Unbeaten Through a Hundred Battles, Heart Steady as Stone

"Brother Kun, Brother Kun, wake up! You're going to be late!"

Xu Kun had been sleeping soundly. In his dream, the little boat that had been sailing steadily suddenly encountered a raging storm, pitching up and down amid furious waves before finally capsizing with a smack!

He suddenly opened his eyes and saw Duan Yu shaking him nonstop.

"W-what time is it?"

"It's already past eight! Where the hell have you been these past few days? No one's seen you!"

Xu Kun rolled his eyes. If anyone had been fooling around, it should have been Duan Yu in front of him. Over the past three days, Xu Kun had only left the tower for a few hours of rest. Whenever he returned to the dormitory in the middle of the night, Duan Yu had been nowhere to be found!

"Is the Academy Tournament starting?"

Xu Kun looked out the window. Outside, drums and gongs thundered, and firecrackers crackled!

"Yeah, the opening ceremony is about to begin. Let's go!"

Xu Kun nodded and checked his communication watch. Sikong Ting had already sent him quite a few messages, but to his disappointment, there was still no word from Yang Yao!

"Let's go!" After casually washing up, Xu Kun changed into the exclusive combat uniform of the Strength Hall's Wind Institute.

"Boss, over here!"

The moment he stepped out of the dormitory building, Xu Kun spotted Sikong Ting waving at him from far away.

"What are you doing here?"

Sikong Ting spread his hands. "You never told me your dorm number, so I could only wait outside..."

Xu Kun: ...

"Where is the Academy Tournament being held?" Xu Kun looked around in confusion.

"At Hundred Battles Mountain!"

Hundred Battles Mountain lay north of Ji City, the Imperial Capital's political center, at the southern