Chapter 93: The Sphere of Higher Evolution

The students ranked in the top thousand were basically all from Class A, Class B, and Class C.

Even a student as formidable as Shangguan Chaoyue, after being defeated by Chen Mo in the last promotion-and-relegation match, had plunged straight from one hundred and first place to fifteen hundredth, losing the qualification to enter this advanced instance.

Shangguan Chaoyue stood at the entrance of the cafeteria, his eyes fixed on Chen Mo with bitter resentment. At this moment, he no longer looked like a towering, invincible man, but like a little woman filled with jealousy, hatred, and grievance.

“Chen Mo! What I’ve lost, I will take back with my own hands!” Shangguan Chaoyue vowed inwardly.

The main hall of the first cafeteria was enormous, more than enough to hold a thousand people.

When Chen Mo stepped inside, he discovered that a huge hole had been blasted through the ceiling, through which the stars in the sky could be seen directly.

Last time, when the evolution sphere fell from the sky, it had not damaged the building. Yet this time, it had actually shattered it, and that gave Chen Mo a bad feeling.

Just like the first evolution sphere, the advanced evolution sphere also resembled a gigantic eyeball, suspended above the ground and emitting a faint glow.

Only, the beginner evolution sphere had given off white light, whereas the one before him was radiating blue light. Above this blue evolution sphere was a huge number, “1.” Chen Mo had thought this was some kind of data display for him, but after asking Ding Yan, he learned that everyone could see that “1.”

Moreover, through the child-node map, he discovered that this advanced evolution sphere did not even have a marked activation time. Could it be that this sphere could be opened at any time?

After Moon Fox the instructor finished counting the people, she came before the advanced evolution sphere and said solemnly, “All right, the headcount is complete. Aside from thirteen people who were severely injured in school sparring and unable to continue evolving, thus being eliminated, everyone in the top thousand has arrived. In addition, thirteen promising trainees have been added as replacements!”

Under the envious gazes of the crowd, the thirteen substitute students stepped in.

Among them were Shangguan Chaoyue, who had been demoted to Class D, and Ye Zhiyan, who had performed outstandingly in the promotion-and-relegation matches.

Shangguan Chaoyue had never expected that he would still be able to come in, and he was extremely excited. His gaze remained fixed on Chen Mo, still full of grievance and hatred.

Ye Zhiyan ran happily toward Chen Mo.

Chen Mo was sincerely delighted. “Ha ha, Old Class Monitor, I never expected you’d get in too!”

Ye Zhiyan blushed. “Yes, I didn’t expect it myself. That way, I, I... can catch up to you.”

The last few words were spoken very softly, as if she were saying them to herself. Ye Zhiyan feared that the gap between her and Chen Mo would grow ever wider, until one day the two of them would inevitably become people of different worlds. So being given this chance filled her with joy.

Ding Yan said coolly, “Excellent! The Four Heroes of No. Fourteen Middle School have gathered again!”

On the other side of the cafeteria—

Crack!

A folding fan snapped open. Young Master Wei flicked it lightly with full elegance and poise. He looked nothing like a high school student, but rather like an old man at the end of his years.

“It’s unexpected that this kid turned disaster into blessing. Not only did he survive Wu Chen’s attempt on his life, he even won Lei Dongtian’s favor and was given ten bottles of gene-strengthening liquid. His whole aura has improved quite a bit,” Zhang Shengmo said in a low voice.

Young Master Wei always wore that unruffled expression, his lips curved in a faint smile. “Hmph, nothing important. Chen Mo and the Ning Xuan siblings are both orphans. No matter how good their luck is, it won’t change anything. Birth determines one’s horizon. Chen Mo’s future at most is becoming a regional commander of the Black Shadow Legion; there isn’t much room above that. Oh, right, your Zhang family’s network reaches everywhere. Have you found out where Wu Chen is?”

Zhang Shengmo shook his head. “No. My second uncle is a Yellow-Rank Cang Dog of White Cloud and Wild Dog; I’m sure you know that. The information he gave me is that both White Cloud and Wild Dog, and the Black Shadow Legion, have sent out their elite specialists to conduct a sweeping search through several cities around Star City. But Wu Chen has vanished as if he were evaporated from the world, completely gone!”

Young Master Wei nodded slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said, “If I were Wu Chen, I definitely wouldn’t walk into a trap. I’d first find a hidden place and stay there for a few months. But once a child node runs out of energy, it disappears, so Wu Chen will definitely try to go into the wilderness to find unoccupied evolution spheres. Tell your Zhang family to send more people. Don’t leave Star City. Search the deep mountains and forests within Star City, or check some of the illegal guilds in the city. You might just be able to find Wu Chen!”

“Old Wei, do you think Wu Chen might already be dead? I checked the global rankings. Wu Chen’s instance score of twenty-seven thousand meters hasn’t moved at all!”

Young Master Wei’s brow suddenly furrowed. He thought of a very extreme possibility, and couldn’t help looking toward Chen Mo. Chen Mo was fooling around and laughing with his friends like an idiot. Young Master Wei could only shake his head with a bitter smile. Impossible. Absolutely impossible. With that kind of birth, that kind of horizon, he could never do something like that. Young Master Wei believed more strongly that Wu Chen had simply gone into hiding. As for why the instance score had not changed, there was another possibility: Wu Chen had found a higher-level instance. Higher-level instance scores had an independent ranking and were no longer listed on the beginner leaderboard.

Clap, clap, clap!

Moon Fox clapped her hands to draw everyone’s attention. “All right, everyone, quiet down. Before entering the advanced instance, I’ll briefly explain its situation to you!”

The students looked at Moon Fox with rapt attention. Although none of them had ever entered an advanced instance, they had seen many discussions about them on the Evolution Forum. The biggest difference from beginner instances was that people could die in advanced instances! That alone was enough to make everyone vigilant.

Moon Fox cleared her throat and went on. “I believe everyone has more or less learned about advanced instances from the forum, but since none of you has experienced one personally, I’ll explain it. First, the colors of advanced evolution spheres are different. Beginner evolution spheres have only one color, white, which represents an F-rank beginner evolution sphere. The second batch of evolution spheres has three colors: E-rank standard green, D-rank superior blue, and C-rank premium red. The higher the rank of the evolution sphere, the greater the difficulty and the richer the rewards. For example, the one before us is a D-rank blue evolution sphere, which counts as an instance of medium difficulty and medium reward. In addition, as you may have noticed, there is also a number on the evolution sphere. That number represents the remaining number of challenge attempts. A 1 means this evolution sphere can only be challenged once. Judging from the global situation, the number is random, generally with a minimum of one challenge and a maximum of ten.”

So that was it!!

Chen Mo suddenly understood. No wonder the advanced evolution sphere had never opened while he was unconscious. Since there was only one challenge attempt in total, if someone else challenged it first, Chen Mo would have had no chance. After figuring this out, he felt even more grateful to Instructor Moon Fox.