E-rank Abyss

Ordinary breathing techniques had no attribute distinctions.

Black cat or white cat, any cat that caught mice was a good cat.

Naturally, martial artists did not pay much attention to things like true qi attributes, unless some matching cultivation art required them.

But this "Spirit Firmament Thunder Marsh Qi Control Art"—one look at the name was enough to tell that it was inseparable from the lightning attribute.

It was not that it was weak.

On the contrary, lightning-type cultivation arts were absolutely T0 in terms of destructive power.

But the key was that this thing was hard to cultivate.

Because lightning-element spiritual energy was simply too rare.

Although lightning-attribute Demonic Beast cores could be used to assist cultivation.

Those cores only had a chance of condensing in Demonic Beasts above the third tier, and lightning-attribute Demonic Beasts were considerably stronger than other Demonic Beasts.

A single third-tier beast core cost at least two or three hundred thousand.

Ordinary people truly could not afford to cultivate it!

Chu Sheng rubbed his chin. With the system, he really could cultivate it directly.

But he had no idea how many times the Justice Point consumption would multiply.

"If it really doesn't work, I can only shake some coins out of that old man..."

Wu Qingshan had promised two million if he got into a top academy. That only amounted to seven lightning-attribute beast cores.

After that came the time to select an earth-grade martial skill.

As the league champion, Chu Sheng naturally got to choose first.

He did not lack offensive martial skills. With the boost from the Ultimate Intent of the Saber, the Spirit Wind Saber Technique was comparable to a heaven-grade martial skill.

What he lacked was a movement technique.

Chu Sheng swept his gaze over the martial skill scrolls before finally fixing on a movement martial skill called "Violet Lightning Piercing Clouds."

He had already chosen a lightning breathing technique, so there was no reason not to choose a lightning-charged movement technique when he saw one.

Besides, lightning and sabers were simply a match made in heaven. One slash for 99,999...

When the league ended, all the students swarmed toward Chu Sheng.

For no other reason than to get acquainted with him. If they could really forge some connection, they would strike it rich.

Later, when bragging to others, wouldn't saying, "I have a friend at a top academy," bring them plenty of face?

Chu Sheng naturally had no interest in that.

People needed friends, sure, but they did not need baggage.

These people would not merely fail to keep up with him—they would not even catch sight of his taillights.

There was no need to get tangled up with them.

He had no interest in being anyone's babysitter.

Cold and aloof—cold as hell—

That was everyone's unanimous impression of Chu Sheng.

Chu Sheng directly ignored the crowd surrounding him and headed straight for the spectator stands.

At that moment, Wu Qingshan was still standing there with his mouth crooked, putting on airs.

In just that short while, his mouth was about to cramp up.

Seeing Chu Sheng approach, he had even planned to give everyone another proper introduction.

"Let's go, old man. I've got something to do."

"Huh? Sure, sure, sure..."

Wu Qingshan froze for a moment, then hurriedly stood up. In his eyes, Chu Sheng no longer counted as a student.

This was the pillar holding up their Second High School!

On the way back to school, Chu Sheng mentioned that he wanted to receive his reward in advance.

Without even thinking, Wu Qingshan made the decision on the spot. Give it to him. Once they got back to school, he would have finance transfer it immediately.

He did not even ask what Chu Sheng wanted the money for.

Was there any need?

When a genius wanted to do something, why would an ordinary person need to stick their nose in?

Besides, Chu Sheng's request greatly reassured him.

Now that you had taken the school's money, surely no one could poach you away, right?

By the time the two returned to school, class was about to begin.

"Oi~"

"You're dragging your feet like this when the National College Entrance Examination is almost here? If you don't sharpen your spears now, are you planning to sharpen them after the exam?"

"Chu Sheng was just like you before. And now? Look at him—Opening Meridian Double Layer. Then look at yourselves—Body Tempering Double Layer."

"I'm embarrassed for you."

Wang Yingwu was leading the class toward the martial arts classroom.

Today, not only Chinese and math—even the history teacher who did not want to get sick had taken a punch from him.

He was furious. He badly wanted an outlet.

"What kind of madness is Parrot Bro having? Four consecutive PE classes? Is he trying to kill us?"

"Could he have gotten dumped?"

"Give it a rest. He's never even been in a relationship."

"Hey, you don't know? The city cracked down a few days ago and wiped out more than ten obscene establishments in one swoop. He's obviously been holding it in too long. Haven't you noticed he has more pimples on his face now?"

Wang Yingwu, who was leading the group at the front, suddenly stopped!

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"Principal!"

Wu Qingshan smiled and nodded. "Not bad. You've got plenty of drive."

"The league is over? How did Chu Sheng do?"

"Mm, not bad. He took first place."

At those words, Wang Yingwu instantly froze on the spot.

First place? Chu Sheng had taken first place!?

Most of Class Four did not know about the league, so they looked thoroughly bewildered.

They had assumed it was some ordinary competition.

Wu Qingshan continued, "Also, let me correct you. Chu Sheng is now Opening Meridian Fifth Layer."

Then the two left side by side.

Leaving only Class Four standing there in a complete mess.

The principal naturally had no reason to lie to them, so Chu Sheng really was Opening Meridian Fifth Layer now!!!

He had surpassed them by more than an entire major realm!

As they watched Chu Sheng's retreating figure, their gazes could not have been more complicated.

Mostly envy and regret.

They envied Chu Sheng's strength and regretted not building a good relationship with him.

Especially Lü Cha.

Before he had gone to the Elite Class, she had pulled that stunt.

Not only had it caused her to break up with Liu Yang.

She had even offended Chu Sheng.

She regretted it so badly her intestines had turned green.

Chu Sheng went straight back to the private training room.

With the system, once certified, always certified. He did not need to care about the claim that the scrolls only lasted thirty days.

Before long, two new lines of information appeared on his personal panel.

"Spirit Firmament Thunder Marsh Qi Control Art" (Not Yet Initiated)

"Violet Lightning Piercing Clouds" (Not Yet Initiated)

Afterward, Chu Sheng directly destroyed both scrolls.

He was not comfortable leaving them here, but carrying them around was too troublesome.

"If only I had a Storage Ring..."

Of course, Chu Sheng was only thinking about it.

Even the lowest-grade Storage Ring, with only one cubic meter of space, sold for a staggering million.

He simply could not afford one.

Then, he tested adding points directly to the breathing technique.

Lightning-element spiritual energy detected as insufficient

Justice Points required for cultivation increased by an additional 200%

Add points immediately?

An additional 200% meant triple the Justice Point consumption.

Cultivation arts took far more time than martial skills.

And this was a mid-grade heaven-grade art.

By Chu Sheng's estimate, it would take at least three or four thousand Justice Points to cultivate it to perfection.

Tripled, that would exceed ten thousand.

Chu Sheng did not have that many Justice Points to waste.

He still planned to break through to the third-tier Qi Sea Realm before the National College Entrance Examination and stomp on faces at the exam venue.

Once the two million arrived in his account.

Chu Sheng immediately ran to the martial artist store and bought seven third-tier lightning-attribute beast cores.

The 600 Justice Points he had gained from beating Sun Xiaochuan were completely used up, along with one lightning-attribute beast core.

The Spirit Firmament Thunder Marsh Qi Control Art was directly raised to Proficient.

Once he had fully digested the results of adding points, Chu Sheng immediately circulated his qi and regulated his breathing according to the breathing technique's instructions.

In an instant, faint crackling sounds came from the surrounding air.

Although the amount of spiritual energy it absorbed was slightly lower than the Hundred Refinements Breathing Technique, its quality surpassed it by several times.

All things considered, the two differed by at least threefold.

In other words, even if his true qi was completely exhausted, he would only need seven or eight hours to recover.

Yet this was only Proficient.

At Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, and finally Perfection, that time would be greatly shortened still further.

When that time came, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.

The F-rank Abyss in the northern part of the city could no longer satisfy him.

A single unranked Demonic Beast only gave two Justice Points. He would probably have to grind until the sky darkened and the earth faded.

He planned to visit the E-rank Abyss in the western part of the city to test the waters.

First-tier Demonic Beasts were distributed there.

The Justice Points would definitely be higher.

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