46: The college entrance examination dungeon trial begins, the secret realm of the sea of ​​trees

[Ding! You have arrived at the outer area of the Sea of Trees Secret Realm dungeon, lasting for three days]

[Ding! This area restricts the Rank (Lv1 - Lv29), and the use of items is prohibited]

Jiang Yuan materialized from the white light, his feet stepping onto the ground.

"Is this the dungeon Secret Realm of the College Entrance Examination?"

He looked around. In all directions were gigantic trees as thick as houses and a hundred meters tall. Looking up, he saw continuous canopies of giant trees. Everywhere he looked was a patch of lush green, with only the ground being an eerie black.

"Where on earth did this send me?"

"I don't sense anyone else's mental fluctuations; I should be the only person in this area."

"I wonder where Haozi was teleported to."

Jiang Yuan muttered to himself.

"Hiss hiss..."

A giant chameleon python slithered down from a giant tree, darting its forked tongue out, opened its bloody maw, and lunged to bite Jiang Yuan!

Without even turning his head, Jiang Yuan threw a backhanded punch.

"Crack!"

It was like a watermelon exploding.

The millstone-sized head of the giant chameleon python completely blew apart!

[Ding! You killed a Tier-1 Vicious Beast - Giant Chameleon Python (LV3), EXP +30]

[Points +1]

"Anyway, I'll just head in this direction first."

Jiang Yuan randomly chose a direction and walked forward.

...

On the playground of the Martial Arts High School, there was not a single soul.

However, a huge light screen was suspended in mid-air, displaying the names of all the students followed by their points. Ranked from highest to lowest according to their points, it was constantly changing.

Jiang Yuan, 1.

Xia Qinghou, 0.

Qin Nansun, 0.

Luo Xi, 0.

Lin Qingyan, 0.

...

"Oh? This student named Jiang Yuan killed a Vicious Beast so quickly. Not bad, not bad."

Principal Liu He said with a chuckle.

The Dean of Students said, "He seems to be that ordinary class student who caused a heated discussion some time ago. It is said that he is already a Martial Practitioner."

Zhang Yiming said with some pride, "He is a student of our Class 3, and his attainment in Martial Skills is very high."

"I didn't ask you about that."

The Vice Principal said, "The initial rankings don't prove anything; we still have to see how it goes later."

Several of them nodded.

As they spoke, the rankings changed again.

Lin Qingyan rose to first place with 3 points.

Xia Qinghou, Qin Nansun, and Luo Xi also gained points.

On the contrary, Jiang Yuan was suddenly squeezed out of the top ten.

Liu He stroked his beard and said, "I wonder if any students can clear the dungeon this time?"

"That girl from Beijiang City who awakened an S-rank talent might have a chance."

"It's a bit difficult. I heard that this dungeon was personally set up by that minister from the Education Bureau. The deeper you go, the higher the Rank and trouble level of the Vicious Beasts, and there's even a Tier-3 mutated boss at the end..." said the Vice Principal.

"It's simply Hell difficulty," Liu He sighed with emotion.

"There's no help for it. Ever since a freak cleared the dungeon in just two days the year before last, the Education Bureau urgently adjusted the difficulty," Zhang Yiming said with a bitter smile.

"Achoo!"

A blue-haired girl eating ice cream at a pastry shop couldn't help but sneeze.

The muscular Dean of Students, wearing tight clothes and with bulging muscles all over, heard this and said, "I remember that besides her, the last person who could clear the dungeon in the College Entrance Examination seemed to be that big figure who awakened an SSS-rank talent thirty years ago, right?"

Liu He nodded, his expression proud: "Back in the day, I even taught him skill and theory classes."

Zhang Yiming looked at the Vice Principal beside him: "Could the Principal be talking about that person?"

The Vice Principal nodded.

"Right, it's him."

Zhang Yiming's face showed astonishment.

Although he had heard that that person had stayed in South River City for a period of time, he didn't expect that he actually attended this Martial Arts High School.

Thinking of that existence regarded as a legend by countless people, Zhang Yiming couldn't help but reveal a trace of worship and reverence in his eyes.

S-rank talent, legendary class, reaching the summit of the King Realm at thirty-six years old.

Now at forty-seven years old, he is already one of Daxia's top combat strengths, hailed as the number one person below demigods.

One of Daxia's Three Gods and Nine Kings, the Northern Lord, Bei Zhenyuan.

"It seems there hasn't been any news of that person for a long time."

The Vice Principal said, "He, with a single person and a single blade, has guarded north of the Daxia Great Wall, suppressing that largest abyss in the north. It's been ten years now, hasn't it..."

Liu He sighed with emotion: "Yeah, the hardship involved is hard for us to imagine. It can be said that without his sacrifice, we wouldn't have the stable life we have now."

"No news of him is a good thing for Daxia. If there is news of him, it means that abyss has run into a major problem, and peace is in imminent danger."

This sentence was filled with emotion and sighs.

"Behind peace, there are always people carrying heavy burdens forward. I really hope these children can understand this earlier and grow up sooner..."

Liu He said, shaking his head, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back first. The dungeon map is quite large. Even students with insufficient strength shouldn't be eliminated so early..."

Before he finished speaking,

a flash of light appeared on the playground magic circle, and a figure emerged.

"Don't eat me, don't eat me, don't eat me..."

Chen Hao maintained a kneeling posture on the ground, his face covered in tears and snot.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have dug out your eggs, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Liu He: "..."

Vice Principal: "..."

Dean of Students: "..."

Zhang Yiming stealthily turned his head, pretending he wasn't a student from his own class.

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