Chapter 73 (Part 2)
Xia Muqing didn't know yet that her and Koi Fish's outstanding performance had already made them a priority on the Ark subsystem's list of key areas of focus.
The Ark system has its own set of operating logic. Initially, it focused on the koi fish because the unevolved profound beast was bursting with exceptionally high energy levels, which was out of character. However, after confirming that Xia Muqing and the koi fish weren't cheating and that the koi fish truly possessed such a formidable physique and strength, the Ark system's monitoring logic was overruled, and the automatic growth module was activated instead.
As an intelligent AI capable of absorbing the energy data of other profound beasts, building models, and expanding its database, growth is a crucial component of its underlying logic. Upon discovering a unique koi fish, this module automatically activates, attempting to further preserve and simulate a comprehensive data model of the small koi.
But as a result, problems gradually arose in the Ark subsystem.
Because the little koi's skills are all contrary to common sense, and it has a powerful weapon called 'disorder' that targets the system logic!
Inside the Jiang City Data Center, the Ark subsystem's host computer kept beeping and flashing green lights.
It tried to decompose the strange energy fluctuations in the little koi, but the more it did so, the more garbled codes appeared in its system.
In the examination room, Xia Muqing was still taking the exam.
Level 10 was an assessment of 120,000 energy points. She and the Koi Fish were facing two second-level Mystical Beasts. Although they were ordinary Mystical Beasts that had just broken through to the second level and had no coordinated skills, it was still quite stressful for the little Koi Fish.
Under Xia Muqing's command, the little koi used all his skills, using Pray to stun the enemy, Leaping Dragon Gate to launch a large-scale attack, healing while using Riptide Impact to restore his own health... Coupled with his strong physical data, after a period of stalemate, the balance of victory finally tilted towards Xia Muqing.
Finally, after spotting a flaw, Xia Muqing shouted, "Xiao Jin, jump over the dragon gate!"
The koi fish flapped its tail vigorously, jumped over the invisible threshold in the air, and its whole body was shining with golden light.
It has practiced this move countless times. The Gale Dog has learned so many skills, but it only has the first three. Through training day after day, each one has been practiced to perfection.
Especially the 'Leaping over the Dragon Gate', a crucial skill related to evolution. The little koi could remember the route of its profound power even in his dreams.
When the golden bubbles appeared in the simulator, an invisible whirlwind spread violently in the system space. The floors and walls around the training ground were damaged, and rows of garbled codes flashed in the gaps, as if there was a disordered void!
The violent energy fluctuations even exceeded the level 10 system threshold!
"Bang--!!"
The foam exploded, and golden light submerged everything. The two second-level mysterious beasts were caught in the energy of the explosion and turned into bubbles in the blink of an eye!
The surrounding space was completely ripped apart, and Xia Muqing felt dizzy. In Jiang City's data center, the Ark subsystem was nearly destroyed by their outburst. In an instant, 30% of the computing power was mobilized to compensate, barely maintaining the precarious assessment space.
The alarm sounded loudly, and the staff were as anxious as ants on a hot pot: "What's going on? Is there a problem with the system?"
"No, I didn't see any error message!"
"Quickly investigate and check in groups! During such a critical moment as the entrance exam, the system cannot fail!"
A group of people were busy as crazy as ever, and within the system, Xia Muqing also faced the level 11 assessment.
[Level 11, standard energy value 140,000-150,000, battle starts in 3 seconds, 3, 2, 1...]
A flash of white light.
Xia Muqing: “……?”
Why do the two newly appeared mysterious beasts look so familiar?
…
At the same time, in another examination room in Province J.
In the virtual space, Yuan Feiyu gasped for breath. "Damn, this assessment is so difficult. It's basically a round-the-clock battle. There's not even any time to rest."
"This is too abnormal. Level 10 already has two second-level profound beasts. I really don't know what's waiting for me next."
"but……"
He took a deep breath, looked at the pop-up prompt box "Level 11 is about to begin" in front of him, touched his chin, and smiled again.
There must be only a few people in the entire J Province who can reach this level, right?
"It's a pity that I didn't encounter Lu Wenzhen's Auspicious Cloud Beast. Hmm, it's quite strange to say why the Ark system didn't copy the Auspicious Cloud Beast as a level beast, when its teleportation skill is obviously quite powerful..."
"But even if it's the Xiangyun Beast, I have a way to deal with it."
As Yuan Feiyu was muttering, a light flashed in front of her, and level 11 began.
"The combined power of the Frost Spirit and Silver Moon Vine is only 140,000. I've already used up a lot of my stamina. This level is probably my limit."
Yuan Feiyu had a good idea of the upper limit of his own strength, but he was still eager to try: "Let me see, whose profound beast is so powerful that it can actually have an energy value of 150,000——"
“…What the hell?”
…
S City test center.
Appearing in front of Xia Muqing were a cold air elf and a silver moon vine.
After all, the simulated profound beasts in the Ark system all came from the candidates. Level 11 had 140,000-150,000 energy, which meant that each profound beast had an average energy value of over 70,000. Throughout the province, there were very few profound beasts that could reach this value.
Xia Muqing looked at the familiar face of the mysterious beast in front of her, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "So the final goal is to fight you, the captain of the Royal Salute."
Xia Muqing had known about Yuan Feiyu's strength during the competition. As a mutant mysterious beast, the cold elf had immeasurable potential, and it was possible for it to break through 70,000 energy points at this moment.
After all, after the elves evolve to the second stage, their strength will undergo earth-shaking changes, and it is normal for their values to jump by tens of thousands.
Seeing the two mysterious beasts taking attacking stance, Xia Muqing took a deep breath.
"Xiao Jin, the real tough battle is coming!"
She remembered that the Frost Spirit and the Silver Moon Vine could also perform cooperative skills. Now that they were both at the second level, the power of their cooperative skills would be even greater. It would definitely be a killer move!
But even so, the little koi was not afraid at all.
The good thing about virtual combat is that no matter how you hit someone, it won’t hurt. What’s there to be afraid of?
“Gurgle gurgle!”
Come on, beat it up!
In the previous competition, it was able to beat these mysterious beasts into a panic, and now that the opponents have evolved, it is the same!
The little koi pounced on it without thinking and swept its big tail fiercely.
The brute force stirred up a powerful air wave, like a surging wave, which almost swept the two elves away.
The synchronization between the Frost Spirit and the Silver Moon Vine was disrupted for a moment, and their coordinated skills were stuck in the middle of activation. However, they were both at the second level, far more powerful than before. After only a brief pause, they quickly reacted and regrouped their energy.
"Leap over the Dragon Gate!"
The little koi's special move, quickly follow up!
Shrouded in golden light, it rushed forward recklessly, slid behind the two mysterious beasts, swung its tail vigorously, set off an invisible huge wave, and pushed the two mysterious beasts towards the center of the explosion with a roar!
"Bang bang bang bang!!"
A long string of golden bubbles exploded the virtual space with such force that the surrounding walls shook and the dome was almost blown off.
Serial explosions!
The air was filled with thick smoke and the space was shaking. The Ark system had to use its idle computing power to maintain the stability of this assessment space.
In the data center, programmers who noticed the AI's behavior scratched their heads, but they couldn't see anything and were almost going crazy.
"What the hell is this AI system?!"
“Where has all the computing power been transferred to?”
"This job is truly difficult! To ensure fairness, we can't even see the assessment numbers or the virtual space screen. We can only perform maintenance at the code level, and the operating logic must be independently determined by the Ark subsystem AI - it's fair, but have you considered the difficulty of maintenance for us?"
The data center was in chaos, and in the virtual space, after using this series of moves, the little koi was exhausted and out of breath.
Even though it had a semi-finished dragon pill, its physical strength and endurance far exceeded those of ordinary mysterious beasts, but it had been fighting one against two all the way, and its consumption was also very huge.
In the air, the thick smoke dissipated, revealing the dying Silver Moon Vine and the dusty Cold Spirit.
Compared to the Cold Elf, Silver Moon Vine's strength is still slightly inferior, so under the preemptive bombardment of the Koi Fish, it was unable to dodge in time and was seriously injured as determined by the system.
But the moment the frost spirit came into contact with the explosion, it disintegrated its body, transforming into mist that filled the air, thus avoiding the intense energy impact. It was now slowly reassembling its body. Although this move consumed a lot of energy, it ultimately avoided fatal damage.
Xia Muqing frowned as she watched the cold air spirit condense again in the air, gathering strength and ready to strike.
"It's a mysterious beast of this attribute. Its body can be broken apart and then reunited. It has no fatal points. The little koi's physical strength is useless..."
This fight is really difficult.
While she was worrying, in the assessment space of Jiang City, Yuan Feiyu looked at the level 11 mysterious beast guarding the gate in front of her and widened her eyes in surprise.
What appeared before his eyes were two identical...koi fish.
Although its tail had turned golden, two small bumps appeared on its forehead, and the sense of strength all over its body was very different from that during the competition, Yuan Feiyu was certain at the first sight that this must be the koi fish that Xia Muqing raised.
After all, apart from Xiao Jin, there will be no other unevolved koi fish with a strength value of 75,000.
Even so, Yuan Feiyu still found it unbelievable.
"You actually managed to raise a koi fish to 75,000 yuan without it evolving? What is Xia Muqing doing? Does it mean the longer it accumulates energy, the stronger it will become?"
I've never heard of this either.
What's even more outrageous is that the strength of this koi fish was recognized by the Ark system, and it was used as his guardian beast. Because there was only one koi fish and it did not meet the guarding standards, they simply copied an identical one for him.
"Maybe it's because the candidates can't fight their own profound beasts, and there aren't many profound beasts in J Province with a profound strength of 75,000..."
Yuan Feiyu pondered and watched the koi fish in front of him start to sprint.
He shook his head and clenched his fists. "Who cares! This is a great opportunity. Last time in the competition, it was this koi fish that gave me such a hard time!"
"Even though it's a virtual battle, it's quite stress-relieving to be able to give it a bloody beating. Come on, Frost Spirit, Silver Moon Vine, this is a joyous revenge game!"
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