Translator: CinderTL
As the cold, mechanical voice echoed through the arena, every contestant on the three colossal platforms tensed.
Yet, the moment the free-for-all began, almost everyone instinctively held back, refraining from immediate action.
Three seconds later...
Boom!
With the first strike, the three platforms erupted into a frenzy of combat, like war machines grinding into motion.
Ninety candidates unleashed their full power, lunging at their neighbors.
No weapons were allowed; all fought bare-handed.
Every contestant here had mastered lethal techniques similar to the Eight Trigrams Thunderclap Fist.
After all, before the first breakthrough, bare fists were the only way to combat the Shadow Clan!
Bang! Boom!
Deafening explosions shook the three platforms as everyone threw themselves into the fray.
"This guy looks like the weakest!" A blonde youth locked onto Jiang Ye, throwing a punch at him.
Whoosh! Jiang Ye dodged with lightning agility.
He didn't unleash his full power, instead engaging the blonde youth in a prolonged, calculated skirmish.
Feeling Jiang Ye's strength, the blonde youth's heart leaped with joy. "Just as I thought—this kid's weak!"
He unleashed a relentless barrage, his fists striking like heavy iron as he pummeled Jiang Ye relentlessly.
Clang! Clang!
As Jiang Ye parried the blows, he glanced around, his peripheral vision catching a shocking sight.
"Ye Xiuluo has already taken down one?" he thought, spotting the gruesome scene across the arena.
On the other side of the arena, a burly, bald man had crushed a candidate's skull with a single punch, blood splattering everywhere.
Though the Virtual Cosmos was simulated, its visuals, tactile sensations, and pain were 90% realistic.
Ye Xiuluo's brutal act of smashing a man's head sent shockwaves through the arena, freezing many in their tracks.
Suddenly, a black-clad youth roared, "Team up and take down Ye Xiuluo first, or we're all dead!"
"Agreed!"
"Team up!"
The candidates reacted swiftly.
In mere seconds, many of the combatants paused their battles and converged on Ye Xiuluo, forming a deadly encirclement.
"Hahaha, bring it on!" Ye Xiuluo roared with laughter. Standing nine feet tall, his hands were as large as winnowing fans.
His fists struck like thunderbolts!
He single-handedly battled seven or eight elite fighters, holding his own with surprising ease.
"Ye Xiuluo is even stronger than I imagined!" Jiang Ye thought calmly. If this weren't a chaotic free-for-all, defeating such an opponent would be nearly impossible.
But now...
He could simply wait for Ye Xiuluo to exhaust himself before attempting to strike.
"Fighting me and still daring to lose focus?"
At that moment, the blonde youth facing him narrowed his eyes fiercely.
Boom! A brutal elbow strike slammed toward Jiang Ye.
He dodged swiftly.
Not everyone had joined the assault on Ye Xiuluo.
The blonde youth, for example, remained fixated on Jiang Ye.
Elsewhere on the arena, groups of four or five fighters began sweeping across the battlefield.
These were either the top students from their respective high schools...
Or university students approaching their second breakthrough!
Each of them possessed formidable strength, and now, operating in groups of four or five, they could easily overwhelm most individual fighters.
Fortunately, none of these teams had yet targeted Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye remained locked in relentless combat with the blonde youth before him, time slipping away.
Meanwhile, Ye Xiuluo's battle concluded far sooner than Jiang Ye had anticipated.
By now, Ye Xiuluo had already slaughtered his seven or eight opponents, his momentum undiminished.
"Worthless trash! All of you are worthless trash!" Ye Xiuluo roared with laughter, his eyes bloodshot as he suddenly turned his gaze toward the remaining groups of four or five fighters.
"Kill!"
With a primal roar, Ye Xiuluo's massive frame charged toward the smaller groups like a rampaging tank, crushing all resistance in his path.
Simultaneously, on the other two colossal arenas, other exceptional fighters were emerging as well.
Arena 3:
Boom! Wan Yaoyang's fist shattered an opponent's heart. He shook his head. "Too weak!"
"There's no one on this arena worth my full strength."
"How boring."
His narrow eyes swept across the arena, a cold glint flashing within them.
In an instant, everyone around him shuddered, as if paralyzed by an unseen force.
Innate talent—Abyssal Gaze!
Boom! The next moment, Wan Yaoyang surged forward like a sharp arrow, tearing through opponent after opponent.
Arena 2.
Smack!
Su Tong'er, clad in a long purple dress and thin white stockings, stood with one foot pressed firmly on a young man's face.
"Trash! Trash!" she snarled, grinding his face into the ground. Her voice echoed like a demon's: "Is that all you've got? Not even ten percent of my power! You're just trash~"
As she spoke, Su Tong'er's figure suddenly blurred into an afterimage.
Boom!
The next instant, she was already before Lin Yushu, her small, white fist striking out like a cannonball.
"I've put up with you long enough! Die!!!"
Boom! Lin Yushu was sent flying backward as if hit by a shell, crashing headfirst into the ground like an uprooted tree.
Su Tong'er clapped her hands, her white-stockinged legs carrying her forward. She instinctively moved to stomp on Lin Yushu's face.
But in that instant...
She abruptly withdrew her small foot, scoffing, "Almost let you have your fun."
Unified Examination Bureau Headquarters.
In an internal chamber, Director Li, Tang Huochang, and other high-ranking officials stood before a massive screen.
The screen displayed live combat footage from three colossal arenas within the Virtual Cosmos.
"It seems our pre-selected candidates are performing exceptionally well," Director Li chuckled. "They're all dominating their respective arenas."
The three pre-selected candidates were Su Tong'er, Wan Yaoyang, and Ye Xiuluo.
These three had demonstrated the greatest skill and strength during the previous elimination mission, earning unanimous approval from the senior officials.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Tang Huochang noticed something in a corner of Arena 1. "That little Jiang Ye... he's got some luck. He's still managed to avoid elimination."
Director Li glanced over.
He nodded with a faint smile. "Indeed. He's been fortunate to avoid being targeted by stronger opponents."
"However, Ye Xiuluo is already close to sweeping everyone else."
"It'll be his turn soon enough," Director Li said, his gaze fixed on the screen.
Tang Huochang watched intently, her eyes fixed on the screen.
She didn't expect Jiang Ye to defeat Ye Xiuluo.
But if Jiang Ye could hold out even a little longer against Ye Xiuluo, the outcome would be entirely different.
On Arena 1, only a few contestants remained.
Ye Xiuluo was currently battling a student from Qingyang High School.
The situation was clearly one-sided.
Ye Xiuluo would soon dispatch his opponent.
Meanwhile, Song Wanbai was also engaged in a fierce battle. She had been remarkably fortunate to survive this far.
As for Jiang Ye, he was still locked in a grueling struggle with the blonde youth.
"Damn it! This guy is clearly weak," the blonde youth seethed inwardly. "So why can he effortlessly evade every one of my attacks after I unleash my full power?"
Could his skill level actually be on par with Jiang Ye's?
The thought only fueled his frustration.
Just then, he sensed Jiang Ye's boxing technique suddenly sharpen and intensify.
"It's about time this ended," Jiang Ye muttered, glancing around the arena. He knew there was no point in prolonging the fight.
His muscles tensed abruptly, his entire body radiating a vast, ocean-like energy that surged upward. Even before his fist struck, the air crackled with thunderous force.
Suddenly, his fist shot out.
Boom!
The punch roared like a thousand thunderclaps, an unstoppable force that crashed into the blonde youth's eyes like a celestial thunderbolt.
Pfft!
The impact shattered the blonde youth's internal organs, sending blood gushing from his mouth as he was hurled backward.
"Impossible... how could he..." The blonde youth stared at Jiang Ye in disbelief, unable to comprehend the sudden surge of overwhelming power.
Before he could grasp what had happened, his body dissolved into nothingness.
At the same moment, Ye Xiuluo and Song Wanbai also finished their opponents.
Almost simultaneously, their gazes turned toward Jiang Ye.
(End of the Chapter)
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