Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios



The sudden change left everyone dumbstruck.

Nobody expected that Su Hei would make such a quick and decisive attack.

His speed was so fast that out of the thousands of martial artists present, none of them could react in time to it.

He was too fast!

Li Daloong only came back to his senses when he saw that Su Hei had beaten the permed-hair youth’s face beyond recognition.

“How dare you hit him!” Li Daloong roared.

If he did not retaliate, no one would respect him as their leader anymore.

His figure flashed.

The next instant, he was suspended in mid-air above him.

“Ha!” Li Daloong yelled.

His giant fist was about to land on Su Hei.

However, Su Hei’s fist was larger and tougher than his.

Boom!

There was another loud boom.

Su Hei’s punch sent Li Daloong so high up in the air that he only landed on the ground after more than 10 seconds.

But at least, he was still conscious. Li Daloong’s eyes were wide open, and he seemed to be in a daze.

It was not that he was strong, but before Su Hei had punched him, Qin Feng had used his fingers to poke Su Hei. Su Hei understood what Qin Feng was trying to tell him, so he held back a little.

“Y-you!”

Li Daloong struggled to get up. Blood trickled from his mouth.

He stared at Su Hei with panic and fear in his eyes.

Before he arrived here, he had already used the dynamometer at the martial arts dojo to measure his strength.

His fist strength was 2800, and that was enough for him to stand out among beginner-level martial artists. In addition, he was only one step away from becoming an intermediate-level martial artist.

Originally, he thought that he would be able to crush all of his opponents easily in this recruitment examination.

However, he never imagined that he would be beaten even before the recruitment examination had started.

“Y-you are an intermediate-level martial artist!” yelled Li Daloong. His voice cracked as he said that.

The thousands of martial artists seemed to be mute, and none of them spoke. There was absolute silence.

After hearing the words “intermediate-level martial artist”, more than half of the martial artists present had shock registered on their faces.

Su Hei had just awakened his talent, but he was already an intermediate-level martial artist. He was a one-in-ten-million talent.

Even gifted students from the elite classes could not achieve this feat.

However, this martial artist who was from a normal class managed to do it.

The hundred or so martial artists from the elite classes were surprised too.

Only the two class presidents seemed unbothered by it. They had composed expressions.

If Su Hei was merely an intermediate-level martial artist, it was not enough to incite any change in expression from them.



Very quickly, staff from City Defense Team stepped out to maintain order.

They did not condemn either party, and they merely carried away the permed-hair youth who had fainted.

After a while, a man in his 30s who had a majestic aura faced everyone.

“I am the captain of Team One of the City Defense Team. My name is Xun Chengwu!”

Although he merely introduced himself, his voice was thunderous.

His voice even traveled to the 10 li1 outside the boundless forest.

“The captain is really out of the ordinary.”

Su Hei was startled to see that Qin Feng had suddenly appeared beside Sun Chengwu and was smiling at him from across the land.

He awkwardly gave a response to him and heard Sun Chengwu suddenly speak.

“I’m glad to see the number of people who have turned up and will be participating in the recruitment examination.”

“With the addition of you guys, it will greatly increase City Defense Team’s ability to protect the humans and Quilton’s survival base.”

Sun Chengwu swept his gaze across everyone, then pointed to the lush forest at the side.

“This is the biggest forest in Quilton’s survival base. It is also home to dire beasts. People call it the ‘Forest of Death’. Once you enter it, you’ll face dire beasts and demon beasts everywhere. Deaths will be aplenty,” he said.

“All of you must enter the Forest of Death and kill beasts with all your might. You’ll be deemed to have passed the examination after killing five beasts, and you may return here.”

“One last thing. We have surveillance systems in place, but Forest of Death is so wide that it is connected to Xyperia. Therefore, even if you want to give up, we won’t be able to provide any support.”

“Once the examination begins, there will only be two outcomes.”

“You either pass or die,” he concluded.

“Those who want to give up, it’s best if you do it now,” advised Xun Chengwu.

Some people were timid and afraid of dying, so once they heard his words, they backed out immediately.

However, most of them stayed.

Upon seeing that, Xun Chengwu nodded in satisfaction.

Suddenly, a thought came to him and he said, “I forgot to mention that we have placed some special tokens in the forests. If anyone finds them and brings them back here, you will be deemed as having passed the examination. You don’t need to kill beasts anymore. On top of that, we will disregard the level of martial artist you are and immediately promote you to become section leader of the City Defense Team.”

After he said that, a commotion broke out in the crowd.

“Section leader of the City Defense Team?”

“To become a section leader, the person needs to be at least an advanced-level martial artist. But now, we merely need to find the special tokens and we’ll become the section leader?”

“If I become the section leader, my family’s allowance will double, and I can still enjoy the cultivation resources that are provided to the section leader.”

“There must be a lot of powerful beasts at the place where the token is at. Otherwise, how can something good like this happen?”

“Even if the emperor of heavens is there, I’ll still give it a try, much less dire beasts!”

No matter the level of martial artist they were, anyone who heard this news was eager to look for the tokens.

Becoming the section leader of the City Defense Team was something that would bring glory to their ancestors.

A person said, “Everyone, listen to me. Why don’t we form alliances with one another? That way, we can join forces to get those tokens.”

The candidates started to discuss among themselves. “You have a point. Even if it is a powerful beast, it can’t fight so many of us at a go.”

“But won’t this be considered cheating? Will members of the City Defense Team consent to it?”

Someone ran over to ask Xun Chengwu for his opinion on it. Everyone could hear Xun Chengwu’s voice from far away.

“The recruitment examination only cares about the result, not the process,” remarked Xun Chengwu.

Upon hearing that, everyone’s hearts were leaping with joy.

There was strength in numbers, so if they teamed up, their lives and safety would be assured.

Everyone started to form teams at the assembly point.

Wang Dong tilted his head, feeling a little baffled.

He said, “There won’t be many tokens, for sure. However, everyone wants to become a section leader. After they get the token, how will they decide who should be the one to be the section leader?”

Li Hua and Chu Chen shook their heads. They did not think that forming alliances was a good idea.

Jiang Jinyu had an apathetic look when she said, “Kill everyone. The one who lives will be the owner of the token.”

Wang Dong, Li Hua, and even Su Hei shuddered to hear her words.

After awakening her Assassin talent, Jiang Jinyu’s personality became even colder than before. It was like she had become an emotionless assassin.

Su Hei smiled and stood up.

“We should leave too. The earlier we begin, the earlier this will end.”

Wang Dong, Li Hua, Jiang Jinyu, and Chu Chen nodded.

The 18 people from Senior Class One had just started to move when they were blocked by a dozen or so people.

When he saw their leader, Li Daloong, Su Hei furrowed his brows.

“If you try to attack me again, I’ll immediately eliminate you from this examination.”

Before Su Hei could finish his sentence, Li Daloong approached him.

Li Daloong was all smiles as he said, “S-sir, why don’t we ally? If we manage to get the token, we won’t fight with you for it.”

Su Hei stared at Li Daloong with a strange look in his eyes.

“What is he trying to do?” thought Su Hei.