Lin Fan Arrives

While Song Jun was leading Jiang Hao and Lin Qiu toward the Assessment Room!

At the same time.

On another corridor leading to the Assessment Room.

Lin Fan walked with his hands behind his back, his posture proud and elevated. Behind him followed two students also wearing Key Class uniforms.

"Fan Ge, you gracing the assessment with your presence today is really doing those assessment candidates a favor," one of the lackeys, Zhao Kun, said flatteringly.

"Yeah!" the other lackey, Sun Ping, quickly chimed in, "I heard your little brother is taking the assessment today too. With your guidance, Fan Ge, plus that High-grade Nutrient Solution, getting into the Key Class is practically a done deal!"

Lin Fan's expression remained unchanged, but the arrogance in his eyes grew even thicker.

"That's not certain yet!"

"We'll only know once the assessment results come out!"

"The reason I'm going this time is to see just who this Jiang Hao is—the one who made my brother suffer!"

Assessment Room.

This was a comprehensive hall even more spacious and better equipped than Class 2's Training Room.

Song Jun had just arrived with Jiang Hao and Lin Qiu.

Two groups were already waiting inside the hall.

One was Wang Tao, the Mentor of Class 3-1.

The other was Liu Mei, the Mentor of Class 3-3.

Behind each of them stood a student with abundant Qi and Blood and a confident expression.

Clearly, these two were the students from Class 1 and Class 3 who met the assessment conditions.

"Old Song's here."

Wang Tao greeted first.

Liu Mei, a stern-faced middle-aged woman, nodded at Song Jun.

Then both of their gazes fell behind Song Jun.

Seeing Lin Qiu didn't surprise them.

But when they saw the calm-faced Jiang Hao, both were taken aback.

"Old Song." Wang Tao spoke in surprise, "Who's this?"

Liu Mei frowned as well: "According to the compiled information, your Class 2 should only have Lin Qiu meeting the standard."

"How did one more show up?"

On Song Jun's eternally unchanging Iron Face, a rare hint of a mysterious smile appeared.

"This is Jiang Hao."

"A newly emerged genius from our Class 2."

"I have high hopes for him."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Wang Tao and Liu Mei both showed expressions of shock!

After all!

The name "Iron Face" Song Jun was known throughout Eighth Martial High!

His standards were extremely high!

He was famously strict.

Not to mention Ordinary Classes—even among the Key Classes, few could catch his eye!

And now he was using "I have high hopes for him" to describe a completely unknown student?

Just then.

The door to the Assessment Room opened again, and several people walked in!

Lin Fan strolled in with Zhao Kun and Sun Ping.

"Mentor Song, Mentor Wang, Mentor Liu."

Lin Fan acted completely at ease, greeting each of the three Mentors in turn.

"Mm, Lin Fan's here."

Wang Tao and Liu Mei, shedding the sternness they'd shown Song Jun, smiled and nodded.

Lin Qiu's eyes lit up with excitement the moment he saw Lin Fan, but he forcibly held himself back from rushing over.

Jiang Hao's demeanor shifted slightly as he calmly sized up this newcomer.

Looking at his face, there was a five or six out of ten resemblance to Lin Qiu.

Being able to greet three mentors so familiarly at once meant his status was far from low.

Could he be Lin Qiu's brother?

Lin Fan!

It seemed he had noticed Jiang Hao's gaze.

Song Jun casually explained to Jiang Hao.

"That's Lin Fan."

"One of the top three geniuses in the Key Class, Lin Qiu's brother."

"He's already met the admission standards for a Key Martial Arts University."

Jiang Hao's heart jolted, then he nodded slightly!

So it really was Lin Fan.

Key Martial Arts University admission standards...

That meant Qi and Blood at 13, two Martial Skills at Grandmaster level.

That kind of strength was indeed formidable—far beyond what he could contend with now.

"Alright, everyone's pretty much here."

Song Jun glanced at the time.

"Let's begin."

The Key Class assessment didn't restrict spectators.

Of course, "no restriction" meant no restriction on Key Class students coming to watch.

However.

Just before the assessment was about to start.

The Alloy Gate of the Assessment Room slid open silently for the third time.

Another person walked in.

Lin Fan, who had been preparing to watch his younger brother perform, changed expression slightly when he saw who it was!

It was a young girl.

She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old.

The moment she appeared, the light in the entire Assessment Room seemed to soften a few shades.

Her hair was snow-white, reaching her waist, without a single trace of impurity, casually draped behind her.

Her skin was fairer than snow, her features so delicate they seemed unreal.

But what was most unforgettable were her Beautiful Eyes.

Clear, bright, like a cloudless blue sky stretching for ten thousand miles.

She stood there quietly, yet radiated a chill that kept others at arm's length, like an untouchable snow lotus blooming atop a high mountain peak!

"Su Qingning!"

Zhao Kun, standing behind Lin Fan, couldn't help but whisper!

Senior Year Key Class!

The universally recognized number one genius!

Su Qingning!

Not only did she possess the rare, one-in-ten-thousand "Martial Body"!

Her talent had even reached the terrifying Sun-level!

Even Lin Fan and another Top Genius from the Key Class combined couldn't match her!

Lin Fan's breath caught for a moment.

Why was she here?

I only came to watch Lin Qiu's performance... I never expected Su Qingning to show up too!

An unexpected surprise!

Lin Fan immediately straightened his appearance, and the arrogance he usually wore for outsiders melted into a warm, spring-breeze smile.

"Classmate Su."

Lin Fan stepped forward proactively, greeting her warmly: "What a coincidence. I didn't expect you'd come to watch the Ordinary Class assessment either."

Behind him, Zhao Kun and Sun Ping snapped out of their daze.

They hurried forward and bowed respectfully.

"Hello, Classmate Su!"

Su Qingning gave Lin Fan's greeting only a faint nod. Her gaze didn't linger on him for even half a second; instead, it passed over Lin Fan, over the tense Zhao Kun and Sun Ping behind him.

Her eyes swept past the teachers and students of Class 3-1 through Class 3-3 further back.

Finally, they settled beside Mentor Song Jun of Class 3-2.

To be precise.

They locked onto the figure beside Song Jun—one whose expression was calm, as if utterly indifferent to everything around him.

Jiang Hao.

The reason Su Qingning had appeared here at all.

Was entirely because of a reminder from her younger sister, Su Anan.

And Su Anan's source of information was her best friend, Jiang Keke.

Lately, Su Anan had heard no shortage of "gossip" from Jiang Keke.

One moment, she'd complain that her older brother had turned into a training monster.

The next, she'd brag that he'd mastered a high-difficulty Martial Skill in just a few hours.

Then she'd be shocked again, saying that in less than a month, his Qi and Blood had shot from 8.1 to 9.5.

After hearing all this, Su Anan immediately sensed something.

This Jiang Keke's brother, Jiang Hao, was definitely no ordinary person!

So she specially reminded her older sister, Su Qingning, to keep an eye on this guy.

After all, entering Martial Arts University wouldn't be like high school, where you could just bury your head in training.

It was a whole new starting point.

Cultivation and actual combat would go hand in hand!

At Martial Arts University, aside from top-tier individual strength, a reliable team was also crucial.

That was why many top geniuses, even before the Martial Arts Exam began, were already scouting suitable candidates to build their own teams.

If this Jiang Hao was truly as monstrous as the rumors claimed.

Then perhaps, after entering university, he could become a major asset to Su Qingning.