I'm the One Rejecting You!

The first realm of a Martial Artist: Bone Tempering.

It required using the corresponding bone forging method to temper the body, forging Forty-nine Martial Bones, then supplementing it with a Breathing Meditation Method to control one's strength.

At this very moment, Su Ye had successfully learned both, which meant he had successfully pushed open the gates of martial arts!

A sharp glint flashed in Su Ye's eyes. Crackling sounds erupted throughout his body, and his breathing became as deep and enduring as azure clouds. At that moment, he felt as though he could kill a cow with a single punch!

"How is that possible?!"

Lin Qingyue had never imagined that Su Ye had already entered the basics of the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique and the Tiger Form Bone Forging Method!

That shouldn't have been possible!

Too many people wanted to enter the Martial Arts Class, yet not even one in five could master the basics of both within a month and meet the threshold!

According to the information she had gathered, Su Ye's talent was clearly exceedingly ordinary!

Lin Qingyue's expression changed dramatically. Her face flushed red, her eyes widened, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground and crawl inside!

Just moments ago, she had been certain Su Ye would never get into the Martial Arts Class, using that as her reason not to marry him.

But what now?

Was she really supposed to marry Su Ye? No! Absolutely not!

Su Ye looked at the stunned and shocked Lin Qingyue and gave a scornful laugh, his edge gradually revealed.

"Whether this marriage goes through or not truly doesn't matter to me, Su Ye."

"But now, I've made up my mind."

"I, Su Ye, am the one rejecting you!"

"As for whom you marry afterward, that is your own business."

As soon as those words fell, everyone was stunned!

No one had expected that Su Ye, who had only returned to the family a month ago and had always endured everything in silence, would suddenly erupt with such cutting words!

"You're rejecting me?!"

As though she had heard something utterly inconceivable, Lin Qingyue's face reddened. Fury twisted her pretty features.

"Just because you're some fatherless—"

Slap!

Lin Yue fiercely struck Lin Qingyue across the face, anger flashing across his features. "Shut up!"

Although everyone looked down on Su Ye, this "legitimate grandson," some things could be said in private but absolutely not out in the open!

Not only that, they even had to put on an act to prevent criticism from outsiders.

Lin Qingyue bit down on her teeth in grievance, glaring hatefully at Su Ye.

Meanwhile, Su Ling, who had been playing on his phone the entire time, slowly lost his smile. He rose to his feet, and his imposing words turned into something like a wild beast lunging at Su Ye.

"Cousin, your words are a little too presumptuous."

A Marriage Alliance between the Lin Family and the Su Family benefited both sides.

But making him, Su Ling, marry a woman who had been rejected? What a joke!

Even if the result remained unchanged, the process would be as different as heaven and earth. How could he possibly accept it?

"You may have hidden your cultivation realm, but you've merely just met the minimum screening requirements for the Martial Arts Class."

"You don't actually think... that's something worth being proud of, do you?"

Su Ling's expression was indifferent as his entire body erupted with a terrifying aura, like a ferocious tiger pouncing toward Su Ye!

A Bone Tempering Realm Martial Artist had to use a bone forging method, supported by a visualization breathing method to circulate through the body, tempering all Forty-nine Martial Bones!

Su Ye had entered the basics, which meant he had tempered his first Martial Bone!

But the aura Su Ling displayed at this moment indicated he had tempered at least Ten Martial Bones. That was the mark of entering the Mid Bone Tempering Stage!

In less than a month, Su Ling truly deserved the title of Heavenly Chosen!

Su Ye narrowed his eyes. He felt his breathing grow slightly difficult, as though he were truly facing a roaring tiger, goosebumps rising all over his body!

Yet he did not retreat even half a step. Instead, he narrowed his eyes, and a burning surge of excitement rose in his heart!

This was martial arts!

Not only could it produce such astonishing "spiritual pressure," but he had heard that powerful Martial Artists possessed even more miraculous abilities. They could fly through the sky and burrow into the earth, fight a thousand alone, and withstand Natural Disasters!

"Martial arts! Strength!"

Su Ye lightly clenched his fists, and a blazing flame flashed through his deep eyes.

He believed that with the Manifestation Talisman, he would surely reach the pinnacle of martial arts!

Just as the tension between the two grew ever more intense, Su Li spoke coldly.

"Enough. What kind of disgraceful spectacle is this!"

"This change in the marriage is settled, then!"

Afterward, he looked at Su Ye, changing the subject.

"Anyone in the Su Family who meets the standards for the Martial Arts Class receives ten thousand in educational assistance."

"Su Ye, go collect it from the chief steward."

At those words, the previously aggrieved Lin Qingyue immediately revealed a mocking expression, while Su Ling smiled as well!

Su Ye's expression remained calm as he replied indifferently.

"Thank you, Second Uncle, but there's no need!"

"I won't be needing the room you arranged for me either. I, Su Ye, naturally have somewhere to live!"

With that, he turned and left!

Ten thousand in educational assistance?

That was the minimum subsidy stipulated by the rules. Even a branch family member only needed to show a little talent to receive several times that amount!

In name, he, Su Ye, was at least the Su Family's legitimate grandson.

Giving him that amount of educational assistance was no different from humiliating him!

"Given a second life, with the power of martial arts and the Manifestation Talisman, if I, Su Ye, still cowered and lived like a dog while others humiliated me, what would be the point?"

Stepping through the gates of Su Manor, Su Ye felt a flame ignite within his heart, and his gaze grew resolute.

What need was there to acknowledge this Su Manor?

He, Su Ye, would ascend to the pinnacle of martial arts!

He would make those who looked down on him regret it beyond measure!

Su Ye let out a long breath and flowed into the streets like a fish returning to water.

All kinds of eye-catching advertisements stood along the streets.

Martial Arts Class cram courses, adult martial arts tutoring, premium pill shops, Windless Leg Martial Arts School, Seven Star Saber Hall...

Advertisements related to martial arts were, unmistakably, the mainstream.

"This is the world we live in. Martial arts are intertwined with people's lives."

Su Ye raised his head. At the edge of the sky, he could vaguely see a blue radiance. It was a protective barrier against Demon Beast attacks.

"Martial arts reign supreme!"

Even though the Spiritual Energy Revival had begun more than three hundred years ago, Demon Beasts still posed an enormous threat to humanity!

That was also an important reason why Martial Artists held such lofty status.

On the other hand, in the adaptability and efficiency of most jobs, powerful Martial Artists far surpassed ordinary people. Thus, the minimum requirement for hiring at the nation's top hundred companies had basically reached the High Bone Tempering Stage.

Yet talented people were always few, while practicing martial arts was a money-burning endeavor, and martial arts resources were extremely limited.

That was why the Martial Arts Class existed. It was also the selection threshold established by the nation's upper ranks and the schools.

Only those who, within one month after the start of senior year, could enter the basics of both the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique and the Tiger Form Bone Forging Method were eligible to enter the Martial Arts Class.

"First-grade Bone Tempering Pills, huge sale today!"

"Only 4,999! Don't miss it as you pass by!"

"Extreme Shadow Swordplay and Seven Star Saber Technique sprint course, ten days per session, only six thousand!"

The cries from the roadside made Su Ye raise his brows, and he could not help but sigh!

Resources related to martial arts were all incredibly expensive and scarce!

Martial skill tutoring classes were not cheap, and he himself had attended such classes before.

Even the cheapest first-grade Bone Tempering Pills required that much money. Martial arts truly were not something ordinary people could afford to cultivate!

To practice martial arts, one either needed extraordinary martial arts talent and astonishing perseverance.

Or one needed a privileged family.

In roughly a month after school began, Su Ling had already tempered more than Ten Martial Bones.

Besides his exceptional talent, a great part of the reason was the Su Family's full support!

Su Ye weaved through the streets, gradually leaving the bustling district and arriving at a somewhat remote, desolate alley. The air carried a faint dampness, and the walls were covered in colorful graffiti.

Click.

Taking out his key, Su Ye opened the door.

Two figures entered his sight.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Su Ye spoke as he took off his shoes, entirely at ease.

His adoptive father and mother both held ordinary jobs and came from an ordinary family. They had adopted him from an orphanage back then, yet treated him as their own son.

The Su Family had found him and brought him back, but his adoptive parents knew nothing of it.

"Xiao Ye, you're back."

"Perfect timing. Your dad and I have a surprise for you."

His adoptive mother, Wang Yuerong, was stir-frying vegetables as she turned and smiled.

His adoptive father, Su Su, crushed his cheap cigarette into the ashtray and said with a stern face.

"Alright, it's not much of a surprise. Hurry up and take it out!"

Wang Yuerong shot Su Su a glare, then took out an exquisitely wrapped bag and removed a radiant, beautiful jade bottle from within.

A faint medicinal fragrance drifted from it.

"Inside are ten Bone Tempering Pills."

"Your father and I both know you want to take the Martial Arts Class."

"Work hard and make a final push during this period."

"Your father and I can't help you with much..."

At that point, Wang Yuehua's smile slightly faded, carrying a trace of guilt.