Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 196 - 178: The Villains Have Been Getting Smarter Lately
"Is this Taihua City? Just as I imagined, poor and shabby enough."
Floating above Taihua City is a large flying ship, resembling an aerial fortress.
From the inside looking out, the walls and shell of the flying ship are completely transparent.
The entire scenery of Taihua City can be seen by the guests inside the flying ship.
In the hall covering nearly one hundred square meters (without any shared spaces), a fat man dressed in extremely luxurious attire looked down at the city underfoot, clicking his tongue in wonder.
He looked up at Taibai Phecda in front of him and laughed:
"Junior Brother Taibai, it’s impressive that you managed to get into the Ten Great Immortal Sects from such a rundown place."
"But I’m curious, can such a backwater place really produce nine geniuses qualified to enter the preparatory class?"
Before Taibai Phecda could speak, Ye Muyu smiled and reminded:
"Senior Brother Bao, it’s eight."
"After all these years, your math skills are as excellent as ever."
The Golden Core Doctor named Bao kept his smile, looking at the young man behind Taibai Phecda.
"Junior Brother Taibai, is this the disciple you particularly recognize?"
"He looks ordinary, giving off the stench of a poor wretch."
The young man Master Bao was referring to was naturally Su Yuan.
Indeed, although this meeting was nominally a meeting of ten examiners, it actually had some elements of "showing off kids."
Not only was Su Yuan present, but some of the visiting examiners also brought their proud disciples.
For example, behind Master Bao was a young man dressed just as luxuriously, with a hint of arrogance in his expression.
For some reason, that person was intentionally or unintentionally staring at Su Yuan.
Su Yuan was puzzled; he hadn’t offended these two, right?
Why was one mocking his teacher coldly, while the other showed hostility on their first meeting?
It couldn’t just be because they looked down on poor people.
But Teacher Taibai isn’t poor either!
However, when Su Yuan noticed the gold ingot-shaped insignia on Master Bao’s chest, he suddenly realized.
Because that was the emblem of the wealthiest immortal sect among the Ten Great Immortal Sects, Wanbao Treasures Tower.
The finance department of Wanbao Treasures Tower was unmatched on the Blue Star Federation, without exception, every student studying there was a tycoon among tycoons.
Taibai Phecda might own a bunch of large properties, but that guy could very well own several planets.
Such a super tycoon naturally sees everyone as poor.
Su Yuan couldn’t help but swallow, and his money-making radar started spinning rapidly.
Once he got into the preparatory class, he’d have to figure out a way to make a fortune off Master Bao.
At this moment, Master Bao continued:
"Junior Brother Taibai, according to your Potential Index algorithm, your disciple’s Potential Index just barely breaks three."
"But my disciple’s Potential Index has already reached 3.4, and the promising student Xiong Wei from the True Martial Saint Sect recently made a breakthrough, with a Potential Index approaching 3.7."
"And the two who have been preselected by the Profound Art Celestial Sect and Myriad Beasts Demon Sect both have Potential Indices above 3.5."
"Compared to them, your disciple is really nothing special."
"Every time the Night Watcher mechanism is activated, the Night Watcher side at least has one genius that stands out among their peers to compete with the visiting examinees."
"If Taihua City doesn’t have a student stronger than your disciple, the battle will be pretty one-sided."
Hearing this unreserved belittlement, Su Yuan wasn’t too angry.
On the one hand, he’s always forgiving towards the wealthy who spill gold coins.
On the other hand, it’s because he’s been hiding his strength.
Not to mention his various demon techniques, just the Senluo Spirit Root, which is mistaken by the outside world for a regular Spiritual Root, can further boost his Potential Index.
The feeling of pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger is just great.
However, Su Yuan didn’t have any complacency; he earnestly turned his attention to the three others that Master Bao mentioned besides his own disciple.
Those three were basically all the examinees brought on the flying ship.
These three, two men and one woman, all had Qi Cultivation Peak cultivation, needless to say.
True Martial Saint Sect’s Xiong Wei, as the name suggests, is a young man as towering as a bear.
His skin is dark, with massive muscles, yet in his every move, there’s a faint martial arts aura.
He’s a top expert in both physical training and martial arts!
The one favored by the Profound Art Celestial Sect is a tall and thin man, whose hands are white and long, like ten sophisticated robotic arms.
The one chosen by the Myriad Beasts Immortal Sect is a girl holding a white cat in her arms.
And all three of them had a faint sense of arrogance.
Not arrogance in personality, but a special aura cultivated from being unbeatable among their peers for many years.
While Su Yuan was observing these three, Taibai Phecda suddenly patted him on the shoulder.
"What do you think, feeling confident?"
Su Yuan thought seriously for a moment and answered honestly:
"It’s hard to say."
Seeing this, Master Bao chuckled softly:
"Junior Brother Taibai, don’t give your young disciple too much pressure, he won’t be able to handle it..."
But before Master Bao could finish, Su Yuan continued:
"After the preparatory class assessment is over, how many of the visiting examinees can pass is really hard to say."
As soon as these words came out, a trace of anger appeared on the faces of the several prodigies present.
What’s going on?
A student from such a backwater place dares to be so arrogant.
They hadn’t even had a chance to show off yet, and he’d already upstaged them!
Taibai Phecda, however, chuckled and shook his head:
"Su Yuan, they are your future fellow disciples after all, no need to overdo it; you should let them pass if they can."
Su Yuan nodded:
"Alright, then I’ll give them a chance with some Night Watcher’s Tokens."
Taibai Phecda nodded in satisfaction and, regardless of the other examiners’ attitudes, said directly:
"If there are no other arrangements, you can let the examinees return and stand by."
"This preparatory class assessment can almost begin."
After a moment of silence, the Golden Core Doctor from Myriad Beasts Immortal Sect was the first to speak, telling the girl holding the cat:
"Xi Yu, be careful of Master Taibai’s disciple during the assessment."
"Master Taibai has high hopes for him, and there must be something extraordinary about him. You are strong, but be careful not to fall for his tricks."
"You should secure three Night Watcher’s Tokens first to ensure you pass the assessment before attempting to deal with Master Taibai’s disciple."
The cat-holding girl first curiously glanced at Su Yuan, then nodded.
The Golden Core Doctors from the True Martial Saint Sect and Profound Art Celestial Sect also gave similar advice to their respective disciples, leaving Su Yuan a bit speechless.
No, I was just showing off for a moment.
Why are you all blowing this out of proportion?
Where’s the brainless villain I was promised?
Shouldn’t they be losing their minds and running over to deal with me after I show off?
Fortunately, there wasn’t a complete lack of brainless villains.
The young man behind Master Bao stepped forward on his own, glaring coldly at Su Yuan:
"Su Yuan, is it? You might not know me, but I know you! Watch yourself from now on!"
Su Yuan: "..."
Now that’s more like it.
Though this guy’s hatred towards me seems a bit excessive and a little lacking in intelligence.
After pondering for a moment, Su Yuan cautiously asked:
"May I ask your honorable name?"
"Wang Qiu!"
This young man in luxurious clothes raised his head proudly and declared his name.
Wang Qiu?
Qiu (striving for the Top Ten)?
Su Yuan suddenly understood.
So, you’re the kid tipping Yang Mei’Er, huh.
Su Yuan chuckled and shook his head but didn’t expose him, turning instead to walk towards the flying ship’s exit. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Just then, a clear "ding-dong" sounded in his ear.
Oh? The darn system finally has a task for me.
