All Heavens: Starting as a Sacrifice

"Let me see who wins between you two," Zhuge Tao said deliberately.

He had overheard their conversation from a distance; how could he not know who would win!

The main reason for saying this now is to provoke Wang Heng, who is standing next to him. The two martial arts schools have always been at odds, and they have had no shortage of open and covert struggles over the years.

Zhuge Tao felt extremely pleased to have managed to outmaneuver his old friend and rival this time.

At their age, it's difficult to increase their strength, so saving face sometimes becomes very important.

Especially at this time, the two martial arts schools are already at odds, and having the upper hand might allow them to recruit more martial artists, making their performance reports look much better this year.

"You're quite confident, kid, that you'll definitely win!" Wang Heng said, snatching the paper from Wan Dong's hand as he spoke.

"Instructor, I'm sorry," Wan Dong said.

"What's wrong? You feel hopeless after losing just once! You lose confidence after losing just once! You don't even have the spirit to fight, what kind of martial artist are you?"

So what if we lost this time? We'll win it back next time!

"You're so young, I don't think I'll ever have a chance to win again!" Wang Heng said, giving Wan Dong a big bowl of chicken soup.

In truth, he knew that Wan Dong was no match for Li Yi at the moment, and the probability of him overtaking him on a curve in the future was almost zero.

But he had to motivate Wan Dong first; as his instructor, he couldn't just watch him become despondent.

"Yes, Instructor, I will definitely win next time!" Wan Dong's eyes shone brightly, all his previous dejection gone.

"Alright, don't worry about the three hundred million. Just consider it a debt you owe me, don't rush to pay it back," Wang Heng said. He knew Wang Dong all too well.

He will definitely try his best to repay Li Yi's money first, and martial artists need money the most in the early stages.

If all the money is returned to Li Yi, his growth rate will inevitably slow down.

Therefore, I stepped in and paid off the debt for him.

When he tries to return the money, I have plenty of ways to avoid it.

Chapter Eighteen: Heading to the Wilderness

"Li Yi, would you like to consider coming to our Thunder Martial Arts Academy?" Wang Heng asked with a smile. "Our Thunder Martial Arts Academy will never be stingy with geniuses."

"Old Wang, what do you mean by that? When has our Extreme Martial Arts Academy ever been stingy with geniuses?"

"Don't even mention geniuses, we've never been stingy with ordinary martial artists, as long as they're willing to join our Limitless Martial Arts Academy!" Zhuge Tao shouted.

He was speaking not only to Li Yi, but also to the other martial artists present.

After passing the assessment, the major factions will launch a new round of talent recruitment battles.

The number of martial artists he can recruit into the Extreme Sludge Pipe is also one of the important performance indicators for him this year.

"If you need anything in the future, just come to me." After saying those words, Zhuge Tao spoke softly to Li Yi.

"Hmm." He nodded slightly.

Wang Heng wanted to say something more, but when he saw the truck slowly driving out of Monster Town, he fell silent.

At this moment, not only him, but also the previously laughing and noisy crowd fell silent.

The truck was loaded with the corpses of those aspiring martial artists who had failed the assessment.

The mortality rate in martial arts assessments is not low.

Even so, the assessment must be conducted because martial arts is inherently a very risky profession.

Many people passed the martial arts assessment this time, but many others will remain here permanently.

Even though they were young, and even though their future held limitless possibilities, all of that vanished in that moment.

The dead are gone, and no amount of suffering can be inflicted upon them. The living must face a new future, no matter what.

Li Yi sighed softly, watching the truck slowly drive by.

The bodies of these quasi-martial artists will be sent back to the Jiangnan City base, where their families will come to claim them.

The truck slowly drove away, and Li Yi and his group were about to embark on their journey home.

Many martial artists who have passed the assessment have begun to choose to join that force and sign contracts with it.

Others plan to return to the base city before making a decision and observing the situation more carefully.

Li Yi and Luo Feng naturally didn't need to consider this issue, as they had already joined the Extreme Martial Arts Academy.

"Thank you for saving me. Here is my business card. Feel free to call me anytime if you need anything." Ma Xiao jogged up to Li Yi.

After handing him the business card, he didn't say much, just nodded slightly, blinked, and quickly left.

Without thinking much, Li Yi took it, glanced at it, and put it in his pocket.

Luo Feng walked over from a short distance away and nodded slightly at him. "Did Instructor Wang from the Extreme Martial Arts Academy also recruit you?"

"Mm." Li Yi nodded slightly.

Li Yi even suspected that, besides the two of them, Instructor Wang might have also tried to recruit geniuses from all other forces.

Anyway, there's no harm in giving it a try, and if even one person joins, it'll be a huge win.

In fact, his guess was correct.

Similarly, Zhuge Tao would also try to recruit Wan Dong and Ma Xiao, since failure wouldn't result in a loss, and success would be a huge profit.

The feud between the two martial arts schools is nothing new.

They're experts at poaching each other's employees.

However, that's the best they can hope for. Although the two martial arts schools have always been at odds, there's absolutely no possibility of them going to war.

Many martial arts instructors are even friends in private.

For example, Wang Heng and Zhuge Tao had a very good relationship in private.

When you're at work, do your best to fight for the interests of the martial arts school, even if it means using any means necessary.

However, this did not prevent the two of them from going out for drinks and barbecue after get off work.

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Boarding the train back to the Jiangnan City base, the train, which had been quite crowded on the way there, now seemed much more spacious.

Some people stayed in Monster Town permanently, while others were injured or disabled and needed treatment before they could leave.

Luo Feng was very excited and took out his phone to make a call as soon as he got off the train.

"Dad, Mom, I passed the martial arts exam!" he shouted excitedly inside the train station, attracting the attention of passersby.

Not only him, but many martial artists who passed the test were excited. They had survived, become martial artists, and thus became a privileged class in this world.

Li Yi smiled, a rare occurrence, as time was running out.

Back home, he immediately logged onto Extreme Home to buy combat gear.

Becoming a martial artist means having the ability to venture into the wilderness.

Go there to hunt monsters and earn lots of money and contribution points.

Then convert these money and contribution points into resources to further enhance your power.

Li Yi stared into thought as he looked at the price of the combat uniform, determined to buy the most expensive one no matter what.

This would increase his chances of survival, but the price was higher than he had imagined.

A D7-level combat suit capable of withstanding high-level beast generals and some war god-level monsters.

The price was a whopping 3.2 million, even though the winnings from the bet had already been deposited into the account.

After buying the combat uniform, he only had a little over 110 million left.

This amount of money is far from enough to buy the second level of the World Destroyer Gun Technique, or even to buy gene serums.

If you don't have enough contribution points in the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, the price of purchasing gene serum is 300 million.

The second level of the World-Destroying Spear Technique costs a whopping 500 million.

Even a hero can be brought down by a penny; Li Yi is now experiencing that feeling firsthand.

"I'll rest for one night, then head to the wilderness tomorrow. I need to find a way to make money," Li Yi decided to himself.

In fact, he knew even better that besides making money, the most important thing was to increase his contribution point level so that he could buy more supplies at a more favorable price.

I need a lot of things, including not only cold weapons but also firearms, poison mines, exploration robots, and various other equipment to assist me.

As the ancients said, "It is better to be prepared than to have too much; the real problem is not having enough when you need it."

It would be such a waste to lose one's life because of a small oversight.

After purchasing his training uniform, Li Yi booked a train ticket for the following afternoon to travel to the field.

Going to the wilderness is not an easy thing; in this era, ordinary people basically have no opportunity to go out.

Aside from martial artists, for ordinary people, going out is tantamount to suicide.

Besides monsters, the wilderness is also full of dangerous places that can take lives.

Only martial artists and some soldiers on special missions have the opportunity to go to the wilderness.

The following afternoon, Li Yi boarded a train to the outside world alone without informing anyone.

Because he knew that if he told others, it wouldn't be so easy for him to leave.

Manager Zhuge would never send him into the wilderness so easily.

When it's his first time venturing into the wilderness, he'll definitely try to find himself a safe and reliable team.

Immerse myself in it, and ask those martial artists from the same Ultimate Martial Arts School to help me out.

Gradually familiarize yourself with the wild environment; this will help you survive better in the wild.

But I really don't have that much time to waste, even if I know that would be safer and more secure.

I have no choice but to adopt the current method.

For him, he must fight with all his might now, and only in a month will he have a chance to fight his way out.