What a Freak!

Rongguang City!

At the Virtual Immersion Devices in First Martial High's Key Class.

Zhao Feng suddenly sat up in the Virtual Immersion Device. His face was pale, and a sheen of cold sweat from the virtual battle feedback clung to his forehead.

"Phew."

Zhao Feng gasped for breath, deep shock and disbelief still lingering in his eyes.

"Zhao Feng? Why'd you come out so quickly?"

A young man at the next device, who had just finished a match himself, walked over in confusion.

"Yeah, Old Zhao, you look off. Run into a tough opponent?"

The other two, Li Wei and Zhang Tao, had finished their training too and gathered around.

All three were Zhao Feng's close friends in First Martial High's Key Class.

Their Blood Qi Intensity all hovered between 10.0 and 10.2.

Zhao Feng looked up, wiped his face, and spoke hoarsely.

"Yeah. I ran into a freak."

"A freak?"

Li Wei laughed at that and patted him on the shoulder.

"Come on, you're joking. Your Blood Qi is 10.0. That's pretty decent even in the Key Class. Apart from the top dogs, who could take you down in one hit?"

"Did you run into some big shot?"

Zhao Feng shook his head, his expression indescribably strange.

"No."

"He wasn't a big shot."

"He was a newbie."

"Blood Qi... 9.5."

"Pfft!"

Zhang Tao had just taken a mouthful of water and nearly spat it out.

"9.5?"

"Old Zhao, are you messing with us?"

"You got beaten by some guy with 9.5 Blood Qi when yours is 10.0?"

"Did you go easy on him?"

"Go easy on him?"

Zhao Feng could barely muster the energy to complain!

"Like hell I went easy on him!"

"You guys didn't see that freak!"

Zhao Feng took a deep breath and forced down his shock.

"That guy's from Eighth Martial High. His name's Jiang Hao."

"Eighth Martial High? The school Su Qingning goes to? Never heard of anyone like that."

Li Wei furrowed his brow.

Zhao Feng's expression turned utterly grim.

"Damn it, I thought he was a rookie too, at first!"

"But as soon as the duel started, that guy... his Basic Spear Technique was perfected!"

"What?"

"Perfected?"

The smiles vanished from the faces of Li Wei and the others, replaced by utter astonishment!

"He perfected his Spear Arts with only 9.5 Blood Qi?"

"Damn, that's some insane comprehension!"

Zhang Tao quickly caught on.

"But that still doesn't add up!"

"Old Zhao, even if his Spear Arts are perfected, your Blood Qi is 10.0, and his is 9.5!"

"You've got a whole 0.5 on him!"

"How could he take you down in one hit? You could've worn him down just by relying on your Blood Qi!"

"..."

Zhao Feng's face flushed a deep, liverish red. He gritted his teeth and said:

"He had another Martial Skill up his sleeve!"

"I was just about to fight him with my Blood Qi when he whipped out a Martial Skill and ran it straight through my throat!"

"I didn't even see his Martial Skill coming!"

"Perfected Spear Arts plus a high-burst Martial Skill..."

"That guy's the real deal!"

Li Wei and the others were completely dumbfounded.

They looked at one another.

Blood Qi at 9.5.

Perfected Basic Martial Skill.

And a Ranked Martial Skill with tremendous lethality.

Eighth Martial High... had produced another formidable genius!

What had happened at First Martial High!

Jiang Hao naturally knew nothing about it.

At that moment, he was completely immersed in the thrill of battle.

His fight with Zhao Feng had only been the beginning!

[Ding! Completed one "Tidal Wave Spear Technique" drill (Combat Mode)!]

[Proficiency +15!]

The rapidly increasing proficiency had Jiang Hao hooked!

For the rest of the afternoon,

Jiang Hao became a matchmaking maniac!

[Matching...]

"Begin!"

"Thwack!"

[Jiang Hao (Eighth Martial High) defeated XX (Second Martial High)!]

[Ding! Proficiency +10!]

[Matching...]

"Begin!"

"Clang! Clang! Thwack!"

[Jiang Hao (Eighth Martial High) defeated XXX (Fifth Martial High)!]

[Ding! Proficiency +15!]

Jiang Hao held nothing back!

He went all out in every battle!

He opened by overwhelming his opponents with perfected Spear Arts!

The moment he spotted an opening, he finished them off with the First Wave of Tidal Wave Spear Technique!

Throughout the Arena for Rongguang City's senior-year Key Classes,

any opponent he matched with whose Blood Qi Intensity was below 10.5

was practically crushed in an unstoppable, sweeping rout!

Until...

[Notice: Classes in the real world are about to end. The Virtual Immersion System will automatically log you out in three minutes.]

Only when the notification sounded did Jiang Hao reluctantly stop matchmaking.

Standing in the Virtual Training Ground,

Jiang Hao let out a long breath of Turbid Qi.

That felt incredible!

He immediately opened the Heaven Rewards Diligence System.

After just one afternoon of frenzied combat,

his status had changed beyond recognition!

[Host: Jiang Hao]

[Strength: Martial Trainee (Blood Qi Intensity 9.5)]

[Nine Revolutions Stance Skill Mastery - Seventh Revolution (85/100)]

[Martial Skills: Spear Arts - Perfected (55/100), Tidal Wave Spear Technique - Beginner (90/100)]

One afternoon!

His Spear Arts proficiency had surged by 45 points!

And Tidal Wave Spear Technique had skyrocketed from 50 to 90!

"I'm only 10 points away from Minor Accomplishment!"

Jiang Hao was ablaze with excitement!

"If nothing unexpected happens,"

"tomorrow my Tidal Wave Spear Technique should break through to Minor Accomplishment!"

By then, he might even master the Second Wave!

"Beep—"

As the notification sounded, Jiang Hao logged out of the Virtual Immersion System.

He sat up in the aviation chair and stretched. He felt completely refreshed.

Up on the platform,

Instructor Luo Cheng announced that class was dismissed.

"All right, that's it for today's class."

"New students, get familiar with your surroundings as soon as possible."

"Dismissed!"

Jiang Hao was just about to leave.

But then,

several figures blocked his path.

It was Lin Fan and Lin Qiu, along with a few faces Jiang Hao didn't recognize!

The returning students who had been getting ready to leave paused and looked over with interest.

Lin Fan still wore that warm, genial smile.

"Junior Jiang Hao."

Lin Fan spoke slowly. His voice was quiet, but it carried a strange weight.

"Your strength really is pretty good."

"And you've earned your B-Class Treatment."

Then Lin Fan changed tack. His smile remained, but his gaze turned colder.

"However,"

"the Key Class isn't the Ordinary Class."

"The waters here run deep."

"Watch yourself, Junior Jiang Hao."

His words sounded polite, but the warning and threat behind them were impossible to miss!

After speaking, Lin Fan looked away and turned to leave.

Lin Qiu, at Lin Fan's side, paused as he passed Jiang Hao.

Lin Qiu gave Jiang Hao a challenging smile.

He didn't say a word.

He simply mouthed four silent words.

"You."

"Are."

"Totally."

"Done."

After that, Lin Qiu hurried to catch up with Lin Fan, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.

Jiang Hao stood where he was, his expression calm. But deep in his tranquil eyes, a chill flickered and vanished.

That Lin Qiu.

He'd provoked Jiang Hao again and again.

Jiang Hao had already made up his mind.

If he got the chance,

he would show no mercy!

The students around them whispered as they watched the drama unfold.

"Tsk, tsk. Senior Lin Fan had to step in personally to put him in his place."

"Jiang Hao's way too flashy. He got B-Class Treatment as soon as he arrived—of course people are going to have their eyes on him."

"This should be interesting. There's about to be a show."

However.

Just when everyone thought the show was over,

a figure moved, and the air in the room seemed to freeze.

The Number One Genius of Senior Year Key Class.

The Campus Belle of Eighth Martial High.

Su Qingning!

Her snow-white hair gleamed in the light. Ignoring Lin Fan, who was preparing to leave by the door, and the shocked stares of everyone around her,

Su Qingning strode straight over to Jiang Hao!

The entire room was stunned!

Lin Fan's step, just as he reached the door, abruptly faltered!

He slowly turned around. The smile on his face had vanished completely!

The smug look on Lin Qiu's face froze, too!

Su Qingning?

What was she going to Jiang Hao for?

Su Qingning stopped in front of Jiang Hao, her clear blue eyes coolly fixed on him.

"Jiang Hao?"

Su Qingning's voice was as cool as a snow lotus, just like her.

A flicker of surprise crossed Jiang Hao's face. He had never expected Su Qingning to approach him of her own accord.

"That's me."

"Mm."

Su Qingning nodded faintly.

"You just joined the Key Class. Are you settling in?"

Was she concerned about him?

The other geniuses in the Key Class nearly goggled at her!

"I'm doing fine."

Jiang Hao paused, then nodded calmly.

"That's good."

There wasn't a ripple in Su Qingning's voice.

"The Virtual Immersion System has a lot of features."

"If you have any questions about cultivation or the system,"

"you can come ask me."

Jiang Hao was taken aback again.

He looked into Su Qingning's clear, untainted eyes. He couldn't figure out why she was going out of her way to be friendly to him.

Still, he nodded.

"Okay."

"Thanks."

Su Qingning said no more. She nodded, turned, and walked straight away.

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