Being forced to grow like a pig? But I'm immune to the consequences!

Wu Sheng stopped what he was doing.

Tavan said nothing more, but calmly announced to everyone, "The second assessment has concluded successfully. The top eight in punching power and the champions of the top eight in the ring matches will receive their respective rewards next week. If there's nothing else, you may all disperse."

After saying that, Tavin and the other instructors left.

Wu Sheng silently walked off the stage.

Zhao Dele and his group came up to him and congratulated him, saying, "Congratulations, Wu Sheng! You've maintained your top-four finish in both categories again! You even taught that Xue Yufeng a good lesson, making us outer city people proud!"

Originally, Wu Sheng only talked to Zhao Dele and a few others in the training ground. However, Xue Yufeng's actions just now earned him the approval of many students from the outer city. They all gathered around to flatter him, to which Wu Sheng simply responded calmly.

Unlike Wu Sheng's situation—

On the ring, Xue Yufeng was still lying there.

He was in so much pain that he couldn't stand up, but no one helped him.

Everyone had seen Tavin's attitude just now; Xue Yufeng's words were truly thoughtless. Everyone was worried that helping him would offend Wu Sheng and Tavin. Moreover, Wu Sheng had now broken through to the fifth level of Body Tempering, making him far more valuable than the crippled Xue Yufeng.

None of the people who usually call him brothers in the top eight circle thought of helping him up at this moment.

This kind of circle of people's true nature is on full display at this moment.

Liu Zhen, who always prided himself on being "good at handling things," hesitated for a moment whether he should go up and help.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go up anyway.

If you're going to pretend, then go all the way.

With Liu Zhen's help, Xue Yufeng stood up.

He looked at Wu Sheng with a deep-seated hatred in his eyes, as if he wanted to devour Wu Sheng alive.

Liu Zhen, of course, noticed all of this and could only advise, "Yu Feng, go get your arm treated first, so you don't leave any aftereffects."

Xue Yufeng understood, of course. Treatment for injuries should be initiated as quickly as possible.

He could only silently utter a harsh word to Wu Sheng in his heart—

Wu Sheng, I won't let you get away with this. Absolutely not.

Then he left the training ground. His back looked extremely disheveled, and no one paid any attention to him.

With this, the assessment has come to a complete end.

……

After lunch.

Wu Sheng, Suo Guli, and the others returned to their dormitory for a short rest.

At this moment, Zhao Dele suddenly suggested, "Wu Sheng, I have an idea. You see, your bet with Xue Yufeng this time has aroused the righteous indignation of us outsiders. How about we take this opportunity to go out for dinner together tonight? It'll help us unite, and we might need it in the future."

As he spoke, he glanced at the group of people in Suoguli.

After a moment's thought, the group from Suoguli nodded. Zhao Dele's suggestion was good; if they, the people from the outer city, could unite, they would be a formidable force.

After pondering for a moment, Wu Sheng shook his head: "Dele, your suggestion is good. But everything has two sides."

"If we actually have a meal together and form some kind of alliance, then when trouble comes up in the future, are we really obligated to help? But what if we can't help in a situation? Should we stand idly by, or risk our lives to help?"

"If we stand idly by, wouldn't this alliance be ridiculous? If we clearly can't help, but insist on helping anyway, wouldn't we be harming ourselves?"

"What kind of unity is this? Does unity mean we're united just because we have a meal together? Does that mean we'll really be able to look out for each other in the future?"

"Actually, everyone knows that any alliance or circle depends on whether the people within it have some kind of bond, such as shared interests!"

"Otherwise, take Yan Liang for example. He's from the outer city too. Would a guy like him stand on our side when trouble comes?"

"What kind of bond can we have now?"

"Outer city identity?"

At this point, Wu Sheng shook his head.

"This is absolutely hilarious."

After a pause, Wu Sheng continued:

Even if we set aside interests and talk about brotherhood and a person's character.

"The problem is that you can't define a person by their background, nor can you judge them by how they behave in public. To truly know what a person is like, you need to spend a long time getting to know them."

"Are we, the so-called outer city students, familiar with each other now?"

"Not familiar with it."

"And to be honest, it's really hard for me to trust people based on brotherhood."

"Those guys in the inner city talk about brotherhood all the time, but do they really have any brotherhood? In the end, it's all about self-interest."

"In this world, the vast majority of relationships are based on mutual interests. Those that are not based on mutual interests are extremely rare, almost non-existent."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with interpersonal relationships based on self-interest. On the contrary, I like it this way—it's all about self-interest, crystal clear. It's easy, simple, and straightforward. Nobody needs to use any fancy tricks to flaunt themselves or hold others hostage."

"For me, I'm unwilling to have dinner parties or form circles with people I don't know well. Because if a real crisis comes, such circles, without any solid bonds, might collapse at the slightest touch and be completely meaningless."

"After saying all that, what I mean is—I don't plan to attend this dinner."

"After saying all that, what I mean is—I don't plan to attend this dinner."

To be honest, for Wu Sheng, if it were the world deep in his memory—a world without supernatural powers and where the strong were not truly respected—he would still attend this kind of dinner. After all, in that world, the power of the group was the strongest. No matter how high-ranking or noble you were, you were still just a mortal being, made of flesh and blood, and could die at any moment.

But the rules of this world are different.

This is a world of extraordinary powers, where strength reigns supreme. It's even possible for one person to subdue an entire group.

Here, he has the right to make his own choices.

From this perspective, Wu Sheng even began to like this world.

After hearing Wu Sheng's words, Zhao Dele and the others fell silent for a moment.

What Wu Sheng said makes sense.

Are the inner city and outer city really that important?

Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem to matter. Putting aside the arrogant attitude of some people in the inner city, essentially, everyone is the same—just driven by self-interest.

So, is this so-called dinner party really meaningful?

Wu Sheng added, "Of course, De Le, I was just saying. It's up to you to decide what to do. It's true that the strong rule here, but we haven't reached that point yet. Having some open allies or people on our side is always good; it can save us a lot of trouble."

After saying that, he stood up and said, "I have to go sparring today, so I'll be going now."

Only Zhao Dele and a few others remained in the dormitory.

"Brother Dele, shall we still go eat?" Zhang Lin asked.

Zhao Dele pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Wu is right. As we can see, we don't know what kind of people these are, so it's better not to go for now, to avoid causing any trouble later."

"Let's get together again sometime."