"Warrior Xu Ai, what an honor to have you grace Mingyue Residential Quarter!"
Wu Tong and a group of coaches from Yangzhou City stood at the entrance to Mingyue Residential Quarter. When they saw Xu Ai and Liu Ting approaching, they hurried over to greet them.
Xu Ai was quite famous among Martial Artists these days. After all, she was a seventeen-year-old War God who had also taken part in the battle for City 0551—a rare feat even in this era of Base Cities.
On top of that, she was a disciple of the world's third strongest fighter, Ruthless Councilor. She was certainly someone Wu Tong and the others wanted to curry favor with.
"Uh, Uncle, there's no need to—"
Xu Ai was at a loss for words. She hung up.
"Let's hurry inside."
"Of course. This way, please."
Wu Tong smiled and gestured for them to go ahead, then led Xu Ai into Mingyue Residential Quarter.
Xu Ai had been here once before with Xu Xin, so she knew the way.
They soon arrived at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall in Mingyue Residential Quarter. Liu Ting had already been waiting inside for a while.
"I told you to get up earlier. Tell me, did you crawl into Sister Xin's bed again?"
Liu Ting pinched Xu Ai's cheek, looking displeased.
Xu Ai was just as obsessed with her older sister as her two older brothers were with their little sister. This family was apparently incapable of living without being obsessed with someone...
And by the way, Xu Xin was a little obsessed with her younger sister too! Otherwise, how could she let Xu Ai push her around so much?
"I didn't! She's the one who crawled into my bed."
Xu Ai protested. And it was true—Xu Xin had climbed into Xu Ai's bed.
Well, only because Xu Ai had hugged her and pulled her in!
"Whatever. Uncle Wu, it's time. Let's get the Quasi-Warrior Assessment started."
Liu Ting let go and urged Wu Tong on.
"All right. Let's head upstairs."
Wu Tong nodded and led Xu Ai and Liu Ting to the elevator. He opened the doors, waited for them to enter, then pressed the button for the sixth floor.
There was no way Xu Ai could share an elevator with everyone else, so the remaining instructors and senior students had to squeeze into another one.
The sixth floor hadn't changed much over the past few months. After inviting Xu Ai to sit down, Wu Tong went off to take care of things.
"Are you sure you should be relaxing like this?"
Xu Ai looked at Liu Ting, exasperated. The senior students from the other families were already lining up, while she was the only one sitting around.
Liu Ting glanced at Xu Ai and stretched out on the sofa.
"What does it matter? I'll go last, after they're done."
With Xu Ai here, she could borrow her influence. Wu Tong and the others wouldn't make trouble for themselves over something so minor.
The tests went quickly. Before long, everyone in line had finished.
"Last one, Liu Ting!"
Wu Tong looked over at Xu Ai and called out.
"Coming!"
Liu Ting jumped up and ran to the Punch Strength Tester.
She steadied herself, gathered her strength, then punched the target.
Bam!
"1,138 kilograms. That's impressive."
That was an exceptional result. Few people reached a thousand kilograms on the Quasi-Warrior Assessment, let alone over 1,100. Even Luo Feng had only managed around that much when he took the test.
"That's incredible..."
Xu Ai stared at Liu Ting in surprise. The human body had its limits, and once you reached a certain point, it became very hard to improve further.
Take Yang Wu, for example. The Quasi-Warrior Assessment was held once a month, and he'd taken it nearly ten times. He'd only ever failed the speed test, which meant it had taken him almost ten months just to scrape through...
She hadn't expected Liu Ting's physical potential to be so high. She'd trained until she could reach more than 1,100 kilograms—a truly rare result.
After all, most people took the Quasi-Warrior Assessment as soon as they met the requirements, then focused on improving their genes through the cultivation method. Who would keep training just for the sake of it?
"How was that? Pretty impressive, right?"
Liu Ting came back with a grin. She'd invited Xu Ai over just so she could show off.
"Mhm, definitely impressive."
Xu Ai smiled. With physical conditioning like that, and her talent, sensing the universe's energy shouldn't be difficult.
Hearing Xu Ai say that made Liu Ting even happier.
"Keep watching!"
Next, Liu Ting passed the speed test at 29 meters per second and the nerve reaction test with 25 hits and no red lights.
Those results were even better than Luo Feng's had been back then!
"Well?"
Liu Ting walked up to Xu Ai with a grin, looking like she was fishing for praise.
Xu Ai immediately started clapping.
"Impressive, impressive."
"Liu Ting, let's go see the Genetic Energy Cultivation Method."
Wu Tong called out to the newly qualified Quasi-Martial Artists. Seeing Liu Ting still showing off to Xu Ai, he raised his voice.
"Coming. Just a second."
Liu Ting waved to Xu Ai, then quickly ran over.
If I get Liu Ting into the Elite Training Camp early too...
Then I can hear her call me teacher!
Xu Ai's eyes lit up, but after thinking it over, she changed her mind.
"Forget it. Let's take it slowly. It'll happen sooner or later anyway..."
When Liu Ting came out, Xu Ai said goodbye to Wu Tong, and they left together.
"Next, you'll be practicing Five Hearts Towards Heaven, right?"
"Yeah."
Liu Ting nodded and led Xu Ai to a villa in Mingyue Residential Quarter.
This was where she and Liu Qingling lived.
"Here, take this. Drink it before you start practicing. It'll work better that way."
Xu Ai tossed Liu Ting a bottle of green liquid.
"What is it?"
"Diluted Vegetation Spirit. It can boost cell activity and slightly improve your physical fitness."
"Vegetation Spirit?"
Liu Ting had clearly never heard of it. That was understandable. These nonrenewable cultivation resources were incredibly precious and couldn't be measured in money, so information about them was naturally restricted.
"Vegetation Spirits are formed when plants transform. Every one of them contains the essence of Heaven and Earth and has special effects."
Xu Ai gave a brief explanation, then placed the diluted Vegetation Spirit in Liu Ting's hand.
"This diluted Vegetation Spirit is made by diluting a Vegetation Spirit. It's easy to absorb, and it works extremely well on ordinary people and even Warrior Level Martial Artists."
Xu Ai didn't mention its value. Otherwise, Liu Ting might refuse to take it.
Liu Ting looked it over, apparently deciding it wasn't anything important, then put it in her pocket.
"Where's Qingling? Did she go out?"
Xu Ai walked into the villa and looked around the quiet house.
Smack!
"Call her Aunt, or you can call her Auntie!"
Liu Ting was fed up. Somehow, she kept getting demoted to a lower generation!
Even Xu Xin had started calling Liu Qingling "older sister." So where did that leave her!?
"We can each call her what we want..."
Xu Ai rubbed her head and went to sit on the sofa.
"She should be practicing in the Martial Arts Hall on the second floor."
The buildings in Mingyue Residential Quarter were designed with the Martial Arts Hall on the second floor.
"Then..."
"I'm going to practice now. Sit tight for a while. My aunt should be finished soon."
With that, Liu Ting headed upstairs.
"All right..."
Xu Ai glanced at the second floor, then sat cross-legged on the sofa and began circulating the Devouring Heaven Demon Art.
The Devouring Heaven Demon Art cultivation method came with the effects of the Guidance Technique. By simulating the collapse of a black hole, it forcibly drew vast quantities of universe energy from the void into the body.
At present, the Devouring Heaven Demon Art was three times as effective as the Five Qi Towards Origin cultivation method and the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown Guidance Technique.
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