7: Why did you provoke him? You're fired!

The silence on the training ground was broken by the sound of hurried footsteps and the friction of rolling equipment wheels.

Several medical personnel in white uniforms rushed over, pushing a stretcher cart.

When they saw Luo Feng's miserable state on the ground, even their experienced faces showed a hint of horror.

The medical staff quickly lifted Luo Feng onto the stretcher and began emergency resuscitation.

Just then, a young man wearing a black Examiner uniform pushed through the crowd and strode over.

His face was filled with anger, and the badge on his chest shone with a cold light.

He walked straight up to Chen Nian and questioned him sharply in a tone of judgment: “Did you do this?”

Chen Nian didn't even lift an eyelid: “Yes, so what.”

The young Examiner’s expression grew even uglier, and his voice rose eight octaves: “Private fighting is strictly prohibited inside the Examination Hall. This is an iron rule of the Spiritual Energy Bureau's newcomer test! Don't you know that? Your behavior is extremely egregious and has caused severely serious consequences!”

He spoke righteously, every word ringing with authority.

“I hereby officially inform you that your test qualification has been revoked. Leave the Examination Hall immediately!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding Examinees, who had been silent with fear, instantly perked up.

Qualification revoked?

Great!

This monster is finally going to be driven away!

A glimmer of hope reignited in Jiang Tao’s eyes.

However, Chen Nian merely frowned slightly, and before he could react,

a slightly overweight middle-aged man squeezed in from outside the crowd, dripping with sweat.

“Silence!”

The middle-aged man roared at the young Examiner.

The young Examiner was stunned: “M-Manager Zhang?”

The middle-aged man, known as Manager Zhang, ignored him completely. He quickly walked up to Chen Nian and said with a smile: “Mr. Chen Nian, a misunderstanding, this is absolutely a misunderstanding.”

With that, he turned his head and glared fiercely at the young Examiner: “From now on, you are no longer an Examiner here. Report to the Logistics Department; that place is more suitable for you.”

“What?” The young Examiner looked thunderstruck, completely dumbfounded. “W-Why? Manager, what did I do wrong?”

Manager Zhang’s gaze turned extremely cold: “There is no why.”

After speaking, he stopped looking at the stunned young man and turned back to Chen Nian, his attitude humble.

“Mr. Chen Nian, please don't take it to heart. There is absolutely no issue with your test qualification. Please prepare for the upcoming test with peace of mind and strive for an excellent score.”

Manager Zhang’s back was soaked with cold sweat.

He had the fortune of watching the combat footage of Chen Nian and the five Evil Cultivators last night.

That lightning-fast figure and incredible strength didn't look like they belonged to a newcomer who had just undergone the Awakening.

The big shots above had long placed high hopes on him, and every single one of them wanted to win him over.

But that blind simpleton had the nerve to try and drive him away right off the bat.

If this person got upset, walked away, and decided not to join the Spiritual Energy Bureau,

then his career as the Examination Hall Manager would probably be over.

The surrounding Examinees were completely dumbfounded.

Their brains were utterly unable to process everything happening before their eyes.

A fight in the Examination Hall, beating someone up this badly, yet not only was his qualification not revoked, but the Examination Hall Manager ran over to bow and apologize?

And the Examiner who was strictly enforcing the rules was immediately transferred to Logistics just for saying a few words?

W-What is going on?

Who exactly is this newcomer named Chen Nian?

In an instant, everyone’s gaze toward Chen Nian changed drastically again.

If before it was fear,

now, that fear was mixed with intense awe and confusion.

They realized that this man not only possessed terrifying strength that could crush everything,

but he also seemed to have an incredibly powerful backer that they could not even begin to imagine.

No one dared to whisper anymore.

The entire training ground was eerily silent.

Not long after, a loud electronic voice echoed throughout the venue.

[Newcomer practical test is about to begin.]

[All Examinees, please immediately enter your designated test areas.]

Following the broadcast, the floor in the center of the training ground slowly cracked open, raising independent metal compartments.

[This test is a practical combat test, divided into a survival test and a battle test, both proceeding simultaneously.]

[Examinees will fight against Spiritual Energy Bureau's specially made combat Puppets.]

[Battle test scores will be calculated based on the number of Puppets killed.]

[Survival test scores will be calculated based on the time spent enduring on the field.]

[Various mechanisms and traps will appear during the test.]

[The intensity of the Puppets and mechanisms will increase over time.]

[When the body can no longer sustain itself, you may shout 'Stop' or be judged as having lost combat ability, and the test will end early.]

[Test countdown: fifty minutes.]

[We wish everyone excellent results.]

The Examinees, with complex feelings, walked into their respective test areas one after another.

When Chen Nian entered his compartment, everyone's eyes involuntarily followed him.

They all wanted to know just how far this monster could go.

[Test Start!]

The moment the cold electronic voice fell.

In the pure white space where Chen Nian stood, dense black grids suddenly appeared on the floor and walls.

“Clack! Clack! Clack!”

Over a dozen grids flipped open, and silver-white humanoid Puppets drilled out from them.

Their eyes glowed red, and their movements were stiff yet swift. Wielding alloy arms, they rushed toward Chen Nian from all directions.

At the same time.

Several scorching red lasers suddenly shot out from the floor.

From the ceiling, several dark cannon muzzles extended, spraying dense energy projectiles.

On the walls surrounding him, sharp alloy spikes stabbed out without warning.

The attacks were omnipresent.

In the other test areas, gasps and the clashing of weapons had already begun to ring out one after another.

Many Examinees were immediately thrown into chaos and disarray by the storm of attacks right at the start.

However, Chen Nian simply stood still.

After the Prison Suppressing Divine Body was upgraded to Level 2, he could clearly feel that his body had undergone a qualitative change.

The world seemed to slow down in his eyes.