Astonishing Rewards, Heavenly Demon Blood Butcher!

The more than four hundred senior-year students present had only just begun to steady their emotions. With the class placement tests over, it was time to regroup.

Unexpectedly, the principal dropped another bombshell, like a boulder crashing into a still lake and stirring up an uproar.

"The military? A Four School Joint Event?"

They were not toddlers. Naturally, they caught the implications beneath the words.

What joint event was this?

This was a school competition—the Four School Grand Competition!

"And they're actually opening the Monster Subduing Tower. This is no small matter!"

Some students' eyes gleamed as excitement surged through them.

The so-called Monster Subduing Tower was a Spirit Artifact in which a Martial Grandmaster had captured and sealed the spirits of great demons, meant to temper the younger generation.

But every time it was opened, it required a massive investment and consumed countless precious materials. It could be said that even ten million was not enough for a single opening!

Most importantly, it would allow students like them, who had yet to personally fight Demon Beasts, to battle them!

With the Monster Subduing Tower's restrictions, nothing could go wrong no matter what.

"Practical combat accounts for sixty percent of the College Entrance Examination score every year!"

"Only then will the authorities open the Monster Subduing Tower for the students taking the College Entrance Examination."

"If we can experience it ahead of time, it will naturally be of great benefit for the College Entrance Examination. This is absolutely a rare opportunity!"

For a moment, even scions of the Four Great Families such as Lin Qingyue and Fang Yuan wore serious expressions.

The opening of the Monster Subduing Tower was a rare resource even to them. They would not let it slip away so easily!

Principal Sun Rui coughed twice. The crowd gradually quieted down. He nodded in satisfaction, smoothed the wrinkles in his clothes, and continued speaking.

"In one month, you will undergo another test, and the rankings will be determined."

"The top thirty may participate in this Four School Joint Event."

"The rewards for this Four School Joint Event are generous. The top thirty students will receive three Bone Tempering Pills."

"The top ten students will receive a scholarship of one hundred and fifty thousand!"

The first reward alone made many students sharply draw in their breath!

Three Bone Tempering Pills!

And one hundred and fifty thousand!

"The second reward is that, until the College Entrance Examination, you may freely browse every floor below the fourth floor of the libraries of our four high schools, though you may not borrow or take away anything that cannot be loaned out."

Another massive bombshell!

Sun Rui smiled faintly, sensing the fervent atmosphere below.

"If anyone can take first place..." He drew out his words, capturing everyone's attention.

"I personally promise this."

"You may come find me and discuss your request."

A freely granted promise was profoundly meaningful, yet it stirred the Spirit.

Especially Lin Qingyue and the others, whose eyes narrowed as eagerness rose within them.

Principal Sun Rui was at the Essence Fusion Peak Realm, only one step away from reaching the True Bone Realm!

Furthermore, he had served as the principal of Shenyun First High School for over twenty years. His students were everywhere, and he possessed vast resources in the education world. Even the Four Great Families would not underestimate him!

If one could claim first place, the value that could be pried loose from it was far from simple!

Quite a few clever students thought of this as well, but their eagerness quickly cooled.

This meant taking first among all four schools!

How could ordinary students like them contend for that?

They could only hope to make the top thirty!

Positions in the top ten were for great family scions like the Lin Family's Young Miss, the Ye Family's Young Miss, and Heavenly Favored Children like Fang Yuan to compete over!

Su Ye rubbed his chin, his eyes glittering.

"One hundred and fifty thousand! And the right to browse the library!"

The Tiger Form Bone Forging Method could temper at most Forty-nine Martial Bones. It was one of the most widespread and ordinary bone-tempering methods.

It was naturally sufficient for the vast majority of ordinary students.

But Su Ye possessed the Manifestation Talisman and was determined to pursue the pinnacle of martial arts. Naturally, he intended to temper every realm to perfection and lay a solid foundation.

"Those great family scions may be able to cultivate a single top-tier bone-tempering method and directly form seventy or eighty Martial Bones."

"They only need to fill in the gaps afterward, selecting a few bone-forging methods for Martial Bones they have yet to temper and cultivating them slightly to reach their own limits."

"But I do not have their conditions... Then I will draw upon the strengths of a hundred schools and cultivate numerous bone-tempering methods!"

Just like assembling a puzzle!

Therefore, the right to freely browse the library was extremely important to Su Ye!

And the one hundred and fifty thousand scholarship could greatly improve his family's circumstances!

Thinking of how his parents seemed to have grown more gray hairs over the past two months, Su Ye fell silent for a moment before resolve filled his eyes.

"I'll contend for a place in the top three of this Four School Joint Event!"

Many students in the arena who were confident in themselves were clearly far from calm, quietly making their calculations.

Besides, what student did not wish to stand out from the crowd and prove that they were extraordinary?

Lin Qingyue abruptly looked toward Su Ye in the distance, who was deep in thought, her gaze cold and mocking.

"Su Ye, one month from now, I'll let you know exactly where the gap between us lies!"

She had heard of too many commoner Heavenly Chosen who dazzled everyone at the start of senior year, enjoying peerless glory for a time.

But before the resources of great families like theirs, talent was not worth mentioning!

Besides, my talent, Lin Qingyue's talent, may not be much inferior to yours, Su Ye!

For a moment, every student's enthusiasm was roused!

Soon afterward, under the arrangements, the students left the indoor Martial Arts Arena one after another for their lunch break.

The homeroom teachers of each class remained behind to discuss the results of this test.

"This year has indeed produced quite a few promising seedlings. The quality is higher than in previous years."

"Class Six even has three students in the top ten. Teacher Luo, you're really blessed!"

As they talked, the conversation eventually turned to Su Ye. After all, the boy truly was eye-catching and astonishing.

"Teacher Luo, Su Ye from your class had good liberal arts grades before, but we never looked into him too closely. Tell us about him?"

Principal Sun Rui nodded as well, a hint of curiosity appearing on his face.

Luo Ding rubbed his nose, considered his words, and then said, "Su Ye has a steadiness far beyond his years. I've always thought he was a good kid."

"But I never expected him to emerge this time and give us such a fright."

"His family circumstances... really are rather ordinary."

He frowned. He had conducted a home visit, so he knew that Su Ye's parents were both ordinary people and did not earn much from their jobs.

Hearing this, the teachers fell silent for a moment before sighing.

"Having both talent and family circumstances is truly difficult!"

They had been homeroom teachers for so many years and taught more students than they could count.

Naturally, they knew that talented students without resources would soon be overtaken by great family scions.

"Still, his temperament is good. He probably won't become like that one back then..."

The teacher stopped as soon as the words left their mouth, realizing something, and did not continue.

Yet several older teachers all thought of the same name, their expressions turning complicated.

Sixteen years ago, the first place in the class placement test: Wang Jian'an!

Although that year did not have absolute direct descendants of the Four Great Families like Lin Qingyue and Ye Xingli.

Wang Jian'an's test results had still astonished everyone, and he took first place without suspense.

But his family circumstances were ordinary. He was soon surpassed by great family scions, and eventually his mentality crumbled. He dropped out directly and vanished from everyone's sight.

Now, he had another title.

The Heavenly Demon Vice Bishop, Po Jun's right-hand man, known as the "Blood Butcher"!

Suddenly, Principal Sun Rui appeared at some unknown moment. His smile slowly faded, and an aura utterly different from before rose from him as he looked toward the shadows beside the weapon rack and said flatly:

"Are you still not coming out?"