Xia Jing's Excitement

Outside the Trial Tower.

Xia Jing did not leave. Instead, he waited for Zhou Hao's trial results.

Having taught two classes of Elite Training Camp students and served as an instructor for nearly ten years, he had always wanted to cultivate a Councilor-level powerhouse who surpassed the War God Level. That was precisely why, upon learning that Jiangnan Base City had produced a four-year-old Beginner General, he had voluntarily applied to teach him.

After their brief interaction.

Although he was somewhat disappointed in Zhou Hao, he had not lost confidence. After all, Zhou Hao was only four years old, like an unpolished jade waiting to be carved. With proper guidance and training, he would have a very good chance of breaking through to the War God Level in the future.

"A four-year-old kid can't be expected to do too much. He seems to care a lot about his sister, so I can start from there." Xia Jing pondered as he considered how to guide Zhou Hao into training hard.

Just as he was lost in thought.

An electronic voice echoed throughout the virtual space.

Upon hearing it, Xia Jing could not help shaking his head. "Only a little over three minutes have passed. This kid performed even worse than his sister. Sigh, forget it. He has never learned any movement techniques, attack manuals, or anything of the sort, so being eliminated this quickly is perfectly normal..."

"Grade A assessment passed. Congratulations, trainee Zhou Hao!"

However, upon hearing the words that followed, Xia Jing froze completely.

Whoosh.

Since this was a reserve member test, Zhou Hao could not remain inside the Trial Tower after passing the assessment. He quickly appeared outside it.

"You, you..." Xia Jing was so shocked that he could barely speak.

"Teacher Xia, what did you want to say?" Zhou Hao remained calm.

Xia Jing came back to his senses and stared intently at Zhou Hao. "You passed the assessment?"

Zhou Hao nodded.

"In 3 minutes and 20 seconds?"

Zhou Hao nodded again.

Smack!

Xia Jing slapped his thigh and immediately said, "Come out of the Trial Space with me first."

Whoosh.

After their consciousnesses withdrew.

He hurriedly took out his phone and made a call.

"Teacher Xia, what is it?"

"Director Zheng, I want to apply for one hour of Trial Tower time," Xia Jing said in a low voice.

Director Zheng, who was specifically responsible for scheduling Trial Tower resources, frowned after hearing this. "Teacher Xia, shouldn't this time slot be for reserve member assessments? Let me check. Today it's Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er. They each have half an hour of testing time. You're applying for an hour now, which has already exceeded the allotted time. There are still trainees waiting afterward."

Xia Jing said again, "Deduct the extra ten minutes from my quota."

Director Zheng hesitated for a moment. "All right, but only this once. Teacher Xia, please report in advance next time."

"Thank you."

After hanging up.

Xia Jing took a deep breath, looked at Zhou Hao, and said seriously, "Put on the helmet. You now have one hour of trial time. Start from the Grade B assessment on the first floor and do your utmost to complete the test. If—I said if—you can complete the Grade B assessment, then continue to the next level."

"Understand?"

Zhou Hao nodded. "Understood."

Xia Jing said slowly, "I won't accompany you inside this time."

Zhou Hao directly put on the dark blue helmet.

After his consciousness entered the Trial Tower space, Zhou Ying'er, whose palms were nearly sweating, hurriedly asked, "Teacher Xia, did my little brother pass the assessment?"

Xia Jing did not answer her question. Instead, he asked word by word, "Zhou Ying'er, are you sure your brother has never undergone any training in movement techniques, blade techniques, or the like?"

Zhou Ying'er was startled, then shook her head. "No. I only had Xiao Hao practice basic Stake Standing. He's too young. I didn't even dare teach him basic movement techniques or anything like that."

Xia Jing asked again, "Then has your brother ever bought any warrior manuals?"

"Probably not." Zhou Ying'er hesitated. "That time at the Training Hall was the first time he tested his physical fitness. Before that, he had practically never left Mingyue Residential Area and hadn't bought anything. Besides, at his age, my little brother couldn't even open a bank account!"

Xia Jing immediately smiled.

He did not doubt Zhou Ying'er's words. After all, in China, aside from the Warrior Mall Forum of the HR Alliance, Limit Home, and Thunder Home, warrior manuals could not be purchased through any other channels. All three of those channels required registered strength and identity information.

Besides.

Even if Zhou Hao had bought a manual.

At his age, being able to train any manual to the first level would already be exceptionally impressive.

"Teacher Xia, my little brother..." Zhou Ying'er could not help asking again.

Xia Jing cut her off directly and said with a smile, "Don't worry. Your brother has already passed the Grade A assessment, and he did it in 3 minutes and 20 seconds."

Zhou Ying'er's limpid eyes suddenly widened. "What? He killed fifty Low-level General Ferocious Bulls in 3 minutes and 20 seconds?!"

"Yes." Xia Jing's voice carried excitement. "The Grade A assessment on the first floor is nothing special. Every member of the Elite Training Camp can pass it. But killing a General-level Ferocious Bull every four seconds on average is something only those ranked in the top fifty of the entire training camp can do!"

"So your brother very likely possesses extraordinary talent in movement techniques, attacks, and other areas as well!"

Trial Tower space.

With his Perfect-grade Movement Technique at the mastered level, Zhou Hao faced the combined assault of one hundred General-level Ferocious Bulls as leisurely as if he were taking a stroll.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The Ferocious Bulls fell one after another.

The same third level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade displayed entirely different power in his hands.

It was perfectly normal.

Even though he had not used the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade much, he had long since completely grasped all nine levels of its profound principles. Now, when he went back to use the third level, it was as simple as a high school student solving elementary-school addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.

At first, he might have been somewhat rusty, but as he continued using it, his blade technique became increasingly proficient.

Like Annihilation, the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade emphasized speed.

The entire process of using it could be summed up in one word: fast!

It was as fast as flashing lightning. Combined with Zhou Hao's movement technique, killing the Ferocious Bulls was as easy as harvesting wheat.

"Ding! Time used: 10 minutes and 35 seconds. Grade B assessment passed. Trainee Zhou Hao, would you like to proceed with the Grade C assessment?"

"Yes!"

Zhou Hao answered without hesitation.

"The Grade C assessment requires you to kill two hundred Ferocious Bulls within fifty minutes. Of the Ferocious Bull monsters, one hundred and ninety are Low-level Generals, while ten are Mid-level Beast Generals. Before the assessment begins, you have five minutes to prepare. Good luck." The electronic synthesized voice rang out.

The five minutes quickly passed.

Two hundred Ferocious Bulls immediately appeared on the grassland.

The Grade C assessment was the most difficult assessment on every floor.

On this first floor, the one hundred and ninety Low-level General Ferocious Bulls were not much of a threat. Instead, the ten Mid-level Beast General Ferocious Bulls posed an enormous danger. They could command the Low-level Generals, organizing them into more coordinated joint assaults and doubling the overall strength of the Ferocious Bull herd.

Zhou Hao raised the combat blade in his hand and charged straight at the herd first.

Moo—

The ten Mid-level Beast Generals at the center of the herd roared.

The one hundred and ninety Ferocious Bulls immediately formed a triangle formation and charged toward Zhou Hao in unison.

More than twenty minutes passed.

The grassland was littered with Ferocious Bull corpses.

"Ding! Time used: 21 minutes and 12 seconds. The first floor's Grade C assessment has been passed. Congratulations, trainee Zhou Hao. Would you like to continue to the next floor's assessment?"

"Yes!" Zhou Hao frowned. Even with his mastered Perfect-grade Movement Technique and proficient third-level Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, he had nearly been injured during the first floor's Grade C assessment. He had underestimated this Trial Tower somewhat.

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