Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The boy in the photo was Wang Xu’s younger brother, Wang Jun.

Ten years ago, the second safe zone was invaded by a swarm of insects. Millions of insect beasts attacked the safe zone crazily. The energy barrier was on the verge of collapse. The human powerhouses then stepped forward bravely, but they were all killed by the insect beasts.

The civilians who had lost their protection could only choose to flee. After the energy barrier was broken, the insect beasts came crashing through. At that time, Wang Xu was only eight years old and didn’t have the ability to protect himself at all. The fleeing crowd was extremely crowded and all of them wanted to board the train to the sixth safe zone.

After much difficulty, he and his family got on the train, only to find that his brother, who was two years younger than her, was missing. He was submerged in the huge crowd and was nowhere to be found. His mother tried to get off the train as if she were crazy, but his father held her down with tears welled up in his red eyes.

Just like that, his younger brother, Wang Jun, was separated from them for ten years. At first, his parents wanted to search for him, but it was like searching for a needle in a haystack. They had spent all their family savings, and in order to survive, their parents could only choose to give up temporarily.

Even now, Wang Xu still didn’t dare mention his younger brother in front of his parents. He didn’t want to bring up their memories and make them sad.

“Brother, don’t worry. As long as you’re alive, I’ll definitely find you!” Wang Xu’s eyes were filled with determination.

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Early the next morning, Wang Xu headed to the Genetic Academy after saying goodbye to his parents.

Wang Xu was in the martial arts class at the Genetic Academy. It was the monthly academy trial today. All Gene Warriors above level two had to go to the academy to participate in the trial. Of course, they could choose not to participate, but they wouldn’t get the cultivation resources for that month.

The academy was different from the past now. It was divided into martial arts classes and cultural classes. The cultural classes had a tight schedule. They had to memorize and learn new knowledge every day. They had to pass the final examination to obtain a place to enter the university. The martial arts classes were the opposite. They had free time and a lot of their energy was spent on practicing Ancient Martial Arts. The future of talented students was bright.

The academy would provide a certain amount of cultivation resources to the students of the martial arts class to help them practice every month. However, the prerequisite was that they must participate in the academy’s trial.

The requirement for the trial was very simple, to hunt the insect beasts!

All students had to face the insect beasts head-on and use their own strength or team strength to kill them. This was a trial, but it was also a battle of life and death.

During the trial, there were many dangers, and even life-threatening situations. Every year, dozens of Gene Warriors died in the mouth of the insect beasts. This was the result of the protection provided by the academy to prevent damages. If students were to face the insect beasts alone, it would probably be a different scene.

Life and death were inevitable. The students participating in the trial were also prepared to fight to death.

This was because only by surviving the trial could they become stronger!

“Brother Wang!”

“Brother Wang!”

After entering the Genetics Academy, Wang Xu walked towards where the martial arts class was. There were people waving at him from afar. They were all his classmates. Wang Xu smiled and waved back at them.

One was a muscular guy and the other was a short guy. Both of them were Wang Xu’s classmates in the martial arts class and were also participants of the trial.

Most of the people in the trial would choose to act in teams. This way, their safety would be guaranteed. However, there were also arrogant people who chose to act alone. It was just that these people would eventually be surrounded by jealous students and all their spoils would be snatched away forcefully.

Wang Xu was ranked third on the scoreboard and his strength was unquestionable. There were naturally many people who wanted to form a team with him, but Wang Xu would only choose three people to join his team. He would politely decline most of them.

The more people there were, the fewer spoils he would get. Besides, there was no guarantee that other people wouldn’t cause trouble secretly and stab him in the back.

“Brother Wang, I heard you were in the hospital two days ago? How are you? Can you still participate in the trial?” The short man was called Zhou Ge. He was also a level-three Gene Warrior.

“It’s just a minor injury,” said Wang Xu with a small smile. He knew Zhou Ge well enough to understand that Zhou Ge was worried about him. They were dealing with insect beasts. There was no pity or sympathy. They wouldn’t give a damn whether students were hurt or not. To the insect beasts, there was only killing.’

“Brother Wang, it’s said that the trial this time is very harsh. It’s arranged in a C Grade Region. I’m afraid the difficulty will increase,” said Song Zhen, the muscular man. Although he was muscular and didn’t seem to have a high IQ, he was the smartest in the team on the contrary and was also an expert in the virtual network. His intelligence capability was top-notch.

C Grade Region?

Wang Xu frowned slightly. The trials were usually arranged in D Grade Regions where the level-one to level-three insect beasts were. As long as the students didn’t encounter the siege of dozens of insect beasts, there wouldn’t be any casualties at all.

However, if they were to head to a C Grade Region where level-four Elite Insects lurked, wouldn’t the academy be pushing the students into a fire pit?

Just as Wang Xu was about to speak, he suddenly realized that the muscular man, Song Zhen, was looking at him with a slightly strange gaze and glancing over him. He turned around and saw Tang Yan walking over from afar.

Tang Yan was dressed in a white plain dress today. She looked like a pure fairy. If it wasn’t for the fact that the truth was right in front of them, no one would think that she was one of the top ten Gene Warriors on the scoreboard who had killed almost a hundred insect beasts and had her hands stained with blood.

However, Wang Xu focused his gaze and saw Xu Yuan following behind Tang Yan. Xu Yuan felt Wang Xu’s gaze and looked over. His eyes were filled with contempt, making Wang Xu look sullen and he turned away.

Zhou Ge and Song Zhen also saw Xu Yuan and were furious. In the last trial, they could have obtained more than a hundred points, but they were intercepted by Xu Yuan’s team on their way back to the base. Their general spoils were snatched away, causing them to lose half of their cultivation resources.

Losing half of the cultivation resources meant that their progress would be very slow in the next month. For the Gene Warriors who believed in strength, it was like cutting off their livelihood. How could they not be angry?

If Wang Xu hadn’t been there, they would not have been able to get any points. They would have gotten the least amount of cultivation resources.

Although the two of them were furious, they had no choice but to endure it. The power behind Xu Yuan was too great and they were no match for him.

“Master Xu!”

“Master Xu!”

“..”

Seeing Xu Yuan’s arrival, a few level-three Gene Warriors quickly greeted him respectfully. They belonged to Xu Yuan’s team and accepted the cultivation resources provided by Xu Yuan’s family. So, they would certainly follow Xu Yuan’s lead.

Moreover, everyone knew Xu Yuan’s background. If they could ride the coattail of such a big shot, their future would definitely be promising.

All of a sudden, more than half of the level-three Gene Warriors were gone and they all stood behind Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan nodded at them in satisfaction. He felt extremely happy and looked at Wang Xu provocatively as if he was saying, “Hm! So what if you’re stronger than me? I can still crush you like an ant!”

Tang Yan also saw Wang Xu at first glance. However, Wang Xu quickly turned his head away as if he didn’t care about her, making Tang Yan swallow back her voice as she was about to speak and greet him.

Suddenly, the smell of blood filled the air. A black figure arrived.

“Zhang Xinglin!”

Black clothes, black eyes, black hair and black shoes, everything on his body was black. Covered in black, only his eyes that couldn’t be seen clearly were revealed.

He was Zhang Xinglin, the top student on the scoreboard, the “madman” that everyone talked about.

Xu Yuan frowned when he saw Zhang Xinglin walking over with a gust of wind that had the smell of blood. He didn’t dare to say anything disrespectful.

Zhang Xinglin’s family was much more powerful than Xu Yuan’s family. The two families were not on the same level at all. If Zhang Xinglin hadn’t insisted on not accepting the support of his family, he wouldn’t have been participating in the academy’s trial with them. Instead, he would have gone to the world-famous “Genius Legion” to practice Ancient Martial Arts.

“Brother Wang.” Suddenly, Zhang Xinglin spoke and looked at Wang Xu.

The people around were astonished. Zhang Xinglin hadn’t been to the academy many times and could only be seen during the trial day every month. However, Zhang Xinglin had always worked alone and people had almost never heard him speak. They didn’t expect him to speak today, and it was even to his competitor, Wang Xu.

“What is it?” Wang Xu was also surprised, but he quickly calmed down and said.

“How about I join your team?” The students could no longer remain calm as soon as Zhang Xinglin said this.

Zhang Xinglin, who had always worked alone, asked to join a team? This was too unusual.

However, Wang Xu knew very well why Zhang Xinglin had taken the initiative to join. The trial this time was different from those in the D Grade Regions. It was in a C Grade Region where the level-four insect beasts were. No matter how talented Zhang Xinglin was, he couldn’t possibly fight against level-four insect beasts with his level-three strength. He wouldn’t even be able to escape, so his safety would naturally increase greatly if he chose to join a team.

Zhang Xinglin was also an understanding person. He wasn’t a boorish person who only knew how to show off his might. Wang Xu nodded. “Since you asked, I’ll welcome you with open arms.”

In an instant, Wang Xu’s team gained a top student on the scoreboard. The team’s strength rose rapidly.

“Wang Xu, how about counting me in as well?” Suddenly, Tang Yan spoke too.

Wang Xu was stunned, but when he saw Xu Yuan’s pale face and bulging blue veins, he smiled and said, “Of course, no problem.”

The students looked at Wang Xu enviously. First, Zhang Xinglin, who was ranked first on the scoreboard, joined his team. Then, there was Tang Yan, who was ranked in the top ten on the scoreboard. He was totally blessed.

However, everyone knew their places. Zhang Xinglin and Tang Yan were able to join because the two of them had sufficient strength, but they did not. They could only feel envious.

“Wang Xu.. I want you to die a horrible death.. a horrible death!”

Xu Yuan’s eyes were filled with viciousness at this moment. He didn’t care if Zhang Xinglin joined Wang Xu’s team, but Tang Yan definitely could not!

He had already regarded Tang Yan as his exclusive property a long time ago, and he would absolutely not allow anyone to touch her. At this moment, Xu Yuan’s viciousness surged!

“Everyone!”

At this time, a middle-aged man with a hideous scar on his face walked over. He was the coach of the martial arts class. His name was Cui Qiang, and his nickname was “Eight Sword Cui.” He was very powerful and was a level-six Gene Warrior who was famous for his two snow-white sabers. The reason why he was called Eight Sword Cui was because of the Ancient Martial Art he practiced, which was called “Eight Sword Slash.” He had once massacred the insect beasts in an insect beast zone, and he was recruited as a coach by the Genetic Academy because of his powerful strength.

As soon as Eight Sword Cui spoke, everyone immediately formed three neat rows and didn’t dare to disrespect him.

“All of you have participated in the trials many times, so you should have understood the rules. However, there are some rules that you must know.

“First, once you enter the Insect Region, you will be responsible for your life and death!

“Second, students are not allowed to kill each other!

“Third, the bodies of the insects are not allowed to be taken away!”

After saying the three rules, Eight Sword Cui looked at everyone coldly. “Have you put these rules in mind?”

“Yes!” Everyone shouted together.

After that, Eight Sword Cui didn’t say anything else and turned around to leave. The students knew that they were going to the trial area, so they quickly kept up with Eight Sword Cui.