Qin Shi broke through the Divine Barrier Limit, having experienced the triple tests of Scanning Heart Barrier, Removing Shackles, and Prison Barrier.
The answer he gave was to kill and cause harm, no longer bound by rules.
This was a direct result of his true nature.
Thus, he swung his blade in one go, slaying several competitors. Qin Shi’s mind was very calm, and after solving each one, he silently collected supplies and loot.
His Spiritual Power was exceedingly sharp, and he almost never missed malicious intent.
"Since they’ve shown hostile red names, it’s quite logical for me to chop them down and get some coins."
Qin Shi reignited the bonfire, using its glow to inventory everyone’s "gifts."
Because of the Hundred Strong Competition, nothing valuable was allowed on him, only weapons and armor.
Other items were not permitted by the Martial Arts Association, as they would greatly impact the fairness of the trials.
Moreover, the electronic pollution in the Great Rift Valley was extremely serious. Hot weapons were completely unusable, and any carelessness could trigger a disaster of "activation."
"There’s not much food left either."
Qin Shi stowed it in his tactical backpack, then leaned against the wall and closed his eyes to rest.
The overnight raid and the recent fight had actually taken quite a toll.
If it weren’t for the entry into the Cosmic Furnace Secret Manual, pushing the Cultivation Furnace level higher, storing a large amount of nutrients in his flesh and blood, he might not have been able to endure.
Especially after nightfall, the Great Rift Valley revived various strange plants, filled with danger.
In the journey of dozens of kilometers, Qin Shi encountered two near-fatal accidents.
One was the crystal cluster resembling coral, emitting a soft glow that attracted people to approach.
But just reaching out to touch it would likely result in infection, causing the skin to rapidly solidify into crystals, harming blood and flesh activity;
The other was the war dogs roaming nearby, far more terrifying at night than during the day, with extremely intense aggressiveness, and once capturing a "target," they would immediately summon other dogs to encircle it.
Qin Shi seemed to silently reach the cave, but he’d already gone through several gruesome battles.
Completely relying on deep reserves, he was fortunate to avoid danger.
"The contestants in the outer perimeter of the Hundred Strong Competition are indeed strong. That bald guy, if it weren’t for his overconfidence, insisting on blocking my Electric Shock Saber with his head, he wouldn’t have been instantly killed.
The guy who also used a blade had decent physical strength and qualities... but the red-haired girl had a weakness, scared silly."
Qin Shi analyzed, finding a low-power communication device in Zheng Jun’s backpack, very small, about the size of a fingernail, used simply to receive specific paging signals.
"Looks like quite a few ’geniuses’ lacking money and resources, each planning to hunt me down, equipped with special contact tools, probably discussed strategic plans before deployment."
He played with the fingernail-sized device. Due to worries about electronic pollution, its power consumption was low, activating only once per hour to send or receive paging signals.
"A total of twenty-six signals, quickly approaching the entrance to the mid-level area. Including this squad I wiped out, thirty-two people working together planning to eliminate me in the outer perimeter area."
Qin Shi’s eyes flickered, revealing some dangerous aura, just as he had said earlier, once showing hostile red names, they must be decisively removed to avoid future troubles.
These contestants, since they were willing to work for the Ying family, should also be prepared for the cost.
"Eliminating thirty-two people at once means I need to sweep all the contestants in the outer perimeter area."
Qin Shi gripped the Perfect Level Electric Shock Saber, fortunately, the weapon quality was tough enough not to chip during upcoming battles.
He only hoped that the Martial Arts Association leaders wouldn’t prejudice him, seeing him as a born killer.
Everything was forced, justifiable self-defense!
In the temporary command base, deep into the night, the lights were still bright.
Chen Ruofu hadn’t rested, staring intently at the screen, where the light points no longer moved, like stars scattered, surrounding a contestant.
From the God’s-eye view, Qin Shi seemed like a small fish swimming at the edge of the net, unaware of his impending fate, but the observers foresaw the outcome.
"Old Chen, take a break. Your Inspection Department’s Qin Shi, such a pity, ran into the Ying family’s iron wall."
Fang Butang was an old partner with Chen Ruofu; although their interactions weren’t frequent, they had a fairly good relationship.
The target Tai’an Education Commission bet on was Pei Han from Qiguang Heng University; she would enter the Education Commission system after graduation, becoming a potential representative New Star.
In the current wilderness trial, Pei Han’s performance was stable, her points had already jumped to four thousand.
Both collected materials and eliminated a considerable number of alien creatures.
Indicating that the core area did not pose too much threat to Pei Han.
"The Ying family? Just Ying Lin alone. If the Ying family were willing to spend money, Heng Province’s Hundred Strong Competition would’ve long been occupied by geniuses from Hai Province and the Imperial Capital."
Chen Ruofu shook his head. He had privately debated with the senior Zhang from Nanhuang Daoist School about whether to protect Qin Shi.
Senior Zhang believed that since Ying Lin was willing to spend money, it should be considered as training for Qin Shi, letting the top students from various universities or institutions fully exert themselves.
Chen Ruofu knew that Senior Zhang was confident.
Not believing that the entry-level Qin Shi of the Cosmic Furnace Secret Manual could not defeat Heng Province’s Hundred Strong contestants.
But as the saying goes, even the best fighter cannot fend off multiple opponents.
Among the hundred entrants, at least half secretly targeted him, plus dealing with the harsh environment of the Great Rift Valley and hidden dangers.
This "training" was too cruel.