53: Chapter 53 Ten Thousand Gods Leisi

"You don't have to keep following me around!"

"I'm scared..."

On a main road leading to the peak of Wang Mountain.

Shen Xingchen walked in front, while Ye Yunyun weakly followed behind.

He was now only one Tier-3 demon away from upgrading his system.

After the encounter with the Shadow Demon Wolf last time, Ye Yunyun had developed quite a psychological shadow.

Shen Xingchen asked, "Since you're so weak, why did you come to participate in the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination?"

"..." Ye Yunyun opened her mouth, but ultimately closed it again.

I know I'm weak, but why did you have to spell it out so bluntly!

Shen Xingchen spoke again, "I have a proposal."

"Oh, go ahead," Ye Yunyun nodded obediently.

Shen Xingchen: "You go to that cave entrance. There's a Shadow Demon Wolf in there. Lure it out, and I'll take you up the mountain."

This was the Tier-3 demon wolf Shen Xingchen had encountered a few days ago.

It had accidentally managed to run away from him.

Having witnessed Shen Xingchen's strength, it refused to come out ever again, and Shen Xingchen didn't have any good solutions either.

"Ah?" Ye Yunyun widened her eyes.

Shen Xingchen added, "Don't worry, I have absolute certainty. I definitely won't let you die."

This wasn't empty talk, but rather confidence brought by strength.

Ye Yunyun weakly extended her finger: "Then let's pinky promise! People can't break pinky promises!"

"???" This time it was Shen Xingchen's turn to be stunned.

Seriously, are you really this dazed?

What kind of binding force does a trick meant for fooling kids even have?

"Are you going to do it or not?" Ye Yunyun asked.

"I'll do it!"

Shen Xingchen similarly extended his pinky finger: "Let me say it again, I have absolute confidence, so you don't need to worry!"

Ye Yunyun: "Pinky swear, cross my heart, for a hundred years..."

Shen Xingchen: "Are you done?"

Ye Yunyun lowered her head: "Mhm."

Shen Xingchen: "Are you sure?"

"I know pinky promises don't have any credibility!"

Ye Yunyun suddenly raised her small face, "I just... just hope that when you abandon me in a moment of crisis, you can try just a little bit harder, even if it's only... only a tiny bit."

Over these past few days, she had long witnessed Shen Xingchen's strength and also knew the reason why he was so confident.

If not for what happened with Lü Ming, she probably wouldn't have asked to pinky promise.

"Alright!" Shen Xingchen nodded heavily.

Afterwards.

Ye Yunyun fell silent and cautiously approached the cave entrance.

As for Shen Xingchen, he was in the dense forest twenty meters away.

This distance was roughly the same as when he saved Ye Yunyun back then. Even if she were right at the demon wolf's jaws, he would still be able to rescue her back!

Swish—

A pitch-black shadow fiercely bolted out of the cave entrance.

Shen Xingchen saw it clearly and abruptly raised the long spear in his hand.

Twisting his waist, cyan-gold spiritual power poured into the spear as he hurled it fiercely!

Clang—

The pear blossom falling rain spear shot out swiftly like a javelin, carving out a blinding white flash of lightning.

The exact moment before it touched Ye Yunyun.

The long spear precisely pierced into the head of the Shadow Demon Wolf!

Ye Yunyun didn't even have time to clearly see the demon wolf's figure before the whole incident was over.

She was left somewhat dazed.

{Slain Tier-3 Demon × 10 (Completed)}

{Slain Tier-2 Demon × 100 (Completed)}

{Slain Tier-1 Demon × 1000 (Completed)}

The system prompt sounded, and joy surged in Shen Xingchen's heart.

He could finally upgrade!

{Detected that all system upgrade tasks are completed}

{System upgrading!}

{Lv1 → Lv2}

{10%}

{30%}

{...}

{100%}

{System upgrade complete!}

{Additional reward issued: Randomly draw a Talent Divine Ability}

{...}

{Ding!}

{Draw result: SS-level Innate Divine Ability, Myriad Gods Thunder Department!}

{Please confirm receipt!}

Shen Xingchen clicked confirm.

On the other side, Ye Yunyun had just recovered her wits.

She saw endless halos of spiritual power suddenly converge around Shen Xingchen.

Above this area, the clouds suddenly grew heavy.

In just an instant, the horizon darkened, and the sky became gloomy, as if a torrential rain was about to arrive.

Spiritual qi gathered, and the light emanating from Shen Xingchen grew increasingly intense and dazzling, extending in all directions.

At a certain moment.

He actually seemed like the only light in this world!

Crack—

At the horizon.

Bowl-thick thunderbolts pierced through the heavy clouds, tearing open a layer of black curtain.

Viewed from afar, a brilliant, pure white beam of light descended from the heavens!

That light fiercely landed on Shen Xingchen's body, completely shrouding him within it.

After that exact moment.

At the dark clouds.

Countless pale thunderbolts violently struck down.

That mountain range seemed to have fallen into an endless thunder domain.

Some nearby examinees looked at that terrifying heaven and earth anomaly, looking at each other in dismay, completely unaware of what had happened.

...

Shen Xingchen bathed within the beam of light.

He could clearly feel his own potential soaring.

That world-destroying power of thunder was gradually being mastered by him.

His expression flickered slightly as he abruptly opened his eyes.

A white, mystical rune crawled up between his brows, making him look like an immortal exiled to the mortal world.

"Is this the Myriad Gods Thunder Department?" he muttered.

Five thunders gathered and surged in his palms, brimming with an explosive sense of power.

{Myriad Gods Thunder Department: The holder is like a deity governing thunder above the nine heavens, and all thunder in the world is subject to your command.}

"Not bad!" Shen Xingchen praised.

He remembered that Tang Chen seemed to have a thunder-type Talent Divine Ability, which seemed to be called [Thunder Snake].

Compared to this now, Tang Chen's Talent Divine Ability looked like a little snake, hardly fit for a grand occasion.

A quarter of an hour later, the light converged.

All the thunder elements within Shen Xingchen's body retracted into the imprint between his brows.

"Let's go!"

Shen Xingchen waved at Ye Yunyun, who was standing to the side looking completely dazed.

...

The seventh day of the college entrance examination.

Inside the invigilation room, rows of screens were placed in the central area.

What was being broadcasted on them were all images concerning the peak of Wang Mountain.

Principals and directors from various academies sat around together, watching the progress of the college entrance examination.

Principal Bai Zhili of No. 1 High School suddenly smiled and said, "I heard that Shen Xingchen, the S-class student from No. 3 High School, has extraordinary strength. How come it's already the seventh day and we still haven't seen hide nor hair of him?"

Principal Bai Zhili looked at Principal Chen Lingjun, seemingly waiting for him to reply, but actually waiting for him to make a fool of himself.

Before the college entrance examination, how infinitely glorious that S-class student had been.

Principal Bai Zhili had personally gone to that filthy Junmin Lane to poach him, but returned empty-handed.

Now his own son had already climbed to the 70th layer of the Heavenly Ladder.

Yet that Shen Xingchen hadn't even arrived yet.

Next, he was going to watch closely just how embarrassing that S-class student would make himself!

The other teachers of various levels also looked at Principal Chen Lingjun with playful expressions.

Back then, they had all been "politely rejected" by Shen Xingchen.

Principal Chen Lingjun snorted coldly, "Isn't it not over yet?"

Although he said this, wavering had already arisen in his heart.

Could something have happened to Shen Xingchen on Wang Mountain?

Wang Mountain had arranged a bit too many Tier-3 demons this year, but with his strength, it shouldn't be...

Teacher of Mochen Dao Academy: "Even if Shen Xingchen arrives now, so what?"

"Bai Chenyue took four days just to walk to the 70th layer."

Mingzhu Academy: "That's right, the time gap is too huge, there's no chance left!"