Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

In order to prevent Sun Jinghuan from completely giving up, Lin Ran did not pursue him as relentlessly as he had at the beginning.

For the next two hours, he occasionally farmed monsters by himself and occasionally showed up in front of Sun Jinghuan.

Whenever he appeared, Sun Jinghuan would decisively abandon his prey and leave quickly.

Lin Ran didn't chase after him, but watched him go from afar.

After some time, just as Sun Jinghuan had gotten the hang of things, Lin Ran reappeared, pretending to bump into him by chance.

Sun Jinghuan has also adapted, from the initial anger and frustration to the eventual numbness.

In the last half hour, he simply stopped searching for second- and third-tier mutated creatures and only killed first-tier mutated creatures.

Seeing Lin Ran approaching, he stopped running.

Since he could instantly kill a first-tier mutant, he wasn't afraid of Lin Ran trying to take it from him.

The assessment period ended, and all holographic capsules were deployed.

Previously, one group of unlucky students was eliminated by the mutants, and more than two hundred people survived to the end.

The virtual screen in the center of the training hall displays real-time scores, with Lin Ran at the top.

The middle school students present were instantly in an uproar when they saw his score of 15700.

"Is this correct? Fifteen thousand seven hundred?"

"I'm also puzzled. Qin Wuyai, who came in second, only scored 8,330 points, more than 7,000 points behind him!"

"Third place: Chu Xining; fourth place: Bai Ruolin; oh? Where's Sun Jinghuan?"

"And then, they didn't make it into the top ten."

"Holy crap, 5300 points? That's not even a fraction of Lin Ran's score!"

"What's going on? As one of the four S-class geniuses, and a fire-type awakener, he's ranked eleventh?"

"I heard that Lin Ran snatched everything from beginning to end, grabbing whatever he could get his hands on."

"This is too tragic..."

Zhao Meng climbed out of the holographic pod next to him and was stunned when he saw his ranking on the screen.

With only 5,400 points, he actually made it into the top ten.

He then turned to Lin Ran and said loudly, "Brother Ran, I'm only able to make it into the top ten this time thanks to you."

If Lin Ran steals one less monster from Sun Jinghuan, he'll probably miss out on the top ten.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran revealed a playful smile: "You typed it yourself, what does it have to do with me?"

Zhao Meng flashed a bright white smile: "Those who know, know."

Sun Jinghuan, who was not far away, heard Zhao Meng's voice and a flash of anger crossed his eyes.

Then he saw Chu Xining move closer to Lin Ran again: "Brother Lin Ran, you're amazing!"

A beast roared within him: "I want him dead, he must die!"

The whistle blew, and everyone lined up to assemble.

Principal Bai Jingchuan went up on stage again and said a few words, then invited the top three winners to come up on stage to receive their awards.

Three staff members carried three silver briefcases to the stage. Lin Ran recognized the contents of the prizes at a glance from the logos on the briefcases.

Lin's Pharmaceutical's Body Tempering Liquid Set includes one bottle of Star Tempering Liquid and ten bottles of Mystic Moon Spiritual Energy Supplements.

Upon seeing this, murmurs arose again from the audience.

"A body-tempering potion set! It's actually a body-tempering potion set that can improve physical strength and cultivation efficiency!"

"Each set is worth 20 million, so three sets would be 60 million. The school really went all out!"

"Actually, among the top three, only Qin Wuyai really needs the body tempering liquid, right? It's impossible that the Lin family and the Chu family haven't used the body tempering liquid before; the effect of the second dose will decrease exponentially."

"Even if the effect is reduced, it's still useful. At least it's not worse than a psionic supplement."

"One psionic supplement is equivalent to several days of arduous training, but it's a pity I can't use it indefinitely."

"Nonsense, the effects of medicine always take time to be absorbed. One dose of spiritual energy replenishment takes a week to consume, which is equivalent to twice the cultivation speed!"

Hearing the discussion from below the stage, Lin Ran raised an eyebrow.

It turns out that the Star Tempering Liquid and the Mystic Moon Spiritual Energy Supplement have these limitations. He hadn't read the instructions when he used the medicine before and used it all up.

That being said, who reads the instruction manual anyway?

However, these restrictions are limitations for others, but they have absolutely no impact on him.

No matter what side effects the medicine might have, or whether its effectiveness might decrease, the Xuanhuang Cauldron would take care of everything for him.

Just as Bai Jingchuan was about to present the award, Wang Defa suddenly stood up from the audience: "Principal, I have something to say, but I don't know if I should."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jingchuan frowned slightly: "Director Wang, is there something important?"

Wang Defa pushed up his glasses and gave a professional smile: "I think the school's resources should be allocated to students who truly need them."

"Director Wang, what do you mean by that?" Bai Jingchuan asked, his face showing displeasure.

"Ahem..." Wang Defa cleared his throat and continued, "Although Lin Ran got first place in this mock exam, he only has F-level talent and is not a key student the school is focusing on developing."

He glanced at Lin Ran with a forced smile: "Besides, the Lin family is a manufacturer of psionic potions, so Lin Ran shouldn't be short of this kind of potion."

"For Lin Ran, this is just icing on the cake. It would be better to give it to the fourth place, Bai Ruolin."

At this point, he gave Bai Jingchuan a fawning smile: "Bai Ruolin's talent and strength are clearly better able to bring out the value of this potion."

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "You bastard, you've already chosen your own death!"

When he first transferred here, this guy insisted on giving him a new talent test.

Now that he's gotten first place in the mock exam, this guy is jumping out again to belittle his F-level talent.

This is clearly not the normal behavior of a dean of students; it's obviously an attempt to suppress him.

Discussions quickly spread throughout the training hall.

"What do you mean by that? Lin Ran got first place himself, why shouldn't he get a reward?"

"Director Wang's words are not without reason. The Lin family is not short of this set of medicines, so it is reasonable to give it to Bai Ruolin."

"What logic is there? Rules are rules. If they can postpone the exam to fourth place today, and then postpone it to fifth place tomorrow, who will take the exam seriously in the future?"

"That's right. Since the school has already offered the medicine as a prize, they should follow the rules. Going back on their word leaves them with no credibility."

Before Bai Jingchuan could speak, Bai Ruolin took a step forward from the queue: "This isn't fair!"

"Regardless of Lin Ran's identity or his talent, he got first place in this mock exam, so this prize should belong to him."

Her voice was exceptionally clear in the noisy training hall: "Besides, I don't need anything that others give me!"

Upon hearing Bai Ruolin's words, Wang Defa's facial muscles stiffened slightly for a moment.

His plan was to first question Lin Ran's qualifications, and then go along with it to give the medicine to Bai Ruolin. This way, he could both suppress Lin Ran and do the Bai family a favor.

But he clearly didn't expect Bai Ruolin to refuse on the spot.

"Bai's character is indeed admirable. Why don't we ask Lin Ran for his opinion?"

Wang Defa immediately adjusted his strategy and turned to Lin Ran: "Lin, as the young master of Lin's Pharmaceuticals, I don't think you'd care too much about this set of medicines, right?"

After this series of moves, Lin Ran couldn't help but silently applaud Wang Defa.

First, they dragged the Bai family into the mess, and then they passed the buck to Lin's Pharmaceutical's young master.

They used his strength against him and labeled him, as if Lin Ran would be a villain who stole his classmate's cultivation resources if he didn't agree to give up the prize.

Moreover, if he gives up the prize, others will inevitably think that he, the young master of the Lin family, is easy to manipulate, and who knows what other trouble he might cause in the future.

No matter which option Lin Ran chooses, he will be at a disadvantage.

"That old bastard is really good at scheming..."