Challenge Lu Sheng!

Chen Zhen had always held great prestige in the Martial Arts Class.

The moment he spoke, everyone in the Martial Arts Class fell silent.

Chen Zhen secretly let out a small sigh of relief.

Damn it, leaders were here to inspect today. If these little brats stirred up any nonsense, he would definitely straighten them out properly once today was over.

Still, things were fine for now. They were giving him some face.

Chen Zhen swept his gaze across the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Today's Ranking Assessment will follow an arena format. Those ranked lower may challenge those ranked higher, and those ranked higher may not refuse!"

"On the arena, do your utmost to defeat your opponent. Don't worry about hurting them. The path of a martial artist has always been one where life and death hung in the balance. If you dawdle and hesitate now, then once you graduate from a Martial Arts Academy and enter the Alien Demon Battlefield, that kind of behavior will be courting death!"

"With me here, and all these leaders here, you don't need to worry about anything happening. Do you understand?"

Chen Zhen let out a low roar.

The students of the Martial Arts Class responded in unison.

"Understood!!"

In the rest area, Alliance Leader Yun watched the scene before him with a genial smile. "Having a soldier retired from the Alien Demon Battlefield serve as the Martial Arts Class teacher is a good model for Cloud City First High School. When the opportunity arises, it should be promoted across the entire city."

The principal beside him smiled respectfully. "Not at all, not at all. It is merely a small trick!"

Alliance Leader Yun smiled without replying. Instead, he looked toward Commander Chen and said with a smile, "What do you think, Old Chen? Interested in having the Military cooperate with our Martial Alliance to train the younger generation?"

Commander Chen still wore a cold expression. After pondering for a moment, he slowly nodded.

By then, Chen Zhen had already stirred up the Martial Arts Class's enthusiasm. He turned and looked toward Alliance Leader Yun and the others.

Alliance Leader Yun nodded.

Only then did Chen Zhen turn his gaze back to the Martial Arts Class and say in a deep voice, "The assessment begins now!"

"We'll start with those at the bottom of the rankings!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a Martial Arts Class student stepped forward and began his challenge.

Lu Sheng sat in his seat, watching the fights on the arena with utter boredom, though his mind was occupied with why his two senior sisters had suddenly come here.

They could not possibly have come just to cheer him on, could they?

And besides...

Why were his two senior sisters standing beside Alliance Leader Yun and Commander Chen?

Lu Sheng had even noticed that Alliance Leader Yun and Commander Chen were, vaguely, extremely respectful toward his First Senior Sister.

One had to know that Alliance Leader Yun and Commander Chen were the pillars holding up Cloud City. In a certain sense, the two of them were Cloud City's true rulers.

No Martial Arts Family, no Viscera Refining Realm martial artist, was worth mentioning before them.

I had only heard from Second Senior Sister before that First Senior Sister was a high-ranking figure in the Military. Looking at it now, her status in the Military is incredibly high!

Lu Sheng was truly curious.

As Lu Sheng pondered, Alliance Leader Yun and Commander Chen sat in the rest area, looking at the calm-faced Kong Xin with a certain helplessness in their hearts.

This morning, they had suddenly received a message from Kong Xin, telling them to accompany her to Cloud City First High School to watch the Martial Arts Class's Ranking Assessment, while not revealing Kong Xin's identity.

That had troubled the two of them for quite a while.

Now, Kong Xin was seated beside them. Although Alliance Leader Yun and Commander Chen still maintained their usual majesty, whenever they spoke, they could not help glancing at Kong Xin, afraid that a poorly chosen word might put her in a bad mood.

Fortunately, from beginning to end, she had shown nothing unusual.

"Old Chen, why do you think she suddenly came here?"

Alliance Leader Yun could not help transmitting his voice.

Commander Chen fell silent for a moment. "Do you remember the Bai Family matter? The young man the Bai Family attempted to assassinate was a student from Cloud City First High School's Martial Arts Class, named Lu Sheng!"

Alliance Leader Yun fell silent. After quite some time, the sound of him drawing in a sharp breath came through.

"Hiss! So she came specifically to see that kid Lu Sheng?"

"No, just who is this Lu Sheng? He actually made her personally return to Cloud City and personally watch his assessment??"

Alliance Leader Yun truly could not understand it.

Commander Chen shook his head, indicating that he did not know either, but he still said, "However, someone who has caught her eye cannot be an ordinary figure. Perhaps... Cloud City is about to produce a monstrous genius."

Alliance Leader Yun took a deep breath. "If that is the case..."

A sharp glint flickered in his eyes.

"Then we must spare no cost in befriending this kid."

While the two chatted, quite a few challenges had already taken place below.

Most were students ranked in the twenties or thirties challenging someone just one rank above them. There was nothing worth watching.

Even Lu Sheng was beginning to grow drowsy. During this period, he had constantly been hunting Fierce Beasts in the outskirts. What he had experienced and attempted was simply beyond comparison with these Martial Arts Class students who had never yet seen blood.

In Lu Sheng's eyes, their fighting methods were no different from children playing house.

Not to mention the two great figures of Cloud City in the rest area, along with Kong Xin and Lan Linglong.

"Boring!"

Kong Xin watched below in boredom and could not help spitting out those two words.

Lan Linglong sat quietly beside her and said with a smile, "We came to see Junior Disciple Brother, not them. Why bother paying attention?"

Kong Xin stretched lazily, her perfect figure unfolding in a languid curve. Strands of sunlight poured through the window onto her body, adding a few more traces of nobility to her bearing.

"These little ones, if you ask me, should all be dragged straight onto the battlefield for a few days of training. Then they would not be like this!"

Kong Xin spoke with a hint of disdain.

Lan Linglong smiled without speaking. Her gaze merely settled lightly upon Lu Sheng, who happened to look over at that moment.

Lan Linglong gave Lu Sheng a look that said his First Senior Sister was bored to death.

Lu Sheng was somewhat helpless. He rubbed the tip of his nose and was just about to rise, preparing to begin his own challenge, when—

Suddenly, from a corner of the Martial Arts Training Hall, a hoarse voice slowly rang out.

"Instructor, I want to challenge Lu Sheng!!"

The moment those words came out, everyone followed the voice with their eyes. They saw Bai Mo slowly rise to his feet, his gaze fixed straight on Lu Sheng.

"This..."

Chen Zhen's brows furrowed slightly.

He had not expected Bai Mo to step out and challenge Lu Sheng at this time.

Who in all of Cloud City did not know about the Bai Family?

For Bai Mo to challenge Lu Sheng now... there was a deeper meaning to it!

"What is this guy trying to do?"

Alliance Leader Yun watched the scene before him, his brows knitting slightly as a bad premonition rose in his heart.

Because the Bai Family had ordered the assassination of Lu Sheng through Bai Mo, they had been exiled to the Alien Demon Battlefield. Bai Mo had only managed to remain behind because he had yet to reach the Blood Refining Realm.

Even a fool knew that Bai Mo must hate Lu Sheng to the bone.

Now, in front of so many people, Bai Mo was challenging Lu Sheng...

That made things rather thought-provoking.

If Lu Sheng were an ordinary person, then it would be fine. He merely needed to pay a little attention and ensure nothing happened to Lu Sheng.

But Lu Sheng happened to share a close relationship with Kong Xin, and Kong Xin was right here.

If Lu Sheng so much as had a little skin scraped under Kong Xin's very nose, then Kong Xin's fury...

One had to know that she was a ruthless figure who could chase down and hack at an Alien Demon King. Not to mention a puny alliance leader like himself.

Bai Mo looked at the hesitation on Chen Zhen's face and sneered inwardly.

As expected, they are all a pack of snobs. The Bai Family has fallen into trouble, and even you, the instructor, treat me like a jinx!

All of this... is because of Lu Sheng!!!

Bai Mo's heart had already become completely twisted the moment the Bai Family was exiled. He could pin anything and everything on Lu Sheng.

"Instructor, these were your rules. Those ranked lower challenge those ranked higher, and those ranked higher cannot refuse!"

"Lu Sheng, I believe... you will not refuse either, right?"

Bai Mo smiled at Lu Sheng, a trace of provocation in his eyes.

Chen Zhen felt bitterness in his heart. Had he known Bai Mo would challenge Lu Sheng, he would have found a way to keep the two from meeting.

Their relationship was like fire and water. If they went too far on the arena, it would be troublesome with two great figures watching.

Yet he had set the rules himself. He could not possibly go back on them now.

Just as Chen Zhen was caught in a dilemma, he heard a calm voice ring out.

"Fine!"

Lu Sheng slowly rose to his feet and looked at Bai Mo with a calm expression.

"Lu Sheng, you..."

Chen Zhen's brows furrowed slightly. He was not worried that Lu Sheng could not defeat Bai Mo. He was afraid Bai Mo might lose all restraint and go mad, which would be troublesome.

Lu Sheng smiled faintly at Chen Zhen. "Instructor, we cannot break the rules, can we? Since he wants to challenge me, I would also like to settle some old scores properly!"

Though Lu Sheng's voice was calm, for some reason, after hearing his words, Chen Zhen felt a faint chill run down his back.

Only then did Chen Zhen abruptly realize that he seemed not to understand Lu Sheng at all.

This guy... was also someone who repaid every grievance without fail!

Bai Mo had arranged for Lu Sheng's assassination. Although Lu Sheng had done nothing about it all this time, that did not mean he had forgotten.

He simply had not found an opportunity.

And now, Bai Mo had practically delivered that opportunity right to Lu Sheng's lips. With such a good chance before him, how could Lu Sheng possibly waste it?

After Chen Zhen fell silent for a moment, he gave Lu Sheng a deep look before slowly speaking.

"Fine!"