Warrior Practical Assessment

Wu Tong took Xiao Yu directly to the train station using the privileges of the Limit Martial Arts School, and they headed for the central district of Jiangnan Base City.

After getting off, the two arrived at an enormous compound. Apart from the silver-white walls stretching into the distance, there was only a towering dark-blue skyscraper. Four huge characters were clearly visible on the building even from several miles away—Limit Martial Arts School.

"This is the Limit Martial Arts General Hall! It's the headquarters of our Limit Martial Arts School in Jiangnan City," Wu Tong said.

Outside the walls of the Limit Martial Arts General Hall, armed soldiers stood guard everywhere. The entire compound gave off the impression of a monster armed to the teeth. The main entrance was a full hundred meters wide, with rows of soldiers scanning their surroundings.

"So many soldiers!" Xiao Yu exclaimed.

"These are our Limit Martial Arts School's own troops. Many of them are warriors from our school who were injured or retired from service," Wu Tong said with a laugh. "Come on, let's go in."

"Let them through!" A one-armed man with a scarred face waved from the entrance. All the soldiers immediately took a step back, their uniform movement and imposing presence making everyone hold their breath.

The one-armed man looked at Wu Tong with a smile. "Brother Wu, Old Jiang just came to headquarters a few days ago, and now you're here again. Looks like your Yangzhou City branch has had quite a harvest this year!"

"Xiao Yu, this is your senior. Call him Uncle Lu," Wu Tong said, glancing at Xiao Yu.

"Uncle Lu." Xiao Yu called out respectfully. He had great respect for warriors who had fought on the battlefield. It was obvious that the reason he had lost an arm was because of a battle in the Wilderness Zone, which was probably also why he was now stationed here.

"Wu Tong! Come over here." An elderly man with graying hair stood at the entrance of the martial arts school, looking in their direction.

"Uncle Bai, how could I trouble you to come down and meet us?" Wu Tong hurried over.

"Come on, follow me." Wu Tong beckoned to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu also greeted the old man. "Uncle Bai!"

"Not bad, young man!" The gray-haired old man sized Xiao Yu up and down.

The three chatted as they walked, soon arriving outside a three-story detached villa. The villa occupied quite a large area.

Uncle Bai said, "We're here. Let's go up."

"Yes, Uncle Bai."

The second floor of the villa was spacious and empty, no smaller than the Training Hall of the Limit Martial Arts School in Yian District, Yangzhou City.

"Director." As soon as Wu Tong entered the second floor, he immediately called out respectfully.

"Wu Tong, this young man is Xiao Yu, right?" a gentle voice rang out.

"Yes, Director." Wu Tong hurriedly replied.

Xiao Yu carefully looked ahead. Seven people stood there. Six of them wore white suits and were standing respectfully behind a middle-aged man dressed in a black Tang suit. The middle-aged man was thin, with a hooked nose and warm laughter in his eyes. His entire person exuded a feminine air.

Wu Tong coughed lightly, and Xiao Yu hurriedly said, "Greetings, Director."

The middle-aged man in the Tang suit nodded slightly and said, "Old Bai, begin. Assess this young man's strength."

"Yes." Uncle Bai also replied respectfully.

In just those few words, Xiao Yu had already determined that the middle-aged man in the Tang suit was the renowned angel investor, Zhuge Tao.

All the cameras and equipment in the spacious Training Hall on the second floor were activated. Clearly, they intended to record all the footage of Xiao Yu's tests. The six young men and women in white suits also immediately got to work. Having gained experience a few days earlier, they operated everything with practiced ease.

"Uncle Bai, the equipment is fine," said a young man in a white suit.

"Good." Uncle Bai looked at Xiao Yu. "Xiao Yu, let's begin the tests. First the Punch Force Test, then speed, and finally Nerve Reaction."

Xiao Yu took a deep breath and secretly reminded himself to control his strength carefully.

The test results soon came out.

Punch force—3,985 kg!

Speed—62 m/s!

Nerve Reaction Test—full marks at Intermediate Warrior Level! Excellent at Advanced Warrior level!

"Of these three aspects of physical fitness, his speed and Nerve Reaction are both outstanding, especially his Nerve Reaction," Director Zhuge Tao said with a smile.

"He's also eighteen years old, within the permitted range."

Zhuge Tao looked at Wu Tong and said with a smile, "Your Yangzhou City District has produced two geniuses in succession. Wu Tong, you deserve no small amount of credit."

Wu Tong could not help but reveal a trace of delight. He said with a smile, "The main reason is that this kid Xiao Yu worked hard enough."

"Mm."

Zhuge Tao's gaze fell on Xiao Yu. He said solemnly, "Xiao Yu, are you willing to join our Limit Martial Arts School right now? I believe Wu Tong has already told you about the conditions."

"Yes, I'm willing to join the Limit Martial Arts School!" Xiao Yu said solemnly.

Zhuge Tao then explained some of the details.

The conditions the Limit Martial Arts School offered Xiao Yu were: residential rights to a villa, either in Yangzhou City or at the headquarters in the main urban district; twenty million in startup funds; and three secret manuals on movement techniques, Guidance techniques, and attack methods, with a combined price not exceeding fifty million.

As for the villa, Xiao Yu chose one at the headquarters in the main urban district. He could still live with his parents in Yangzhou City District, which meant he would effectively own two villas.

As for the third condition, Zhuge Tao truly lived up to his reputation as an angel investor. He personally funded 150 million in cash for the purchase of the three secret manuals on movement techniques, Guidance techniques, and attack methods.

In other words, Xiao Yu now possessed a villa in the main urban district, twenty million in startup funds, and two hundred million to purchase the three secret manuals on movement techniques, Guidance techniques, and attack methods.

After Wu Tong and Xiao Yu left, Zhuge Tao called headquarters. "Emissary Yang, we've discovered a super genius in Jiangnan Base City. He's eighteen years old, and his first cultivation of Genetic Energy increased his strength by 3,000 kilograms. Though he's only an Intermediate Warrior, his Nerve Reaction is actually comparable to an Elite Advanced Warrior!"

"Mm. Continue observing him. We'll talk after he reaches the General-level and gains some practical combat experience," the person on the other end replied.

Although increasing one's strength by 3,000 kilograms at once was rare—extremely rare, in fact—it was still some distance from entering the Basic Training Camp of the Limit Martial Arts School.

A hard requirement for entering the Basic Training Camp was becoming a General-level warrior. The reason was that only geniuses who had experienced sufficient practical combat could be considered true geniuses.

On the way back, Wu Tong warned Xiao Yu, "Although your strength has now reached the peak of the Intermediate Warrior level and you're about to become an Advanced Warrior, that's only data on paper. It's still hard to say what your true strength is. Everything has to be verified through actual combat before we can be certain. Don't become arrogant or complacent."

"I understand, Uncle Wu." Although Xiao Yu had known this information long ago, he understood that Wu Tong was saying it for his own good.

"I haven't told you about the warrior levels before. I'll give you a rough explanation now. Warriors are divided into Warrior level, General-level, and War God level. Each level is further divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Your Uncle Xiao Guohua is a War God-level warrior. Above the War God level, there are also Councillor level powerhouses."

When Wu Tong mentioned the Councillor level, his eyes shone. "There aren't many Councillor level powerhouses in the entire world. Once someone becomes a Councillor level powerhouse, they can be said to stand at the peak of the world."

After returning to Mingyue Residential Area in Yangzhou City, Xiao Yu began preparing for the upcoming Warrior Practical Assessment.

Inside the Xiao Family Martial Arts School in Yangzhou City District.

"What weapon should I choose?"

Xiao Yu walked toward the weapon room in deep thought. In his previous life, he had been skilled with blades, and both single-blade and dual-blade styles suited him.

The weapon racks held a vast assortment of weapons: blades, spears, staffs, clubs, axes, hammers, swords, lances, and more. There were numerous varieties, and each major category was further divided into many types. Blades, for example, included one-handed and two-handed blades, while one-handed blades themselves came in many varieties.

After searching for quite some time, he chose the Silver Moon 3 series.

The Silver Moon 3-series battle blades were designed for dual-blade combat. Each battle blade had a 78-centimeter blade, was 101 centimeters long overall, and was 11.2 centimeters wide. The back of the blade had a slanted, serrated shape, while the sharp tip was suited for thrusting. After trying several times, he found a battle blade weighing 80 kilograms.

The backs of the two Silver Moon 3-series battle blades could be fastened together.

"I'll practice the basic movements first!" Based on the offensive and defensive movements of dual-blade combat he had learned in his previous life, he began familiarizing himself with the weapons.

As the saying went, a weapon was an extension of the body. He had to practice with the dual blades until using them felt as natural as attacking with his fists and feet before he could be considered proficient.

A fourteen-year-old girl had been practicing punches and kicks. When she saw Xiao Yu's blade techniques in the nearby weapons training area, she was stunned. "Cousin Yu's blade techniques are so beautiful. It's like he's dancing!"

"Li Yijia, what are you spacing out for? Keep practicing your punches!" Xiao Ling had returned safely from the Wilderness Zone once again.

"Okay, I'm coming, Cousin!" Li Yijia replied.

"Sis, why are you so angry?" Xiao Yu heard the commotion from the punching and kicking area. He stopped practicing with his blades and shield, having already achieved his goal.

Ever since Sister Xiao Ling learned the results of Xiao Yu's Probationary Warrior Assessment, she had lost her former calm. For a time, she became extremely strict about everything, especially the training of her younger siblings. Even the youngest, Xiao Zhe, would get scolded if he performed a movement incorrectly!

Even Third Uncle Xiao Guoxuan would not stop her when he was nearby. He was more than happy to see the second genius of the Xiao Family personally teaching them.

When Xiao Ling saw Xiao Yu approach, her anger subsided considerably. She reminded him, "Don't be careless in tomorrow's Combat assessment! Actual combat is different from practice, after all!"

Xiao Ling had always doted on this younger brother, who was only a few months younger than her. After all, the two of them had grown up together.

"Don't worry, Sis. Besides training, I've spent this month specifically studying the characteristics of many monsters in the Wilderness Zone," Xiao Yu said.

"Good. It's getting late. Go back and rest. Get plenty of sleep!" Xiao Ling said with a smile after checking the time.

"Okay." Xiao Yu nodded.

After saying goodbye to Third Uncle and Sister Ling, he went straight back to his family's villa. The Xiao Family Martial Arts School was very close to Mingyue Residential Area, only a little over ten minutes away on foot.

On the morning of August 1, more than thirty Probationary Warriors, including Xiao Yu, Luo Feng, and Yang Wu, headed to the railway station under the guidance of a warrior from the Limit Martial Hall.

This was a special train filled with numerous Probationary Warriors, all of whom were taking part in the Warrior Practical Assessment.

The train carriages were completely enclosed. At that moment, a figure appeared on the large screen in every carriage.

"Probationary Warriors, future warriors, I'm from the HR Alliance." The carriage's large screen was broadcasting a middle-aged man's speech live. "I'm sure all of you have heard of the HR Alliance! The most powerful organization in the world, the wealthiest organization, and the organization with the most warriors! You're surely also familiar with another name for our HR Alliance—the Underground Alliance!"

Ever since Luo Feng and Yang Wu had moved into Mingyue Residential Area, the three of them had grown closer and had gathered together several times.

The three of them also sat side by side on the train.

"Madman, Xiao Yu, you know about the Underground Alliance, right?" Yang Wu said with a chuckle. "They're big-time tycoons! The wealthiest organization in the world, richer than the government of a country."

"I know." Xiao Yu nodded.

The HR Alliance, or the Human Rights Alliance, was actually formed by the various super financial groups that had survived the Great Nirvana Period and had joined together to protect their own interests. Warriors generally called it the 'Underground Alliance.'

"Let me introduce myself. I'm the deputy director of the Security Bureau of Jiangnan Base City. My surname is Liu. In Huaxia Country, the power of the government and military is undoubtedly the strongest..."

"I'm the director of the Thunder General Hall in Jiangnan Base City. My surname is Wang. Our Thunder Martial Hall..."

"Future warriors, the first three have already introduced themselves. There's no need to say more. You all know that I'm from the Limit Martial Arts School..."

The people shown on the display screens in the train carriages kept changing.

"Madman, Xiao Yu, my instructor and former senior brothers all joined the Limit Martial Arts School. Now even you two have joined the Limit Martial Arts School. Of course I'll do the same! Anyway, even after joining the Limit Martial Arts School, we can still accept missions from the Underground Alliance. As for buying and selling items, we can do it inside the Limit Martial Arts School or through the Underground Alliance," Yang Wu said quietly.

"As far as I know, the Underground Alliance usually offers higher prices when buying and selling items. But selling to the Limit Martial Arts School earns corresponding contribution points, which are extremely important to warriors in our Limit Martial Arts School," Xiao Yu also said quietly.

Luo Feng naturally understood all this as well.

"Look at this train. How many Probationary Warriors are there in total?" Luo Feng looked around. There were more than a hundred people in this carriage alone.

"There are a lot of people." Yang Wu curled his lips. "I just heard someone say that there are two Warrior Practical Assessments every year. Each time, more than a thousand Probationary Warriors from all of Jiangnan Base City come to participate."

"There should be more than 1,500 people." Xiao Yu, who knew the exact number, gave a range.

"Probationary Warriors, the train is about to enter the station. Please prepare to get off."

The carriage doors opened, and the Probationary Warriors in each carriage got off the train. The vast crowd of Probationary Warriors entered a large military camp.

Under the azure sky, hundreds of flying beast monsters suddenly swept overhead in dense formation. The cries of various birds and beasts rang out, drawing many Probationary Warriors who had never experienced actual combat to stop and look up.

A loud voice reached the ears of every Probationary Warrior. "Everyone, welcome to the North Military Region of Jiangnan Base City. This Warrior Practical Assessment, involving all 1,680 of you, will be held in my North Military Region. I hope most of you can pass the assessment, and I also hope every one of you can survive this practical assessment!"

"Next, the Probationary Warriors whose names are called, come up to collect your Combat Suits and weapons."

"Fang Genxing."

"Lu Ruiting."

"Luo Feng."

"Yang Wu."

"Xiao Yu."

As soon as Xiao Yu heard his name, he immediately rushed forward to collect his Combat Suit, combat boots, battle blade, and Communication Watch.

The military had prepared these supplies. This set of equipment had to be worth at least seven or eight hundred thousand, and equipping all the Probationary Warriors would cost one or two billion.

Xiao Yu carried his assigned equipment back to the rest area, changed into it, and then returned to chat with Luo Feng, Yang Wu, and the others nearby.

"Xiao Yu, Luo Feng, come with me." Wu Tong said this and led the way.

"Okay, Uncle Wu."

Knowing the plot, Xiao Yu followed directly. Although Luo Feng was puzzled, he did not hesitate either.