Invincible through Touching Corpses

Originally, many of the students watching from the sidelines had looked at Liu Miaomiao with expressions of admiration and adoration.

But after she spoke, almost everyone’s expression twisted into one of horror.

It couldn’t be helped. A Superpower that drained Life Force would make anyone’s blood run cold.

Even the two instructors acting as referees showed looks of shock, their gazes simultaneously shifting to Jian Hua, who was standing below the stage.

"Don’t look at me like that. Liu Miaomiao is Instructor Wen Qiuying’s personal disciple. I don’t know the full details of her situation either," Jian Hua said hastily.

Hearing this answer, the two on the stage didn’t dare say more. After all, her mentor was a powerhouse in the Divine Demon Realm.

Besides, they had no right to question the teaching methods of a Divine Demon Realm instructor.

"Instructor, what’s my score for this match?" Liu Miaomiao interjected.

"One moment, we need to confirm something." After saying this, Instructor Wei walked over to Yan Sha. He first checked his physical condition, then asked him a couple of questions.

"After our assessment, although student Yan Sha has no visible wounds, his condition is functionally no different from a severe injury. The three of us have decided to treat it as such. Liu Miaomiao’s average score for this match is a perfect 100. As for student Yan Sha, he receives only 10 points." Instructor Wei quickly announced the result of their discussion.

None of the other students had any objections to this result. In their eyes, having your Life Force drained was even more terrifying than a severe injury.

As for Yan Sha, the person involved, he dared not say a word.

He knew very well that this was only because they were on an arena stage, where Liu Miaomiao was not allowed to leave the designated area. If this had been a life-or-death battle in the wild, with enough room to maneuver, he wouldn’t have been able to defeat her in a dozen seconds.

And the longer the fight dragged on, the more of his Life Force would be drained, and the weaker he would become. In that scenario, he found it hard to judge whether he would collapse first or if Liu Miaomiao’s Blood Qi Power would run out.

To put it simply, in a real battle to the death, he had no confidence he could win. Under these circumstances, how could he dare to have any complaints?

Besides, what would it matter even if he had won this match? With the talent Liu Miaomiao had displayed, she would probably truly surpass him in less than a month.

By then, she would undoubtedly be one of the powerhouses on the Hero Ranking.

Thinking of this, Yan Sha quickened his pace, feeling like he didn’t even want to participate in the rest of the matches.

As for Liu Miaomiao, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she leaped off the stage, obediently came to Lin Xinghai’s side, and gently took his arm, looking as meek and dependent as a little bird.

This scene truly made everyone else both envious and jealous.

Soon, Lin Xinghai’s identity was dug up. Everyone learned that he was the freshman hailed as the strongest genius of his year.

But even so, the crowd was highly skeptical about whether he was truly worthy of Liu Miaomiao. After all, that Life Control Superpower was just too terrifying.

The incident with Liu Miaomiao caused quite a stir, but the monthly exam had to continue. Soon, more students took to the stage one by one.

These students had varying performances, some good, some bad.

After a period of observation, the other Special Class Students confirmed the strength of the ten Hero Ranking students and also went up to the stage one after another, all achieving good scores.

Basically, all the Special Class Students scored above 80 points.

Even Little Fatty and Jin Tong, after showcasing their strength in this monthly exam, had proven themselves worthy of being First Class Students, though the crowd still felt they didn’t deserve to be Special Class Students.

Once all the Special Class Students had completed their challenges, there weren’t many people left in the class who hadn’t been tested.

Soon, the last few students also finished their assessments.

And at that moment, everyone’s gaze focused on Lin Xinghai. He was now the only one in Class One who had yet to be tested.

"Boss, it’s your turn," Little Fatty said with a grin.

"Go, Ah Xing," Liu Miaomiao also whispered in his ear.

At this time, the other Special Class Students of Class One also turned to look at him. They were also very curious to see just how much stronger Lin Xinghai had become over the past month.

However, there were always those who found such situations disagreeable.

"Hah! In the end, it all comes down to strength anyway. Why go last? Just trying to be mysterious and grab attention," a nearby second-year student muttered, clearly annoyed.

Of course, he knew of Lin Xinghai’s reputation, so he didn’t say this loudly, merely grumbling to a few companions next to him.

’Under normal circumstances,’ he thought, ’even if Lin Xinghai heard me, he probably wouldn’t say anything. It’s not like I jumped out and accused him to his face.’

However, the moment the words left his mouth, he saw Lin Xinghai shift his gaze onto him.

"I’m going last simply because I don’t want to disrupt the flow of the assessments," he said, in what seemed to be both an answer and an explanation.

While everyone was still puzzling over his words, Lin Xinghai had already stepped onto the stage.

"I want to challenge Zhao Junli, ranked 91st," he announced in a clear voice.

Shortly after Lin Xinghai’s voice fell, Zhao Junli leaped onto the other side of the stage.

He gave Lin Xinghai a strange look and said, perplexed, "If I’m not mistaken, your specialty is Speed, right? My Superpower is area control, which should theoretically be the perfect counter to Speed-type students. What are you thinking?"

"Because according to the rules of the Hero Ranking, the highest rank I can challenge is 91st," Lin Xinghai explained with a smile.

The Hero Ranking has 100 spots in total, and a challenger can only challenge someone up to 10 ranks ahead of them.

Since Lin Xinghai was not on the ranking, he could only challenge those ranked from 91st to 100th.

His explanation was perfectly reasonable, but after hearing it, Zhao Junli’s eyes instantly sharpened, and his expression turned grim.

Lin Xinghai’s words sounded normal at first glance, but with a moment’s thought, the meaning became clear: he had chosen his opponent based solely on the Rule, without any regard for who that opponent actually was.

In other words, the guy didn’t see him as a threat at all.

"Heh! As expected of the strongest genius of the freshmen. You’ve got a big mouth. I’d like to see just how capable you really are," Zhao Junli said, drawing the Longsword from his waist.

Lin Xinghai, in turn, raised his Alloy Long Spear.

To ensure fairness in the monthly exam, all contestants’ weapons were restricted; they could only use refined steel or Alloy weapons.

Lin Xinghai couldn’t use his miniature Mjolnir at all and had to use a standard-issue Alloy Long Spear provided by the academy.

Instructor Wei, who was refereeing this match, saw the palpable tension between the two. Not only did he not intervene, but he watched with a grin.

It was the last match anyway, so there was no rush. It would be better if they fought with real fire. He also wanted to see just how much strength Lin Xinghai, the strongest freshman, currently possessed.

Only when both combatants had nothing more to say did he slowly raise his hand, instructing them to retreat to the edges of the stage and prepare themselves.

"Three... two... one... begin the challenge!"