Gao Wu: I became the minor villain that the protagonist was about to destroy.

Early next morning

Yesterday, Chu Yu directly announced in her small group that she was going to the Black Dragon Hunting Company the next day.

The five of them arrived at the company's entrance early in the morning. Looking up, the company exuded a chilling atmosphere. It was the first time Xiao Yi, Mo Ling, and Yun Ni had been to this place. Their impression of Black Dragon Hunting Company was that it was a company set up by gangsters, and they thought it would be a gathering place for a bunch of thugs.

However, just by looking at the security guards at the gate, one could tell that Black Dragon Company was no ordinary company. They could sense an aura emanating from these guards, an aura that could only be acquired through bloodshed, like that of an elder in a family or a soldier at the entrance to a secret realm.

Xiao Yi said with some surprise, "So this is the Black Dragon Society? It's a bit different from what I imagined."

Mo Ling and Yun Ni nodded in agreement.

Chu Yu asked, "So what do you imagine the Black Dragon to be like?"

A cloud appeared above Xiao Yi's head, revealing a group of thugs singing and drinking with girls in their arms, while Ye Ming was surrounded by many beautiful women.

Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yi speechlessly: "Can you think straight for once? Don't portray the Black Dragon Society as some kind of street thug."

Xiao Yi scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

Chu Yu's lips curled into a slight smile: "Today, let me show you what I'm capable of!"

"Follow me, all of you!"

The two guards, seeing that it was the eldest daughter of the Chu family, did not stop them at all and let the five of them enter. As soon as they entered the company, they saw Leng Ruoxue looking at them with an icy expression.

("Why are they here?")

The moment Chu Yu saw Leng Ruoxue, her eyes revealed a hint of envy and jealousy.

Leng Ruoxue slowly stood up: "Please come this way, everyone."

Yun Ni moved closer to Xiao Yi and asked, "Can you sense what level she's at?"

Xiao Yi stared at Leng Ruoxue with a solemn expression, then shook his head: "It's hard to say, she should be taller than me."

("There are so many geniuses in this era. My current level is already at the peak of the sixth level of the Awakening Realm. This classmate Leng reminds me of Lin Yue.")

("Lin Yue awakened a month earlier than us and started cultivating earlier. It's understandable that he has such strength. But Leng, whose talent is the same as ours, has a much lower level. Could it all be related to this company?")

The same thought also surfaced in Lin Yue's mind. He felt that Leng Ruoxue's current level was actually comparable to his own.

("They've actually reached the same level as me, the 9th rank of the Awakening Realm, and their auras are incredibly powerful. They both came from the 8th rank of the Extreme Realm.")

("They caught up in just three weeks! That's incredible!")

Before long, the group followed Leng Ruoxue to the entrance of the training room.

"Gentlemen, this is the training room that the guild leader has arranged to rent to you. However, before that, you all need to make a solemn vow to your inner demons not to spread what you see and hear inside."

Mo Ling asked with some doubt, "Do we still need to swear a great oath against our inner demons? Does the secrecy need to be this strict?"

Chu Yu said, "There's nothing I can do about it. I've already sent it out. You just need to send it out yourself. It'll be a huge profit for you."

&: "I offer my heart as a sacrifice and swear an oath with my soul. If I tell others what I have seen and heard today, my inner demons will devour my veins, my spiritual power will be completely dissipated, and I will be trapped in the purgatory of obsession for eternity, unable to escape."

Leng Ruoxue nodded: "Please go in on your own."

Lin Yue then stepped forward and pushed the door with one hand, only to find a great resistance, forcing him to use both hands.

"What a heavy door!"

"Squeak~~"

As the door slowly opened, Lin Yue's muscles bulged and his cheeks turned slightly red, but he still opened the door.

At this moment, Leng Ruoxue reminded her, "Press the button next to you and the door will open automatically."

Hearing this, Lin Yue was caught off guard and lost his grip. The door slammed shut, sending Lin Yue flying and crashing heavily into the wall behind him.

"Why...why didn't you...say so sooner..." (A wisp of purplish-white soul floated out of Lin Yue's mouth, but didn't stop.)

Leng Ruoxue then reminded them, "If you have any questions, you can ask the people inside. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

After Leng Ruoxue left, Xiao Yi stepped forward and helped Lin Yue up.

Lin Yue coughed a few times: "This...this door must weigh tens of thousands of pounds...cough cough..."

Xiao Yi asked, somewhat skeptical, "Is it really that outrageous?"

"Try it if you don't believe me. You'll be lucky if you can open it."

Xiao Yi imitated Lin Yue's actions, placing his hands on the iron gate, lowering his center of gravity, and exerting force. Xiao Yi's face turned red, but the iron gate did not budge.

"I refuse to believe it!"

In an instant, an unknown power surged from Xiao Yi's body, and before he could fully activate his special ability, the iron gate opened directly.

"Thump! Ouch!"

Lin Yue couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hahaha!! That's so lame!!"

At this moment, the three women looked at the boy inside the door.

The boy scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "Um...excuse me, are you...you're alright...?"

"I just saw someone trying to come in, but after waiting a while no one came in, I thought you wouldn't open the door, so I opened it for you."

Xiao Yi stood up nonchalantly, coughing to cover his embarrassment. If it weren't for the red mark on his face, one would really think that nothing had just happened.

"Cough cough, I'm fine."

The three girls rolled their eyes at Xiao Yi and walked straight inside. What came into view was that the training room had all eighteen types of weapons, and the space was exceptionally spacious, with a large "武" (martial) character in the center.

Yun Ni exclaimed in surprise, "It's so much bigger than our training room at home, and there are so many things here that I've never seen before."

Mo Ling: "Yeah, yeah, I've seen a lot of these for the first time too."

Xiao Yi pretended nothing was wrong and went inside with Lin Yue. The facilities inside were indeed luxurious.

At this moment, Ji Wubai spoke up: "You must be the people the president was talking about. Hello, my name is Ji Wubai."

"Hello, my name is Chu Yu."

"Mo Ling".

"Yun Ni".

"Lin Yue".

"Xiao Yi".

Lin Yue asked, "You seem to be around our age. Are you a student from another school?"

Ji Wubai shook his head: "No, I've never been to school. I just joined recently, and I'm still getting used to the environment here."

Chu Yu asked, "Eh? To be able to join and even get here, your characteristics or lineage must be quite good. Why didn't you go to school?"