Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

The next day.

Tianhe City Center Square.

A massive blue six-pointed star array is slowly rotating.

The crystals at the edge of the magic circle emitted a dazzling light, distorting the surrounding space and creating ripples like waves.

This is a temporary intercity teleportation array specially approved by the Municipal Education Bureau, specifically used to transport graduating high school students from Tianhe City to the provincial capital's main examination center.

"Everyone, stay close together and enter the magic circle in class order. Don't crowd!" the teacher in charge shouted hoarsely at the front.

Su Chen mingled at the back of the line, slowly inching forward.

A flash of white light.

The feeling of weightlessness lasted for less than two seconds before the scene before my eyes completely changed.

The provincial capital, the First Starry Sky Arena.

This is a super-large circular stadium capable of holding hundreds of thousands of people, with a super-large defensive array faintly floating above the huge dome.

Inside the venue, the atmosphere was bustling with noise.

Candidates from various prefecture-level cities are converging through different teleportation arrays, their colorful equipment lights intertwining, dazzling the eyes.

"Little Su, over here!"

Lin Shiqing waved to him from afar.

Su Chen looked over, his eyes narrowing slightly.

She still wore her hair in a high ponytail today, but her outfit had changed; several pieces of her clothing exuded a rich and deep purple hue.

Only epic-level equipment can emit such a luster.

He shook his head and smiled wryly. They were indeed a wealthy and powerful family with a deep-rooted background.

"It seems the top support position is definitely yours." Su Chen approached and smiled.

Lin Shiqing gently shook her head: "It's alright in our province, I guess there's no one more skilled than me, but it's hard to say about the capital. I heard there are S-level support professions this year."

"Wow! The provincial capital's atmosphere is really something else!"

Just then, an exaggerated shout came from the side.

Wang Xiaoli looked around excitedly.

He wore a bronze-grade armor that exuded a faint black hue, and carried a black iron-grade greatsword on his back that was half his height.

He spotted Su Chen and Lin Shiqing immediately and squeezed through the crowd.

"Brother Chen! Miss Lin! We've finally found you!"

Wang Xiaoli approached the two men, patted his chest armor triumphantly, and made a dull "clanging" sound.

"See this gear, buddy? The other day I sold two of my old man's fishing rods, spent a fortune, and joined a leveling party with an average level of 10 and some veterans! I got incredibly lucky, a piece of bronze armor dropped!"

Wang Xiaoli gave a thumbs-up, pointing to his own nose: "I'm a genuine level 11 warrior now! How about that? Are you scared?"

Lin Shiqing turned her head and looked him up and down with an expression as if he were mentally challenged.

"Level 11?"

She gave a soft snort. "You've only improved this much in the last few days?"

Wang Xiaoli's eyes widened: "What do you mean by 'only leveled up this little'? I'm a warrior! Melee combat is dangerous, you know! Besides, I'm just a commoner, unlike you guys who have clans carrying you..."

His voice suddenly caught in his throat.

Because Lin Shiqing did not hide her panel information.

Lin Shiqing

[Class: Stealth Priest (S-Rank)]

[Level: 18]

Wang Xiaoli rubbed his eyes, his eyeballs almost popping out.

"Holy crap! Level 18?!"

Students from several other schools nearby turned their heads in surprise.

Wang Xiaoli looked like he'd seen a ghost: "Miss Lin, did you grow up by eating experience points?! It's only been a few days, and you're already level 18?!"

Lin Shiqing rolled her eyes.

After finishing the dungeon with Su Chen yesterday, she was already close to level 18 in experience points.

To get her to wear a level 18 epic item, her family dragged her to run another dungeon to raise her level to 18.

"Stop yelling like that, it's so embarrassing."

She pointed to Su Chen next to her, "You should check this guy's level. He's already level 20. If he hadn't missed the first job advancement, his level would be even higher. What am I compared to him?"

"What?"

Wang Xiaoli stiffly turned his head to look at Su Chen.

Su Chen stood there lazily, looking like a passerby who had just woken up.

"Brother Chen...you...you're level 20?!"

Wang Xiaoli's voice was trembling.

Su Chen didn't take off the badge and laughed, "I'm only barely level 20, I'm still stuck on the job change quest."

Wang Xiaoli was completely stunned: "Perverts...they're all perverts..."

Many students may not be able to complete their first transfer during the first semester break of their freshman year.

Su Chen was already at level 20 before the college entrance exam?!

"Buzz—"

Just then, a piercing energy hum suddenly came from the sky above the entire arena.

The previously noisy venue instantly fell silent.

On the high platform in the center of the arena, a blinding bolt of lightning descended from the sky.

As the light faded, a middle-aged man wearing an executive jacket and several gold medals pinned to his chest appeared on the platform.

He did not use any amplification equipment, yet his voice clearly resonated throughout the 100,000-seat stadium.

"quiet!"

Just two words, yet they carried a terrifying pressure.

Some of the lower-ranking candidates in the front row suddenly felt their breath catch in their throats.

Song Yi

[Class: Thunderous War Emperor (Sixth Job Advancement)]

【grade:???】

Su Chen narrowed his eyes, looked at the man on the high platform, and directly cast a reconnaissance spell.

No wonder he exudes such pressure; he's actually a sixth-level expert?

People of this caliber are few and far between, even in the entire Jiangnan province.

This demonstrates the importance the country attaches to the college entrance examination.

This person was Song Yi, the deputy director of the Provincial Department of Education.

Song Yi surveyed the entire room, and her cold, hard voice rang out again:

"I am Song Yi, the chief examiner for this year's college entrance examination in Jiangnan Province."

"Without further ado, let's read out the exam rules. No noise or disturbance is allowed during the exam!"

He raised his right hand, and a huge holographic projection screen unfolded in mid-air.

"This year's college entrance examination is divided into three sessions."

"The first two rounds are individual tests, and the third round is a team test."

A dense list of rules appeared on the screen.

"The first test is on damage, damage mitigation, and support capabilities."

Song Yi's voice was devoid of any emotion: "All professionals may choose which test instance to enter."

"In damage-based dungeons, the system will provide targets with different defense levels based on your class characteristics. Rankings will be based on total damage dealt within the time limit!"

"Defense-type instance, testing survival threshold."

"For support-type dungeons, a dedicated area will be set up to evaluate healing output and buff magnitude."

These words immediately caused an uproar below.

"Huh? Single-player test? Wasn't it supposed to be a team test code?"

"The college entrance exam has always included individual tests, don't you study? You idiot!"

"..."

Song Yi snorted coldly, interrupting the discussion below: "Anyone who makes unauthorized noise will be eliminated!"

Instantly.

The students who had been chattering away just moments before suddenly turned ashen-faced.

They were supported by uniformed personnel and dragged away from the examination room.

The entire arena was completely silent.

The remaining students looked tense and solemn.

They dared not have the slightest thought of playing around again.

Song Yi continued:

"The second round is a combat simulation. The dungeon will be automatically generated based on your class, mainly testing your combat skills and skill combos."

"The third and most important match is the team dungeon."

His gaze suddenly sharpened: "You need to form teams of up to five people to enter a system-generated mini-dungeon. Your final college entrance exam score will be calculated based on your completion time, number of kills, and survival rate."

The scores for the three exams were weighted as follows: 3:3:4!

"Now, all candidates should proceed to their respective testing areas."

"The first test will begin in ten minutes!"

"The rules have been read aloud; you can now discuss them!"

As Song Yi finished speaking, a massive, multicolored portal suddenly appeared in front of the arena.

Wang Xiaoli swallowed hard: "Brother Chen, can my black iron-grade sword even cut through a wooden stake?"

"take it easy."

Su Chen patted him on the shoulder, "It's just chopping wood. You have bronze-level equipment, so you're ranked at least in the top 30%."

Wang Xiaoli looked incredulous: "Really?"

"Um."

Su Chen nodded.

Based on his observation just now.

In the arena, 50% of the students only have basic equipment.

In other words, owning a piece of Iron-grade equipment puts you ahead of 50% of the other players.

Lin Shiqing looked at Su Chen, slightly raising her chin: "The support testing area is over there, I'm going there first. Little Su, if you don't get first place in the province, you'll lose to me!"

"rest assured."

Su Chen watched Lin Shiqing walk towards the support area, then slowly made his way towards the battle portal.

Testing damage, is that it?

This is a good opportunity to test his new skill!