Red-Hot! Body Sculpting Flame Pill!

Clang—

On the arena stage, Xiao Ze flicked the longsword with his finger, producing a crisp metallic clang.

His opponent only saw a blur before the weapon in her hand vanished, her beloved sword already falling into her enemy's grasp.

Bang!

Xiao Ze gripped the sword in reverse and struck her lower abdomen with its hilt, forcing her to bend over.

By the time she raised her head again, Xiao Ze had already placed the longsword against her neck.

"Classmate, I won."

The pretty-faced girl let out a helpless sigh.

Although she had anticipated this outcome long ago, she still felt unwilling to accept it!

She had clearly made it to the end, reaching the finals.

Just one more step, and she could have obtained a Fifth-Grade Pill!

But facing Xiao Ze felt like standing before an insurmountable mountain.

She could not even last a single exchange against him before he had placed the sword at her throat.

"I lost, Xiao Ze."

The referee promptly announced the result as well.

"For this match, Xiao Ze of Yellow Tier Class 2 wins!"

At the judges' stand opposite the arena, the Vice Dean rose to his feet and announced to everyone present.

"The final victor of this Class Competition is Xiao Ze!"

"At the same time, Yellow Tier Class 2, represented by Xiao Ze, will receive the academy's resource support for the coming year!"

"Wooo!!!"

The moment Hu Gan finished speaking, Xiao Ze's class erupted in jubilant cheers, shouting his name in unison.

Even Xiao Ze's smile on the arena was becoming difficult to maintain.

"Here's your sword."

Xiao Ze held the sword in reverse, offering her the hilt.

"Thank you for your guidance. But I'll definitely reclaim my honor from you someday!"

The female student flashed a lovely smile as she accepted the sword and spoke with absolute conviction.

"I hope so."

Xiao Ze replied indifferently.

If she actually managed to reclaim her honor, he might as well find somewhere to slit his own throat.

"Xiao Ze, please come up to receive your individual victor's reward."

At those words, Xiao Ze's eyes lit up. He quickly leaped down from the arena and headed toward the raised platform opposite.

This was the Fifth-Grade Pill he had been yearning for!

Hu Gan looked at Xiao Ze with a faint smile.

Judging from the Class Competition, Xiao Ze had indeed lived up to the cultivation plan prepared for him.

However, Xiao Ze still needed time to grow.

In the future, Xiao Ze would surely leave a brilliant mark upon the continent!

"Take it. This is a rare masterpiece personally refined by Elder Huo of the Alchemy Department."

"When I asked him to provide it as a prize, it pained him terribly. He extorted a hefty sum from me for it."

Hu Gan said cheerfully as he solemnly handed the jade bottle to Xiao Ze.

The jade bottle felt warm in his hand, and he could sense the powerful energy emanating from the pill stored within.

"Thank you, Vice Dean!"

"You deserve it!"

Afterward, at the Vice Dean's request—

Under the gaze of the entire crowd, he raised the jade bottle high and declared himself the final victor of the competition.

The moment he returned to his class, Xiao Ze vanished in a flash.

The Vice Dean's final request had truly made it impossible for him to keep smiling.

In the back mountains of Jia Nan Academy.

At the place where the three often cultivated together, Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian were already waiting.

"Whew... the Vice Dean's final request really made it hard even to force a smile..."

Xiao Xun'er could not help covering her mouth as she giggled.

"But all the students thought it was very cool—declaring yourself the final victor under everyone's watchful eyes."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded in agreement, speaking as though she were entirely serious.

"I think every boy wished he could take your place. It was also the best way to attract the girls' attention."

Xiao Ze rubbed his arms, still unable to get used to it.

"By the way, you should take this Body Sculpting Flame Pill, Xun'er. You have the Fire Attribute, so it should work better for you."

The Body Sculpting Flame Pill was precisely Xiao Ze's prize for becoming the final victor.

It would have some effect if he took it himself, but not much.

Only after Xiao Xun'er took it would he receive the Tenfold Return Xiao Ze truly desired!

"Actually, pills that improve one's aptitude do not have strict attribute requirements. Xiao Ze, if you take it, the effect might be better and raise your talent to another level."

Xiao Xun'er extended her jade-like hand and gently pushed the jade bottle back.

"Why are you being so polite with your Xiao Ze now? I gave Xiao Yi Xian an Earth-tier Cultivation Method. Can't I give you a Fifth-Grade Pill?"

Slightly forceful, Xiao Ze took Xiao Xun'er's hand and placed the jade bottle in her palm.

"Besides, I've already completed my cultivation method conversion, and my cultivation speed will rise again. I don't want to end up entering the Inner Academy all alone."

Only then did Xiao Xun'er stop refusing. She did not want to be separated from Xiao Ze!

Xiao Yi Xian, standing nearby, also grew serious.

What Xiao Ze said was the truth.

Xiao Ze's cultivation speed had already far surpassed the two of them, opening a huge gap between them!

If they did not strive to catch up, Xiao Ze might really enter the Inner Academy all alone.

Xiao Xun'er opened the jade bottle, and a rich medicinal fragrance rushed forth alongside faint energy fluctuations.

A scorching aura emanated from the bottle's mouth, and even the surrounding temperature seemed to rise.

"What a rich pill fragrance..."

Xiao Xun'er fell silent for a moment before making her decision.

"Xiao Ze, I'd better wait until I'm advancing from the Nine Star Dou Practitioner stage before taking it."

"This pill's medicinal power is extremely potent. Even after improving my aptitude, a vast amount of medicinal power should remain."

"At that time, I can use that medicinal power to charge toward the Dou Master realm. It may yield twice the result with half the effort!"

Xiao Ze nodded at her words.

Xiao Xun'er was not far from becoming a Nine Star Dou Practitioner.

Perhaps she truly could use this pill to directly charge into the Dou Master realm!

Over the following days, all three of them devoted themselves to cultivation.

Xiao Ze did not claim Xiao Xun'er's return reward, intending to save it for breaking through a realm.

As for Xiao Yi Xian's return rewards, perhaps the first hundredfold reward had exhausted all his luck.

After that, they were all onefold or twofold return rewards, barely better than nothing.

For his Perfect Calamity Poison Body, they were merely the icing on the cake.

After the Class Competition, Xiao Ze suddenly became a highly sought-after figure.

Many people wanted to recruit this rising star.

The Xiao Ze who had marched step by step toward final victory in the Class Competition with an invincible bearing!

However, to everyone's surprise, Xiao Ze seemed to have vanished after the Class Competition.

He did not even attend the academy's cultivation classes!

This left all those who wished to recruit Xiao Ze completely empty-handed.

In truth, it was not that Xiao Ze never attended cultivation classes. He occasionally went to practical lessons.

He had already finished all the theoretical courses.

Because of Xiao Ze's behavior, Ruolin could only arrange for more people to spar with him during practical lessons.

However, that meant everyone's sparring time was greatly reduced.

None of the other students complained.

Those who sparred with Xiao Ze at the beginning had been able to enjoy the full feast.

After the Class Competition, those who sparred with Xiao Ze could only get a little taste.

Because their time had been reduced considerably.

Even so, those students still treasured the opportunity.

They knew that with Xiao Ze's talent, he would not remain in the same class as them for long before moving on to a higher-level cultivation ground.

For example... the Inner Academy!

Xiao Ze would gradually pull further and further ahead of them!

All they could do was seize this remaining time and seek Xiao Ze's help as much as possible.

Time passed amid cultivation, and Xiao Xun'er soon reached a crucial bottleneck.

Nine Star Dou Practitioner!

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