Chapter 333: Arriving at the Test Site, Farewell to Zhou Yinglin (4K)

Chapter 333: Arriving at the Test Site, Farewell to Zhou Yinglin (4K)



In the following half-hour, Chen Xingyan, together with Cao Sini and Zhao Longtu, and several other students with stronger abilities launched several more attacks.

All of them were effortlessly crushed by Sch Jing.

Lacking strength, lacking coordination, and lacking adaptability...

The students, who were far from meeting the requirements, failed to make Sch Jing's bell ring within the half-hour time frame.

Therefore, Sch Jing kept his word and didn't allow the students to eat dinner that night.

"Damn it!!!"

"I'm starving... I've never been this hungry in my life."

"Sch Teacher is too cruel... Can we eat the table? Sniff, sniff, I think I can smell the lunch Sch Teacher made from here."

A group of students gathered in the dining hall, lying on the table, turning their faces to look at the empty food counter, starving to the point of seeing stars, almost hallucinating.

The sparring with Sch Jing was already exhausting, and most of them had used up their energy with serious punches. Now, they were at their hungriest.

"Who said it was too easy and not challenging earlier?"

Someone clenched their teeth and spoke.

Initially, Sch Jing only asked them to make his bell ring and didn't add the condition that they wouldn't eat if they failed within half an hour.

It was only after someone said it was too easy that he added that condition.

Upon hearing this, the students looked at He Han, although they couldn't remember who had said it.

He Han, who seemed to be in relatively good spirits, suddenly became flustered, "No, really, don't wrongfully accuse an innocent person. Am I the kind of person who talks too much?"

"It's pointless to blame anyone now." Chen Xingyan, standing next to him, waved his hand.

"Most of us were probably thinking the same thing, that it was too easy, but we just didn't say it out loud..."

He stood up and said, "In the end, it's because we're too weak and didn't meet Sch Teacher's requirements... Let's go, we'll go out and get something to eat."

"Hey, is that okay? Didn't Sch Teacher say we're not eating tonight?" someone hesitated.

"It's not like military training... Even during military training, they don't deprive you of food. Sch Teacher didn't take any coercive measures before leaving, so he probably didn't intend to make us go without food for the whole night. Didn't he say that we must secure our nutrition?"

"Maybe if we really listened to him and foolishly went without eating, he would be disappointed instead."

"... Sigh, but Sch Teacher's cooking is so good that missing a meal feels unbearable."

Hearing this, everyone sighed.

Zhao Longtu asked in surprise, "Is it that delicious? Why do you all look like you're addicted?"

The students glanced at him, "You're lucky, Zhao, not having to experience the pain and frustration we're going through right now."

"I really don't know if I should say you're lucky or unfortunate... Not having tasted that bone-deep, soul-stirring flavor."

"Cherish life, stay away from Sch's cooking."

The students, looking like they had been through it all, shook their heads at Zhao Longtu with a sigh. Although their words seemed to imply that he was lucky, there was also a subtle sense of superiority.

Zhao Longtu remained unconvinced.

It's just food, after all. Unless it's laced with some strange drug, how bad could it be?

These people have never experienced hardship; for someone like him who has, food is just a necessity for survival, and taste doesn't matter. It's like a diabetic needing insulin but not finding the injection process enjoyable.

If necessary, he could skip eating altogether and survive on nutritional supplements.

These people are just too full, craving such trivial pleasures.

...

The next morning.

"Something's wrong."

"Very wrong."

Zhao Longtu uncontrollably held a large steel basin, shoveling rice into his mouth.

The indescribable deliciousness brought a terrifying sense of pleasure, overwhelming his taste buds.

It was just rice and water, and all he had to do was press a button... Why was it so good?

Zhao Longtu's mind uncontrollably recalled Lan Ran... No, He Han's words.

'He's a tyrant who dominates everyone's taste buds with his cooking, making them submit to his wok...'

Zhao Longtu understood.

So that's why Sch Teacher is called the 'Demon Lord'.

Truly deserving of the title...

"Bang—"

Cao Sini punched Zhao Longtu on the head.

"I always feel like you're thinking up some strange nonsense... And don't pick up the food bowl and start gnawing on it. Others need to eat too."

She spoke in a calm tone.

The chaotic breakfast time, filled with the clatter of utensils, quickly came to an end. From the moment Sch Jing placed the food on the table to it being devoured, less than ten minutes had passed.

Since Sch Jing hadn't cooked the night before and thought the students might be hungry, she had made a little extra... But they ate even faster than the previous night's meal.

After the students finished eating and rested, Sch Jing gathered everyone in the training ground to continue teaching them new techniques.

The three-day training period passed in the blink of an eye.

...

March 1st marked the official start of the Seventh Metropolitan Circle's cross-city combined exam.

In the early morning, a large flying vehicle, resembling a long loaf of bread in appearance and similar in size to a bus, hovered with its tail flame in the spacious training ground of the Xuanwu Mansion.

"Is everyone here?"

Sch Jing looked at the neatly lined-up students in front of her and asked.

Chen Xingyan, the leader, replied, "Teacher, we just took attendance, and everyone is present."

"Mhm." Sch Jing nodded and waved her hand, saying, "Then let's go. Let's depart."

"Yes, Teacher!"

The students responded and entered the opened cabin of the flying vehicle in an orderly fashion.

After all the students had boarded, Sch Jing followed them inside.

The cabin door closed, and the large flying vehicle roared as it soared into the sky, heading towards the wilderness outside Silver City.

Inside the vehicle, the students sat in groups of three or two, chatting casually.

"What a pity, the exam venue is actually in the 'Iron Tree Sea'..."

"I heard that this borderland is filled with iron-based substances, even the rivers are made of steel water. If we want to eat, we can't even gather ingredients locally. It seems that Teacher Sch's breakfast this morning was indeed our last meal."

"Sigh."

The students sighed.

"Don't worry, the rules state that everyone will carry a portion of food with them before entering."

"When the time comes, let's grab the food from the other classes' examinees and ask Teacher Sch to cook..."

"Wake up, we can't bring cooking utensils in either. Even with ingredients, it would be difficult for Teacher Sch to cook."

"Let it go, just consider it as a dream. After waking up, the drool is still flowing..."

He Han pinched his chin, "Are we too carefree?"

"The combined exam can be life-threatening. This time, nearly twenty exam venues are involved... For such a large-scale combined exam, I checked online, and the lowest casualty rate was still over 35%."

A female student laughed, "If it were three days ago, we would have been very nervous."

"But now..."

"I feel we are incredibly powerful."

A hint of confidence graced everyone's faces.

No one knew just how much progress they had made in just three days under the guidance of the man they almost revered as a deity.

"I think being assigned to Teacher Sch's class is probably the luckiest thing that could happen to me in this lifetime."

Someone spoke softly.

"No matter what, we must not disappoint Teacher Sch."

"Even if it means death, we must achieve excellent results this time."

"Otherwise, Teacher Sch will be looked down upon by outsiders because of us... This is something I can never accept!"

Everyone nodded heavily.

The flying vehicle was quite fast, and it didn't take long before they left Silver City and reached the wilderness.

In the cockpit, Sch Jing was chatting with the driver.

"This area is a blank zone between the inner and outer rings."

The middle-aged, slightly plump driver introduced with a smile.

"Actually, there were a few cities nearby before, but they were either destroyed due to the emergence of the borderland or abandoned because of their proximity to the dangerous borderland..."

"Sigh, I really don't know what the world will become in the future. In less than three centuries, the areas where humans can survive have already been significantly reduced."

"If this continues, we might not have any living space left before long."

"But it doesn't really concern us, anyway. By then, we'll all be dead, and it's the big shots in the Cang Court who will have to deal with it, haha."

Sch Jing's powerful vision penetrated through the front window, capturing the distant anomaly in the far distance.

A vast region where light was distorted, its edges marked by a metallic hue that spread across the land, creating a steel-like territory amidst the vast muddy wasteland.

Vaguely, all around, tree roots emitting a metallic sheen extended from within the region, moving like living things.

"The Iron Tree Sea..."

Sch Jing's eyes narrowed slightly.

This would be his first encounter with an environment-specialized borderland.

Unlike the 'Roaring Waterfall' he had entered before, which had a generally pleasant environment similar to Earth's native conditions, the Iron Tree Sea was completely different from Earth, a true 'alien world'.

For example, the most basic gravity was more than 2.8 times that of Earth.

However, environmental factors were of little concern to him.

The difficulty of this combined exam also lay in the Secret Martial Arts Society and other enemies targeting him specifically.

"...Don't let me down."

He spoke softly.

After several hours of flight, the aircraft successfully reached the entrance to the Iron Tree Sea.

Sch Jing led the students off the aircraft, glanced at the bizarre region where light was distorted, and then turned his attention to the side.

Before them, students from other exam sites had already arrived.

At that moment, they were gathering in groups, keeping a great distance from each other with no intention of interacting.

This was normal; after entering, they would start fighting each other, and there was indeed nothing much to say. It would be better not to develop any friendly feelings before the exam.

The students seemed to be influenced by the solemn atmosphere, becoming serious and tense, and stopped talking.

However, a few young men who appeared to be examiners were gathered, chatting among themselves.

"That's the guy."

A young man wearing martial arts attire, with a handsome face, looked curiously at Sch Jing.

"That's Sch Jing... I saw online a few days ago that someone named Sch Jing achieved an A+ rating in the first test project of the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace... Is that him?"

The person next to him raised an eyebrow: "Really? I thought it was just a coincidence of the same name, is it that exaggerated?"

"Hey, Zhou Yinglin, this doesn't seem quite like what you told me."

He reached out and put his arm around the shoulder of a boy next to him.

A sharp gaze like that of a falcon, revealing a hint of apprehension and fear... It was indeed Zhou Yinglin.

After consecutive losses to Sch Jing in the U19 arena, he was forcibly sent to the Seventh Metropolitan Circle by his master, Wu Xuanzhu, for training.

With his strength and talent, he thrived in that environment and made a name for himself in the Supreme Martial Ascension Palace.

Then... he was found by the Secret Martial Arts Society.

As one of the few people who had close contact with Sch Jing, the upper echelons of the Secret Martial Arts Society believed he should have deep insights into Sch Jing, so they invited him to participate in this plan as a 'Strategist' and 'Intelligence Source'.

For Zhou Yinglin, this was a great opportunity to take revenge on Sch Jing... The lineup for this exam was extremely luxurious, and according to common sense, they could easily handle not just one Sch Jing, but even ten of him.

But... for some unknown reason, when he truly saw that figure stepping down from the aircraft, a sense of unease immediately arose within Zhou Yinglin.

It was an anxiety that completely disregarded logic and normal thinking.

It was as if their hand of cards was obviously full of bombs, while the opponent's hand was thin and undeveloped, with only a few pairs at most... but there was an inexplicable feeling of uncertainty.

It was as if the opponent's weak hand was just a facade, and in reality, they held all the royal flushes.

'My shadow from him is so deep, damn it...'

Zhou Yinglin clenched his teeth.

If he didn't break free from this mental barrier and make this person disappear from the world, his spirit would never be complete, and he might not be able to break through his limits in this lifetime.

"This person's physique is very special, and he's also a Gifted one."

Zhou Yinglin took a deep breath and said calmly.

"Although I don't know his specific abilities, he does have a move that greatly amplifies his attack power, and it's probably with this move that he achieved the A+ rating."

"His true martial arts prowess is definitely not at this level."

The person next to him stroked his chin: "Oh? Is that so?"

"However, whether his martial arts prowess has reached this level or he achieved it through other abilities, it shows that his attacking power is formidable."

"We can't just collide with him head-on... We need to come up with other methods to target him specifically."

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(End of Chapter)

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