Invincible through Touching Corpses

The tip of Lin Xinghai’s spear remained at his opponent’s throat for a full three seconds. When he saw that neither Zhao Junli nor the instructors serving as referees had reacted, his brow furrowed slightly.

"Isn’t it my win yet? Do I need to injure you seriously?" Lin Xinghai asked Zhao Junli, his brow furrowed. As he spoke, he applied more force, letting the spear tip slowly break the skin.

"I surrender! I surrender!" Zhao Junli immediately raised his hands.

Seeing no possible way to win, he wasn’t foolish enough to drag it out. He surrendered decisively.

Just then, the two referees also snapped out of their daze and hastily signaled Lin Xinghai as the victor.

That’s right. In that brief moment, even they—two powerhouses at the Peak of Body Shaping Realm—had been left completely stunned, only now coming to their senses.

Neither of them had expected Lin Xinghai to be capable of unleashing such terrifying Speed.

That was 5,100 points of Speed!

Normally, even someone at the Peak of Body Shaping Realm would only have a maximum Speed of about 4,000 points.

Of course, they could activate their Divine Demon Body or use certain Martial Arts to increase their Speed. However, these boosts were limited. For cultivators like them, who didn’t specialize in Speed, they could only raise it to about 6,000 or 7,000 points at most.

But they had seen with their own eyes that Lin Xinghai hadn’t used his Divine Demon Body or any Martial Arts.

The fact that he could reach such a level relying on his Superpower alone was completely beyond their comprehension.

What was even more frightening to them was that the boost just now hadn’t just been to his movement speed, but to his attack speed as well.

This increase in attack speed directly pushed his Wind and Thunder Spear Technique to a frightening new level. Even if they themselves were to face Lin Xinghai, they likely wouldn’t be able to counter his moves and would have to rely on their superior Defense Power just to hold on.

"Truly worthy of the title ’strongest freshman’," Instructor Wei Kai murmured.

"Indeed! Now I finally understand why Instructor Zuo Wenyao fought to get him a resource allowance of five million a month during the staff meeting. A demonic talent like him is worth spending any amount of money on," the other instructor, Instructor Wu, added, filled with emotion.

As the battle concluded, the Hero Ranking on the large screen high above the stadium flickered. Zhao Junli’s name vanished from the 91st spot, replaced by Lin Xinghai’s.

"Making it onto the Hero Ranking in just one month. That’s a new record."

"It’s not just about breaking the record. It’s a record that will likely never be beaten."

Many of the students in the crowd commented with emotion as they watched.

"Alright, the challenge is over. This concludes the monthly exam..." Wei Kai announced from the stage, about to declare the event finished.

But just then, Lin Xinghai cut in. "Teacher Wei, if I remember correctly, the purpose of this monthly exam was to challenge the Hero Ranking, wasn’t it? Since I won, may I continue challenging?"

"I’m the last student being tested. Continuing to challenge the ranking shouldn’t disrupt the exam schedule, right?"

Lin Xinghai wanted to see where his current limits were.

Hearing this, the students below the stage erupted with a mix of excitement and astonishment.

At the same time, they remembered what he had said when he first got on the stage.

He had chosen to be tested last so as not to disrupt the schedule.

Back then, everyone had just assumed it was an excuse, but the facts now proved it was a legitimate concern.

If Lin Xinghai had challenged someone earlier and achieved the same result, he probably would have thrown the entire exam into chaos.

It also would have had a huge impact on the morale of the students tested after him.

But now, of course, there was no issue.

Before Instructor Wei Kai could even respond, Jian Hua cut in from below the stage, "Of course, you can! The whole point of the monthly exam is to test how much you’ve improved this past month."

’This is a perfect chance for me to get some recognition,’ he realized instantly.

’At the next staff meeting, the academy will probably ask me to share a few words about my methods for teaching students. The other instructors can learn a thing or two.’

That was why he had spoken up so quickly to settle the matter before the two referees could object.

Naturally, Wei Kai and the other instructor had no objections. Refusing offered them no benefits and would only serve to offend both Jian Hua and Lin Xinghai.

This was especially true for Lin Xinghai. A demonic talent like him was someone they dared not offend. He could very well become a Divine Demon Realm expert upon graduation. If he chose to remain at the academy, they might even find themselves working under him one day.

"Alright, wait just a moment. Tell us which rank you’d like to challenge, and we’ll make the arrangements," Wei Kai said with a smile. "It’s a good thing the academy-wide monthly exams are scheduled for these two days, so everyone is back on campus. Otherwise, you would have been in for quite a wait."

Although one could not refuse a challenge for their spot on the Hero Ranking, East Sea Academy had a unique educational model. Students were often away from campus carrying out various assigned missions.

If a challenged student was not at the academy, the challenger had no choice but to wait for them to return.

It was for this very reason that many people scheduled their challenges around the end-of-the-month exams, as nearly everyone was on campus at that time.

"I want to challenge the student ranked 81st," Lin Xinghai stated plainly.

Hearing this, Wei Kai’s lip twitched. ’So he doesn’t even know if the student in 81st place is male or female.’ To challenge someone so blindly was a clear sign of absolute self-confidence.

"Very well. Go pay the ’Challenge Gold’ first," Wei Kai said with a nod. "I’ll arrange for someone to notify your opponent."

To protect the students on the Hero Ranking from being spammed with challenges, all challengers were required to pay a fee of 1,000 Credit Points.

If the challenger won, the Credit Points were refunded. If they lost, the points were transferred to the defender’s account as compensation for the "inconvenience."

The only reason this step had been waived for his first challenge was because it was part of the school-arranged monthly exam.

Now that Lin Xinghai was issuing another challenge, however, it was a different story. He had to go through the formal process.

Lin Xinghai nodded. He was already aware of the procedure. He went straight to the gymnasium’s service window and transferred 1,000 Credit Points from his account.

All he had to do now was wait.

In the short time he waited, news of Lin Xinghai’s successful challenge to the Hero Ranking spread like wildfire, as if it had grown wings and flown to every corner of the campus.

After all, an event like this wasn’t just shocking—it was the stuff of legend.

By now, anyone who opened the official campus forums would see countless threads about it.

*The Strongest Freshman in History*

*How High Can He Climb the Ranks?*

*Confidence or Arrogance?*

Discussion threads like these popped up one after another, and the number of replies skyrocketed.

Initially, the discussions had been fierce, with many expressing doubt or even ridicule. But once a short video of the duel was posted on the forums, all the arguments vanished.

In their place was nothing but shock and disbelief.

More and more new students flocked to the gymnasium to watch, and the commotion even drew the attention of several instructors.

Amidst this growing excitement, Lin Xinghai finally awaited the arrival of the 81st-ranked student on the Hero Ranking.