Chapter 210 - 188: Donghuang Province, Provincial Exam; Yanhuang Federation First War Fortress
Chapter 210: Chapter 188: Donghuang Province, Provincial Exam; Yanhuang Federation First War Fortress
Zhang Yi’s accomplishments would undoubtedly rank among the very best in Golden City. And that wouldn’t change much even if you considered all of Donghuang Province. He would still be one of the strongest.
After all, Zhang Yi’s strength wasn’t just formidable; it made him dominant over his entire grade and age group.
As the province in the Blue Star Federation that was home to a first-tier city, Donghuang Province certainly didn’t lack educational resources. But compared to Zhang Yi’s background, they still paled in comparison.
Zhang Yi’s strength wouldn’t be considered weak in any cohort. In fact, those who were weak couldn’t even qualify for the University Alliance Training Camp. The ones who made it here were all geniuses among geniuses.
Thus, when Zhang Yi saw the students from other cities in the province who were also heading to the University Alliance Training Camp, he noted that although their styles of dress varied, their faces were all brimming with confidence. Clearly, before the competition had even begun, not one of them believed they were inferior to anyone else.
Furthermore, based on the Divine Power fluctuations emanating from the students of other schools, Zhang Yi could sense that most of them were around the level of Middle Transformation Demigods. Although they couldn’t compare to Zhang Yi, even the strongest among them was only on par with Wan Hua.
When the students from the other schools overheard their supervising teacher mention in conversation with Zhang Yi’s teacher that his group was from Golden City No.1 Middle School, it instantly drew their attention. Throughout the entire spacecraft, students from the other schools turned to look toward Zhang Yi’s group. They all wanted to know what kind of strength the students from the renowned Golden City No.1 Middle School possessed.
Curious and scrutinizing gazes swept over Zhang Yi from time to time.
"Well, well!" Hong Tianyi came to Zhang Yi’s side and whispered in his ear, "The University Alliance Training Camp is just getting started, and it looks like it won’t be boring! I just used several Reconnaissance-type Divine Arts to probe the strength of the students from the other schools nearby. They’re a bit weaker than me, but not by much.
"I reckon you’re the only one here who could beat them easily!
"Also, there was one person—I used a Reconnaissance-type Divine Art on her, and she actually noticed! I’m sure of it, she’s definitely strong!"
As he said this, a look of amazement crossed Hong Tianyi’s face. He couldn’t compare to Zhang Yi, who came from the family of a Powerful Divine Being. After all, the number of Powerful Divine Beings in the entire Blue Star Federation could be counted on two hands. Hong Tianyi had used his Reconnaissance-type Divine Arts on nearly every student from the other schools on the spacecraft, yet among all of them, only she had detected it. That spoke volumes about her caliber!
"Who is it?" Hearing Hong Tianyi’s words piqued Zhang Yi’s interest as well.
During the final exams, he had been first, and Hong Tianyi second. Granted, the power gap between them had been immense—a gap large enough to kill a Demigod. However, the fact that Hong Tianyi had secured second place in the entire school, despite his lesser background and lack of a Golden Finger, meant that even Zhang Yi couldn’t consider him weak. So, after hearing what Hong Tianyi said, Zhang Yi was instantly intrigued.
To be able to detect Hong Tianyi’s Divine Art, she either has outstanding Talent or a superior background.
In either case, she was clearly a major rival for the first round of provincial qualifiers at the University Alliance Training Camp!
Zhang Yi looked in the direction Hong Tianyi indicated. Instantly, a peerlessly beautiful woman appeared before him—a woman even more stunning than Lin Aoxue, with mature, alluring features, a tall figure, and a slender waist. Of course, the first thing that caught his eye was not the swell of her chest, nor her exquisite face, but her brilliant red hair, as radiant as the morning sunrise! The color, at first glance, didn’t look dyed, but natural.
As if sensing his undisguised gaze, she suddenly turned her head. A pair of ruby-like eyes locked precisely onto Zhang Yi, and onto Hong Tianyi who had just used the Reconnaissance-type Divine Art on her.
Her gaze held none of the shyness or bashfulness a typical girl would have when being sized up. Instead, she looked at Zhang Yi and Hong Tianyi with a calm, faintly appraising gaze.
When her gaze swept over him, Hong Tianyi felt an instinctive pang of guilt. But then he came to his senses. What did I even do? Why should I feel guilty? It’s not like I was doing anything shady.
"Brother Zhang, that look... She seems like trouble!"
Zhang Yi’s heart stirred as well. This power... It feels in no way inferior to my own! A Sixth Transformation Demigod? Or even a Seventh Transformation Demigod!
However, faced with her direct gaze, Zhang Yi didn’t look away like Hong Tianyi. Instead, he stared right back.
Seeing this, a subtle flicker of surprise passed through the red-haired girl’s translucent ruby eyes. She seemed taken aback that Zhang Yi could remain so calm under her gaze, even turning the tables on her.
She gave Zhang Yi a deep look, then slowly turned her head back to continue gazing out the viewport at the Star Sea. She resumed her cold and aloof demeanor, but the powerful, unapproachable aura surrounding her didn’t diminish in the slightest.
"She’s definitely going to be a formidable opponent in the upcoming battles!"
Hearing Zhang Yi’s words, Hong Tianyi nodded. "Just from that aura alone, she’s on par with my older cousin!"