Borrow my talent? Wood Release Sharingan stuns the school beauty.

On the open ground at the exit of the secret realm, the person in charge began to arrange for people to maintain order and then tally the points.

The person in charge of the points tallying looked solemn, holding a register and a detection and identification instrument in his hand.

Each time the detector scans the left ear of a ferocious beast, it lights up and automatically calculates the corresponding score, announcing the number while simultaneously recording it.

The surrounding students instantly fell silent, the previous noise completely dissipated, leaving only the beeping of the testing device and the slightly rapid breathing of the crowd.

Everyone's expression was different, hiding tension, anticipation and trepidation, their eyes fixed on the direction of the statistics office, as if trying to see through the names and points on the register.

Lin Chen leaned against a stone pillar, his expression calm.

Before encountering the beast tide, entering the top 100 was already a certainty, and they would have a certain ranking.

Adding the points from the final wave of beast tides, if Zhao Yu doesn't employ any special tactics, the first and second place in this preliminary round will be decided between him and Su Muxue.

Su Muxue stood beside Lin Chen with a calm expression. She was also confident of making it into the top few. At this moment, she was just waiting quietly, her gaze occasionally glancing at Lin Chen unintentionally.

She was curious about how many points Lin Chen actually had.

Zhao Yu, standing at the front of the crowd, crossed his arms, his face still gloomy, but with a hint of urgency in his eyes.

Passing the qualifiers was not a problem for him at all.

His attention was only on Lin Chen and Su Muxue.

He was especially furious when he saw Su Muxue standing next to Lin Chen.

Half an hour later, all the students who had left the secret realm had completed the points tally.

The provincial capital official stepped forward, holding up a registration book.

"The points tally is complete. We are now announcing the preliminary round rankings, only the top 100 who passed the preliminary rounds will be published."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent. Everyone held their breath, their hearts pounding wildly.

Because the ranking is based on points and only the top 100 are selected, many people don't know if they can pass unless they are absolutely certain.

"First, let's announce the 100th place: Sun Shan from Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School, with 320 points!"

As names and scores were announced, a chorus of sighs and cheers erupted from the crowd.

A thin boy clenched his fists tightly, trembling with excitement. This man was Sun Shan.

Although he was only ranked 100th, he still had the opportunity to participate in the martial arts college entrance examination.

Beside him, several students with scores around 310 points turned pale instantly, their eyes dimming.

Some couldn't help but lower their heads, their faces filled with disappointment and resentment.

He murmured, "Just a little bit more," his tone full of regret, hating himself for not being able to hunt down one more ferocious beast.

Those students who scored over 320 points breathed a sigh of relief, their faces breaking into smiles. Their previously tense nerves completely relaxed, and they began chatting amongst themselves, speculating about who would be in the top spots.

The martial artist in charge of statistics continued reading without pausing:

"..."

"Ninth place, Jiangcheng No. 2 Middle School, Zhang Ya, 380 points."

Many people already knew roughly how many points they would get when they came out.

Those who scored below 320 were all deathly pale and looked utterly dejected.

Only those who score above 320 are concerned about their ranking.

Zhao Yu's gaze grew increasingly anxious. He was too lazy to pay attention to the situation of the lower-ranked students; he just wanted to hear the complete list of the top 100 as soon as possible to confirm that Lin Chen was not among them.

As Zhao Yu climbed higher in the rankings, he still hadn't heard Lin Chen's name, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

He was confident that his points were enough to break into the top three, and even had a chance to compete for first place. After all, he had hunted down many ferocious beasts in the secret realm, and each of his henchmen had contributed some to him.

"Tenth place, Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School, Li Wei, 450 points."

The scores of the top ten were announced one by one, each of them scoring over 400 points, which amazed the surrounding students, who looked on with admiration.

Zhao Yu's face grew increasingly smug. He knew that his points far exceeded this number, and his ranking would definitely be higher.

"Fourth place, Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School, Zhou Kai, 470 points."

Upon hearing the name and the points, Zhao Yu's smile deepened.

With 470 points, he could only rank fourth, but with 560 points, he could easily secure second place and even compete for first.

The lackeys immediately swarmed forward, their faces full of flattery: "Young Master Zhao, look, even the fourth place only has 470 points. The top three are a sure thing, and maybe even first place."

Upon hearing the lackey's words, Zhao Yu's gloomy expression turned into a smile, accompanied by an arrogant air.

His points have surpassed those of the fourth-place player by nearly one hundred.

The only name that hasn't appeared yet is Su Muxue.

As for Lin Chen?

Zhao Yu completely ignored it.

In Zhao Yu's opinion, with Lin Chen's B-level talent, he only broke through to Martial Master after entering the secret realm, and now that he's ranked fourth, he must have been eliminated.

"Third place, Zhao Yu from Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School, 560 points."

As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on Zhao Yu's face froze instantly, and then turned gloomy.

Third place? Five hundred and sixty points and only third place?

The lackeys beside him were also stunned. For a moment, they dared not say anything more and could only lower their heads, afraid of angering the furious Zhao Yu.

It's actually third.

At this moment, Zhao Yu had only one thought in his mind: Who else besides Su Muxue had a higher score than him?

"Second place, Su Muxue from Jiangcheng No.1 High School, 850 points!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room erupted in uproar!

He scored 850 points, more than half more than Zhao Yu.

Everyone was stunned and turned to look at Su Muxue, their eyes filled with shock and admiration.

Even Lin Chen was surprised; he hadn't expected Su Muxue's score to be so high.

Zhao Yu's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he trembled with rage.

Zhao Yu was prepared that Su Muxue had a higher score than him.

In the entire Jiangcheng, only Su Muxue can rival him for first place.

But now Su Muxue is only second.

An unacceptable thought surfaced in his mind: Su Muxue was second place, so who was first place?

In the entire Jiangcheng, besides him and Su Muxue, who else could have a higher score than 850?

A name popped into his head uncontrollably, making him freeze and a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Lin Chen!

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Zhao Yu shook his head frantically, trying to dispel the thought.

Lin Chen is nothing but a useless person with double B-level talent. Even if he manages to break through to Martial Master and survive the beast tide, he will never have a higher score than Su Muxue.

He stared intently at the provincial capital official, hoping that the name he uttered wouldn't be Lin Chen.

The surrounding students were in an uproar, all speculating about who was in first place and could surpass Su Muxue's 850 points.

The person in charge paused for a moment, then, under the gaze of everyone present, read out the name.

"First place, Lin Chen from Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, 920 points!"

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Everyone froze on the spot, dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief, forgetting even to breathe.

Lin Chen?