The Study Group Was Cancelled

Walking into the classroom, the students were in small groups, chatting animatedly.

Many students had cooperated with their parents in battling monsters last night, and those who had achieved minor victories were beaming with pride, exaggerating their exploits.

One boy had suffered a minor injury and deliberately peeled back the gauze to show the girls the "shocking" wound, eliciting screams from the girls that were half genuine and half feigned.

"Meng Chao, I heard that a mysterious Super Beast appeared in your 'Tianfu Garden' last night. Was it terrifying? Was it exciting?" Seeing him enter, the students immediately surrounded him.

Fighting monsters was a popular entertainment activity for the people of Dragon City, and monster enthusiasts had already posted pictures of the Ghost Eye Golden Winged Flame Beetle online.

Although its head was a mess, the eerie eyes on its two golden wings still revealed its extraordinary nature.

Meng Chao thought for a moment, "Slightly terrifying, a little exciting."

Everyone was a little disappointed, but thinking about Meng Chao's mediocre combat power, he probably hid in the shelter trembling when the mysterious Super Beast appeared. What details could he possibly know?

So they didn't press him for details or expose his shortcomings.

"Meng Chao, you rushed home yesterday and missed the study group. You missed out on five million!" Another classmate said with a grin.

This was the class's little fatty, named Wang Tao.

"Last night, Brother Xiong passed on a few moves of the 'Super Raging Bull Force' to us. It was amazing! I only practiced it twice, and I felt my strength surge. I could kill a monster with one punch!"

The little fatty struck a bodybuilding pose, "You didn't see the scene at the time. Everyone was like they had mad cow disease, so violent!"

"You're the one who has mad cow disease!"

Another student who joined the study group scolded with a laugh, "Meng Chao, don't listen to Wang Fatty's nonsense. Brother Xiong's 'Super Raging Bull Force' is the real deal. It's definitely not about relying on madness to fight randomly. You'll know if you stay tonight and try it."

"That's right, after you try it, I guarantee you'll be screaming."

"Practice hard with Brother Xiong, and we'll also give you pointers. We'll definitely make up for your lagging cultivation and strive to get into… the best junior college!"

Apart from offending the class monitor, Meng Chao usually had good relationships with his classmates.

Chu Feixiong also said in the study group that if Meng Chao hadn't spoken up, he wouldn't have made the 'Super Raging Bull Force' public.

So everyone was particularly enthusiastic towards Meng Chao.

As everyone was talking lively, they suddenly realized that the main character was missing: "Huh, where's Brother Xiong?"

"Brother Xiong is in the teacher's office. I passed by just now and saw the class teacher talking to him through the window," one student said.

"Not good!"

At this moment, another boy stumbled into the classroom, not bothering to wipe his sweat, and said loudly, "Someone reported our private study group to the class teacher. Now Old Wang is talking to Brother Xiong and wants to cancel the study group!"

"What?"

The students were first stunned, then indignant, "Who's so lacking in morals? Are they crazy!"

Meng Chao was slightly taken aback and immediately looked towards Zuo Haoran's position.

He found the class monitor as still as an old monk in meditation, studying a teaching supplement book, Encyclopedia of Monsters, with great concentration, turning a deaf ear to their discussion.

Meng Chao slammed the table and stood up.

"Yeah, who's so wicked, ruining everyone's good time?"

He said loudly, "Almost everyone in our class has joined the study group. Those who haven't joined yet can still gain some insights by watching others cultivate during self-study. Everyone benefits. Who would report themselves for fun?

"Could it be another class, jealous that we're better than them? But the study group only started last night, how could another class know so quickly?

"Or did Feixiong offend someone recently? No way, I know him, he's as honest and loyal as I am, who could he offend?

"He hasn't had any conflicts with anyone recently, let alone beaten anyone to a pulp, causing them to lose face..."

As Meng Chao spoke, his voice lowered.

He looked at Zuo Haoran with some disbelief, his face full of incredulity.

Following his gaze and train of thought, the classmates immediately reacted.

That's right, Zuo Haoran was sent flying by Chu Feixiong's punch yesterday, making a complete fool of himself.

In the eyes of high school students who care about face, this is an irreconcilable feud.

"Class monitor, that's not cool!"

Little Fatty Wang Tao was the first to jump up, "If you have a conflict with Brother Xiong, then follow the Dragon City way, go to the cultivation room for a one-on-one fight, even if you settle it in the woods, whoever wins or loses, let your fists do the talking, why do this, ruining everyone's good time?"

Wang Tao's build was most similar to Chu Feixiong's. As the big fatty and the little fatty in the class, they usually had a good relationship. He had benefited the most from the Super Raging Bull Force last night, and he could vaguely see the hope of breaking through his bottleneck.

If Zuo Haoran was playing dirty at this time, let alone the class monitor, even the Heavenly King would get a beating.

"Yeah, class monitor, is that how you do things?"

"You don't want everyone to improve!"

"Your punching power is over 200 kilograms, mine is only 190. I'm not greedy, I just want to reach 200 kilograms, I won't surpass you, why do you have to do this?"

The college entrance examination determines fate, every point counts. For other things, the classmates can obey the class monitor's management, but when it comes to scores, the class monitor is nothing!

For a time, the crowd was excited.

Even the girls in Meng Chao's past life memories, who flirted and acted like hooligans towards Zuo Haoran at high school reunions, were now glaring at him.

Zuo Haoran could no longer pretend. His handsome face flushed red, he slammed the Encyclopedia of Monsters on the table, and stood up abruptly: "Meng Chao, don't slander me!"

"I didn't name anyone, class monitor, don't admit it yourself." Meng Chao grinned.

"You—"

Zuo Haoran took a deep breath and said loudly, "Classmates, don't listen to his nonsense, I definitely didn't tell the homeroom teacher about this!"

He only told his uncle, who was the director of education, about this "unintentionally."

After a pause, he said with a straight face: "Besides, I don't think the student who reported it had malicious intentions. This study group should be canceled in the first place!"

This caused an uproar.

The classmates were even more angry and shouted, "Class monitor, what do you mean?"

"I'm doing it for everyone's good."

Zuo Haoran regained his usual composure and said calmly, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. In Dragon City, there are of course many secret methods to instantly increase strength, but they all require paying a terrible price."

"Chu Feixiong's Super Raging Bull Force is so overbearing. If I'm not mistaken, he must have activated a secret technique that stimulates the body's potential, severely overdrawing his body and leaving behind all sorts of hidden injuries. It's a typical case of forcing growth."

The classmates were skeptical.

Zuo Haoran, seeing that he had the situation under control, sneered and dropped a bombshell: "I know that many students, in order to gain a few extra points on the college entrance exam, don't care about leaving behind sequelae. They figure they can slowly recuperate after getting into an Undergraduate program. But you should all know that the college entrance exam inspections are getting stricter and stricter. Once it's discovered that you've taken banned substances or practiced unorthodox methods, it will be treated as cheating, and your scores will be canceled.

"Yes, we all take large amounts of Gene Serums, cell activators, and growth hormones when we cultivate, and we also practice various secret methods to enhance our potential, but there's a bottom line to everything. The bottom line of cultivation is that you can't seriously damage your body and spirit.

"Once you cross that line, you could lose your college entrance exam qualification. Do you really want to gamble?"

"This…" The classmates hesitated.

"How do you know that Xiong Ge's Super Raging Bull Force is definitely an unorthodox method?" Wang Tao retorted, unconvinced.

Zuo Haoran sighed, putting on an expression of "I didn't want to say it, but for everyone's sake, I have to": "Because, out of concern for everyone's future and the honor of Class 6, I inquired around last night and discovered that Chu Feixiong's strange Raging Bull Force actually comes from the 'Deep Web'!"

The classmates gasped.

"Everyone knows what the Deep Web is. Many lunatics and madmen are looking for 'guinea pigs' there to test experimental martial arts with extremely high risk factors. Last year, Meng Chao unfortunately fell victim, and his promising future was ruined."

Zuo Haoran looked at Meng Chao with great sympathy, lamenting, "Chu Feixiong and Meng Chao are good friends. I think he must have accidentally obtained the website and account from Meng Chao and inadvertently gone astray.

"Of course, I believe their intentions are good, and they definitely don't mean to harm their classmates, but a mistake is a mistake. How can we stand by and watch them sink deeper and deeper?"

As soon as he said this, several classmates' expressions turned strange.

Chu Feixiong had indeed found them last night and confessed that the Super Raging Bull Force came from the Deep Web, but they hadn't thought about it in detail at the time.

Now, after hearing what the class monitor said, they realized the endless potential for trouble.

Wang Tao was exasperated but had nothing to say. He plopped down in his seat, nearly crushing it.

All eyes fell on Meng Chao.

Meng Chao was about to retort when a line of information suddenly popped up before his eyes:

[Ordinary Citizen Wang Longjun, indirectly inspired by you, has comprehended part of the mysteries of the Wild Bull Technique, learning progress 30%. His combat power and teaching level have both improved. In the future, he will teach more strong students, and the overall combat power of Dragon City has increased. Congratulations on your contribution to civilization, Contribution Points +50]

Wang Longjun was the homeroom teacher.

Meng Chao was stunned for a moment, then his eyes darted around, and he suppressed a smile, saying, "Okay, this is all my fault. If Fatty Xiong really gets angry later and doesn't do the study group, everyone can curse me to death!"

The classmates looked at each other in dismay. Was Meng Chao backing down?

Zuo Haoran saw his dejected face and really wanted to laugh out loud three times, but he forcibly held it back, causing him to cough.

Just then, Chu Feixiong pushed the door open and walked towards Meng Chao with a conflicted expression.

Everyone could tell from his expression that something was wrong, and their hearts were in their throats.

Chu Feixiong didn't notice the strange atmosphere in the classroom and whispered in Meng Chao's ear, "Old Wang is very interested in the Super Raging Bull Force and wants to promote it to the whole class. It's your stuff, so I don't dare to make the decision. What do you think?"

Meng Chao smiled slightly and raised his voice: "What, the homeroom teacher really canceled the study group!"

"Alas…"

A huge sigh echoed in the classroom.

The last hope in Wang Tao and the others' eyes faded away.

Zuo Haoran, however, stood up and said, "Everyone, stop thinking wildly. There are no shortcuts in cultivation, only the four words 'Heaven rewards diligence.' Forget about any 'Super Raging Bull Force,' and follow me to seize every minute and second to strive!"

After Meng Chao waited for him to finish speaking, he slowly added the second half of the sentence, "Is the class advisor really going to cancel the 'secret study group' and promote the Super Raging Bull Force publicly to the whole class?"