Nothing happened that night. After a whole night of torment, Chi Chen and the others ate like mad in the cafeteria before returning to their assigned dormitories and falling into a deep sleep.
At 6:30 a.m. the next day, a loud alarm blared from the loudspeaker, and then Cheng Hu's booming voice echoed once again halfway up the mountain:
"Newlyweds, you have half an hour to wash up and eat!"
"Lin Bai, Xiang Ming, wake up!"
Inside the dormitory, the moment the alarm sounded, Chi Chen rolled out of bed and got dressed, while Lin Bai and Xiang Ming were still sleeping like two dead pigs, showing no sign of getting up.
Chi Chen nudged the two, but Lin Bai and Xiang Ming remained unresponsive. Helpless, Chi Chen could only give each of them a slap to bring them back to their senses.
"Smack!"
"Smack!"
Lin Bai suddenly opened his eyes, looking blankly at Chi Chen in front of his bed. Xiang Ming, who was next to him, also opened his eyes with a somewhat frightened look, feeling his face burning.
"What? You all had nightmares? Were you too tired yesterday? You were just yelling 'Don't hit me!' Were you being beaten up in your dreams? How come you can have the same dream every time?"
Chi Chen looked at the two of them seriously and asked with concern.
Lin Bai and Xiang Ming exchanged a glance, sensing that something was wrong, but they couldn't pinpoint exactly what the problem was.
Chi Chen didn't give the two of them time to think, and got up and left the room.
"Hurry up, we only have half an hour to wash up and eat!"
Holy crap!
Lin Bai yelled and rubbed his slightly dizzy head, only then remembering that he was currently in intensive training and that yesterday's exertion had left him completely disoriented.
Inside the dormitory, besides Chi Chen and his two companions, there were five other people. They had gotten up a little later than Chi Chen and had witnessed his antics. Seeing Lin Bai and Xiang Ming rushing out, they exchanged glances, suppressed their laughter, and followed suit.
Half an hour later, on the square, 195 newlyweds stood neatly in several rows. On the stage, the same burly figure stood at the front, his sharp eyes sweeping across the audience. Then Cheng Hu spoke:
"Very good, newcomers, I am very satisfied with your performance, so as a reward, I will treat you to an appetizer today!"
As soon as Cheng Hu finished speaking, a powerful wave of spiritual energy suddenly emanated from him, instantly enveloping all the newcomers below the stage.
"This is!!!"
Off the field, the sudden arrival of mental pressure caught Chi Chen and the others off guard. On the square, the sound of bodies falling to the ground rang out continuously. In less than ten seconds, all the newcomers were firmly suppressed to the ground.
"From now on, within half an hour, I don't care what method you use, everyone must stand up. Remember, everyone. If even one of you is missing, you won't get a single grain of rice today. Today, I will not be as merciful as I was last night!"
Cheng Hu's voice echoed in everyone's ears, and the pressure of his spiritual power did not diminish in the slightest.
On the field, the newcomers knew from Cheng Hu's words that he was definitely not joking.
In an instant, varying degrees of spiritual energy fluctuations emanated from the square, and the newcomers began to struggle to stand up.
"Such powerful mental pressure!"
Chi Chen also activated his mental power, which made him feel a little better. Earlier, when Cheng Hu put pressure on them, Chi Chen felt as if a small mountain had appeared out of thin air on his body, making it difficult for him to even breathe.
"Night ghost!"
Xiang Ming crawled a short distance away and used his forbidden ability. However, the moment the Night Demon appeared, its body was instantly suppressed and it knelt on the ground. But it also blocked most of the pressure for Xiang Ming. Xiang Ming's face turned red, and he supported himself on the ground with his hands and limbs, slowly crawling up.
On the plaza, various taboos continued to appear. One of the newcomers underwent a dramatic change in his body, with scales gleaming coldly appearing on his skin. Then, he slammed his fists into the ground, sprang up, and successfully stood up with his knees slightly bent.
"Sequence 025 Holy Armor? Peak Radiance Realm, this kid's not bad!"
Cheng Hu looked at the newcomer who was now completely covered in silver-white scales, and a hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes. Although the newcomer had a natural resistance to this kind of mental pressure after the forbidden holy armor was activated, Cheng Hu was still a little surprised that he could stand up under his pressure so quickly.
"Black Flame!"
After the newcomer stood up, another person roared and activated his forbidden technique. A ball of black flame appeared all over his body, as if he had instantly burst into flames. However, after the black flame appeared, those around him did not feel any heat, but instead felt an extremely strong chill.
"034 Black Flame, not bad either. There are quite a few promising talents among this batch of newcomers!"
Behind Cheng Hu, two other instructors, who were somewhat special, also nodded slightly.
After those two stood up, more than ten other people stood up one after another, and Xiang Ming also struggled to get up and steady himself.
Chi Chen and Lin Bai are still being suppressed on the ground.
"Damn it, I can't possibly cast Annihilation on myself and blow myself up, can I?"
Lin Bai was speechless. In this situation, his 010 taboo was not as effective as those taboos that could directly strengthen his resistance. Relying solely on his mental strength, it was almost impossible for him to stand up against Cheng Hu's mental pressure.
Now, Lin Bai is not alone in his predicament. Among the other newcomers, there are several whose forbidden sequences belong to the Destruction level, but they do not know how to use their forbidden abilities to resist Cheng Hu's mental pressure, which makes them feel frustrated.
"Chi Chen, what are you doing?"
Lin Bai looked at Chi Chen, who was also still standing, and asked with some doubt. He knew that as long as Chi Chen activated his Battle Saint Intent, it would be a matter of minutes for him to get up, and no one else would be the first to stand up.
Chi Chen was now somewhat conflicted. He also knew that although the pressure was strong, as long as he used the Divine Restriction, the boundless battle intent would definitely be able to dispel Cheng Hu's mental pressure. However, after the last battle with Xiang Ming, Chi Chen also knew the state that would occur after he activated the Battle Saint Intent.
Chi Chen felt that if he couldn't suppress his fighting spirit and wanted to have a big fight before rushing towards Cheng Hu, he would be like lighting a lantern in the toilet and desperately looking for shit.
"Um?"
Chi Chen was suddenly stunned, as if he had thought of something. Although he could not activate the Battle Saint Intent, he could still use the strange power within his body. Perhaps he could use that power to resist the pressure?
Without hesitation, Chi Chen felt a slight warmth in his chest as a strange power surged throughout his body. In an instant, Chi Chen felt his body lighten, and the mental pressure seemed to have completely disappeared.
"Um?"
On stage, Cheng Hu looked in Chi Chen's direction with some confusion, but then realized something was wrong.
Chi Chen noticed Cheng Hu's gaze and his heart tightened. Looking at the thirty-odd people on the square who had struggled to stand up, he instantly gave up the idea of standing up easily.
At this point, it's best not to appear too relaxed, otherwise what if Cheng Hu sees you as relaxed and puts extra pressure on you?
The next second, Chi Chen also stood up slowly, swaying and gritting his teeth, pretending to be in great difficulty.
Lin Bai and Xiang Ming were both puzzled and shocked to see that Chi Chen had actually stood up without using that heaven-defying forbidden technique.
Yes, although Chi Chen pretended to be having a hard time, he forgot one thing: everyone else used forbidden techniques, but he alone did not have any fluctuations of using forbidden techniques.
"He just stood up like that?"
On the field, not only the other newcomers, but also the instructors and Cheng Hu were all stunned.
"That kid."
Cheng Hu looked at Chi Chen again, his expression slightly strange. In fact, last night, all the instructors reported the performance of the new recruits the night before to Cheng Hu, so Cheng Hu had a general understanding of the situation of these new recruits.
Last night, when Cheng Hu saw the report about Chi Chen, he specifically asked Pang Feng to confirm it again and again. That's why he paid more attention to Chi Chen today. He wanted to see with his own eyes what Chi Chen's taboo was like, because it might be a completely new taboo that had never appeared before. But he didn't expect that Chi Chen could stand up without even using the taboo.
Chi Chen felt the gazes coming from all directions and then realized that he was still different from everyone else.
"But it's still better than using the Battle Saint's Will!"
Chi Chen comforted himself, thinking, "Sure enough, outstanding people are outstanding wherever they go."
"Chi Chen, stop pretending, please help me!"
Lin Bai lay on the ground, abandoning the idea of blowing himself up. With his current control, he would only blow himself to death.
"oh!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table, easily bending down and lifting Lin Bai off the ground.
"Can we stabilize the situation?"
"Barely acceptable!"
After Chi Chen lifted Lin Bai up, Lin Bai managed to steady himself.
"???"
At that moment, on the plaza, hundreds of gazes, each carrying a hint of unease, instantly converged on Chi Chen.
Seeing this, Lin Bai also looked at Chi Chen.
"You've worked hard just to earn a living!"
Chi Chen's lips twitched. This was even worse than using the Battle Saint Intent.
On the sidelines, the instructors were also taken aback, and on the stage, Cheng Hu's face twitched slightly.
Then, amidst many eager gazes, Chi Chen walked slowly across the square, lifting up the newcomers who hadn't yet stood up, one by one, as if they were chicks.
"this..."
Cheng Hu was both annoyed and amused by this scene. He never expected things to turn out this way. But he had previously said that no matter what method Chi Chen and the others used, as long as they all stood up, it would be fine. As the head instructor, he couldn't go back on his word, could he?
As for secretly putting pressure on Chi Chen, Cheng Hu was somewhat conflicted.
"No, we can't let this kid get away with it so easily!"
Finally, Cheng Hu hardened his face and unleashed an even stronger pressure on Chi Chen.
"Um?"
Chi Chen, who was lifting people, suddenly turned his head and looked at Cheng Hu, but then shook his head and continued lifting people. Just now he seemed to feel that the pressure on him was a little heavier, but now Chi Chen, who was filled with strange power, did not feel it so obviously. He thought it was just his imagination and did not think that a chief instructor like Cheng Hu would do such a thing, so he did not think too much about it.
"Ah, this..."
Behind Cheng Hu, the other two instructors naturally sensed the strangeness from earlier. They looked at Cheng Hu's back with a somewhat odd expression.
"Cough cough!"
Cheng Hu covered his mouth with his hand, his face flushed, and he coughed awkwardly twice.
The two people behind him immediately straightened up and pretended not to know anything.
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