Weak! Too Weak!

Wang Teng spent the entire day immersed in the ocean of knowledge. Even when school ended at five-thirty, he still felt unsatisfied.

He felt that in his previous life, he must have been held back by the label of Rich Second Generation.

Otherwise, he would definitely have been a good student who loved learning.

Fortunately, though he had missed his chance in his previous life, he still had an opportunity in this one.

From this day on, he would become an exemplary student, developing morally, intellectually, and physically.

At that thought, Wang Teng felt the Red Scarf on his chest grow even brighter.

As soon as the dismissal bell rang, students throughout the school poured out of their classrooms. Wang Teng had nothing to pack up, so he simply tossed his books into his desk drawer.

After meeting up with Xu Jie, Bai Wei, and the others,

the four of them headed toward the Gymnasium together.

Unlike Wang Teng, who looked utterly relaxed and showed no hint of concern, Xu Jie, Bai Wei, and Yu Hao kept exchanging looks, hesitating to speak.

Gathering her courage, Bai Wei smiled at Wang Teng and said, "Brother Wang Teng, why don't we eat first? We'll only have the strength to fight after we've eaten our fill."

"Yeah, yeah, let's eat first."

"Li Rongcheng is so free anyway. It won't hurt to make him wait a little longer."

"Maybe he's gone to eat too."

Xu Jie and Yu Hao nodded in agreement as well, the three of them chiming in one after another.

"??"

Wang Teng said helplessly, "You shouldn't exercise right after eating. Your stomach will sag."

"Uh!"

The three of them immediately realized they had made a rather stupid suggestion.

"Alright, you don't need to worry. Li Rongcheng may be an Advanced Martial Apprentice, but he's still no match for me." Wang Teng could naturally see their concern and reassured them.

"Brother Wang Teng, are you not an Intermediate Martial Disciple at all, but an Advanced Martial Apprentice?" Yu Hao asked in shock.

Wang Teng nodded.

The three of them were utterly stunned.

An Advanced Martial Apprentice!!

Wang Teng was actually an Advanced Martial Apprentice!!

They had known that Wang Teng was a Martial Apprentice, but an Advanced Martial Apprentice and an Intermediate Martial Disciple were entirely different concepts.

Advanced Martial Apprentices could apply for the Martial Arts Major. Becoming a martial warrior in the future was practically guaranteed, and the gap between them and Wang Teng would only grow wider.

It was simply unbelievable!

He was their peer, and one they knew very well at that. They had thought everyone was the same, only for him to suddenly soar into the sky.

They had agreed to flop together, yet he had secretly made it big!

Such complicated emotions immediately welled up within them.

Before long, the four arrived at the Gymnasium.

Every school placed great importance on students who practiced martial arts. To provide them with a training venue, they would specifically clear out an entire floor in the Gymnasium.

Gymnasium, Second Floor.

Li Rongcheng leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, looking impatient from the wait.

Yuan Zhenghua stood beside him, bringing him water and towels, looking every bit like a lackey.

Xu Jie got angry just looking at him.

The brat refused to be a decent person and insisted on being someone else's dog.

"You finally came." Li Rongcheng turned his head, narrowing his eyes slightly as he stared at Wang Teng with a dangerous gaze.

"You came pretty early, Young Master Li. Don't tell me you skipped class?" Wang Teng teased.

"Cut the crap. I use a saber. Pick whatever weapon you want." Li Rongcheng said impatiently.

"I'll use a saber too, just like you!"

Wang Teng walked to the side and took a standard-issue long saber from the weapon rack.

The spine was not particularly broad or thick, while the blade was slightly long. It looked somewhat like a Tang Saber from his previous life.

He weighed it in his hand. It was a little light.

He secretly shook his head. It seemed he needed to find time to get himself a weapon.

It would do for now!

Taking the saber, Wang Teng walked over to stand opposite Li Rongcheng.

When Xu Jie and Bai Wei saw that they had both drawn weapons, their faces instantly turned pale. "Why are you using weapons? What if someone gets hurt?"

"What did you expect? This is a martial duel, not some childish game." Yu Hao took a deep breath and said.

Though he said that, he had only recently become a Low-level Martial Disciple and was seeing such a scene for the first time.

"Wang Teng, your strength is indeed not weak. You should have reached the level of an Advanced Martial Apprentice as well."

"To be honest, I'm very surprised. Everyone misjudged you. You hid yourself deeply."

"But competing with me in saber techniques—who gave you that confidence?" Li Rongcheng said disdainfully.

He had begun practicing martial arts at fifteen and became an Advanced Martial Apprentice in three years. Moreover, throughout those three years, he had practiced only the saber, and his Basic Saber Technique had long since reached Great Success.

Thus, he had every right to be proud!

At the same time, he found it laughable that Wang Teng dared to use a saber before him.

"Begin." Wang Teng did not waste words.

"Fine!"

Li Rongcheng's eyes widened as he let out a fierce roar.

He stomped down hard.

With a muffled boom, a wave of air seemed to roll outward. Propelled by the recoil of his strength, he shot toward Wang Teng like an arrow released from a bow.

At that moment, his fierce aura filled Yuan Zhenghua, Xu Jie, and the others with horror.

Yet Wang Teng, who faced it head-on, showed no change in expression.

Li Rongcheng thought he had frightened him, and the disdain on his face deepened.

He raised his long saber high and brought it down in a simple downward slash.

Just as the saber was about to strike Wang Teng's body, Wang Teng suddenly swayed and appeared at Li Rongcheng's right side.

His slash struck empty air, and Li Rongcheng's expression immediately changed.

Forcing himself to twist around, he swung his long saber in a hundred-and-eighty-degree horizontal slash toward Wang Teng.

Clang!

The two sabers met, producing an ear-splitting metallic ring.

Bang!

Another muffled sound followed. Before Li Rongcheng even knew what had happened, he felt a pain at the back of his head and completely lost consciousness.

Weak! Too weak!

Wang Teng shook his head.

Basic Saber Technique*20

Strength*12

He picked up the Attribute Bubbles dropped by Li Rongcheng, then walked to the side and returned the saber.

Only then did Yuan Zhenghua, Xu Jie, and the other two snap back to their senses, staring at Wang Teng in dumbfounded shock.

That exchange had seemed simple, but the speed of Advanced Martial Apprentices was incredibly fast. The four of them had been left completely dazzled.

As the saying went, experts saw the technique, while laymen watched the spectacle.

The four of them were purely there to watch the spectacle. Even Yu Hao could not be considered much of an expert.

So they only felt that they could not understand it, but it looked incredibly impressive.

Especially since it had been so short!

Three seconds? Or five?

They had barely even started fighting before Li Rongcheng went down!

They watched Wang Teng put away his weapon and walk over, seemingly muttering something under his breath.

"Too weak. How could he be this weak? That's impossible..."

The four of them were collectively speechless.

Li Rongcheng was an Advanced Martial Apprentice, one of the five strongest students in all of East Sea No. 1 High School, yet Wang Teng actually thought he was weak!

Big brother, we've known each other for so long. Could you stop showing off like this?

Still, it also showed just how strong Wang Teng was.

Li Rongcheng might not have been weak among the students of East Sea No. 1 High School, but Wang Teng was stronger than him—far stronger!

"Come on, let's go home and eat!"

Wang Teng called out to Xu Jie and the other two as he headed downstairs.

Xu Jie, Bai Wei, and Yu Hao hurried after him, leaving Yuan Zhenghua standing there in a daze.

He did not dare greet Wang Teng.

This Wang Teng felt unfamiliar to him—and frightening!

The old Wang Teng had been an idle good-for-nothing. Yuan Zhenghua had only dared not offend him because Wang Teng's family background was better than his.

But now, he feared Wang Teng himself.

He had once betrayed Wang Teng. Would Wang Teng hold a grudge? What if one day he was in a bad mood and decided to cause trouble for him?

At that thought, Yuan Zhenghua panicked. He looked again at Li Rongcheng, who lay unconscious on the floor, and it seemed that even Li Rongcheng could no longer protect him!

For a moment, regret flooded his heart...