Chapter 78: Raising the Difficulty!

There's nothing to regret.

Dong Ningxue asked, "Do you still remember that lunatic at our school who was called Wu Kuang?"

"Wu Kuang?"

Zhu Xingyao suddenly fell into recollection, recalling the terror of being dominated by that man.

Seeing Zhu Xingyao silent, Dong Ningxue went on by herself, "That Wu Kuang won the Martial Top Scholar title in our cohort's martial exam; his Blood Qi value as a freshman almost reached the fourth Realm warrior level, and he was born with divine strength, so almost no one could withstand a single punch from him."

After speaking, she glanced at the pale‑faced Zhu Xingyao and laughed, "Even you, the so‑called invincible Jingang, was punched by him until you spat blood,"

"But later, as we grew older and our Blood Qi increased, Wu Kuang's momentum gradually waned. Over the four years of university, we all rose to the sixth Realm, some even entered Grandmaster, while Wu Kuang was still striving to break through the fifth Realm."

Zhu Xingyao nodded, "Thinking of Wu Kuang now, the spot he hit me at still aches faintly. That dazzling Talent Endowed back then has now faded into the crowd......"

What Dong Ningxue didn't know was that Zhu Xingyao later went looking for Wu Kuang, just to avenge that punch.

But when she saw Wu Kuang still stuck at the fourth Realm, that lingering fire in her heart inexplicably faded, the two were no longer from the same world, and she couldn't muster any interest.

"So, looking at Lu Jing now, he's even not as good as the former Wu Kuang," Dong Ningxue sighed, "But as it stands, aside from those three people under special focus, there should be no one who can match Lu Jing."

"That's actually fine; at least Lu Jing can crush the arrogance of these Talent Endowed and temper them."

Zhu Xingyao shrugged, pursed her lips and said, "Sister Xue, you mean using Lu Jing as a stepping stone for them? But Lu Jing hits hard; anyone who opposes him now isn't even standing—could something go wrong?"

Dong Ningxue glared at her irritably, "You're underestimating the Talent Endowed. Take Feng Xinglan, for instance—if you can't beat him with speed, can you even escape?"

"Rather than worry about them, we should worry about the ordinary people being trampled by Lu Jing; they are the real stepping stones and victims of this genius training camp......"

"Indeed......"

Zhu Xingyao gave no opinion; these weaklings mingling among the true geniuses are the real ordinary people, no matter how low Lu Jing's ceiling is, his floor is still higher than theirs.

While the two were talking, a staff member staring at the monitor suddenly let out a gasp.

"What's wrong?"

Dong Ningxue hurried over.

"Officer Dong, look here!"

The staff pointed to the nearby screen, which displayed the distribution of scored Demon Beasts.

But the previously dense red dots were now a pitch‑black void.

"What's happening?"

Zhu Xingyao also leaned in, asking puzzled, "Why have all these scored Demon Beasts vanished? Is the equipment malfunctioning?"

"It... it shouldn't be, the equipment was tested before installation to ensure normal operation before deployment!"

The staff shook his head, cold sweat breaking out on his back; if the equipment fails, all of them will be held accountable.

"Then why?"

Dong Ningxue frowned; the number of scored Demon Beasts this time is limited, and if this batch is lost, the assessment may have to be halted.

"Randomly retrieve footage of three Demon Beasts for review!"

The operator nodded and promptly began the procedure.

Soon, the screen connected to the cameras on the Demon Beasts.

In the footage, a teenage boy wielding a long sword appeared.

The next moment, a blade sang.

A long streak of blood instantly scarred the Demon Beast's body, and its massive head then crashed to the ground.

The camera itself was drenched by the spurting blood, leaving only a crimson view.

In under a minute, the Third‑Rank Demon Beast was slain by the boy with a single slash.

This thick‑skinned, hefty Demon Beast, though relatively docile, was originally set as a boss for trainees to group‑challenge.

Now it was effortlessly killed by the boy alone!

"Sss......"

Everyone present, including Dong Ningxue, inhaled a sharp gasp of cold air.

"Huh, that person looks like Lu Jing?"

Zhu Xingyao widened her eyes, rewound the video to the start, and locked onto the boy's appearance.

The boy had delicate features, his white shirt spotless despite the blood, and he appeared bright and clean.

"So it really is him. That means...... the twenty Demon Beasts we released tonight were all killed by him alone in such a short time?"

A nearby staff member pulled up the points leaderboard, "Officer Dong, look at the leaderboard quickly!"

On the leaderboard, Lu Jing's name glaringly occupied first place.

First: Lu Jing — 303 points

Second: Hao Pengjie — 43 points

Third: Feng Xinglan — 30 points

"Whoa! Over three hundred points? What did he do?!"

"I think we only released thirty‑five Demon Beasts in total......"

Everyone was stunned, staring blankly at the leaderboard, their expressions momentarily hazy.

One Demon Beast equals ten points, meaning he alone killed thirty Demon Beasts.

Many of those Demon Beasts were Third‑Rank, and Dong Ningxue originally intended for the geniuses to team up, testing their leadership and teamwork.

But Lu Jing shattered that, solo‑fighting almost every Demon Beast!

"Too terrifying......"

"I think I underestimated him; he's not worse than Wu Kuang, perhaps even stronger......"

Dong Ningxue's face still showed surprise; she had to admit she had previously taken Lu Jing lightly.

"Officer Dong, will we continue releasing Demon Beasts tomorrow?"

A staff member nearby suddenly remembered something and asked in a low voice.

"Release, why not release?"

Zhu Xingyao interjected, saying: "Not only should we release them, we must increase the intensity; the demon beast level is to be raised from level three to level four!"

"What?"

The staff member couldn't believe their ears, stammering: "Are you sure it's a level four demon beast? This might cause a total wipeout..."

After saying that, they looked toward Dong Ningxue, who has absolute authority here.

"Obey my orders, urgently dispatch a batch of level four demon beasts; I want to attack those with low desire—I want to see where his limit lies!"

In an eerie silence, Dong Ningxue's teasing voice rang out in the camp.

"Yes!"

At the same time, everyone's wristwatches began to vibrate.

A female voice came from the wristwatch: "An important announcement is being issued; tomorrow a batch of level four demon beasts will be released—please all trainees prepare yourselves!"

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