"You will have a short rest. In one hour... the final assessment will begin—live combat."
The voice of the Chuhe King, seemingly carrying an immeasurable weight, suddenly rose in volume, piercing through the lingering gasps of awe and murmurs of discussion above the Enlightenment Plaza.
The invisible shockwave of his voice washed over the heart of every prodigy.
The massive stir caused by the comprehension assessment results had yet to calm. Many were still caught up in anxiously contemplating their rankings. But now, an even more terrifying, ultimate trial had mercilessly arrived.
For a moment, a strange quiet fell over the boisterous plaza. In that silence, everyone's blood began to pound in their veins.
Almost instinctively, over a thousand pairs of eyes snapped back to the slender yet remarkably upright figure in the center of the field—Li Wen.
