Su Qingning left.
But everyone in the Key Class seemed to have had their movements paused. They stared blankly at Su Qingning's vanishing figure.
Then, with excruciating slowness, they turned their heads.
Whoosh—!
More than twenty gazes, filled with shock, disbelief, and jealousy, locked onto the calm figure standing in the middle of the room.
Jiang Hao!
A second later.
The Deathly Stillness exploded!
"Whoa—!"
"Holy shit, was I seeing things just now?"
"Su Qingning... Su Qingning actually went out of her way to talk to a freshman?"
"She even told that guy he could go to her if he had any questions?"
"Good heavens, I've been in the Key Class for two years, and I've said fewer than three sentences to Su. And they were all 'Excuse me, coming through!'"
"What the hell is going on?"
"First B-Class Treatment, and now the Campus Belle Su Qingning is showing him favor?"
"Just what kind of background does this Jiang Hao have?"
"What exactly is his relationship with Su Qingning?"
"Is he a relative of the Su Family? But his surname is Jiang!"
"What makes him worthy?"
The entire Key Class erupted in an uproar!
If the B-Class Treatment had merely made Jiang Hao the center of everyone's attention and surprised them a little, then Su Qingning's unsolicited concern had instantly pushed him into the eye of the storm in the entire Key Class!
A tree that stands out in the forest is sure to be battered by the wind!
At the entrance to the Training Room.
Lin Fangu's tall figure stood motionless. His back was to everyone, and no one could see the expression on his face.
If anyone had been able to see him,
they would have noticed that his warm, refined smile had long since vanished.
In its place was nothing but icy coldness!
Su Qingning!
In his eyes,
at the entire Eighth Martial High, only he, Lin Fan, was worthy of standing by Su Qingning's side. Only he deserved to speak with this Sun-level Prodigy!
Not even his good-for-nothing younger brother, Lin Qiu, was qualified!
But now,
this Jiang Hao!
This useless piece of trash he'd considered garbage!
Had actually caught Su Qingning's attention?
"Jiang Hao!"
Lin Fan's chest heaved violently.
A blaze of fury, tangled with jealousy and possessiveness, burned out of control!
He suddenly felt
that Jiang Hao was no longer just an eyesore, a piece of garbage.
He was a threat that had to be crushed underfoot and eliminated!
"Heh..."
"B-Class Treatment, and Su's attention."
A trace of murderous intent flashed in Lin Fan's eyes.
"I'll make sure you understand exactly—"
"what you are!"
"You think you're worthy?"
Lin Fan drew a sharp breath and forcibly suppressed the surging Blood Qi within him.
Lin Fan sneered inwardly and continued striding away.
Jiang Hao listened to the buzzing discussion around him.
He felt the increasingly hostile, jealous gazes all around.
Jiang Hao helplessly shook his head inwardly.
He truly had no idea why Su Qingning was paying so much attention to him.
Thinking back,
it seemed this attention had started back during the Key Class Assessment.
He couldn't figure it out.
Jiang Hao couldn't be bothered to think about it anymore.
Women's thoughts were too complicated.
The most urgent thing now was to grow stronger!
Lin Fan!
The threat from Lin Qiu.
The trouble brought by Su Qingning.
All of it came down to the fact that he still wasn't strong enough!
Jiang Hao took a deep breath and began reviewing what he'd gained today.
He had to admit, this Virtual Immersion System was incredible!
He'd spent the entire afternoon fighting at high intensity, matching with opponents, and battling to the death.
Now that he'd logged out of the system, his mind felt only a little tired.
But his body, his Blood Qi!
His body was still bursting with energy, as vigorous as a dragon and a tiger!
And that wasn't even mentioning the huge jump in his proficiency in the Heaven Rewards Diligence System!
Tidal Wave Spear Technique had reached Beginner level (90/100)!
Spear Arts · Mastery had also reached (55/100)!
Jiang Hao pushed aside his distracting thoughts, ignored everyone around him, and left the Key Class classroom without hesitation.
Back home!
Jiang Hao immediately threw himself into Stance Training!
The Virtual Immersion System could certainly help him grind up his Martial Skill proficiency.
But increasing his Blood Qi Intensity was the foundation!
No matter how masterful his Martial Skills became,
if his Blood Qi Intensity couldn't keep up,
it would all be for nothing!
Blood Qi Intensity was like the foundation of a skyscraper!
If the foundation was unstable, everything built on it was a castle in the air!
As Jiang Hao began training,
in Rongguang City,
at the Lin Family villa,
inside the luxurious living room,
"Smash!"
Lin Qiu hurled an expensive teacup to the floor, shattering it into pieces!
"Big brother!"
Lin Qiu's face was twisted with anger!
"You have to help me cripple him!"
"What is that Jiang Hao even supposed to be?"
"B-Class Treatment? What makes him worthy of B-Class Treatment?"
"And Su Qingning!"
"What makes him worthy of talking to Su Qingning?"
"Big brother, you have to step in and cripple him, then make him get out of the Key Class!"
Lin Fan sat in the main seat on the sofa, leisurely wiping his Alloy Battle Blade with a silk handkerchief.
"Heh."
Lin Fan gave a scornful snort.
"Look at yourself."
"Pathetic."
Lin Fan's voice was cold as ice.
"You run into someone with even a little bit of strength, and you start jumping around in a panic."
"You have no style at all."
"You'd better learn from me."
Lin Qiu froze at the reprimand. The sneer on his face instantly turned into embarrassment and fear.
"Big brother, I..."
"Hmph."
Lin Fan smiled disdainfully.
"That Jiang Hao? A piece of trash like him isn't even worth me lifting a finger."
Lin Qiu grew anxious at his words.
"But, big brother, he got B-Class Treatment, and Su Qingning..."
"So what?"
Lin Fan's smile turned utterly chilling.
"Don't worry."
"Jiang Hao's B-Class Treatment..."
"Even if we don't do anything, do you think he can hold on to it?"
A trace of mockery flashed in Lin Fan's eyes.
"Just wait and see."
"There are plenty of veteran students in the Key Class stuck at C-Class and jealous of the B-Class Treatment."
"They'll take good care of this newly arrived B-Class genius for us."
"And besides..."
Lin Fan's hand paused as he wiped the blade. He lifted his eyes and looked out the window.
"Su Qingning spoke to him today."
"Do you really think having Su Qingning's attention is all good?"
A cruel curve formed at the corner of Lin Fan's mouth.
"I'm not the only one at this school who admires Su Qingning."
"With this, Jiang Hao has already set himself against every one of her admirers."
"He's marked for death."
Lin Fan wasn't wrong!
With people deliberately spreading the news,
word of Su Qingning seeking out Jiang Hao, the newly promoted Key Class genius, to offer him her support was spreading through Eighth Martial High at a terrifying speed!
Many people found the news hard to believe!
But after asking around,
everyone went into an uproar!
Could it be that their Eighth Martial High's Number One Genius, the First Campus Belle, the Sun-level Martial Bone Prodigy, was falling in love?
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