Zhu Hanyi adhered to his own style and agreed to participate in the Demon Mountain operation without much hesitation.
According to Wan Haihao’s character, he originally should have hesitated for a long ti, tactfully declining by citing his own lack of ability.
But after hearing what Old Huang had to say, he couldn’t stop recalling the evaluations Lin Qiubai had given him in recent days.
"When it’s ti to be aggressive, you act humble."
"This is your true nature."
"You’re stuck in life’s mud, unwilling yet hesitant to advance."
"Choosing the easy way to tackle challenges, then regretting for the rest of your life, has beco your instinct."
"Trash, your cowardice has truly astounded ..."
After much deliberation, Wan Haihao made the sa decision as Zhu Hanyi.
"I am not a coward."
Without much explanation, just those simple five words silenced the Sword Master who had always looked down on him.
In theory, if the Academic Society directly arranged for Wan Haihao to go to Demon Mountain, Lin Qiubai would also have to follow.
But doing so would seem not aboveboard, appearing sowhat petty.
However...
Lin Qiubai also acted very freely, not waiting for President Huang to speak, he directly expressed his stance — he wanted to find the Perfect Sword and was in need of an opponent to test it against, and Demon Mountain was a good whetstone.
Thus, the high-intensity militarized training of the Demon Mountain elite squad officially comnced!
Standard shooting, environntal reconnaissance, battlefield first aid, position judgnt, distance asurent...
Likely applicable skills that Su Qiangwei, Zhu Hanyi, and Wan Haihao were all learning.
As for essential projects such as equipnt maintenance, mine laying, vehicle driving, material deploynt, and tactical coordination, due to ti constraints, were temporarily omitted.
Under professional training, the trio’s military skill levels rapidly increased.
In addition, the team mbers received the benefit of unlimited supplies of Inner Qi Capsules, with their Inner Qi Cultivation also quickly improving.
Ti, like a white steed galloping past a crack, swiftly passed by.
In the tense training, twelve days seed to pass in the blink of an eye.
...
Xiangtan City, also known as "Lotus City."
New Face Road, a pedestrian street.
Ye Chudong leaned against a wall, silently waiting for the arrival of "colleagues."
The city beneath his feet had entered a semi-lockdown state more than a dozen days ago.
To the public, this city seed to have turned into a special zone where they could exit but not enter.
Recently, rumors about extraterrestrial creatures and superpowers have been spreading rapidly online.
Because of this, many people, like sharks slling blood, have been scrambling toward Lotus City.
Trains, planes, and other ans of transport heading to Lotus City stopped operating at this ti.
People who booked tickets in advance found that even the "reschedule" option disappeared from travel booking apps, leaving only "refund" available.
Many even chose to travel by car, journeying from afar to Lotus City.
Currently, the number of pedestrians on Lotus City’s streets is slightly more than usual.
This is quite normal.
Throughout the city, in each square kiloter, there were at least three plainclothes, well-trained warriors patrolling.
"They’re here!"
Ye Chudong’s eyes sharpened as he noticed several n and won in uniform-like attire walking this way.
"The one with black and white hair... should be Ma Ran, for sure."
"The one eating is Su Qiangwei."
Ye Chudong had reviewed the intelligence on the two major National Guardian-level superpower users in the country countless tis and couldn’t possibly forget.
From the photos, he already thought these two people were eye-catching enough.
Seeing them in real life, Ye Chudong realized they were even more attention-grabbing than in the photos.
Su Qiangwei’s beauty was outstanding, her gaze lively, innocent, lively, and cute, giving off a little sister next door vibe.
Ma Ran had a unique aura, exuding a hint of youthful energy amidst calmness, with a light and vibrant sparkle in his eyes that made him captivating at a glance.
It was hard to look away from him, with nearly a 100% return rate.
In the vast sea of people, Ye Chudong spotted these two at a glance.
Actually, the few young people around them were also quite remarkable.
Whether it was the long-sword bearing, ancient-style dressed Zhu Hanyi, or the refined and elegant Wan Haihao, they were all impressive enough.
But next to Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei, they imdiately beca foils to the red flower, seeming insignificant and worthless.
After a mont of daze, Ye Chudong quickly approached with a smile.
While showing his credentials, he said, "I am a mber of the Xiao Xiang Academy, Ye Chudong."
"It’s been a long journey for you all to get here."
After so simple pleasantries, the group left the city by car.
On the way, Ye Chudong kept talking, seemingly having endless words to say.
"The place we are heading to is at Zhao Mountain."
"Out of the city, another 20 kiloters or so and we’ll be there."
"According to legend, King Zhao of Zhou led a southern expedition to the barbarian lands, reaching here but drowned in a deep pool at the foot of the mountain, hence its na Zhao Mountain."
"It’s also one of the ancient Xiao Xiang’s eight scenic spots known as ’Mountain City Clear Mist.’"
"Uh..."
"You all don’t seem very interested, so I’ll get to the point."
"The place we’re heading to is the peaceful land in the outskirts of Xiangtan ntioned in Ma Ran’s prophecy about the coming of Demon Mountain, and is also the warti command center."
"Originally, our Xiao Xiang Academy planned to be set up here, but due to various reasons, the station was moved to Changsha."
"I’ve heard your nas from Liu Huadie, Ding Shao’ai, Zhao Qingcong junior, and Song Chu, He Nanguang junior."
"Ah, everyone arrived a couple of days ago."
"Now, nationwide, almost all the elites from each academic society are here!"
After crossing a river, they arrived at the gate of a newly built base.
After passing through security checks, grabbing a quick al at the canteen, and confirming their respective rooms, there seed to be nothing left to do.
Going to sleep directly seed a bit too early.
Cultivate Inner Qi or Sword Dao?
It would only unnecessarily deplete energy.
Sharpening the sword just before battle does help, but applying it to cultivation...
No way!
At the final mont, it’s more important to rest well and store enough energy.
Aside from the mysteriously confident Su Qiangwei, both Wan Haihao and Zhu Hanyi seed a bit tense.
But with Demon Mountain about to descend, they didn’t have the mind for entertainnt or leisure.
The "Xianlin Temple" and "Phoenix Temple" Ye Chudong ntioned during the al didn’t pique anyone’s interest.
Clap!
Suddenly, Ye Chudong clapped his hands, excitent evident in his voice: "With all the busyness, I nearly forgot!"
"The Inner Qi Detector has arrived."
"mbers of the Black Rock Martial Arts from various academic societies are checking their acupoint values over there, and it’s being live-stread on the DJI app."
"Wanna go take a look together?"
Zhu Hanyi and Wan Haihao both seed interested.
The forr wanted to see if his progress during this period could be detected by the machine, while the latter was curious about the scientific principles of the Inner Qi Detector.
Su Qiangwei was instantly intrigued as well.
"Let’s go! We have to go!"
She wanted to see the gap between the prodigies of other academic societies and Ma Ran.
Qiangwei’s happiness is often built on the pain of others.
The scenes of those geniuses being tornted to agony by Ma Ran were already circulating in her mind.
Sharing the difficulty!
She couldn’t take this grievance alone!
With this thought, Su Qiangwei patted the back of the black-and-white-haired boy: "The decision is on you, Ma Ran!"
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