Lu Qing and Xiao Ran Were Stunned!

Wei Tianlong's heart trembled slightly. He had thought that this nine-year-old child would at least show solemnity or fear when facing the pressure of a Qi-Blood Realm Martial Artist.

But Chen Fan's reaction exceeded his expectations.

This composure calmed Wei Tianlong's previously anxious heart a little.

"I've reviewed the materials." Wei Tianlong turned off the holographic projector, and the conference room returned to full brightness. "No objections. Let's depart immediately."

Chen Fan stood up, without uttering a single word, and walked straight to the door.

Lu Qing and Xiao Ran exchanged a glance.

Suppressing the complex emotions churning within them, the two stood up and followed Chen Fan without a word.

The three followed Wei Tianlong out of the junior high school building.

At the magnificent gate of Jiangnan No. 1 High School Middle School, a heavy armored Hovercar was parked quietly. Its body was coated with wave-absorbing material, its armor was thick, and its engine emitted a deep roar.

A man was standing next to the car door.

He wore a faded gray long gown, his hands tucked into his sleeves, his back slightly hunched, exuding an aura of deathly stillness that kept strangers at bay.

Lu Qing frowned.

As a top genius in his final year of junior high, he knew all the school's star teachers and high-ranking officials, but he had no recollection of the gray-shirted man in front of him.

There was no trace of Qi and Blood or blood emanating from the other person; they were so ordinary that they would disappear if thrown into a crowd.

Xiao Ran also looked puzzled.

Wei Tianlong quickened his pace and walked up to the man in the gray shirt. This director of the Admissions Office, who held great power at Jiangnan No. 1 High School and was always decisive and efficient, was now bowing slightly, his attitude extremely respectful.

"Teacher Gu, the vehicle is ready."

Lu Qing's pupils contracted slightly.

Xiao Ran was completely stunned.

What is Wei Tianlong's identity?

The number of people at Jiangnan No. 1 High School who would make him bow his head and call him "teacher" could be counted on one hand.

Who exactly is this man in the gray shirt?

Gu Ci ignored Wei Tianlong.

His lifeless eyes passed over Wei Tianlong's shoulder and landed on Chen Fan.

Gu Ci turned around, stepped onto the Hovercar, and Chen Fan followed suit, his expression unchanged.

Lu Qing and Xiao Ran suppressed their shock and quickly followed.

The interior of the carriage was spacious, and the metal walls gleamed coldly. Gu Ci sat in the back seat by the window, and Chen Fan sat down next to him.

Lu Qing and Xiao Ran consciously sat in the front row and sat up straight.

"Boom!"

The Hovercar's engine spewed out a ghostly blue flame, rose straight up into the clouds, and sped toward the No. 3 Exotic Beast Isolation Zone outside the city.

The only sound inside the carriage was the faint rustling of airflow brushing against the armor.

Gu Ci turned his head and looked at Chen Fan.

Do you know why I insisted on having you fight for this spot?

Gu Ci spoke, his voice hoarse, without deliberately lowering his volume.

Lu Qing and Xiao Ran, who were in the front row, immediately perked up their ears. They also wanted to know why the school would make such a crazy decision.

Chen Fan looked directly at Gu Ci, waiting for him to continue.

Gu Ci turned his gaze to the rapidly receding clouds outside the window.

"The school's reputation and Zhang Weimin's achievements are worthless," Gu Ci said calmly. "The Tiannan City Education Bureau spared no expense in this Exchange Tournament; the prize list for the first place in the individual competition includes a Crimson Flame Earthheart Lotus."

Chen Fan's eyes flickered slightly.

"A top-grade fire-attribute natural treasure." Gu Ci withdrew his gaze and looked into Chen Fan's eyes. "The Star Power within you leans towards extreme cold and domineering. Ten Intermediate Qi and Blood Potions helped you open the door to 111 calories, but the potions' potential has been exhausted. If you want to continue expanding your Qi Sea, simply accumulating energy won't work."

You need external intervention.

"Obtain the Crimson Flame Earthheart Lotus, draw the Extreme Flame Power into your body. The extreme cold of the Stars is Yin, the extreme heat of the earth's core is Yang. Ice-Fire Body Tempering, Yin-Yang intertwine. Use this destructive power that tears apart life and death to break through the barrier of 112 cards."

Chen Fan nodded. He understood the danger involved, but he also knew that this was the fastest way to become stronger.

Lu Qing and Xiao Ran in the front row had completely stopped breathing.

111 cards?

What did they hear?

Chen Fan's Qi and Blood has exceeded the 100-calorie limit by reaching 111 calories!

This has surpassed all records set by Jiangnan No. 1 High School since its founding.

But Gu Ci hadn't finished speaking.

Gu Ci leaned back in his chair and continued to drop bombshells in a casual, conversational tone.

"Once you absorb that lotus and your Qi and Blood reaches 112 calories, junior high school will lose its meaning for you."

Gu Ci paused, then uttered a sentence that plunged the entire carriage into dead silence.

"Get ready. After the Exchange Tournament, I'll register you for the high school entrance exam next month."

"Click."

Xiao Ran accidentally crushed the plastic trim on the edge of the seat armrest.

Lu Qing suddenly turned his head, his eyes wide open, staring intently at the master and apprentice in the back row.

Quasi-Martial Artist with 112 cards.

Nine years old.

To take the high school entrance exam.

They could understand the three words individually, but when put together, they were completely confused.

The high school entrance exam is the highest-level exam in the entire Federation for selecting Martial Dao geniuses of the appropriate age. It is a battlefield for teenagers who are fifteen or sixteen years old, whose Qi and Blood have reached a bottleneck, or even those who have already broken through the Qi-Blood Realm.

And Chen Fan... is only nine years old!

This means that if Chen Fan is admitted to high school, Chen Fan could even take the college entrance examination at the age of 12!

Looking across the entire Human Federation, such people are extremely rare.

Gu Ci looked at Chen Fan. Chen Fan calmly nodded.

"Good."

Chen Fan agreed.

Lu Qing and Xiao Ran stiffly turned around and looked at the metal bulkhead in front of them.

The Hovercar continued to fly at high speed.

Half an hour later.

"Beep beep!!"

A rapid red alarm suddenly sounded inside the carriage.

All the indicator lights on the bulkhead turned a glaring scarlet.

"Warning. You have entered the Airspace of No. 3 Exotic Beast Isolation Zone. Air defenses have been activated. Please land following the guided route."

Mechanical, electronically synthesized sounds echoed inside the carriage.

Chen Fan turned to look out the window.

The once bright sky was now obscured by thick, leaden-gray clouds. Below, instead of bustling city buildings, lay an endless black Wasteland.

A massive Alloy wall rose from the ground, dividing the Wasteland into countless areas. The wall was densely covered with heavy energy cannons and anti-aircraft missile launch arrays.

The Hovercar's armor gap filtering system started operating at full power, but an indescribable odor still seeped in.

It was a stench that had been soaked in blood for years, mixed with the stench of wild beasts and the smell of rotting flesh.

No. 3 Exotic Beast Isolation Zones.

The Tiannan City Military uses this Training Ground specifically to house low-level Anomalous Beasts, providing them for new recruits to fight and for top universities to conduct practical combat assessments.

The Hovercar began to decelerate and descend.

On a giant steel platform below, several aircraft bearing different school emblems were already parked.

In front of one of the all-black heavy fighter jets stood a group of boys dressed in black school uniforms.

The leader was tall and arrogant, looking up at the slowly descending Hovercar from Jiangnan No. 1 High School Middle School with a defiant gaze.