52: Chapter 52 Xiao Tianci's Shock

"Hey! Brother, you haven't left yet."

Zeng Huohuo's voice suddenly rang out.

Li Yu snapped back to reality and saw Zeng Huohuo walking at the front of the group from the Junior Cultivator examination, her Face still carrying lingering anger.

The others noticed Li Yu as well, looking over with strange expressions.

"Yeah, thanks for what happened just now," Li Yu said with a smile.

"Psh! No need for thanks, we're buddies. I, Zeng Huohuo, just can't stand that backroom-dealing bullshit," Zeng Huohuo said, plopping down beside him. "By the way, where's that Spirit Probing Armor?"

"Slipped away."

"Hehe! Nice, serves those losers right. Such a top-tier beast for finding spiritual Materials."

Zeng Huohuo had a gloating smile on her Face, acting very boisterous.

Li Yu smiled at the sight and asked, "How did your exam go?"

"Guaranteed."

"That's good then."

"Here, have one."

Zeng Huohuo took out a lollipop and wiggled her eyebrows at Li Yu. After he thanked her and took it, she gave a loud 'crack' and bit down on the lollipop in her own mouth, shattering it. She added, "Doing it like this is more satisfying."

Hearing Zeng Huohuo's iron teeth crunching the lollipop into tiny pieces, Li Yu couldn't help but be amused.

At this moment, the Advanced Cultivation area was bustling; clearly, those people had finished their written exam and were coming out.

It was intermission.

"I should get going."

Li Yu stood up, unwrapped the lollipop, popped it in his mouth, and walked straight toward the Advanced Cultivation examination area.

"Brother, you're going the wrong way. That's the venue for the Advanced Cultivation exam," Zeng Huohuo reminded him.

"I'm not going the wrong way, I signed up for it."

Li Yu walked into the examination hall without looking back, leaving Zeng Huohuo standing there in a daze.

Signed up?

The Advanced Cultivation exam?

Doesn't he not even have a Junior Cultivator certificate?

Wait a minute!

Zeng Huohuo seemed to think of something. Her eyes widened suddenly as she exclaimed, "No way, brother, did you sign up like *that*?"

Li Yu waved his hand and walked straight into the Advanced Cultivation exam venue, leaving Zeng Huohuo bewildered.

A person without even a Junior Cultivator certificate saying they were going to take the Advanced Cultivation exam.

Am I crazy, or is the world crazy?

"Hello, did Li Yu just talk to you about something?"

Suddenly, a group of people walked over, one of them asking with a Face full of curiosity.

Zeng Huohuo looked over and recognized them as people who were present during the earlier assessment. Aside from herself, these people were the ones who had observed Li Yu the most during the cultivation process.

She didn't answer but instead asked, "Why are you asking?"

The group looked at each other and said one after another:

"We are Interns from Bright Moon Company, just like Li Yu."

"That's right, we're in the same batch. Although we haven't been assigned to halls yet, we're still colleagues."

"Is he okay?"

"..."

Hearing them speak so naturally and with such sincere tones, Zeng Huohuo didn't think too much of it. Assuming they were Li Yu's good colleagues, she told them what had just happened.

"He went to the Advanced Cultivation exam? He signed up?!" one Intern exclaimed.

Zeng Huohuo nodded.

She thought these people would be worried about Li Yu or speechless at his boldness, but in the next second, they all burst out laughing.

It wasn't a happy or pleasant laugh; it was sharp, ear-piercing, and filled with mockery.

"Hahaha~ What an idiot! He couldn't even pass the Primary Cultivation Examination, yet he wants to take the Advanced certificate?"

"I bet he'll be kicked out in less than three minutes."

"I heard the registration fee for the Advanced Cultivation exam alone is 200,000 this time. Tsk tsk... what a massive loss."

"Haha~ This is too funny!"

Zeng Huohuo's eyes widened, and she even forgot to chew the candy in her mouth. It took a long while before she said, "You guys..."

But those Interns completely ignored her, walking toward the Advanced Cultivation exam venue with their arms around each other's shoulders, laughing and saying they were going to "watch the show."

By now, how could Zeng Huohuo not know she'd been tricked? She was so angry that steam practically came out of her nose, cursing up a storm with various Cantonese profanities.

Once her emotions calmed down a bit, she stood up as well and said, "No way, I have to go see too!"

...

The written portion of the Advanced Cultivation exam ended.

Xiao Tianci rubbed his throbbing temples, cursing the person who wrote the questions to high heaven in his heart.

What kind of bullshit questions were these!

Briefly describe the difference between a Perilla Screw Lion and a Perilla Snail?

One is a lion.

The other is a snail.

How the hell can they be the same?

Don't think I haven't eaten river snail rice noodles before!

Anyone who was careless in reading the prompt would definitely be screwed.

"Tian Ci, how did you do on the exam?" a companion asked.

Xiao Tianci shook his head and said, "It was alright. Advanced Cultivation is about practical ability; the written score is just for show."

"True. But if you don't count the written score, you have to cultivate at least a B-rank quality in the practical part to pass."

"It's just B-rank."

Xiao Tianci raised his eyebrows smugly and took a big gulp of water from his cup. Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a familiar figure walking in.

"Pfft! Cough, cough, cough..."

A huge spray of water came out, choking Xiao Tianci until his Face turned red. He looked like he'd seen a ghost, his eyes fixed on Li Yu's direction as he roared in his heart.

Ah!!!

Why is he here?

How can he actually be here?!

I don't want to see him! Ah! Ah! Ah...

Heaven knows, Xiao Tianci had failed to treat the Golden Horned Small Dragon, while Li Yu had not only succeeded when it was on the verge of death but also evolved it into a new S-rank species.

This matter had already spread throughout Bright Moon Company.

Because of this, Xiao Tianci had been teased and ridiculed quite a bit by other Breeders on the Eighth Floor. Being someone who valued Face, he felt even more indignant.

So he had secretly checked Li Yu's files, wanting to see what kind of ability this guy had—the one President Zhang saw as a thorn in his side, and who had caused both Liu Quan and Supervisor Chen to be fired.

The result of that look... left him numb.

Starlight Wolf King, S-rank, new species.

Blazing Fire Crow, S-rank, new species.

Blasting Armor Rock Rhino, S-rank, new species.

Silver Scale Bubble Fish, S+ rank, new species...

Plus the Light Flame Sub-Dragon he already knew about, S-rank, new species.

In less than a month since joining, he had completed the cultivation of five new species, all at least S-rank. This data completely shocked Xiao Tianci into a stupor.

He was totally numb.

How is this a newcomer?

When the new CEO arrives, if they don't treat this guy like a living Buddha, it would be an insult to these achievements!

It was precisely because of the data he had personally investigated.

Li Yu.

An Intern he had never even met had suddenly and without warning become Xiao Tianci's nightmare.

His gaze was too intense. Li Yu sensed it and turned his head to look, scaring Xiao Tianci into quickly twisting his head away like a thief.

You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me...

"Speaking of which, Tian Ci," his companion said, "during the exam, the seat next to you was empty. I just took a look. Whoa! Guess what? It was actually the seat for an apprentice."

Xiao Tianci's eyes widened as he looked at him, silently holding a mouthful of water in his mouth.

"What was that guy's name again... Oh! Li Yu."

The moment his companion finished speaking, the world started raining.

Pfft!

A huge spray of water burst out.