Chapter 166 – Acquaintances Meet!

“So many people?” On the rooftop, a young man looked up, stunned by the scene before him.

At this moment, the entire Blood Fiend City seemed to have come alive, with countless examinees leaping and bounding among the ruins of the city.

Xu Xingchen watched this spectacle and chuckled, “In this second round of free-for-all, only with the protection of a city’s Experts can one survive better, unleash their full potential, and be recorded by the Eye of Reincarnation.

Relying on solo combat to survive the second round is far too difficult.”

Shangguan Ying nodded, a rare moment of agreement. The examinees from a single city numbered tens of thousands, and when gathered together, they blotted out the sky. Even a 4th Revolution Giant Tier would have to avoid their combined might.

“It’s about to get chaotic.” Xu Xingchen swept his gaze across the city, where figures were rushing everywhere in Blood Fiend City, eyeing each other warily as they moved.

Although no one had yet taken action, this situation likely wouldn’t last long.

Sure enough, not long after Xu Xingchen spoke, people began ambushing those on the move—starting with a Super-Limit Tier who mercilessly suppressed them.

He needed points!

The second round also had a minimum point requirement to advance to the third round. Additionally, the more points one had, the higher their performance score, and the greater their chance of catching Fengdu University’s attention.

If he didn’t seize the opportunity to eliminate them while they were scattered and on the move, would he wait until they reunited with their city’s Experts?

What a joke! Not to mention how terrifying tens of thousands gathered together would be, almost every city had a Giant Level Expert overseeing it. By then, eliminating even one person would be incredibly difficult!

Ambushing them while they were isolated was the best choice.

Naturally, more than one Super-Limit Tier noticed this; many did.

Chaotic battles broke out in many places.

Some Experts began ambushing those on the move, treating them as prey.

The scene resembled predators hunting prey during an animal migration.

Boom! Crash!

Fights erupted in many areas, accompanied by roars of anger.

Some Super-Limit Tiers clashed, collapsing abandoned skyscrapers.

Most people merely glanced at the chaos before burying their heads and continuing their journey.

They understood that reuniting with their city’s people as soon as possible was the key—and the safest option.

Once a 4th Revolution Giant Tier and a group of Super-Limit Tiers were in place, it would be nearly impossible for others to hunt them down.

The free-for-all had begun!

This also marked the official start of the second round.

…

Boom!

A Super-Limit Tier arrived via Aerial Flight, noticing Ye Sheng and the dozen or so others on the rooftop, and decided to hunt them for points.

“How dare you!” Shangguan Ying was furious, instantly unleashing the Combat Power aura of a Beginner Tier Super-Limit, hoping to intimidate the attacker.

Instead of retreating, the Super-Limit Tier burst into laughter. He was an Intermediate Tier Super-Limit and showed no fear of Shangguan Ying, even making her his primary target.

“Scram!”

At that moment, Xu Xingchen’s eyes flashed like cold lightning as he unleashed the Combat Power aura of a ‘High-Tier Super-Limit,’ instantly locking onto the attacker.

“You!” The Intermediate Tier Super-Limit, hovering mid-air, shuddered and immediately turned to flee without a second thought.

He wanted points, not to throw his life away.

Moreover, he hadn’t expected this small rooftop to house not only a Beginner Tier Super-Limit but also a High-Tier Super-Limit.

This minor incident left the dozen or so from Ghost Mountain City feeling deeply relieved.

Fortunately, they were near the assembly point and didn’t need to travel, avoiding the risks along the way. Otherwise, the journey would have been the most dangerous part of the entire Grand Examination.

…

Several hours later, the area around the building became empty. Other cities hadn’t designated this area as an assembly point, making the entire region unusually quiet.

The deserted surroundings allowed Shangguan Ying and the dozen or so others to relax.

A young man sat cross-legged and smiled, “We’re lucky. No city chose this area as their assembly point, so we avoided unnecessary conflicts.”

“Indeed, if two cities’ assembly points overlapped, a fierce battle would be unavoidable,” someone chimed in.

The group chatted among themselves.

“Look! Someone’s arrived!” one person exclaimed, standing up excitedly and gazing into the distance.

Hearing this, the others turned to look and indeed saw figures beginning to land in the area.

“I wonder if they’re from our Ghost Mountain City?” someone said, peering into the distance.

“It is… they’re from our Ghost Mountain City. I recognize someone,” another person said excitedly, tears welling up in his eyes. Among the figures arriving via Aerial Flight, he spotted a friend.

In the distance, as more people arrived, the crowd grew steadily larger.

The landing area was precisely the prearranged location for Ghost Mountain City.

The arrivals were indeed all examinees from Ghost Mountain City.

Amid the city ruins, people continued to land. After touching down, they found spots among the dusty ruins to sit cross-legged, quietly waiting.

Some, upon seeing fellow citizens, were overcome with joy and tears!

The journey here had been incredibly difficult, with multiple ambushes along the way. The dangers were unimaginable. Seeing familiar faces in such circumstances brought tears to their eyes, giving them a sense of finding their group.

Within the ruins, the gathering crowd grew larger, quickly swelling to over twenty thousand.

As time passed, the number continued to soar.

This time, Ghost Mountain City had over ninety thousand examinees, so these twenty thousand represented only about twenty percent of the total.

More people continued to arrive via Aerial Flight, joining the assembly.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several figures descended via Aerial Flight, landing amidst the ruins.

They were covered in dust and blood, bearing significant injuries.

“Whew! We finally made it!” Jiang Hao exclaimed as he landed, looking disheveled.

On his way to Ghost Mountain City’s assembly point, he had been ambushed multiple times. Of the dozen or so Ghost Mountain City examinees traveling with him, nearly half hadn’t made it and were eliminated.

In the end, only three or four, including himself, reached the destination.

What saddened Jiang Hao the most was that Du Yu had also been eliminated, pierced through the chest by a sword. If not for a Saint intervening, he would have perished.

Although he survived, his Federation Grand Examination for this year was a complete failure.

“We were lucky,” someone beside him sighed.

Jiang Hao nodded, glancing at the over twenty thousand Ghost Mountain City examinees gathered. “Yes, it’s safe here now.”

After speaking, he let out a long sigh of relief, thinking to himself how truly difficult it had been.

“Jiang Hao!”

At that moment, someone called his name from afar, their voice filled with delight.

Jiang Hao was startled. He looked up, searching through the crowd for the source of the voice.

Moments later, he spotted a figure and his eyes lit up. “Han Liang! It’s you!”

“It’s me! Hahaha!”

Han Liang laughed heartily, already striding over. Upon reaching Jiang Hao, the two of them, faces filled with excitement, embraced each other tightly.

“You’ve got what it takes… to hold out until now!” Jiang Hao thumped Han Liang’s chest. This time, many classmates had participated in the Federation Grand Examination, and naturally, the two of them were among them.

“If you can do it, of course I can too!” Han Liang laughed loudly.