159: Brother, do you practice martial arts?

Several days later.

Li Wen had always been uninterested in various activities, but this time, he uncharacteristically participated on time.

The main reason was that this event did not feature a long and tedious opening ceremony.

After all, for activities centered around students, like club recruitment, adding too many boring and superficial formalities would likely fail to attract many participants.

When Li Wen arrived at the Combat Club, he immediately noticed a significant difference between it and other clubs.

No wonder they say the Combat Department bears the important responsibility of selecting School Team members! This Combat Club can almost be called a semi-official club.

All the various subsidies it enjoyed were directly provided by the school, and even at this recruitment event, some teachers were personally present to oversee it.

This arrangement was made for two reasons: firstly, these teachers were themselves the Combat Club's instructors; secondly, it was to prevent personal grievances from interfering with the fairness of the entire recruitment process.

After all, only by ensuring everything proceeded in a fair and transparent environment could truly excellent talents be selected to join the School Team.

It should be known that these teachers would absolutely not open a back door for certain individuals due to external factors.

The reason was simple: deep down, they were more eager than anyone else for the School Team to achieve excellent results.

After all, for a teacher, students' outstanding performance in competitions is not only the best proof of their teaching achievements but also greatly enhances their personal professional reputation and sense of accomplishment.

Furthermore, the rewards given by the school were undoubtedly more attractive and practical compared to those offered by individuals.

A Beastmaster capable of serving as a School Team instructor must have reached at least Heavenly King Level strength.

For experts of such a caliber, ordinary wealth and money could no longer move them.

In contrast, what they craved more was a firm commitment—a solemn promise about how to successfully facilitate the evolution of their pet beasts.

Speaking of which, with the school's robust overall strength, it was perfectly capable of making such a promise.

As is well known, the Breeder academies under every university are not ordinary; they each control unique pet beast advancement and evolution plans.

And this was precisely what Beastmasters whose pet beasts' growth level was already approaching Overlord Level most urgently needed.

It must be understood that when a pet beast's species has not yet reached the Overlord Level, if one wishes for it to eventually advance to the Overlord realm, the only feasible path is through advanced evolution.

However, it is worth noting that each pet beast does not have a fixed, unchanging standard model to follow during the process of advanced evolution.

Although at this stage, even if an evolution attempt fails, it will not cause overly severe consequences, this process genuinely relates to the pet beast's future growth level cap and development potential.

It was at this moment that the critical role played by the Breeder began to be fully displayed.

However, for Lin Yan, this conventional Breeder assistance was clearly not a necessity.

After all, he was one of the few individuals at Tiannan University who was both a Heavenly King Level powerhouse and held the title of Master Breeder.

Because of this, in order to maximize the effectiveness of limited resources, Lin Yan specially took precious time to personally arrange the so-called 'guaranteed admission' for his three star disciples.

And due to this matter, Lu Chen, who was originally toiling away in the laboratory, also had to temporarily put down his work and was driven out.

Similarly, as a member of the Combat Department, Chen Ping naturally had no excuse to avoid joining the Combat Club.

Thus, although the team composed of the three initially remained complete and orderly, this situation did not last for too long.

Before long, someone came to break this tranquility.

A figure in a training uniform quickly walked over, and upon closer inspection, it was Ruan Yifei.

Compared to his somewhat casual appearance at their last meeting, he looked much more serious and formal now!

Ruan Yifei shouted towards one of them.

"Li Wen, come with me into the club! Our exhibition match is to be held before the official start of the recruitment event!"

Upon seeing Ruan Yifei, Lu Chen's expression instantly became solemn; his previously relaxed brows furrowed tightly, and he said with a hint of surprise in his tone.

"Brother Yifei, you're going to have an exhibition match with him?"

Hearing this, Ruan Yifei couldn't help but feel a bit surprised; he turned to look at Lu Chen and asked, puzzled, in return.

"What's wrong? Is there something amiss here?"

Just then, Li Wen, who was standing nearby, suddenly interjected, a smile plastered across his face as he said.

"Oh, don't worry! It's just an exhibition match, after all. Senior will definitely go easy on me and let me win, so nothing will happen."

Before he finished speaking, Li Wen darted forward, quickly slung his arm around the senior's shoulder, and then, without further ado, pulled the other party towards the interior of the club, not giving Lu Chen any chance to speak again.

Watching the two gradually walk away until they disappeared from sight, Chen Ping, who had been silent, finally couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked Lu Chen.

"What exactly is going on? There shouldn't be any problems, right?"

Lu Chen took a deep breath, nodded solemnly, and then explained seriously.

"From what I know about Brother Yifei, if he says it's an exhibition match, then he will definitely bring out pet beasts with a lower growth level."

"And based on what we know about Li Wen, do you think anyone can beat Bud in a battle between pet beasts of the same level?"

After hearing these words, Chen Ping first froze, then his eyes widened in sudden realization, and with an excited expression, he exclaimed.

"Ah? Do you mean that Senior might be facing a Waterloo this time?"

Lu Chen shook his head slightly, and replied thoughtfully.

"To say he'll completely crash and burn isn't quite right, after all, he possesses the 'Fusion' talent, and he's also a Level Five Beastmaster; his physical fitness is not something an ordinary person can compare to!"

"But it's foreseeable that Senior will win very awkwardly."

"So, I wanted to advise him."

...Ruan Yifei, oblivious to everything.

He was still saying to Li Wen: "It's still the registration phase now; once the teams are registered, you and I will go on stage."

"After that will be the normal combat assessment, so I'll be your assessor."

Li Wen said.

"Is that so..."

He hadn't felt it before, but being alone now made Li Wen suddenly remember some things.

"Senior, let's not talk about that."

"I see your bones are extraordinary; you're a good candidate for martial arts. I have an unparalleled secret technique here that I don't teach to others."

As soon as these words came out, Ruan Yifei's gaze instantly changed from caring for a junior to caring for a mentally challenged child.