The wait was finally over; the college entrance examination had arrived!

After the final pep rally for the examinees, all the martial arts candidates were ready to go!

Under the personal leadership of Principal Wang Zheng, the martial arts candidates arrived early at the examination site located in the city!

This year, Lin City No.2 High School had 137 students participating in the martial examination!

Compared to the more than 1,800 students taking the academic exam, the number of martial arts candidates was pitifully small!

Even so, this was the largest number of martial arts candidates Lin City No.2 High School had seen in the past three years!

Upon arriving at the examination site, everyone first underwent a soul power test.

Only students with a soul power of 280 points or more were eligible to take the martial examination.

Chen Fan and his group of 137 all passed the test.

After passing the soul power test, the staff at the examination site handed each person a wristwatch.

Then, everyone moved into the dormitories arranged by the examination site according to their assignments.

***

The next day arrived.

Chen Fan and the other candidates had already reached a teleportation point to enter the Soul Beast Forest.

After listening to the staff's explanation, Chen Fan finally understood.

The Soul Beast Forest was the location for their martial examination.

In the Soul Beast Forest, there were simulated soul beasts created by human scientists.

Candidates would earn one point for each simulated soul beast they personally killed.

Earning ten points would meet the minimum standard, guaranteeing admission to at least one martial arts school.

Of course, while ten points might not seem like much, most candidates found it difficult to reach this standard.

The simulated soul beasts in the Soul Beast Forest, although they didn't drop soul stones, were just as ferocious as ordinary soul beasts.

These simulated soul beasts couldn't evolve and were all weakened Level-1 soul beasts.

But even so, they were enough to give the candidates a hard time.

At the teleportation point, the staff began teleporting the candidates.

Chen Fan stood on the teleportation platform, and a red light flashed.

***

Suddenly, a wave of dizziness hit him, and he involuntarily closed his eyes.

When Chen Fan opened his eyes again, he found himself on a massive platform.

This platform was called the Safe Zone, where each candidate could only stay for ten minutes.

If a candidate didn't leave after ten minutes, they would be considered to have forfeited their examination qualification!

Beyond the Safe Zone lay a dense, primal jungle.

That was where the candidates would battle the simulated soul beasts.

Chen Fan glanced at his wristwatch, which had already started counting down.

Without any hesitation, Chen Fan left the Safe Zone.

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His goal was to break into the top 100 on the provincial leaderboard!

...

Meanwhile, the movements within the Soul Beast Forest were being closely monitored by the examination committee.

Since most candidates had never encountered a real soul beast, many were eliminated due to being frightened by the simulated soul beasts.

Even before all the candidates had been teleported, someone from the first group to enter the Soul Beast Forest had already pressed the emergency button on their wristwatch after encountering a simulated soul beast, a fierce leopard.

As a result, the candidate was immediately teleported out of the Soul Beast Forest.

This meant the candidate had lost their examination qualification.

Such situations continued to unfold in the Soul Beast Forest!

***

At this moment, Chen Fan encountered his first simulated soul beast.

"Changyou, shaped like a macaque, with four ears, and makes a moaning sound when it vocalizes!

A mental-type soul beast, skilled in sonic attacks!"

Upon seeing the Changyou, Chen Fan silently recited the information about this type of soul beast.

At the same time, the Changyou discovered Chen Fan, baring its teeth and making a threatening gesture.

Seeing this, Chen Fan laughed and said,

"Still daring to bare your teeth at me? Let's start with you!"

Immediately, Chen Fan's soul power surged, and the Space-Time Chicken Martial Soul appeared behind him.

The Changyou, upon seeing Chen Fan's Martial Soul, gave him a disdainful look.

"Well, a simulated soul beast dares to look down on my Martial Soul!"

Chen Fan said, and the Space-Time Chicken Martial Soul instantly merged with him, releasing a powerful wave of soul power from within him.

With a swift motion, Chen Fan charged towards the Changyou!

The Changyou was not to be outdone, launching a sonic attack at Chen Fan.

Caught off guard by the sonic attack, Chen Fan was hit directly.

Simultaneously, he landed a heavy punch on the Changyou's head.

With a roar, the Changyou was shocked that this weak human had hurt it.

Before the Changyou could make another move, Chen Fan struck its head again.

With soul power surging, the Changyou dissipated into a wisp of smoke in the Soul Beast Forest.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan's wristwatch recorded one point.

However, Chen Fan's focus wasn't on the point he had earned.

He patted his body in confusion and said,

"What's going on? Why don't I feel anything?"

Chen Fan clearly remembered being hit by the Changyou's sonic attack.

He should at least feel his blood boiling, right?

But now, Chen Fan felt nothing, as if nothing had happened.

Unable to figure it out, Chen Fan looked at his wristwatch.

He had earned one point, placing him beyond the 100,000th rank.

This meant that over 100,000 people had already successfully killed their first simulated soul beast.

"It seems the competition is quite fierce!"

Chen Fan murmured to himself.

Then, he headed deeper into the jungle.

***

Elsewhere, other candidates from Lin City No.2 High School were also making progress.

Liu Qiang, with his top-tier fire-type Nine-tailed Fox Martial Soul, forcefully killed a simulated soul beast and earned a point.

Li Feifei, Huang Fei, and others also earned their first points after intense battles.

However, not everyone was so lucky.

For instance, the three who had mocked Chen Fan in the combat hall.

After leaving the Safe Zone, they encountered a group of simulated soul beasts.

As expected, all three were eliminated.

Just as Huang Fei had thought, in the end, it was those who talked too much who ended up crying!

Meanwhile, all the martial arts candidates from various provinces and cities had been teleported.

The vast Soul Beast Forest was now home to over five million candidates.

This didn't include those who had already been eliminated.

An intense points competition had officially begun.

Chen Fan's luck was quite good. After killing the first Changyou, he encountered another one.

To test his theory, Chen Fan first provoked the Changyou, waiting for its sonic attack.

When the Changyou launched its sonic attack, Chen Fan deliberately rushed towards it.

With a "bang," the sonic attack hit Chen Fan directly.

Seeing this, the soul beast Changyou was stunned.

This human must be out of his mind!

Everyone else avoided its sonic attacks, but this human rushed right into it.

Not far away, a few candidates passing by were also stunned.

They all recognized the soul beast Changyou.

The damage from its sonic attack was no joke!

If they were hit directly, they'd be severely injured if not dead.

So, seeing Chen Fan rush into the Changyou's sonic attack, they were understandably shocked!

"Wow, this guy must be out of his mind!"

"That's the Changyou's sonic attack!"

However, the next scene left them even more astonished.

Chen Fan, hit by the sonic attack, didn't fall; instead, he continued to provoke the Changyou.

The Changyou, enraged, launched several more sonic attacks.

Chen Fan took them all without missing a beat!

After enduring these sonic attacks, Chen Fan still felt nothing.

At this moment, Chen Fan smiled.

"Heh heh heh, it seems I guessed right!"

Chen Fan speculated that the simulated soul beasts in the Soul Beast Forest had a soul power threshold.

In other words, the attack power of the simulated soul beasts was limited.

For most candidates with around 300 points of soul power, such attacks could be deadly.

But for Chen Fan, it was barely a scratch!

Chen Fan's soul power had reached a peak of 1000 points.

Moreover, as his soul power increased, his physical strength also improved significantly.

At this point, Chen Fan's physical strength surpassed many Level-2 Martial Artists.

Against weakened Level-1 simulated soul beasts, Chen Fan was practically a cheat!

Having confirmed his theory, Chen Fan smiled at the Changyou and said,

"Heh heh, you've been a great help to me! Let me give you a quick end!"

With that, Chen Fan's Space-Time Chicken Martial Soul merged with him, and he swiftly moved to the Changyou's side.

With a powerful punch, the Changyou dissipated into smoke in the Soul Beast Forest.

Feeling the surging soul power within him, Chen Fan glanced at the nearby candidates and then moved forward.

After Chen Fan left, the passing candidates felt parched.

The scene they had just witnessed left them with an indescribable heaviness.

"I... I didn't see it wrong, did I? One punch killed the Changyou!"

"Yes, it was just one punch!"

"And he could withstand the Changyou's sonic attacks; he's a monster!"

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Proofreader & Editor: Peter Pan