Inside the wooden shed.
Zhao Hu bared his teeth at Jiang Ning in a grin, his face full of provocation and smugness.
Then he looked at Li Qing behind Jiang Ning, equally smug, flashing his gums in a wide grin.
As if to say—
See?
I, Zhao Hu, did it too!
Then Zhao Hu looked at Wang Jin.
"Master, I have to head over there!" As he spoke, Zhao Hu pointed toward where the Liu Family was gathered.
"Why go there?" Wang Jin asked.
Zhao Hu said, "This disciple promised Liu Zhaonan of the Liu Family that if he won the squad leader position, then this disciple would join his command."
"I see!" Wang Jin nodded slightly. "Go on, then!"
Just then—
Boom—
The drumbeat exploded across the training grounds like thunder.
"Next, we will announce the process for competing for the squad leader positions."
"Let's go out together!" Wang Jin ordered upon hearing that.
"We'll head out too!" Yu Yuan said from the side.
The next moment—
Everyone walked out of the wooden shed.
By then, far fewer spectators remained around the training grounds.
It was noon. Not only was the sun blazing, but it was also mealtime.
When everyone emerged from the wooden shed, they saw that the man presiding over the assessment was still on the arena.
A large, tightly packed crowd still surrounded the area beneath the arena.
The man presiding over the assessment swept his gaze over the crowd below and announced again.
"The rules for competing for squad leader positions are simple!"
"Martial Dao seventh-rank warriors need not undergo any assessment and may directly obtain a squad leader position."
"As for everyone else?" The man swept his gaze across the entire venue again. "Take the stage as the defending champion and fight until no