Devouring the starry sky, the clone evolves into a primordial behemoth.

Chapter 9 Song Zilin

After Zhang Yunfeng's incident, the atmosphere inside the school bus became somewhat strange.

Few people spoke; most of the conversation was conducted through eye contact and whispers.

The atmosphere only gradually became lively after the school bus started moving.

Like the other two foreign players, Chen Mo sat alone in a row because he didn't know anyone, either looking out the window or closing his eyes to rest.

The difference is that even if Chen Mo doesn't say or do anything, everyone still unconsciously focuses their attention on him.

He was a little unaccustomed to being the center of attention, so he simply closed his eyes and transferred all his consciousness to his clone, familiarizing himself with the clone's body and strength. After all, it might not be long before the clone went out to fight.

However, he had only closed his eyes for a short while when a fragrant breeze wafted over from the side. It was the natural scent of a young girl, neither too strong nor too weak, but refreshing and pleasant.

"Hi, what's your name? Can we get to know each other?"

Chen Mo opened his eyes and turned his head to see an incredibly delicate and pretty face, only an arm's length away from his own. He could almost see the fine downy hair on the other person's cheek. For a moment, he felt his heart skip a beat.

The girl had angelic, jade-carved features, skin so fair and tender it seemed like you could squeeze water out of it, and big, round, dark eyes full of mischievous charm. The faint dimples on her cheeks added a touch of allure beyond her years.

It's that girl named Song Zilin!

Chen Mo had paid special attention to her conversations with her classmates, so her name came to mind immediately.

Why am I paying special attention? Because it's really good!

He never expected that this girl, whose looks could be rated 95 points or higher, would take the initiative to contact him. This left him somewhat at a loss. After all, he was just a virgin who had never been in a relationship before... So, the only thing he could do was to act aloof.

"Chen Mo." He uttered the two words softly, his restless eyes fixed straight ahead.

"Don't be silent, let's chat." Song Zilin blinked her big eyes, completely unaware of how irresistible her charm was to a nineteen-year-old boy.

Chen Mo remained silent for three seconds.

"My name is Chen Mo, Chen from the east of the ear, Mo from the black dog."

"Oh, so it's Chen Mo." Song Zilin smiled a little shyly. "My name is Song Zilin, Zi as in deciduous tree and Lin as in beautiful jade."

I'm a science graduate from high school, and you're telling me this?

Chen Mo said he didn't know how to respond, so he could only remain silent.

Okay, Song Zilin was completely defeated. She suffered her first major setback in life. Her invincible charm as a beautiful young woman was completely ignored by this man named Black Dog!

Seeing Song Zilin grit her teeth and turn to leave, Chen Mo was a little puzzled. Why did she leave? Weren't we having a good chat? Keep going.

"No way, Linlin, you actually failed!" Several of Song Zilin's female classmates were shocked as they watched her walk back with a resentful expression.

"He likes men!" Song Zilin gritted her teeth and squeezed out the words, then sat down to the side, sulking.

Chen Mo had no idea that he had inexplicably offended a beautiful woman. He just thought that the girl looked to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, but she was quite tall, at least 173cm.

Her figure is absolutely stunning, with a curvy figure and straight legs; she could definitely debut as the center of a girl group.

……

To travel from the military academy to the military region, one must transfer to a military train to leave the base city.

Chen Mo's aloofness was evident to everyone along the way, to the point that no one spoke to him anymore, which he was quite happy about.

Along the way, he also learned a lot about the competition from the conversations of the crowd.

This competition was jointly organized by all 128 military academies in Kyoto Base City. Each academy selected 10 students under the age of 22 to participate, for a total of 1280 participants.

These 1280 people will participate in a points-based competition in Monster Town in the military region, and only the top 100 will receive rewards.

Those ranked 50th-100th will receive a reward of 100 million Huaxia coins and a set of equipment matching their strength, including weapons, combat uniforms, and more.

If you are a prospective martial artist, you will directly obtain the status of a formal martial artist.

The top 20-50 will receive a reward of 200 million Huaxia coins, as well as equipment and cultivation manuals, etc.

The 10th to 20th place winners will receive 500 million Huaxia coins, along with more advanced equipment and cultivation manuals.

The rewards for the top ten will increase progressively based on their ranking. It is said that the first place winner will receive 20 million in cash alone! There are even cultivation resources worth 100 million, provided that one joins the Chinese military.

Hearing that the first-place prize was so generous, Chen Mo was somewhat tempted. Moreover, he was also happy to join the Chinese military. Having lived two lives, his love for his country was something that many martial artists in this era could not understand.

"With my current strength, I wonder if I can get first place without using my mental powers," he thought to himself.

From the conversation between Song Zilin and others, he also learned that the people participating in this martial arts competition were not simple. There were a large number of aspiring martial artists, and even some real martial artists among them.

Some became martial artists at the age of seventeen or eighteen, having undergone two or three years of training in the wilderness, and had participated in military academy competitions more than once, achieving excellent results.

For example, the "Wind and Thunder Sword" of the First Military Academy, the "Ghost Eye" of the Seventh Military Academy, and the "Barbarian King" of the Thirteenth Military Academy, etc.

These people should all be renowned geniuses in military academies, with the ability to compete for the top ten. Moreover, their strength is definitely not just that of a low-level soldier; they are either already intermediate-level soldiers or even high-level soldiers.

It's unlikely that he'll reach the Warrior level; such a genius doesn't need to participate in such a competition—it's just pure bullying.

"Dear contestants, the train is about to arrive at the station. Please prepare to disembark." The announcement came from the train's loudspeaker as the train gradually slowed down until it came to a stop.

With a whoosh, the train doors opened, and the contestants from each carriage disembarked.

What appeared before Chen Mo and the others was a vast military camp. The perimeter of the camp was filled with various heavy and thermal weapons, and cannons were pointed directly at the outside of the camp.

The military camp was filled with well-equipped soldiers, each one exuding a fierce and intimidating aura.

"So many monsters!" Everyone excitedly looked around, clearly many of them were leaving the base city for the first time and coming to this wilderness area.

Chen Mo looked closely and saw that outside the military camp's perimeter, some hungry monsters were roaring, but these monsters dared not approach the military camp.

In the clear blue sky, various birds occasionally fly by.

Sure enough, monsters roamed everywhere outside the base city, and humans could only live safely within the base city. Only martial artists could freely fight monsters in the wilderness.

Chen Mo and more than a thousand others were taken to the military district square, where the military district's chief official announced the competition rules and gave a pre-competition speech.

In fact, the rules of the points competition are almost identical to those of the martial arts combat assessment. Even the Monster Town used in this competition is for combat assessment. The only difference is that the points competition has a live broadcast.

The live stream was broadcast to all military academies in China, as well as some top universities. The live stream started as soon as the qualifying rounds began.

At this moment, somewhere in the world, in a small courtyard—

"Yan Yan, come quick, the competition is about to start." In the luxurious living room of a loft, a short-haired girl in loose pajamas turned on the 3D projector and switched to the military academy competition live broadcast channel.

"I'm not watching. It's just a bunch of warrior-level matches. What's so interesting about it?" A girl with waist-length hair was curled up on a soft sofa not far away, flipping through a thread-bound ancient book.

"Don't you care at all about Linlin's grades?"

"Why care about her? She's not a child anymore."

The girl spoke casually, but her eyes unconsciously drifted toward the 3D projection.

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