First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 121: Try Acting Cool One More Time!!

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Compared to Huangpu Lingyun’s whole body radiating divine brilliance,

Lu Ding looked plain and unremarkable.

Even the stone stele in his hand was just as simple.

Only those three bold words Shi Gandang, in fierce iron-stroke calligraphy, gave a glimpse of the mysterious power within.

This idea had been inspired by Huangpu Lingyun.

If he could use the Jade Seal to command in battle, why couldn’t Lu Ding use a stone stele as a weapon?

Truth comes from practice.

He swung the stone stele in his hand.

It carried a terrifying suppressive force, crushing down on the aura emanating from Huangpu Lingyun.

Fist met stone.

Crack……

Huangpu Lingyun was instantly swatted away,

completely unable to resist.

It was like swatting a fly with a flyswatter.

He couldn’t believe that this ancient-looking stone stele had such horrifying power.

His direct punch didn’t do a dn thing to it, and the strange suppressive force it carried instantly made his techniques fail.

Only now did he realize—Lu Ding’s ability to withstand Shi Gandang was still climbing.

Huangpu Lingyun flew through the air.

Lu Ding closed in aggressively.

Midair, he gripped the stele with both hands, raising it high above his head: “Try acting cool again!!”

BANG!!!!

The stone stele came crashing down again, with Lu Ding’s terrifying strength behind it.

Huangpu Lingyun was smashed from the sky and slammed brutally into the ground.

Pain shot through his bones and muscles.

Lu Ding landed, stomping the ground and raising the stele a third time.

BANG!!!

“Acting cool!”

Fourth strike, BANG!

“Act again!!”

Fifth strike.

“Try acting cool one more time!!”

The stone stele slammed down again and again. Every time Huangpu Lingyun tried to speak, or even move a little,

he would be ruthlessly beaten back down by Lu Ding wielding that merciless stone.

He had absolutely no strength to fight back.

Everyone around them winced.

In their hearts, they thought—this Lu Ding… really is ruthless.

Huangpu Lingyun, oh Huangpu Lingyun, of all the people you could’ve picked a fight with—why him?

Didn’t you see that Si Ming Realm Shi Gandang tried that before? Now it’s become his weapon.

What were you thinking?

Huangpu Lingyun: I didn’t know, okay? No one said he’d actually smash people with a fing stele! I’m the first!!!!

Among the Eastern Region prodigies who had come with him, someone shouted,

“Stop! You’re gonna fing kill him! We’re all from the same region—Lu Ding, if you don’t fing stop now, don’t blame us for ganging up on you!!”

Hearing that, Lu Ding paused.

He swept the crowd with his hand, pointing sideways: “Come on!!”

“Come on, try ganging up on me! I fing dare any of you to make a move!!”

Seriously? Giving them face and they want to throw hands?

Lu Ding looked toward where the Eastern Region geniuses were standing.

“Who was it just now? Who said they’d gang up on me!?”

As the saying goes, the bird that sticks its head out gets shot. Lu Ding wasn’t afraid of being outnumbered, but in moments like this—

it was no different from being surrounded. The Eastern folks just hadn’t acted yet.

Anyone who’s been in a brawl knows—in a one-versus-many, unless you’ve got real skills, you’re f*ed. Nobody goes one punch at a time.

It’s fists and feet flying like rain.

In moments like that, you’ve gotta target the loudest one, focus on him, beat the s**t out of him, grab and smash.

Soon enough, no one else will dare come at you.

Bai Hemen, having inherited Yan Feifan’s “grim reaper callout” energy,

pointed straight into the crowd: “Him!”

Lu Ding raised the stele, ready to charge—

But an instructor stepped out: “Alright, enough. Time to prep for entering the Blood Pool.”

Lu Ding laughed.

With a flick, the stele vanished.

“Sir, I remember the rules at this training site said the one being provoked has the right to retaliate without limit. Are you planning to ignore the rules?”

Song Chunfeng froze in place.

That was the rule—but for a student to talk back to an instructor…

Not unheard of, but usually ended badly.

Because every instructor here was at least Si Ming Realm, responsible not only for teaching but also for student safety.

And Song Chunfeng was a Si Ming Second Layer Cultivator of Qi.

As for why he stepped in—it was mainly because he was one of the escort instructors from the Eastern Region.

Huangpu Lingyun was his recruit.

Just like Lü Ting had brought in Lu Ding’s group.

This was someone he’d put his name behind.

But he usually didn’t get along with Lü Ting’s crew. And now, the person he’d vouched for had just been wrecked by someone Lü Ting vouched for.

His pride was in the dirt—he had to salvage it.

Just as he was about to act, Lu Ding placed his foot down.

Song Chunfeng’s face darkened, and he was already preparing to say, Are you questioning an instructor?

But before he could speak,

Lu Ding smiled and jumped in first: “No worries, sir—you’re the instructor, what you say goes.”

Once I freeload my way into the Divine Palace Realm, I’ll be the one calling the shots.

That thought floated in his mind.

It sounded polite on the surface, and with Lu Ding’s face showing no disrespect,

Song Chunfeng nodded, satisfied.

Talented, smart, knows how to read the room—good.

Since that’s the case, I’ll be the bigger man and let it slide.

He nodded, kept a stern face, and said: “Mm… go ahead.”

Bai Hemen shot over a confused look.

He had just been ready to go after that instructor—if Lu Ding had made a move, he would've immediately triggered Yin Domain Overlap: Corpse Ridge Mountain and slammed it down on the guy.

But then Lu Ding's attitude flipped in an instant.

He didn’t get it.

Until their eyes met.

Lu Ding blinked at him.

Bai Hemen got it instantly!

He made a silent decision in his heart—to stay a bit farther from Lu Ding in a moment, soak up more of the Blood Pool’s essence, and once Lu Ding opened fire, he’d jump in immediately!

So what if it was an instructor?

The training site didn’t have any rule that said you couldn’t fight the instructors.

Wait—no, it was “challenge” the instructors.

As students, the two of them challenging one instructor wasn’t too much, right?

Since he chose to take sides and ignore the rules of the training site—

he was the one breaking the rules first, so he couldn’t blame them for what came next.

The two of them exchanged no words, simply turned and walked to opposite sides.

From beginning to end, only eye contact—

not a single sentence spoken.

But in his heart, Bai Hemen was already secretly plotting out his combo moves.

He knew he wasn’t as strong as Lu Ding, so he’d play the support role.

Not aiming to cause serious damage to that instructor—

but at least lock him down for three seconds!!

Once all the students had changed clothes, Huangpu Lingyun was also helped up by someone, standing there dazed and dizzy.

His eyes still couldn’t focus.

Then, a man wearing the uniform of the head instructor stepped out.

He had that iron-blooded aura all over him—and even looked somewhat like a decent human being.

He spoke: “Looks like you’re all full of life.”

His gaze swept the group, finally landing on Lu Ding,

a fierce grin twisting his face.

“Well then, I’ll keep it short. This pool water is top-tier stuff,

so when the time comes, I want you all to suck it up hard!!”

“I’m not worried about you absorbing too much—what I’m worried about is you absorbing too little. Take in more, or you’re just wasting it.”

“Now—into the pool!!”

All the students jumped into the blood-red pool inscribed with talismans, divided by depth based on whether or not they had received training rewards.

Then a voice rang out: “Open the floodgates!!!!”