Chapter 42 - So... Whats the Test? (1/2)

”Fuck me… am I gonna have to go through this shit again?”

In an infinite expanse of darkness, there were four gigantic structures in front of Huang Yu. If you were to look at it from far away enough, they would look like massive gates.

Of the four gates, one of them was open and had gigantic bolts of electricity crackling throughout it. This was the gate that Huang Yu had opened previously to obtain electromagnetism.

Huang Yu looked at the remaining closed gates with a wry expression. He wasn't unaccustomed to pain, but the pain caused from the ȧssimilation of knowledge from opening the gate of electromagnetism was far too much.

If not for the fact that he had managed to give himself some moments of respite with vital energy back then, he would be in a mental asylum right now.

Suddenly, familiar strands of golden energy appeared again before coalescing into words he had been expecting.

[Choose your path of wisdom]

”Oh well, might as well get it over with. I'm pretty good with vital energy now anyways. Hopefully it won't be as bad as back then.” Huang Yu tried convincing himself.

After a few moments of Huang Yu talking to himself, he took a deep breath. With that, he calmed his heart rate, and by extension, himself.

He walked to the gate on the leftmost side. Putting his hand on it, he felt as if he suddenly became a few times heavier. However, with his strength now, this little bit of extra weight was negligible.

'This gate has the weakest energy signature out of all of them. If my conjecture about what these gates are is right, then this should be the one I want at this moment.'

With a grunt, Huang Yu pushed the gate open with all his strength. The moment the gate opened, Huang Yu closed in eyes, bracing himself for the incoming torture session.

A few moments passed before Huang Yu opened one eye. 'Nothing? Could it be that there won't be pain for this gate? If that's the case, then I'll be so damn thankful.'

Suddenly, the pain he had been expecting earlier hit him.

”ARRGH, You fuċkɨnġ dogshit gate! Give me back my feelings!”

Perhaps if the gate he had just opened had a face right now, it would be in the form of a troll face.

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”Zhangkong, why are you staying in a place like this? Why not pick a place closer to the academy?” Shen Yi frowned as she inspected the room.

Wu Zhangkong calmly replied. ”It's enough as long as I can rest. Besides, I don't like how noisy it is at the academy.”

”The exams are tomorrow. Are your students ready?” Shen Yi suddenly changed the subject as she sat down in a chair.

Wu Zhangkong's forehead wrinkled. ”I asked to come because I have a favour to request of you. The others are ready, but I have a student who isn't. He's meditating deeply and still hasn't awakened. Is there a way to delay the exam?”

Shen Yi became silent for a while. ”It depends on which student is missing to be honest. My answer can change depending on that. So which student are you talking about? I don't see two of your students here?”

”It's Tang Wu—” Wu Zhangkong suddenly paused as he processed Shen Yi's words.

'Two?'

Turning to the three students who had been standing behind him, he looked at Gu Yue before asking, ”Gu Yue. Where's Huang Yu?”

Wu Zhangkong was surprised to find that Huang Yu wasn't here. Usually, all his students would be punctual and almost never skip class. He had grown so accustomed to it that he hadn't even bothered checking if they were all here other than Tang Wulin. He just ȧssumed that they were.

”Teacher, I think Huang Yu is in deep meditation as well. I went up to check on him a few days ago and he seemed to be really out of it.”

Wu Zhangkong's brows furrowed. He turned back to Shen Yi before slightly gritting his teeth. ”Two of them. The captain, Tang Wulin and Huang Yu.”

Seeing that Wu Zhangkong believed her words, Gu Yue inwardly let out a sigh of relief. 'I can only help you hide your third eye this much Huang Yu…'

Having spent some time with Huang Yu, she had begun to pick up on all the little tricks Huang Yu used in his conversations. She, just like Huang Yu usually does, told a half-truth.

She did go in to see Huang Yu and he was in deep meditation. However, she had skipped out the other details, like how Huang Yu's bandana had been destroyed and his third eye was in full display.

She didn't know why Huang Yu was hiding it, but she didn't ask him. She believed when Huang Yu trusted her enough, he would tell her himself.

Hearing this, Shen Yi sighed. ”In that case, there might be a chance that they would give you another shot. If it was just Tang Wulin, I wouldn't dare say that, but since Huang Yu is included as well…”

She didn't continue, but Wu Zhangkong knew that Shrek Academy really wanted Huang Yu to join. Naturally, after Huang Yu's reveal of sword intent, almost every single person worth mentioning wanted him to join their organisation.

In the distant past, a user of sword intent would definitely become a powerhouse as long as they didn't meet an untimely end. Hence, if anyone could recruit him, they were sure to allow their organisation to prosper for at least another several hundred years.

It was worth it for Shrek Academy if they just decided to kick everyone out in this year's application for Huang Yu to join, much less just to make a new test for them.