Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops

"Speaking of which, Changxing City's move this time is rather bold,"

Director Liu said with a smile as he watched the video of the Third Rank Demon Beast. "It's a good thing to let the candidates have a chance to encounter a Third Rank Demon Beast early on, as long as safety is ensured."

"Third Rank Demon Beasts are becoming more and more common; they will encounter them sooner or later."

"An hour is almost up, and according to the rules, the Third Rank Demon Beast will next be taken down by someone from the Special Affairs Group," added Fan Gang, a hint of disappointment in his heart.

Although powerful, Third Rank Demon Beasts could be taken down if multiple Official Level candidates with maxed out Spiritual Beast Levels joined forces.

In this practical exams, there were more than thirty Official Level Players, more than double the last time, yet all they did was avoid the Third Rank Demon Beast.

Not even willing to try, they seemed cowardly after all.

"The one responsible for taking it down is Ji Huai, isn't it?" Director Song chuckled, "This is also an opportunity to witness the prowess of Changxing City's number one expert."

As an Official Level Player himself, Ji Huai's repeated success against Third Rank Demon Beasts was due to the deep exploitation of Extraordinary Power brought about by pure skill and physical qualities.

That was also why Yan University was so keen on recruiting him.

Such talents were really rare in modern society.

Yan University was slow on the uptake; most of the talents had already been poached by Huaqing.

Amidst the casual conversation, Zhou Xiaoyu—who had been silent—suddenly exclaimed, "Why is Qin Chuan here?!"

Directors Song and Liu's smiles vanished simultaneously.

As they watched Qin Chuan advancing toward the Third Rank Demon Beast, both their faces reflected shock mixed with bewilderment.

Just Qin Chuan alone?

How could he dare...

Before they had time to figure it out, a blade light that streaked across the sky emerged obliquely from Qin Chuan's longsword, enveloping the furious Third Rank Demon Beast like a crescent moon shrouded in mist, leaving a slash on the body of the howling beast.

The Third Rank Demon Beast, as if someone had hit the pause button, suddenly froze in mid-roar and action.

In the next instant, its massive body crashed to the ground, cleaved in two.

The cut that split it apart didn't bleed even a drop; everything was instantly frozen, and the icy, mirror-like cut was intimidating to behold.

Having struck that blow, Qin Chuan turned and left, vanishing from the spot within a few seconds.

The small conference room fell silent.

"Ah!"

Lan Cheng suddenly became annoyed. "The signal just now wasn't very good, the video only synced up to this side, it wasn't streamed to the other conference room... looks like we need to do a replay there."

The admission officers from both universities sent him peculiar looks.

By this moment, how could they not know the reason Lan Cheng had singled them out and placed them in one conference room?

Claiming to ensure fairness and justice, yet such manipulation was a bit too deceitful, wasn't it?

However... they liked it!

"A replay wouldn't be appropriate," Director Song declared righteously. "The assessment is ongoing, and new battles happen every second. Replaying earlier fights would prevent other candidates' highlight moments from being seen, which would be extremely unfair."

"Indeed," Director Liu agreed, unusually allying with Director Song, his expression quite serious. "What's missed is missed. Let's continue with the live broadcast of other candidates' performances."

"You both make a good point," Lan Cheng sighed with regret. "But the network was unstable just now, and Qin Chuan's safety helmet also temporarily malfunctioned, so I'm afraid this 1000-point Third Rank Demon Beast might not be counted in his score."

"Yes, what a pity," both directors echoed in unison, though inwardly they were already overjoyed.

Not keeping records, just as they intended.

The large screen switched to the next candidate's combat, but at that moment, Directors Song and Liu had already lost interest in watching.

They buried their heads in recording, with the turmoil in their hearts hidden beneath an outward calm.

Ice Attribute, surpassing the strength of Official Level Players from Yanhuang Country.

Just these three points were enough for them to deduce Qin Chuan's other identity.

Almost simultaneously, the two directors finalised Qin Chuan's ultimate classification.

"S+"

Zhou Xiaoyu suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

It seemed she no longer needed to blame herself for Yan University's loss of talent due to her unilateral decision.

A smile returned to her face, while nearby, Fan Gang found it hard to crack a smile.

A smile doesn't fade away, it just shifts elsewhere.

The final hour of the assessment quickly passed.

Just as the two directors and the two observers were ready to approach Qin Chuan the first chance they got, Lan Cheng stood up and stopped them.

"Gentlemen," he said, picking up a file bag that had been on the table since they entered the small conference room, and calmly drew out four confidentiality agreements with a smile that turned dangerous, "the details of Qin Chuan's identity are classified as secret. Now that you're aware, please sign the agreements."

"Team Leader Lan, this..." Both directors were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

At that moment, they very much felt like they were in a den of wolves.

Watching the four sign the confidentiality agreements, Lan Cheng's smile became warm once again, "Please take your leave, I won't see you out!"

Walking out of the conference room with Zhou Xiaoyu, and parting ways with the Huaqing personnel, Director Song's face broke into a broad smile, "Xiaoyu, if you can sign Qin Chuan, you will have made a great contribution."

"Director, now that we've signed that agreement, can we still recruit Qin Chuan?" Zhou Xiaoyu looked worried, "Given an 'S+' rating, but unable to state the reason for the rating, won't there be significant controversy?"

"You still lack experience," Director Song said composedly, "Just tell them that we both signed a confidentiality agreement and can't reveal the specifics, and they will naturally realize the importance of Qin Chuan."

"Furthermore, a pearl won't be covered in dust forever." Director Song paused for a moment, "Sooner or later, Qin Chuan will exhibit his own brilliance."

"'S+' may be the limit for the rating, but not necessarily his limit."

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"All right."

Qin Chuan, who had just signed the agreement, extended his hand to shake hands with the now-beaming Director Song.

After the assessment concluded, both Yan University and Huaqing came to visit.

Although Huaqing offered the same final rating as Yan University, he did not hesitate much before choosing Yan University.

After the dejected departure of the Huaqing admissions staff, the two parties signed the relevant agreements for guaranteed admission and support.

"The three million scholarship stipulated in the agreement will be transferred to your account immediately," Director Song said with a smile, "The 'S+' level resource allocation can start now, not after the college entrance examination."

"Every resource you need, we'll report and organize a search team to gather as much as possible, with a monthly allocation of twenty-thousand Special Points. Unused points can be accumulated; for any excess, we will still do our best to collect, but you'll need to pay with your own Special Points."

"Your intelligence clearance is at level S; you can access all existing intelligence of Dream World and can apply for personnel to collect the information you need."

"The latest cultivation method developed by Yan University, with a coefficient of 5.4, the 'Unnamed Breathing Skill,' is now yours to learn in advance."

"Welcome to Yan University, Mr. Qin Chuan."

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