I HAVE THE ALCHEMY EMPEROR IN MY HEAD

Chapter 248: Wilderness Survival Begins

More than a month had passed. The students who had come to receive training had gained a lot, especially in an environment where they could engage in actual combat anytime and anywhere. This was something that the school had not been able to provide.

In this one month, they had improved by at least one level. At most, they were like Chu Yunfan, who had already advanced by two levels. One could imagine how effective the training had been.

And now, an even bigger piece of news had spread—wilderness survival. This would have caused waves among the students back then, but now, it did not cause much of a stir. After all, they had long been mentally prepared. The army and the Education Bureau planned to force their potential one more time. Although they were the elites and pillars of the various schools, who knew how many elites and geniuses there were in the other cities? Their current level was nothing. Every time they advanced, they would be able to eliminate even more of their competitors.

However, wilderness survival was froth with many dangers. This was the reason why they had to sign a death waiver beforehand. Compared to wilderness survival, simulated actual combat was just a small matter.

Previously, they had just entered spring, and everything was coming back to life. It was the time when monster swarms were most frequent, so the army did not dare to arrange such a program. Now, it was finally time.

Soon, everyone was gathered. Thousands of people gathered outside the base. From afar, it was a truly spectacular scene. Even fierce monsters did not dare to attack such a team. It would just be courting death.

There were thousands of students, most of them still in the Qi Sea Stage. Only less than a hundred of them had stepped into the Energy Refinement Stage. These figures were the elites among these thousands of students—the ones who had a chance of entering Federation University.

Chu Yunfan, who was dressed in black armor, finally appeared. The moment he appeared, he instantly attracted everyone’s attention and caused an uproar. He was famous. During the days he was locked in the isolation room, news about him had spread among the students.

He had been angry for his beauty and had single-handedly defeated the entire Zone 2.

Such a story was undoubtedly what the gossipers yearned to hear. Especially those students who had not been able to enter Zone 2. They had all heard about what happened that day. Chu Yunfan had single-handedly defeated almost all the students in Zone 2. There was not a single exception. He had traveled a thousand miles on his own. He had completed his Herculean trials.

If this was nothing, then what had truly made Chu Yunfan famous was that one strike he had made. Word of that strike was spread by the surrounding students. That move had defeated Jiang Yusheng, who had never been defeated before. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, if it was not for the armor Jiang Yusheng had worn to cushion the blow, that move would have undoubtedly split him in half. Even so, that armor was torn apart.

This was the most destructive thing!

Without a doubt, Chu Yunfan had become one of the most terrifying experts in the hearts of the crowd. Even if he was not as strong as Jiang Yusheng, he was at the very least second to Jiang Yusheng.

Nobody here was a fool. They could see that Chu Yunfan’s move was only suitable for certain situations. He had vomited blood after that and looked like he was heavily injured. They had all seen it, and many things did not need to be said out loud.

Even so, it did not reduce Chu Yunfan’s prestige. In addition, they had not seen Chu Yunfan for a few days. His sudden appearance undoubtedly ignited everyone’s enthusiasm.

“Is he Chu Yunfan? As expected, he looks very strong.”

“He single-handedly defeated the entire Zone 2. This sort of battle record is unprecedented.”

“Who said that he didn’t dare to go to Zone 2? It’s now clear that he didn’t want to go.”

All kinds of rumors continued to spread as Chu Yunfan walked to Gao Hongzhi’s side. Gao Hongzhi was emitting faint killing intent. It was obvious that his cultivation had improved quite a bit, and he had broken through to the ninth level of the Qi Sea Stage. He was only half a step away from reaching the peak of the Qi Sea Stage.

Gao Hongzhi was very excited. If he continued to cultivate at this speed, he would be able to meet the minimum requirements to participate in Federation University’s assessment before the college entrance examination. At the very least, he would be able to gain admission to one of the ten famous universities. Although they could not hold a candle to Federation University, there was no doubt that he was much stronger than his initial goal of only being admitted to a focus university. Over the past few months, everything had been like a miracle. Not only had Chu Yunfan’s cultivation level increased rapidly, but even his own cultivation level had also increased rapidly.

In a short while, Tang Siyu arrived. Numerous gazes fell on her, but she acted as if she did not see them and walked directly to Chu Yunfan’s side. After the past week, Tang Siyu had also stepped into the peak of the first level of the Energy Refinement Stage. She was only half a step away from the second level. With her current cultivation speed, she had a high chance of getting into Federation University.

Before Tang Siyu could say anything, a figure had walked out of the crowd and arrived in front of the trio.

“Chu Yunfan, you actually dared to appear. This is great!”

This person was Jiang Yusheng. Jiang Yusheng looked at Chu Yunfan coldly. His eyes were shining with a terrifying light and there was a sinister smile on his face. It was as if he could see Chu Yunfan die at his hands.

“Why wouldn’t I dare appear? “Chu Yunfan said indifferently without showing any signs of weakness.

“This is good. It saves me the trouble of thinking of a way to get rid of you. Enjoy your last moments, because you’ll not live to see the Sun tomorrow,” Jiang Yusheng said with a sinister smile on his face. He was very satisfied with his threat. “This survival program is a Godsent.”

After saying that, Jiang Yusheng cared not for the angry look in the eyes of the trio. He turned around and left, rejoining the other students of No. 1 High.

“Yunfan, be careful. He’ll definitely target you,” Gao Hongzhi said.

Chu Yunfan nodded. He then smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I’ve long been prepared. During the winter break, I’ve come to understand that out in the wild, humans are sometimes far more dangerous than monsters.”

As Chu Yunfan said this, his eyes flashed with extremely dangerous killing intent.

Not long after, Xue Bailong and Mr. Lin of the Education Bureau appeared together before the students.