After the Genetic Alliance investigation moved underground, Pu Hai Martial Arts Square had returned to its usual hustle and bustle.
As applicants and accompanying persons from all over the world arrived one after another, not to mention the Martial Arts Square, the whole of Pu Hai City was also overcrowded.
However, Ding Huan hadn't come downstairs for three consecutive days, eating just a bit of dry food when hungry, feeling that he was about to break through to a Second Level gene cultivator.
Under the operation of the Luo Shijin's Cycle, Ding Huan's body seemed to have grown larger at that moment.
Within Ding Huan's body, streams of breath continuously searched for a new breakthrough.
Feeling like his body was about to explode, Ding Huan had no other choice but to crazily operate the Luo Shijin besides.
At that moment, he realized the cultivation technique he was practicing was very dangerous. The senior who had created the Luo Shijin technique surely hadn't cultivated it himself, he had simply developed it based on his experience.
"Boom!" A sudden explosion came from outside.
At that very moment, the breath inside Ding Huan's body found an outlet and instantly spread throughout his body.
The previous feeling of his body almost exploding vanished in an instant, a strong sense of power came through, and Ding Huan could clearly feel the changes in his body.
Had he broken through to a Second Level gene cultivator?
Ding Huan took a deep breath, felt his lighter body and even more acute senses, and knew that he had indeed broken through to a Second Level gene cultivator.
This technique definitely had some issues, Ding Huan thought he needed to modify the Luo Shijin.
Otherwise, when impacting the Third Level or even Fourth Level gene cultivator, wouldn't he genuinely risk exploding?
He had once reached the status of a Fourth Level gene cultivator; advancing was tough and definitely not supposed to be this deadly.
Right, the explosion outside had enabled his breakthrough; why did it sound somewhat like a rocket cannon?
Despite being upstairs, Ding Huan could still hear the noise swelling from a distance.
Ding Huan quickly went into the bathroom, took a bath, and hurried out of the hotel.
"What happened?" Ding Huan asked the receptionist as he approached the front desk.
The receptionist, full of fear, quickly explained, "A Mutated Fierce Beast charged towards Pu Hai Martial Arts Square and abducted an applicant..."
A Mutated Fierce Beast dared to come to a place like Pu Hai and even abducted an applicant?
Ding Huan swiftly rushed outside where it was packed with people; he quickly reached the Martial Arts Square, where almost everyone was talking about what had just happened.
"How could the Night Owl appear during the day and abduct a student?"
"Who knows? I heard that the student was from Europe, with a gene fusion degree above ninety percent, already fused with a powerful Alien Gene. If not for this, he would have definitely entered one of the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges."
Ding Huan quickly asked, "Was that student eaten?"
"No, he was abducted."
"Did no one save him?" Ding Huan was puzzled; he had clearly heard the sound of a rocket cannon.
"Of course powerful individuals took action; this is Pu Hai Martial Arts Square.
Yan Xia was the first to rush out. He leaped several meters high, directly trying to catch that Night Owl, but just at that moment, another Night Owl attacked Senior Yan..."
Ding Huan knew Yan Xia; he was a martial arts powerhouse who had ingested the Mutated Qingtian Flower, probably at least an Earth-level powerhouse now?
He had just broken through to a Second Level gene cultivator; he was certainly no match for Yan Xia, but he wondered how long he could last under Yan's attack?
It wasn't that gene cultivators were so much weaker than martial arts cultivators, but that Ding Huan hadn't to date obtained powerful gene skills.
In his past life, although he had become a Fourth Level gene cultivator, he was really struggling, spending all his money buying property on Planet Five and had no money left for gene skills.
Moreover, with his body from his past life, even had he bought gene skills, fusing them wouldn't have been easy.
"What happened later?" Ding Huan was eager to know whether Senior Yan had managed to save the person.
The speaker shook their head, "No, the Night Owl that attacked Senior Yan was very strong. The moment Senior Yan dodged, the owl that abducted the student flew away.
As soon as Senior Yan landed from the air, someone fired a rocket cannon which hit the owl's wing. Even so, the Night Owl still escaped. Look, there's the feather it dropped."
Ding Huan looked over and indeed saw soldiers had cordoned off an area on the outskirts of the square.
Ding Huan knew this was just the beginning. When he had left Earth in his last life, the Fierce Beasts on Earth were becoming more ferocious.
Not only that, but he had also heard of several beast tides.
At that time, he could barely protect himself, so these beast tides had nothing to do with him; he had just heard about them and left it at that.
Now, even owls dared to show up in broad daylight at a crowded place like Pu Hai Martial Arts Square, what about the wilderness?
Thinking of the passenger train he had been on being ambushed by a pack of Fierce Beasts, Ding Huan felt even more that he needed to quickly enhance his strength.
He had been cultivating in the hotel for two months, finally breaking through from a First Level to a Second Level gene cultivator, but this was still not enough.
He wondered whether Geng Qianxing and others had arrived.
With this in mind, Ding Huan turned back to the hotel, where he made a phone call to Geng Qianxing at the front desk.
"Ding Huan, where are you? We can't find you, we are at the Tinghuan Hotel," Geng Qianxing's anxious voice came through.
It made sense, with the assessments at the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges just a few days away, naturally, Geng Qianxing and the others had to come.
Ding Huan was not surprised that Geng Qianxing and the others were staying at the Tinghuan Hotel.
These students' parents had put almost all their energy into their children's admissions to the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges, and the accommodations had been booked long ago.
Ding Huan arrived at the Tinghuan Hotel, and from a distance, he could see Geng Qianxing.
"Mr. Ding..." As soon as Ding Huan entered the hotel, Fang Chong, Li Wanran, and Lv Zi greeted him with surprised and delighted faces.
"Very good, you've all made great progress," Ding Huan said as soon as he saw them, knowing that these few had improved a lot in three months.
"Mr. Ding, thank you. Without you, we wouldn't be here today," Li Wanran said, her tone emotional and somewhat tearful.
She was excited about her changing fate, never having imagined she could compete for a place at the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges.
Ding Huan had changed her fate, having taught them only twice, for less than a day in total.
Yet that one day, she believed, brought her more gains than others could acquire in ten years.
"Yes, Mr. Ding, without you, there wouldn't be today's Fang Chong," Fang Chong said, equally thrilled, as his skills had improved rapidly.
"Ah!" Ding Huan exclaimed when his gaze landed on Lv Zi.
In three months, Lv Zi had broken through to become a true First-level gene cultivator, something Ding Huan hadn't seen coming.
He himself had only just advanced to Second-level gene cultivator. Lv Zi was truly talented.
"Teacher, you noticed," Lv Zi said, modestly, his tone uncontrollable.
Ding Huan immediately knew that Lv Zi hadn't told Geng Qianxing and the others about his breakthrough to First-level gene cultivator. He patted Lv Zi on the shoulder,
"Go and give the exam your best effort."
He felt Lv Zi was quite reserved, even secretive, not even sharing his breakthrough with his classmates; he should at least have told Geng Qianxing, since Geng was his mentor.
Had he not noticed Lv Zi's breakthrough, would Lv Zi have taken the initiative to tell him?
"Yes, Mr. Ding, don't worry, I'll definitely perform to the best of my abilities," Lv Zi clenched his fists.
Ding Huan nodded, just about to speak, when Geng Qianxing said,
"Ding Huan, we're taking a few students to Pu Hai Martial Arts Square for a tour, so they won't be nervous when it's time for the assessment.
By the way, you must know that a night owl just charged here, right? It even kidnapped a talented student."
"I just found out too, let's go to Martial Arts Square for a bit first, we can talk about other things later," Ding Huan also planned to take a few people to familiarize themselves with the venue.
Boss Quan was also in this hotel, and Ding Huan knew he couldn't take him down now.
To say nothing of how difficult it was to find Boss Quan, killing him would also impact Geng Qianxing and the others.
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The Blue Star Ten Great Colleges, in total, admitted only five hundred students.
That number might seem large, but actually each college only enrolled fifty students.
This was not just the enrollment number for Hua Xia, but for the entire globe.
You need to be among the top five hundred globally to have a chance of entering one of the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges.
How many students participate in these admissions exams?
Put it this way, the Pu Hai Martial Arts Square, which can accommodate six million people, is crowded during the assessments.
How big is Pu Hai Martial Arts Square? It's almost 2.5 million square meters.
Currently, the perimeter of Pu Hai Martial Arts Square had ten large signs erected, each bearing the name and a description of one of the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges.
"Mr. Ding, if I can get into Da Han Yi Academy, I'd be satisfied," Li Wanran said emotionally, pointing at the last sign.
Among the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges, Hua Xia claimed four. These were the top-ranked True Universe Academy, the fourth-ranked Guardian, the eighth-ranked Martial Vein Mountain, and the tenth-ranked Da Han Yi Academy.
This was primarily due to the flourishing Martial Arts in Hua Xia; for Martial Arts to rise, it had to be rooted in Hua Xia.
"Don't worry, you can definitely get in," Ding Huan smiled. Although Li Wanran hadn't made it into the rank of First-level gene cultivators, getting into Da Han Yi Academy should still be possible.
"Ding Huan, with your abilities, getting a mentor job at one of the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges would be a piece of cake.
You know, the resources for cultivation there are... ah..." Geng Qianxing whispered into Ding Huan's ear, sighing with admiration after finishing.
This time after bringing a few students to Martial Arts Square, Ding Huan felt somewhat uneasy.
Now, hearing Geng Qianxing's words, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, understanding why he felt uneasy.
(Today's update ends here, good night, friends!)