After they finished eating, Cao Hongwen asked Su Hao,
"Little Hao, do you want to go out for a walk, or stay in and cultivate?"
Su Hao shook his head after hearing that.
"Teacher, I want to stay in and cultivate, so I can prepare for tomorrow's match."
Cao Hongwen agreed to Su Hao's request.
"All right. Since you want to stay in your room and cultivate, I won't force you.
But remember, cultivation cannot be forced blindly. You need to know how to balance work and rest. Only then can you go farther."
Hearing Cao Hongwen's words, Su Hao nodded, bid him and Jiang Hongtao farewell, and returned to his room to cultivate.
Early the next morning, Cao Hongwen sent someone to wake Su Hao and prepare him to head to the competition venue.
Su Hao got up immediately and went to the venue with Cao Hongwen.
Upon arriving, Su Hao saw that the venue was packed. Most of the participants were between ten and eleven years old, and nearly all of them had elders from their families accompanying them.
As for the nine-year-old contestants, Su Hao looked around and found that he was not the only one. There were simply less than half as many of them compared with the ten- and eleven-year-olds.
For children their age, participating in the Young Genius Ranking was merely a chance to temper themselves and see the talents of their own generation. Rankings were not important to them yet.
Su Hao waited patiently for a while. Soon, the Young Genius Ranking began, and he received the competition schedule as well as the details of his preliminary match.
Su Hao then looked over the schedule in his hand and saw that there were a total of 328 registered contestants. The competition was