CHAPTER 31: CHAPTER 30: RANKINGS

At this moment, there are only three people left in the trial ground.

All the other trialists are watching the trio with horror.

To endure this kind of pain for so long, are they still normal humans? Could they have awakened some special attributes?

Lin Xuan stared at Jiang Ye, his eyelids twitching constantly.

He thought to himself, "Could this guy be feeling the same pleasure as I am?"

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan walked toward Li Zhichao, not far away, and whispered, "What’s the name of your classmate?"

"His name is Jiang Ye."

Li Zhichao, staring at the stage, also felt somewhat unwilling.

In these three trials, his scores were completely suppressed by Jiang Ye!

"Damn it, this guy must have taken some special medication, no wonder he won’t tell me!"

Li Zhichao thought to himself, "I will make sure to question him hard later!"

Beside him, Lin Xuan’s pupils also narrowed tightly.

"So he is Jiang Ye?"

Looking at Jiang Ye, Lin Xuan thought, "Is this the person with a perfect score in Martial Arts Will?"

He did not know Jiang Ye before, nor did he know his name earlier.

"It seems the ordinary class isn’t entirely full of useless people."

Lin Xuan nodded silently.

"Unfortunately, I am still in the first year of high school, but if I were already in the second year, Jiang Ye wouldn’t qualify as my opponent."

...

In the trial ground, Jiang Ye sat cross-legged.

At this moment, his flesh felt as if being devoured by endless sulfuric acid, every inch of skin, muscle, and bone enduring immense pain.

"Endure!"

Jiang Ye closed his eyes tightly, gritting his teeth.

His goal was not merely to fight for first place.

More importantly, he discovered that this pain greatly benefitted his flesh!

Every time the pain reached its peak, a faint pleasure surged within Jiang Ye’s body.

This was because.

When the gas containing Thunderfire energy entered his body, it madly refined his entire cellular structure.

Although this process was extremely painful.

Enduring it promised immense benefits.

[Cultivation Technique]

Star Martial Cultivation Technique: Great Success (41%→42%)

"Using Starry Sky Energy to refine the flesh indeed proves astonishing."

"In just half an hour, it exceeds a day’s worth of cultivation results!"

Once the Cultivation Technique reaches Great Success, one can refine themselves using a trace amount of Star Energy.

This accelerates cultivation speed.

According to the teacher, the price of Star Energy is extremely high, affordable only for the super wealthy.

Yet, the current trial is completely free.

This opportunity is rare, and Jiang Ye planned to endure until the last moment.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, another fifteen minutes passed.

On the stage, Wang Ziang’s gaze became sharp, and he said in a deep voice, "Fourth Tier, activate!"

Swish!

Instantly, a powerful energy wave erupted within the trial ground.

Even students outside the trial ground turned pale and retreated continuously.

Even standing outside the trial ground, they could sense the familiar intense pain!

Not to mention the three in the center of the trial ground.

At this moment, Jiang Ye felt as if his skin was sliced open, with boiling acid soaking his nerve endings.

Pain! Too painful!

"I give up!"

Just then, a loud shout was heard.

Xu Lei suddenly pressed the button, withdrawing from the trial.

Three minutes later.

Jiang Ye finally reached his limit and pressed the button.

If he continued, he suspected he’d pass out on the spot!

Now, only the red-robed girl remained in the field.

Zeng Xueqing did not give up immediately due to Jiang Ye’s withdrawal.

Instead, she continued to persevere.

Only after ten minutes did she suddenly press the abandon button.

...

"What a monster!"

Off the stage, Xu Lei glanced at Jiang Ye not far away.

He wasn’t surprised Zeng Xueqing could last until the end.

But Jiang Ye? A student from the ordinary class held on longer than him!

All others present were equally shocked, looking at Jiang Ye in astonishment.

In this trial, Jiang Ye was undoubtedly the biggest dark horse.

Even Wang Ziang on the stage gazed deeply at Jiang Ye.

"Is the potential dragon the director spoke of referring to him? Or me?"

At this moment, even Wang Ziang felt some uncertainty.

But Jiang Ye didn’t care about others’ looks now.

He looked at his own panel.

[Cultivation Technique]

Star Martial Cultivation Technique: Great Success (43%)

"Less than an hour, and it improved by 2%."

Jiang Ye marveled, "Is this Starry Sky Energy? It’s astounding."

At the same time, he was somewhat regretful.

If his Cultivation Technique had already broken through 50%, he might have been able to persist longer and gain more benefits.

Like Zeng Xueqing, whose Cultivation Technique might have reached over 90%.

Jiang Ye was able to persist for so long purely relying on Martial Arts Will.

Just then, the scores of the Thunderfire Trial refreshed on the large screen ahead.

[Zeng Xueqing: 480 points]

[Jiang Ye: 430 points]

[Xu Lei: 400 points]

——

Immediately, the total ranking scores of the three trials appeared.

[First Place: Zeng Xueqing, 970 points]

[Second Place: Jiang Ye, 915 points]

[Third Place: Xu Lei, 850 points]

[Fourth Place: Lin Xuan, 800 points]

...

Everyone in the hall was astonished.

"First place is only 30 points away from a perfect score!"

"So powerful."

"Jiang Ye in second place is also surprising, a student from an ordinary class scoring this high."

Amidst the clamor.

Lin Xuan also glanced in Jiang Ye’s direction, secretly thinking, "Jiang Ye... I will remember you."

"There’s one month until school starts, I hope by then, you’ll still be above me."

Lin Xuan set Jiang Ye as his short-term goal.

Although he is from An City No.1 High School, he could also find out the examination results of An City No.3 High School.

When the new school year begins, every school will arrange preliminary assessments.

This month’s time gives Lin Xuan enough confidence to surpass Jiang Ye.

...

"The trial is over!"

On the stage, Wang Ziang announced loudly: "Fifteen people passed the trial and can receive thirty thousand yuan as a reward."

"The top three, step forward to receive the High-level Art Technique—Eight Thunder Sounds Fist!"

As he finished speaking.

In the center of the hall, a golden silk box emerged from the ground.

The red-dressed girl, Zeng Xueqing, was the first to step onto the stage.

Jiang Ye and Xu Lei quickly followed.

When they opened the box, they found three metal wristbands inside, alongside a small speaker.

"Thunder Sound really comes out of the speaker." Jiang Ye raised his eyebrows.

The Eight Thunder Sounds Fist should be inside the metal wristbands.

The three each took their wristbands.

Jiang Ye opened his wristband and immediately a projection appeared, showing the cover of Eight Thunder Sounds Fist.

"It’s actually a holographic wristband." His heart skipped a beat.

Just this wristband alone probably costs a lot.

Jiang Ye put away the wristband, planning to study it later.

Just then, Zeng Xueqing suddenly said to him, "Jiang Ye, you’ll be coming to the advanced class, right?"

Jiang Ye nodded slightly, "Probably."

Now, he is absolutely confident about entering the advanced class.

The only question is whether he’ll get in sooner or later.

Zeng Xueqing looked at him and said softly, "You’re quite a decent opponent, I hope after you enter the advanced class, we get a chance for a fair fight!"

"If there’s a chance, we can try." Jiang Ye smiled.

He did not consider Zeng Xueqing as his target or opponent.

Although her ranking is currently higher than his.

But for Jiang Ye, surpassing her is only a matter of time.

Rather than Zeng Xueqing, it was Lin Xuan who caught Jiang Ye’s attention.

"Lin Xuan, fourth place." Jiang Ye looked at the ranking.

He is just a freshman, a whole year below him, but his strength is nearly equal.

"Middle A physique, truly strong." Jiang Ye was quite envious, "If I were also Middle A, I would surely have taken first in this trial."

If it were anyone else, there’s no way to change such innate factors.

Fortunately, Jiang Ye seems to have the chance.

...

While Jiang Ye was pondering silently.

Below the stage, Li Zhichao clenched his fists.

In this trial, he only achieved sixth place.

This rank is actually not bad, having caught up with students from the bottom of the advanced class.

But, compared to Jiang Ye, the gap is too big.

At this moment, Jiang Ye and the others finished collecting their rewards and walked off the stage one by one.

Seeing this scene, Li Zhichao’s eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.

This time, he must force Jiang Ye to reveal what special medicine he took!

By any means necessary!

With this resolve, Li Zhichao immediately approached Jiang Ye.

"What’s up?" Jiang Ye looked at him puzzled.

"Godfather!"

Li Zhichao grabbed his hand, begging in a low voice, "What medicine did you take? Tell me privately, can you? I want to take it too!"

"..."

Jiang Ye looked at him speechlessly.

This guy, has he gone crazy!!