Chapter 517: Chapter 228: Your End Point, My Starting Point

[Burst Damage: 2 Items]

[Battlefield Mobility: 2 Items]

[Combat Endurance: 2 Items]

[Defense & Durability: 3 Items]

[Spiritual Control: 3 Items]

[Tactical Coordination: 3 Items]

"Although none of his individual ratings reached S-rank, he’s so balanced!"

"A total of 15 scoring items!"

"His burst damage and endurance are a little weak, but he’s still incredibly well-rounded!"

"Yeah! Just look at the other candidates’ data. The comparison shows you just how strong he is."

Many candidates had two or even three of these six dimensions completely blank, their radar charts looking extremely lopsided.

So, Xiao Lingchen’s results already put him head and shoulders above the rest.

Amidst the discussions, the combat power panel for another highly anticipated name, Xia Lianxue, finally finished its calculations.

[Candidate: Xia Lianxue]

[Overall Combat Power Score: 11363]

Another one over ten thousand!

And it was nearly five hundred points higher than Xiao Lingchen’s!

Immediately after, her radar chart appeared.

Unlike Xiao Lingchen’s balanced hexagon, Xia Lianxue’s radar chart had an extremely sharp, pointed shape!

[Burst Damage: A+]

[Battlefield Mobility: A]

[Combat Endurance: C]

[Defense & Durability: B]

[Spiritual Control: A]

[Tactical Coordination: C]

Her rating bar for Burst Damage was almost maxed out, a crimson red that represented the highest grade!

And the list of scoring items below was even more ridiculous!

[Burst Damage: 7 Items]

[Battlefield Mobility: 3 Items]

[Combat Endurance: 1 Item]

[Defense & Durability: 1 Item]

[Spiritual Control: 3 Items]

[Tactical Coordination: 1 Item]

A total of 16 scoring items—one more than Xiao Lingchen!

"Seven scoring items for Burst Damage?!"

"This girl maxed out her offense! I never thought she’d be so violent..."

"But her endurance and coordination are terrible, and her defense isn’t strong enough. She’s way too specialized."

"What’s the big deal? If you can one-shot your opponent, who needs endurance and defense?"

The hall immediately split into two factions, sparking a heated debate over which was stronger: a balanced, well-rounded build or a hyper-specialized one.

In the main seat, He Zhenghong looked at Xia Lianxue’s radar chart and shook his head slightly.

"That girl is too arrogant. Her fighting style has no room for cooperation."

Zhu Mingyi, however, just smiled nonchalantly. "It’s good for young people to have a sharp edge. Besides, with her talent, she certainly has what it takes to fight alone."

Beside them, Yi Jiugao’s gaze swept over the screen, but he remained silent.

In his eyes, while both Xiao Lingchen and Xia Lianxue were strong, they lacked a certain dominance.

Just then, the chatter in the hall gradually died down.

Everyone’s attention, as if by unspoken agreement, converged on a single, solitary name on the screen.

[Candidate: Lin Ye]

[Overall Combat Power Score: 0]

The previous static tests were all just data on paper.

This category, however, was a true, comprehensive evaluation for a Martial Artist.

How skilled were their martial techniques?

How developed was their spiritual control?

How many trump cards were they hiding?

Everything would be reflected most directly in this single number: combat power.

This dark horse, who had utterly crushed the two long-famous prodigies in all the previous tests—what was his true combat power?

Time passed, second by second.

Li Kai Nian felt his heart starting to beat a little faster.

Finally!

Under the expectant gazes of the entire crowd, the "0" representing Lin Ye’s score on the large screen finally twitched!

[Overall Combat Power Score: 87]

The number jumped.

This meant his test had finally begun!

Everyone’s eyes widened, staring intently at the number, afraid to miss a single moment.

87... 352... 981...

Wait!

’Is this right?’

’The frequency of the jumps... seems a little fast, doesn’t it?’

No, not just a little fast.

It was absurdly fast!

The other candidates’ scores had risen in increments, with noticeable pauses in between as the system evaluated their different martial techniques and abilities.

But Lin Ye’s score was like a wild horse that had broken its restraints, surging upward with unstoppable momentum!

There were almost no pauses!

1,547...

2,261...

3,586...

In the observation hall, countless faces were etched with disbelief.

’How much time has passed?’

’Ten seconds?’

’Or fifteen?’

His score had already shot past three thousand!

However, this was only the beginning.

After breaking the three-thousand mark, not only did the number on the screen show no signs of slowing, it seemed to have been injected with new power, jumping even more frantically!

5,769...

7,006...

8,563...

"..."

Throughout the observation hall, everyone was craning their necks, frozen.

They watched in silence as the number skyrocketed at a terrifying speed!

In the main seats, Zhu Mingyi, He Zhenghong, and Yi Jiugao all leaned forward in unison, their faces showing genuine shock for the first time.

Finally, under the stunned gazes of nearly a thousand people,

the wildly climbing number effortlessly crossed the ten-thousand threshold!

And at that moment, a mere...

seconds had passed since his test began.

"Thirty seconds... and he already broke ten thousand?!"

"Are you kidding me?! Xiao Lingchen and Xia Lianxue only scored a little over ten thousand after their *entire* tests were finished!"

"They finished with just over ten thousand... and he’s surpassed that score right at the start???"

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