Chapter 505 - 225: A Hundred Times the Speed of Sound, a Despairing Silhouette
Chapter 505: Chapter 225: A Hundred Times the Speed of Sound, a Despairing Silhouette
This was getting absurd.
Everyone had assumed she could turn the tables the moment she played her trump card.
But who would have thought? Lin Ye didn’t even need to reveal his own trump card, and she still couldn’t catch up!
After a brief silence, the surrounding officials let out a collective sigh.
"How utterly hopeless!"
"That feeling of powerlessness... when you’ve given it your absolute all, used every trick you have, only to watch helplessly as someone else pulls further and further ahead..."
"What is going on? Why am I relating to this so hard?"
"So it’s still not enough?"
From the head seat, Zhu Mingyi also shook his head.
Beside him, He Zhenghong’s expression returned to calm after a moment of surprise.
’It seems this gap truly isn’t something that can be closed by sheer determination or a sudden burst of power.’
「High above the arena.」
Xia Lianxue gritted her teeth, her eyes fixed on the black speck that had now completely vanished over the horizon. A wave of powerlessness, the likes of which she had never known, washed over her.
’Lin Ye...’
’I’ll remember your name!’
Just then, a cold, robotic announcement echoed across the testing grounds once more.
"The Speed Burst Test has concluded. The Comprehensive Endurance Test will now begin."
"The gravity in the arena will now increase incrementally. All candidates are to maintain their pace until they can no longer continue."
The moment the announcement ended, every candidate still in the race felt an invisible, immense pressure crash down on them from all sides.
The gravitational multiplier of the entire area had increased in an instant!
And it was a world away from the gradual, step-by-step increases Lin Ye had experienced during the mock exam back in Dongjiang City.
This time, the Dubhe Cube’s test started at...
Ten times the normal gravity!
THUD!
"Ah!"
On the track, the few other candidates who were already nearing their limits grunted as the sudden pressure hit. Their speed plummeted.
It felt like a mountain was crushing them. Forget running—even lifting a single finger felt immensely difficult.
In the observation hall, the countless Education Bureau officials watching this scene all thought the test was far too brutal.
’Starting at ten times gravity right off the bat!’
For a Martial Artist in the Gang Condensation Realm, that was already a massive burden.
After all, even during daily training, using a gravity chamber at ten times gravity was considered high-intensity conditioning. To face that during a test that demanded high-speed movement was something else entirely.
However, Xia Lianxue on the screen seemed completely unfazed.
Her form only faltered for a moment before she continued to fly forward, her speed barely diminished.
Meanwhile, the aide standing behind Zhu Mingyi finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
His face filled with admiration as he reported, "Mr. Yi, you’re incredible! Our technical department ran the calculations and model simulations over and over. We’ve finally confirmed that candidate Lin Ye’s peak instantaneous burst speed was right around Mach 112.6!"
"That number is a near-perfect match for the sensor reading we initially dismissed as an error."
"In fact, it’s possible the speed sensor couldn’t even get an accurate lock on him at the time. His actual burst speed might be even faster than what we recorded!"
After finishing his report, the aide turned to Zhu Mingyi for instructions. "Director-General, so... for candidate Lin Ye’s score on this test, should we use the average of his two phases, or should we use this peak instantaneous burst speed?"
Zhu Mingyi considered this for a moment before replying, "Even if he can only maintain that speed for a fleeting moment, the purpose of this test is to measure one’s absolute speed limit."
"Use the peak value."
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, on the main leaderboard, the scores for the Speed Burst Test began to update.
Xia Lianxue, who had previously held the top spot with an astonishing speed of Mach 11.3, was instantly bumped down to second place.
A new name and number appeared in the number one spot!
[NO. 1: Lin Ye (Ninghai)]
[Peak Speed: Mach 112.6]
When that terrifying, triple-digit number appeared clearly before everyone’s eyes, the entire observation hall erupted into chaos once more.
Meanwhile, the endurance test on the field had already reached a fever pitch.
The gravitational multiplier...
...had already climbed to thirty times normal!
On the track, some of the other candidates were now crawling on all fours, inching forward.
Others had collapsed completely, lying motionless on the ground like dead dogs, clearly unable to endure any longer.
As for Xia Lianxue, who was still airborne, her flight speed had also finally begun to slow, clearly affected by the pressure.
But it was only a minor hindrance.
The final score for this endurance test wasn’t just about who could last the longest; it was also about who could maintain the highest speed while enduring the pressure.
It was a composite score.
Li Kai Nian overheard some people near him murmuring.
"Xia Lianxue’s Martial Arts Spirituality must be element-related. Judging from her form earlier, she’s reached at least the fourth stage of the Mimic Realm. Her body can largely undergo Elementalization."
"In an Elementalization state, her own mass becomes almost negligible, so naturally, the effects of gravity are far weaker."
"Oh no. Doesn’t that mean Lin Ye is in for a world of hurt this time?"
"Exactly. A purely physical body is at a huge disadvantage in this kind of extreme-gravity environment!"
"An Elementalization-type Martial Arts Spirituality like that is just completely unbalanced!"
Listening to the hushed discussions around him,
Li Kai Nian felt he was about to lose it.
He picked up his cup and pretended to take a sip of water, trying to mask his expression.
’The thought of what was about to happen made him want to laugh out loud.’