"Ah?" Hearing their words, Su Chen was momentarily taken aback.
Then he couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed they thought he had also been eliminated.
In response, Su Chen simply smiled and didn’t offer any further explanation.
Before long, the next group of eighteen students was consecutively teleported out, leaving only Wang Hailong still inside the dungeon.
Time passed quickly, and soon thirty minutes had gone by.
Outside the dungeon, those waiting for the students were growing anxious.
"Wang Shixiong is still holding on?"
What do you mean by holding on? Wang Shixiong is clearing the dungeon, do you understand?
If Wang Shixiong succeeds, he would be the only student in nearly three years to set a record for clearing a dungeon!
At the scene, the disciples were buzzing with discussion, their gazes occasionally drifting toward Su Chen, their confusion evident.
It was strange; Su Shixiong had been so powerful in his output, how could he have been teleported out so quickly?
Perhaps it had something to do with his Martial Spirit. Maybe his Martial Spirit focused solely on offense with no defensive capabilities, making it normal for him to challenge a higher-level dungeon and be taken away at light speed due to overwhelming damage.
"Do you think it’s possible that Su Shixiong cleared it too quickly?" someone suggested. But this theory was quickly met with derision from the others.
Wang Shixiong took over thirty minutes; are you saying he cleared it in just three minutes? Can you think for a moment?
Clearly, they all believed that Su Chen had also been carried out after failing, just like them.
Another ten minutes passed, and at that moment, the teleportation portal where Wang Hailong was located emitted a wave of energy.
In the next instant, he appeared on the ground.
As soon as he landed, others rushed toward him, bombarding him with questions.
"Wang Shixiong, have you cleared the level yet?"
In response to their question, Wang Hailong shook his head, a look of regret in his eyes. "Unfortunately, I had the Giant King nearly defeated, just a few more hits and I could have taken it down. But it went berserk, and its attacks were too fierce for me to handle, so I had to give up."
"That's alright, Wang Shixiong. It's completely normal. Soloing a dungeon at the same level is quite difficult. Typically, only a team can clear it. The fact that you managed to take the Giant King to that point is impressive enough!"
"Exactly, holding out for that long is already a great achievement."
Someone chimed in to support Wang Hailong.
"The Giant King can still go berserk?" Su Chen asked, confusion evident in his tone.
At that moment, Wang Hailong turned his gaze towards Su Chen, worried about whether Su Chen had cleared the level.
Hearing his words, Su Chen couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. "You really don't know? How long did you last inside? You didn't even see it go berserk?"
Su Chen indeed didn't know; he had defeated it in an instant.
"Ahem." At this time, the Grand Elder slowly spoke up.
"I announce that the first place in this round of assessment is Su Chen! Now, the top eight contestants step forward with me to the third testing ground."
As soon as the Grand Elder's words fell, Wang Hailong looked bewildered and unwilling. "Why is he first? He didn't even see the berserk phase before coming out."
Faced with this doubt, the Grand Elder shot him a glance and replied coldly, "That's because he didn’t let it reach berserk mode under his control."
Soon after, they arrived at the third assessment point: the Outer Academy Dojo.
After Su Chen had destroyed the dojo during the last Four Great Academies competition, more than ten days had passed, and now the dojo had been completely rebuilt and just finished.
Wang Hailong stood on the dojo grounds, looking at Su Chen with eyes full of hostility.
Having suffered two consecutive defeats left him feeling deeply resentful. He was the senior disciple of the Outer Court and a member of the prestigious Wang family from the Four Great Clans—a peak Xing Zongshi!
If his family elders found out that he was being overshadowed by someone merely at the Xing Zongshi level, how would he face them? It would surely bring shame upon his family and make them a laughingstock in the capital.
Before long, everyone entered to draw lots for their matchups.
Su Chen held his lot slip in hand.
This meant that he and the other three were in the same group. Meanwhile, in the distance, Wang Hailong flipped over the sign in his hand, which displayed: Group.
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