Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 166 One Day, Ten Thousand Points: The Final Assessment!

Throughout the entire Tianyuan Fragment, the total number of leader-level alien races marked by the training camp does not exceed thirty.

Each one occupies a territory, its fearsome reputation infamous. Countless talented trainees from various training camps have met their demise at their hands.

In the past, even when it came to taking down a leader, it often required several top-ranked students to work together, devise a meticulous plan, and pay a considerable price before they could succeed.

One person killed the leader and wiped out an entire tribe in the process?
This doesn't sound like a battle report; it sounds more like a fantastical tale.

Inside the stone tower, the initial awe and curiosity of the other trainees gradually gave way to suspicion and disbelief.

Whispers began to rise from the corner.

"The Eight-Armed Tribe? I went in with a group of others last time. Those six-armed elites alone were terrifyingly strong. Their bizarre suppression ability was disgusting."

"He wiped out an entire tribe by himself... Does he think he's Dongfang Zhen?"

"You're bragging. His ranking has dropped out of the top ten in the past two weeks. Didn't he even lose to Zhao Qingtian, who was seventh, in last week's practical assessment?"

These discussions are not unfounded.

Everyone has noticed Lin Ye's slump over the past two weeks.

In order to complete the leap in life level from opening the meridians to condensing the vital energy, he devoted almost all his energy to cultivation.

In last week's practical assessment, Lin Ye's qi and blood were extremely depleted, and he had lost less than one-tenth of his strength. It was only natural that he would be defeated.

Since then, he, who was once one of the "Five Heavenly Kings of the Opening Camp" alongside Dongfang Zhen and others, seems to have faded into obscurity.

Now, Lin Ye suddenly claims that he has accomplished a feat that even the top-ranked Dongfang Zhen dared not say he could achieve, which naturally fails to convince the public.

Lin Ye ignored the surrounding chatter and simply looked calmly at the instructor who was in a dilemma.

He didn't care whether others believed him or not; he only cared about whether he could still get his credits.

The instructor's forehead was already beaded with sweat. He wanted to say, "It's not that I don't trust you, but without the combat records from the bracelet to prove it, this is really difficult..."

In the midst of this awkward atmosphere, a steady voice came from the entrance of the stone tower.

"The Bloodlust tribe in the Lava Canyon has been completely wiped out. Chieftain Kaglosh was killed with a single shot."

"Give him a score based on his combat performance."

Everyone looked over at the sound and saw Nie Cang walking over expressionlessly.

His tone was very calm, as if he were stating a trivial matter.

But the content of his words was like a bombshell, exploding in everyone's minds.

One shot, one kill on the leader?!
The scoring instructor's mouth gaped open, wide enough to fit an egg, as he stared at Nie Cang in astonishment: "Instructor Nie, is...is this real?"

Nie Cang didn't look at anyone, but simply emphasized it again in that emotionless tone.

"I saw it with my own eyes."

Every word of those words was like a heavy hammer, striking the hearts of everyone inside the stone tower.

In an instant, all was silent.

All the whispers and doubtful glances vanished in that instant.

Instead, there was a deathly silence and shocked faces.

I saw it with my own eyes!
These four words, spoken by Nie Cang, an elite instructor known for his strictness and ruthlessness, carry more weight than any data or record.

The scoring instructor stood there dumbfounded for several seconds before he suddenly came to his senses.

He had no more doubts and began retrieving information from the system database.

The Blood Slaughter Tribe's information was quickly retrieved: 327 four-armed slave soldiers, 79 six-armed elites, 1 eight-armed leader, and even marked as "extremely dangerous".

"The reward for killing a leader-level eight-armed tribe member is 3,000 basic academic credits... Based on the combat performance of killing with a single shot, the academic credits are doubled, for a total of 6,000 credits."

"79 elite soldiers with six arms, totaling 1580 points."

“327 four-armed slave soldiers, totaling 654 points.”

"Total: 8234 credits."

The other trainees were stunned.

One of the leaders was actually awarded 3000 academic credits!

If it's someone like Lin Ye who kills with an overwhelming combat performance, the number could even double!
This is not over yet.

Just when everyone thought Lin Ye's credits were finished.

Nie Cang added, "Lin Ye's combat bracelet was used to rescue the three missing students. The combat data previously stored in the bracelet has been uploaded and will be settled together."

"In addition, Chief Instructor Yin specially approved an extra 1500 credits for successfully rescuing three of his comrades."

The scoring instructor immediately took action and retrieved the last data from Lin Ye's bracelet.

"The bracelet originally had 1753 credits, plus the rewards..."

He looked up at the leaderboard and then at Lin Ye, took a deep breath, and announced the final result in an almost declarative tone.

"Student Lin Ye has earned a total of 11487 credits during this entry into the Nirvana Tower!"

On the giant light screen leaderboard, the data began to jump wildly.

Lin Ye's name, which had originally fallen to sixteenth place, is now soaring upwards at an incredible speed, like an arrow released from a bow.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lin Ye's name surpassed the one that had long dominated the top spot, and then steadily settled in first place.

The top spot has changed hands!
Dongfang Zhen, who was in first place with a terrifying score of nearly 10,000, was forcibly pushed to second place at this moment.

Nie Cang watched all this with a calm and composed expression. He said to Lin Ye, "You owe Chief Instructor Yin double the credits, which will be automatically deducted later."

"However, your student ranking is still currently sixteenth."

"There is only one way to regain our previous ranking."

He paused, looked around at all the students with different expressions inside the stone tower, and suddenly raised his voice.

"Tomorrow morning will be the third week of this training camp, and also the final practical assessment."

"This assessment will determine the top three teams in this training camp."

"The number of people eliminated will be the largest ever, as has been the case in the past, but those who remain will be awarded ranks and have a bright future!"

Upon hearing this, all the students inside the tower began to breathe heavily.

The final assessment!

Staying means leaping over the dragon gate!

Being eliminated means all your previous efforts have been in vain!

Nie Cang's gaze finally fell back on Lin Ye, and his voice carried a hint of seriousness that was barely perceptible.

"The chief will receive one of only thirty-two Enlightened General titles in the Great Xia this year, with only one spot available in each province."

Lin Ye has always had only one goal.

That is number one.

Otherwise, the race advancement quest cannot be completed.

Leaving the Nirvana Tower, Lin Ye ignored the complicated gazes behind him and headed straight for the Spirit Pivot Hall.

Lin Ye spent most of his time at the Marrow Cleansing Hall during this period.

But he didn't forget to come to Ling Shu Hall every day to stimulate his martial arts spirituality.

Pushing open the door of Ling Shu Hall, Lin Ye immediately saw several familiar faces.

Dongfang Zhen and Zhang Daoxuan were sitting cross-legged to one side, seemingly waiting.

In the center of the hall, the three enormous, mysterious metal rings were slowly rotating, emitting a low hum.

Beneath the circle, there was no one, but the machine was running, clearly indicating that someone was undergoing spiritual refinement within it.

Dongfang Zhen sensed someone entering and opened his eyes.

When he saw that it was Lin Ye, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and then his face showed his usual gentle smile.

"Brother Lin, it's been a long time."

"Long time no see," Lin Ye nodded in response.

Zhang Daoxuan, who was standing to the side, also opened his eyes. He looked at the two people staring at each other, and his expression became somewhat subtle.

He could clearly feel two invisible fighting spirits colliding quietly in the air.

"Brother Lin, you've broken through."

Dongfang Zhen's tone was a statement, not a question.

His eyes, which seemed to see through everything, had already discerned Lin Ye's current state.

Lin Ye nodded again.

Dongfang Zhen's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes became even sharper: "My martial arts spirituality also broke through a few days ago, officially entering the fourth level."

"Tomorrow is the final battle."

His aura shone forth without reservation: "Brother Lin, I will give it my all again. This time, I will not lose."

These words were both a declaration and a challenge.

Standing to the side, Zhang Daoxuan unconsciously frowned.

Dongfang Zhen, do you not even see me, your old rival, in your eyes?

Do you think that the person in front of you is the biggest obstacle on your path to becoming the chief?

Although those who cultivate the Tao emphasize calmness and tranquility, and refrain from arrogance and impatience.

However, Zhang Daoxuan discovered that ever since Lin Ye, this variable, appeared, his Dao heart had not had a few days of peace.

Lin Ye shifted his gaze from Dongfang Zhen, sat down in the empty seat next to him, and began to queue.

The tense, almost palpable fighting spirit between the two dissipated with this action.

Tomorrow they will be life-or-death opponents, but at this moment, they are still friends.

Lin Ye's gaze fell on the three huge metal rings that were slowly rotating in front of him.

He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is someone inside?"

"Yes, it's Ye Qi."

"His spirituality seems to be a kind of transparency or stealth; in short, once the panorama is activated, others can no longer see him."

As soon as he finished speaking, the rotation speed of the panorama began to slow down, and the buzzing gradually subsided.

Lin Ye only felt a blur before his eyes.

The previously empty area seemed to ripple slightly, and a figure appeared without warning.

Lin Ye's gaze sharpened slightly.

It was Ye Qi. This trainee had kept a low profile since entering the camp, almost to the point of being invisible. His ranking had always been consistently third or fourth, second only to himself.

But Lin Ye never saw him communicate with anyone, like a loner who completely shut himself off.

Ye Qi opened his eyes, his gaze calm and unwavering. He didn't look at anyone, but stood up straight, brushed past everyone, and silently left the Ling Shu Hall.

Zhang Daoxuan stood up, his usually icy face now brimming with fighting spirit.

He ignored Lin Ye and Dongfang Zhen and walked straight towards the Omni-hundred, which had stopped working.

He wanted to seize the last opportunity to get himself into peak condition.

Lin Ye withdrew his gaze and lost the desire to continue chatting.

Actually, everyone is pretty much the same.

Tomorrow will be the ultimate test of their efforts over the past twenty-odd days, and indeed, of all the results they have achieved in their martial arts training to date.

Those who can maintain such a carefree attitude as Dongfang Zhen are ultimately few and far between.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

The morning light was just beginning to break, and there was a slight chill in the air.

In front of the martial arts hall.

The remaining twenty-one trainees stood in neat rows, completely silent.

Everyone's face was taut, their eyes sharp, like swords about to be drawn.

They didn't communicate with each other, not even exchange glances; all their spirits were contained, waiting for the moment to erupt.

Yin Liulan stood at the front of the group, her gaze calmly sweeping over each person.

"This year is a special case, and the higher-ups sent me to be the head instructor."

"In my original estimate, fewer than fifteen people would make it to the final round of assessments."

Her voice was cool and clear, yet it reached everyone's ears distinctly.

"I have to admit that you are indeed among the best of the younger generation."

"Most of you have already entered the Condensation Realm. In order to minimize casualties, this assessment will be conducted using virtual equipment."

"This way, you can completely let go and not have any worries."

After her explanation last night, she didn't waste any more words and went straight to the point.

Today's assessment consists of two parts.

"The first thing is to hold the line."

"You will face off against a continuous stream of alien races in a simulated Tianyuan environment. The system will determine your final score based on your combat performance and the time you can last."

"The second event is an individual duel."

"Just like the previous practical assessments, it will still be a random draw, with two people battling each other until the final winner is determined."

"The person with the highest overall score, based on both assessment criteria and your previous accumulated credits, will become the chief of this year's Ninghai Province Qiming General Training Camp!"

As soon as Yin Liulan finished speaking, more than a dozen instructors stepped forward and gave each trainee a specially made silver-black bracelet.

With the neural connections completed, the assessment officially began.

Lin Ye felt the scenery before his eyes changing rapidly, and the next second, he found himself in a familiar black wasteland.

The air was thick with the smell of sulfur, and in the distance was a dark red sky, exactly as he had seen in the Nirvana Tower.

A cold, electronic voice rang in his ears.

[Assessment Begins]

[Assessment Objective: Hold the position and eliminate all incoming enemy forces.]

[A total of 20 waves of alien races will attack Tianyuan, and the number and strength of the alien races will continuously increase with each wave.]

[Please survive as long as possible and kill as many alien races as possible to obtain a higher score.]

Meanwhile, inside the martial arts hall.

Yin Liulan, Nie Cang, and Su Yunjin, along with a large number of instructors from the training camp responsible for the assessment, were standing in front of a huge light screen.

The light screen was divided into twenty-one equally sized images.

Each scene displays a student's battle in a virtual reality environment in real time.

They were like spectators high in the clouds, looking down at everything below.

Time passed slowly, and the first five waves of the simplest alien attacks were over in an instant.

No one was eliminated in the 21 screenings.

"The overall strength of this year's trainees is indeed much higher than that of previous years."

Su Yunjin looked at the light screen and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"The quality of the students is really good. I remember in previous years, the combined attack of the three alien races in the fifth wave alone could eliminate several people."

Nie Cang and Yin Liulan remained noncommittal, their gazes constantly sweeping back and forth between the top-ranked individuals and Lin Ye's image.

The current wave is too low; for these top students, it's just a warm-up.

They could only wait quietly.

ten minutes later.

The ninth wave of attacks is coming!

This wave includes: 8 random common-level Heavenly Abyss Aliens and 1 elite-level Heavenly Abyss Alien!

Lin Ye felt a little bored after hearing the prompt.

Given this increasing difficulty, even by the twentieth wave, there will probably only be a few dozen ordinary monsters mixed with five or six elite ones charging over.
What he didn't know was that the assessment, which he found boring, had become a horror movie in the eyes of the lower-ranked trainees.

After the ninth wave of attacks ended, the screen finally showed images of trainees flashing red, indicating that they had been injured in the battle.

The two trainees at the bottom of the rankings were caught off guard by the elite alien race's surprise attack, and the screen went dark, signaling their elimination.

Yin Liulan's eyes finally regained some sparkle.

The assessment that truly differentiates candidates has begun.

……

Another ten minutes passed.

[The fifteenth wave of attacks has begun!]

Before Lin Ye, dozens of alien races of various shapes and sizes roared and charged from all directions.

He simply stood still the whole time, slowly drawing the Piercing Star Spear from behind him.

Faced with the surging tide of beasts, he simply waved his hand casually.

An incredibly terrifying golden aura shot out in a crescent-shaped slash!

The slash drew a straight trajectory in mid-air, cutting countless Tianyuan aliens at the forefront in half!
Then, using the blade wind generated by the cleaving motion, he killed even more alien races nearby.

puff!puff!puff!
Each soft pop of flesh bursting open signifies the end of a life.

In the blink of an eye, the fifteenth wave of alien races was completely wiped out.

Meanwhile, in the scene belonging to Dongfang Zhen.

He stood in the same spot, with thick bolts of purple lightning weaving into a net in front of him.

All the alien races from the Heavenly Abyss that tried to approach it convulsed as soon as they stepped into the lightning net's range, turning into ashes in the blinding flashes of electricity.

Two faces, both equally bored and even slightly furrowed, were clearly presented to Yin Liulan and the other two.

"As expected, this level of testing is still too easy for them." Yin Liulan chuckled.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Dongfang Zhen raise his hand in the scene.

This is a conversation with the system examiner responsible for recording combat performance.

The next second, this application appeared on the central main screen.

[Trainee Dongfang Zhen: Examiner, this level of difficulty is a waste of time. Can you give us something more challenging?]

The smile in Yin Liulan's eyes deepened.

"His request is approved."

"By the way, also increase the difficulty of the assessments for Lin Ye, Wei Shuying, Ye Qi, and Zhang Daoxuan."

Soon, a new notification sound rang in the ears of Lin Ye and the other four people at the same time.

[Please note that, with the examiner's approval, the difficulty of this assessment has been increased!]

The next wave will be upgraded directly from wave 16 to the final wave, wave 20!

[After completing wave 20, 10 hidden Nightmare difficulty waves will be unlocked. Get ready!]

Upon hearing this suggestion, Nie Cang sighed inwardly.

He certainly knew what these hidden ten waves were.

In fact, if Yin Liulan hadn't been parachuted in, he would have been the head instructor of this training camp.

These so-called hidden waves are actually the normal assessment content of the training camp more than ten years ago.

The difficulty was so high that most trainees couldn't even survive the regular twenty waves, rendering the subsequent nightmare waves ineffective and resulting in poor performances.

Over time, Nie Cang felt that these ten waves were unnecessary and simply cut them off.

I never imagined that one day it would be put back into use.

Yin Liuguan turned his head to look at Nie Cang and asked, "When we were conducting the thirty rounds of assessments before, which round did the best performer last?"

Nie Cang gently shook his head: "In the years when I was a bishop, I didn't see many people who could last until the 22nd wave."

He paused for a moment, then recalled, "However, according to the past data I have reviewed, the best-performing class was the one led by Miao Yifeng."

"Miao Yifeng himself held out until the twenty-fourth wave."

"The chief of that year stopped at the twenty-seventh wave. Moreover, he did not kill all the alien races in the twenty-seventh wave. He died midway due to severe injuries."

Yin Liulan's eyes showed great interest as she looked down at Lin Ye and Dongfang Zhen, who had already cleared the twentieth wave at lightning speed and were about to face the first wave of Nightmare difficulty.

"I have a feeling..."

she said softly.

"Perhaps we will witness the birth of a true prodigy capable of breaking through thirty waves."

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