Chapter 538: Chapter 233: Shocking the Nation! A Jubilant Hometown

Dongfang Zhen spoke from the heart, his tone practically overflowing with emotion.

Hearing this, Lin Ye simply smiled.

The list on the sky-screen continued to scroll rapidly.

Releasing the rankings wasn’t a performance, after all; it was impossible for every name to linger for too long.

From 100th to 50th place, the list scrolled at an incredible speed. A new name and silhouette would appear and flash past almost every few seconds.

But even so, this brief appearance was enough to send the examinees and their families into a frenzy of excitement.

Meanwhile, in Dong Dongchen’s livestream, countless viewers watched the flashing names and the long strings of numbers that followed, gradually noticing that something was off.

[Wait a minute, guys, am I the only one who thinks something’s wrong with these scores?]

[I see it! Look at the person in 78th place—total score 1198? Isn’t the exam out of a thousand points?]

[Holy crap, you’re right! I thought I was seeing things! In past years, the martial arts college entrance exam was always out of a thousand points, right? Forget a perfect score, even getting over nine hundred was exceedingly rare. How is someone in the seventies already breaking a thousand this year?]

Dong Dongchen noticed this as well. He zoomed the camera in, focusing on the numbers on the sky-screen, his voice filled with astonishment.

"Guys, you’re not seeing things, I noticed it too!"

"This year’s scoring system seems completely different from previous years! This is probably... a 10,000-point system!"

As soon as he said this, the live comments exploded.

[A 10,000-point system?! Damn, doesn’t that just max out the prestige of this ranking?]

[No wonder they made such a huge deal out of it this year, with the sky-screen and a city-wide holiday. It’s because we have an unprecedented crop of super-geniuses!]

[I take back what I said earlier. That Goblin guy is lucky just to make the list. From the looks of it now, every single person who managed to get on this ranking is a monster!]

Watching the live comments boil over, Long Bohan began to explain.

"Everyone’s guess is correct."

"This year, it’s not just in our Great Xia; a number of top-tier geniuses far exceeding previous years has emerged on a global scale."

"Many people are calling this year a brand new golden age, the next one after the golden generation of thirty-three years ago."

"Therefore, the prestige of this year’s golden ranking list is, you could say, unprecedented."

"It’s even possible that we won’t see such a concentration of geniuses on this scale again for a very long time."

Dong Dongchen immediately jumped in, hyping up the atmosphere. "Guys! Did you hear that? We are witnessing history! We’re witnessing the curtain rise on a brand new golden age!"

As the list continued to ascend, it soon officially entered the top twenty.

The light and shadow effects on the sky-screen grew more brilliant, and the background music shifted to something more magnificent and grand.

Each name that appeared lingered for a noticeably longer time. It was no longer just a simple silhouette, but was now accompanied by a ten-second highlight reel of their individual combat prowess!

When the list reached tenth place, the image suddenly froze.

[10th Place, Dongfang Zhen, Ninghai City, Ninghai Province, Total Score: 2587.9]

[Four Static Tests: Qi and Blood Index A, Life Index A, Spiritual Power Strength A, Spiritual Factor Potential Test A+!]

[Five Dynamic Tests: Punching Power Burst A+, Speed Burst Test S, Endurance Test A, Evasion Test A, Damage Resistance Test A!]

[Combat Test: Comprehensive Martial Skill Combat Power Assessment: 6536, Live Combat Performance Score: 553!]

A string of astonishingly detailed data was clearly displayed for the entire nation to see!

Immediately after, a hexagonal combat power assessment chart unfolded, captivating countless Martial Artists.

The scene changed, and a video of Dongfang Zhen in combat began to play.

In the footage, his body was bathed in incandescent white lightning, transformed into an incomparably majestic Thunder Monarch Dharma Aspect. Every punch he threw summoned rolling Celestial Thunder and sent electric serpents dancing wildly!

The explosive clap of thunder and the blinding light, broadcast via the sky-screen, made the hearts of countless viewers pound and their blood boil with excitement!

So strong!

Is this the power of someone in the nation’s top ten?!

No... and this is only tenth place!

What kind of terrifying monsters must the nine people ranked ahead of him be?!

...

「Meanwhile, in the outskirts of Ninghai Province, at the Dongfang Family’s ancestral home.」

Inside a quaint, antique courtyard, Dongfang Shuo was sipping tea with a middle-aged man of remarkable bearing seated across from him.

A screen of light also hovered in the air before them, broadcasting the scenes from the sky-screen in real time.

When the middle-aged man saw the majestic Thunder Monarch Dharma Aspect on the sky-screen, he set down his teacup and clapped his hands with a smile.

"Mr. Dongfang, like father, like son."

"For your boy Zhen to firmly secure a spot in the national top ten amidst this year’s battle of titans, you have every reason to be proud."

Dongfang Shuo’s expression remained as tranquil as an undisturbed well, but the slight curl of his lips and the unconcealable smile deep in his eyes betrayed his inner joy.

He raised his teacup, took a gentle sip, and only then did he slowly speak.

"The boy got lucky. He had an epiphany in the heat of the moment, and it was just a fortunate breakthrough."

"However, his greatest fortune this year wasn’t the breakthrough. It was befriending someone that even I find a little difficult to read."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man’s eyebrows shot up with interest.

"Oh? For you to say you find someone hard to read... that’s truly astonishing."

"Which family’s scion is he? To think there’s such a person."

Dongfang Shuo smiled, his gaze returning to the screen of light, a hint of inexplicable anticipation in his eyes.

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