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Xue Jing had known all along that someone was outside the door. He looked at the newcomer and said warmly, “What can I do for you, Sini?”

Cao Sini, dressed in a martial arts uniform, gathered her thoughts and her gaze shifted to Xue Jing.

The moment her eyes landed on Xue Jing, her long, fierce, and sharp glare immediately softened, and in a quiet voice, she said:

“…Mr. Xue.”

“Could I… come with you?”

…

Shaped like a giant loaf of bread, the passenger flyer settled down in the spacious training field of Xuanwu Mansion.

The students, seeing Xue Jing and Ning Yuantai disembark from the opened hatch, followed by Cao Sini, were immediately stunned.

“What’s going on, where is Mr. Xue going?”

“And Cao Sini… why is she following Mr. Xue?”

“Ah, the crafty Cao Sini! I want to go out and have fun with Mr. Xue too!”

Chen Xingyan said indifferently, “This is probably for some official business… Mr. Xue isn’t that type of person.”

Beside him, He Han lamented, “Brother Li Zheng, you’re so well-behaved now… I still prefer the way you used to be, defiant towards Mr. Xue, can’t you go back to that?”

Chen Xingyan looked at him expressionlessly, reached out, grabbed his clothes, and gave a strong tug.

Rip—

“Ah! My ○ toilet!”

He Han’s face showed shock as he looked at the remnants of his clothes adorned with Gou Zhizhi.

He gritted his teeth, pointed at Chen Xingyan, and said, “Li Zheng, you’ve made a grave mistake. I hereby challenge you to a dark duel, it is necessary to use your blood to pay tribute to my master Gou Zhizhi…”

Someone nearby commented, “Wasn’t it a ○ toilet?”

“It’s a role-reversal play,” He Han replied.

Chen Xingyan sighed, completely speechless at this person.

…

On the flyer, Xue Jing glanced at Cao Sini, who was seated beside him.

At that moment, her gaze was lowered; her face was indifferent and she sat gracefully, like a young lady who had received aristocratic education… It wasn’t an act but an instinct cultivated from childhood.

“…Little sister, are you from the Cao Family?”

Ning Yuantai looked at her several times, unable to resist asking.

Hearing this, Cao Sini was slightly startled, seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still nodded her head.

Seeing this, Xue Jing casually said, “Is the Cao Family also among the Thirteen Great Families?”

Ning Yuantai nodded, “Yes, Xue… Although I know that members of the Cao Family are mostly found in the north, the surname isn’t all that uncommon. I didn’t expect you to be one… “

He scratched his head, “Weird, since you’re from the Cao Family, why are you still participating in the Martial Arts Examination to compete for the civilian’s opportunity to advance?”

Cao Sini’s eyes sharpened upon hearing this, glancing at Ning Yuantai and then back at Xue Jing, without speaking.

“It’s best not to pry into these matters, Yuantai. Sini doesn’t seem to be participating just for fun; she must have her own difficulties.”

Xue Jing said.

Ning Yuantai nodded, “You’re right, Xue.”

Cao Sini was silent for a moment and said softly:

“Thank you, Mr. Xue.”

Xue Jing smiled, “Although it’s only a brief association… you are my student now. If you have any troubles, feel free to speak up. I actually have quite some Divine Skills.”

Seeing Xue Jing making another one of his interesting ‘jokes’, Cao Sini’s gaze softened slightly, revealing a hint of a smile.

The flyer, with the roar of its engines, swiftly headed towards the very center of the Seventh Metropolitan Circle.

Compared to the Fifth Urban Circle’s Sky Center and the Extreme Martial Ascension Palace that Xue Jing had visited, the bustling atmosphere here far exceeded the latter.

Along the way, through the window, Xue Jing not only saw countless flying vehicles heading toward the Extreme Martial Ascension Palace, but even on the ground, there were many people quickly heading toward the destination by foot power.

From time to time, one could see Martial Artists in the prime of their youth starting conflicts and breaking into fights on the roads, even occasionally escalating into large-scale, intense brawls.

“People from the Seventh Metropolitan Circle have abundant martial virtue,”

Xue Jing laughed.

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“Does the government not intervene in these fights?”

Ning Yuantai said, “Of course they don’t… How could they possibly manage? There are tens of thousands of incidents happening daily, and the government might impose some restrictions in the city. In these rural areas, it’s perfectly normal for a few hundred or even a thousand people to die every day from fighting.”

“It’s even more exaggerated at the Extreme Martial Ascension Palace; that’s where you can actually engage in legal death duels. Every day, enough bodies are carried out of the Ascension Palace to pile up into a small hill…”

Xue Jing sighed slightly, “In such an environment, akin to cultivating gu poison, it’s no wonder that people from the Seventh Metropolitan Circle generally have much higher Combat Power than those from other urban circles. They look down on the tepid competitions outside the circles, which seems normal.”

Ning Yuantai chuckled, “However, today, they’ll have to change their view on people from outside the circle…”

“Demon King Xue will arrive at his loyal Extreme Martial Ascension Palace today!”

Xue Jing glanced at him and shook his head with a smile, “Don’t bank on me, I’m not capable of such feats now… Maybe in another year or two.”

Ning Yuantai grinned, “It’s just a matter of time…”

Cao Sini felt a bit odd.

Mr. Xue always liked to make these weird jokes, and yet there were people who played along with him.

Cao Sini’s mouth revealed a slight smile.

Such an interesting person… Totally different from her parents.

After more than three hours of flight, the aircraft successfully reached the very center of the Seventh Metropolitan Circle—the Extreme Martial Ascension Palace.

Xue Jing disembarked from the ‘vehicle’ and looked up at the massive white structure ahead, so large that he couldn’t see the full extent of it.

Although it was called a palace, its overall structure looked more like a ‘tower’, built layer upon layer, with exquisitely carved ancient patterns everywhere on its exterior. It looked like an ancient palace, imparting a sense of age-old vastness, incredibly awe-inspiring, and making one feel an intense sense of insignificance.

The entrance was a gigantic gate, nearly fifty meters wide, through which numerous Martial Artists of extraordinary bearing were coming and going.

“There are seven more gates like this in different directions, making a total of eight entrance gates… Xue, let’s go, we should head inside,”

Ning Yuantai said, giving a thumbs-up towards the gate.

Xue Jing nodded and walked forward, with Ning Yuantai and Cao Sini following behind.

As soon as he entered, Xue Jing saw the wristband on his wrist flashing incessantly.

In less than a second, the flashing stopped, and a vivid female voice came to his ear.

“Welcome, Sky Climber number 656652123.”

“Please inform me of your name.”

Xue Jing looked at Ning Yuantai beside him.

“The Extreme Martial Ascension Palace’s super AI ‘Xuanling’ is powered by the ‘Super Network’s’ limitless computing power,” Ning Yuantai explained with a smile.

“With infinite computing power at her disposal, she has autonomous thinking abilities comparable to, or even surpassing that of humans. Except for the ‘Three Laws of Robotics’ being hardwired into her base code, she is essentially a living being.”

“AI like this is quite common in the Inner Ring… Although they are not hard to make, due to regulations enacted decades ago, only a few licensed major companies can create such AI, so they haven’t flooded the market.”

Xue Jing nodded, “That’s quite cyberpunk.”

“Please inform me of your name,” ‘Xuanling’ repeated the reminder.

“Xue Jing.”

“Welcome once again, ‘Sky Climber’ Xue Jing,”

Xuanling continued.

“Would you like me to arrange for your ‘test’ immediately?”

“After completing the ‘test’, I will assign you a suitable floor as a starting point. You may choose to start your ascension from this floor, or you may choose any floor below it as your starting point…”

After a detailed explanation by Xuanling, Xue Jing nodded.

“Please proceed with the test,”

“Understood, please wait…”

…