"Again and again, it’s a one-hit kill! He’s consecutively one-hit killing his opponent’s pet beast. And his opponent was ranked tenth on the freshman leaderboard. Just how strong is he?"
"The person above is mistaken, it should be said forr tenth on the freshman leaderboard, now eleventh."
"Oh my gosh, guess what I just saw on his profile page?"
"Hurry up and tell us, or I’ll just go check his profile myself."
"There are two achievents on his profile: he conquered the chanical Demolition Secret Realm."
"Oh my goodness, that insanely difficult chanical Demolition Secret Realm was actually conquered by him!"
"chanical Demolition Secret Realm? What’s up? Is it really hard?"
"Super difficult. There are many first places on the freshman leaderboard, but so far, he’s the only one who has conquered the chanical Demolition Secret Realm."
"Not only did he conquer the chanical Demolition Secret Realm, he also conquered the White Jade Secret Realm, which is 0.1 points less difficult. And what’s most terrifying is that the record for successfully conquering both was registered on the sa day, aning he finished one and imdiately moved on to the other."
Li Cunxu’s ranking rose to tenth place, wanting to continue matching.
He found that there was no matching button anymore, only a button to schedule a match.
His match was scheduled with the ninth rank for a ranking battle.
The scheduling was successful, the ranking battle was set for eight o’clock in the evening.
What Li Cunxu doesn’t know is that a few months ago, if the tenth ranked scheduled a match with the ninth, it would take at least seven days.
The ninth scheduling a match with the eighth would also take at least seven days.
The second scheduling a match with the first would similarly take at least seven days.
Li Cunxu succeeded imdiately this ti because it’s almost September. Once September arrives, the freshman leaderboard updates, bringing leadership change: third-year high school becos freshn, freshn beco sophomores.
In late August, it’s the end of the freshman leaderboard’s season.
The top ten must accept challenges daily. If they don’t accept for one day, their rank drops by one. If they don’t accept for two days, it drops by three, if three days, it drops by five ranks.
During this special ti, anyone ranked within the top thousand who doesn’t accept a challenge for a day will see their rankings drop.
"It’s only five in the afternoon now, three hours until eight, let’s go eat first."
The virtual cabin is sowhat different from the ga cabins from previous generations; ga cabins could deliver nutrient fluids, but virtual cabins do not have this function. When it’s alti, you’ll be reminded to go offline to eat. If you stay in the virtual arena for too long, you’ll get kicked offline.
Ding Dong~
[You have received a challenge request.]
[Note: You’re ranked tenth, a gatekeeper of the top ten, holding a very special position. Try not to reject challenges from those ranked within the top thirty; if rejected, your rank will drop by one.]
This challenge request ca from the twenty-ninth ranked.
"Rejecting leads to ranking drop, how unreasonable."
"To aim for a ranking above the top ten, one must defeat the tenth. If the tenth keeps refusing challenges, those below cannot break into the top ten."
Li Cunxu thought it through and understood.
"Being a gatekeeper of the top ten isn’t easy!"
Li Cunxu swiftly defeated the challenger. Before he even went offline, another challenge ca in.
Defeat, challenge again.
Defeat, challenge again.
...
After defeating five people in a row, Li Cunxu sensed sothing off. Their timing was too perfect. As soon as one match ended, soone imdiately applied for a ranking challenge.
Their pet beast command strategies were very cautious, as if they knew how powerful Xiaoruan was.
They weren’t aiming to win but to probe Xiaoruan’s skills.
"Did soone hire them to test Xiaoruan’s skills? Is it soone ranked above worried I might beat them, sending people to gather intel on Xiaoruan?"
Li Cunxu figured it out but was helpless.
This couldn’t be reported.
To be precise, it could be reported but reporting would be useless.
It’s not that the school is inactive; they’re doing it deliberately.
In a chat with Senior Mu Qingyan, Li Cunxu learned that in matters of minor unfairness, Shendu University deliberately turned a blind eye to instill in students the value of fighting unfairness through solid strength.
However, Li Cunxu didn’t mind much.
After all, by eight in the evening, he would be ranked ninth and wouldn’t have to suffer the fate of a top ten gatekeeper.
Things went just as Li Cunxu expected.
No surprises, his rank rose.
The ninth rank was about as strong as the faceless man in black robes, making for an easy battle.
Continuing to challenge higher, his ranking climbed steadily.
Eighth rank.
Seventh rank.
...
Second rank.
The match with the second rank was the toughest, taking three hours to win.
August 31st.
The last day of August.
Li Cunxu challenged the first rank.
The first rank was a cute and lively little girl with a height of 1.8 ters, long legs, and twin ponytails.
However, that was just her image in the virtual arena; in reality, she was the sa— a cute and lively, quirky little girl, except her height was faked. She didn’t have long legs, her real height was 1.5 ters.
Her age was a year younger than Li Cunxu.
"Hello! I’m Ao ng."
"Hello! I am Li Cunxu."
"After this match, can I hug your Sli offline? I really love your Sli." Ao ng gazed intently at Xiaoruan with her beautiful eyes adorned with long lashes, and said.
Xiaoruan’s cute appearance combined with its unmatched strength made it very popular among girls, especially younger ones.
Which girl could refuse such a cute yet fierce pet beast?
"Sure."
"Great! Then let’s get this over with quickly!"
Ao ng summoned her pet beast.
Li Cunxu was very familiar with this beast, a Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon covered entirely with golden dragon scales.
Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon? The evolved form of the Holy Lotus Carp.
Isn’t that a standard of the Saint Lotus Li Family?
"Are you called Li Ao ng?" Li Cunxu asked tentatively.
Ao ng replied, "My surna is Ao, not Li."
"Is your mother’s surna Li?"
"My mom’s surna isn’t Li."
"Is your dad a live-in son-in-law, so you took your mom’s surna?"
"My dad isn’t a live-in son-in-law; I share my dad’s surna."
"Do any of your grandparents have the surna Li?"
"No."
She doesn’t bear the Li surna nor is she related through marriage to the Holy Lotus Family. How did she acquire the Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon?
"Then how did you get your Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon?"
"My god-grandfather gave it to ."
Giving soone a prized Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon from the Holy Lotus Family? Li Cunxu was curious about Ao ng’s god-grandfather’s identity and his capabilities.
Even Li Shiji couldn’t openly gift a Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon to an outsider.
Of course, Li Shiji didn’t have much sway in the Holy Lotus Family to begin with.
"Who is your god-grandfather?"
"Li Shiwu."
Li Shiwu, quite the na, the current head of the Holy Lotus Family.
Why would he gift a Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon to Ao ng?
Unable to contain his curiosity, Li Cunxu asked, "Why did he give you a Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon?"
Ao ng answered, "I don’t know, he forced it on ."
Forced on her? Such a rare term.
He wished he could experience being gifted a dragon pet and sacred beast like that.
The audience also felt incredibly envious upon hearing it.
Hey? I guess I shouldn’t be envious.
If I were willing to reveal my Blood Lotus Eye, the Holy Lotus Family would forcefully gift Holy Lotus Carps too, and two of them, a male and a female.
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