Hunting God Era

Chapter 148 One Punch Shatters the Protagonist's Soul
Li Ye's words distracted the four admissions officers, who instead focused their attention on Fu Chuxue.

This was within Li Ye's expectations.

There are limits to what schools can offer.

These days, there's a limit to how much competition there is for good students.

The Dragon Gate Realm's three-stage route is a genius and deserves attention.

Someone who breaks through the exam barrier before the college entrance exam, or is confirmed to have the ability to do so, is a genius and worth fighting for.

Breaking through the three barriers requires the most talented among geniuses; the lowest level is the third realm of human essence, which requires even greater resources and effort to acquire.

But once that boundary is crossed, the choice is no longer theirs.

Even among top-tier martial arts schools, a large number of students only reach the Dragon Gate Realm through the breakthrough path. After receiving training and guidance at the school, it is already quite good if they steadily advance to the Second Realm after graduation.

The ultimate goal that the school wants to cultivate is someone like Li Ye.

It's like you recruit a student who did well on an exam, with the goal of getting them a PhD, but after getting to know them, you find out they're about to become an academician.
He is also an academician with resources.

Li Ye is not only the director of the disinfection bureau, but also controls the martial arts circles of two cities and has a fiefdom.

Even among graduates from top-tier universities, very few receive this kind of treatment.

The purpose of a school is to cultivate as many talented people as possible, not to focus on and cling to one particular genius.

It doesn't matter which school Li Ye chooses, as long as he receives the appropriate treatment and resources.

After a hearty meal and drinks, both host and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.

Fu Yan achieved his goal, Li Ye gained a better understanding of the university, the admissions officers discovered two geniuses and were preparing to report back, and the remaining students had heard enough about the characteristics and introductions of top-tier universities.

Upon returning, Li Ye immediately sent a message to Zhong Chang, asking him to retrieve Fu Yan's information.

Information on martial artists at the third realm is hard to obtain, but Li Ye himself has been transferred to the Yangcheng Disinfection Bureau as deputy director, which gives him higher authority, allowing him to extend that authority to his subordinates.

Soon, Fu Yan's information was sent to his phone.

Fu Yan, a third-realm Yuan martial artist, is currently 45 years old. He broke through the Dragon Gate at the age of 28 and had a daughter, Fu Chuxue, in the same year. His wife is unknown.

Li Ye paused for a moment when he saw the document.

"unknown?"

He was currently on the upper floor of a hotel, overlooking the night view of half of Yangcheng through floor-to-ceiling windows. He leaned back comfortably on the sofa, looking at the document, and chuckled:
"People can't just spring out of rocks. There's no such thing as something unknown. Even the intelligence-savvy Elimination Bureau can't find him. He's a third-realm martial artist, yet he's jumping around and entering the Demon Realm. There's something very suspicious about him."

But nothing has been found yet. On the contrary, according to the information, he entered the Primordial Demon Realm four times. Moreover, if he encountered the real Demon Realm, as long as he was nearby, he would be the first to respond to the call.

This is why he is called a 'famous martial artist' and is frequently featured in the news.

Judging from the information, he is a martial artist who is willing to cooperate and make contributions.

"Never mind, let's just leave it for now."

Li Ye put down his phone. If he couldn't find the information, he wouldn't bother. As long as there was no harm, that was fine.

Those above him are certainly more capable than him; since they've allowed it to continue, there must be a reason.

The provincial martial arts competition continued the next day. This time, Fu Yan was not present, and a second-realm martial artist was appointed as a judge. He seemed to be a very influential martial artist from Yangcheng.

Today's competition is a sixteen-to-four format, no longer yesterday's simultaneous matches in separate sessions, but rather a series of single matches.

This stage offers more entertainment for viewers, as the schools selected are already quite strong.

Of the sixteen schools from Ningjiang City, only No. 14 Middle School advanced to the next round.

In yesterday's competition, Yunlu Middle School and Ningjiang Wuyu were eliminated in the round of 48 to 32. Bai Shichang was alright, but the other two contestants were not as good as the others and were eliminated in the preliminary round.

One team failed to advance from the top 32 to the top 16, which is a basic requirement. They achieved the same result in the previous two years. They were quite lucky last year and made it into the top 16, but were immediately eliminated.

The strength is also within this limit.

Today, for No. 14 Middle School, there is only one match.

Li Ye finally got his chance to play. In the fourth match, Ningjiang No. 14 Middle School faced Yangcheng No. 9 Middle School.

Unfortunately, the order of appearance on the other side was different. Yang Jie, who went first, was directly facing a martial artist who practiced superior martial arts and took the pure breakthrough route, and who also practiced the Vajra Pass.

He was no match for the half-broken-through-the-stage fighter. After fighting for twenty minutes, his weak point was broken by a single punch, and he had no choice but to leave the arena.

In the second match, Fu Chuxue won immediately, and the woman who took the stage was the one Li Ye had met at the Zhuang Group.

In the third match, when it was Li Ye's turn to play, he faced Su Ao, who had broken through three levels!

"It's my turn!"

Su Ao took a deep breath, glancing first at Fu Chuxue who had just left, then at Wang Qiu and Xia Mengxuan in the center of Yangcheng, and subconsciously clenched his fists.

He was originally from No. 1 Middle School and had a very good relationship with Xia Mengxuan. They almost fell in love. During that time, he used all the nutrients and training he received to support that woman.

However, after participating in a training exercise, his skill level dropped and his progress stopped. After Xia Mengxuan surpassed him, she immediately distanced herself from him and went to curry favor with Wang Qiu.

Wang Qiu is also very domineering. Knowing about his past with Xia Mengxuan, he dislikes him and often causes trouble for him, eventually forcing him to transfer schools.

But no one could have imagined that he would meet Old Tie during that training trip!
No one could have imagined that he was already a second-realm martial artist who had broken through three barriers!
Wang Qiu!

Xia Mengxuan!
He'll teach them a lesson this time!
And that female contestant named Fu Chuxue, that's the one he should choose!
Old Tie said that the woman was no simpleton; she was hiding her true abilities just like him, and should be his biggest opponent in this provincial martial arts competition.

After defeating her, I'll find a way to subdue her and use her as an ally!
"I will repay this humiliation bit by bit. This appearance is the first step for me to reach the top!"

Su Ao stood tall and proud, glancing defiantly at the location of Yangcheng No. 1 Middle School before turning to Li Ye, who was walking towards him.

The other side had helped him once before, and he didn't want to beat them too badly, but if they didn't appreciate it, he shouldn't blame them.

Once you demonstrate your strength and defeat your opponent, you might be able to subdue them as well.

The power he wielded, as the head of a pest control bureau, was helpful to him.

He wasn't interested in which department he joined, but it would be ideal if he could have someone to assist him, someone who would give him power without taking responsibility.

"Li, you helped me last time, and I don't want you to be too embarrassed. I suggest you admit defeat, because this time, I will use all my strength."

boom!
A muffled thud suddenly rang out, interrupting his words and also breaking his consciousness.
Li Ye took two quick steps, then leaped to Su Ao's side and punched him in the abdomen, the punch embedding itself in his stomach.

Su Ao was so struck by the punch that he curled up like a shrimp, clutching his stomach and gagging. After taking two steps back, he staggered and fell to the ground.

Li Ye glanced at him, and after confirming that he was temporarily unable to get up, he signaled the referee to come over, announced the victory, and then returned to his original position.

He couldn't be bothered to listen to that nonsense.

He had absolutely no interest in this level of battle; he'd rather go back and look up information about demons and monsters, and read more books.

What's more, this kid even made him admit defeat.
So far, no warrior has been born who can make him surrender!

"Su Ao is still the same as always."

At Yangcheng No. 1 High School, Xia Mengxuan shook her head and said disdainfully, "I feel even weaker after transferring schools."

The ponytail-wearing man standing to the side looked even more arrogant, "An ordinary Kowloon Gate player wouldn't even qualify as a main player here. They were easily defeated at No. 9 Middle School."

"But being able to instantly kill the Nine Dragons Gate is still quite impressive. Who was that?"

"His name is Li Ye, and he was also the last person to participate in the martial arts competition. He's not a mercenary."

Xia Mengxuan glanced at her phone and said, "They defeated Wuyu Middle School in their city's martial arts competition. That seems pretty good."

Wang Qiu nodded, not caring much. "Never mind, it's not important. No matter how good they are, they're no match for me."

Xia Mengxuan chimed in with a laugh, "How could those students possibly understand your strength? They probably don't even know Hen Xianying's Xuan Guan level."

Wang Qiu's lips curled up, and he didn't say anything, but his smugness was evident.

Among all the current college students in Jianghuai Province, he is number one!

(End of this chapter)