53: Chapter 53: The Killing Begins!

(Please Follow) 53: Chapter 53: The Killing Begins!

(Please Follow) On the stage, the middle-aged officer wasted no words.

After introducing the rewards, he continued, “Everyone here is a Martial Artist, so there’s no need for formalities.”

“Entering the Thousand Demon Cave, there’s only one goal—kill!”

With a suppressed spirit, he shouted, “Kill all the mutant beasts you encounter!”

The atmosphere turned silent, and everyone nodded silently in their hearts.

Seeing this, the officer said no more and turned to look at the high platform beneath him, yelling, “Activate the Transmission Array!”

He stepped down from the platform.

Then several officers stepped forward to activate the device beneath the platform.

“Buzz!”

A beam of light shot up from the cylindrical platform.

While many high school students were still hesitating, university students and social Martial Artists had already leaped onto the platform.

Soon after, more people started jumping onto the platform.

“Let’s go up too,” Xu Zhou said to his sister.

“Hmm.” Li Ruoxi nodded gently and went up the platform with Xu Zhou.

Xu Zhou reached out to connect his bracelet with hers.

“Buzz!”

In an instant, their bracelets attracted like magnets, firmly attaching to each other.

Xu Zhou thought for a moment, worried that they might get separated during the teleportation, so he simply held her slender, fair hand directly.

Li Ruoxi’s palm trembled slightly as she looked up at him without saying anything.

More and more people gathered on the platform.

When the number reached about 300 people.

An officer loudly declared, “The rest wait for the next transmission round!”

With those words, the light on the platform suddenly brightened, and a dense white light enveloped everyone on the stage.

“Buzz!”

In the next second, the more than 300 people, including Xu Zhou, disappeared instantly.

They had entered the Thousand Demon Cave!

At the same time Xu Zhou and others entered the Thousand Demon Cave.

Inside another steel fortress, in a large conference room.

A group of men and women in robes sat quietly, reviewing the documents in their hands.

If Xu Zhou were here, he would notice that Academician Liu Qingyuan was prominently among them.

In fact, these people all came from the top martial universities of Yan Country.

Most held high positions, being academicians, mentors, etc.

They came here on behalf of their respective key martial universities to see which brilliant talents would emerge from this mission in the Thousand Demon Cave forbidden zone.

“So the Imperial Martial Arts University didn’t send anyone again?

And Guang Han Martial University just sent one person.”

“Ha, typical of leading martial universities, really arrogant, looking down on this small place Jiangzhou.”

“You can’t really say that.

After all, there aren’t many prodigies coming out of Jiangzhou.”

“Ultimately, Jiangzhou ranks low among the Twelve States, making it difficult to produce astonishing talents that appeal to elite martial universities.”

Mentors from various martial universities whispered among themselves.

Occasionally, glances were cast in Liu Qingyuan’s direction.

Among the several dozen present, only Liu Qingyuan was from a top martial university—Guang Han Martial University.

“Academician Liu,” the beautiful mature woman seated next to Liu Qingyuan spoke, “Which students have caught your eye this time in the Thousand Demon Cave?”

Liu Qingyuan was browsing through the documents.

Upon hearing the question, he replied without looking up, “I haven’t found anyone particularly impressive yet.”

“Oh?” Lin Yao inquired curiously, “I heard that the young girl from the Jiang Family also came this time.

Does even she not interest you?”

Liu Qingyuan chuckled mildly, “Jiang Lan?

Her talent is decent, but unfortunately, she’s not suitable for my field.”

“True,” Lin Yao nodded, her eyes complex.

“Your branch indeed is quite special.”

She wasn’t from Guang Han Martial University but from Beijiang Martial University, also a key martial university.

Even with the two schools thousands of miles apart, Lin Yao had heard of the fame of Liu Qingyuan’s branch.

This time, Liu Qingyuan didn’t reply to her and continued to peruse the materials in his hand.

Suddenly, Liu Qingyuan paused, uttering a soft sigh.

He then trembled, displaying a surprised expression, “How is it possible; that kid has come too!?”

Seeing his expression, Lin Yao’s pretty face immediately showed curiosity.

Which young fellow’s profile could have prompted such a reaction even from the usually calm Academician Liu?!

She leaned over and glanced at the document in Liu Qingyuan’s hand.

The materials in their hands, compiled and sent by the military, primarily consisted of high school students’ information, including their identities, strengths, and other details.

This was to allow these mentors from key martial universities to better screen talents.

At that moment, the document in Liu Qingyuan’s hand was Xu Zhou’s.

“Linjiang First High School, Xu Zhou?” Lin Yao expressed surprise, “He’s actually not from the inner city.”

The mentors present also turned to Xu Zhou’s profile upon hearing and started observing.

A student that even Academician Liu Qingyuan profoundly valued must be extraordinary.

“Second level in combat methods?

Qi-Blood 95?”

Soon, an elder expressed shock, “This…

doesn’t seem special?”

“He’s a first-year student,” Liu Qingyuan raised his head, “Moreover, this information is incomplete.”

The document was data from half a month ago.

Because the applications for the Thousand Demon Cave closed half a month prior.

At that time, Jiang Lan happened to go to Linjiang First High School to test Xu Zhou’s abilities.

Xu Zhou’s combat methods hadn’t yet reached the third level, and his displayed Qi-Blood was only 95.

“A first-year student?”

The mentors exchanged glances, showing perplexed expressions.

Even for a first-year, such ability wasn’t astonishing.

Liu Qingyuan continued, “A few days ago, I happened to visit Linjiang First High School and met this student.”

“By now, his combat method has already broken through to the third level, but more crucially, his spiritual talent is extraordinary.”

“In a virtual cabin, he can fight continuously for more than 11 hours.”

Upon hearing this, everyone displayed expressions of astonishment.

Lin Yao couldn’t help but cover her small red mouth, exclaiming softly, “A first-year student with such an impressive spiritual talent?”

Liu Qingyuan paid no attention to the amazement of the crowd.

This time, he furrowed his brows slightly, appearing somewhat uneasy, “What’s the kid doing in the Thousand Demon Cave?

Reckless!”

Upon hearing this, the others also came back to their senses.

Indeed, why would Xu Zhou, just a first-year student, come to the Thousand Demon Cave?

Isn’t he afraid of dying?

“Indeed reckless.” Beside him, Lin Yao also shook her head, “It’s quite rare for a first-year student to enter the Thousand Demon Cave.”

First-year students, even if their talent stood out, rarely met the requirements for entering the Thousand Demon Cave!

The Thousand Demon Cave is not a kind place; it’s a forbidden zone!

Even a First Rank Martial Artist faces mortal risks.

A first-year student?

If they encountered danger, the odds of survival were almost non-existent!

Lin Yao gently shook her head, also abandoning her thoughts of continued focus on Xu Zhou.

She was there to recruit talented graduates; Xu Zhou was only a first-year student, no matter how exceptional, not presently appealing to the martial universities.

He should train until senior year first!

Moreover, entering the Thousand Demon Cave as a first-year, the chance of surviving this trip was slim…

At this moment, Liu Qingyuan was also frowning.

Not long ago, he had just reported Xu Zhou’s profile to the Xia Family, and the Xia Family took it very seriously!

If that kid just died like that in the Thousand Demon Cave, how could he explain it to the Xia Family?

Of course, these were trivial matters.

What Liu Qingyuan cared more about was that his alma mater might lose an extraordinarily rare talent.

“Someone has already killed a mutant beast,” suddenly a mentor said.

The other mentors also looked up at the large screen at the front of the conference room.

The screen displayed the high school killing ranking.

At this moment, someone had already started killing and appeared on the leaderboard!

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