The next day.
Senior Year Class 3-2.
Song Jun walked into the Training Room with a score sheet in hand.
Everyone looked at him curiously!
Their gazes also drifted, now and then, toward Lin Qiu and Jiang Hao!
Of course!
Jiang Hao had also told Lu Ming about his performance!
Lu Ming had called him a freak!
"This Key Class assessment."
"Lin Qiu passed."
"Treatment rating: D-Class!"
Hearing this, Lin Qiu let out a heavy sigh of relief, his arrogance returning to his face.
D-Class!
Five bottles of Low-grade Nutrient Solution!
The treatment wasn't important!
What mattered was proving himself!
He had already surpassed 90% of the Ordinary Class students!
"Jiang Hao passed."
Song Jun paused, then raised his voice a little.
"Treatment rating: B-Class!"
The moment those words fell.
The arrogance on Lin Qiu's face froze!
"B... B-Class?"
Lin Qiu was dumbfounded on the spot!
Boom!
The entire Senior Year Class 3-2 erupted!
"B-Class Treatment? Did I hear that right?!"
"Even if it's outrageous, shouldn't it be C-Class? How could it be B-Class?!"
"B-Class! That means five bottles of Medium-grade Nutrient Solution every month!"
"Heavens, he just got in. What gives him the right to B-Class Treatment?"
"With 9.5 in qi and blood, even if he exceeded the requirement a little, this is still ridiculous, isn't it?"
Lin Qiu lost his composure and blurted out, his face full of disbelief!
"How is that possible?!"
Meanwhile.
In the Senior Year Key Class.
Inside the spacious, brightly lit, dedicated cultivation hall.
Twenty Top Geniuses from Eighth Martial High sat cross-legged.
Their mentor was Luo Cheng, a powerful Grandmaster-level expert whose aura was as unfathomable as an abyss.
Luo Cheng glanced at his terminal and spoke calmly.
"Today, four new classmates passed the assessment and joined us from the Ordinary Class."
"Here are their names and treatment ratings..."
"Senior Year Class 3-1, Zhang Yuan, D-Class."
"Senior Year Class 3-3, Li Mo, D-Class."
"Senior Year Class 3-2, Lin Qiu, D-Class."
"Senior Year Class 3-2, Jiang Hao, B-Class."
When the words "B-Class" fell.
The twenty geniuses, who had been sitting with calm expressions, all opened their eyes in unison!
"B-Class? A new student?"
"Which class is he from? Jiang Hao? Never heard of him!"
"Wait, is he the guy who went from 8.1 to 9.5 in one month and took Lin Qiu out with a single spear thrust?"
"That's him, but even so, what gives someone who just got here the right to B-Class Treatment?"
"Only seven or eight of us have B-Class Treatment right now!"
"The last one this incredible, who got a high-level treatment rating right away... was Classmate Su Qingning!"
"Exactly! But Senior Su had Sun-level talent, so she got A-Class Treatment as soon as she enrolled!"
"Jiang Hao may only have B-Class Treatment, but that's still shocking enough!"
Jiang Hao had no idea that he had already become famous in the Key Class before he had even arrived.
Inside the Training Room of Senior Year Class 3-2.
Song Jun's gaze fell on Jiang Hao.
"Jiang Hao, come up."
"Say a few words to encourage your classmates."
Under the whole class's complicated mix of awe, jealousy, and envy.
Jiang Hao walked up calmly.
He looked at the students below.
"Work hard."
"You can do it too."
Then he walked back down.
Song Jun: "..."
The whole class: "..."
Song Jun nodded.
"Very good."
"Now, let's all send Classmate Jiang Hao off to the Key Class!"
Clap, clap, clap...
Applause broke out, scattered but carrying a touch of genuine awe.
Afterward!
With Song Jun leading the way, Jiang Hao and Lin Qiu left the Training Room of Class 3-2.
On the way to the Key Class.
Lin Qiu couldn't hold back any longer. He hurried forward to Song Jun and challenged him.
"Mentor Song!"
"I refuse to accept this!"
"Even if Jiang Hao performed a little better, what gives him the right... what gives him the right to get B-Class Treatment right away?"
"My older brother! Lin Fan! A Moon-level genius!"
"When he first joined the Key Class, he only got C-Class Treatment! Even now, he had to go through several rounds of assessments before he was upgraded to A-Class!"
"What gives Jiang Hao the right?!"
Song Jun paused at his words. His iron-faced countenance turned cold as he shot Lin Qiu a glance.
"This was the result of a joint assessment by the Principal's Office and the Academic Affairs Office."
"If you have a problem with it."
"You can go raise it with the principal yourself."
"I..."
Lin Qiu fell silent at once!
As if!
Go complain to a Martial King-level principal?
He didn't have that kind of nerve!
Walking beside them, Jiang Hao was actually just as surprised.
According to what Jiang Keke had told him last night, his 9.5 qi and blood and 10.5 attack power should have earned him C-Class Treatment at most!
B-Class?
Could it be...
Jiang Hao's gaze settled on Song Jun's tall, straight back ahead.
He instantly thought of their "bet."
He thought of the Tidal Wave Spear Technique.
He thought of his mentor's words: "an investment in advance."
Could this be...
The follow-up to the "great opportunity" his mentor had given him?
Though he didn't know what Song Jun had done to make it happen.
He would remember this kindness.
The Senior Year Key Class wasn't in the Training Room complex!
The Key Class had its own independent Training Room building!
The Key Classes for Senior Year, Year Two, and Year One each had their own buildings!
And!
The facilities inside were far superior to those of the Ordinary Class!
When they arrived outside the Senior Year Key Class Training Room, Song Jun stopped. Lin Qiu, who had been choked off by Song Jun a few times, walked beside them with his head lowered, lost in thought!
But one thing was certain!
He wasn't in a good mood.
Song Jun stopped, ignored Lin Qiu, and went over to Jiang Hao!
His usually icy face actually broke into a rare smile!
Song Jun looked at Jiang Hao and gently reminded him, "The Key Class is different from the Ordinary Class. Your mentor is a Grandmaster-level Martial Artist. Take every opportunity to ask him for guidance. Besides that, the competition is even fiercer. When we fulfill our agreement, come find me!"
Jiang Hao knew exactly what agreement Song Jun meant!
But if that was the case!
Then his B-Class Treatment wasn't even the big gift Song Jun had given him?
"I understand, Mentor Song!"
After speaking, Jiang Hao bowed deeply to Song Jun. "Thank you for looking after me all this time, Mentor!"
"Haha, it was nothing!"
"Make good use of your B-Class Treatment!"
"I believe in you!"
That did it!
Jiang Hao was even more certain that Song Jun had fought to get him B-Class Treatment!
And in fact, he was right.
Jiang Hao nodded firmly!
After that, Song Jun waited with Jiang Hao and Lin Qiu for the people from Senior Year Classes 3-1 and 3-3 to arrive!
Once all four students had gathered!
The three mentors told Jiang Hao and the others to go inside. From there, they were in the hands of the Key Class mentor.
Looking at the doors to the Key Class Training Room in front of him, Jiang Hao took a deep breath. Just as he was about to step inside, Lin Qiu suddenly spoke in a sinister tone beside him.
"Jiang Hao, don't think you can rest easy just because you got lucky and caught Mentor Song's attention."
"Once we're in the Key Class, I'll make you understand once and for all that trash belongs in the trash heap, not jumping around in front of geniuses!"
After saying that, Lin Qiu gave a cold laugh!
He ignored Jiang Hao!
Then he strode proudly through the doors of the Key Class Training Room!
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