I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

"Luo Yuan, Luo Feng." A voice called out from afar; it was Wu Tong, the head instructor of the Yangzhou Extreme Sports Club.

Luo Yuan and Luo Feng quickly ran over.

"You, follow me," Wu Tong said, and led the way.

Soon they arrived at the second floor of a quiet little building. In the living room on the second floor, several people were sitting together. One of these people was Zhuge Tao, one of the four giants of the Jiangnan City Extreme Club!

"Supervisor," Luo Yuan and Luo Feng called out simultaneously.

Zhuge Tao nodded and asked them to sit down.

"Zhuge, are these the two geniuses you mentioned? I think they're not much better than our Thunder Martial Arts Academy." Opposite Zhuge Tao was a burly man in dark purple battle armor, whose voice seemed to echo in his chest.

"My Thunder Martial Arts Academy has recruited two people ahead of schedule this time. One has excellent physical qualities, and the other is a genius in firearms."

The burly man looked at the two young men beside him, and the two young men immediately stood up as well.

"My name is Wan Dong," said the young man with a purple birthmark on his face, who looked rather gloomy.

"My name is Ma Xiao." The other young man had a smile on his face and was very handsome. Luo Yuan initially thought he was a woman, but he realized from his voice that he was a man, which made him feel a chill and almost turned gay.

"Do you dare to have a competition? Tonight's martial arts combat assessment, who will get first place in points, you or me!" A glint of light appeared in the eyes of the gloomy young man named Wan Dong, as if he had seen the most delicious food, full of longing.

"Not interested," Luo Feng said, shaking his head.

Luo Yuan didn't speak, just looked around at the surroundings with a nonchalant expression. Wan Dong was furious at their attitude, but he just sneered and said they would see who was who in the real fight.

Zhuge Tao watched this scene, took a leisurely sip of tea, and smiled broadly.

"Alright, the martial arts combat assessment is about to begin. Go on, kids," Zhuge Tao said calmly.

Then Luo Yuan and Luo Feng went back somewhat inexplicably. Luo Yuan couldn't help but think that there seemed to be some friction between the Limit Martial Arts School and the Thunder Martial Arts School, and the competition was quite fierce.

P.S.: Dear gods, please give me rewards, monthly tickets, and add this to your favorites. I, Luo Yuan, am completely convinced.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 20 Two Subtle Levels

The 1680 aspiring martial artists, led by soldiers, walked for a full half hour before arriving at the outskirts of a small town. By then, it was already evening, and the sun had set.

"Roar~~"

"Heh~~"

Various eerie screams echoed from the town, which was surrounded by barbed wire, and a large number of soldiers patrolled the area with guns.

"Hurry up, there aren't enough monsters inside. Send another 1200 Iron-haired Boars, 300 Shadow Cats, and 500 Tiger Mastiffs." As the command came from the town, it wasn't long before heavy trucks appeared, each emitting angry roars.

Each large truck was filled with cages, and each cage held a monster. The monster's angry roars sent shivers down the spines of some aspiring martial artists who had never killed a monster before.

Luo Yuan was actually quite excited to see this scene. As long as one is strong enough, these terrifying monsters are nothing more than playthings and livestock to be slaughtered in the hands of humans.

"Everyone."

A loud voice reached the ears of every prospective martial artist. All of them looked up and saw an officer standing on the roof of a dilapidated three-story building in the town, addressing them, "This practical assessment will follow the same rules as before! It will begin promptly at 6:30 tonight and end at 6:30 tomorrow morning!"

"The more monsters you kill, the more points you earn. For each monster you kill, cut off its left ear as proof."

"Remember, it is forbidden for aspiring martial artists to kill each other. All your activities are under surveillance, and violators will be executed on the spot!"

"Of the 1680 prospective martial artists, the top 60% will qualify as martial artists! The bottom 40% will fail and will have to wait for the next martial arts combat assessment." The officer's voice grew cold. "That means, out of the 1680 of you, 1008 will pass. 672 will be eliminated!"

"Just a heads-up, generally you only need to hunt three monsters to pass the test. If you only hunt two, it depends on luck." The officer's voice rang in everyone's ears. "When the results are the same, the ranking will be determined by the time it takes to kill the monsters and the extent of injuries. So, once you've killed a certain number of monsters, leave the town as soon as possible."

"Remember, if you are seriously injured, you can press the SOS button on your communication watch. Someone will come to your rescue immediately... but at that moment, your martial arts combat assessment will also end."

"All aspiring martial artists, move out and head into Monster Town." The officer waved his hand.

The 1680 aspiring warriors surged into Monster Town like a raging torrent.

"Close the gate!" the officer ordered.

"Boom!" The only door slammed shut.

The martial arts combat assessment has officially begun!

When Luo Yuan arrived at Monster Town, he didn't rush to hunt monsters. Instead, he collected attributes as usual. Although these attribute bubbles were all of low level, he didn't mind. After all, there were many of them. Quantity leads to quality. Even if a monster attacked him, he would either dodge it or kill it with a flick of his wrist, as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

He knew that all his actions were under surveillance. In order not to arouse suspicion from the higher-ups, he only unleashed the speed of a high-level warrior. Moreover, this speed was enough. After all, he could not explain why he had gone from a high-level warrior to a mid-level general in just over two months without using any precious resources.

At this moment, in one of the rooms of a building, an officer was drinking with a burly man. A large screen on the wall next to them was showing the killings taking place in the town. The images on the screen kept changing, and suddenly Luo Yuan's figure appeared on it.

"What is this kid doing? Instead of hunting monsters, he's running around like crazy. His speed, my god, is that of a high-level warrior! His dodging skills are at the microscopic level! What kind of monstrous genius is this?!" The burly man suddenly exclaimed and stood up.

"Zoom in for a closer look," the burly man shouted urgently.

As the camera zoomed in, Luo Yuan's handsome face appeared on the screen, looking so casual and indifferent, as if he were on vacation.

"Hey, isn't this the genius that Zhuge recruited? He seems to be only eighteen years old," the burly man recalled.

"How do you know he's 18?" the officer asked, startled. "Do you know him?"

"His name is Luo Yuan. Damn it, he was recruited by the Limitless Martial Arts Academy ahead of schedule." The burly man said angrily, "The Limitless Martial Arts Academy really got lucky. This Luo Yuan is only 18 years old, and not only has his physical fitness reached the advanced warrior level, but his movement technique is also amazing! The Subtlety level! So young, and his movement technique has already reached the Subtlety level. What will he be like in the future?"

"Hey, take a look at this one too, this young man is really impressive!" the officer suddenly said.

"It's been switched?" The officer immediately pressed the landline next to him and ordered, "Lock onto the quasi-martial artist captured by camera number 21 just now, lock onto him."

"Yes," came a strong, clear voice from the phone.

The burly man, Wang Heng, looked at his good brother with a puzzled expression: "Iron Monkey, what exactly did you see just now?"

"Old Wang, you'll find out soon enough." The officer smiled mysteriously.

Soon the video footage reappeared on the screen. In the video, five dark figures were attacking a quasi-martial artist. The five dark figures were five H-level Shadow Cats. The quasi-martial artist being attacked was holding a hexagonal shield and a Blood Shadow Battle Blade. He looked very young and was none other than Luo Feng!

"Huh?" The burly man's eyes lit up.

"This speed, another Microscopic Level! Damn, two Microscopic Level experts, where did the Limitless Martial Arts Academy find these geniuses? It's over, it seems the Limitless Martial Arts Academy is going to keep suppressing our Thunder Martial Arts Academy in this Jiangnan Base City!" The burly man slumped in his chair, his eyes unfocused.

"What? This young man is also from the Extreme Martial Arts Academy?" The officer was somewhat incredulous.

"no!"

The burly man slammed his hand on the table. “We can’t let the Limitless Martial Arts Academy snatch all these geniuses away! Luckily, I was fortunate enough to see this video while drinking with you, Iron Monkey.”

"What are you planning to do?" the officer asked with a smile.

"What? Poaching them!" The burly man glared. "Poaching their players! The Limit Martial Arts Academy probably hasn't realized how amazing these two young men's agility is yet. I'm poaching them first! It's just money, right? Hmph! What luck! This year, such powerful geniuses have emerged. Compared to them, that Wan Dong is a million miles away!"

The officer laughed.

"Iron Monkey, later you need to make a copy of the video of these two for me," the burly man said.

"Okay, no problem." The officer nodded with a smile.

P.S.: Dear gods, please give me rewards, monthly tickets, and add this to your favorites. I, Luo Yuan, am completely convinced.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 21 The Assessment Ends

Luo Yuan was casually running through Monster Town with his Blood Shadow Battle Blade when suddenly a Shadow Cat stretched out its sharp claws and slashed at him. He easily dodged the attack by slightly turning his body, and the next moment, his battle blade cleaved the Shadow Cat in two at the waist. In the instant blood splattered, he was already more than ten meters away.

Reaching the Shadow Cat's corpse, Luo Yuan casually cut off its left ear and put it into his backpack. The movement was as smooth as flowing water, done in one go. His backpack already contained quite a few monster left ears, all left by the monsters that attacked him.

Luo Yuan curled his lip, feeling that this martial arts combat assessment was rather uninteresting. Although he had never killed monsters before, he didn't feel uncomfortable. In his eyes, these monsters were more like domestic fowl, and killing them didn't feel like anything special.

As he ran along, Luo Yuan saw many aspiring martial artists fighting monsters, some of whom were being devoured by the monsters. However, he did not linger. He killed any monsters that blocked his way without hesitation. Some aspiring martial artists were spared because of him, but when they came to their senses, Luo Yuan had already disappeared, and the monsters had been chopped into pieces.

"Waaaaah~~ Waaaaah~~ Waaaaah~~"

Suddenly, a series of piercing sounds rang out throughout the town, while a deep voice boomed through the loudspeaker.

"Time's up. All aspiring martial artists, proceed immediately to the town's exit."

"Is the martial arts combat assessment over?" Luo Yuan stopped running, shook his battle sword, leaving a trail of blood on the ground.

At the exit of Monster Town, one by one, aspiring martial artists emerged from the town. Almost every one of them was stained with blood, perhaps the blood of monsters, or perhaps their own. Some aspiring martial artists were being helped out by their friends.

Luo Yuan's figure slowly appeared at the town's exit. He looked calm and there was no blood on his body, but his backpack was heavy.

"Beep, beep—"

A piercing sound rang out, and heavy trucks drove out of the town, their cargo piled high with the corpses of monsters.

"Hey, these are the corpses of quasi-martial artists. Someone come and collect them." One of the heavy trucks was parked nearby, and there were indeed many corpses lying on it, some of them even mutilated, clearly having been mostly eaten by the monster. The truck dumped the corpses of the quasi-martial artists directly onto the ground beside it.

Immediately, some of the aspiring martial artists who recognized the deceased exclaimed in shock, and some even threw themselves onto the corpse and wailed. A life that was vibrant yesterday had become a cold, lifeless body today. The surviving aspiring martial artists present fell silent. This was the cruelty of the world.

Choosing to walk the path of a martial artist means being prepared to die. The privileges that human society grants to martial artists are something they must earn with their lives.

Luo Feng and Yang Wu saw Luo Yuan at the door and walked towards him with surprise.

"Senior Brother Luo Yuan, you've had quite a haul!" Luo Feng said with a smile, glancing at Luo Yuan's backpack.

"Hehe, Luo Feng, you're the same. It seems this practical assessment has benefited you a lot. Seeing blood makes a difference; you look much more composed now." Luo Yuan patted Luo Feng on the shoulder, and Luo Feng just smiled foolishly and scratched his head.

"Hey, you two are both freaks. Look at my left arm, I only managed to get three monster left ears after getting injured. I just barely met the standard," Yang Wu said self-deprecatingly.

"Alright, let's hurry up and hand over this monster left ear. I haven't slept all night and I'm a bit tired. I need to get some rest when we get back."

As Luo Yuan spoke, he walked with Luo Feng and Yang Wu toward the place where they would hand over the monster's left ear.

"Look, Luo Yuan and Luo Feng are here."

"They are the two people that the Limitless Martial Arts Academy recruited in advance."

"I wonder how many monsters they hunted."

"Strong physical fitness means that you are also good at hunting monsters."

In an instant, the eyes of the many aspiring martial artists who had already emerged were focused on Luo Yuan and Luo Feng, who were walking from the entrance of the town.

Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, Wan Dong, and Ma Xiao were among the martial artists recruited early in this batch. Word spread quickly, and almost everyone in this group knew the four of them.

"Next." The officer turned to look at the people below.

"Yang Wu, hmm, not bad. Three monsters, left ear and left arm slightly injured. Next."

"Luo Feng, 36 monster left ears, very good!"

"Luo Yuan, right? Give me the monster Left Ear that you hunted." Three officers were sitting in front of him, two of whom were using laptops, and one of them was looking at Luo Yuan.