Zhang Chen was moving through the forest at this moment.
"Phew, luckily I reacted quickly and dodged a group of students who teamed up."
"If I had been a bit slower, I would have had to fight them."
"Those guys aren't even a match for one of my hands. If I made a move, wouldn't my strength be exposed?!"
"Low profile, I must develop discreetly!"
Zhang Chen said to himself.
At this moment, using his Absolute Sight, he sensed a large swarm of demon spirits approaching him.
"I'll use these guys to practice, anyway, no one will know it was me who killed the demon spirits!"
"Even if some demon spirits escape, can they report me to humans?!"
"After finishing off this wave, I'll find a place to sleep until the exam ends. I should be able to rank in the top five!"
Zhang Chen mused.
Defeating other students was too risky.
Not the risk of defeat, but the risk of his own strength being exposed.
Even now, he couldn't manage to release his spiritual power to be as weak as other students. His weakest state was already awe-inspiring.
Moreover, it was difficult to discern how many points the students he encountered had.
What if he encountered someone with a lot of points, then his ranking would likely be too far ahead.
Unlike these demon spirits.
He could kill as many demon spirits as he wanted for points. It was very simple and convenient to control.
"Roar!~"
"Woo!"
"Grrr!"
The figures of the demon spirits were getting closer, and soon, several first-order demon spirits appeared before Zhang Chen.
"I need to finish this quickly. What if others also have sensory abilities and come here to see me slaughtering them? That would be bad!"
With this thought, Zhang Chen didn't hesitate at all. He raised his hand and unleashed a spiritual power strike.
Boom!
Hundreds of towering trees crashed down.
Startled birds scattered in panic and fled.
A wide plain appeared before Zhang Chen.
The soil on the ground was scorched black by the intense energy wave, and wisps of smoke were still rising.
Hiss...
A sound of points being calculated came from his earpiece.
"Your current points balance is 735 points! Ranked 1st!"
Hearing this, Zhang Chen was not too worried.
This first place was only temporary.
Because the competition had just begun, not many people had many points yet, and there were many participants.
After a few hours, 700 points would be nothing.
For now...
Zhang Chen brought up the mini-map and checked it.
His location was very close to the western border.
Generally, borders had energy barriers, and both demon spirits and humans rarely moved towards them.
He would go there for some peace and quiet. After some time, when his ranking dropped, he would come back to find trouble with the demon spirits.
With this thought, Zhang Chen immediately ran towards the western border.
At this moment, in the observation room, there was dead silence.
Those who had just thought the golden dot was in trouble and might be eliminated were all struck dumb.
Because they saw that in an instant, all those black dots were gone.
"This... is there a problem with the spiritual power computer?"
The freckled-faced man looked incredulous and patted the holographic map on the table forcefully.
The jolt made the image tremble.
"Please mind your behavior. There are only five of these devices, priced at 7.5 billion. If damaged, you will have to compensate the full price!"
Jiang Chenchen reminded him coldly.
"7.5 billion? How can something be so expensive?"
"And it malfunctions even though it's so expensive?!"
The freckled-faced man still spoke defiantly, but he no longer dared to touch the computer. He even took a few steps back.
"It's not a malfunction, it's just that those demon spirits have all been dealt with!"
Xu Linna said indifferently.
"How is that possible? He's a freshman, how can he possess such powerful strength?!"
"To eliminate so many demon spirits in an instant, let alone a freshman, I'm afraid no one other than us here can do it!"
Zheng Hao said in disbelief.
"I told you, Zhang Chen is someone chosen by the Nightmare Organization."
"Once chosen by the Nightmare Organization, such a person can become a world-class powerhouse, and any threat will be immediately cleared!"
Xu Linna said with an expression of having everything under control.
"So... you mean the Nightmare Organization eliminated that swarm of demon spirits? How did they infiltrate our trial grounds?"
"This is impossible!"
Members of the Spiritual Power Association protested loudly.
Just as he finished speaking, the alarm immediately sounded.
A large mass of powerful energy was detected heading towards the trial grounds.
(I went out to play these past few days, so the updates have been a bit infrequent. I can only update properly after I get home. I'll post photos another day to ask for forgiveness!)