The middle-aged examiner, sent by the higher base city to oversee the exam, was a grandmaster-level figure. He showed no reaction as Yu Shao and Miss Huo laughed until their stomachs hurt.
Years ago, when he first learned of this, he laughed too. But as everyone became accustomed to it, he too got used to it.
In the higher base cities, Mangyuan Base City was known as the "perpetual last place" city, firmly rooted in last place!
Miss Huo, her face full of disdain, laughed, "With my S-level dinosaur girl template, I'll surely be the top of this base city!"
She transformed into her beast-eared form, a dinosaur girl!
The dinosaur girl had two altered ears and a tail protruding from behind, her teeth prominent like a bucktoothed dinosaur girl!
"Roar!" She growled fiercely.
"Excellent! As expected of the dinosaur girl, fierce and powerful!" The examiner applauded, praising her.
Yu Shao twitched his mouth, "I thought about gathering the talent list of Mangyuan Base City's awakeners, but it seems unnecessary now!"
The middle-aged examiner agreed, "What talent could come from the last-ranked base city? No need to worry!"
"Alright, Yu Shao, Miss Huo, the exam is about to start. Head to the exam hall, and I'll be there as a supervisor."
"Okay, let's go, Toothpick!" The dinosaur girl pulled Yu Shao towards the exam hall.
In the massive plaza of Mangyuan Academy,
Ten thousand meters above, a flawless Kunpeng beast-eared maiden lay leisurely in the clouds, blissfully saying:
"So warm! I finally slept soundly last night; Siyao didn't cause a ruckus!"
She suddenly gritted her teeth, "Siyao, knowing I'm a millennium spinster, still asked me that question!"
"Could Siyao think I'm some indecent woman? Hmph! A millennium-old virgin isn't a title for nothing!"
With that, the Kunpeng beast-eared maiden focused on the exam hall below.
Below.
On the flat ground, each candidate stood at their assigned number, spaced about a meter apart.
Xiao Ye, with the two girls, arrived at positions 95, 96, and 97, with Xiao Ye at 96.
Nangong Siyao and Cheng Bingxi, the school flowers of the first and third high schools, drew all eyes upon their appearance.
"It's the first school's flower, standing right in front of me, so exciting!"
"Is that the devil flower? Her face healed, wow! She's stunning!"
"Hmph, your third school's flower is taken, but who will our first school's flower end up with?"
"Why don't you try? Maybe she'll fall in love with you at first sight."
Suddenly, a trainee near them interjected, "Pfft, the first school's flower is also taken, she's a young married woman now!"
"What? Our first school's dream girl is married?"
"No joke, everyone at the training camp knows! Yi Luren was so upset someone else got her, he quit the camp!"
The first school's candidates were stunned, the boys especially groaning in distress.
"Ah! My goddess is married!"
"Ah! Who dares sleep with our school's flower!"
A clear scolding voice suddenly rang out: "Quiet, everyone!"
The candidates turned to see the formidable Nangong Siyao, hands on her hips, saying:
"What's wrong with being married? I'm proud of it!"
"Anyone who badmouths my husband Xiao Ye will be hung up and beaten, till their butt blooms!"
What? The goddess is defending Xiao Ye? Who is he?
"Damn! Xiao Ye is the boyfriend of our third school's flower!"
"Damn, he's really done it! He got both school flowers!"
First and third school candidates were collectively shocked, Xiao Ye, a scoundrel? No, a legend!
The boys from both schools groaned in unison!
A dinosaur girl and a sharply dressed boy approached Xiao Ye and Nangong Siyao. Hearing the discussions, the dinosaur girl snorted, muttering:
"School flowers? What nonsense, discussing this instead of exam content! No wonder they're always last!"
Toothpick nodded, agreeing, "How beautiful can remote base city school flowers be?"
The dinosaur girl nodded, "Exactly!"
Toothpick shifted his gaze to Nangong Siyao and Cheng Bingxi, stunned!
Wow, two stunning beauties!
The dinosaur girl turned back, her gaze sour, "What's beauty worth? My S-level dinosaur girl crushes them!"
Toothpick, mesmerized, was forced to look away by the dinosaur girl, displeased, "You scoundrel! With a wife, still looking at others!"
Toothpick shook his head, glancing at the dinosaur girl, thinking:
"Though Mangyuan candidates are lackluster, their looks are impressive!"
"But! No matter how impressive their looks, it doesn't change the fact they're lackluster candidates!" His gaze turned disdainful.
Half an hour later, all candidates were in place, and five pairs of examiners in uniform appeared.
One pair transformed, summoning an S-level pterosaur template!
"Skree!!"
The pterosaur, with hundred-meter wings, soared, a raspy voice booming across the field.
"All candidates of Mangyuan Base City are in place!"
"The exam consists of two parts: level and rank detection, and combat ability assessment!"
"The first part, begin!"
The pterosaur grasped a cylindrical device that emitted a brilliant light, scanning all candidates below.
The candidates felt a warm flow through them, and the first part concluded.
Enveloped in the radiant light, they heard the pterosaur say, "First part over, second part begins, Virtual God Tower beast wave resistance!"
With that, a flash of white light enveloped them, transporting them to a vast plain.
"Combat ability assessment begins! In resisting the beast wave, no restrictions on human, beast-eared, or summoned forms, scored based on each pair's performance!"
The pterosaur's raspy voice echoed in their ears.
Then,
"Boom!!!" The world seemed to tremble.
Ahead, a massive cloud of black dust rose, and a dense horde of beasts charged towards them.