Truly Living Up to His Name!

Lin Li glanced at the identification badge over the other man's chest. It bore the examiner's name: the brawny examiner was called Hao Zhuang. He truly lived up to his name!

"Gulp."

Lin Li had never fought a strange beast, let alone another person. When he saw that his examiner was such a fierce man, with a savage aura radiating from him, he subconsciously swallowed.

Damn, is this for real? How did they assign such a brawny man as my examiner? If we start fighting later and he accidentally loses control, wouldn't one punch leave me seriously injured?

The two-meter-tall brawny examiner saw that the candidate was a student-looking young man in his early twenties and slightly furrowed his brows. "Your name is Lin Li, right?"

"Yes, Examiner Hao."

Hao Zhuang said to Lin Li in a deep voice, "You just graduated from university this year, didn't you?"

Lin Li nodded.

"Looking at your delicate skin and tender flesh, you probably haven't gone to a martial arts hall to learn or practice fighting techniques, have you?"

Lin Li nodded again. At the same time, he muttered inwardly, My cultivation aptitude used to be terrible. I couldn't become a Cultivator at all. Later, my dream was to be a salted fish, so of course I never went to a martial arts hall to learn or practice fighting techniques.

Hao Zhuang had asked two questions in a row, and Lin Li had nodded at both of them. This made his expression grow even more solemn. "You don't need to take the exam. Looking like this, you won't pass."

"Huh???" Lin Li was stunned by Hao Zhuang's words. He hurriedly said, "Examiner Hao, I haven't even started yet. How can you directly declare that I've failed? That's not how the procedure works."

Hao Zhuang said expressionlessly, "Someone like you, who doesn't even have any experience fighting, will most likely die if you encounter a strange beast in the wilderness afterward, even if you pass the Beast Hunter Qualification Exam and obtain Beast Hunter status.

You should go to a martial arts hall and learn some fighting techniques first. Once you have some combat experience, come back and take the Beast Hunter exam!"

Lin Li could now tell that the other man was worried he would throw his life away in the wilderness after obtaining his Beast Hunter License.

Although Hao Zhuang meant well, Lin Li had his own plans and arrangements.

"I can take the Beast Hunter Qualification Exam first, then go to a martial arts hall to learn fighting techniques afterward! It's not as if I'll immediately head into the wilderness to hunt strange beasts."

Hearing this, Hao Zhuang wore an expression of disbelief. However, since the candidate had put it that way, as the examiner, he couldn't stop him from taking the exam.

All he could do was use a little more force during the exam and make the other man retreat in the face of difficulty.

The staff member who had brought Lin Li to the examination site went to a timer beside the arena. After setting the time, he said to Lin Li, who had climbed onto the arena, "Mr. Lin Li, are you ready?"

"Phew..."

Lin Li took a deep breath and said to the staff member, "I'm ready."

"Beep."

The staff member pressed the timer's switch, and the countdown began.

"Young man, being a Beast Hunter is a very dangerous profession. The slightest mistake can cost you your life. You should understand that from the scars on my body." Hao Zhuang looked at Lin Li, who stood ready, and spoke solemnly.

"Beauty Salons offer Supernatural Scar Removal services nowadays. Why don't you get rid of the scars on your body?" Lin Li was thinking of stalling for time, so he responded along the lines of Hao Zhuang's words.

"Because keeping these scars can remind me every moment to remain vigilant whenever I'm active in the wilderness," Hao Zhuang said.

"Fine! But I still suggest that you go to a Beauty Salon for Supernatural Scar Removal. You're not bad-looking, either. Keeping those scars will affect your chances of finding a girlfriend." Lin Li offered Hao Zhuang the advice in good faith.

"..."

Hao Zhuang hadn't expected Lin Li to say that, and he couldn't help but freeze for a moment. He wondered inwardly, Could it be that I haven't managed to pursue the girl I like because of these scars on my body?

The staff member standing below the arena saw that twenty seconds had already passed and the two people on the arena still hadn't made a move. He called out a reminder. "Hao Zhuang, don't forget that you're the examiner."

"I know. I haven't forgotten. I'll make my move now." Hao Zhuang had still been wondering whether the girl he was pursuing had rejected his confession because of the scars on his body, but he came back to his senses at that moment.

What does it have to do with you? Can't you just stand aside and quietly watch the show? Lin Li turned his head and shot the talkative staff member a sidelong glance, grumbling inwardly.

"I'm coming. Be careful." The instant Hao Zhuang finished speaking, Lin Li felt a figure suddenly appear before him. The next moment, he saw the other man's fist, as big as a sand pot, smashing toward his stomach.

"Bang!"

At the critical moment, Lin Li swiftly crossed both arms and raised them in front of his stomach.

But the force behind the other man's fist was simply too great. Although Lin Li had blocked it with both arms, the punch still sent him flying backward, and he crashed heavily to the ground.

"Hiss... That hurts." Lin Li sucked in a breath of cold air. His right arm, which had taken the punch, hurt like hell.

"If you can't even endure this bit of pain, you'd better not go into the wilderness.

You should know that when you encounter strange beasts in the wilderness and fight them, getting injured is unavoidable.

If you get hurt then, the pain will be far, far worse than the punch I just gave you." Hao Zhuang withdrew his right fist and spoke to Lin Li.

Rubbing his swollen right arm, Lin Li climbed to his feet. He glanced at the timer beneath the ring and saw that there were still two minutes left.

"How has only one minute passed? Could that timer have been tampered with by that staff member?"

Hao Zhuang strode toward Lin Li. Seeing the burly examiner coming his way, Lin Li immediately fled backward to evade him. Unfortunately, the ring was only so big, and before long, he had nowhere left to run.

"If you encounter a mutant beast in the wild, you must never expose your back to it so easily. Your panicked, directionless escape just now could very well have cost you your life." As he spoke, Hao Zhuang pounced at Lin Li.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

The sounds of fist striking flesh rang out across the ring. Although Lin Li had never fought anyone before, even a cornered rabbit would bite! Even if I haven't eaten pork, haven't I at least seen pigs run?

Driven into a dead end, Lin Li immediately swung a punch at Hao Zhuang. His assault was ferocious, but his fist was easily dodged, and then his own body took another punch from his opponent.

"Damn it, again." With his face flushed after taking a punch, Lin Li charged forward once more.

Don't be fooled by Hao Zhuang's two-meter height and massive build—his movements were incredibly swift.

He effortlessly dodged the dozen or so punches Lin Li threw at him, then immediately returned a dozen punches of his own.