Lu Sheng, third place!!
The moment Chen Zhen's voice rang out, countless gazes instantly converged on Lu Sheng.
Envy, shock, confusion, and even...
A trace of cold malice!
Lu Sheng frowned slightly and could not help looking in one direction.
There, he saw Bai Mo sizing him up with an icy gaze. When Bai Mo noticed Lu Sheng looking back, he gave a cold snort and shifted his eyes away.
"This guy..."
Lu Sheng frowned. Honestly, he had no idea why Bai Mo was looking at him like that.
Although they could be considered old classmates, they had never interacted. Back when they were still in the ordinary class, Bai Mo had already become a martial artist and had never exchanged a word with someone like him.
Even after entering the Martial Arts Class, they had never had any contact.
Why was he suddenly looking at him like that?
Lu Sheng shook his head and cast the thought aside.
Whatever his reaction was, Lu Sheng could not be bothered to have anything to do with him.
Chen Zhen's voice continued.
"Fourth place, Bai Mo!"
Upon hearing his ranking, Bai Mo could not help clenching his fists. With slightly gloomy eyes, he glanced at Lu Sheng's back.
"Fourth place..."
Veins bulged on Bai Mo's forehead.
"Damn it, if not for this guy, third place would have been mine!!"
Bai Mo roared inwardly.
Ever since he had seen Lu Sheng defeat the Blood Qi Layer Eight puppet before him, Bai Mo had harbored a deep sense of displeasure toward Lu Sheng.
Now that he had heard he was only ranked fourth, he inexplicably pinned everything on Lu Sheng.
Yet he refused to admit that he himself was not good enough.
However, no one knew what Bai Mo was thinking. Chen Zhen's voice continued to announce everyone's rankings this time.
Very quickly, the names of the top thirty-two had all been announced.
Only the final ranking remained unannounced.
Chen Zhen's gaze fell upon the last student as he spoke calmly.
"Thirty-third place, Zhang Long!"
The instant those words came out, Zhang Long's face turned deathly pale.
Last place!
He had come in last again.
That also meant...
He had been eliminated.
"According to the rules, anyone who comes in last twice in a row... will be eliminated directly!"
Chen Zhen looked calmly at Zhang Long.
Although the Martial Arts Class had abundant resources, those resources were still limited. Naturally, Chen Zhen could not tolerate anyone loafing around in the Martial Arts Class and mooching off its resources.
Coming in last once was still acceptable, but coming in last twice in a row was no longer a matter of talent.
It was a matter of attitude!
"I..."
Zhang Long opened his mouth, but did not know what to say. In the end, he lowered his head and trudged dejectedly out of the Martial Arts Training Hall.
"I understand!"
Everyone, Lu Sheng included, watched in silence as Zhang Long's figure gradually disappeared from the Martial Arts Training Hall.
"All of you, listen carefully. Joining the Martial Arts Class is not so you can sit here, eat for free, and wait for death!"
"The Martial Arts Class's resources are limited. As the instructor of the Martial Arts Class, I absolutely will not allow anyone to idle away their days under my watch!"
"Either seize every moment to improve yourselves, or be like Zhang Long today and get eliminated directly in the next assessment!"
"Do you understand!!"
Chen Zhen let out a low roar, his voice echoing through the entire Martial Arts Training Hall.
"Understood!!"
Everyone answered in unison.
Chen Zhen nodded in satisfaction, then began distributing this month's resources according to rank.
When it was Lu Sheng's turn, he discovered that this time, aside from Blood Qi Pills, there was also a bottle of black pills!
"This is..."
It was Lu Sheng's first time seeing such pills.
"Limit Breaking Pills!"
After handing the resources to Lu Sheng, Chen Zhen explained.
"When you are in the Blood Qi Realm and your blood qi reaches its limit, you can take one of these Limit Breaking Pills to raise your blood qi limit!"
"Limit Breaking Pills are extremely scarce. In the Martial Arts Class, only the top three can receive them!"
At those words, a brilliant light immediately burst from Lu Sheng's eyes.
In the Blood Qi Realm, most martial artists reached their blood qi limit once they had raised it to ten points. At that point, they needed to begin tempering their blood qi and step into the Blood Refining Realm!
But some geniuses could raise their limits to eleven points, twelve points, or even thirteen points!
In the Blood Qi Realm, the higher the limit one could reach, the stronger one would become on the road of martial arts that followed.
An ordinary Blood Refining Realm martial artist gained ten points of blood qi from completing one full tempering, while those who had broken their limits could gain eleven points, twelve points, or even thirteen points!
Perhaps at the beginning, the advantage was only a difference of a few points of blood qi. But as their realms grew higher and higher, the gap would become increasingly apparent.
Limit Breaking Pills were precisely what helped martial artists shatter the upper limit of their blood qi. One could well imagine just how precious they were.
Bai Mo, who stood behind Lu Sheng, had an intense look of jealousy rise in his eyes.
Although he came from a Martial Arts Family, even the Bai Family had to pay a tremendous price to obtain a treasure like a Limit Breaking Pill!
"That damned Lu Sheng. If not for him, that Limit Breaking Pill would have been mine!!"
Bai Mo clenched his fists, his face twisting slightly with ferocity.
Lu Sheng hurriedly put away the Limit Breaking Pill, afraid that he might drop it.
This was a fine treasure. Once he reached his blood qi limit, taking this Blood Qi Pill would be perfect.
Very soon, the resources had all been distributed.
Chen Zhen seemed to have other matters to attend to, so he promptly announced the end of the day's session. Those willing to stay could continue training, while those unwilling could arrange the rest of their time as they pleased.
Afterward, he hurriedly left the Martial Arts Training Hall.
Holding the resources he had received, Bai Mo looked toward Chu Yanran. His previously gloomy expression softened somewhat when he saw her.
"Yanran, shall I be your sparring partner again today?"
Bai Mo, Chu Yanran, and Lu Sheng had all been in the same class before. Bai Mo did not care about Lu Sheng, but Chu Yanran had decent talent and was beautiful as well, so naturally they interacted often.
Over the past month, Bai Mo had frequently cultivated with Chu Yanran. He called it sparring practice, but his intentions were as plain as day.
Bai Mo had assumed that Chu Yanran would cultivate with him as usual today, but to his surprise, she shook her head.
"No. I have other matters today, so let's not cultivate together!"
Although Bai Mo was somewhat disappointed by Chu Yanran's words, he could understand.
But when Bai Mo saw Chu Yanran's next action, the heart that had just calmed down was once more whipped into a raging storm.
Chu Yanran strode forward on her long legs. Her close-fitting clothes outlined her exquisite figure all the more enticingly.
She slowly came before Lu Sheng, who was preparing to leave, clasped her hands behind her back, and made an exceptionally playful expression.
"Classmate Lu Sheng, I have a few questions about fist techniques. Could I ask you for some guidance?"
Her soft, gentle voice, combined with that playful expression, immediately made the people nearby breathe faster.
Watching this scene, Bai Mo's expression visibly twisted into something ferocious.
"Lu Sheng! Lu Sheng again!!"
"First the Limit Breaking Pill, and now Chu Yanran!!!"
"This guy..."
A vicious gleam flashed through Bai Mo's eyes. He snorted coldly and left the Martial Arts Training Hall without looking back.
Lu Sheng was initially startled when he saw Chu Yanran come up to him. Then his expression became strange.
Well now, Chu Yanran was actually asking him to clear up her doubts?
One had to know that Chu Yanran had not only been the prettiest girl in their class before, but even after arriving in the Martial Arts Class, she had remained the dream lover of countless students.
Coupled with her decent talent and her ranking around the top ten, she had won the admiration of many.
But Chu Yanran had always been around Bai Mo before. Bai Mo's strength and talent spoke for themselves, causing many people to admire Chu Yanran only from afar and not dare profane her.
As for Lu Sheng...
Though they were old classmates, they had interacted little. Moreover, he had taken Kong Yunzhang as his master during this period and trained under his Second Senior Sister every day.
Honestly...
In Lu Sheng's view, although Chu Yanran was lovely, compared with his Second Senior Sister...
She was ultimately still lacking a certain flavor.
They had not interacted much to begin with, and now Lu Sheng was even less inclined to continue interacting with Chu Yanran. He said flatly, "Sorry, I have other matters to attend to. If you have any questions, ask someone else!"
With that, he headed out of the Martial Arts Training Hall.
Hearing Lu Sheng's answer, the surrounding Martial Arts Class students all wore strange expressions.
"This guy... doesn't he know Chu Yanran is showing him favor?"
"Damn, if Chu Yanran showed favor to me, I'd have lost my head long ago. This Lu Sheng is simply trampling a heavenly gift into the mud!!"
"Damn it, there was once a beauty placed before you, yet you did not know how to cherish her!! Lu Sheng, you are simply less than human!"
Not only were the other Martial Arts Class students fuming, the expression on Chu Yanran's pretty face also stiffened bit by bit.
Sorry.
I have something to do.
Ask someone else!
Lu Sheng's words echoed in Chu Yanran's mind, yet they felt inexplicably familiar. Wasn't this exactly the line she used to reject Bai Mo??
And now it had landed on her?
For a moment, Chu Yanran stared blankly at Lu Sheng's departing back.
A moment later, Chu Yanran's delicate brows rose slightly.
"Hmph, I refuse to believe you're really that indifferent to women!"
With that, Chu Yanran stamped her foot and left the Martial Arts Training Hall as well.
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