A succubus devours its master? She then raises a twelve-winged angel!

Chapter 22: The School-Level Assessment Begins!
Lin Yuan City, Examination Square.

Sunlight streamed onto the granite-paved square, where two hundred examinees stood in neat rows.

Today is the first round of assessments for the Longxia Kingdom's college entrance examination—the school-level assessment!

Only those who rank in the top 50 will qualify for the next round of assessment.

"Attention all candidates, the assessment is about to begin. Please come up on stage in the order drawn by lot to compete."

"This assessment is divided into two rounds, and the top 50 contestants will be selected to advance."

"Those who advance will need to participate in subsequent competitions, and their final scores will serve as an important basis for the comprehensive evaluation of the college entrance examination. Please take this seriously and give it your best."

After the staff finished reading the rules.

On the large screen, the list of candidates began to scroll rapidly.

In the crowd, Shen Ruoxue clutched the hem of her school uniform tightly, her gaze constantly shifting between the screen and the entrance passage.

There was a noticeably empty seat in the class formation behind her.

"Class monitor, why hasn't Gu Shen arrived yet? Could he have missed the assessment?"

"Yes, with Gu Shen's strength, taking first place is a piece of cake. It would be terrible if he were disqualified because he was late."

"Squad leader, can you get in touch with Gu Shen? Try to urge him on!"

The people who spoke were all classmates whom Gu Xing had saved during the novice trial.

Hearing these voices, Shen Ruoxue was also in a difficult position.

Since the trial ended, she has been searching for Gu Xing's whereabouts, wanting to thank him in person, but she has never been able to find him.

"Don't worry, everyone."

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

"I believe Gu Xing will arrive on time. During the competition later, we'll try to gain as much time as possible."

The group looked at each other, and finally could only nod helplessly.

Battles between low-level beast tamers are often decided very quickly.

On the arena, the contest between two beast tamers is often decided within thirty seconds.

Despite Shen Ruoxue's attempts to stall for time with her companions, the match list on the big screen continued to scroll rapidly.

Gu Xing VS Wang Wu

When those words appeared, Wang Wu, who was standing on the arena, turned deathly pale.

Although rumors have been circulating in Lin Yuan City that Gu Xing's SSS-level rating was bought with money, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. How could a third-level awakened beast tamer dare to be his enemy?
"Gu Xing, please come up to the stage!"

The referee's booming voice echoed across the square.

Time passed second by second, but the other side of the arena remained empty.

The referee frowned, glanced at the timer, and raised his voice:
"Is Gu Xing here? If not, it will be considered as a forfeit of the competition."

No one responded at the scene!
The referee frowned and scanned the entire field, but still couldn't find Gu Xing.

"Since Gu Xing is not present, I hereby announce..."

Shen Ruoxue was about to speak up to stop her.

"Wait a minute."

A slightly flippant voice suddenly cut in.

Chen Ziming walked slowly towards him, his arm around a seductive succubus, whose tail was wrapped intimately around his waist.

"Referee, how about we make this match the grand finale? After all..."

He deliberately dragged out his tone:
"We are all looking forward to seeing how this 'SSS-level genius' performs."

For the past ten days, he has practically lived in the alternate dimension, focusing all his efforts on raising the succubus's level.

All for the sake of trampling that kid who stole his thunder underfoot today!

But now.
The main character is absent?

How could he possibly accept that?

The referee's forehead was beaded with sweat.

The rules clearly state that being late will result in disqualification.

But the one in front of me...
"I will explain the situation to Vice Principal Chen."

Chen Ziming added casually, his fingertips lingering intimately on the succubus's waist.

Upon hearing Chen Ziming invoke the vice principal's name, the referee instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, then this match will be postponed! The contest between Gu Xing and Wang Wu will be held last."

As soon as the referee's voice rang out, the scene erupted in chaos. "Gu Xing isn't here? What happened?"

"Didn't he get an SSS rating? Is he afraid he won't pass this assessment?"

"Didn't you know? Gu Xing apparently spent 2000 million to become the top candidate in the novice trial assessment!"

"Moreover, the beast he contracted was a useless angel. He was probably afraid of being exposed, so he didn't dare to participate in this assessment."

Rumors spread like poisonous fog throughout the venue, and Shen Ruoxue's knuckles turned white as her nails dug deeply into her palms.

She desperately wanted to stand up and tell everyone—that the boy who saved her like a god during the novice trial was a true genius!

But in the end, she just slumped and loosened her fist.

She has little influence, and even if she said such things, no one would believe her.

Moreover, during this period, the Chen family deliberately spread rumors.

Basically, everyone in Lin Yuan City accepted that Gu Xing's SSS-level rating was obtained through cheating.

Furthermore, Gu Xing has not appeared since the novice trial to explain this matter.

This led everyone to accept that this was the truth of the matter!
"Next match: Chen Ziming vs. Li Si!"

As the referee announced the decision, Chen Ziming, with the succubus in his arms, slowly walked onto the stage.

His opponent, Li Si, was deathly pale. His fourth-level awakening strength was already among the top in this year's graduates, but at this moment he looked like a lamb to the slaughter.

"Young Master Chen," Li Si's voice trembled, "please show mercy."

A cruel smile curled at the corner of Chen Ziming's lips as the succubus in his arms gently licked her fangs with her scarlet tongue.

"Black-armored Turtle! Water Strike!" Li Si ordered, forcing himself to be brave.

"Wow—"

A jet of water gushed out, but it mysteriously stopped three feet away from the succubus.

The succubus lazily raised her slender hand, and the water column shattered as if it had hit an invisible barrier.

"what!"

The succubus's eyes flashed with purple light, and a visible mental ripple swept out.

The Xuanjia Turtle didn't even have time to scream before it collapsed to the ground.

Li Si was struck by lightning, bleeding from his mouth and nose, and fainted.

"hiss--"

Gasps of astonishment filled the air.

"Holy crap, a fourth-tier awakened beast was defeated by Chen Ziming's beast in one move?"

"What level has he reached now? Could he have already awakened to the sixth rank?"

"I feel it's more than that! It's possible he's already awakened to the seventh rank!"

"No way, the novice trial has only been going on for ten days and he's already awakened to the seventh rank. How are we supposed to compete with him?"

Chen Ziming's cold gaze swept back and forth through the crowd, but he still couldn't find the figure he most wanted to see.

Could they really have run away?!

If that's the case, then the "grand gift" he carefully prepared for Gu Xing will be useless!
You should know that in these ten days, he spared no expense to hire twenty professional leveling teams and forcefully raised the succubus to the eighth awakening level!

With his epic-level beast tamer, he was confident he could dominate the entire field.
Especially Gu Xing, who got an SSS rating by cheating!
The rest of the match was uneventful until Shen Ruoxue took the stage.

This fifth-level awakened girl deliberately didn't defeat her opponent, delaying the fight on stage for a full ten minutes.

Chen Ziming narrowed his eyes, watching her deliberately stall for time, a dangerous smile curving his lips.

"Next match: Gu Xing vs. Wang Wu!"

The referee's voice silenced the entire stadium.

When Gu Xing still hadn't shown up, Chen Ziming's smile grew colder and colder.

This time, he won't give them another chance!

"Gu Xingtao"

However, the referee hadn't finished speaking.

"boom!!!"

A golden meteor suddenly fell from the sky and crashed heavily into the center of the arena.

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