Zhao … Kuo?
Hao Ren's heart sank.
Zhao Kuo had never returned to the East Sea since he failed to reach the Heavenly Dragon Realm.
Zhao Guang had thought that Zhao Kuo would be back soon after going out to train. However, there was no news of Zhao Kuo after she left.
Zhao Guang was worried that something might happen to Zhao Kuo, so he sent out many people to search for Zhao Kuo's whereabouts. Finally, a few days ago, Zhao Kuo, who hadn't appeared in public for a long time, suddenly wanted to participate in the Dragon God Shrine's general exams!
This morning, Lu Qing called him again and told him that Hao Ren would also participate in the Dragon God Shrine's general exams as Su Han's assisting inspector!
Zhao Guang came up with a plan after linking these two things together.
"It's like this. I don't know if this news is true or not, but it's still a clue. Therefore, Zi's mom, Zi, and a few elders will go to the Dragon God Shrine on Saturday, "Zhao Guang continued on the phone.
"What can I do for you?" Hao Ren asked.
"It's nothing. It's just that your reason for participating in the exams is to represent the East Ocean Dragon Clan instead of Su Han's assisting inspector!" Zhao Guang said.
The East Ocean Dragon Palace!
Hao Ren represented the East Ocean Dragon Palace!
In the past, the four ocean dragon palaces never participated in the Dragon God Shrine's activities, and the cultivators of the four ocean dragon palaces never participated in the Dragon God Shrine's general exams.
Su Han was able to participate in the Dragon God Shrine's general exams because she wasn't a cultivator of the East Ocean Dragon Clan.
In terms of structure, the four ocean dragon palaces were an alliance of four super forces, and the Dragon God Shrine was an alliance of many small forces. The rise of the Dragon God Shrine was actually a challenge to the four ocean dragon palaces!
That was why the four ocean dragon palaces never participated in the affairs of the Dragon God Shrine, and the Dragon God Shrine usually didn't interfere with the affairs of the four ocean dragon palaces.
However, if Hao Ren participated in the Dragon God Shrine's general exams on behalf of the East Ocean Dragon Clan instead of Su Han's assisting inspector, the significance would be completely different!
Even if the East Ocean Dragon Clan only sent one cultivator, it was symbolic!
Hao Ren happened to be the key person who started this trend!
"Ok, sure," Hao Ren said into the phone. He suddenly felt the pressure on his shoulders increase.
If he lost as Su Han's assisting inspector, it wouldn't be a big deal. However, if he represented the East Ocean Dragon Clan, it would affect the reputation of the East Ocean Dragon Clan.
"You don't have to think too much about it. This is a strategic decision made by me and the other elders. Therefore, your performance in the exam is not the most important. Besides, if you represent the East Ocean Dragon Clan, we will have enough reasons to go to the Dragon God Shrine. We can open up the situation and find information about my third brother, "Zhao Guang said.
"Okay, I understand," Hao Ren replied.
On one hand, Zhao Guang wanted to contact the Dragon God Shrine, and on the other hand, he wanted to meet Zhao Kuo. Perhaps the latter reason was more important if one thought about it more deeply.
Right now, the situation of the four ocean dragon clans was unpredictable. Zhao Haoran's return had suppressed the South Ocean Dragon Clan and the North Ocean Dragon Clan, and he had defeated the West Ocean Dragon Clan. However, the alliance of the four ocean dragon clans had become very fragile.
"Also, Xie Yujia, Lu Linlin, Lu Lili, and Zhen Congming are coming with us," Zhao Guang said before hanging up.
Hao Ren held his phone in a daze. He didn't expect that he would have such a huge support team when he was going to the exam alone!
The East Ocean Dragon King, the East Ocean Dragon Mother, the East Ocean Princess, more than a dozen purple-robed elders, the last disciple of a Soul Formation Realm cultivator, the two sisters from the Heavenly Realm, and the only disciple of Qiu Niu, the eldest son of the Godly Dragon.
However, on the other hand, with such a huge support team, it would be embarrassing if he was defeated in the first round of the combat exams or didn't even pass the written exam on the first day!
At this thought, Hao Ren felt cold sweat on his back …
He looked at Xie Yujia's beautiful back in the front row and thought back to her smile. He guessed that she must have known that he was going to the Dragon God Shrine's exam, which was why she could understand why he was jogging with her in the morning. She was even looking forward to watching Hao Ren's match on the weekend.
"Class begins!"
The teacher with thinning hair walked into the classroom and yelled loudly, interrupting Hao Ren's thoughts.
Time ticked by, and the bell rang to signal the end of the class, ending the dull atmosphere in the classroom.
Hao Ren slowly withdrew the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll and was about to stand up and go back to the dorm with Zhao Jiayi and the others. Suddenly, a guy in a white T-shirt appeared outside the door.
His appearance made all the students in the classroom stop in their tracks involuntarily.
Lu Qi, the third-year president of the Go Club, had amazing chess skills. When he was in high school, he was the national champion of the Go Youth Tournament. When he entered university, he won the national amateur tournament for two years in a row. He had once joined the China team to compete in South Korea, and he had a proud record of 16 wins and 1 loss.
His talent and strength were praised by the top masters in the China Go community. His elegant smile, low-key personality, humble attitude, and handsome appearance made him have a large number of loyal female fans.
Different from Huang Xujie, he was very popular among the girls on campus, but he never showed off. Since he often participated in tournaments, he was rarely in school.
Now that he suddenly appeared at the door of the classroom, everyone was a little surprised.
"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" Xie Yujia asked when everyone was a little confused.
"Hao Ren." His eyes locked onto Hao Ren, who was at the back of the classroom.
Everyone's eyes turned to Hao Ren, who was at the back of the classroom.
Hao Ren looked at him and found that Lu Qi was emitting a faint red glow.
Fire-elemental!
"Come with me. I have something to talk to you," Lu Qi stared at Hao Ren and said.
His voice was very calm, but it was also very cold.
Hao Ren pushed through the crowd and walked to the front of the classroom.
Lu Qi was wearing a pair of frameless resin glasses, and his eyes were faintly glowing red. His skin was more delicate than a girl's, and it looked like he came from a rich family. Strictly speaking, he was more handsome than Hao Ren.
Rustle, rustle, rustle …
All kinds of discussions were going on in the classroom.
Lu Qi was a talented young man in the Go community. No matter how they looked at it, he had nothing to do with the ordinary students. However, he suddenly came to find Hao Ren, and it was a challenge and provocation. This caused a lot of speculation and topics of discussion.
"What is it?" Hao Ren asked him.
"A challenge," Lu Qi said these two words coldly.
"Wow …"
The classroom was filled with exclamations of surprise.
"Where?" Hao Ren asked him.
"The Go Club," Lu Qi answered.
"Oh …"
There was another uproar in the classroom.
"Ok." Hao Ren nodded without hesitation.
Lu Qi nodded and walked to the stairs. Hao Ren followed him and walked to the stairs as well.
Dong, dong, dong, dong …
A large group of onlookers rushed to the stairs as well.
The academic buildings of East Ocean University were connected by a bridge.
Hao Ren followed Lu Qi, and more and more students came out of the nearby academic buildings.
"Lu Qi challenged Hao Ren to a Go challenge!"
"Really?"
"You can come to the Go Club if you don't believe me!"
"What's going on?"
"I heard that it's because of Su Han!"
"Yes. When they walked to the Go Club, they mentioned Su Han! Lu Qi must like Su Han too. Today, Hao Ren and Su Han jogged to school, and Lu Qi was pissed off! "
"This is big gossip! So, Lu Qi likes Su Han!"
While more and more students rushed to the Go Club, Hao Ren and Lu Qi had entered the Go Club's special classroom.
Lu Qi's outstanding achievements in the Go world, including his consecutive victories over Korean and Japanese players, had brought East Ocean University countless honors. Therefore, the school specially made a classroom for him as a special venue for the Go Club. He was the only special case among all the clubs in the school.
To allow the members of the Go Club to play Go peacefully, the glass windows of the classroom were covered with black paper from the inside, and the soundproofing was enhanced.
When Hao Ren and Lu Qi entered the Go classroom, the other students were locked outside. They stood on their tiptoes and stretched their necks to press their ears against the door, but they couldn't see or hear anything inside.
"You mean, they are looking for me because of Su Han?" Hao Ren looked around the classroom and asked Lu Qi.
There were six to seven tables in the classroom, and on each table was a Go board decorated with black and white pieces.
"Su Han sent an announcement to all the secret clubs today. Before Friday, anyone who can defeat you can replace you and become an assisting inspector," Lu Qi looked at Hao Ren calmly.
"Su Han thinks I'm too relaxed …" Hao Ren thought to himself.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Lu Qi, and I'm on Dui-level from the Wude Forest Dragon Clan," Lu Qi said.
"My name is Hao Ren, and I'm on Gen-level from the East Ocean Dragon Clan," Hao Ren took half a step back and said.
"Sorry for disrespecting you!" Lu Qi cupped his hands slightly and suddenly attacked!
A red light instantly engulfed the classroom!
Energy sphere!
The two tables beside Lu Qi bounced off with a bang!
The black and white chess pieces flew up high.
Lu Qi pushed out his hands, and dozens of black and white chess pieces flew toward Hao Ren!
Lu Qi's Go skills were extraordinary, and his cultivation attainments were not low either!
He looked like he was in his twenties, but he might have cultivated for 50 to 60 years. However, since he was on Dui-level, he definitely had the strength to compete in the Dragon God Shrine's general exams!
Everyone knew that the Dragon God Shrine recruited the best official inspectors, but under the same conditions, they would give priority to cultivators who were assisting inspectors!
"Sorry for disrespecting you!" Hao Ren cupped his hands, and 160 sword energies shot out from his shoulders.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
The sword energies pierced through the chess pieces, and the floor of the classroom was covered with broken chess pieces.
With only 40% of his strength at Gen-level, Hao Ren had to use his full strength to deal with a Dui-level cultivator!
"What technique is this?!" It was Lu Qi's first time seeing this technique, and he was a bit surprised.
He stomped on the ground, and the broken chess pieces bounced up again. When they flew toward Hao Ren with the wind created by Lu Qi's palm, they were all covered in red flames!
Dozens of chess pieces turned into hundreds of fiery fragments!
Hao Ren's palm moved, and the 160 sword energies turned into 320 sword energies!
The sword energies swept across, and the chess pieces turned into dust!
"Heaven! Earth! Three! Heaven! "Hao Ren shouted, emphasizing each word.
The sword energies buzzed, and a series of flashes swept toward Lu Qi's head, chest, and legs!
With only 40% of his strength, he had to end the battle quickly!
He had to pause every second, and he had to control his nature essence very precisely!
With the suppression of Hao Ren's nature essence, the sword energies that lost the response of Hao Ren's nature essence suddenly disappeared.
Then, Hao Ren circulated his nature essence again, and the sword energies appeared again!
Lu Qi had never seen such a weird attack method. A black and white chessboard suddenly appeared in his palm!
It was the natal dharma treasure of a Dui-level cultivator!
The dharma treasure released pure black and white flames, but Hao Ren's three waves of sword energies had reached Lu Qi's neck, abdomen, and knees at the same time!
Whoosh!
The sword energies suddenly stopped a few millimeters away from Lu Qi's skin.
Hum … Hum …
As Hao Ren's nature essence flowed out intermittently, the sword energies flickered.
Lu Qi, who was holding the dharma treasure, had cold sweat all over his body.
"You've lost," Hao Ren said calmly.
Lu Qi's chessboard dharma treasure was still burning with the mysterious black and white flames.
Staring at Hao Ren, he gritted his teeth and put the chessboard back into his body.
From the beginning to the end of the battle, there were only five seconds.
"I lost." Lu Qi nodded and withdrew the red energy sphere.
Hua … The dense sword energies rushed back into Hao Ren's body.
Lu Qi only had one natal dharma treasure, but Hao Ren had 320 natal dharma treasures! The sword energies were Hao Ren's nature essence, and the sword energies were Hao Ren's dharma treasures!
"If you want, I can play with you again," Hao Ren said.
Lu Qi looked up at Hao Ren.
Bang!
The red energy sphere spread out again, and Lu Qi's body was burning with red flames!
His fair complexion turned red!
Bang! Bang!
The chessboard-shaped natal dharma treasure formed a black and white Tai Chi pattern, and the image of a fire dragon appeared in the center, shooting out endless flames!
The fire dragon flew into the sky and burned everything in the world!
Lu Qi cultivated the Lie Flame Scroll, and the hot flames could even melt rocks!
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Hao Ren's sword energies appeared from his body again!
This time, instead of five-colored sword energies, they were all black sword energies!
"Black Water Scroll!" Lu Qi couldn't help but yell.
The black sword energies formed waves and rushed toward the flames like black water from hell.
Water countered fire!
The elements countered each other, and the power of the sword array formation!
Hao Ren's water-elemental sword array formation was no weaker than Lu Qi's burning flames!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Streaks of flames and waves of sword arrays collided continuously!
Water and fire were incompatible, and the flames around Lu Qi and the sword array around Hao Ren wore each other down …
The Dragon God Shrine's general exams were in a few days. The written exams were easy to pass, but the combat exams were difficult.
Su Han's announcement was undoubtedly to get a large group of 'sparring partners' for Hao Ren. There weren't any powerful masters in East Ocean University, but there were a lot of dragon cultivators who were on the same level as Hao Ren.
How could Hao Ren not appreciate Su Han's' kindness'?
Half an hour later, the door of the Go classroom opened again.
Lu Qi walked out with a pale face.
Hao Ren waved his hand with a slight smile and walked out of the classroom as well.
Neither of them explained anything, and Lu Qi walked down the stairs and almost fell.
Therefore, the rumor that Hao Ren defeated Lu Qi in Go spread wildly on campus.
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