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Chapter 752 Six-Star Prisoner
Early Sunday morning, the second day of the exam.

Accompanied by the sputtering of rotors and powerful wind pressure, a large armed helicopter arrived above Chaotic Peak and began to slowly descend.

"Is this what a six-star prisoner is like?"

As the most dangerous part of the entire exam, the person in charge of receiving the next person is none other than Tie Jingang, the person in charge of this exam.

“Professor Tie…” A staff member beside him swallowed hard. “I heard they’ve brought in seven super prisoners. Can the few of us handle them?” He glanced at the staff members standing behind him. As a colleague, he knew their capabilities all too well. They could manage mischievous students, but with vicious prisoners, he was afraid…

Tie Jingang chuckled: "Little Li, are you doubting my abilities?"

"That's not it..." Xiao Li waved his hand. "Professor Tie's strength is beyond doubt. I'm just a little worried. I heard that there are several super criminals on the wanted list in the Northern Prison. They have extraordinary abilities and are extremely cruel. What if something really happens to them..."

"Hmph..." Tie Jingang sneered. Xiao Li, hearing this, thought he was a little unhappy and was about to explain when Tie Jingang said, "Actually, it's not just you, I'm worried too..."

"Huh?" Xiao Li was taken aback.

"The Northern Prison is commonly known as the Black Prison, not because it's poorly lit," Tie Jingang sighed. "As the largest cultivator prison in northern Zhen Dan, it holds many vicious and powerful prisoners. To prevent them from escaping, the prison is extremely well-constructed, with strict control measures. For the prisoners, it's practically a living hell. Because of this, prisons in other regions even send their most difficult prisoners here."

"If that's the case, then why..." Xiao Li asked, puzzled.

"Before yesterday, I was indeed quite worried, but now..." Tie Jingang chuckled, "The ones who should be worried are no longer us..."

As they spoke, the helicopter landed. As the rotors stopped, the cabin door opened, and two prison guards in black uniforms stepped out, a man and a woman, who were Cui Zhen and Xiang Muzi, who had been in charge of escorting prisoners last year.

"Hey, Teacher Tie, long time no see! You're in charge this year!"

Xiang Muzi was as talkative and outgoing as ever, and greeted Tie Jingang.

"Why is it you again?" Tie Jingang seemed to have a headache when he saw this student: "After such a serious accident last year, how dare you send the two of you?"

"Normally, we wouldn't have, but unfortunately, we are both too outstanding, and the warden really couldn't find anyone more suitable than us."

"Professor Tie, don't listen to her nonsense..." The relatively composed Cui Zhen corrected, "We were chosen because we are familiar with Ningdong, making it easier to coordinate..."

As they were talking, the prison guards inside the cabin led out a prisoner dressed in prison clothes, with shackles on his hands and a collar around his neck.

The prisoner was thin, but one could vaguely see strong muscles beneath his prison uniform. He had a long, thin face with a hooked nose, a rarity among people from Aurora, and narrow eyes, giving him an indescribable sinister look!
"Hehehehe..." Upon seeing the staff greeting him outside, the prisoner let out a series of cold laughs: "Tie Jingang? What a small world! Back when I passed through Ningdong, you relentlessly pursued me, and the wounds you inflicted on me still ache."

"It's a pity I couldn't bring you to justice back then!" Tie Jingang sneered. "You actually dared to lay a hand on a lecturer at Ningdong Academy! Just thinking about how Old Wei died makes me want to rip your spine out too, You Hao!"

"Hehehe, after all, my name is the Marrow Hunter..." Marrow Hunter You Hao sneered, "You bunch of government trash, if Zhuge Chi hadn't broken through to the peak last year, he wouldn't have been able to catch me... By the way, you specially applied to bring me here, you wouldn't be trying to settle a personal score, would you?"

"I'm not that despicable!" Tie Jingang sneered, "But if you try anything funny, I can't guarantee what the consequences will be!"

"Small tricks? How could I dare..." You Hao laughed heartily, "Among the people who came this time, I'm afraid I don't even rank high!"

As he spoke, he made way at the urging of the jailer, and the prisoners behind him came out one by one. After their identities were verified, they were all led into the challenge test area for the third part of the driving test.

These six-star prisoners were all once at the top of the wanted list. Even with restrictions placed on them, they still exuded a strong sense of oppression.

However, after the fifth prisoner stepped out, the cabin fell silent.

Just as the staff were curiously peering in, they heard the creaking sound of wheels rolling from inside the door.

"The toughest part is coming!" Cui Zhen warned, and even Xiang Muzi, who was standing next to him, changed her usual joking manner and became serious.

As soon as he finished speaking, a wheelchair was slowly pushed out of the cabin door.

Calling it a wheelchair might not be entirely accurate. Compared to a typical wheelchair, this one has a bulky and heavy overall structure, resembling a mobile sofa. However, it doesn't have leather or foam on it; instead, it's entirely made of cold metal, and the entire structure exudes a sense of "sturdiness."

The sheer size of the metal lump was evident, and it took two prison guards to push it from behind. When it emerged from the hatch, the weight caused the massive helicopter to tilt.

As for the person in the wheelchair... Tie Jingang couldn't even be sure if it was a person...

His entire body was bound tightly in a specially made straitjacket, resembling a giant silkworm cocoon, making his appearance completely unrecognizable. In addition, thick iron chains were attached to the wheelchair, the ends of which were connected to iron rings, tightly binding this "cocoon." Ancient incantations were engraved on those iron rings, clearly indicating that they were magical artifacts imbued with vital energy.

"This...this is..." Although he was bound tightly, his unique entrance still shocked the staff. The leader, Xiao Li, flipped through the list, comparing each entry with trembling hands, and finally confirmed the man's identity.

“‘Butcher’ Zheng Bailu!” Xiao Li’s voice trembled slightly. “According to incomplete statistics, more than two hundred cultivators have died at his hands. Before his arrest, he was always ranked at the top of the wanted criminal list…”

"What's most terrifying is that this guy isn't just bloodthirsty; all the cultivators he killed ended up in his stomach... According to his confession after his arrest, the reason he specifically targeted cultivators was because meat tempered by vital energy has a wonderful taste that no other meat can match!"

"This cannibal has lost all morality and conscience as a human being; he's a complete madman!"

After recounting Zheng Bailu's deeds, Xiao Li couldn't help but look at Cui Zhen and Xiang Muzi: "Why wasn't this kind of anti-human and anti-social madman sentenced to death?"

"Because of its research value." A deep voice came from the hatch, and a tall man with a cold demeanor walked out of the hatch. It was Shi Li, the warden of the Northern Prison.

"This guy is a mysterious ability user, and his ability is to permanently enhance his own abilities by eating the flesh and blood of other cultivators, and even to improve his cultivation level... Although this ability is cruel, it has shown Yuan Xiu that there is another way to improve strength besides cultivation..."

Shi Li frowned as he watched the wheelchair being pushed into the challenge area. Clearly, allowing such a cannibalistic monster to continue living in the world was not in line with his law enforcement philosophy.

"Besides cultivation, there are other ways to improve..." Xiao Li swallowed hard. "Did he succeed in the end?" "The official answer is no..." Tie Jingang replied, "But as far as I know, legend has it that decades ago, someone found a method, but couldn't resist the temptation of becoming infinitely stronger, so he betrayed the Yuan Cultivation Society and eventually escaped to another world and became a Corruptor."

"If such a method really existed, no one could resist it..." Xiao Li exclaimed, "Such important research materials, and they actually lent them to us for our exam?"

"Legends are just legends after all..." Shi Li shook his head: "If the abilities of the Mystic Sect could be learned so easily, then it wouldn't be called the Mystic Sect... Decades have passed, and Zheng Bailu has no secrets left. In fact, he has been dissected and dissected countless times using Yuan Qi and magical artifacts, but nothing has ever been found..."

"Given his current strength..." Xiao Li asked curiously, "Can he control himself once released?"

“It’s alright, he hasn’t reached his peak yet…” Shi Li explained, “In the era when he was active, there weren’t as many peak-level players as there are now. Besides, the reason this guy has a high bounty is mainly because of his cruel methods and heinous nature. In terms of raw strength, he wasn’t the strongest back then.”

Hearing him say that, Xiao Li breathed a slight sigh of relief.

“However, a mentally unstable madman is probably more dangerous than someone with a conscience at the peak of their life, or even someone who has transcended death,” Tie Jingang said.

"What? Have you changed your mind?" Shi Li asked in return.

"No, not at all." Tie Jingang shook his head and smiled, "The content of this exam wasn't decided by me alone, so let's continue with it."

"Um..." At that moment, a hesitant voice came from inside the helicopter: "Should I still go down?"

The group turned around and saw a beautiful and curvaceous female prisoner standing cautiously at the door.

"I almost forgot..." Tie Jingang said, "Zheng Bailu is only the sixth one, there's still one prisoner here..."

Shi Li also looked at the female prisoner: "Come out, Gong Shiyue..."

"Gong Shiyue?" Xiao Li was taken aback, flipping through the prisoner information book: "That wanted criminal who is proficient in charm and illusion magic? He doesn't seem to have any murder records, and his combat strength isn't particularly strong either. Is he also considered a six-star?"

"Hey!" Gong Shiyue's ears twitched, and her shackled hands pointed at Xiao Li: "I heard you! If I weren't locked up, I'd turn you into an idiot right now!"

"Although her combat ability is not very strong, her abilities are very troublesome and still very challenging for inexperienced students."

“Very challenging…” Xiao Li looked at Gong Shiyue with some doubt: “What if the challenger is a female examinee? Won’t you be rendered useless?”

"You don't understand..." Gong Shiyue sneered, "True charm is not limited by mere gender!"

"Yes, yes, your charm is the most powerful." Xiang Muzi walked over, too lazy to waste words with Gong Shiyue, and directly escorted him into the challenge arena.

"Alright, everyone has been brought here," Shi Li said. "We will increase the number of guards tomorrow, but we still hope the academy will take this seriously and remind the examinees of the danger these prisoners pose. I don't want a repeat of last year's incident."

"Dean Su had already considered this. We have arranged for reliable candidates, and there will definitely be no problems!" Tie Jingang assured him.

"A reliable candidate?"

Shi Li frowned: "Besides you? There are others?"

"Hey, Brother Shi, how do you know it wasn't me?" Tie Jingang asked with a smile.

“I know your personality. You seem rough, but you are actually cautious,” Shi Li said. “If you were the academy’s biggest guarantee, you would never make such a confident promise.”

Upon hearing this, Tie Jingang shook his head: "Our real trump card is already within the examination area."

Meanwhile, as the examination area was closed, the shackles on several six-star prisoners were automatically removed, leaving only the collars around their necks.

"Finally, we can move around freely!" One of the burly, bald men, who was over two meters tall and had a thick beard, moved his hands, which were freed from their shackles. His aura began to flicker, like a car that hadn't been started in a long time, and it didn't seem to start smoothly.

However, relying on his instincts etched into his muscle memory, and through continuous attempts, his vital energy began to circulate smoothly within a few minutes, and the protective aura on his body surface stabilized, becoming thick and dazzling.

"As expected of Hu Pingwei in his steel armor." A voice of admiration came from the woods, and then a woman with short hair and high cheekbones walked out: "You've found your old feeling so quickly."

"Judging from your internal energy, you've adapted much faster than I have," Hu Pingwei sneered.

“I’m different,” the woman laughed. “I’ve only been in prison for three years, so my recovery will naturally be faster than yours, which was sealed off for eight years.”

“It’s not just you.” Steel-armored Hu Pingwei turned around and looked behind him: “The two friends over here shouldn’t hide either.”

"It seems that while you were recovering your strength, you didn't let your guard down at all. I admire you." Two people emerged from the woods behind Hu Pingwei, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin, both of whom were recently released six-star prisoners.

"What are you trying to do? You haven't even fully regained your freedom yet, and you're already starting to fight amongst yourselves?" Hu Pingwei narrowed his eyes, his expression wary.

"Don't worry, senior, you're not our target," the woman who appeared earlier said with a smile. "On the contrary, we're here to recruit you."

"Trying to recruit me?" Hu Pingwei frowned. "What do you mean?"

"The longer the lockdown lasts, the more difficult it becomes to recover, and the time required increases exponentially!"

"I was in seclusion for three years and adapted in a dozen seconds. The other two were in seclusion for five years and it took them a minute to adjust. The senior spent eight years, but it took him several minutes to adjust..."

As she spoke, the woman smiled and said, "But don't forget, among us there is an elder who has been in seclusion for decades."

(End of this chapter)