College Entrance Exam, Gathering

June 7th.

Today was the day for the unified liberal arts college entrance exam. Lu Hao was no exception; although he was essentially guaranteed admission to Magic Martial University, it was best to take the exam regardless.

Over the past week, Lu Hao had seen significant improvement.

With a thought,

[Slaughter Point System]
[Host: Lu Hao]
[Vitality: 351/371 cal]
[Mentality: 297/314 Hz]
[Storage Space: 100 cubic meters]
[Slaughter Point: 57]

His bone-honing count had reached 26, meaning he would soon reach the mid-stage of the second grade. By then, Lu Hao could attempt the third strike of the Blood Battle Mad Blade. Once those three strikes were unleashed, they would possess the power of a finishing move, capable of stopping even an average third-grade martial artist.

If he honed one bone every two days or so, he would have three months before school started—plenty of time for Lu Hao to reach the third grade, at which point he could head straight into the Earth Cave.

In the eyes of others, the Earth Cave was a place fraught with danger, a place where one could die if they weren't careful. Very few people went down there voluntarily; those who did were usually arrogant madmen chasing power.

This resulted in a large portion of people remaining at the peak of the second grade or the low stage of the third grade, cowards who refused to improve further.

But for Lu Hao, the Earth Cave was simply a natural base for farming Slaughter Points. With Slaughter Points to restore his vitality, Lu Hao felt confident he could grow in secret.

He arrived at the exam hall. The morning was for Chinese, the afternoon for mathematics, followed by politics, history, geography, physics, chemistry, and biology. The only thing missing was English.

Yes, in this world of Global Martial Arts, the Hua Nation was the strongest, so there was no need to learn foreign languages. Aside from the Earth Cave Language that would need to be learned later, nothing else was required.

The liberal arts exam was very easy. With his previous memories of studying, combined with Lu Hao's mentality of over 300 Hz, it could be said that nothing could stump him.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and the college entrance exam that decided the fate of countless people came to an end.

Lu Hao had originally planned to continue his closed-door training to hone his bones while monitoring the changes in second-grade missions at the various Detective Bureaus, but he received a message from Li Mingjie saying that a class reunion was being organized on the 9th to celebrate the end of the exams.

Lu Hao hadn't intended to go, but he couldn't resist Li Mingjie's repeated invitations. Besides, it wouldn't waste much time, so Lu Hao agreed.

The next day, Lu Hao continued his training in the morning and prepared to attend the class reunion in the afternoon. This would likely be their last meeting; after this, some would become martial artists, while others would end their academic journey and step into society.

When Lu Hao arrived at the restaurant, he found that some people had already arrived. Two or three classmates were sitting scattered about. Lu Hao didn't pretend not to see them; instead, he walked over and greeted them.

After all, he had gotten along quite well with these classmates; they were decent enough.

Not long after he sat down, female classmates began to approach him. They all knew Lu Hao didn't have a girlfriend, and since it was certain that Lu Hao would become a student at a major university, their intentions were obvious to everyone.

"Lu Hao, Lu Hao, we haven't added each other on Green Bubble yet. Let's add each other, okay? Can I ask you questions about martial arts in the future?"

"Lu Hao, I have so many questions I don't understand about my cultivation. Can you guide me?"

Seeing so many girls walking toward him, Lu Hao quickly made an excuse to go to the restroom to escape them. Lu Hao would rather encounter a group of Evil Cult martial artists than deal with these female classmates again.

It was simply too terrifying.

Lu Hao believed that if he nodded, those girls would certainly agree to anything, but Lu Hao didn't want to waste his energy on such matters. He would wait until the Three Realms were pacified before thinking about that.

"How is it? The feeling of being the center of attention isn't bad, right?"

Lu Hao looked up and saw his former desk mate, Xiao Jun.

"What's wrong? Envious, jealous, and hateful?"

Lu Hao joked.

"Not really. Being an ordinary person is fine too. I just didn't expect you, kid, to take off like this. But you have to be careful when you go to Martial University. Being a martial artist probably isn't that simple."

"My uncle's son, my cousin, was a student at a Martial University and had decent talent, but I just got the news recently that he died. So, being a martial artist definitely isn't that simple."

Lu Hao hadn't expected the unassuming Xiao Jun to notice so much, though this was largely due to the increasingly frequent attacks from the Earth Cave.

"Don't worry. Even if you die, I won't. Your father is even more powerful than you think."

Lu Hao didn't answer his question directly. Although it would be fully disclosed in a few years, it was better to let him stay relaxed for now.

"Get lost. You want to be my father? I'm the man you'll never get."

After joking around with Xiao Jun for a bit, the two went to the dining table together. However, Lu Hao had learned his lesson and positioned Xiao Jun in front of him, forcing the girls to face Xiao Jun first.

"You really are a beast!!!"

Xiao Jun gritted his teeth as he saw Lu Hao's actions, but he didn't move away, instead acting as a "protector of the flowers" right next to Lu Hao.

After chatting with others for a while, Li Mingjie arrived.

Upon arriving, he first glanced at Lu Hao and, seeing that he had already arrived, greeted him. He had already received news that Lu Hao's martial arts exam score was the top in the country, and if nothing went wrong, he would be the national top scorer once the liberal arts scores were added in.

Scanning the room and seeing that everyone had arrived, Li Mingjie stood up to say a few words.

"Classmates, for these three years of high school, I have had the honor of being your homeroom teacher. We have spent three years of hard work together."

"In these three years, I have witnessed your growth and achievements, and I have accompanied you through it all."

"Now that the exams are over, in the future, you may become martial artists at Martial Universities, students at prestigious liberal arts colleges, or perhaps just ordinary people."

"However, your future lives are yours to write. I believe that even ordinary people can carve out their own path. Today, let's gather here, cast aside our burdens, and be high-spirited together, expressing the youthful vigor that belongs to you."

After Li Mingjie finished speaking, he downed a glass of wine, and the rest of the students followed suit. Regardless of what happened in the past, they were now high-spirited youths.

The remaining people began to challenge each other to drinking contests, venting the pent-up frustrations of the past three years.

"Lu Hao, I really envy you for being able to have that breakthrough in the final half-year and getting into Martial University. My family spent a huge amount of money on me, but in the end, I didn't get into the martial arts stream. I really envy you."

Gradually, some people started to get drunk, but getting drunk was one thing—what was the meaning of them running over to me?

Lu Hao looked at the drunken female classmate but didn't pay much mind to it, instead quietly watching the classmates who were venting, drinking, and acting rowdy.

The three years of high school had indeed suppressed many people. Now that the "tight-fitting spell" of the college entrance exam was suddenly gone, these people were like Sun Wukong being released; one could only say that the pressure of high school was simply too great.

"Lu Hao, the path to becoming a martial artist is very difficult, but I hope you will not forget your original intentions and not let your eyes be blinded by slaughter."

Li Mingjie, who was on the side, said this to Lu Hao. After all, he had learned about Lu Hao's experiences later on and knew that Lu Hao had taken on quite a few missions, so naturally, he didn't want him to become obsessed with killing, otherwise, he would sooner or later be consumed by a bloodthirsty heart.