One Punch

As Wang Tianyu shook the door with all his strength, the giant wolf had been watching him the whole time.

Wang Tianyu faced the door as he shook the handle, leaving his back exposed to the giant wolf.

The giant wolf had clearly spotted this excellent chance to attack and immediately charged at Wang Tianyu.

In an animal's experience, when prey turned its back on you, that was the best time to make a kill.

Without any unnecessary movements, after taking a few running strides, the giant wolf kicked off with its hind legs and leaped into the air with the power of its strong rear limbs.

Pouncing on its prey and aiming its fangs at the vulnerable parts of its body was a common attack method for giant wolves.

The giant wolf opened its maw full of fangs, its sharp teeth snapping toward the back of Wang Tianyu's neck.

As the distance to its prey closed, the bloodthirsty gleam in the giant wolf's eyes grew ever stronger.

Just as the giant wolf was about to pounce on Wang Tianyu, Wang Tianyu moved.

He withdrew his hands from the doorknob, turned his body half a circle to the right, then ran sideways away from the giant wolf.

Those few steps Wang Tianyu took allowed him to evade the giant wolf's attack.

This is the so-called good stuff? If I hadn't kept my guard up, would I have ended up as wolf food just now?

Having evaded the giant wolf's attack, Wang Tianyu cursed inwardly.

After dodging the giant wolf's attack, Wang Tianyu was no longer as flustered as he had been at first.

Wang Tianyu straightened up and fixed his eyes tightly on the giant wolf.

After missing its pounce, the giant wolf also steadied itself and continued searching for an opening in Wang Tianyu's defenses.

An empty room, a locked door, and a giant wolf brimming with the desire to attack.

Looking at everything before him, Wang Tianyu came to a conclusion.

This giant wolf was the other test of the Martial Arts Class.

But are these people really not afraid that the giant wolf might kill a student?

After all, Wang Tianyu had truly felt the ferocity of the giant wolf's attack just now.

Having figured it out, Wang Tianyu made up his mind at once.

Wang Tianyu decided to kill the giant wolf.

Wang Tianyu guessed that the giant wolf before him was the other test of the Martial Arts Class.

The test was likely to kill the giant wolf in front of him.

Of course, Wang Tianyu and the giant wolf were now trapped together in this sealed room.

The giant wolf's desire to attack had not diminished in the slightest, and it kept looking for an opening in Wang Tianyu's defenses.

Whether for self-preservation or to pass the Martial Arts Class's test, Wang Tianyu decided to kill the giant wolf before him.

The "Basic Cultivation Method" had given Wang Tianyu tremendous strength.

Earlier, Wang Tianyu had been startled by the giant wolf's sudden appearance. Now that he had calmed down, he was fully confident that he could defeat it.

"Come on, if you're not afraid of dying, come over here. Let's see how I take you down."

The man and wolf had originally been staring each other down, each observing the opponent before them.

Wang Tianyu provoked the giant wolf, using this method to bolster his own confidence.

As if it understood Wang Tianyu's provocation, the giant wolf viciously bared its teeth, exposing the fangs at the corners of its mouth.

The giant wolf raised a forepaw and clawed at the floor.

Then its hind legs suddenly exerted force, and it lunged rapidly at Wang Tianyu.

Facing the charging giant wolf, Wang Tianyu put aside his nervousness.

Wang Tianyu assumed the stance from the "Basic Cultivation Method" that allowed him to exert force most effectively, then clenched his right fist tightly.

Bang!

Wang Tianyu did not retreat. He chose to meet the giant wolf head-on with his fist.

Wang Tianyu's fist collided heavily with the giant wolf's head.

Wang Tianyu knew that the giant wolf's abdomen was its most vulnerable area.

But the giant wolf knew that as well. Even while attacking, it kept its vulnerable parts well protected.

Wang Tianyu had no chance to strike those areas at all.

Wang Tianyu's punch carried no small amount of force. The giant wolf that had come charging at him was sent directly flying into the air.

The giant wolf's body hung in the air as it flew backward several meters before crashing heavily to the ground.

Thud!

The giant wolf's body twisted violently as it hit the floor.

The giant wolf struggled desperately to get back up, but it never succeeded.

Is this big fellow really that weak? Or am I just too strong?

Wang Tianyu was somewhat surprised as he watched the giant wolf, which barely had any breath left.

Although the giant wolf looked as if it was about to die, Wang Tianyu did not relax. He continued to watch it intently.

Other than Wang Tianyu himself, the only things in this room were the giant wolf and the iron cage.

The only dangerous thing was this giant wolf.

What if this giant wolf is putting on an act? Wolves are famous for being cunning.

At the very least, Wang Tianyu had that much vigilance.

Just then, Wang Tianyu noticed something strange.

The giant wolf, which had been on its last breath, was actually beginning to glow. As the light appeared, its body gradually turned translucent.

The giant wolf's body grew fainter and fainter until it vanished completely.

"Is this a technological projection or some martial arts method?"

Watching this astonishing scene, Wang Tianyu curiously glanced around.

The instant the giant wolf disappeared, the previously locked door opened once more.

Just as I thought. Killing the giant wolf counts as passing the test. I wonder whether there will be any more tests afterward.

Seeing the open door, Wang Tianyu walked toward the doorway.

"Oh, another one came out over here. The quality of this year's Second High students is pretty good."

The speaker was Su Pengfei, who was currently leaning against the corridor wall.

Su Pengfei had somehow found a blade of wild grass and held it between his lips.

With grass dangling from the corner of his mouth and half his body against the wall, Su Pengfei did not look like a martial artist in the slightest.

"I reckon you have plenty of questions, but I don't have time to explain them to you alone right now. Go stand at the assembly point from earlier and wait for the others. We'll talk together later. I'm a lazy man."

Before Wang Tianyu could speak, Su Pengfei had already rattled off a long string of words.

"Alright, Senior."

Wang Tianyu did not address Su Pengfei as the class leader, choosing instead to call him Senior.

Wang Tianyu smiled at Su Pengfei, then headed toward the hall where they had started.

When he entered the hall, Wang Tianyu discovered that someone was already there.

Deng Rensheng's strength is higher than mine. It's only natural that he came out first.

The person standing in the hall was none other than Deng Rensheng, who had ranked first in the punching-force test.

Seeing Wang Tianyu approach, Deng Rensheng, who had been standing around in the hall with nothing to do, immediately took the initiative to greet him.

"Wang Tianyu, right? Hello, I'm Deng Rensheng. Nice to meet you."

"Hello. How long have you been out?"

Wang Tianyu was not surprised that Deng Rensheng knew his name. Since there was nothing else to do, he began chatting with Deng Rensheng.

"I only came out a little while ago. Look, someone else is coming out."

As Deng Rensheng spoke, another person entered the hall.

Wang Tianyu knew this person as well. She was Xie Hongmei, the girl Wang Tianyu had surpassed.

When Xie Hongmei saw Wang Tianyu and Deng Rensheng, she smiled at them and joined their discussion.

"This place should be testing our courage and practical combat ability, right?"

Earlier, Wang Tianyu had heard someone on the training ground say that Deng Rensheng came from a family with martial artists.

Combined with the fact that Deng Rensheng had been the first to appear here, Wang Tianyu deliberately started a conversation, hoping to get some useful information from him.

"Mm, I think so too. The earlier punching-force test examined our theoretical strength. This should be testing our practical combat ability."

Although Deng Rensheng responded, he did not reveal anything Wang Tianyu was interested in.

"Did you two also encounter a gray giant wolf?"

Xie Hongmei looked at Deng Rensheng and Wang Tianyu as she asked about the test they had encountered.

"Mm."

"Yes."

Wang Tianyu and Deng Rensheng gave the same answer.

"Looks like our test content was the same. We all had to kill that giant wolf. I wonder if there will be other tests next."

As Xie Hongmei said this, she stared directly at Deng Rensheng.

Clearly, Xie Hongmei had thoughts similar to Wang Tianyu's and also wanted to learn something else from Deng Rensheng.

"There are no more tests on the surface. We can be considered officially admitted into the Martial Arts Class. However, the Martial Arts Class uses an elimination system for those at the bottom, so the tests never truly end."

Deng Rensheng smiled and continued, "Still, with the strength you two have, you should be guaranteed admission to Martial Arts University. It's only a matter of which school."

Deng Rensheng's words revealed quite a lot. He clearly knew many things that Wang Tianyu did not.

As the three chatted, more and more people returned to the assembly point.

However, Wang Tianyu never saw any sign of Chen Yongguo.

Could it be that Chen Yongguo failed this test?