Chapter 642 - 612: Soaring Ranking (Part 2)

Keep in mind, the seniors on the Points leaderboard had all arrived at the front lines last night, giving them at least a ten-hour head start.

Moreover, while Lin Xinghai was climbing the rankings, none of the other students on the leaderboard were just sitting around. Everyone was going all-out, desperately completing missions to push their own rankings higher.

And yet, under these circumstances, Lin Xinghai had managed to shoot straight up to 189th place. This undoubtedly proved that the Speed at which he acquired Points far surpassed everyone else’s—and by a large margin at that.

Many people even believed that if Lin Xinghai had also arrived last night, he would have definitely secured a spot in the top 10, and might have even broken into the top 3.

In fact, this wasn’t just baseless speculation. A student from East Sea Academy had specifically run the numbers: Lin Xinghai had earned 217,000 personal Points in a single morning.

This was nearly identical to the personal Points earned in one morning by Zhang Qingsheng, who was currently ranked tenth on the leaderboard.

Keep in mind, Zhang Qingsheng’s team had long been qualified to take on Third Level Tasks, while Lin Xinghai was still completing Second Level Tasks.

If Lin Xinghai could also accept Third Level Tasks, there was no way he would have earned only 217,000 Points in a single morning.

Furthermore, many people noticed another thing: the proportion of the team’s total Points that Lin Xinghai had earned personally was terrifyingly high.

Generally speaking, for personal Points to account for 30% of a team’s total was already terrifying. It meant that one person’s combat power was equivalent to about thirty percent of the entire team.

To use a rough analogy, if a team had 100 members, the contribution of that one person would be at least equivalent to the sum total of 30 others combined.

For someone like that to stand out so prominently even among a group of geniuses... they could only be called a Demon.

This sort of situation only ever occurred among the most elite geniuses.

The top 10 geniuses on the Points leaderboard, for example, were just like that.

But Lin Xinghai! His personal Points actually accounted for two-thirds of his team’s total.

This was a ratio that even the Demons in the top 10 could only dream of reaching.

Of course, some people considered that this might be because the other members of Lin Xinghai’s team were simply too weak.

However, as inquisitive people started digging around and investigating, an even more jaw-dropping piece of news emerged.

Lin Xinghai’s team had actually gathered all the Special Class Students from their year.

The student Level system was the same across the three top academies, which was why these students understood just how much weight this news carried.

So, after learning all this, the students from East Sea Academy grew ecstatic, because they saw hope.

If he maintained this momentum, Lin Xinghai could not only enter the top 10, but there was also a high probability he could break into the top 3.

With a bit of luck, it wasn’t even out of the question for him to take the number one spot.

Against this backdrop, the attention Lin Xinghai attracted by leading his team into the Mission Hall was, of course, immense.

Watching the endless stream of people coming over to greet him, Lin Xinghai initially exchanged a few pleasantries, but when he realized the flow of teams was never-ending, he had no choice but to have Little Fatty fend them off.

The teams that came later to offer their congratulations weren’t the least bit annoyed, even when they were blocked.

Everyone understood that this was a critical moment for Lin Xinghai’s climb up the rankings, so it was perfectly normal for him not to have time to chat with each of them. They were just there to show their support.

Finally, after Little Fatty held back the crowd, Lin Xinghai was able to continue calmly examining the Third Level Tasks.

At this moment, it wasn’t just the students from East Sea Academy; even students from Capital University and Modu University were frequently casting their gazes toward Lin Xinghai.

Everyone knew that the Xinghai Squad’s Points had surpassed 300,000, qualifying them to accept Third Level Tasks.

They were all curious to see which tier of Third Level Task Lin Xinghai would accept next.

Although they were all Third Level Tasks, there were easy and difficult ones among them. Differentiating the difficulty was also very simple: just look at the mission’s Points reward.

The range of Points rewards for Third Level Tasks was quite large, spanning from a minimum of 100,000 Points to a maximum of 500,000.

Of course, for the time being, no one had dared to accept the highest-tier, 500,000-Point missions.

Those were extremely dangerous emergency rescue missions where the targets were being besieged by at least ten Third Level Mutated Zombies of the Body Shaping Realm Level simultaneously.

It was even possible to encounter a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie, which was equivalent to the Divine Demon Realm.

Under such conditions, even the most elite teams could fail disastrously.

If the mission failed, 500,000 Points would be deducted. The risk was enormous, so no one had attempted it so far.

And now, they all wanted to know if Lin Xinghai, the newcomer with the most momentum, would dare to accept a mission of this Level.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Lin Xinghai scanned through all the current Third Level Tasks but found that none of them perfectly met his needs.

However, he didn’t want to wait around any longer and decided to just pick a relatively suitable one for now.

But just then, Little Fatty’s voice sounded by his ear. "Boss, a senior wants to see you."

Lin Xinghai snapped out of his contemplation and looked up in surprise. He knew very well that Little Fatty would never have disturbed him if it wasn’t for someone important.

He immediately spotted a young man in the distance, surrounded by others like stars around the moon. With sharp brows and bright eyes, he exuded a heroic and martial aura.

Normally, a person like that, even if not arrogant, should be extremely confident. But at this moment, Lin Xinghai could see a deep-seated worry etched between the man’s brows.

Upon seeing him, Lin Xinghai quickly searched his memory and instantly knew who this was: the strongest expert from their East Sea Academy, Xiang Tianhua, ranked sixth on the Points leaderboard.

Lin Xinghai recalled from the information in his mind that the man’s strength had already reached the Peak of the Body Shaping Realm.

Furthermore, it had been a month since he’d broken through to the Peak of the Body Shaping Realm. This meant his body had been completely reforged, and after accumulating power for a few more months, he could attempt to break through to the Divine Demon Realm.

To become a Divine Demon Realm expert during one’s university years was an absolutely unprecedented feat. Zuo Wenyao, for instance, was one such case.

Of course, their Cultivation Resources were far more abundant now than a few years ago, making it easier to reach the Divine Demon Realm. Therefore, in terms of sheer potential, Zuo Wenyao’s was still greater.

But when a powerhouse-in-the-making, someone who would likely break through to the Divine Demon Realm soon, came to see him, Lin Xinghai had to show him respect no matter what.

He immediately stood up, walked over, and cupped his hands in a salute. "Senior Xiang, may I ask why you were looking for me?"