60: Chapter 60 The Witch's Hat with a Human Mouth

Under the envious and jealous gazes of the male and female college students, Su Chen and Jiang Luoli, who was clinging to his arm, stopped in front of an unremarkable old house.

It wasn't until the people around them had dispersed that Jiang Luoli released the delicate hand that had been holding his arm.

Su Chen felt somewhat helpless.

"Senior, is it really okay for you to be so intimate with me in public? I'm afraid of ruining your reputation."

"People will also gossip, saying I'm taking advantage of you or something..."

Jiang Luoli smiled triumphantly and stood on her tiptoes to rub his head.

"Silly junior."

"Clearly, I'm the one taking advantage of you."

When she said this, Su Chen was a bit confused.

Jiang Luoli shook her head with a wry smile.

Others said she was the daughter of a wealthy family in Jianghai City, standing on the shoulders of giants from the start of her business.

Only she knew the truth.

Whether in the field of martial arts or in the business world, all the achievements she had attained had nothing to do with the family behind her.

In fact, she hadn't been home for three or four years.

"Junior Xiao Chen... one day, I will confess everything to you."

"But not now."

Su Chen was even more confused by his riddler senior, but he could only follow Jiang Luoli into a room.

The room featured Western retro decor, about ten meters high, with massive bookshelves and Western-style fireplaces lining the walls, and two sofas in the center.

One person was sitting on one of the sofas.

A short-haired, long-legged mature woman with a miniskirt and an incredibly hot figure.

It was Teacher Wang Jin.

She was currently puffing on a pipe, looking at a thick ancient book in her hands.

"Teacher Wang, we're here!"

Jiang Luoli greeted her, and Su Chen wasn't surprised.

Both were members of the Polytechnic University's Demon Slaying Society, so Teacher Wang Jin most likely had some connection to this mysterious Huayu Association as well.

Teacher Wang Jin turned to look at Su Chen, her eyes lighting up.

"Tsk tsk, you actually survived."

"You really didn't disappoint the expectations your senior and I had for you."

Seeing Su Chen curiously looking around the room, whose decor was not very common in Great Xia, Teacher Wang Jin spoke up to introduce it.

"There are over five hundred branches of the Huayu Association around the world; we can be considered the largest organization in the current martial arts world."

"The decor of every Huayu Association branch is no different from this one, the only difference being the scale."

"We don't know why that mysterious president designed it this way, but with her mystery and power, there must be a reason for her choice."

Su Chen pointed his finger at a shelf next to the bookshelf.

On it lay leather whips, collars, and other small props with \"unclear\" functions that showed no signs of use.

"Are these standardized as well?"

Teacher Wang Jin and Jiang Luoli nodded together.

"That's right, this was also personally ordered by our president, saying it was to recreate..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Su Chen quickly cut off this ridiculous topic.

Teacher Wang Jin stepped forward with a half-smile, her delicate hand touching him as if she were flirting.

Her pleasant fragrance enveloped him, and her proud peaks, which were not at all inferior to Jiang Luoli's, lightly brushed against Su Chen's chest.

As a master in the field of mental power, although his cultivation wasn't high, Su Chen could sense Teacher Wang Jin's cultivation level.

A sixth-stage martial artist.

Very strong!

And she was just the person in charge of one branch of the Huayu Association.

"Bone age: twenty; health: good; unknown energy fluctuations in the body; preliminary assessment: ability awakening."

After Teacher Wang Jin finished her probe, she asked Jiang Luoli.

"By the way, Luoli, did you help him do an ability assessment?"

Jiang Luoli shook her head.

"No, I just got the application approved for him. Today, an awakened named Su Zixi is also coming for an assessment, so he might have to wait in line..."

Teacher Wang Jin's expression turned serious as she urged.

"Now, immediately, take him to do the ability assessment right away!"

"I'll take the responsibility for cutting in line."

"After this kid's ability awakened, it could pull him back directly from the brink of death. Do you think the ability he awakened could be weak?"

"I want his ability information today to report to the higher-ups immediately, so we can cultivate this child as a key target and provide him with the appropriate extraordinary items."

Su Chen had been uninterested in the previous words.

But the four words \"extraordinary items\" mentioned by Teacher Wang Jin caught his attention.

His eyes suddenly went wide, and he grabbed Jiang Luoli's hand.

"Senior, what are we waiting for? Let's go do the ability assessment right now!"

"If we go late, someone else might snatch the spot."

...

Jiang Luoli led Su Chen through a corridor filled with a sense of technology.

"Xiao Chen, do you know about the ability ranks for extraordinary awakenings and martial artist levels?"

Su Chen shook his head honestly.

Jiang Luoli looked back at him and smiled.

The slender waistline under her white shirt and the perky curve of her buttocks were smooth and perfectly arched.

"Extraordinary ability awakenings are divided into several ranks, ranging from F-rank to SSS-rank."

"But although it's theoretically divided this way, so far, no SSS-rank awakened has appeared on Blue Star."

"Similarly, awakeners who have only awakened an F-rank ability generally find it difficult to enter the realm of martial artists."

"Most people awaken abilities between E-rank and A-rank. Being able to awaken an A-rank ability makes one a standout even in Jianghai City."

"For example, my instructor Teacher Wang Jin awakened the A+ rank ability ‘Metal Storm’."

"The strongest awakeners I know of are only S+ or SS rank. There probably aren't many such beings in all of Great Xia."

She paused and continued.

"As for martial artist levels, they are currently divided into stages one through thirteen. A thirteenth-stage martial artist is called a World-Extinguishing level, but according to the rate of power creep in the era of spiritual qi recovery, a fourteenth-stage powerhouse will likely appear soon."

Su Chen nodded.

The era of spiritual qi recovery was much more cruel than he had imagined.

It was very possible that you could be at the global ceiling today, only to be stepped on tomorrow by an enemy whose strength had increased by chance.

"The higher the ability rank, the faster the cultivation speed for martial artist levels naturally becomes, and the stronger the individual combat power."

"In addition, only awakeners of A-rank and above have the chance to form a contract with a Heroic Spirit."

As they spoke, Jiang Luoli led Su Chen to a secret room.

There was nothing in the secret room except for a strange object covered by a black cloth.

"This is the place to test ability ranks."

"Speaking of which, I'm quite looking forward to you being able to awaken an A-rank or higher ability."

"After all, I secured a spot for you at the Heroic Spirit testing ceremony in Jinguan City. Only awakeners with an ability rank of A or higher can truly possess the ability to contract a Heroic Spirit."

"I'm really quite excited."

Jiang Luoli pulled off the black cloth.

Su Chen's eyes widened in shock.

Under the black cloth... was actually a witch hat with a human mouth.