Chapter 49

As the students from the Tenth Hall appeared at the evaluation site of the Ordinary Hall, the martial artists from other branches immediately gathered their attention, discussing loudly. This was a star treatment they had never experienced before.

Especially Hu Gao, who instantly became the subject of everyone's discussion. His recent battle achievements were also brought up, making him the focus of all attention.

"Look, it's the Tenth Hall's last-place students. See that person at the back, that's Hu Gao."

"So that's Hu Gao. He doesn't look like he has three heads and six arms. Is he really as strong as you say?"

"Ha, you must be new to the Battle Academy today. This guy made Fatso Wang Hu surrender this morning. You think he's not strong?"

"Damn, even Wang Hu lost to him? That's really impressive."

"Yeah, the Tenth Hall finally has a formidable figure. It seems we won't be at the bottom this time."

Hu Gao found his hearing was also very sharp. All the chatter from these martial artists fell into his ears. He was somewhat surprised that Wang Hu was a well-known figure in the Ordinary Hall. Indeed, being fat made one popular everywhere.

"Hmph, he's just a guy with a bit of brute strength. I, Dugu Yi, won't take him seriously." A young man in fine clothes from the Third Hall said coldly, not taking Hu Gao seriously.

Beside him, a young man holding an iron staff laughed, "They say he has an indestructible body. That makes him hard to defeat. Unless all the cards are played, and even then, it's not certain he can be defeated. Indestructible body, tsk tsk, I envy that..."

The young man in fine clothes was speechless. An indestructible body, he really had no confidence in defeating him. But he still had to say something, "An indestructible body isn't invincible. If I play my cards, he will definitely lose to me."

In the direction of the First Hall, two men and a woman stood together, watching Hu Gao with interest.

"Dugu Yi from the Third Hall is definitely slandering Hu Gao again. Ha, I wonder what he'll do when he faces an indestructible body." Zhong Qing put his hands behind his head and said expectantly.

Hu Fang laughed loudly, "Our Hu family's indestructible body isn't something just anyone can defeat. If given a few years, he will definitely become one of our Hu family's top warriors."

"I want to meet him, this indestructible body." A fiery-tempered girl, holding a red leather whip, stared at Hu Gao with interest.

"Wow, Li Wa, you're not interested in our Hu family's successor, are you? If that's the case, you'll be in trouble. Our young master Wu Shuang is already his first wife. If you fall for him, you'll have to be the second wife."

Hu Fang seemed to have discovered a new continent.

"If I, Li Wa, set my sights on a man, he won't even think about touching other women."

Li Wa turned her head away, ignoring Hu Fang, her face full of pride. With her beauty and talent, how could she tolerate her man touching other women?

"Brother Hu Gao, you need to perform well today. Many people are watching you."

"Yeah, Hu Gao, we all support you. Remember to perform well in the martial arts competition and bring us a higher ranking."

"Ha, the Tenth Hall finally has a chance to win."

The students of the Tenth Hall also felt the attention, feeling very proud and honored. They knew it was all because of Hu Gao, and their affection for him grew. They also looked forward to his performance in the martial arts competition, hoping he would bring more glory.

"Hmph, just trying to win the crowd." At this moment, an out-of-place cold snort sounded.

Hu Gao turned to look. The martial artist who spoke was a handsome man with rosy lips and white teeth, wearing a white robe and holding a long sword. Such a person was worth getting to know. He stepped forward, patted the man's shoulder, and said, "Let me tell you, this time the Tenth Hall depends on you. Not to mention anything else, just your looks can outshine everyone in the Ordinary Hall."

"Hu Gao... you!"

"Ha, Hu Gao is right. The Tenth Hall depends on Wei Junzi. If it weren't for him last year, we wouldn't have been last."

What a name, Wei Junzi! His parents must have had foresight and a serious self-deprecating sense of humor to name him this. Hu Gao couldn't help but marvel. Both had good looks, but how could the gap be so big? People, indeed, should be like me, a role model among the strong.

"Hu Gao, you're being modest. Everyone is waiting for your performance. Don't let us down. The First Hall and the Third Hall have already started their evaluations. Take a look."

Yang Le walked to Hu Gao's side, pointing to two directions nearby, and whispered, "If these two halls steal the show, you won't be able to stay in the Battle Academy."

"Damn!"

Hu Gao had no way to deal with Yang Le's threat, could only grumble in his heart, and then turned his gaze to the First Hall and the Third Hall nearby, muttering, "Do I need to watch? It's just a monkey show, really boring."

The first two tests of the preliminary evaluation were speed and strength, conducted through running and punching, a relatively basic form. With so many people being evaluated, it felt a bit like a university sports meet from his past life.

"Teacher Yang, let's start quickly. I have some things to do after the competition." Hu Gao shrugged, showing no interest in watching. The excitement was there, but the观赏程度 was low. Moreover, with his current strength, he could easily outshine everyone in terms of speed and strength. Watching others perform would be a waste of time.

Yang Le waved her hand, telling the Tenth Hall students to stop watching. However, she kept staring at Hu Gao, which made him speechless.

Under Yang Le's arrangement, the Tenth Hall's students quickly began their evaluations. Most martial artists forfeited because it was meaningless; only the top three had the资格 to enter the second round.

Hu Gao had no patience to wait. This low-level competition wasn't his style. He might as well leave them with his back.

After two rounds of testing, Hu Gao's score in the Tenth Hall was far ahead. Even among the entire Ordinary Hall, he was at the top. However, those martial artists probably didn't use their full strength in this round.

Behind Hu Gao were Wei Junzi and another martial artist from the Hu family, Hu Dehua. Wei Junzi, like the original Ji Le, was at the peak of the Sixth Stage of the Condensing Shadow Realm. However, he had been stuck there longer than Ji Le. His strength was reasonable. As for Hu Dehua, this guy from the Blood Red branch, though unremarkable in appearance and only at the Fifth Stage, had astonishing speed.

What the heck, if I have to team up with this Wei Junzi in the second round, that would be the ultimate annoyance. I need to find a way to get rid of him. Hu Gao glanced at the score sheet. The fourth place was from the Guo family, no interest. The fifth place was from the Wu family, no interest. The sixth place, hmm, it's a girl.

Tsk tsk, you're the one! Ji Fei, what an interesting name. Ji Fei, airplane, hehe, let's see what you've got.

Hu Gao's plan was simple. The third round was a totem battle. If he could injure the totems of those few, they wouldn't make it to the top three.

"Teacher Yang, I think we should simplify the third round. Since my score is first, let me challenge the top four directly. If anyone can defeat me, they will be the first in the preliminary evaluation." Hu Gao pointed to the other four in the top five.

"Challenge the top four?" Yang Le was taken aback, not knowing what trick Hu Gao was up to.

"Exactly, let them all come at once. It will be simpler." Hu Gao nodded.

"Hu Gao, you're too much!" Wei Junzi's hair and beard bristled. As a member of the Wei family, he couldn't accept this humiliation. The Wu family martial artist in fifth place also joined in, "Hu Gao, you're too arrogant. We are at least fellow students, and you speak such arrogant words."

Hu Gao shrugged, "If you don't dare to accept my challenge, that's fine. I was just saying."

"What!" Wei Junzi was speechless. He had never seen such a shameless person. He glanced at the other two, getting a hint from their eyes, and nodded fiercely, "Fine, this is your request. Teacher Yang, we accept the challenge, but if anything unexpected happens, it's not our fault!"

Yang Le frowned. She had seen Hu Gao's totem before, a genuine First Stage totem. Where did he get the confidence to challenge four people alone? She instinctively wanted to object but was interrupted by Hu Gao, "Teacher Yang, don't worry. We came to the Battle Academy to train our will. A simple test won't truly improve us. The outcome is in our hands, life and death are in the hands of heaven!"

Hu Dehua didn't know what Hu Gao was up to, but his intuition told him it might be a strategy. As a fellow Hu family member, he didn't think the successor would have any ulterior motives against him. He looked at the score sheet and thought, if the other top five opponents were defeated, the next in line would be the sixth-ranked martial artist, Ji Fei...

He glanced at Ji Fei, who was hiding in the crowd. As a fellow Tenth Hall student, Hu Dehua had known this female martial artist since he joined the Battle Academy. She was even more low-key than him, hardly speaking in three years. Could Hu Gao know her?

"Hu Dehua, what about you? Are you with Hu Gao or with us?" Wei Junzi and the others saw Hu Dehua still standing beside Hu Gao and angrily shouted.

"It's fine, Hu Dehua, just go with them. A man's word is a horse's gallop, no more talk. Let's show our totems!"

Hu Gao sneered inwardly, hehe, Bloodlight Snake, it's your turn. Don't disappoint me!