The audience could only gasp in awe as Lin Ran, with almost impossible speed, annihilated all the monsters on the seventh level.
Even the final boss, the Soul Armor of World Destruction, couldn't withstand more than a few of his moves.
"God Ran! Damn! How can he be so fast!"
"Four minutes and forty-seven seconds! I remember what the fastest person in our batch was."
"Uh... well, when soloing the highest difficulty, the fastest person probably took almost an hour."
"This is insane! Meaning, that person's solo run time is enough for God Ran to do it more than ten times over!"
"Ahem... well, it's not fair to compare... who compares a person with a monster?"
"Indeed, God Ran's realm is probably beyond the three realms and outside the five elements..."
"Did you guys just see that? Lin Ran actually generated blue electrical currents and green lasers from his arms?!"
"And, he clearly depleted his mana. How did he inexplicably recover so much without using any potions? That's not logical!"
"Hey! Didn't I tell you? With God Ran's abilities, I wouldn't be surprised if he pulled a nuclear bomb from his pants and blew up the entire tower!"
"That's so true! God Ran *is* the logic!"
"..."
After witnessing Lin Ran's seemingly unbeatable combo that wiped out the entire seventh floor in one go,
Except for a very small minority, the vast majority of ordinary students had secretly made up their minds.
That is, they must never become enemies with Lin Ran in the future!
And, they should try their best to maintain a good relationship with Lin Ran!
For goodness sake, with the combat power Lin Ran displayed today, even among the older students, very few would dare to claim they could fight him.
If he were given more time, wouldn't Lin Ran soar to the heavens!?
By then, it would be no more trouble for Lin Ran to kill them than to crush an ant...
Therefore, many of them unconsciously changed their way of addressing him to "God Ran."
If there was anyone whose state of mind was the most shattered, it would naturally be Xu Zheng.
He absolutely never expected that the reinforcements his younger brother Xu Sheng had found would be this monstrous.
Despite being just a freshman, his strength was no weaker than his own, a third-year student.
Or rather, he was probably capable of crushing him.
And he had arrogantly offended Lin Ran to the core that day at Black Dragon Abyss...
He had initially thought Lin Ran was just an ordinary prodigy.
Such people were everywhere in Yan University.
Looking back now, this might have been the worst move he had ever made in his life!
This ultimate blunder could very well lead to his defeat in the succession competition, causing him to lose everything he had!
Xu Zheng was filled with regret, wishing he could turn back time.
His face darkened as he rubbed his aching forehead, constantly contemplating countermeasures.
It was already too late to regret it.
Since he had already made this move, he could only fight Lin Ran to the bitter end.
Otherwise, nothing good awaited him.
To defeat Lin Ran with his current strength was an absolute pipe dream.
Therefore, he had to think of other ways...
Xu Zheng's eyes flickered, shifting back and forth between Lu Yuan, who ranked third on the projection orb, Lan Ruo Qiu, fourth, Qin Tian, fifth, and others.
Rally allies, secretly sabotage, and deliver the final blow!
No matter what, he had to crush this big trouble, Lin Ran, in its infancy!
Xu Zheng thought through gritted teeth.
...
*Swish!*
Lin Ran's figure reappeared in the center of the arena, emerging from a white light.
"Roar!"
The audience in the entire arena erupted in thunderous cheers.
"God Ran! God Ran! God Ran!"
Countless students shouted, offering Lin Ran their applause and cheers.
As a student from a humble background, Lin Ran was powerful, low-key, and amiable. He was completely different from those arrogant scions of wealthy families.
He was already deeply popular among the ordinary students.
Coupled with his god-tier performance today, it directly ignited a widespread frenzy in the venue.
Lin Ran, after realizing what was happening, also smiled and waved to the audience, causing them to become even more frenzied.
As for the students who did not participate in this fervor, they were mostly from wealthy families.
Facing Lin Ran, who was naturally from a different social class, they could not muster any enthusiasm to appreciate him.
It was already difficult for them to restrain themselves from booing and merely observe with cold eyes, let alone offer cheers to Lin Ran.
That would have been even more unbearable than killing them.
Seeing Lin Ran appear, Lu Qiu Feng and others immediately crowded around.
Lin Miao smiled and patted Lin Ran's shoulder:
"Not bad, kid, you're faster than my Qing Yan."
"This speed is absolutely unprecedented!"
"As for whether there will be any successors... I'm not sure, but it will definitely be difficult."
"If they announce now that you've been specially recruited by the boss, it will definitely convince everyone!"
Lin Ran rolled his eyes:
"What do you mean 'my Qing Yan'?"
"Watch your wording, Sister Miao!"
Lu Qiu Feng burst into laughter:
"Indeed, it should be 'your' Qing Yan... right?"
Lin Ran rubbed his nose with a hint of awkwardness:
"I didn't say that, though..."
Ling Shang Qing spread his hands and sighed:
"What's there to hide? Doesn't everyone already know?"
"You guys are living together, so there's no need to be secretive, right?"
Lin Ran cleared his throat twice, unsure of what to say.
Gao Xian smiled and said:
"Alright, stop teasing him."
"Xiao Ran just finished his dungeon run, let him rest for a while."
Xu Lei also nodded:
"Let's go, let's sit down on the side, and chat while resting."
"Your status is now basically unshakeable, so we can tell you some things to be aware of in the future."
Saying so, the six of them, led by Xu Lei, went to the referee's bench to sit down.
This caused a wave of emotion from the surrounding spectators.
"God Ran has too much status! Five department heads are here to reward him."
"They even brought him to the referee's bench to understand the situation personally..."
"Nonsense! That's God Ran! A powerhouse who cleared the highest difficulty dungeon in less than five minutes! No matter which university he went to, he would at least receive this kind of treatment!"
"I'm starting to look forward to which department God Ran will be assigned to in the end..."
"Indeed... With God Ran's strength, no matter which department he goes to, he will exert absolute suppression on the other departments."
"That's true... Among all the freshmen this year, except for Luo Qing Yan who can barely contend with him, everyone else is simply being crushed!"
"However, Luo Qing Yan is on the same side as God Ran... It's truly terrifying to think about!"