Chapter 39

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

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Everyone else exclaimed in disbelief.

“189. He’s just a few digits away from becoming a Grandmaster!”

“This doesn’t make sense!”

Grandmasters were big shots in any survival base. They were in the upper echelons of the bases.

Li Burou was only 19 years old and had just ended his boot camp, yet he was only one step away from becoming a Grandmaster.

People might ask, “What is a genius?”

This was what a genius was like!

Under everyone’s surprised gazes, Li Burou raised his fist again and punched the combat strength test machine.

“Combat strength 41,680!”

The crowd was completely silent.

After a while, someone in the audience exclaimed.

“This… F*ck, in the end, he’s the one who’s the most powerful!”

“41,680 combat power. Although it’s not as abnormal as his Vitality, he’s a Mentalist. His combat power will definitely be lower than his Vitality.”

Among the audience, Tang Guosheng, Zhan Kong, and the higher-ups from the other bases stared at Su Hei in shock.

“Senator Tang, Elder Zhan, congratulations to the Quilton Base for obtaining a genius.”

“With this kid around, the Quilton base will definitely be among the top four human bases in Zosteylor.”

People from other bases kept congratulating Tang Guosheng and Zhan Kong.

The two of them were shocked, but they beamed from ear to ear.

In the corner of the VIP seats, the Borneo martial artists looked rather unhappy.

“Such an outstanding genius. What a pity.”

“So what if he’s a genius? The humans of Zosteylor are even lower in status than Dartan.”

“When are you going to do it? I can’t stand hearing these lowly commoners shouting and yelling anymore.”

An old man was standing in the lead. A glint flickered in his eyes.

“Calm down. It won’t be long before they become lifeless corpses,” he said indifferently.

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“Next, Su Hei!”

Upon hearing Su Hei’s name, everyone’s attention was quickly pulled back.

There were more than a thousand recruits, and all of them knew of Su Hei.

The veterans of the City Defense Team also had some understanding of this new recruit with heaven-defying martial arts talent.

The audience who had specially come to watch the competition had also heard of Su Hei.

He possessed a rare kind of class talent, and he was a genius who had awakened the four basic Elemental abilities.

In the recruitment examination, he led a group of beginner-level martial artists to kill a beginner-grade Spirit Eight-Eyed Blood Wolf.

Su Hei’s name had long become famous in the Quilton base.

“It’s finally Su Hei’s turn.”

“But after seeing Li Burou’s performance, I don’t have much hope for Su Hei anymore.”

“That’s true. No one can compare to Li Burou’s improvement in the recruit camp, not even Su Hei.”

“All I ask is that he retains the title of Team One’s team leader.”

Under everyone’s gazes, Su Hei began the Vitality test.

On the tester, the value began to rapidly soar from 0.

Soon, it stopped at 412.

“Vitality 412!”

“What?”

Hundreds of thousands of eyes were focused on the testing device.

“It’s too far for me to see. Can someone tell me how much?”

“412. He’s only 88 points away from becoming an intermediate Grandmaster.”

“Although he’s very strong, isn’t this too ridiculous?”

“Could it be that the class talent he has, the Leader talent, has such a special trait?”

While everyone was still puzzled, Su Hei’s fist had already landed on the combat strength tester.

Boom!

With a casual punch, a deafening sound rang out.

The first row of spectators was sitting dozens of meters away. Su Hei’s punch was so loud that they could not help but cover their ears.

“Combat strength 3… 357,650!”

The instructor who announced the results almost thought that he had seen the number wrongly.

Through the sound system, his voice entered everyone’s ears. Upon hearing his announcement, everyone was dumbfounded.

“F*ck! He has more than 300,000 combat power?”

“Who was the one who said that Li Burou is invincible? Come here! I want to know how you’re feeling now.”

“Don’t even mention Li Burou. Even if the other four team leaders combined their combat strengths, that value will still be lower than Su Hei’s combat strength.”

They could not believe that Su Hei had become a Grandmaster.

Moreover, he was a beginner Grandmaster with stable combat strength!

Everyone felt that he was a monster.

In the VIP seats, Tang Guosheng, Zhan Kong, Sikou Nanbo, and many powerful people in the base were all shocked.

They had seen geniuses, but they had never seen such an abnormal genius.

Most of them were over 40 years old when they became Grandmasters.

But Su Hei was only 18 years old!

Li Burou, Bai Tiantian, Cao Guangning, and the other martial arts geniuses felt a huge sense of defeat.

They had always treated Su Hei as their opponent, but now they knew that they were like ants to him.

357,650!

The combat strength they were so proud of was even less than Su Hei’s.

They wondered if he was even human.

On the other side.

In the VIP seats, the Borneo Base’s martial artists were staring at Su Hei with shock and jealousy.

“Kill him! We must kill him!”

“Once the plan is implemented, I’ll think of a way to kill this kid first!”

“If he survives, the martial artists of Xyperia will never be able to raise their heads!”

The old man in the lead had a vicious look in his eyes.

At the same time, there was a trace of fear.

This was the first time he had seen such a terrifying martial artist in his life.

If Su Hei continued to live, he would not be able to sleep or eat in peace.

Everyone was staring at Su Hei in shock.

Nobody noticed that the martial artists from the Borneo Base scattered and disappeared into the crowd.

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As Su Hei’s test ended, the first stage of the recruit tournament also came to an end.

Right on the heels of that, the second stage of the competition began.

Real combat!

Dozens of huge alloy cages appeared in the center of the martial arts dojo.

Dire beasts of different shapes were locked up in cages.

The strongest dire beast was only at the Spirit level, and the weakest was at the mid-grade Savage level.

The rules of the actual combat competition were very simple and crude.

When their names were called, the recruits had to enter the cage and fight the dire beasts.

Depending on the strength of the dire beast, there were points the recruits would obtain after killing the dire beast.

As long as they had enough stamina, the recruits could challenge the dire beasts continuously. There was no limit to the number of attempts allowed. In the end, their rankings would be determined by their total points.

Different rankings meant different rewards.

Those ranked below 500 would be rewarded with a Body Refinement Potion that would increase their strength by 500 pounds.

Those ranked above 500 and below 200 would be rewarded with two Body Refinement Potions and 1,000 pounds of Spirit dire beast meat.

Those ranked above 200 and below 100 would be rewarded with three Body Refinement Potions and 3,000 pounds of Spirit dire beast meat.

Those who were in the top 100 but below the top 10 could enter the library and pick any secret manual to cultivate.

The rewards for the top ten would be distributed in private.

Although they did not know the details, everyone knew that the rewards would definitely be extraordinary. Otherwise, they would not have been given out in private.

All the recruits were excited and filled with anticipation.