Yin City Academy: The Second Test Cont'd

The defeat of Huo Zhuo and his two henchmen attracted some attention. Most cultivators were scared out of their wits and did their best to avoid me. After all, I could be mistaken for being at the peak of Body Strengthening Stage 9 after the incredible strength that I displayed. Cultivators from the Huo Clan became wary of my existence.

"Brother, your show of strength against those monopolisers from the Huo Clan was very impressive. I am Zhang Jian, do you mind if we team up for the remainder of the test?" Zhang Jian had thick eyebrows and a face of righteousness.

"I'm Jiang Hao La. Thank you for the compliment. Sure, we can team up, but I won't share those tokens that I've taken from the Huo cultivators."

"No problem, brother Jiang. I plan to launch an attack on Huo Chuo of the Huo Clan who has been stealing and hoarding tokens from the rest. He's got four henchmen protecting him on all sides. Can you handle his henchmen while I go after his tokens?"

~Master, you should reject forming an alliance with him. He probably doesn't know that your cultivation level is only at Body Strengthening Stage 1.

~DeusOS, you think too lowly of my abilities.

~What abilities do you even have when you're only at Body Strengthening Stage 1?

~Watch and learn, machine.

"Sure, Zhang Jian. Leave Huo Chuo's four henchmen to me."

"Shall we come up with an attack plan, brother Jiang?"

"There's no need. We'll just walk straight in."

"What? Are you sure?"

"Trust me, let's go."

Once we were within earshot of Huo Chuo and his four henchmen, I sniffed vigorously.

"Huh? Something smells like rancid milk?" I exaggeratedly looked around then focused squarely on Huo Chuo and his group.

"Ah!" I exclaimed with surprise. "It must be the Huo bastards who are still sucking on their mama's tits at this age!"

Their faces flushed with unbelievable anger.

"What did you just say?"

"I said nice to meet you, you Huo imbeciles who should tell your mama you're too old for breast-feeding."

Beside me, Zhang Jian sweated profusely at my audacity.

"Get him!" Huo Chuo shouted at his four henchmen.

I gave Zhang Jian a quick sideward glance, signalling that it was his turn to act.

As I ran away from Huo Chuo's group with his four henchmen chasing after me, Zhang Jian made short work of Huo Chuo. Although both Zhang Jian and Huo Chuo were at Body Strengthening Stage 2, it was obvious that Zhang Jian had much more combat experience and control over his techniques. He pummeled Huo Chuo with a torrent of fists, each simultaneously deflecting Huo Chuo's attacks and hitting his weak spots.

Huo Chuo's four henchmen realised too late that their leader had been taken down. They turned back, wanting to exact revenge, but was quickly rendered unconscious by Zhang Jian's rapid-fire punches.

"Nice play, brother Jiang. I didn't know that you had such a way with words."

"You did all the work, Zhang Jian. I merely distracted his henchmen."

"With these tokens, I should be able to pass the test." Zhang Jian revealed that he now had ten tokens in his possession, seven of which had the value of "2" and the remaining three had the value of "4".

"But brother Jiang, why didn't you eliminate Huo Chuo's four henchmen on the spot?" Zhang Jian asked with a face of genuine curiosity.

"Ah that well, sometimes retreating is the best form of attack."

As if enlightened, Zhang Jian nodded his head with approval. "The things that brother Jiang says are deep and profound."

~Wow, master. Such bullshitting skills.

~Do you want to be uninstalled, DeusOS?

~Master, you're the best in the world. Your skill with language is unparalleled.

"30 minutes are over. The second test ends now. I'll announce the names of the cultivators who passed the second test," Kun Hun said.

"Zhang Jian, 26 points.

Huo Yun, 24 points.

Huo Yao, 22 points.

Bai Lang, 20 points.

Jiang Hao La, 20 points.

The rest are all disqualified."