Defeating Zhao Hao

"Fuck, is this really a Gu Master? The supposedly weakest class?"

Although Cao Xiaochun's attack had only lasted an instant, the methods he unleashed left everyone present utterly stunned.

Unlike Li Hanyi, Cao Xiaochun had chosen to confront him head-on. No one knew where the swarm of venomous insects and that ugly toad had come from, but they had actually forced Zhao Hao back!

Though Cao Xiaochun had hidden his status panel, they all knew that none of the examinees present could be above the Black Iron tier. In other words, he had crossed two entire tiers and forcibly driven back a Silver-tier examiner.

And Zhao Hao's class was the Sword Immortal, a powerful class specialized in slaughter and combat!

How could they not be shocked?

"Old Li, is this the Gu Master who awakened at your school earlier?"

The principal of First High School looked at Principal Li, who was equally dumbfounded, his eyes full of disbelief.

When they had first heard that Third High School had awakened another hidden class, the principals of the various schools had immediately cursed Li Changkong for his absurdly good luck.

But after hearing that it was a Gu Master, they had happily brought two baskets of fruit to the hospital to visit their old friend.

"And you call this class a Gu Master? The fucking publicly acknowledged weakest class?"

They seriously suspected that the news of a Gu Master awakening had been a smokescreen deliberately released by that bastard Li Changkong, who had specifically picked today to come show off in front of them!

"What's so strange about that? Everyone at Third High School is a dragon among men. So what if someone awakened as a Gu Master and happened to be a little stronger?"

"It only proves that Third High School has good feng shui. Even a trash class can produce miracles."

Though Li Changkong was equally shocked, how could he lose face before his old friends? Now that things had come to this, would he possibly pass up such a free chance to show off?

A Sword Frosts Fourteen Provinces!

Just as everyone was discussing it, a furious roar rang out from the arena. Endless sword shadows slew every child gu on the field, while Zhao Hao, hair disheveled, gripped his longsword and charged at Xiao Qiang. Streaks of sword light tangled with the phantoms of the Five Poisons and the black mist!

Gritting his teeth, Zhao Hao could tell from Xiao Qiang's attacks that it was a high-level Bronze monster. Yet its poisonous skin was exceptionally troublesome. Even after using Silver-tier combat strength, he still could not take it down in a short time.

As he stared at the toad blocking his path, he had never felt so frustrated!

"Is Cao Xiaochun really only Black Iron-tier?"

"Old Zhan, isn't this against the rules already?"

"The fight up there passed twenty exchanges long ago, didn't it? Why haven't you announced the result yet?"

Feeling the aura erupting from the arena, Li Changkong narrowed his eyes and calmly looked toward the person in charge beside him.

This was supposed to be an assessment. A Silver-tier proctor was fighting a Black Iron-tier examinee, yet he had actually brought out his full strength. Wasn't that deliberately bullying someone?

Not to mention that Cao Xiaochun had given him such a huge surprise today—even if he really had awakened a trash class, Li Changkong would still stand up for his student in the face of such blatant targeting!

"Principal Li, don't be hasty. Look, your student doesn't seem panicked at all. That proves he hasn't reached his limit yet. Why not keep watching and see just how big a surprise he can give us?"

"Besides, Wang Gang has been standing by nearby. Don't worry, we won't let your student get hurt!"

Zhan Feng smiled and hurriedly reassured Li Changkong. He thought Cao Xiaochun was quite impressive. He had awakened a class universally regarded as the weakest, yet he could still trade blows with a Silver-tier powerhouse while only at Black Iron. It was simply unbelievable.

But this was a hidden class, after all. Could it be that he had found a way for Gu Masters to grow stronger?

Thus, Zhan Feng felt the battle should continue. Zhao Hao was already level 28. Although he looked disheveled now, he probably would not lose. This was a perfect chance to probe Cao Xiaochun's limits.

"Even if you're probing him, there's no need to do it in a setting like this, is there? It won't leave a good impression on the students."

Several principals beside them exchanged glances and spoke calmly.

Zhao Hao's commotion earlier had been far too great. Anyone who was not an idiot could tell that something was wrong with the battle onstage, so discussions had already broken out below.

"Isn't this just bullying? Look at that examiner—twenty exchanges passed long ago. Why hasn't anyone announced it?"

"Even if they're deliberately targeting him, they can't be this blatant, can they? They're determined to eliminate him!"

"Where's the referee? This is completely unfair! A Black Iron-tier fighter lasting this long is already outstanding. Why hasn't he passed?"

The examinees were passionate about their futures and the unfair systems surrounding them. Even Zhou Yuanlong, who loathed Cao Xiaochun, spoke up at this moment.

After all, if everyone stayed silent when faced with something so unfair, who knew whether they would be next?

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. No matter what happens this time, Cao Xiaochun will definitely be admitted. Our academy won't let such a promising talent slip away."

Zhan Feng said with a confident smile.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Explosions nearly drowned out the beautiful melody, and Zhao Hao, having recovered his senses, relied on his level advantage to beat Xiao Qiang back step by step.

At this point, he no longer cared about the test. He had to defeat Cao Xiaochun here!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Just as Zhao Hao was about to quickly finish off Xiao Qiang, nine pale green black shadows lunged straight at him. His instinctive reaction made him withdraw his sword and block. One head clamped down hard on his blade, while the other eight circled around him and bit at every part of his body!

Explosive Sword!

Zhao Hao gritted his teeth, and a burst of sword qi exploded violently. Only then did he barely evade the flying heads' attack.

"More high-level Bronze monsters!"

At this moment, Zhao Hao was beginning to feel alarmed. He felt as though he was not facing a Black Iron-tier examinee, but a Silver-tier Summoner!

Boom! Wave after wave of sound spread out again, and every gu insect on the field instantly returned to its original state. Everything had reset to the beginning, and the sight nearly caused Zhao Hao to collapse mentally.

After all, without drinking potions, his stamina and mana would not recover that quickly—and now there were nine additional Bronze-tier heads in the mix!

If this kept up for another round, he might be worn to death!

"Myriad Swords Return to Origin!"

Zhao Hao gritted his teeth and lightly pushed off with his right foot, soaring into the air. Endless sword qi gathered around him, and before long, a massive blade tornado formed atop the arena, sweeping wildly toward the swarms of Gu insects!

This was already Zhao Hao's strongest move. He had clearly begun to risk his life, intending to sweep all the Gu insects and Cao Xiaochun off the stage in one go!

Seeing this, Cao Xiaochun slowly lowered his Gu flute and smiled faintly at the enormous tornado. Besides these Gu insects, he still had two trump cards.

And after holding Zhao Hao off for so long, those two trump cards had already been hidden within the tornado from the moment he began charging up!