Chapter 40: Successful Admission, the Seven Misfits Gather

But it was already too late.

Tang San's body surface glimmered with a layer of golden light; using the forward thrust that Zhao Wuji generated himself, he easily made the body he was holding tilt unsteadily forward, and seizing the moment, instantly lifted Zhao Wuji up.

Xiao Wu's chance arrived; without hesitation, she activated a soft technique.

Her long thigh coiled tightly, her waist bow fired again, her slender waist twisted backward into an exaggerated angle, then drove her legs to spring out forcefully!

Elastic potential energy was converted into kinetic energy.

She whirled Zhao Wuji's body violently in the air, keeping his head down, then slammed him onto the ground.

Just as Xiao Wu herself was about to hit the ground, her body was wrapped by a strand of Blue Silver Grass, pulling her upward, halting the fall, and after a flip she landed steadily.

Everything happened quickly.

Xiao Xian had just reached the edge of the arena and retrieved Xiao Jue, when he instinctively covered his face, unable to bear watching.

Boom—, Zhao Wuji's massive body fell backward onto the ground, his entire head sinking straight into the mud.

On the other side, Dai Mubai was a bit stunned, his mouth twitching, wanting to laugh but not daring to.

This year, because of Xiao Xian, Zhao Wuji was far more ferocious than before.

Xiao Wu was a bit nervous, fearing she might strike too hard; Tang San shook his head, feeling Zhao Wuji's aura still steady, evidently uninjured, and moreover, he hadn't even used a soul skill.

Tang San looked toward the incense at the arena edge; he had glanced at it earlier and thought it hadn't burned much.

The situation remained severe.

But…

Tang San's gaze fell on the side‑rear edge of the arena, and he happened to see a smiling familiar figure!

"Brother!" Tang San instantly let out a delighted shout, his eyes trembling! Even his soul power fluctuations were a bit chaotic, clearly over‑excited.

On the arena, Xiao Wu also turned her head instantly.

Her eyes lit up, evidently pleased, but the next moment she pursed her lips and made a grimace toward Xiao Xian.

Dai Mubai was startled by that "Brother".

Xiao Xian's younger brother?

At the far side of the arena, the sweet girl in a white dress also glanced this way.

But the other girl, whose whole body was icy, did not move her head at all, staring intently at Zhao Wuji on the ground.

"Xiao San, Xiao Wu, long time no see." Xiao Xian flashed a big smile and waved enthusiastically at them.

Zhao Wuji propped himself up on the ground, pulled his head out, brushed the dirt off, and grumbled irritably, "At eighty years old my old lady's body collapsed, and now there's an assessment, yet we're catching up—! Looks like we have to be more serious!"

He had just stood up, about to continue.

"Teacher Zhao, the incense is burnt out." Xiao Xian smiled and pointed at the incense that had been consumed not far away.

"……??"

Zhao Wuji was a bit stunned; following Xiao Xian's finger, he looked over and indeed the incense was burnt out, a gentle breeze blowing, a long strand of ash falling to the ground.

"Good… very good!" Zhao Wuji instantly realized something, glared fiercely at Xiao Xian, then turned his head toward the others, especially Tang San and Xiao Wu, and said helplessly, "You all passed."

"That's… okay?!" the girl in the white dress was a bit shocked; she stood at the back and had just seen Xiao Xian's sneaky actions.

Tang San and Xiao Wu exchanged glances; although pleased, there was a hint of hesitation in their eyes.

"Passed is passed, let's go, Xiao Xian, lead them out." Zhao Wuji withdrew his martial soul and flopped onto his lounge chair.

The four of them forced out his martial soul and made him take such a big loss, which of course already satisfied him.

He wanted to continue, only to give them a lesson, to let them know he was very weak, pitifully weak. He didn't want them to develop pride because of his talent.

Slake Academy had such examples before; due to their own arrogance, their progress slowed and they faded among the crowd.

But…

Zhao Wuji's mouth twitched slightly, a half‑smile.

Having seen Xiao Xian, he also realized he had overthought.

With such a pervert as a peer trainee, who could develop pride?

Pride such as Dai Mubai's, when "pressured" by Xiao Xian, has become seriously intense countless times, even that pair of twins have been sought less often.

"Come with me, I'll take you to find a place to stay." Xiao Xian's face still bore a faint smile as he waved at them.

Xiao Wu let out a cheer, hopped and followed, Tang San immediately kept up, and the girl in the white dress and the icy girl, seeing this, no longer hesitated.

Dai Mubai coughed and also tried to follow.

"Dai Mubai, where do you think you're going?! Aren't you the examiner? Stay here and guard!" Zhao Wuji glared at him, saying irritably.

Dai Mubai stopped immediately.

He glanced at the five who were walking away, his expression a bit helpless.

"Thanks for the effort, Boss Dai!" Xiao Xian waved at him from afar, a teasing smile on his face.

"……"

"We've arrived." Xiao Xian led them across the clearing to another area, where many Little Cabins stood.

Tang San followed behind, staring at Xiao Xian.

It had been a year! He finally saw his senior brother again.

He felt Xiao Xian had become a bit thinner, looking a little tired—are Slake's studies that hard?

He had many things to say, but with other trainees present, it wasn't a time for catching up, so Tang San suppressed his scattered thoughts.

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San, then at Xiao Xian, and pursed her lips again.

"Here is where I and another trainee live," Xiao Xian said, pointing to his dormitory, "The one over there is the dorm you saw earlier during the test, belonging to that blond male trainee."

"If anything comes up at the academy, you can find him, or you can find me."

"The girls' dorms are over there, two per room; you can choose yourselves." Xiao Xian pointed to several Little Cabins dozens of meters away.

The male and female dormitory areas are still fairly far apart.

"Little San, you can just pick one here; there's no one," Xiao Xian said, pointing to this side of the area.

"Then I'll choose this."

Tang San decisively chose the Little Cabin beside Xiao Xian's dormitory.

"Alright, go clean up, and in half an hour meet me here; I'll take you to see other places and meet other teachers."

"If anything comes up, call me; I'm in the dorm."

"Let's clean up first," Xiao Xian said, patting Tang San's shoulder.

Tang San immediately felt his soul power seem to quicken a bit.

"Senior brother…!" Tang San was a little surprised—it was his senior brother's Sunlight Spore! He calmed down and felt a bit awkward to call Xiao Xian "bro" in front of everyone again.

Xiao Xian blinked and made a Blowing Palm gesture.

Xiao Wu saw Xiao Xian's look and movement and instantly sensed something amiss.

Sure enough, when she arrived at the girls' dormitory area dozens of meters away, she found every room filthy, covered in dust, and had no idea how long they had gone uncleaned.

She immediately ran into Xiao Xian's dorm, grabbed his arm, shook him, and in a sweet, coquettish voice said, "Brother Xian~! Could you use the Blowing Fire Palm~! Help me tidy up, please! With a quick whoosh!"

Tang San, who was just next door, heard the commotion and couldn't help but laugh silently.

After the senior brother graduated, is this the side of Xiao Wu, the lawless one at Nording Academy?

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