Chapter 31: He's Flying!

Jiang Yan’s personal live stream feed was directly designated as the official live stream room for Linjiang City—a treatment never seen before.

The advantage of this was that all citizens of Linjiang City could witness Jiang Yan’s brilliance, but there was also a downside—if Jiang Yan performed poorly in the College Entrance Exam, he would face public humiliation in front of the entire city, followed by endless criticism and slander.

It could only be said that human nature is like this: the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

A flash of white light appeared before Jiang Yan’s eyes, and he found himself standing in an open space. There was nothing in front of him—not even a blade of grass grew, making him feel as if he were in a desert.

This was the first time Jiang Yan had truly seen such a scene in an alternate space. In previous years, he had only seen it on television.

Jiang Yan’s live stream room began to flood with a large number of viewers. Soon, the citizens of Linjiang City pushed the viewership to over 100,000.

【Linjiang City Television Station has issued a 100,000 Star Coin lucky bag】

【Enter “Linjiang examinees, do your best! Jiang Yan, do your best!” to qualify for the lucky bag draw】

: Wow! The government’s relief supplies have arrived.

: Linjiang examinees, do your best! Jiang Yan, do your best!

: Linjiang examinees, do your best! Jiang Yan, do your best!

: Linjiang examinees, do your best! Jiang Yan, do your best!

: Linjiang examinees, do your best! Jiang Yan, do your best! ×9900

: Holy crap, who is Jiang Yan? Why is the official channel personally cheering for him?

: Did the person upstairs lose internet connection? How can you not know Jiang Yan? He’s the man in the live stream—the one with an SS-level Talent.

: SS-level Talent? Our Linjiang City also has an SS-level Prodigy?

: Hahahaha, that’s right, he’s just that awesome.

The bullet comments were filled with a cheerful Aura. Jiang Yan knew he was being live-streamed, but his expression remained calm, showing no signs of unease.

He was somewhat curious why he was the only one around. Where were the other examinees?

However, his confusion was soon addressed.

From the Void, a female voice with standard pronunciation echoed.

“Examinees, welcome to this year’s National General Admissions Examination. You are currently in an alternate space created by the Space Martial Saint. Next, you will face the first round of testing—

《Stairway to Godhood》”

“Shortly, a Long Stairway to Godhood will appear before you. Your task is to successfully reach the summit within twelve hours. Otherwise, you will be eliminated and lose your qualification for this year’s College Entrance Exam.”

“The first 10,000 examinees to reach the summit will receive a reward of 10 points.”

“The first 1,000 examinees to reach the summit will receive a reward of 100 points.”

“The first 100 examinees to reach the summit will receive a reward of 200 points.”

“The first examinee to reach the summit will receive a reward of 300 points.”

The bullet comments quickly scrolled.

: Here it comes, the familiar feeling again.

: As expected, the first round is to filter out those who haven’t undergone Aperture Opening. I missed the College Entrance Exam last year because of a similar first round.

: Damn, this lucky bag is crap.

: Hehe, a good lucky bag indeed. I just earned three Star Coins—enough to add a ham sausage to my instant noodles tonight.

: Looking forward to Jiang Yan’s performance. With his Talent, reaching the summit within the top 1,000 shouldn’t be a problem, right?

: Obviously, aim higher. I bet Jiang Yan can make it into the top 100.

: The person upstairs is right—the bolder you are, the greater the reward. I’m going all-in on first place!

: The person upstairs is going too far. Don’t blindly hype Jiang Yan, or you’ll just end up criticizing him if he doesn’t perform well later.

A flash of white light appeared before Jiang Yan’s eyes, followed by a sudden burst of noise all around.

The once desolate and empty wilderness was now swarming with people, each looking around in confusion, clearly unable to grasp what had just happened.

Before they could even begin to process the situation, a dazzling golden light erupted from the distant void above.

Golden steps unfolded one by one from the top of the sky, spreading downward until they formed a vast, shimmering golden staircase. At its peak, an intensely brilliant white light shone.

“Wow, is this the Stairway to Godhood mentioned in the broadcast? It’s huge!”

The crowd began to stir. None of the examinees had forgotten the announcement: if they could reach the summit within twelve hours, they would qualify for the next round of the exam.

“Charge!”

The crowd surged toward the first step.

Boom!

Contrary to their expectations of an easy ascent, the moment their feet touched the first step, an overwhelming force pressed down on them, making it nearly impossible to move.

Indeed, as the first screening stage, ordinary Martial Artists stood almost no chance of reaching the top.

Jiang Yan had already observed that there were likely fewer than ten thousand people in this area, with the remaining examinees probably undergoing the same test in another space.

Truly, the power of the Martial Saint who created this space was unfathomable.

Jiang Yan took his first step.

Boom!

A crushing weight bore down on him, but he merely furrowed his brow and took a second step.

The pressure increased slightly, but to Jiang Yan, it was nothing more than a minor inconvenience. He had already discerned the pattern of the Long Stairway to Godhood.

The further one climbed, the greater the pressure, and the force at the summit was likely terrifying.

However, with twelve hours allotted for the exam, as long as one’s Physical Body wasn’t too weak, reaching the top would merely require some effort for those with decent Talent.

[System Log Updated]

“You are under pressure. Your Physical Body has slightly improved.”

Jiang Yan activated the Nine Leaps Continuous Steps, his figure swiftly ascending and instantly leaving behind the struggling students below.

The students below stared in shock at the figure above, their faces filled with disbelief.

“Wait, isn’t he feeling any pressure?”

“That can’t be right. Why is it so hard for me to even move a step, while he’s practically ‘zooming’ up?”

“I want to report him! Is this guy cheating? How can he move so fast?”

Hearing someone accuse Jiang Yan of cheating, the people of Linjiang City couldn’t stay silent.

: Useless trash, thinking everyone else is as incompetent as they are.

: Hahaha, if you’re weak, don’t blame the path. If you’re bad, just practice more.

: So fast! So fast! Jiang Yan has turned into the wind!

[Linjiang City Television has issued a lucky bag worth 100,000 Star Coins]

[Enter “Jiang Yan is awesome” to qualify for the lucky bag]

: Jiang Yan is awesome!

: Jiang Yan is awesome!

: Jiang Yan is awesome! ×10086

…

: Jiang Yan is my dad!

: ?

: ?

On the Long Stairway to Godhood, Jiang Yan had already climbed twenty steps.

He frowned slightly and murmured, “At this speed, I probably won’t secure first place.”

Thus, Jiang Yan made a decision that defied tradition!

He simultaneously activated the Nine Leaps Continuous Steps and Wind Riding.

With the Battle Saint Armor fully engaged, the Demon Scale concentrated his physical attributes into the strength of his feet.

Gripping his long Saber, Jiang Yan unleashed the 30% attribute boost from Blade Bearer!

Given: Nine Leaps Continuous Steps + Wind Riding = Flight

Solution:

“Nine Leaps Continuous Steps” + “Wind Riding” + “Battle Saint Armor” + Demon Scale – “Long Stairway to Godhood” =

Boom!

Jiang Yan, damn it, started flying while running!

Amidst the golden and holy radiance, a figure transformed into a sharp sword, chasing after the sun.