The College Entrance Exam Arrives

When Meng Xuanxuan asked that, Tang Yu nodded instinctively. He never held anything back from those he could trust.

"When did you buy genetic enhancement serum? How come I didn't know?" Meng Xuanxuan was somewhat angry as she said this. Tang Yu really was something else—how could he keep such a huge matter from her?

"But I didn't use genetic enhancement serum!"

Meng Xuanxuan clearly did not believe him. How could he have broken through without using genetic enhancement serum? "Are you messing with me? Since the Great Cataclysm, which warrior's awakening hasn't been triggered by genetic serum?"

"This is my secret. I can't tell you. Believe it or not, that's up to you!"

"But if anyone else asks, don't say that. Just say you broke through using genetic serum, or it'll be easy for someone to capture you and use you as a lab rat!" Seeing how serious Tang Yu was, Meng Xuanxuan stopped pressing the matter and instead offered this warning. Thinking of what Qin Bo had said, it did not seem impossible for Tang Yu to awaken Force without relying on genetic serum.

Tang Yu nodded. Of course he understood that. However, what Meng Xuanxuan said next caught his interest.

"Actually, you aren't the first person to awaken Force on your own!"

"Oh? What do you mean? Has someone else awakened on their own besides me?" He had thought he was the only one. He had not expected there to be others.

"I'm not too clear on the details either. I heard that the founder of the Warrior Association awakened Force on his own, and every one of his disciples did the same!"

Tang Yu's eyes widened at Meng Xuanxuan's words. He was clearly shocked, but how did Meng Xuanxuan know something so secretive?

"Miss Meng! I've always been curious. Why would the esteemed young lady of Dream Domain Network lower yourself to take the initiative and strike up a conversation with me?" Tang Yu had even changed the way he addressed her.

Meng Xuanxuan was left speechless by his question, unable to think of an answer for a moment.

"I've treated you sincerely as a friend. And what about you?" Seeing Meng Xuanxuan blank out, Tang Yu's expression turned cold.

"Promise you won't get angry if I tell you?" Meng Xuanxuan raised her head with a somewhat aggrieved look and gazed at Tang Yu timidly.

"Tell me first."

Only then did Meng Xuanxuan speak. "Actually, this has something to do with your father!"

"It has something to do with him?" Tang Yu's face was full of shock and suspicion. It actually had something to do with his father!

"When was the last time you contacted your father?"

At Meng Xuanxuan's question, Tang Yu's thoughts drifted back to three years ago. Tang Wei had already left Earth for several months then. One day, Tang Yu received a call from an unfamiliar number. It was Tang Wei. The signal seemed poor, and Tang Wei's voice kept cutting in and out. He said he was going to explore a mysterious place in search of secrets concerning the advancement of human civilization. The black crystal had also been mailed to Tang Yu around that time. Tang Wei had said it would protect him.

"Are you listening to me?" Seeing Tang Yu lost in thought, Meng Xuanxuan extended a slender, pale finger and lightly poked his chest.

"Three years ago."

When Meng Xuanxuan heard those three words from Tang Yu, his expression did not change in the slightest. Perhaps all his calmness and indifference were connected to this.

"Then do you know why he went missing?" Meng Xuanxuan asked again. Tang Yu shook his head upon hearing that. He wanted to know the answer too.

"Some say he wandered into a dangerous place, and no one knows whether he lived or died. Some say he went mad and vanished into the sea of stars. Others told me that he discovered a shocking secret and disappeared for no reason because of it—and that secret is related to you!" Meng Xuanxuan said slowly as she looked at Tang Yu.

"It's related to me?" After hearing Meng Xuanxuan, Tang Yu immediately thought of the mysterious black crystal in his sea of consciousness.

"What secret is it?"

"Humanity has explored the sea of stars for centuries and discovered many advanced alien civilizations, yet we have never truly come into contact with them. Most of the inhabited planets we have occupied are primitive civilizations still believing the sky was round and the earth flat. Your father may have discovered a truly advanced alien civilization!" Taking a deep breath, Meng Xuanxuan revealed the secret.

"How is that possible? Even the federal government can't accomplish something like that. How could he possibly do it alone?" Though he had instinctively believed Meng Xuanxuan's words deep down, Tang Yu still refused to accept them.

"I don't know either. That's also why I came looking for you!" Meng Xuanxuan shook her head at Tang Yu's question, indicating that she did not know.

"Who told you about this?" Tang Yu turned and stared directly at Meng Xuanxuan.

"One of my elders. At present, only the three of us know about this, so you must keep it secret!"

"Was that elder close to my father? Can I meet him?" Tang Yu was desperate to meet this person and ask about the details.

Meng Xuanxuan shook her head when Tang Yu asked. "The two of you had better not meet, in case it arouses the suspicions of people with ulterior motives!"

Seeing that Tang Yu was still unwilling to give up, Meng Xuanxuan continued, "You're too weak right now. Meeting him would do more harm than good. Wait until you've become a little stronger before getting to the bottom of it!"

Tang Yu froze at those words. Was he still not strong enough?

"It's late. Be careful on your way back!" Tang Yu suddenly said this to Meng Xuanxuan. How could she fail to understand that he was asking her to leave? After saying goodbye, she walked straight out of Lincheng Estate and drove away in her Angel's Wings.

Stronger! Stronger!

Tang Yu let out a furious roar in his heart. For the sake of these secrets that had troubled him for years, he had to become stronger. Only then would he have the right to unravel these mysteries one step at a time!

Early the next morning, Tang Yu arrived at the Force Martial Arts Gym and found Wang Meng.

"Brother Wang, I want to take the warrior assessment!" The moment he saw Wang Meng, Tang Yu got straight to the point.

"The warrior assessment? You broke through?" Wang Meng looked at Tang Yu in surprise. He knew better than anyone how difficult it was to awaken Force. Even with genetic serum, success was not guaranteed on the first attempt. Since Tang Yu had said this, he must have succeeded!

"Brother Wang, you must be joking. Would I be saying this if I hadn't broken through?" Tang Yu's question left Wang Meng speechless.

"I was being foolish. We'll follow the rules—first punch strength, then speed, and finally the mental power assessment!" Wang Meng did not waste words and led Tang Yu to the dedicated testing area.

Only two places were qualified to conduct warrior assessments: Force Martial Arts Gyms and the military. No other places could do so. Of course, there were still many warriors in the world who had not been assessed at either place and kept their warrior identities hidden.

"Punch strength: 2144 kg. Speed: 100 meters in 3.7 seconds. Mental power equivalent to 122 Force points. You brat are practically a freak!" Mental power was an important measure of gene count. Generally speaking, the stronger a person's genes, the stronger their mental power. And the stronger their mental power, the more Force points they could control.

Wang Meng knew that Tang Yu had not even cultivated any Force secret techniques yet. Under such circumstances, he could still exert two hundred percent of his own Force points. Wasn't that freakish?

"I'm currently troubled by not knowing which Force secret technique to cultivate. Could Brother Wang give me some guidance?" Wang Meng was Tang Yu's mentor on the path of cultivation. Whenever Tang Yu did not understand something or had doubts, he would seek Wang Meng out.

"Hmm, that is a problem. Based on your current situation, ordinary Force secret techniques are useless to you!" Wang Meng was telling the truth. Ordinary Force secret techniques could at most raise the conversion of cellular Force to two hundred percent, while Tang Yu had already exceeded one hundred percent. Cultivating those Force secret techniques would not be of much use anymore.

"How about this? Come back at the end of the month. The gym master should be back by then. Ask him when the time comes. It would be even better if you could become his disciple!"

Tang Yu's heart stirred at Wang Meng's words. Jin Taian, the gym master of Suhang City's Force Martial Arts Gym, was an expert with a gene count exceeding 500, cellular Force points over 500, and punch strength beyond 5000 kg. There were only a few people like him in all of Suhang City.

"That works. I'll have time then, since I'll be done with the college entrance exam!" After considering it, Tang Yu nodded.

After leaving the Force Martial Arts Gym, Tang Yu ruthlessly spent nearly a hundred thousand federal credits on a new punching target. He began training day and night at home, throwing himself into practice the moment he opened his eyes. Although the improvements were limited, it was still a good way to pass the time!

June 8 was the day of the college entrance exam.

At Suhang No. 3 High School, Tang Yu, who had originally attended No. 1 High School, had been assigned to take the exam at No. 3 High School.

"Relax, relax. Do your best!"

"Don't worry, Dad!"

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself!"

Listening to the conversations between parents and their children outside the school gates, Tang Yu felt quite bitter. He was the only one heading into the examination hall alone.

Following the crowd, Tang Yu squeezed into the examination hall, passed the inspection, and smoothly arrived at his assigned room. He placed his admission ticket on the desk so the teacher could inspect it.

"Ring, ring, ring..." The bell rang, and the proctors began handing out the test papers. The first exam was the liberal arts, lasting three hours and covering history, politics, literature, and several other fields. These memory-based subjects posed no difficulty at all for Tang Yu.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

While the other candidates were still frowning in thought, Tang Yu was already writing furiously. He barely needed to think. With just a glance at a question, he could swiftly write down the answer. One of the proctors even walked over to observe him closely, only returning to the podium after confirming that he was not cheating.

The college entrance exam had two major sections, and every year, the liberal arts essay was the most important part. This year's topic was especially novel: an argumentative prompt asking candidates to write about their views on the development of modern human society. The question was far too broad, and even Tang Yu could not help frowning when he saw it. Questions like this were the easiest to lose points on. However, he did not panic. Starting from the period after the Great Cataclysm, he used technological advancement and the development of human potential as his two main arguments, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of both. He wrote several thousand words in one sweeping flow and still had more to say, but seeing that he was nearly out of paper, he had no choice but to stop and wrap it up.