The Same Idea, the Wilderness Combat Assessment

"I know now that you're the person I've been looking for."

"But I didn't come looking for you because I wanted to be with you. I... I came to make things clear. I want to be alone!"

Wang Lingxi spoke with conviction.

Ye Nan was a little taken aback by her words.

He certainly hadn't expected Wang Lingxi to say that. He had thought she had come all the way from a big city.

Wasn't it just to find him?

He hadn't expected that to be her reason.

Didn't that mean he and Wang Lingxi had found common ground?

"That's great. You scared me to death."

After recovering from his surprise, Ye Nan couldn't help smiling at Wang Lingxi.

Now that he had the system, he naturally had to become the strongest martial artist on Blue Star first.

To talk of love and romance at a time like this was hardly the conduct of a true man.

"All right, since our thoughts don't conflict, just don't forget about tomorrow."

Ye Nan smiled at Wang Lingxi again as he spoke, then left.

Wang Lingxi stared at Ye Nan's retreating figure, a little dumbfounded.

Back in Dragon Emperor City, there was no telling how many people wanted to pursue her.

She had thought that if she told Ye Nan her real purpose,

he would be disappointed.

But what she had never expected was that Ye Nan felt the same way she did.

"Teacher, was I a little too naive?"

Wang Lingxi was utterly bewildered.

"Not really, I suppose. In any case, Ye Nan is a strange person."

"Don't worry, Lingxi. He isn't disappointed simply because he thinks you're no longer worthy of him, but it won't be long before he learns just how wrong he is."

So said Lu Lenglan, who was inside Wang Lingxi's body.

Listening to her teacher, Wang Lingxi wore a blank expression on her fair face.

"Teacher, I don't want to be with him anyway, so it doesn't seem like he'd have anything to regret, does it?"

"That's true."

Inside Wang Lingxi's body, Lu Lenglan gave an awkward smile.

"All right, don't think about it so much. You're going into the wilderness outside Jiangcheng for the combat assessment tomorrow, so prepare well."

Lu Lenglan spoke again.

The Ye Family.

When Ye Nan returned to the family, its members immediately invited him into the main hall.

Once he arrived, his grandfather Ye Sheng spoke to him with utmost seriousness:

"Ye Nan, I want to offer you a solemn apology here and now. I really did wrong by you in the past!"

Ye Nan had interrupted his apology on his birthday, but today he had to apologize to him.

And he had to do it with utmost solemnity!

He had buried that thought in his heart ever since Ye Nan's combat power had tested at 80,000.

After Ye Sheng apologized, Ye Nan's eldest uncle Ye Ming, Ye Tangxing, and several others also offered Ye Nan earnest apologies.

Ye Nan watched them apologize and smiled indifferently to himself.

To him, it really didn't matter.

After responding casually a couple of times, Ye Nan left the main hall.

Whether he forgave them or not wasn't important.

What mattered was that his parents were part of this family, and by blood,

his father's ties to the family could not be severed.

That was enough.

After taking a bath at the family residence, he lay down on his bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day.

Ye Nan got up, washed, and left the family residence.

He headed for school.

When he arrived, he saw Wang Lingxi in the square.

Wang Lingxi naturally saw him too.

"Ye Nan, the city lord will be here soon."

Wang Lingxi walked over to Ye Nan.

After adjusting her mindset the previous night, Wang Lingxi felt much better.

"Mm."

After answering, Ye Nan noticed that every student in the square was looking at him.

Their gazes held all sorts of emotions: shock, complicated feelings, and envy.

Ye Nan knew it was perfectly normal for the students to look at him that way.

If someone had displayed 300,000 combat power during the college entrance exam, he would have reacted just like them.

Before long, Principal Wang Mingguo led City Lord Sun Wu over to Ye Nan and Wang Lingxi.

Two martial artists from the City Lord's Manor were with Sun Wu.

They carried professional equipment.

The equipment was there to record Ye Nan and Wang Lingxi fighting ferocious beasts.

"Ye Nan, Wang Lingxi, let's go."

City Lord Sun Wu spoke to the two of them.

"All right, City Lord."

After Ye Nan and Wang Lingxi agreed, the group headed out of the school.

On the way, the city lord told them that their destination was called the Black Wood Forest.

Although the Black Wood Forest had no catacombs, there were some ferocious beasts in the area.

Ye Nan was currently a senior martial master, and the combat assessment required a mid-level third-tier ferocious beast.

Of course, it would be even better if he could kill a high-level third-tier ferocious beast.

Wang Lingxi, meanwhile, was a junior martial master, and her combat assessment required a high-level second-tier ferocious beast.

After City Lord Sun Wu asked the two of them, he received clear answers.

Ye Nan would kill a high-level third-tier ferocious beast, while Wang Lingxi would kill a low-level third-tier ferocious beast.

That meant both Ye Nan and Wang Lingxi would be killing ferocious beasts at their own level.

Third-tier ferocious beasts had one thing in common: their pupils.

The pupils of third-tier ferocious beasts were blue.

Low-level third-tier ferocious beasts had light blue pupils, while high-level third-tier ferocious beasts had dark blue pupils.

They began searching the Black Wood Forest for ferocious beasts.

A moment later.

They found a ferocious beast suited to Wang Lingxi.

A low-level third-tier ferocious beast.

"Wang Lingxi, kill this ferocious beast."

City Lord Sun Wu spoke to Wang Lingxi.

At his words, Wang Lingxi fixed her gaze on the low-level third-tier ferocious beast before her.

An incomparably cold gaze shot from the beast's light blue pupils.

Roar!

Suddenly, the low-level third-tier ferocious beast took the initiative and attacked Wang Lingxi.

Seeing the beast attack, Wang Lingxi followed immediately.

She held her hand upright, palm forward.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

She struck the low-level third-tier ferocious beast with one palm strike after another.

The beast was terrified. It clearly hadn't expected Wang Lingxi to be so strong.

In just a moment,

the low-level third-tier ferocious beast collapsed in a pool of blood, filled with despair and unwillingness.

"Good!"

City Lord Sun Wu saw Wang Lingxi kill a ferocious beast of her own level so easily.

He couldn't help clapping and cheering. He hadn't expected Wang Lingxi to have such rich combat experience, either.

"Ye Nan, you're next."

City Lord Sun Wu spoke.

The group then continued searching the Black Wood Forest for a ferocious beast suitable for Ye Nan to kill.

Along the way, they encountered a few scattered ferocious beasts.

But those beasts were far too weak before the group.

"There's a high-level third-tier ferocious beast over there!"

Suddenly, a martial artist from the City Lord's Manor shouted.