Damn, I turned into a monster

Chapter 248, Section 246: Children, I didn't do this.
Wang Wu, of course, did not participate in the battle between his master and that group of people; he didn't even go to watch it. After the other side apologized and offered compensation, he went back to take his exam.

Although he doesn't need to take the exam, his teammates are still there, so he needs to inform them.

Yes, it was a notification, not a notification to go back and continue taking the exam with her.

"You mean...we...we passed?"

When Wang Wu reappeared before him after disappearing for two or three hours, Pei Wuji was both incredibly surprised and overjoyed.

However, his next question still startled Pei Wuji for a moment, but she quickly recovered and asked, "What happened that caused you to disappear before?"

“Something unexpected happened, and I was wronged,” Wang Wu explained simply. “The candidate I eliminated earlier came from an extraordinary background, and I accidentally killed him while fighting back.”

“That’s the examinee who stabbed you with the magic sword,” Wang Wu said. “I killed him.”

“I know it was him,” Pei Wuji nodded, “but, but why…”

"But in the end they gave me a fair verdict, so I was acquitted and released. And to compensate you and me, since you are my teammate, we don't need to take the test anymore."

"We have passed."

"And it's a double A rating," Wang Wu added.

“This…?”

Even if he's just a test-taker from a small town, he doesn't really have much understanding of the true nature of this world, just like college graduates from his hometown who have just entered society. But in reality, Pei Wuji is quite clear about some things.

Just because she hadn't experienced it doesn't mean she hadn't heard of it. There's a saying, "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've still seen a pig run," so she had heard of this kind of thing before.

There are generally only a few reasons why this might happen: either Wang Wu's family or sect is very powerful, or Wang Wu is lucky enough to encounter a relatively generous judge. These are basically the only two reasons.

As for anything else, to be honest, Pei Wuji didn't think there could be any other reason.

However, she wasn't one to pry, so after Wang Wu's brief explanation, she didn't press the matter further. She figured he would tell her if he wanted to, rather than her having to ask.

He later saw the fight between his master and the others online. Those videos went viral, especially the battle video of the First Martial Artist as one of the top experts in Yun Guang City.

It also made more Earth martial artists aware that there was a civilization in the distant stars, a civilization with a large number of powerful individuals whose strength was comparable to that of the First Martial Master.

Without a doubt, this place called 'Qiongyuan' has now completely attracted the attention of all martial artists in the solar system and ignited the entire martial arts world.

Before this, only a portion of the population, or a relatively large number of people, knew about this place, but their understanding of it was quite limited. But now, basically everyone in the solar system, even those who don't practice martial arts, has likely heard of this place.

The reason is quite simple: the strength of the First Martial Arts Academy is undeniable.

He wasn't the strongest martial artist in the solar system's human civilization; that title belonged to Wu He, the city lord of Yun Guang City. He wasn't even second, because it was hard to say who the second-place winner would be, but his old rival, the First Evil God, was definitely ranked higher than him.

However, he is indeed the second strongest in Yunguang City, because the First Evil God does not have a Yunguang City household registration and is among the top ten strongest in the entire solar system of human civilization.

At his level, these powerful individuals basically stop fighting others; even the most eccentric battle maniacs wouldn't do that. At most, they'd go to the Milky Way galaxy, roam among the most dangerous celestial bodies, and continue to forge and hone themselves, engaging in a form of cultivation that doesn't require combat.

Or, most people simply lie in a virtual reality pod and engage in exhilarating battles within a virtual reality simulation universe of Age of Empires.

Because it is low in cost and does not have much impact on the external environment.

After all, swimming in the center of the Milky Way might not have any effect on the strong swimmer himself, but it could have a different impact on the Milky Way as a whole.

Moreover, the current situation in the Milky Way is not very optimistic. Many places have become ruins, and some places still have the 'defense lines' of the Imperial era.

Although human civilization has been destroyed, those defense lines are still faithfully fulfilling their mission.

They will kill any military personnel who approach the defensive line, and there is no doubt that those new human warriors who can fly in space with their physical bodies are 1,000% military personnel.

The main AI controlling these defense lines possesses advanced intelligence and is considered a strong AI, but it lacks a soul or self-awareness. Therefore, it is merely a cold machine that can only complete its tasks in the most rigid manner.

The star systems near the outer reaches of our solar system are relatively safe, but not far beyond that, less than five thousand light-years, we will encounter the first major challenge, which is also the greatest challenge that all the warriors in the entire solar system will face:
Ironclad defense line.

As the cradle of human civilization, this place had a formidable defense, even during the War of Annihilation, and it remains so today.

For humanity today, it is like an insurmountable wall, blocking people's steps to explore the outside world.

However, if you're willing to put in the effort, you can still find a chance to sneak out, though it's not guaranteed to be 100% successful.

Moreover, even if you go out, you basically won't find any opponents. There are several surviving new human civilizations inside the Iron Gold Defense Line, but the Solar System is the most powerful of these civilizations, and the quality and quantity of its warriors are far superior to those of other places.

Outside, even if there are rivals, let alone finding a suitable one, even if you do find one, the civilizations there will basically have the same rules as here.

The universe itself is already riddled with holes and in ruins, and it cannot withstand further destruction by humankind.

Unless someone is completely insane, they wouldn't choose to start a fight in space.

Even if there are those who don't care about this, they are usually taken out by the patrol team in warships before they can cause any trouble.

No matter how strong you are, you can't compare to the warships of the Imperial era.

Even Wu He, the strongest human being, would not be stronger than an ordinary person when facing a warship from the imperial era.

This is not an exaggeration; this is real-time.

Therefore, when such a world appeared before the humans of the solar system, especially after the battle video of the First Martial Arts Master was released, all martial artists went crazy.

So much so that Wu He made several phone calls in a row, giving the first-day Wu a good scolding:
"You son of a bitch, if you want to fight, then fight! Who the hell gave you permission to post the video online? And even on foreign websites?!"

"No, it wasn't me, City Lord! This, this, this must have been done by that damned beast, Yin Shen Li!!!"

(End of this chapter)