Chu Tian couldn't help but smile at his appearance.
This kid's personality was truly straightforward, acting on impulse without any hesitation.
"Go ahead and ask what you need to. I need to get going soon!"
The kid, panting heavily, managed to ask this without a single stammer.
"Hmm?" Chu Tian was surprised. This guy didn't seem as brainless as he appeared, and he was speaking normally now?
"Don't look at me like that. I like you, so I'm done pretending. I used to play dumb just to get by. You pulled me just now because you have something to ask, right? You tore my clothes, it was clearly unintentional, so you owe me an apology.
But I just wanted to beat you up, so I pretended to stutter to make you learn or mock me, giving me a reason to do so.
I didn't expect you to be so strong. I admit defeat."
The kid pouted, looking at Chu Tian.
Chu Tian couldn't help but roll his eyes. He hadn't even noticed the kid's acting.
Later, he realized that after feigning foolishness for over a decade, the kid had naturally honed his skills to perfection.
"I wanted to ask, along this mountain path, many people are heading in that direction. What are they doing? I saw you were also heading that way, so I wanted to ask if you knew."
Chu Tian got straight to the point, asking his question.
"You don't know?"
The kid sized Chu Tian up.
The latter shook his head.
"You're not going to Yuan Shi Academy?"
The kid sitting on the ground pressed further.
"Huh? Are you guys also going to Yuan Shi Academy?"
From the kid's words, Chu Tian understood that so many people, including this kid, were heading to Yuan Shi Academy.
"Didn't they say Yuan Shi Academy is no longer any good? Why are so many people still going?"
Chu Tian furrowed his brow, recalling what Huang Mei had said.
"Yuan Shi Academy is no good? You can't be serious, it's because the miscellaneous academies in Dragon Capital have been winning first place in every academy competition for the past few years, right? That's why you say Yuan Shi Academy is no good!"
The kid's eyes widened as he stood up from the ground.
"Miscellaneous academies?" Chu Tian was also taken aback.
"It's that Angel Academy, which is now flying the banner of Dragon Capital Academy. The two academies merged. It's said their teaching staff is very strong, and in the past decade or so, they've indeed taken higher rankings than Yuan Shi Academy in annual competitions.
But if anyone says Yuan Shi Academy is no good, I'll be the first to disagree, hmph!"
Chu Tian found the kid's indignant attitude amusing.
"Forget it, I'm not talking to you anymore. I need to hurry. Today is the last day for reporting to Yuan Shi Academy. We need to reach the testing point at the foot of the mountain before sunset. Those without aptitude won't be admitted.
You should hurry too! At your pace, you definitely won't make it before sunset. I'm not waiting for you!"
With that said, the kid didn't wait for Chu Tian, nor did he ask for compensation for his clothes. He took off, and with a rumble...
Dust billowed up from the ground as he shot off like a cannonball.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."
Just as Chu Tian opened his mouth to speak, dust swirled into his mouth, and he spat several times.
"This damned brat!"
Chu Tian cursed inwardly, seeing the kid glance back at him with a sly grin.
Instantly, Chu Tian's playful mood was ignited.
He moved his feet, and his entire body seemed to float like a free-spirited crane, catching up to the kid's pace in the blink of an eye.
He saw the look of disbelief in the kid's eyes.
"Damn it, you're a monster! You're stronger than me, faster than me, and you expect me to live? I endured humiliation and pretended to be foolish for over a decade to achieve what I have today!!
Crap, crap, crap...!" The kid didn't stop running, nor did he stop talking.
Chu Tian smirked, thinking that this kid was indeed a genius. He looked no older than sixteen or seventeen, yet he had achieved so much.
He recalled that at sixteen or seventeen, he himself was considered a good-for-nothing and was bullied every day.
For some reason, Chu Tian felt a sense of familiarity upon seeing this kid.
The two walked side by side, one like a charging bull, each step resonating with a rumble.
The other moved like a free-spirited crane.
But this scene didn't last long.
Chu Tian sensed through his divine sense that the crowd ahead was growing larger.
Suddenly, he stopped.
Just as the kid looked back at him in surprise.
Rumble...!
Chu Tian bent his knees slightly.
The ground instantly cracked.
His entire body shot forward like a grenade.
Whoosh... he was once again side-by-side with the kid.
"Damn it! You... you're playing the pig to eat the tiger!"
The kid immediately guessed Chu Tian's intention.
Running purely on physical strength was the behavior of low-level cultivators.
He had already realized that Chu Tian was not on the same level as him.
Now, as they were nearing Yuan Shi Academy, he changed his approach and started running on the ground like him.
What's more, he matched Chu Tian's speed and strength almost perfectly.
He was completely imitating him.
This made the kid's face darken.
He instantly felt that Chu Tian was a cunning person.
Fortunately, he hadn't offended Chu Tian before.
Otherwise, he would surely have been caught off guard by him in the future.
A thought suddenly crossed his mind: if he were to be beside Chu Tian,
Perhaps he could achieve great things.
As soon Idead this thought appeared,
The kid instantly shook his head.
"I'm going to be the strongest man on land, how can I follow others?"
But even as this thought arose, and even though he denied it himself,
It was almost useless.
Gradually, their speed caught up to some of the slower individuals ahead.
They even encountered some who were returning dejectedly.
"Hey... these guys didn't pass the trial!"
The kid cackled, looking at those people.
This drew angry glares from them.
Chu Tian slowly shook his head, thinking that this kid, back in his hometown,
Would definitely be a troublemaker.
In his hometown, a simple "What are you looking at?" followed by "What are you looking at?"
Could lead to a street brawl.
With his loud voice revealing people's shortcomings and then staring and mocking them,
A fight would be inevitable.
Furthermore, Chu Tian noticed that among these people were several with quite high cultivation levels.
They were certainly much higher than the kid beside him.
Chu Tian wondered if the kid was truly carefree or simply unable to perceive others' cultivation.
Was he acting so boldly, or did he have some trump card?
Indeed, the kid's taunting skills were quite formidable.
Some people left with angry glares.
But there were still some who couldn't stand his gaze and mocking words.
Just then, a team of three,
Was slowly and dejectedly walking.
The kid chimed in again.
"Hey, saw three more noobs get eliminated... Hahaha!" His loud voice could be heard from kilometers away.
And these three were only about 10 meters away from them.
Naturally, they heard him clearly.
"Kid! What did you say?"
The three people immediately glared at the kid, their expressions clearly conveying a desire to kill him.
"I said you're noobs who got eliminated! What of it? Can't I speak the truth?"
The kid seemed oblivious, and directly taunted them again.
"You... are seeking death!"
Chu Tian could tell at a glance that these three people were not good.
All three exuded a cold aura.
Their cultivation techniques were of a soft, gentle nature.
Since ancient times, softness has conquered hardness, and if these three were to attack the kid, he would have no chance of winning.