In Su Xiaoyang's territory, a demonic tree was growing, and this tree seemed to listen to her very well.
She gently stretched out her fair hand, lightly touching the branches of the Heart-Eating Tree, and whispered softly, "You know, Xiao Qian, today I made a friend. His name is Han Xing."
"Don't misunderstand though. This time it's not like before, where I one-sidedly thought someone was my friend. This time, we both added each other as friends!"
"So far, I haven't revealed my true nature. In his eyes, I should seem like a well-behaved, obedient child."
"If we ever get the chance to meet, I'll try my best to control myself, keep my odd habits in check, and not scare them off like before!"
Su Xiaoyang clenched her small fists, silently cheering herself on, as drops of residual blood dripped from between her fingers.
A trace of anticipation appeared in her eyes. "I can't wait to see you... Han Xing..."
Suddenly realizing her emotional slip, she shyly lowered her head.
...
At that moment, Han Xing had arrived at an air island around 30 square meters in size.
As the clouds dispersed, eight Slime monsters, at levels 4 and 5, emerged.
As the battle began, Han Xing quickly downed a bottle of the "Bear Strength" potion.
A surge of heat rose in his stomach.
Whizz!
An arrow shot out.
The crisp sound of the bowstring tightening echoed.
This arrow was far more lethal than usual.
As the battle started, the Slimes bounced toward him.
That single arrow triggered the penetration effect.
It pierced through the body of the first Slime and, without losing momentum, drove into the second Slime's body.
At that moment, a flash of black light appeared.
Coal charged directly into the group of Slime monsters.
The Slimes' formation scattered, throwing them into disarray.
"Well done!"
Han Xing, from the rear, didn't hold back his praise. His teamwork with Coal had become more and more seamless.
With each arrow of refined iron shot out.
In just five minutes, they wiped out the Slime group!
At the same time, his territory points reached 834, moving him up to 7th place.
A few minutes later.
His points rose to 851, propelling him up three more spots to 4th place!
Everyone in Channel 107 was completely stunned.
In less than five hours, Han Xing had shown them what it meant to shatter the limits with a meteoric rise.
Fighting all day for just 200 points?
That's not how Han Xing played.
He could rocket 100 points in just one hour!
Those who had previously doubted that Han Xing could break into the top ten, let alone the top twenty, were all silent now.
In the chat channel, people were once again referring to him as the 'Galaxy God.'
Meanwhile.
Han Xing continued his crazy charge.
From 850 points, he surged to 900 points, surpassing Papaya Star Spirit and Black Hawk, claiming second place.
Yet, the top scorer, Whisperer, remained quiet.
The chat channel exploded.
"This is terrifying! Galaxy God is already in second place. At this rate, claiming the top spot is a sure thing!"
"Exactly! Galaxy God truly is the light of our 107 District. The past few days he was just holding back, and now he's exploded with full force, overtaking everyone!"
The chat channel buzzed with talk of whether Galaxy could secure the first spot.
However, some survivors from Whisperer's team were still reluctant to concede, saying, "Don't celebrate too soon. Maybe Whisperer's boss is tackling a massive air island right now, taking a bit longer. Once he succeeds, he'll surely break 1,000 points and take the top spot!"
"That's right! Earlier, both Black Hawk and Papaya Star Spirit stalled around 900 points. It's likely they encountered some formidable enemy. Galaxy is also at 900 points now, so he's probably going to hit the same wall."
After hearing this, some of Han Xing's supporters started to get nervous again.
Because the reasoning did make sense.
However, for Han Xing, the so-called 900-point barrier was non-existent.
He had already taken care of the strongest monster in the area, the Greyback Bear.
Not only did his points not stagnate, but he continued to rise rapidly. In just over 20 minutes, he reached 954 points, reclaiming first place.
Within the local network, Whisperer's team went completely silent.
Just as everyone thought Han Xing was going to surge past 1,000 points and claim first place.
They noticed that his territory points stopped at a curious number.
1st place: Star River, 999 points.
Only 1 point away from the first-place reward, it was hard not to suspect he did this on purpose.
In the chat channel, the survivors were suddenly stunned.
They couldn't understand what Han Xing was planning.
He could have easily claimed first place, yet he chose to stop at this moment.
Even the survivors pushing for the leaderboard were baffled.
Seeing the incredible 999 points, they realized that achieving first place was beyond reach.
The top ten survivors lost their motivation, some feeling a bit dispirited.
The points leaderboard's growth slowed down.
And this was exactly the effect Han Xing wanted.
At this moment.
Two more names appeared on everyone's radar.
8th place: Lone Warrior, 804 points.
9th place: Cloud Skybright, 793 points.
The two had charged into the top ten and were still skyrocketing in the rankings.
Before anyone could react, they both broke past 900 points, claiming second and third place.
Then, Han Xing's territory points changed again, surpassing 1,000, claiming the first-place reward.
An hour later, Cheng Jianyong broke through 1,000 points and secured second place.
Next, Shen Yun reached third place.
The three swept the top three rewards!
Everyone in Channel 107 was completely stunned.
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[You have successfully reached 1,000 territory points, current rank: 1.]
[You have earned the following rank rewards: 500 units of food, 200 units of fresh water, 1,000 spirit cores, 1 selectable purple weapon blueprint, 1 silver treasure chest, and 1 hidden profession scroll.]
Han Xing glanced at the system prompt, a smile appearing on his lips.
In the discussion group, Cheng Jianyong excitedly shouted, "Holy crap! This feels amazing, hahaha!"
"Brother Xing really thought it through, purposely stopping at 999 points to confuse the competition and give us time to catch up."
Shen Yun chimed in, "Little Yong, now you know, right? Trust Brother Xing. An early lead doesn't mean much. The one who laughs last wins!"
Still riding the high from his huge rewards, Cheng Jianyong completely agreed with Shen Yun. "You're right! Brother Xing has great foresight!"
Han Xing chuckled, "Alright, stop with the flattery. Go check your rewards."
"Got it!" they both replied excitedly.
Shen Yun, for placing third, received generous rewards, including a selectable blue weapon and a silver treasure chest, as well as an advanced profession scroll.
Cheng Jianyong, for placing second, earned similar rewards, including an additional piece of blue armor.
Both Cheng Jianyong and Shen Yun were thrilled and couldn't wait to check out the attributes of their new items!