Weakness Is the Original Sin

The Interstellar Assault Ship slowly landed on the empty helipad of the Blue Star Training Camp.

Outside the porthole, the Training Camp buildings were bathed in a warm glow from the setting sun, remaining serene.

However, after experiencing the ambush by the self-destruction of the Golden Body Realm expert, Shen Xuan, Ling Jian, and Tuo Bashan still felt lingering fear when they looked at this familiar scene again.

Chen Fan walked side by side with Gu Ci, his small figure almost completely overshadowed by his teacher's thin shadow.

He looked up at Gu Ci's profile, which appeared even more angular in the setting sun, and asked softly:

"Teacher, will the Xiao Family and the Yang Family... pay the price?"

Gu Ci's steps did not falter at all; his gaze seemed to pierce through the distant buildings and look towards the deeper starry sky.

His voice was indifferent.

"Yes, but it won't cause serious damage."

"Without direct evidence, the Federation Envoy's swift accountability will at most force them to hand over some resources as a fine, and then put forward a few insignificant collateral relatives as scapegoats."

"For behemoths like the Xiao Family and Yang Families, with their deep-rooted connections, this is nothing more than plucking a few insignificant hairs."

Chen Fan fell silent. Although he had lived two lives, he knew about some social customs and so-called unspoken rules.

However, when these things happened to him, Chen Fan still felt somewhat unwilling.

These two Martial Dao families have clearly violated the laws of the Federation, yet they have been unable to make them pay the price they deserve.

Gu Ci seemed to sense his emotional fluctuations, and finally stopped and turned around.

"Xiao Fan, these intricate schemes and plots are not your concern right now."

"You only have one most important task right now."

Gu Ci's voice suddenly became extremely solemn.

"Cultivation!"

"Use this next year to prepare for next year's Federation College Entrance Examination!"

Federation College Entrance Examination!

"The National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) is the fairest, yet most brutal, path to advancement that the Federation offers to all commoners and non-aristocratic geniuses." Gu Ci's voice echoed across the empty helipad. "That highly anticipated exam gathers the most outstanding prodigies from all the Federation's colonies. If you can emerge victorious, the status, resources, and protection bestowed upon you by the Federation will be something even Martial Dao families wouldn't dare to easily challenge."

"Only then," a glint of light flashed in Gu Ci's eyes, "Will you have... the right to overturn the chessboard!"

His words were like a sudden awakening.

If you can't beat the rules, then become the one who makes them!

He nodded heavily, without saying another word.

However, in Chen Fan's mind, the Xiao Family and the Yang Family had already been deeply etched into his memory.

"I'm no match for these two Martial Dao families right now, but what about the future..."

This score will be settled sooner or later!

Chen Fan murmured to himself, a cold glint in his eyes.

"I'll be waiting for you."

Ling Jian looked at Chen Fan, uttered four words with a complicated expression, then turned and left, his back view carrying an unprecedented sense of urgency.

"Damn it, I'm going into seclusion too! See you in a year for the college entrance exam!"

Tuo Bashan roared, as if his ferocity had been completely unleashed, and strode towards his villa.

Shen Xuan and Su Qingyue exchanged a glance, then silently bowed to Gu Ci and Chen Fan before quickly following behind.

The ambush by the Golden Body Realm expert served as a wake-up call for these prodigies.

In the blink of an eye, only Chen Fan and Gu Ci remained on the tarmac.

Chen Fan didn't linger for a moment, nor did he even return to the villa to rest. He simply bowed deeply to Gu Ci, and then resolutely turned away.

His small figure walked straight toward the familiar Simulated Training Room in the long afterglow of the setting sun.

Step by step, each step revealed a resoluteness and heaviness completely incongruous with his age.

Gu Ci watched quietly until the figure disappeared around the corner of the building. Only then did he slowly withdraw his gaze, and the coldness on his face quietly transformed into a hint of relief that no one could detect.

At the same time.

On the distant Sirius, in the Xiao Family home of the Xiao family, inside an antique-style tea room.

The fragrance of sandalwood wafts through the air.

Xiao Wuqing, the patriarch of the Xiao Family, was sitting opposite Yang Kaitai, the patriarch of the Yang Family, leisurely sipping tea.

"The Federation Envoy's anger has been resolved." Xiao Wuqing gently blew on the steam rising from his tea, his tone nonchalant. "It's nothing more than the loss of the next three years' output from a Geng Metal Ore Planet, plus the lives of a few good-for-nothing collateral relatives. A trivial matter."

Yang Kaitai's face was now etched with lingering worry. "But that Gu Ci, and that little beast Chen Fan... especially that little beast, his talent is terrifying. If he doesn't die today, he will surely become a major threat to both our families in the future!"

"Womanly compassion."

Xiao Wuqing snorted coldly, slammed the teacup down on the table, and a hint of arrogance and disdain belonging to a superior flashed in his eyes.

"A piece of trash eliminated from the front lines, a mere child who hasn't even grown up yet, what's there to talk about?"

"Our most important task right now is to dedicate all the resources of both families to helping my son, Beixuan, soar to great heights in this year's Federation College Entrance Examination!"

Mentioning his eldest son Xiao Beixuan, Xiao Wuqing's face instantly radiated unparalleled pride and confidence.

"Once Bei Xuan enters the core power structure of the Federation as the top scholar, his future will be limitless! At that time, crushing those two ants will be nothing more than a snap of his fingers."

"Just let them..."

What harm is there in living another year?

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Wuqing turned his gaze to the window. In his deep eyes, he seemed to already see his eldest son Xiao Beixuan, stepping on the stars and reaching the peak of glory.

Upon hearing this, Yang Kaitai smiled calmly.

"Indeed, if my nephew Bei Xuan can achieve good results in the college entrance examination and enter one of the Four Great Martial Academies..."

"Gu Ci and Chen Fan are nothing but ants that we can crush at will!"

Xiao Wuqing's smile grew even wider.

Therefore, our two families should unite even more closely from now on!

"As long as both families dedicate all their resources to my son, he will surely reach the top!"

"Good!"

Time flies, and more than a month has passed since the Exchange Tournament came to an end.

The previous ambush did not cause much of a ripple on Blue Star.

Under the suppression of the Yang Family and Xiao Families, and because Gu Ci did not discuss the matter publicly, not many people knew about it.

Simulated Training Room, the starry sky was deathly silent.

With his eyes closed, Chen Fan's mind kept replaying the resolute self-destruction of the three Golden Body Realm assassins, and Gu Ci's lonely figure that had been suppressed for ten years.

A silent rage surged and burned within his chest.

Weakness is the original sin.

Without the power to overturn the chessboard, one can only passively accept the dictates of the rules.

"Call..."

Chen Fan suddenly opened his eyes, all his emotions transforming into a chilling fighting spirit.

His gaze pierced through the Void, fiercely locking onto the projection of Martial God wielding a long spear and exuding overwhelming domineering aura within the eighth pillar of light.

Without the slightest hesitation, he took a step forward.

"War!"