The team quickly arrived at Shen Han. He had already calculated the time and taken the Breath Concealing Powder and Spirit Binding Powder he got from Wen Tingting before leaving home.
"I hope it works."
He took a deep breath, went to the proctor, and placed his hand on the sensor stone for testing, just like in a normal test.
"It's said that the National Higher Education Entrance Examination's testing equipment is more sensitive and accurate. Once the results for Lightning Element and Dark Element Special Ability Ranks come out, I must quickly let go," he thought. He didn't want to expose too much.
[Shen Han, Mental Energy 2488, Martial Spirit Fourth Layer, Lightning Element S-Rank Talent, Dark Element A-Rank Talent]
Seeing the results, he immediately withdrew his hand and ran away.
The proctor looked puzzled but didn't say anything.
Shen Han's score directly surpassed Wen Tingting's, securing the first position. Wen Tingting was in second place, and Song Ziqing, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, was in third, but the gap between her and the top two was truly significant.
The crowd immediately erupted.
"S-Rank Lightning Element! Our school has an S-Rank Lightning Element? Wasn't he F-Rank last year?"
"How did he Cultivate his Mental Energy? Martial Spirit Fourth Layer, he's probably in the top ten in the entire province!"
"He's too fierce! The Yang City top scorer this year will be from our No. 5 High School!"
"How is his Lightning Element S-Rank? Didn't the Spirit Binding Powder work?" Wen Tingting, who walked over, asked.
"The Breath Concealing Powder did work," he replied, not explaining too much. "At worst, I'll just say I traded for a heaven marrow fruit from Wang Gang, or that there was an error with the school's testing equipment before."
"Congratulations! You should be pretty close to the top ten in the province. It seems Principal Wang will really have to spend a lot this time."
"You're also doing well, there's still a chance. Now it's all about the practical combat. Good luck!"
"Good luck~"
"Han-ge, did your Cultivation take a rocket? You've surpassed me by an entire major Realm!" He didn't need to turn around to know it was Li Muhua.
"You're not bad either. Although E-Rank isn't high, a Wind Element still has a good chance of being admitted to a famous university. Now, prepare well for practical combat."
Elsewhere in the crowd, looking at the rankings on the big screen, Song Ziqing was truly too shocked to speak. Perhaps only she knew the bitterness in her heart.
"Ziqing, what's wrong? Congratulations on getting third place in the whole school! The top two are truly too abnormal," said Zhao Xiaoyu, Song Ziqing's best friend, whose score was also in the top ten of No. 5 High School.
"Nothing, I just didn't expect it to be so high. From F-Rank to S-Rank, I don't know how he did it?"
"His Lightning Element was supposedly A-Rank. Principal Wang said there was a problem with the equipment during the previous test." Zhao Xiaoyu didn't think too much about it.
"Even if he was A-Rank, how did he jump from A-Rank to S-Rank? Why did he encounter equipment problems twice? Could it be that he had some other Opportunity?" Song Ziqing speculated.
Soon, all the students from No. 5 High School had completed their tests, and no one else managed to make a comeback into the top few Ranks.
The results for the first day of the Martial Arts National Higher Education Entrance Examination had all been announced, but the examinees had no intention of leaving.
They all wanted to see the scores of the province's top Geniuses... In a corner of the training ground,
"What's going on with your Lightning Element? Wasn't it A-Rank? When did it get promoted to S-Rank?" Principal Wang Siyuan patted Shen Han's shoulder. He was very satisfied with Shen Han's results today, and out of curiosity about the Lightning Element Special Ability Rank increase, he asked Shen Han.
Shen Han hesitated, clearly not wanting to say much. Seeing this, Principal Wang Siyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone has their own secrets. If you don't want to say, I won't press you. But you should still think carefully about how to deal with future doubts."
Thinking about how Principal Wang had been very concerned and supportive of him for over a year, he was willing to trust Principal Wang from the bottom of his heart. He said with a wry smile, "Actually, there's nothing I can't say. I also hope you can help me think of a way."
"Do you still remember the heaven marrow fruit competition a few months ago? I snatched one."
"There was such a thing. I remember those big Families in the provincial city snatched two, and the Assassin Hall got two. The last one was taken by a little girl. Later, it was said that many people went after that little girl, but they all returned empty-handed, as if that person never existed."
As he spoke, Principal Wang Siyuan's gaze became a bit strange.
"Principal Wang, why are you looking at me like that?" Shen Han couldn't help but feel a little guilty and scratched his head awkwardly.
"Oh, I'm really impressed with you young people, you really know how to have fun now!" Principal Wang Siyuan didn't know what expression to put on. Then his face gradually turned serious, "So, you also Awakened a Space Element?"
"Yes, that's my biggest secret. Principal Wang, you see how much I trust you, can you help me cover it up?"
"My surname is Wang, and Wang Gang's surname is also Wang. If anyone asks, just say I introduced you for the trade. As for my distant relative Wang Gang, he went abroad to study long ago."
"Then I truly thank Principal Wang." Shen Han breathed a sigh of relief.
"You also need to be careful not to be noticed by those with ulterior motives. Innate dual-element is a very powerful talent. Once discovered, you either submit or are eliminated, especially when it's a Space-based ability of such immense value," Principal Wang Siyuan said solemnly.
"Don't worry, I will be extra careful."
Soon, Principal Wang Siyuan received a call from Chen Xiaoyu, the principal of No. 1 High School.
"How is it, Old Wang? What's the highest score from your school this year?" Chen Xiaoyu's voice came through the phone.
As soon as Zhu Wenhan's score came out, he couldn't wait to know Shen Han's score from No. 5 High School. He believed that only Shen Han was most likely to surpass Zhu Wenhan.
"You first tell me about No. 1 High School's situation. What's Zhu Wenhan's score? Let's see if this year's Yang City top scorer will be from our No. 5 High School."
"Wenhan's Mental Energy is at Martial Spirit Second Layer, almost reaching Martial Spirit Third Layer. After the students from our school participated in the heaven marrow fruit competition this year, their confidence was like frost-bitten eggplants. We can only hope for the Yang City top scorer; I really don't dare to think about the provincial ranking. How is Shen Han's score? Tell me!"
"Martial Spirit Fourth Layer. It seems this year's Yang City top scorer will be from my No. 5 High School," Principal Wang Siyuan said with a hearty laugh.
Half an hour passed in a flash. After all the scores from all cities in Nanjiang Province were entered into the System, the provincial rankings were almost immediately released.
"Quick, look at the big screen, the provincial rankings are starting to refresh!"
First place in the province: [Liu Ruyan, Mental Energy 2679, Martial Spirit Fifth Layer, Ice Element SS-Rank Talent, Mental SS-Rank Talent]
The crowd immediately erupted.
"Dual SS-Rank Talent, Martial Spirit Mid to Late Stage! Is this what a Prodigy from a big place is like?"
"In Yang City, just an S-Rank is considered a Genius. It seems we truly are frogs at the bottom of a well."
"They're all the same age, how can the gap be so huge?"
Immediately after, the screen refreshed with the subsequent rankings:
Second place in the province: [Lu Yanlin, Mental Energy 2602, Martial Spirit Fifth Layer, Lightning Element SS-Rank Talent, Fire Element S-Rank Talent]
The next ones were, in order:
[Shen Han, Mental Energy 2488, Martial Spirit Fourth Layer, Lightning Element S-Rank Talent, Dark Element A-Rank Talent]
[Luo Tingyun, Mental Energy 2471, Martial Spirit Fourth Layer, Dark Element SS-Rank Talent, Wood Element A-Rank Talent]
[Lu Jingheng, Mental Energy 2301, Martial Spirit Fourth Layer, Ice Element SS-Rank Talent, Fire Element A-Rank Talent]