When the medical robots carried Lin Qiu's battered figure out of the Training Room,
the deathly stillness that had settled over Class 3-2 finally exploded!
"Whoa—!"
A roar of astonishment, like crashing waves and rumbling mountains, nearly blew the roof off the Training Room!
"We won! We really won!"
"Lin Qiu had a Blood Qi Intensity of 9.0, and he still got beaten? I can't believe it!"
"Oh my god! What did I just see?!"
"What kind of Spear Technique was that? Why did Lin Qiu's Shadowless Blade look like it was made of paper in front of him?"
"Perfection! That was definitely Spear Arts at the Perfection Realm!"
"Blood Qi Intensity of 9.0! Perfected Basic Spear Technique! Our class... has a monster!"
"Is he really a Dust-grade Martial Bone? How is that possible? It makes no sense!"
Every student stared at Jiang Hao—the one who slowly lowered his spear, his expression still calm—as if he were a monster!
At that moment, his name was branded deep into the souls of everyone in Class 3-2!
The outcome of that battle was like a level-twelve superstorm.
In just a few hours,
the news had spread beyond Class 3-2.
It swept through all the Ordinary Classes in Senior Year at a terrifying speed, and even... reached the Senior Year Key Class!
"Have you heard? Jiang Hao from Class 2 took Lin Qiu down with one spear thrust!"
"Which Lin Qiu? Key Class Lin Fan's younger brother?"
"Yeah, him! I heard he'd just broken through to a Blood Qi Intensity of 9.0 and had even mastered Shadowless Blade! But then someone wrecked him in one strike, blade and all. His entire chest was shattered!"
"Who's this Jiang Hao? How can he be so strong?!"
"No idea! I heard his entrance test showed a Dust-grade Martial Bone! But now... who'd believe that?"
"From 8.1 to 9.0 in one month, and he's mastered Spear Arts to perfection? Is this guy a god or something?"
Every Senior Year student at Longxing Eighth Martial High was talking about this name that had burst onto the scene.
For the first time, Jiang Hao had truly entered the view of every student at the martial high school!
Rongguang City!
Lin Family villa.
Lin Qiu stood in the living room with his head lowered, his face deathly pale and his chest wrapped in thick Biological Bandages.
On the sofa before him sat a young man who looked somewhat like him, but whose air was ten times more imposing.
He was Lin Qiu's older brother in the Key Class, Lin Fan.
Lin Fan held a cup of hot tea and slowly glanced over his younger brother's miserable state.
"Useless."
Lin Fan spat out the two words calmly.
Lin Qiu's face flushed in an instant, burning with shame, embarrassment, and resentment.
"Bro, it wasn't what I wanted!"
"Who knew that guy would be such a freak!"
"He had a Blood Qi Intensity of 9.0 too, and his Spear Arts... were too bizarre. They were definitely at the Perfection Realm!"
"Perfection?"
Lin Fan's hand paused slightly as he lifted his tea. Then he gave a cold snort.
"A loss is a loss."
After speaking, Lin Fan took a small metal bottle from his shirt and tossed it onto the table.
"There's a High-grade Nutrient Solution in here."
Lin Qiu's eyes lit up at once.
"Bro, this..."
"The Key Class Assessment is in seven days."
Lin Fan's voice was cold.
"Drink this Nutrient Solution. I want you to push your Blood Qi Intensity to 9.3 within seven days!"
"As for Shadowless Blade, your training has been utter crap."
"I'll personally guide you over the next few days!"
"On the day of the assessment, you'll reclaim my honor in front of the entire school!"
Lin Fan had taught Lin Qiu that Martial Skill so he could take the lead in the Ordinary Classes, not so someone could snap his blade with one thrust!
"Okay, okay!"
At his words, the dejection on Lin Qiu's face vanished, replaced by delight.
"Thanks, bro!"
"I understand!"
"Seven days from now, I'll make that brat... wish he were dead!"
Jiang Family.
Jiang Keke had just finished her shower and was drying her hair when her Personal Terminal began vibrating like crazy.
It was a call from her best friend.
"Keke! Keke! Something huge happened!"
As soon as she answered, her friend's voice came through.
"You brother's gone to the heavens!"
"What?"
Jiang Keke froze.
"You haven't heard?"
"Your brother Jiang Hao took down Lin Fan's younger brother from the Key Class, that Lin Qiu with a Blood Qi Intensity of 9.0, in one spear thrust this afternoon in the Training Room!"
"What?!"
Jiang Keke's hand stopped dead as she dried her hair!
"It's true! The whole school's talking about it now!"
"Everyone's saying your brother has a Blood Qi Intensity of 9.0, plus Spear Arts at perfection!"
"From 8.1 to 9.0 in a month! Oh my god!"
"Keke, even in the Key Class, your brother's rate of improvement would put him among the very best. He's so impressive!"
"Perfected... Spear Arts?"
Listening to her best friend, Jiang Keke was completely stunned.
Her little head buzzed.
"This guy..."
Her brother's calm expression appeared in Jiang Keke's mind, and a powerful sense of crisis suddenly came over her.
"D-don't tell me... he's really going to surpass me!"
Just then,
"Click."
The front door rattled. Jiang Hao was back.
Jiang Keke shot out of her room.
"Bro!"
She came up to Jiang Hao, her big eyes wide as she looked him up and down, then smiled and said:
"Congratulations!"
Jiang Hao's expression shifted slightly, a hint of surprise showing.
"You heard too?"
"Of course!"
Jiang Keke came back to her senses, immediately planted her hands on her hips, and raised her fair little chin proudly.
"Do you even know who I am?"
"Hehe, looks like the fifty thousand Alliance Coins I spent weren't wasted!"
Jiang Hao smiled faintly at her words. He reached out and ruffled Jiang Keke's still-damp hair.
"Thanks."
"Hey!"
Jiang Keke slapped his hand away, then suddenly seemed to remember something and grew serious.
"Oh, right, bro. I need to warn you about something."
"My friend got the details."
"The Lin Qiu you beat has an older brother called Lin Fan in the Senior Year Key Class."
"That guy's one of the top students at our school, a sure bet for a Key Martial Arts University!"
"I heard his Blood Qi Intensity is already 12!"
"And he's mastered two Martial Skills to Great Success!"
Jiang Keke's tone grew solemn.
"The Senior Year Key Class Assessment is coming up in just a few days."
"You have to be careful!"
Jiang Hao remained calm after hearing her out. Looking at the concern in his younger sister's eyes, he smiled faintly again.
"Thanks, Keke."
"Hmph!"
Jiang Keke's pretty face flushed bright red.
She turned her head away with an air of haughty embarrassment.
"You're my brother. Of course it's normal for a younger sister to care about her older brother!"
"I... I haven't finished drying my hair!"
"I'm going back to my room!"
With that, Jiang Keke ran back to her room, her footsteps thumping.
He watched Jiang Keke go into her room.
Jiang Hao narrowed his eyes slightly.
Lin Fan from the Key Class?
Blood Qi Intensity of 12!
Two Martial Skills mastered to Great Success!
If Lin Fan stepped in to guide Lin Qiu and helped him take revenge during the Key Class Assessment, then that really could put some pressure on Jiang Hao!
The Key Class Assessment was in seven days!
It looked like Low-grade Nutrient Solution wasn't enough!
He needed to switch to a medium-grade one, so his Blood Qi Intensity would rise faster.
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