39: Elimination of 1,000 people

On Anqiu City's side.

A brief period of peace arrived.

Xiao Weiqing and the others still returned to Zone D-4 to fish for Dragon Fish.

Since Xiao Weiqing strongly defeated Yin Tiantian, the smile on Wei Lan's face hadn't stopped; she looked at Xiao Weiqing from time to time and wasn't very focused on fishing for Dragon Fish.

"Wei Lan, don't look at me, look at the Dragon Fish," Xiao Weiqing said.

Wei Lan's face turned red, and she whispered, "But the Dragon Fish isn't as good-looking as Brother Qing."

Xiao Weiqing felt helpless. "Wei Lan, our points aren't necessarily enough to guarantee a spot in the Upper Academy. We need to earn more points to be safe."

Two hours passed, and Xiao Weiqing and Wei Lan's rankings dropped out of the top 50 again. The points for 100th place were also approaching 900 and were still steadily increasing.

Clearly, in this year's assessment, 1000 points definitely won't get you into the Upper Academy.

"Oh, I understand, Brother Qing."

Just like Wei Lan.

Everyone from Anqiu City was extremely excited.

While fishing, everyone was discussing heatedly in the group chat.

"Brother Qing is so awesome."

"Indeed, he took down that Yin Tiantian in just two moves."

"So what if it's a Level 5 Technique? They're still defeated by him."

"Especially that line, 'How many Level 5s do you have for me to fight?' It was simply incredibly cool."

"I also have a Level 3 Technique. If only I had half of Brother Qing's strength."

"Hey you, it's not dark yet, don't be in a hurry to dream."

Seeing this, Xiao Weiqing couldn't help but shake his head. He spoke in the group to stop everyone, "Earn points as quickly as possible. I expect those people won't just let this go."

"Even if they don't come this afternoon, they'll probably come tomorrow. I slapped their faces today; they definitely won't rest until they've reclaimed their honor."

Qin Sheng: "Xiao Weiqing is right. There might be a fierce battle tomorrow."

"What's there to fear? A Buddha fights for a stick of incense, a person fights for their dignity. Since we're all going to the Lower Academy anyway, I'd rather walk there than be chased there."

"Exactly, those with nothing to lose have nothing to fear."

"I also discovered something. When Brother Qing threw those people into the river today, their assessments were immediately terminated, and their points were locked."

"I have a bold idea."

"I thought of it too. Like I said yesterday, if someone comes to mess with us, I'll drag them all into the river. Dragging one down is no loss, dragging two down is pure profit."

"Exactly. Anyway, with my Level 2 Talent and a worthless life, being able to enter Luo Jiang Academy is already a blessing from my ancestors."

"That's awesome, buddy."

The afternoon passed without any waves.

The fifth day of the admission assessment passed.

Xiao Weiqing obtained another three-foot-five Dragon Fish. His points reached 1364, ranking 46th.

Wei Lan followed closely behind at 52nd.

Although Zhang Dawei's ranking had slipped, it wasn't by much. At 1100th, he managed to stabilize his position.

Just as everyone was heading back.

A dozen aircraft flew in the sky, not the drone type.

"Rescue Team?"

Qin Sheng wondered, "Did something happen?"

Xiao Weiqing asked, "You're saying those aircraft are the Rescue Team?"

Qin Sheng replied, "That's right. Something must have happened, otherwise, the Rescue Team wouldn't be dispatched. Each of those rescue aircraft can carry 50 people; there's no reason to send out so many at once."

Xiao Weiqing and the others returned to the dormitory with doubts in their hearts.

As soon as they reached the dormitory complex, they noticed something unusual.

"What's going on? What happened to them? Why do they all look like drowned rats?"

"I don't know. They seem to be from Building 25."

"There are some from Buildings 2 and 3 as well."

At this time, Zhu Dong came from outside, his expression solemn.

Qin Sheng asked, "Did you find out anything?"

Zhu Dong said, "Let's talk when we get back. Call everyone back."

Ten minutes later.

The people from Anqiu City gathered in the first-floor lobby.

"Zhu Dong, why did you call us back in such a hurry? I haven't even finished my mutton skewers," one Trainee said while eating a skewer.

Zhu Dong looked at everyone and said in a heavy voice, "Stop eating. Yunchuan City has withdrawn from the assessment."

"Huh?"

Li Fangnan frowned. "Wait, did you just say Yunchuan City? Not a person's name?"

"That's right."

"Yunchuan City, the largest city besides Luo Jiang Prefecture?"

"Yes."

Li Fangnan gasped. "I remember they had nearly 600 people, right? How many had their assessments terminated?"

"All of them."

"What? Are you sure?"

Zhu Dong nodded. "Those people just now were all fished out of the Luo River."

"This afternoon, the Prefecture City gathered 900 people to go to where Yunchuan City was located."

"To look for trouble?"

"Yes, to make an example of them."

"So everyone from Yunchuan City was taken down?"

Zhu Dong shook his head. "No, the people from Yunchuan City won. 600 against 900, a pyrrhic victory. But they were still defeated by the Prefecture City Trainees who arrived later and were all thrown into the Luo River."

"I guess the people from the Prefecture City didn't expect that not a single person from Yunchuan City was a coward. When they couldn't win, they grabbed the Prefecture City Trainees and charged into the river together."

"Awesome, well done."

"Damn, I've been annoyed with those people for a long time, all of them walking around with their noses in the air."

"Exactly, as if everyone owes them money."

Qin Sheng: "It's useless. Yunchuan City's resistance undoubtedly slapped those people from the Prefecture City in the face. They'll probably be even more excessive tomorrow and come fully prepared."

Zhu Dong nodded. "Indeed. Among the fifteen Level 5s from other cities on the Upper Academy list today, four have already withdrawn from the assessment."

"And today, Xiao Weiqing gave them another loud slap in the face."

"I'm afraid tomorrow we will be..."

At this moment.

Xiao Weiqing stood up and walked to the Trainee eating mutton skewers. "Is it good?"

"It's delicious. This is pure-blood mutton. The boss said the taste is closest to the flavor before the God-Advent Era. Brother Qing, do you want a skewer?"

"Give me three skewers."

"Here."

Xiao Weiqing took the three mutton skewers and gave one each to Wei Lan and Zhang Dawei.

"Thank you, Brother Qing." X2

Xiao Weiqing took a bite of the mutton skewer and said calmly, "On the Upper Academy list, a total of eleven Level 5 Extraordinary Talents were out today. Four were from other cities, but the Prefecture City had seven."

"This shows that the people from the Prefecture City aren't that terrifying or invincible. They can be eliminated too, and I think even more people will be out tomorrow."

"The Prefecture City Trainees don't have more eyes or mouths than we do, right?"

"They are just a hurdle on our cultivation path, a very small one. If we don't even dare to face this little difficulty, how can we talk about the future?"

Li Fangnan stood up and said, "Well said. If we can't even overcome this difficulty, what's the point of talking about being extraordinary or fighting Yao Beasts? Brother Qing, just say it, what should we do next?"

"Brother Qing, I'll listen to you."

"Exactly, Brother Qing, just give the word."

Xiao Weiqing said, "Shower, eat, Cultivate, sleep."

"Huh?"

Li Fangnan was stunned.

The atmosphere is built up to this point, shouldn't you say something more to fire us up and then lay out tomorrow's battle plan?