High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 79: The Undisputed Top Student, First Test
"Why do they keep following me? It’s a bit scary."
Surrounded by the crowd, Tantai Yan trembled as she approached the door of Room 100. Just as her token was about to touch the door, her right hand holding the token suddenly paused in mid-air.
Then, like a startled kitten, she abruptly withdrew her hand.
Out of nowhere, Tantai Yan unexpectedly sensed a trace of danger, the source of which came from behind the door of Room 100.
Tantai Yan was extremely shocked. As a Spiritual Talent, her perception was incredibly sharp, and she always trusted her intuition. She immediately swallowed a small gulp of water and turned around to the door of Room 101.
"What, what’s going on? Did Tantai Yan choose to ignore that Talented Martial Artist’s shame?"
Talented Martial Artist’s shame?
Tantai Yan secretly noted the name; this person was a bit terrifying, to actually earn such a dreadful title.
Someone among the crowd suddenly shouted loudly, and it was none other than the occupant of Room 101, Su Mu, who narrowly escaped a disaster, thus becoming the number one unlucky person.
After Room 101, the second unlucky person in Room 51 couldn’t help but curse Su Mu from Room 100 in his heart.
You Ming from Room 2 also looked extremely unpleasant, yet he did not intend to admit defeat.
"Why don’t you give up? I don’t want to fight you," Tantai Yan timidly said.
This sentence took on a different meaning in You Ming’s ears; a warrior can be killed but not disgraced.
And so, decisively, he got white-given; before You Ming could approach, he was instantly defeated by a mental shock from Tantai Yan.
Cui Jian, the chief of the training camp, also had his pride, thus he quickly followed in You Ming’s footsteps, directly frozen in place under Tantai Yan’s spiritual power shock.
"I said I didn’t want to fight," Tantai Yan muttered, barely audible to herself.
"As expected of a Spiritual Talent, Cui Jian and You Ming couldn’t even stand a single move against Tantai Yan!"
"There’s no suspense for the chief position this time; the runner-up will depend on whether Cui Jian can maintain stability."
"Tsk, tsk, Shenjiang City has truly risen this time; all are talents, and the four have stolen the spotlight."
Hearing this, Su Mu among the crowd was somewhat puzzled. He shouldn’t have been in the spotlight, most likely the person spoke incorrectly.
At the same time, Su Mu’s gaze traveled to Cui Jian and You Ming, always suspecting that the two might be hiding something? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Perhaps hiding their Sword Momentum?
You Ming and Liu Qing both looked somewhat grim; one was instantly defeated by Tantai Yan, while the other rose swiftly and fell heavily, now becoming the last among Talented Martial Artists except for a particular individual.
In a single day, Room 1 exchanged three owners, the chief title changed hands thrice.
However, after Tantai Yan’s strong defeat of You Ming and Cui Jian, the chief position was completely secured.
That night, the Fifth Floor plunged into a great melee, and it wasn’t until late at night that the ranking order was fully confirmed. Lu Qing, who initially occupied Room 1 the longest, was directly pushed to tenth place.
The next day, as the first ray of sunlight pierced through the sky’s haze and bathed the earth, thirty armed vehicles roared their engines through the yellow sand, stirring up a cloud of dust before halting in front of the fortress.
The Three Cities Joint Training officially began.
"I am Shi Hao; everybody should be familiar with me by now, but I’ll reintroduce myself. Currently, I am Sixth Level Initial Stage, Power Talent."
"Next, I’d like to introduce these two people beside me, who will also serve as the main leaders in this Three Cities Joint Training."
"Captain Xu Zhi, Sixth Level Initial Stage, Speed Talent."
"Captain Huangfu Xue, Middle Level Fifth Stage, Spiritual Power Talent."
Three captains, three Talented Martial Artists, and among them, Huangfu Xue is a Middle Level Fifth Stage Spiritual Talent!
With a shocking revelation, Shi Hao nodded, immediately followed by Huangfu Xue mobilizing a powerful spiritual force that swept across the arena, causing the crowd to gasp and somewhat understand the helplessness of You Ming and Cui Jian last night.
Shi Hao observed the crowd’s expressions with satisfaction; this was precisely the effect he desired. The original plan was for him and Xu Zhi to lead this session of the training camp, but Tantai Yan’s arrival put considerable pressure on him.
If something went wrong at that time, the joke would indeed be huge; these days, Shi Hao had been pleading relentlessly, finally convincing his friend Huangfu Xue to join the training camp.
"For the next two months, the training camp will be led by the three of us as your chief examiners. I’ll also emphasize again; in the training camp, aside from obeying orders, there’s only one point: strength is everything."
"I hereby announce the official start of the Gaoshan, Qianhai, Shenjiang Three Cities Joint Training Camp!"
After the training camp began, Shi Hao led the crowd to a secret room in the lobby on the first floor. He placed a token into the hidden compartment, which triggered a tremor throughout the fortress.
The alloy floor suddenly revealed an entrance leading to the basement. Only then did everyone realize the fortress was far more profound beyond its five visible floors; there was much mystery underground.
One by one, everyone entered in sequence, descending twenty to thirty meters underground before their eyes opened up to a large platform in front of which were five alloy doors.
"Next, we’ll conduct a preliminary test on you. Behind the five doors is the first test, it’s performed according to token ranking, and groups are divided according to floor. Five people from five floors correspond to the fifth door, forty people from four floors correspond to the fourth door, and so forth."
"During the test, you may infuse Qi and Blood into the token to suspend the test for three minutes. Passing yields rewards; failure and suspension result in punishment. Does everyone understand?"
"Understood!"
"Very well, let’s begin now, one person at a time."
Nobody knows what lies behind the doors. Facing the unknown, human instinct naturally leads to fear, and a faint unease spreads through everyone’s hearts, though those present were all talents chosen from various bases.
Most quickly calmed their minds, and Su Mu, from Room 100, waited until everyone lined up at the third door, then moved to the last position.
At this moment, Su Mu felt everyone looking at him, with peculiar gazes, even Tantai Yan glancing curiously at him.
"So it’s him, he’s the Talented Martial Artist’s shame!"
"Finally seeing this legendary figure, I can’t wait to see him undergo the preliminary test."
"This person seems a bit scary... better be careful when meeting him!" Tantai Yan secretly noted Su Mu’s appearance.
Talented Martial Artist’s shame?
Su Mu froze. So the person who had been discussed a lot among people these days was himself, yet he seemed to have done nothing.
However, he paid little attention to it. Su Mu’s gaze was firm; he was here to get stronger, for the pre-selection qualification. These sarcastic remarks held no significance to him.
Once the exam began, other soldiers maintained order at the scene, while the three chief examiners quietly left. They went to a monitoring room where they could observe the conditions inside the five channels and on the platform.
Soon, the heavy alloy door opened, and a batch of five along with Tantai Yan simultaneously entered the channel, with many taking the chance to peek inside. Unfortunately, the channel’s interior was pitch black, revealing nothing.
Within a minute, the fifth door’s green light lit up, followed by a large display screen brightening above the platform, featuring a line of green text.
[Channel Five, Trainee 1, Passed!]
"Passed in such a short time, it seems the test shouldn’t be too difficult."
"Indeed, it’s just a preliminary test, shouldn’t be overly challenging."
No sooner had the words fallen than the second light illuminated, not green this time, but instead a conspicuous red, from channel one!
[Channel One, Trainee 201, Failed!]
Ah?
So quickly the first failed assessor emerged. Before the crowd could ponder much, another red light blazed forth, this time from channel two.
[Channel Two, Trainee 101, Failed!]
What’s really behind the channels?
Everyone’s minds were filled with questions, and the fear in their hearts intensified.
