Who is the Dragon Snake? Level 6, killing move perfected!

It was the cafeteria at its most bustling noon hour, The martial arts students from downstairs filled the air with their raucous, spirited laughter and chatter, Inside the private room behind him, Zhou Shenghao was still imparting his family's wisdom on judging people and making friends to his cousin, Zhou Yibai's hesitant agreement after a moment of deliberation echoed in agreement, Liu Yunmeng's indifferent sounds of boiling water and rinsing tea leaves all came through with crystal clarity under the slow-motion effect of this 'Bullet Time', The outside world was utterly noisy, Yet for the calm and composed Li Xijun, none of it could disturb his state of mind in the slightest.

Only those eyes, flickering with violet lightning as if cycling through destruction and rebirth, gave him an unprecedented sense of oppression, as if time itself had frozen into stillness.

Others couldn't perceive it, but for him, a Spirit-Refining Cultivator at the Orifice Opening stage, the girl before him possessed a terrifying psychic power so vast it felt like Tribulation Clouds gathering thunder and lightning that could overturn the entire world—one misstep and he'd be struck to ashes by heavenly thunder.

At the same moment their gazes met, While Li Xijun was stunned by the girl's formidable psychic power, Su Nianyi also easily caught a glimpse of starlight flashing through the youth's irises, a fleeting glimmer that seemed to contain a miniature cosmos, hazy and breathtaking.

"How beautiful."

To outside observers, one going downstairs and the other coming up, their figures crossed and brushed past each other, seemingly ordinary, with no exchange at all.

But the girl's extremely soft murmur indeed made Li Xijun quicken his pace, disappearing down the stairs in an instant.

'Is this that rumored top of the grade, guaranteed admission to the 'Imperial Capital Two Heavens', the Psychic Power awakened—Su Nianyi?'

'Just how high is her Spirit Level?'

'I wonder how she compares to the Spirit-Refining Cultivators of Da Sheng World? Sitting Forgetting or Embryonic Breathing?'

At this moment, Li Xijun finally understood why Psychic Power talents were treated like treasures and given guaranteed admissions.

'After awakening, these geniuses have Spirit Levels that are ridiculously high.'

Li Xijun couldn't help complaining inwardly—if he didn't have the Grand Luo Mark, he'd probably be green with envy toward such a Psychic Power genius right now.

On the other side, Su Nianyi, whose mind kept replaying those eyes from just now, pushed open the door to see Liu Yunmeng carefully placing Spirit Nourishing Tea into a teapot and rinsing it with boiling water, casually remarking.

"A dragon does not dwell with snakes, a roc does not perch with sparrows. Actually, Zhou Yibai, your friend here is quite clever and perceptive—he knows not to force himself into circles he doesn't belong to."

As she said this, a hint of self-satisfaction crept into her voice.

Because in the entire school, she was the only one who could talk to Su Nianyi.

Especially when she saw Su Nianyi approaching, she broke into a bright, warm smile, a stark contrast to her usual gentle but distant demeanor.

But the next moment, her smile froze.

"Yunmeng, earlier we agreed it would just be ordinary tea drinking, and there was no mention of anyone else joining us, correct?"

The girl's flawless oval face showed no expression, utterly flat.

"Nianyi, Xiao Zhou brought Spirit Nourishing Tea, and I thought it would be good for you too." Liu Yunmeng quickly explained, insisting she meant well.

"No need to say more. Let it end here."

The three without Psychic Power talent or the Spirit-Refining system couldn't sense Su Nianyi's overwhelming, terrifying psychic force.

But when they met those calm violet eyes, a chill ran straight from the depths of their hearts, freezing them in place, not daring to move or even breathe, let alone speak.

"Classmate Liu and classmate Zhou, your minds are too cluttered. If you wish to achieve External Manifestation in this lifetime, try first calming your hearts and reflecting on today's events. Change something, and perhaps there's still a sliver of hope."

With that, she turned and left directly.

But just before leaving, Su Nianyi glanced at Zhou Yibai, And that look stirred a sense of shame in his heart over the matter with Li Xijun just now.

As a minor genius who had still managed to rank around 150th in the grade despite his family's poor financial situation, Zhou Yibai was clever in his own way, and he suddenly realized:

A Psychic Power talent, after awakening, can project their psychic force outward.

Everything—from when Zhou Shenghao and Liu Yunmeng entered the cafeteria—she had likely already seen clearly through her psychic power.

She had simply waited until now to come out and settle it.

It was long after Su Nianyi turned and left that the frozen atmosphere in the room slowly began to thaw.

Zhou Yibai, sitting to the side, looked at his cousin across from him and Liu Yunmeng, and quietly asked:

"So... cousin, are we still drinking this tea?"

"Drink, drink, drink! Drink what?!"

Zhou Shenghao instinctively lashed out in the tone his father used to scold him. He stood up, wanting to flip the table and go back to train in martial arts.

But then he remembered how expensive the Spirit Nourishing Tea was, grit his teeth, and sat back down to drink it.

Liu Yunmeng, likewise, kept her head down in silence, her expression sour.

Watching this scene, Zhou Yibai couldn't help but replay that sentence in his mind:

"Dragon Does Not Dwell with Snakes—if you can't fit in, don't force it."

He suddenly felt a pang of regret for having weakly gone along with his cousin's words earlier.

Martial Arts Classroom

Li Xijun, now in a focused state, assumed his stance and began cultivating the Azure Dragon Heaven-Reaching Method as usual.

Sweat poured from his body like a torrent, his entire Spine Great Dragon trembling with an astonishing rhythm, a conspicuous sight in the empty classroom.

Generally speaking, rest was crucial for martial arts students.

For ordinary students without Meditation Class, besides ensuring a full night's sleep, it was common to nap in the school-provided dormitories at noon.

But Li Xijun's mental state remained excellent, and after just having eaten a high-energy Nourishment Meal Set, his physical condition was even better.

This was the perfect time for a breakthrough!

His breath suddenly stopped, his tongue curled, and his mind's focus landed on his Spine Great Dragon. The surging Blood Essence surged forward with a fierce rush!

[Your Blood Essence Level has increased from 5.9 to 6.0.]

"Hoo—!"

Seeing the smooth breakthrough notification appear before him, Li Xijun slowly exhaled.

In the martial arts College Entrance Exam, Blood Essence Level totaled 500 points.

Level 9.0 was 470 points.

Level 8.0 was 440 points.

Level 7.0 was 400 points.

Level 6.0 was 360 points.

Level 5.0 was 300 points.

Now, he had taken another small step forward.

Reaching Blood Essence Level 9 before the exam was already a certainty.

Of course, that wasn't enough. With the Da Sheng World at his disposal, his goal was no longer just Level 9.

Instead, he planned to achieve October Viscera Refining, completely surpassing all previous top scorers, including the Wood Sage, and leap the Dragon Gate into the Imperial Capital!

Resting for a moment, he no longer hesitated. Using his Blood Essence Level 6—already comparable to a Tendons and Bones Realm martial artist's powerful Blood Essence—he began practicing the twenty-four movements of the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist to train his skin and flesh.

When his Blood Essence was nearly depleted, he noted the plan to return to the Life-Slaying Martial Hall tonight to buy more medicinal baths and Greater Blood Essence Pills, while slowly practicing the True Martial Thirty-Six Forms to coordinate the Blood Essence and power gained from his breakthrough.

This time, he felt more deeply than ever the connection and collision between the two systems.

The Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist's first twenty-four movements used Blood Essence to "refine" all the muscles and fascia throughout the body.

The True Martial Killing Move: Sky-Reaching Hammer was fundamentally about using the twelve forms to integrate all muscle strength into a single, unified force.

The more Li Xijun practiced, the more he felt an indescribable exhilaration in his heart; the more he practiced, the more he felt an irrepressible urge.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

As he trained, he suddenly took three rapid steps using the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist's footwork, delivering three consecutive punches.

Then his body halted, trembled, and all his muscles emitted the wondrous rhythm of the White Python Shaking Scales, just as Zhang Haifeng had demonstrated, before he suddenly threw a punch!

"Boom!"

The punch cut through the air like wind, its sound like thunder, exploding through the empty classroom!

True Martial Killing Move: Sky-Reaching Hammer, Mastered!

[Your "True Martial Thirty-Six Forms" realm has increased from Proficiency 98% to Mastery 5%.]

[Your "Subduing Tiger Bone Refining Method" realm has increased from Beginner 94% to Proficiency 14%.]