Chapter 114: Using Su Tu as a Heaven-Reaching Stepping Stone_2
In the photo, there's a girl with a ponytail, a bright and sunny smile, a heroic appearance, exquisite features, a slender figure, exuding a very uplifting vitality.
The moment Su Tu saw the photo, he knew why Chen Xi was smitten.
The two have grown up together since childhood, knowing each other too well. This girl has grown into the ideal image of Chen Xi.
But for some reason, Su Tu felt a bit uncomfortable seeing the girl in the photo, a feeling hard to describe.
But it actually didn't matter to him. After all, she was Chen Xi's online crush, and whether he found her pleasing or not didn't matter.
"Alright, consider yourself lucky. Have a good chat!"
"I got it!! Hehe, focus on your assessment. I'll bring her to see you later and treat you to a meal."
"I've bragged that my brother is unstoppable and will ace the assessment. You must maintain the reputation for me!"
Su Tu chuckled at Chen Xi's text message.
The better the relationship between guys, the more awkward their words, just like Chen Xi. He truly cares for Su Tu, but always finds a reason for him to focus on the test.
"Old man is definitely invincible. You have fun with my daughter-in-law." Su Tu replied with a playful jab.
Then he turned off his phone.
The phone chimed with a series of dings, and without thinking, he knew it was Chen Xi's spam messages.
Too much talk, won't reply!
Checking the time, it was almost time to gather at the Martial Arts Department, so Su Tu got up, tidied himself, and went out.
On the way, the streets were crowded, with many martial artists rushing to the Martial Arts Department.
Each of them had eyes full of excitement and longing.
The Martial Arts Department was packed today, with martial artists maintaining order on full alert.
This was an important step to elevate the Martial Arts Dao, and it was the Federation's first martial arts event on Ancestor Star.
The Martial Arts Department took it very seriously.
However, if one looked closely at these martial artists, most of them came from small households.
"Tu bro, over here!"
As soon as Su Tu reached the door of the Martial Arts Department, he saw Fatty Zhuge and a group of people standing at the side entrance.
Su Tu walked over to them.
"You guys got here quite early," he said with a smile.
Luo Fan sighed helplessly and said, "Can't help it, we are Guardian Dojo students, we don't need to participate in the first round of assessment.
But we need to assist the Martial Arts Department in assessing other martial artists."
"Being examiners, we have to arrive a bit early."
Su Tu was taken aback by this, not knowing about it, as he thought he still needed to undergo the normal assessment.
Seeing the expression on Su Tu's face, Mo Ya chuckled, "Last night, Luo Fan sent the documents to the group. I bet five bucks that Su Tu muted the group."
"What! Really, how could you mute the group?"
Baru reacted strongly, his loud voice drawing quite a few glances.
"Yeah! We're classmates, it hurts us when you do that."
Mo Ya pretended to wipe her tears.
But unexpectedly, Baru continued, "You muted the group, can you even see the latest One Piece leaks I posted? Damn, it turned out the bloodline theory is true, the fruit changed from the superhuman system to the phantom beast system. You missed some fresh info!"
With those words, others who wanted to join in on the banter were instantly silenced.
Baru was truly an otaku, sharing various things in the group all day long.
This caused the group messages to constantly be 99+, and Su Tu couldn't stand it, so he muted the group.
Only occasionally would he enter the group to chat when he had free time.
He didn't expect to miss the documents about this training camp.
"Not reading that document is no big deal. Actually, though it says we are to assist in the first round of assessment, in reality, we're just serving as an example."
"Basically, it's just for these small households to look up to the Guardian Dojo students."
"To make them recognize the gap between us, and as for our real opponents, like us, they don't have to take the so-called first-round assessment.
"Don't be fooled by how many martial artists are out there; if a hundred remain, that will be quite good."
Luo Fan explained to Su Tu.
This time, Su Tu also noticed that at other entrances of the Martial Arts Department, there was a group of students about the same age as them, each exuding an impressive aura, evidently students of other Guardian Dojos.
Among them, he spotted a few acquaintances.
Little Fatty Kong Qiu stood at an entrance and waved at Su Tu with a smile.
Another acquaintance, upon seeing Su Tu, had a bright expression and ran over.
"Boss!" Xiong Laile ran over to them.
Seeing him, the crowd also had a few chuckles.
Recently, Xiong Laile had gained some fame, further progressing in the martial arts, opening 106 acupoints, and with the innate martial bone support, many viewed him as a future New Star among martial artists.
"Hello, boss!" He almost shouted it out loud in front of Su Tu, bowing ninety degrees, resembling a lackey in an old gangster film.
Instantly, it attracted quite a few gazes, making this spot the center of attention.
This was the first time Su Tu profoundly felt the meaning of the word 'social death.'
This brat asked Su Tu a while back how to better stir up trouble, and Su Tu suggested he watch some people from the 古惑仔 film for reference, never expecting him to actually emulate the whole act.
"Isn't this the guy who went viral in that short video?"
"Seems like it. The one who took down a Hundred Acupoints Martial Artist in one move, turns out he's from the Guardian Dojo."
"Xiong Laile's boss, no wonder he's so strong!"
The crowd buzzed with discussions, Su Tu's face became easily recognizable, coupled with the recent short video popularity, many martial artists instantly recognized him.
"Silence!!!"
A voice loudly echoed, instantly quieting all the students in the Martial Arts Hall.
A silhouette descended from above.
"Chen Yuan..." Su Tu's eyes flickered. He was familiar with the figure, not expecting him to be involved in this training camp.
Looks like this training will be more exciting....
"In this training camp's preliminary screening, there are altogether 800 martial artists registered, which is quite a large number."
"Martial artists should be straightforward. The first-round registration assessment is simple. See those blocking the entrance to the Martial Arts Department?"
"They are the excellences from the Guardian Dojos. If you can pass through the door in front of them to enter the Martial Arts Department, you will be successfully registered."
With Chen Yuan's words, the scene quickly became a bit chaotic, and the expressions of the Guardian students changed slightly.
"Is this damn rule testing them or testing us!!" Fatty Zhuge's face darkened as he muttered.
The other martial artists were all eager to try, the way they looked at them changed too.
At that moment, Su Tu, sensing something, looked towards Chen Yuan, and Chen Yuan's gaze coincidentally fell on him.
As their eyes met, Su Tu saw the pride in Chen Yuan's eyes.
Then he heard Chen Yuan say, "Additionally, each dojo has a representative martial artist. Tayue Martial Arts Hall's representative is this student Su Tu."
"Anyone who can defeat him can not only successfully pass the first-round selection but also skip the second round and directly advance to the third stage!"
With Chen Yuan's announcement, almost simultaneously, all the martial artists outside the Martial Arts Department focused their gazes on the young man.
In their eyes, that young man had already become their stepping stone to reaching great heights.