Chapter 150 – Saint! Ten Million Examinees Soar!

Xu Xingchen said, “These people are all Ghost Spirits. They lived in Blood Fiend City during their lifetimes. After the entire city suffered a calamity, everyone here died!

However, influenced by some mysterious rule, the entire city and these deceased people appear every night, resuming their lives as they lived before.”

“So eerie?” Ye Sheng remarked.

Xu Xingchen nodded.

If not for the fact that people in this world were accustomed to the existence of Malevolent Ghosts, they would likely be terrified half to death by such Aberrations and unable to comprehend them.

…

“Look! So many warships.”

At that moment, exclamations erupted inside the ship’s cabin as a group of young people crowded toward the windows, looking outside.

Ye Sheng, who was already sitting by the window, turned his head to look outside. What he saw also made his eyes narrow.

In the distant dark Void, countless steel warships stood like a forest!

Their numbers were immense, dense and swarming like a hive.

Some of the steel warships were enormous, resembling floating cities suspended in the Dark Starry Sky.

The warships from Ghost Mountain City seemed like mere ants before such vessels, not even on the same level.

Ye Sheng watched silently, wondering what level of city could possess such colossal ships.

“How many examinees must there be!”

Inside the cabin, someone gasped in shock, deeply awed by the sight before them.

This Federation Grand Examination had actually gathered so many examinees.

Xu Xingchen also looked out the window and smiled. “According to statistics, in our ‘Nanming Province’ alone, over ten million examinees have registered.”

“Over ten million?” Ye Sheng’s expression tightened. It wasn’t the number that surprised him, but the brutal competition behind this grand examination!

Over ten million examinees from just one province, and in the end, only a few thousand would likely be admitted!

More than ninety-nine percent would be eliminated!

The competition was like sifting sand in a great wave, extracting the finest from the finest!

Ye Sheng felt that some people’s ideas were too simplistic. Getting into Fengdu University wasn’t easy—it was even harder than expected!

“What do you think? Scared?” Xu Xingchen laughed, but Ye Sheng noticed his increasingly hurried slurping of the popsicle and knew he wasn’t calm inside.

The chance of getting into Fengdu University wasn’t much higher than winning the lottery.

“I will definitely get in.” Xu Xingchen’s eyes suddenly gleamed with a radiant light, and an unusually intense aura erupted from his small frame, making him seem extraordinary in that One Moment.

Whoosh!

Xu Xingchen’s aura came and went quickly! He soon slumped down, collapsing into his seat, rapidly slurping his popsicle. “Nervous, so nervous! Why can’t I control myself?”

He muttered to himself, unclear whether he was genuinely nervous or just pretending.

Ye Sheng narrowed his eyes, thoughtfully sizing up Xu Xingchen.

“That is Blood Fiend City!” Xu Xingchen said, pointing out the window.

Ye Sheng looked and saw a city floating deep in the Dark Starry Sky, shrouded in a dense crimson glow that obscured its appearance.

“This grand examination will take place there!” Xu Xingchen tossed away the finished popsicle stick, glanced at the time, and said, “It starts in five hours!”

Resting his hands behind his head, he seemed a bit more relaxed after finishing two popsicles and smiled. “Let me give you some bad news. This time, our Ghost Mountain City might face some trouble!”

Ye Sheng looked at him. This Xu Xingchen seemed to have quite an unusual identity, knowing more than most.

Xu Xingchen glanced around, lowered his voice, and said, “I’m only telling you this—this time, Ghost Mountain City lacks top-tier combat power. City Lord Lan Tingxu and the upper echelons don’t have high hopes for this Grand Examination!

Especially in the second round’s free-for-all, it’ll mostly depend on luck. If luck isn’t on our side, Ghost Mountain City might be completely wiped out.”

“Top-tier combat power?” Ye Sheng frowned.

“That means 4th Revolution Giant Tier!” Xu Xingchen leaned back in his chair, sighing deeply. “Why is my luck so bad? In previous years, Ghost Mountain City always had experts of this level! But when it’s my turn for the once-every-three-years exam, it turns into hellish difficulty!”

In the second round’s free-for-all, cities would form alliances.

Without top-tier combat power, the second round would be extremely disadvantageous. If they encountered a city with a 4th Revolution Giant Tier expert, even dozens of Super-Limit Tier cultivators wouldn’t be able to hold them off.

Xu Xingchen sat there complaining, sighing repeatedly.

Ye Sheng glanced at him. The fact that there was no 4th Revolution Giant Tier expert hadn’t been disclosed by the City Lord’s residence. They were probably afraid it would undermine morale even before the battle began.

After that, the two fell silent, and the entire cabin grew somber.

As the Federation Grand Examination approached, everyone felt immense pressure!

…

Time passed quickly, and five hours flew by in the blink of an eye.

The hatches of steel warships opened one after another, and countless examinees flew out, densely suspended in the weightless Dark Starry Sky.

The sight was utterly breathtaking!

In the Dark Starry Sky, tens of millions of examinees hovered, stretching as far as the eye could see.

At the same time, a figure emerged from Blood Fiend City.

The figure appeared ordinary—a hunched Elder. But after appearing, he took a single step, and space seemed to fold. In an instant, he appeared high above.

“Greetings, Saint!”

Some experts bowed in respect.

In the starry sky, Xu Xingchen and Ye Sheng stood together. When they saw the Elder, their breathing quickened slightly, and Xu Xingchen exclaimed excitedly, “Ghost Saint! This is an 8th Revolution Ghost Saint from Fengdu University!”

“8th Revolution Ghost Saint?!” Ye Sheng was shaken and also looked up. It was his first time seeing a cultivator of such a realm!

Truly worthy of Fengdu University—they could even send such an expert just to proctor an exam.

Many examinees around them grew noisy. “Heavens, why would a Saint appear for an exam?”

Someone explained, “It’s like this every session. Only with a Saint present can they ensure we won’t perish!”

“What do you mean?”

“After all, it’s just an exam. It wouldn’t be right if someone actually died, would it? With a Saint present, when you’re on the verge of perishing, you’ll be teleported out of Blood Fiend City!

Of course, once you’re teleported out, you’re eliminated!”

“So that’s how it is,” someone said, scratching their head.

…

“Saint, the time has come!”

At that moment, an expert reminded him.

The Elder nodded without speaking. His figure blurred, as if standing in a dimensional space, and no one could clearly see his face. Such an existence was something ordinary people might never have the chance to witness in their lifetime!

“Then let it begin!”

As the Elder spoke, he no longer seemed ordinary. Behind him, a vast sea of blood manifested, blotting out the sky and covering the entire Dark Starry Sky.

Within the sea of blood, a massive vertical Reincarnation eye appeared. With each blink of the eye, the souls of tens of millions of examinees seemed on the verge of being swallowed into it.

Boom!

An unimaginable, immense power enveloped every one of the tens of millions of examinees.

Ye Sheng also felt enveloped by an overwhelming force. He tried to break free, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree, which made his eyes widen in shock. He thought to himself, “Is this the power of an 8th-turn Ghost Saint?”

With just a glance or a breath, the other party could likely obliterate him completely!

“It’s about to begin~!” Xu Xingchen, standing nearby, wore a frenzied expression as he reminded, “We’ll be randomly teleported into Blood Fiend City soon. Brother Ye, see you if fate allows!”

Before Ye Sheng could respond, his body involuntarily lifted into the air.

Boom!

In the next moment, a breathtaking scene unfolded.

Under the power of the Saint, millions of examinees were simultaneously lifted into the air, all flying toward Blood Fiend City.

“Is this the Ghost Saint?! Good heavens!”

Even the Experts escorting the examinees were awestruck by the sight.

To lift millions of people with a single individual’s power—how immense must that strength be?