Explosive Reversal

One minute earlier.

Inside the secret realm.

At the moment the twenty-day countdown ended, two beams of golden light suddenly fell from the sky, piercing the cloud-covered heavens and shining upon Chen Ye and Tang Zichen.

Every freshman in the secret realm, no matter how far away, saw the dazzling golden light.

Then, information about those who had received extra rewards automatically appeared in their minds.

Recipients of extra rewards in this secret realm: Chen Ye, Tang Zichen. From Xia...

Chen Ye: "..."

He was rather speechless at the secret realm suddenly pulling such a stunt.

Did receiving extra rewards really have to be announced so publicly?

And the special effects were so exaggerated too, glittering with golden light and nearly blinding everyone's envious dog eyes.

This behavior of the secret realm simply did not match his low-key personality.

Still, Chen Ye could only complain about it.

He was not yet capable of smashing through the secret realm.

Tang Zichen, on the other hand, calmly accepted the baptism of golden light.

It was obvious.

The girl was very happy at the moment, joy shining in her bright, beautiful eyes.

However, that was simply her personality. No matter how happy she was, she would not show it too clearly, much less burst into loud laughter.

The other freshmen.

All looked at the two beams of golden light with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

It was the same both at home and abroad!

The freshmen from Martial University in particular were all astonished upon learning that Chen Ye and Tang Zichen had received the secret realm's extra rewards.

However, before they could say anything, time ran out, and they were teleported back to the real world.

Only Chen Ye and Tang Zichen remained behind to begin settling their rewards and extra rewards...

Outside.

The old campus of Martial University.

All the teachers and school leaders were searching through the freshmen.

Tang Zichen was rather famous, and they had paid special attention to her, so they all remembered what she looked like.

However...

They searched again and again, yet failed to find that familiar pretty face.

Everyone's hearts sank.

The teachers were fine, since the responsibility would not fall on them.

The school leaders were different. Every one of them had a grim, ugly expression.

"No... no..."

The Vice Principal muttered to himself, looking utterly lost.

Then, an extremely furious expression appeared on his face. The muscles all over his body suddenly swelled, tearing apart his suit. His aura instantly erupted, becoming terrifying like boiling water.

He was a powerhouse too!

Who knew what kind of Hero Talent he had fused with to possess such an aura.

After transforming, the Vice Principal fixed his gaze on Teacher Liu, looking as though he wanted nothing more than to beat Old Liu to death.

The nearby teachers were so frightened that they backed away.

The dean was the only one with any sense of responsibility. He quickly grabbed the Vice Principal. "Principal, calm down... please calm down!"

The Vice Principal was merely putting on a show. How could he truly lose his temper and start a fight in a place like this? Besides, he might not even be able to defeat Old Liu. Hearing that, he took the opportunity to back down and withdrew his aura.

"This Liu Zhenjiang is useless at accomplishing anything and excellent at ruining everything!"

"Expel him! Once the principal returns, we must expel him..."

The Vice Principal cursed furiously.

In truth, he was simply shifting the blame.

The teachers all understood, but none dared to speak. They could only look at Teacher Liu sympathetically.

Meanwhile, Old Liu.

Did not care in the slightest about the Vice Principal's little schemes.

Unable to find Tang Zichen, he was completely distraught.

The next moment.

He suddenly rushed in front of the students and shouted, "Students, welcome back safely. You've worked hard! It's just... I want to ask, has anyone seen Tang Zichen? She... how did she die?"

The students wore strange expressions upon hearing Old Liu's words.

Their class monitor was enjoying the baptism of golden light in the secret realm!

Teacher, it was not very nice of you to curse her like that for no reason, was it?

The scene fell silent for a moment before a student finally could not help speaking up.

"Teacher, apart from dying in the secret realm and being unable to return with everyone else, there's actually another reason someone might come out later..."

As a teacher, Old Liu naturally knew there was another reason why someone would leave the secret realm later.

That was receiving extra rewards!

However...

Although Tang Zichen was outstanding, the person she had teamed up with would hold her back!

Not to mention that freshmen from other countries were waiting in the secret realm to ambush Tang Zichen.

With so many difficulties, could Tang Zichen still obtain extra rewards?

Old Liu would not dare dream of such a thing!

"Zhang Peng, you don't need to comfort me. If you know anything, please tell me. I only want to know who exactly was hunting Tang Zichen!!"

By the end, Old Liu's eyes had turned icy. Tangible sword intent even burst from his body, brimming with murderous intent.

Judging by his posture, he intended to infiltrate enemy territory and spend the rest of his life carrying out assassinations...

Zhang Peng looked utterly bewildered. He scratched his messy, bird's-nest-like hair. "Teacher, what are you talking about? What hunting? The class monitor is perfectly fine! She and Chen Ye are receiving the baptism of golden light in the secret realm!"

Seeing how certain Zhang Peng was.

Old Liu was stunned.

His face was filled with disbelief.

"Zhang Peng, you aren't joking with me?"

"You're a teacher. How would I dare joke around?" Zhang Peng said helplessly. "Teacher Liu, just wait a little longer. The class monitor and Chen Ye should be coming out soon."

Old Liu looked toward the other students. Every student nodded, confirming the matter.

Then.

His expression slowly changed from disbelief into delight...

Overwhelming delight!!

Everyone present heard their conversation.

The other teachers and school leaders all wore expressions of shock and joy.

"No way, right? Under those circumstances, Tang Zichen still managed to achieve the best results and receive extra rewards?"

"With so many students saying it, they can't all be lying."

"Hiss... Tang Zichen is far too amazing."

"Speak properly. Stop hissing. Global warming is all your fault!"

"Amazing! Truly amazing! To reverse the situation and obtain extra rewards even in such desperate circumstances, Tang Zichen is a genius! An unparalleled genius!!"

"If it's true, then her potential is simply enormous..."

"Do you think those foreign freshmen might not have encountered Tang Zichen and the others? So their assassination plan was never carried out?"

"The secret realm is indeed huge. That's possible."

Many teachers discussed it animatedly.

The school leaders were likewise filled with a complex mix of shock, excitement, disbelief, and other emotions.

In short.

Tang Zichen being alive was incredible news to them.

Not a single teacher or school leader wanted to leave.

Everyone waited expectantly for that genius to perform a miracle and return like a king!

As for Chen Ye?

He was merely deadweight.

No one cared.

The teachers would not leave.

So the students on the field suffered...

"Why aren't they leaving yet? I'm starving to death!"

"Who isn't? Even a whole pig wouldn't be enough for me to eat later."

"I feel like I'm about to stink myself to death. When we get back, no one is allowed to fight me for the dorm showers!"

"Dream on. Either we shower together, or I go first."

"You can all see it, right? In the eyes of the teachers and leaders, the class monitor is the most important one. Sigh..."

"Why are you sighing? If you had the class monitor's talent, the leaders would value you too. If your talent is inferior, accept reality!"

"But seriously, the class monitor managed to get extra rewards while dragging along deadweight. She's just too strong!"

"She really is. The Jumping Corpse was obviously so hard to kill... I used to be a little unconvinced by her, but now I'm completely convinced."

"I'm not jealous of the class monitor. I'm only jealous of Chen Ye. Extra rewards! He really got rich just by lying down this time."

"I really don't know what kind of love potion that guy fed the class monitor. Why wasn't I the one teaming up with her?"

"Because you're not as handsome as him!!"