Doubt

The test continued, and Lin Xiaoyan's three basic scores had all surpassed Song Hao's.

Her highest Pure Strength was 928 kilograms, Average Strength 926 kilograms, and speed 20 meters per second.

Song Hao never expected to be overtaken by Lin Xiaoyan. When he saw her blood energy, his first reaction was disbelief.

But since homeroom teacher Zhao Qiankun raised no objections, he didn't dare speak up either.

As a member of a martial family, he knew there were treasures that could rapidly boost blood energy.

Lin Xiaoyan was also from a martial family, so it wasn't strange for her to have such a treasure.

Offending a martial family was a very unwise move.

So he could only watch.

He watched her strength and speed tests with a dark expression.

Especially when he thought about how his classmates would see it—being first for three years, only to be overtaken by the runner-up. Where was he supposed to put his face?

Lin Xiaoyan would definitely become an inspirational example, and he would be nothing but the backdrop. So right now, his mood was absolutely terrible.

But then he remembered that Lin Xiaoyan's martial skills weren't as polished as his, and his mood improved a little.

In the three basic categories, Lin Xiaoyan hadn't surpassed him by much, and the ranking was ultimately determined by Combat Power.

As long as he beat Lin Xiaoyan in the Challenge Match, he'd still be first.

"Want to take my first place? It won't be that easy!"

Although she had surpassed Song Hao, Lin Xiaoyan's expression barely changed. She remained calm and composed.

Still, she was a little happy inside.

Three years as second place—she'd finally turned it around!

But then she thought of her elders' teachings and the school's top genius, Li Mengxue, and she immediately suppressed her excitement.

There's always someone better, always a sky beyond the sky!

Even though Lin Xiaoyan's results were shocking, the test continued.

After another hour or so, only Jiang Tao and Chen Mo were left.

No one had high expectations for their results, but Zhao Qiankun wouldn't let anyone leave, so everyone stood around watching.

"Next, Jiang Tao!"

Jiang Tao stepped forward calmly, ready for the test.

With nothing better to do, everyone started commenting:

"Oh? Jiang Tao's pretty confident! He got two days of special training from the teacher last week, and I heard he broke through!"

"Even if he broke through, it's nothing amazing. He's just a Sixth-grade Martial Disciple. Breaking through to Seventh-grade Martial Trainee in three months for the Martial Examination? That's a stretch."

"Guess his blood energy? He just broke through last week—will it hit 61?"

"Impossible. At most 60. After a breakthrough, you need time to stabilize your realm."

Just then, Jiang Tao's blood energy result came out.

"63? How is that possible?"

"He just broke through last week, and now he's at 63? Is he even letting us live?"

Many classmates were green with envy. They worked hard for a month just to gain 2 points of blood energy, and he'd gained 3 in just four or five days after his breakthrough.

That was lightning-fast growth!

So far, Jiang Tao had the fastest blood energy increase in the class. Even Lin Xiaoyan's 5-point gain had taken a whole month!

"Could the equipment be malfunctioning?"

Zhao Qiankun didn't believe it either. He stepped forward to check, then looked at everyone:

"The equipment is fine. Classmate Jiang Tao's blood energy is 63."

Jiang Tao had already turned around. Seeing the envy and jealousy on his classmates' faces, he felt great.

He was finally enjoying the thrill of being looked up to!

It felt amazing!

He decided right then to train even harder from now on.

"Jiang Tao, you've made great progress. Work a little harder these three months, and you'll be able to get into a decent Martial University!"

"It's all thanks to the teacher's guidance. I'll do my best!"

Zhao Qiankun nodded. "Continue the test!"

Soon, Jiang Tao's results came out:

"Highest Pure Strength 637 kilograms, Average Strength 635 kilograms, speed 14 meters per second."

A massive improvement over last month.

"Very good. You deserve praise!"

Zhao Qiankun praised him with satisfaction.

"Teacher, you'll be even more surprised in a bit!"

Jiang Tao said mysteriously, then quickly walked into the crowd.

Not only Zhao Qiankun, but the other students as well all felt baffled—why would Jiang Tao say that?

Finally, it was Chen Mo's turn.

Over the past three years, the monthly tests had become a familiar routine for Chen Mo.

Chen Mo stepped up to the Vitality Tester, placed both hands into the grooves on the testing platform, focused his mind, and stirred his vitality.

Immediately, the grooves tightened, applying pressure to Chen Mo's hands, then a fine needle extended, swiftly and accurately piercing the skin of his finger, drawing a trace of blood.

"Ding!"

Chen Mo knew that was the sound of the sampling finishing, so he withdrew his vitality, pulled back his hands, and waited quietly.

Soon, the numbers on the display began to jump, finally settling on a shocking figure.

"69!"

For a moment, there was dead silence.

"Holy shit!"

Jiang Tao couldn't help blurting out, his voice ringing especially loud in the quiet scene.

At that, Zhao Qiankun snapped back to reality and hurriedly went to check the Vitality Tester.

The other students also came to their senses, voices rising in discussion:

"The machine must be broken! How could Chen Mo's Vitality Value be 69? I'd believe 59 at most. Remember, last month his Vitality Value was only 56!"

"Exactly, don't make the cheating so obvious! This vitality is fake at first glance!"

"I never thought! To avoid the teacher's special training, Chen Mo actually cheated! His leave last week—wasn't it just for this moment?"

Lin Xiaoyan saw the number and didn't believe it either. As her classmates said, last month Chen Mo's vitality was only 56, and this month it was 69—a full increase of 13 points.

Even if he'd eaten some heavenly treasure, he couldn't have grown that fast, right?

She despised cheating, but since the teacher hadn't made a judgment yet, she wouldn't step forward.

Besides, Chen Mo had nothing to do with her.

Song Hao, however, was different. He had already decided Chen Mo was cheating. Without waiting for the teacher to announce anything, he stepped out:

"Chen Mo, you'd better apologize to the teacher and your classmates right now. Your cheated score is a disgrace to our class."

"Someone like you who cheats isn't welcome here! You'd better leave on your own!"

Just then, Zhao Qiankun finished his inspection and was about to announce the result, but Song Hao spoke first:

"Teacher, did Chen Mo secretly adjust the machine to mess up the test values? This kind of cheating can't be tolerated."

"Enough! Song Hao, don't speak for now."

Hearing this, Song Hao's expression froze. The words he was about to say urging Zhao Qiankun to expel Chen Mo were swallowed back, because he saw Zhao Qiankun's angry face.

Only then did he remember that Zhao Qiankun was the teacher—whatever decision was made was up to him, and Song Hao had no need to take the lead.

Coming to his senses, Song Hao quickly retreated, but in his heart, he had already marked Chen Mo.

"The machine is fine. Everyone saw the test just now—Chen Mo had no chance to tamper with it."

"To know whether Chen Mo's Vitality Value is accurate, we can also refer to his strength."

"Chen Mo, continue the test."

Zhao Qiankun didn't make a final judgment, but had Chen Mo proceed.

"Yes!"

Chen Mo walked up to the Strength Tester and, without using any technique, threw a punch.