Damn, I turned into a monster

Chapter 241, Section 239: Deep into the Star Core
Wang Wu was quite helpless to run into an acquaintance as soon as he entered the atmosphere of the gas giant, but he didn't care at the moment.

Although Wang Wu is exceptionally strong, he is arguably the strongest among this group of candidates, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

While aboard the airship, he made a brief observation and found that among the examinees on this huge spaceship, there were quite a few whose strength was not much inferior to his.

They all possess the power to completely destroy this gas giant, and this place poses no threat to their survival whatsoever.

With such strength, ordinary cloud beasts would naturally pose no problem for them; their power is sufficient.
For the Qionglan Sect, elites are necessary, but a large number of ordinary disciples are equally indispensable.

Disciples of different levels each have their own uses and can all contribute to the sect, making them very valuable assets.

Therefore, the passing standard for this gas giant is naturally very low.

Of course, this is a very low score in Wang Wu's opinion, because you don't need to defeat those cloud beasts. You just need to stay in this place for a while, dive down to a certain depth, and get the token of passing the test from the transfer station there.

The cloud beasts here are mostly artificially introduced, because the exam is held once every hundred years, and each exam basically kills all the cloud beasts on this planet.

After all, there were too many test takers, and not enough cloud beasts to kill.

Among all the cloud beasts, there is also a 'mother beast'. Of course, this mother beast is not like the queen ant in an anthill or the queen bee in a beehive. It is not a breeding machine, but an incomparably powerful behemoth.

It is almost integrated with the solar system of this giant gas giant, possessing the most terrifying and powerful destructive force. Only top-level experts with strength at the level of King Wu can kill it.

Well, that makes sense. Wang Wu is indeed the number one expert and the top expert in his own Tianyuan civilization.

Although it doesn't count here, because even if we only consider the candidates here, there are quite a few whose strength is close to Wang Wu's.

That's right. Getting close to Wang Wu means they might also possess the same level of destructive power as Wang Wu, which is terrifying.

As for whether there are any candidates stronger than him, Wang Wu doesn't know if he only considers the candidates and not the examiners.

But this Pei Wuji, yes, the woman next to him.

It was only when Wang Wu arrived here that he realized something.

That means this woman doesn't seem weak, at least not as weak as he initially perceived her to be.

Logically speaking, Wang Wu's judgment of a person's strength is usually very accurate. This is a characteristic of Earth's martial arts; he is very accurate in judging people, and lies are meaningless to the strong.

But just like the world's number one assassin who often misjudges people and runs into a tough opponent and gets beaten up, Wang Wu can also misjudge people sometimes.

He can be deceived sometimes, although he doesn't misjudge people often, he is deceived quite a few times.

And they are often scammed.

For example, that so-called 'cheat device' that Loran gave him, after coming here and looking around for a while, Wang Wu realized that it didn't seem to be a cheat device at all, but rather more like...

"Oh no, this is terrible!"

Meanwhile, in another place, Loran looked at what Wang Wu was holding, and her face immediately turned red.

Because of this thing, this thing... it is, it is...

In short, after staring at this thing for a while, Wang Wu's expression first became confused, then blank, and then he turned his head away.

"Hey, Miss Wuji, you've been peeking at me the whole time, haven't you?"

"Uh, this, this..."

Pei Wuji turned his head somewhat awkwardly, "No, nothing, right?"

Wang Wu didn't speak, he just kept staring at the woman. After a while, he turned away.

"Whatever, but speaking of which, Miss Pei, how about we form a team?"

"Yes, of course!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Wuji, who had been blushing slightly because of what Wang Wu was holding, immediately forgot about it and nodded excitedly.

Although she was a little star exam-taker, no, a cultivator, she spent almost all her time diligently cultivating from childhood to adulthood, and had no time for romance.

But just like how over 80% of boys on Earth unlock the "deer-driving" skill during puberty, here, this woman can also use the number of her harems as a topic of conversation when chatting with other women.

Rewarding oneself is something that comes naturally without being taught.

Of course, it's self-taught. Does someone really need to teach you something like that? That's impossible.

Anyway, when Wang Wu first unlocked this skill, he didn't need anyone to teach him; he learned it on his own and quickly mastered it.

However, he doesn't seem to have done anything like that since he came here, well, before he met those human women.

After all, some of their shoes... well, that's beside the point. There's no need to talk about that.

"I want to find the Cloud Beast Egg and get that thing from the Star Core."

After deciding to team up with the other party, Wang Wu naturally explained his plan to them. His plan surprised Pei Wuji for a moment, and then he said:

"This, a cloud beast egg?"

"Fellow Daoist Wang, do you want to obtain that double-grade rating?"

"Of course," Wang Wu nodded. "If you can get double A-grade armor, your status after joining the sect will be higher, you'll get more resources, and your salary will be higher, right?"

“Yes,” Pei Wuji said, “but I heard from them that the cloud beast eggs were all pre-arranged.”

"Pre-arranged?" Wang Wu was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"As you know, these sect elections are supposed to be for selecting talent, so that we poor students can also enter the top sects for further study, giving all cultivators in the world a fair path to advancement."

"But similarly, many cultivators from superior backgrounds also choose to join here. With their substantial family wealth, they have a significant advantage in such assessments, such as the examiners' favoritism."

"And the superstars' internal roadmap that they can get their hands on with just a glance, as well as the secret weapon their families placed in the exam room for them in advance."

These words didn't surprise Wang Wu much, because such things exist in every world, whether ancient or modern. However, he was still somewhat curious:
"Then why don't they just send their own family members to those major sects through special admissions? Why go through all this trouble?" Wang Wu asked, but he regretted it as soon as he asked the question, because he already had the answer.

"Um, no need to explain to me, I think I can probably understand."

So, Wang Wu immediately interrupted Pei Wuji and nodded to her.

Yes, he quickly understood the reason, which was very simple, just two words:

'rule'

There are rules to follow when doing things, and the rules that are on the surface should be obeyed.

It's like the Emperor's New Clothes; everyone knows he's not actually wearing anything, but everyone knows he's wearing the most magnificent clothes in the world.

Pei Wuji had no objection to Wang Wu's idea of ​​getting the cloud beast egg. After telling Wang Wu that the egg was likely already reserved for someone else, but Wang Wu still insisted on getting it, she said nothing more.

So the two of them quickly began to descend deeper into the planet's atmosphere, encountering many examinees along the way, where examinees could fight each other.

However, under normal circumstances, examinees will not attack another examinee in roaming mode, as there is no benefit in it. They will only launch a sneak attack when others are attacking cloud beasts, which is permitted by the sect.

Because of the existence of the great formation, most battles here are kept under control to a certain extent, preventing the deaths of cultivators.

Even when attacked by cloud beasts, at the most critical moment, the magical artifacts on the cultivators' bodies—which are actually their examination admission tickets—will activate and take them away from this place.

There is certainly a mortality rate here, but what Loran said earlier was not an exaggeration.

Because everything is based on the premise that no abnormal situations are encountered.

Of course, the mortality rate of candidates in this exam won't be very high, since the Qionglan Sect is here to recruit people, not to hold a gladiator competition, and they will try their best to ensure the safety of all candidates.

However, accidents always happen in the world, and nothing is 100% certain.

"What sect are you from again?"

During the descent, Pei Wuji remained very well-behaved, not even speaking to Wang Wu, which made Wang Wu somewhat uncomfortable. So he took the initiative to start a conversation.

Some people are just perverse; they act very cold when others initiate conversation with them, but become unhappy when the other person stops talking to them.

"Luo, Luo Tingzong."

Upon hearing Wang Wu's words, Pei Wuji's heart trembled, and he stammered in response.

Although she is very strong, her performance is somewhat inconsistent with her abilities.

Just imagine, a powerful being capable of easily destroying a planet, who becomes so flustered and stammering simply because a handsome man takes the initiative to talk to him, showing absolutely no manners.

This is clearly abnormal, because according to the usual settings of fantasy worlds, a big shot of this level should be ruthless and calm, the kind who wouldn't change his expression even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, no, if the Milky Way collapsed in front of him.

Instead of being no different from an ordinary woman, or rather, just an ordinary woman.

It can only be said that different universes are different, and naturally, the extraordinary beings in different worlds are also completely different.

Just like how Yin Shenli could never withstand Wang Wu grabbing her and saying a bunch of nonsensical things, even a ruthless person like Yin Shenli couldn't withstand it, let alone this one?

(End of this chapter)