Chapter 242 - 241: The Shameless Examinees of the Three Major Zones

Everyone looked in the direction the examinee was pointing and immediately saw several figures.

And these figures were none other than the North District examinees—the ones who had just fought alongside them, only to be abandoned as bait!

"Impossible!"

Seeing the North District examinees, the students from the Three Major Zones stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

’How could the North District examinees possibly be here?!’

’If the North District examinees are here now, then what about the Level 5 Demon Beast? Where did it go?’

’Why didn’t the Level 5 Demon Beast kill them or force them to crush the Help Stone?’

And that wasn’t even the most shocking part. What was truly shocking was that when the examinees from the Three Major Zones had fled, there were a total of six North District examinees. Now, not only were all six of them here, but there was an extra person with them!

’Not a single one died? And none of them crushed the Help Stone?’

’And there’s another North District examinee with them?’

’How is this possible?’

’Who is that extra North District examinee?’

The examinees from the Three Major Zones were utterly bewildered, staring at the North District group in astonishment.

"What’s the matter? Surprised to see us?"

As the North District examinees drew closer, they smiled at the group from the Three Major Zones. Despite facing a group several times their own size, the North District examinees appeared perfectly calm, their faces wearing the smug composure of spectators enjoying a good show.

"You... How are you all unharmed? What about that Level 5 Demon Beast?" Jiang Kangcheng asked in confusion.

"Oh? You mean this?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Yi took out the Demon Beast Crystal he’d gotten from killing the Golden-winged Black Wind Beast and said with a faint, unreadable smile.

"Is that..."

"Is that a Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal?"

"Impossible!"

"You killed that Level 5 Demon Beast? Just the few of you managed to kill a Level 5 Demon Beast?"

"I don’t believe it. How could examinees from the North District kill a Level 5 Demon Beast? How could just a handful of people kill a beast with such immense Defense Power? It’s completely impossible."

Seeing Tang Yi produce a Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal, the examinees from the Three Major Zones were even more shocked than they had been just moments before.

There were many possible explanations for how the North District examinees could have escaped a Level 5 Demon Beast with their lives, all without crushing the Help Stone.

But to actually kill a Level 5 Demon Beast and claim its Demon Beast Crystal, there was only one possibility: they had to be stronger than the beast itself!

How could a few examinees possibly be stronger than the Demon Beast? That was completely out of the question.

’Could it be... that extra examinee?’

The examinees from the Three Major Zones all turned to look at Tang Yi, trying to figure him out.

But no matter how hard they looked, Tang Yi seemed completely ordinary. He wasn’t emitting any kind of powerful aura.

In fact...

He didn’t even give off the aura of a Martial Artist. He seemed like a regular person—incredibly weak. How could someone like that kill a Level 5 Demon Beast?

"Impossible? Heh."

"You’re all just frogs in a well, calling everything you don’t understand ’impossible’."

"Just because you pathetic losers can’t do something, you call it impossible when someone else does. How utterly shameful."

"Impossible? The Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal is right here. Open your damn eyes and take a good look."

The North District examinees jeered.

"Is that really a Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal?" Yui Mu asked, his eyes glinting.

"Absolutely."

"It’s right in front of you. Could it possibly be fake? What, have you never even seen a Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal before? Can’t you feel its aura?"

The North District examinees replied with a sneer.

"Oh?"

Yui Mu was inwardly delighted. "I don’t know how you managed it," he said, "and I don’t know where this extra person came from—perhaps you just met. But since you’ve acquired the Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal... you should hand it over to us."

Hearing this, the eyes of everyone from the Three Major Zones lit up, and they stared greedily at the Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal.

"That’s right, North District examinees. Hand over the Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal. You were only able to kill that Level 5 Demon Beast because our zones besieged it for a long time. It was already on its last legs when you lot showed up and stole the kill. That Demon Beast Crystal doesn’t belong to you."

Jiang Kangcheng, understanding Yui Mu’s intentions, also spoke up.

No matter the subject, he had a knack for twisting the truth, calling black white and claiming what belonged to others as his own.

However, when Miao Yuan, the leader of the East District, saw the Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal, his gaze became fixed and intense.

He was a powerful man with a composed personality, and he was even prone to sudden acts of compassion, like when he’d pitied the North District examinees earlier.

But he had one fatal flaw: greed.

Miao Yuan’s personality wasn’t one to kill wantonly, but because of his greed, he had already killed countless people despite his young age...

"Examinees from the North District, you have five minutes to hand over the Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal. Otherwise..." Miao Yuan said coldly, his entire body radiating a terrifying killing intent.

Just moments ago, he had pitied the North District examinees, but a single Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal was enough to make him change his tune completely. It showed just how deep-rooted his greed truly was.

"That’s right, North District examinees, just hand it over. There’s no way just a few of you could have killed a Level 5 Demon Beast. That Demon Beast Crystal isn’t yours."

"Hurry up and hand it over! Our Brother Miao, Brother Jiang, and Brother Yui have all spoken."

"Hurry up! Time is wasting."

The examinees from the Three Major Zones chimed in, urging them on.

"Oh? You actually want my Level 5 Demon Beast Crystal? And what if... I refuse?"

Tang Yi was taken aback for a moment. He hadn’t even had a chance to settle the score with the people from the Three Major Zones, and here they were, trying to rob him. Demanding his Demon Beast Crystal... Tang Yi found it truly unexpected.

’As expected of examinees from the Three Major Zones,’ he thought. ’Their shamelessness is truly on another level.’

"Refuse? Heh."

Yui Mu sneered, gesturing to the crowd of examinees from the Three Major Zones around them. He asked Tang Yi, "Do you see this?"

"See what?" Tang Yi asked, glancing around in confusion.

"Strength! Our strength," Yui Mu said, pointing at the examinees from the Three Major Zones.

"Oh. And? We killed the Level 5 Demon Beast. This is our Demon Beast Crystal. Are you saying we should just hand it over to you because you have ’strength’?" Tang Yi said calmly, already looking at the shameless examinees from the Three Major Zones as if they were dead men.

"Of course!"

Yui Mu didn’t speak. Instead, Miao Yuan stepped forward and nodded. "On the Saint Martial Continent, the strong are revered. Those with strength naturally obtain more resources. This is an unchanging, eternal principle. Besides..."