All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

The newlyweds spent three shameless days together at the Song family's manor.

It was also quite "coincidental" that Song's father spent three days busy at the Rubik's Cube Chamber of Commerce.

"Ding-dong!"

"Ding-dong"

Two consecutive notifications came from the communicator.

The morning sunlight shone on his face, and Chu Hong slowly opened his eyes, moving the delicate foot that had been resting on his cheek as if he were answering a phone call to the side.

Looking down, he saw the gluttonous Song Jiao'er lying on top of him, bathed in the censored light from this angle.

"Hmm..."

A soft hum, tinged with a hint of coquetry, escaped from Song Jiao'er's lips as she slept.

This person can fall asleep halfway through their late-night snack...

He reached for the communicator, opened his email, and saw two new messages.

As expected, the admission notice from Longming Holy Academy arrived on schedule.

Meanwhile, Chu Hong was still playing with a small, jade-like foot on his chest, looking at the contents of the admission notice in the email, and listening to the protesting hums of a certain stubborn witch.

Suddenly, a communication request came through the communicator.

It's the old city lord, Jiang Xingdong!

"Hey, Lord City Lord..."

Meanwhile, in the city lord's mansion, Jiang Xingdong laughed heartily: "Little Hong, I didn't disturb your young couple's date, did I? You should have received your acceptance letter, right?"

"Yes, if you have time, come in and bring your girlfriend and that young man named Wang Suming to the City Lord's Mansion. There are some things I need to tell you."

"......"

After chatting for a while longer, I watched Jiang Xingdong hang up the communicator.

At this moment, everyone in the city lord's mansion congratulated Song Ming, who was also present.

"Congratulations, Chairman Song! You've really found a wonderful son-in-law. My goodness, the assessment only lasted three days, and he still managed to get a huge lead in all three categories. I've never even heard of anything like this before, let alone seen it."

"Now that my daughter is from Dragon Roar Holy Academy, and my future son-in-law is too... the Magic Cube Merchant Guild is doomed!"

Everyone looked on with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Especially Sha Lie, the president of the Shazhou Chamber of Commerce, who was present at the time, had a sinister look hidden deep in his eyes, which he had concealed very well.

When Chu Hong, along with Song Jiao'er and Wang Suming, appeared at the City Lord's Mansion.

The moment he saw the latter appear before him, lively and energetic, Sha Lie's heart was completely thrown into turmoil.

"It's true... he really didn't die..."

His pupils contracted slightly. He had personally witnessed Chu Hong's head being chopped off by Jiang Long, and he even saw it in the box. There was no way it could be faked.

When Lan Yujing stepped forward, she congratulated him with a smile: "Chu Hong, the last time I saw you, you were only at the fourth level of the Origin Realm. Now, only half a month later, you have already reached the ninth level."

"This rate of improvement is truly astonishing; it's probably unique even within the Dragon Roar Sacred Academy."

"What?! Ninth stage of the Origin Realm?!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Lie's heart trembled violently again. He hadn't noticed before, but now that he looked at it, the aura emanating from Chu Hong was indeed at the ninth level of the Origin Realm.

This kid...

While secretly alarmed, Sha Lie suddenly felt a surge of heat.

This kid definitely has an unimaginable secret!

It is highly likely to be some kind of super red energy that can rapidly boost source energy!

Even...more than one!

In the reception room.

Chu Hong sat on one side of the long table, while Song Jiao'er did not sit on her father Song Ming's side, but instead quietly chose to sit next to Chu Hong, which made Jiang Xingdong's smile even more amiable.

Nodding, I couldn't help but sigh, "They really are a perfect couple."

His expression then became more serious.

"Xia Long Base City has sent people to the base city. It is expected that a teleportation distribution tower will be built in the base city within a few days. At that time, you will only need to spend source energy points to teleport directly to Xia Long Base City. This can be considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

"Because of the near-hell-level [Clifftop Plague Hospital], the Huangshan Base City's level assessment has actually increased by one level."

"Well then, since we don't need to waste time on taking the airship there, this old man will talk to you about the important matters you'll be facing next..."

In the reception room, everyone listened quietly to Jiang Xingdong speak.

Even prominent figures like Song Ming and Sha Lie from the Huangshan base city did not choose to leave.

These are three rising stars who are very likely to represent Huangshan Base City and make a name for themselves throughout the Great Xia Dynasty.

Getting your face known is always beneficial and has no downsides.

"The reason why newcomers risk their lives to pass the assessment and enter the Source Energy University is primarily due to the need for a second awakening. This second awakening requires a special substance called the [Forbidden Blood Crystal]..."

Chu Hong's pupils contracted slightly, while Jiang Xingdong nodded gently.

"That's right, it's something similar to the forbidden object you encountered when you met the Black Hole Council in the secret realm, Xiao Hong!"

Chu Hong gasped slightly.

Do you remember that forbidden item, Warhead No. 832, which was marked "definitely not a product of the secret realm"? The Black Hole Council's Night Raven Society used that forbidden item to make the boss in the secret realm go berserk.

This will increase the energy level of the secret realm, allowing it to break through the barrier and unleash a monster tide.

But he never expected it.

This thing isn't just being used by those lunatics in the Black Hole Council; the Source Energy University is using it too?!

Seemingly noticing his shock, Jiang Xingdong sighed softly.

"Everything has two sides. The so-called 'forbidden items' are not products of the secret realm, but rather... after the secret realm was shattered, we humans used powerful means to capture the bosses in the monster tide, or some elite monsters with strong foundations, and studied and extracted the results from their bodies."

"Those lunatics in the Black Hole Council are using this [forbidden substance] to strengthen the monsters in the secret realm, thus destroying it."

"However, the Source Energy University uses [forbidden items] to enhance pioneers, providing them with a second chance for awakening."

Chu Hong, Wang Suming, and even Song Jiao'er were hearing about this for the first time.

All three of them were visibly shocked.

Jiang Xingdong continued speaking.

"Although the Forbidden Items are not products of the Secret Realm, they are still classified into different levels like collectibles. The higher the level of the Forbidden Item, the higher the chance of a successful second awakening, and the fewer side effects it will have after use."

Wang Suming grasped the key point: "So, the higher the assessment requirements of a Source Energy University, the higher the level of the [forbidden items] it uses?!"

He looked delighted, and Jiang Xingdong nodded with a smile.

They dropped a bombshell.

"The reason why Dragon Roar Holy Academy is so difficult to enter is because they prepare a red-quality [Forbidden Item] for each new student!"

"Hiss!!!" Wang Suming gasped and grabbed Chu Hong's arm.

"Holy crap! Brother Hong, did you hear that? It's red-quality stuff! We're getting red-quality stuff as soon as we enroll!"

however.

He was extremely excited at that moment, but then he suddenly noticed that Chu Hong and Song Jiao'er were both looking at him with indifferent expressions.

He then suddenly realized.

Both of these despicable individuals possess items of red quality.

Especially his brother Hong, who has already obtained more than one item in the assessment dungeon!

Wang Suming: "......"

Human joys and sorrows are indeed not shared.

"The conditions for producing [forbidden items] are already very strict, which is why the annual assessments at Yuaneng University are so difficult, in order to select the most outstanding newcomers who are worth cultivating."

"This is true for all countries on Earth."

Seeing that Chu Hong and the others had taken his advice to heart, Jiang Xingdong nodded.

"The reason I summoned you here is also for this matter... Red-quality [forbidden items] are not so easy to touch or use. Without strong source energy as support, even if you enter the Dragon Roar Holy Academy, that [forbidden item] will only be recorded under your names."

"You will only be issued and permitted to use the energy once you pass the academy's energy assessment and meet the standards."

His gaze fell on Wang Suming and Song Jiao'er, who were standing next to Chu Hong.

"I'm not worried about Xiao Hong; he's definitely qualified for the ninth stage of the Origin Realm. But you two... if you don't want the gap between you and him to widen too much, you'd better take advantage of the next few days to work hard to increase your Origin Energy!"

"At the very least, I need to advance to the seventh stage of the Origin Realm!"

"This means that you can directly use [forbidden items] to complete your second awakening upon enrollment."

In the conference room, Jiang Xingdong gave a serious explanation.

There isn't much fairness in this world; all resources need to be fought for.

The same goes for luck.

Take the few days that Chu Hong and his group had free time, for example.

If no top-secret, hellish-level secret realm like the [Clifftop Plague Hospital] appears around Huangshan Base City, the official speculation is that Huangshan Base City failed to withstand the destruction by the Black Hole Council.

Without that, Huangshan Base City wouldn't have achieved its current rating and been connected to the teleportation system.

Chu Hong and his group also needed to spend several days traveling by various means of transportation to reach other large base cities with teleportation portals.

These few days of downtime are hardly fair to those who were born in base cities without portals.

However, not all base city lords are like Jiang Xingdong.

They're so attentive to the newcomers in the base city...

Everything is a matter of luck, but luck is an inevitable product of strength.