Lin Mu slowly opened his eyes. Looking at the enormous Blood Pool, he saw that he was the only one left, and he did not linger.
The energy in the Blood Pool had grown much thinner than before.
Besides, as long as he remained inside, the contest would not end.
He did not want to hold everyone up because of himself.
With a flicker of his body, Lin Mu left the Blood Pool.
He had discovered that when one trained with the same method for too long, the further one went, the worse the results became.
Even with the system's amplification,
he still could not change that.
It was like someone constantly taking a certain medicine. Their body would develop resistance, and to achieve the same effects later on, they would have to increase the dosage.
The system's amplification increased resistance without reducing its effects, but the diminished results caused by his own training were unavoidable.
When he reached the shore, everyone's gazes fell upon him.
There was envy, surprise, curiosity, and jealousy!
There was a faint smile on Bai Fan's face as he gave him a thumbs-up. "Well done!"
Lin Mu smiled slightly, not knowing what to say.
The old man stepped out at that moment and said calmly, "This round of the Blood Qi Medicine Pool has ended. Return on your own!"
The people in charge from the various schools nodded slightly and led their groups away one after another.
Lin Mu's eyes met Zhao Shun's, and there was a trace of hostility between them.
In Lin Mu's eyes, this man had to die!
Zhao Shun thought the same!
After leaving the Blood Qi Medicine Pool, Lin Mu and the others boarded a bus.
Bai Mo sat beside him, a smile on her face.
"You really are something!"
"Just luck."
"Cut it out! This isn't something luck can accomplish! And Principal Bai already said he'd let you join the Training Camp. That alone shows how highly he values you. You should know that several people with Blood Qi Values above 4.0 were denied entry!" Bai Mo said.
"I'm pretty surprised too!"
"The Training Camp should begin in half a month. You still need to improve yourself during this time, because there are many geniuses in the camp, as well as some affiliated students. Those are monsters cultivated with every ounce of effort from the major Lineages, far stronger than the students in school!"
Bai Mo explained.
Lin Mu understood what she meant. Those people had extremely high talent, and studying in school would instead waste it.
So their Lineages merely registered them with schools, making things convenient for the Martial Arts Exam later on.
These people would not appear in the rankings of their respective schools, but they were not the least bit weaker than those on the leaderboard.
Furthermore, even these people would join this Training Camp, which was enough to show how difficult it was.
"There are still quite a few geniuses in this world. It's just that in the past, I wasn't qualified to come into contact with them," Lin Mu thought to himself.
In the past, he might not even have been qualified to know about them.
He had only known of a few famous figures from the Top Class.
How could he have known that the so-called Top Class was not worth mentioning at all in some people's eyes?
They did not speak along the way, and the bus soon returned to the school.
After getting off, Lin Mu left the school.
Bai Fan headed toward the principal's office.
He sat down carelessly, reported Lin Mu's results, and also explained his thoughts.
Principal Gu Fei looked at him, hesitation on his face.
"This person's talent is indeed good, but is it really appropriate to let him join the Training Camp?"
"He came first in this Blood Qi Medicine Pool competition!"
"That only proves that his body is rather special and can absorb medicine very effectively."
"You saw his combat performance last time too!"
"It was indeed good. He's a fine seedling, but this is the Training Camp, and our school does not have many slots either!"
"His Mental Strength has already reached 1.0!"
"Even if he is a fine seedling, we still need to... What did you say?" Gu Fei continued speaking to himself.
When he clearly heard Bai Fan say that Lin Mu's Mental Strength had reached 1.0, his voice rose sharply.
That was something many Third-Order Martial Artists could not achieve.
Moreover, Mental Strength was the key to advancing to the Fifth Order in the future.
Many Fourth Tier Martial Artists could never break through in their entire lives for precisely this reason.
"I said his Mental Strength has already reached 1.0," Bai Fan said lazily.
"You're not joking?" Gu Fei found it hard to believe.
"It's absolutely true!" Bai Fan said.
Gu Fei took a deep breath, his eyes brimming with excitement.
There were many geniuses in the school.
But that did not mean they could become Fifth Order powerhouses in the future.
Mental Cultivation Methods were rather mysterious, and many people could never come into contact with them in their entire lives.
Because of that, Fourth Tier Martial Artist was the ceiling that many geniuses could reach.
For Lin Mu to possess Mental Strength of 1.0 at his age was enough to demonstrate his talent.
He was more precious than any genius in the school.
"Who would have thought our Third High School could produce such a figure!" Gu Fei's face was filled with smiles.
"What do you think of my proposal just now?"
"I support it! Though our Third High School is inferior to Second High School and First High School, we are still a place that values talent. However, the Training Camp is dangerous, so you need to warn him about certain matters!"
"Also, this fifty thousand yuan is from me personally. Help me pass it on to him!" Gu Fei said.
"Is that all?" Bai Fan asked.
Gu Fei was slightly stunned.
"With his current talent, applying for an A-grade Subsidy shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Gu Fei came to his senses. "Look at my memory—I actually forgot something so important! But an A-grade Subsidy is difficult to apply for. Apply for a B-grade Subsidy first, distribute it according to A-grade Subsidy standards, and make up the paperwork for him afterward!"
Bai Fan nodded slightly, rose to his feet, and walked outside.
That evening, not long after Lin Mu returned home, there was a knock at the door.
When he opened it, Bai Fan was standing outside.
"Principal Bai!" Lin Mu said.
"I came to bring you some things," Bai Fan said with a smile.
"Please come in!" Lin Mu said.
The two sat in the living room as Bai Fan took out the items one by one.
"This is a Blood Qi Pill, the reward for taking first place in the Blood Qi Medicine Pool!"
"This is one hundred thousand yuan. The principal and I pooled it together for you. Consider it a small token of our regard!"
"And these: thirty B-grade Supply Exchange Vouchers, which you can use to freely exchange for supplies you need; a Tier 3 Martial Skill Exchange Voucher, which can be redeemed at any martial arts hall; and a B-grade Weapon Exchange Voucher!"
Lin Mu's expression visibly changed when he saw these things. He could understand the first two items.
But he could not quite make sense of what came after.
"The school applied for this for you: a B-grade Subsidy!"
Lin Mu froze. "A B-grade Subsidy comes with this much stuff?"
"It's being issued according to A-grade Subsidy standards. We'll need to provide the relevant documentation later, but you don't need to concern yourself with that. We'll handle it!"
"You brought honor to the school this time, so you deserve these things!" Bai Fan said with a smile.
Lin Mu looked at Bai Fan and said gratefully, "Thank you, Principal!"
"No need to be so polite. We're all counting on you! If you can earn a ranking in the Training Camp, we'll be able to boast about it for the rest of our lives!"
"And with your Mental Strength, reaching the Fourth Order in the future should not be a problem!"
Bai Fan said.
There was some confusion on Lin Mu's face.
It seemed that after his Mental Strength increased, Bai Fan and the others had begun valuing him even more. He was rather curious—what exactly was the use of Mental Strength?
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