Wang Zhan and his team believed their coordination and tactics were flawless, yet Jiangnan’s overwhelming all-round strength shattered them completely.
Ye Xingxuan and the surrounding trainees watched in a daze, hearts filled with nothing but awe.
It was still that one finger.
No matter what they tried, South God seemed unbeatable.
He was simply too powerful.
Wang Zhan was utterly deflated. He finally understood what Jiangnan meant when he said true strength came not from abilities, but from the person.
Jiangnan’s reaction speed, battle awareness, physical conditioning, and fighting technique were flawless in every aspect.
All of it combined created the invincible South God.
Spatial abilities were merely the icing on the cake for him, not his only strength.
Jiangnan was stronger because of his spatial abilities.
He was not strong solely because he had spatial abilities.
There was a fundamental difference.
Wang Zhan gave a bitter smile. “I’m suddenly looking forward to the rest of the training.”
Xiang Zu covered his face. “I just hope I survive until the end.”
It was only the first day and we’ve already been wrecked like this. There are still fourteen more days?
[Resentment value from Xiang Zu +1000]
[From Xiang Zu…]
Jiangnan cleared his throat twice. “Ahem. Line up.”
The hundred trainees straightened up at once and scrambled into formation.
Time was almost up. Bear One and Bear Two had also returned, each carrying several honeycombs full of honey.
The trainees who had arrived full of confidence and looking sharp now appeared utterly pitiful.
Bruised and swollen faces were the mild cases. Some were charred black like coal, others swollen beyond recognition.
Clothes torn and ragged, some had nothing left at all and had only survived thanks to a pair of crocodile-skin shorts.
Every one of them wore a crumpled expression, on the verge of tears.
In the live-stream, viewers were losing it with laughter, rolling on their beds in hysterics.
“Pfft hahaha. I suddenly remember how hopeful and polished they looked at the awards ceremony.”
“South God wrecked them into this state in just one day. Even their own mothers wouldn’t recognise them. Haha.”
“A moment of silence for these trainees. Let me laugh first.”
“Aaah. I want South God to whip me too.”
Xing Da’s head was throbbing. How had everything gone so differently from what he expected?
He really had invited a bunch of gods from the Pioneer Academy.
If seven capable trainees hadn’t managed to make Jiangnan bleed, Kyoto Spiritual University’s reputation would have become a doormat.
At the same time, he felt anticipation. After the training, how much would these trainees have grown?
Jiangnan stood with hands behind his back, looking at the timid trainees who resembled frightened children, suddenly feeling a little guilty.
Had he gone too hard? A few were already wiping tears.
“Ahem. Do you still think the five of us aren’t qualified to be your instructors?”
Everyone shook their heads frantically. Forget the five of you. Even Little Dimple one-on-one would probably beat us.
They shouted in unison, “Good afternoon, instructors.”
Jiangnan asked, “Do you now understand what respecting teachers means?”
The trainees nodded like pecking chicks, almost in tears.
How could they not respect their teachers now?
Otherwise they’d definitely get destroyed.
Jiangnan flashed a bright smile. “Very good. The 24 hours are up. The training challenge is over. As I said before, if you didn’t show me anything satisfactory by the end, there would be a punishment game.”
At that moment, all hundred trainees looked horrified. Their legs shook like jackhammers, producing after-images.
The training challenge had already been hellish enough. There was a punishment game too?
No way. Someone would die.
Only Xiang Zu looked resigned. “Heh. I’ve already seen true hell. It can’t get much worse.”
Jiangnan changed tack. “I was originally planning to beat you all up, but your final performance satisfied me. I saw your growth. So I’ve decided to give you a small reward instead.”
He was genuinely pleased with Wang Zhan’s final clever play.
And, well, the special challenges had been quite satisfying too.
Hearing there was a reward, everyone perked up instantly, eyes full of anticipation, chattering excitedly.
“What kind of reward? Anything from South God has to be good, right?”
“Maybe we each get to hit him once, make him bleed, and the dean gives us hotpot vouchers?”
“Give over. Forget whether the dean would cry himself to death. South God alone could give you a brain haemorrhage.”
“I must have been mistaken. South God isn’t a demon. He really is a good instructor.”
Jiangnan walked up to Wang Zhan and, under everyone’s eager gazes, pulled out a glass jar filled with golden pulp and a shrivelled little ginseng.
The smiles on Xia Yao and the others’ faces froze. Then the three people and one bear sprinted several kilometres away without looking back.
They left only a cloud of dust and a crowd of bewildered trainees.
What was going on?
Before anyone could react, Jiangnan had already opened the jar.
Instantly a rich, intoxicating stench spread for kilometres.
Every face went white. Wang Zhan, closest to it, vomited on the spot.
Several trainees passed out from the smell, twitching on the ground and foaming at the mouth.
“Aaah. What the hell is this? Stinky poop? Close it. Close it quick.”
“No. Even poop isn’t this bad. My life is over. This is the reward? Urgh.”
“Σ_(꒪ཀ꒪」∠) Dean. Save me. Mum. Your unfilial son.”
[Resentment value from Ye Xingxuan +1000]
[From He Jia…]
Under the horrified stares, Jiangnan dipped the ginseng into the jar, coating it thickly in golden sauce.
He held it to Wang Zhan’s mouth with a beaming smile. “Come on. Open wide. Ah~”
(๐⌒ᴗ⌒)⋋(꒪ͦཀ꒪ͦ|||)
Wang Zhan rolled his eyes back and vomited hard.
He shook his head desperately.
[Resentment value from Wang Zhan +1000]
“South God. Can I not eat it?”
It stank beyond belief. Was this really a reward and not punishment?
That smile on your face was pure devil.
Jiangnan smiled. “If you don’t eat, I’ll beat you to death.”
Wang Zhan burst into tears. How could you say something so terrifying with a smile?
Seeing Jiangnan raise his fist, Wang Zhan opened his mouth to save his life.
୧(ꐦ⌒ᴗ⌒)⋋(꒦ິ口꒦ີ|||)
Jiangnan shoved the sauce-coated ginseng straight down his throat.
Then clamped Wang Zhan’s jaw shut.
The ginseng went down. Wang Zhan’s eyes turned bloodshot. He dropped to his knees and dry-heaved.
The next instant his eyes bulged, face flushed crimson. Blood jetted three metres high from all thirty-eight finger holes Jiangnan had poked in him.
As the blood sprayed, Wang Zhan’s swollen body rapidly deflated.
He looked exactly like a balloon riddled with holes losing air.
“Aaah. Someone’s dying. The instructor is killing someone. Blood.”
“Bloody hell. Wang Zhan has so much blood. He’ll die if he keeps spraying like that.”
“That’s poison, right? Definitely poison. South God really does want us dead.”
Some girls went pale with fright and screamed. Others got splashed with Wang Zhan’s blood and panicked.
The scene descended into chaos. The sight was simply too explosive.
Wang Zhan himself was terrified. Losing this much blood would kill him.
He frantically tried to plug the holes with his fingers, but ten fingers weren’t nearly enough.
[Resentment value from Wang Zhan +1000]
He shouted desperately, “What are you waiting for? Help me plug the holes.”
Several trainees rushed over and used all their fingers to help block them.
All thirty-eight holes were plugged. The next moment, two jets of blood shot from his nostrils.
One quick-thinking trainee formed a victory sign.
I got it.
He jammed both fingers deep into Wang Zhan’s nostrils, sealing them.
Wang Zhan exhaled in relief, but then his deflating body suddenly began to inflate again like a pumped-up balloon.
With the blood trapped inside, he swelled up plump and round.
Wang Zhan’s eyes bulged. He felt he was about to explode.
Jiangnan was speechless. “If you keep helping him plug them, someone really will die. Let go.”
Everyone swallowed hard and quickly withdrew their fingers.
The pent-up blood pressure burst.
Powerful jets shot from all thirty-eight holes at once, propelling Wang Zhan wildly through the air like a deflating balloon.
His screams echoed back and forth across the sky, stunning everyone.
[From Wang Zhan…]
What on earth had South God fed him?
So cruel.
Yet Jiangnan paid no attention. He cheerfully walked to Xiang Zu and held out another sauce-coated ginseng.
“Come on. Open wide. Your reward.”
Having seen Wang Zhan’s fate, how could Xiang Zu dare eat it?
Only now did Xiang Zu realise everything before had been mere surface-level hell. This was the real thing.
“South God. Just punish me instead. Beat me. I don’t want the reward.”
Jiangnan looked surprised. “That’s the most unreasonable request I’ve ever heard. Fine, I’ll beat you up then.”
And so Jiangnan beat Xiang Zu senseless.
He lay unconscious on the ground. Jiangnan pried open his mouth and stuffed the sauce-coated ginseng in.
Soon another deflating balloon joined the sky.
Everyone’s scalps tingled.
It was all an illusion. Every bit of it.
This man really was a demon instructor.
