth monster.

That was regrettable.

Finally, after a full hour, the last professional also emerged.

The Light Screen froze instantly, with no further changes.

Each group had a First Place, but in everyone's eyes, Jiang Chen's name was the brightest.

A deep, authoritative voice rang out again, "The Solo Competition Sea selection is over!"

"Now announcing the Sea selection Score."

"Level 10 to Level 19 group, participants 32,512, passed 432."

"Level 20 to Level 29 group, participants 64,352, passed 752."

"Level 30 to Level 39 group, participants 43,454, passed 499."

"The Sea selection is over, and tomorrow will officially commence

the Professional Competition."

Countless people were shocked by these numbers.

With a pass rate of just under 2%, it eliminated 99% of participants.

Everyone wondered what kind of hurdles the Shenlong Empire had set, that caused so many to fail the Sea selection.

However, Jiang Chen didn't care about any of that.

At the moment the Sea selection ended, he had already gotten up and rushed to another High-level Sea selection arena.

But when he arrived, the High-level arena's Sea selection had already finished.

The Light Screen still shimmered brilliantly, displaying the list of those who passed the Sea selection.

Jiang Chen examined it carefully, and among the thousands of names, he did not find Jiang Ruo's name.

"Perhaps sister didn't join the Solo Competition."

He sighed lightly, yet the disappointment in his heart was hard to hide.

Suddenly, he froze completely.

He saw a slender, graceful figure, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, she was beautiful as if an Angel.

She smiled, that smile filled with deep tenderness.

She gave a faint, charming smile.

Graceful beauty tinged with heroic spirit.

Like plum blossoms in the cold wind, fragrance comes with the breeze.

"Xiao Chen."

She smiled, and her voice rang like a clear spring tinkling.

Jiang Chen quickened his pace, covering three steps in two, and rushed to Jiang Ruo's side, hugging her tightly.

"Sister!"

All the longing and every emotion merged into that single call.

It wasn't only Jiang Chen who was excited; Jiang Ruo felt the same.

Tears slipped silently from the corners of his eyes, barely concealing his yearning.

The setting sun shone through the Sea, bathing the two of them, like a beautiful painting.

After a while, they finally separated.

Jiang Ruo gestured, "Xiao Chen, you've grown taller again. I recall that a year ago you weren't much taller than me."

Jiang Ruo's stature

She is slender and tall, over 1.75 meters.

Compared with Jiang Chen's 1.85 meters, there's still a gap.

Facing his own sister, Jiang Chen felt unprecedented relaxation.

His face also broke into many smiles.

The two sat side by side under the sunset, chatting.

Jiang Chen still didn't say much; Jiang Ruo did most of the talking.

She spoke of the experiences over the past year and a bit, recounting every detail.

Jiang Chen realized that his sister seemed to always be watching over him.

She knew that he had become the National Top Scholar and entered Shenlong University.

So why hadn't she come to find him?

Jiang Ruo replied that it was somewhat inconvenient.

She didn't elaborate on the details.

Jiang Ruo laughed, "You still speak so little; how can you get a girlfriend like that?"

"There are many fine girls at Shenlong University; you should seize the opportunity,"

Jiang Chen smiled, "Sister, how did you know I'd come here?"

Jiang Ruo showed a sweet smile, "Because I'm your sister, of course I could guess it."

Jiang Ruo had indeed guessed that Jiang Chen would come.

She had been waiting here early on.

Footsteps sounded.

Someone walked over.

Four people approached, all dressed in Shenlong University attire, each with a special emblem embroidered on their cuffs and collars.

Jiang Chen recognized the emblem—it was the Dragon Clan Academy's symbol.

"Lin Xuemei, who is this?"

The leader asked, glancing at Jiang Chen.

His gaze exuded a pressing aura, not forced but naturally emanating.

People from the Dragon Clan Academy are all top geniuses, so their aura being distinct is quite normal.

Jiang Ruo stood up, "This is my brother, Jiang Chen."

Jiang Chen nodded toward him, "Hello."

"So he's Xiao Ruo's brother," the person's attitude toward Jiang Chen changed noticeably.

Jiang Ruo said, "Senior, you all go back first; my brother and I will continue our conversation."

"Alright, you should also return early; the competition starts tomorrow, and we still need to discuss tactics."

He agreed readily.

Then he glanced at Jiang Chen twice more; when he saw the Military Badge on Jiang Chen's shoulder, a glint flashed in his eyes.

In a brief instant, he observed Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen likewise observed him.

He also wore a Military Badge on his shoulder.

A silver Second Lieutenant Badge with one star.

It was still one star short of his own.

After he left, Jiang Chen asked, "Are they members of sister's team for this competition?"

Jiang Ruo nodded, "Yes, these people are all top geniuses from the Dragon Clan Academy; they're all impressive."

Jiang Chen laughed, "I think sister is the real talent; she entered the academy only a few months ago and already reached Level 40, right?"

Jiang Ruo whispered, "I'm not quite like them."

Indeed, Jiang Chen also felt she was different.

All these people appeared to be top geniuses, truly formidable.

But compared with Jiang Ruo, they seemed still a bit lacking.

That was Jiang Chen's impression.

"Sister, what exactly is your profession? How do you level up so fast!"

Jiang Chen remained curious about Jiang Ruo's profession and why her leveling speed was so rapid.

Before, when he hadn't undergone a Job Change, Jiang Ruo never mentioned it.

The two sat down again.

Looking at the sun gradually sinking below the Sea horizon, Jiang Ruo said softly, "When I first awakened, my profession was Sword Blade Dancer, a Mythological Class profession."

"Now I luckily completed the Profession Ascension, and my profession became Holy Sword Dancer."

Jiang Chen felt a shock rise in his heart.

He didn't expect his sister…

…to have achieved Profession Ascension.

This is no longer a matter of luck or not.

Profession Ascension has always been judged by the result, not the process.

The process is completely irrelevant; what matters is the result.

Jiang Ruo continued, "I level up quickly because of my talent; my leveling speed is more than ten times that of other professionals."

"Moreover, after the Job Change and Profession Ascension, the talent is further enhanced, and the leveling speed becomes even faster."

Jiang Chen finally understood why his own sister's leveling was so fast.

He had previously had doubts, but could not be certain.

It truly is the talent's influence.

Talents are originally hard to awaken, and there are countless talents of every kind.

Some talents are very strong, some talents are terrible.

Those who can awaken a talent and obtain a good one are among the one‑in‑ten‑thousand geniuses.

His sister's leveling speed is over ten times that of other professionals; this talent, it must be said, is very strong.

As long as she can keep leveling up, even if the profession itself is slightly weaker, she can suppress the opponent with the advantage of level.

In the later stages, a one‑level gap can mean a huge difference in attributes.

Moreover, can a Mythological Class profession be weak?

Furthermore, after undergoing Profession Ascension, it became a Mid-level Mythic Profession.

It will definitely be stronger.

Jiang Ruo said, "My teacher is very strict with me; I've been grinding levels constantly and haven't had time to look for you."

"It was the teacher who told me about your information."

"I didn't expect Xiao Chen, you became the National Top Scholar, that's really great!"

"There must be many little fangirls at the university who like you; you just talk too little."

"Hurry and find one, have a big chubby baby."

Jiang Ruo's words grew more absurd.

His own sister is just like that

, sometimes dead serious, but when joking she's never vague.

The two talked for a long time, until the sky became completely dark.

Jiang Ruo slowly stood up, "Xiao Chen, I'm going back."

"After the competition, following my teacher's arrangement, I still have to go to another place for a Trial."

"Perhaps there will be a long period again when I can't see Xiao Chen."

Jiang Chen listened, slightly inclined his forehead, "When I join the Dragon Clan Academy, I'll come find you."

Jiang Ruo spread a smile, "Alright, sister will wait for Xiao Chen to come."

Suddenly she said earnestly again, "Xiao Chen, remember to quickly find a girlfriend and have a chubby boy."

The elder sister is like a mother.

Jiang Chen still has to listen to his sister's words seriously.