The classroom was buzzing.
Some were busy contacting their old teammates, while others talked about the spirit beasts in the Heavenly Lake Spirit Ruins.
Only Jiang Nan sat quietly on the windowsill.
"Why isn't South God looking for teammates?"
Li Xiang sneered. "He's so strong, with dual-element awakening! Why would he need teammates?"
Liu Quanwu chuckled. "Exactly! Our South God punched the testing machine clean off!"
"Does he think the spirit beasts in the Spirit Ruins will just stand there like the testing machine and let him hit them? Hahaha!"
"Our South God's never even been to the Spirit Ruins! But he's not worried! With his teleportation, he'll be one of the best at running away! He'll be fine!"
"Haha! Forget killing spirit beasts! South God probably hasn't even killed a chicken!"
"A loser's always a loser! Dual-element awakening? Heh... what a joke!"
"With conditions like his, what idiot would team up with him? He'd just be dead weight!"
Listening to the wave of cutting remarks,
Jiang Nan stretched lazily.
He wondered if he should earn another batch of Resentment Points.
The team rosters were due that afternoon.
Jiang Nan had no intention of looking for teammates!
With teleportation, brute strength, and a bunch of Skill Points,
Jiang Nan refused to believe he couldn't fight his way to the top!
He'd been aiming for first place in the year group from the very beginning!
The students were waiting to see Jiang Nan make a fool of himself.
Just then, someone kicked the classroom door open!
Wu Liang, wearing his school uniform, barged in. His bruised and battered face left everyone stunned.
"Where's Jiang Nan? Where is he?"
His gaze swept across the room before landing on Jiang Nan, sitting on the windowsill. Wu Liang broke into a wide grin...
That grin sent a chill through the classroom.
"Holy crap! South God's about to get beaten up!"
"What did he do to piss off that menace, Wu Liang?"
"Is Wu Liang that strong?"
"His dad's the biggest used-car dealer in the north. You know... used cars!"
"People on the streets of River City all call Wu Liang 'Young Master Wu'!"
Clearly, a good show was about to begin. With Wu Liang looking so aggressive, there was no doubt about it!
Li Xiang, Liu Quanwu, and the others couldn't help grinning gleefully!
As for stepping in to help?
Give me a break! They were already being generous by not joining in!
Wu Liang strode up to Jiang Nan and said solemnly, "South God! Be my big brother! I want to learn from you!"
Li Xiang and the others were so shocked their jaws nearly hit the floor!
Learn from him? Make him his big brother?
Wasn't he here to beat Jiang Nan up?
So he'd come to pay his respects instead?
Had someone knocked some sense right out of his head?
What could Jiang Nan possibly teach him?
Jiang Nan pursed his lips. "You're no saint yourself!"
Li Muyan was stunned, as if she'd never known Jiang Nan at all!
He could talk so boldly to someone as notorious as Wu Liang? Wasn't he asking to get killed?
Wu Liang shook his head. "I looked into what happened. The barbecue stand incident was the bald guys' fault. I've already had someone teach them a lesson!"
"Something like that won't happen again!"
"I was a bastard last night! You were right to beat me. I accept it!"
Liu Quanwu was dumbfounded! Every student in the room was speechless!
They stared in shock!
What was going on? Had the two of them fought last night?
Was Jiang Nan the one who'd beaten Wu Liang so badly this morning?
Other than being a little strong and able to teleport, what else could he do?
Wu Liang was famous throughout the school for being strong and a hell of a fighter!
Yet now Wu Liang was bruised and battered, while Jiang Nan looked completely fine?
But the scene before their eyes told them—
It had all really happened!
Jiang Nan beamed. "You can take a beating! In the Heavenly Lake Spirit Ruins, can you help me tank the damage?"
Wu Liang's eyes lit up!
He thumped his chest. "Leave it to me! As long as I'm still standing, I won't let you get hurt!"
Jiang Nan fell silent for a moment...
Then he smiled and patted Wu Liang on the shoulder. "Come with me! Our team could use a shield."
Wu Liang looked a little confused.
What team? Jiang Nan was on his own, wasn't he?
Wu Liang didn't know
that the team Jiang Nan meant wasn't at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School!
It was at Songjiang Spiritual Martial Arts!
Li Xiang couldn't help speaking up. "Wu Liang, think this through! The Spirit Ruins are dangerous! With someone like Jiang Nan weighing you down, getting a good result will be next to impossible!"
How could Li Xiang let Jiang Nan join a strong team? A dead-last student should know his place!
Wu Liang spun around.
RIIIP!
The school uniform on his upper body burst apart under the pressure of his iron-hard muscles. His eyes turned bloodred, and his fangs grew wildly!
He grabbed Li Xiang by the collar.
"Fuck! Watch your mouth! Is that any way to talk about my big brother?"
Li Xiang could barely breathe with Wu Liang's grip choking him. Faced with Wu Liang's blood-red eyes, cold sweat broke out all over him...
"I... I was just making a suggestion!"
Wu Liang snapped, "Who the fuck asked you to meddle in my business?"
He was about to make a move when Jiang Nan kicked Wu Liang in the butt. "That's enough! You really do love ripping your clothes off! Do you think uniforms grow on trees?"
Wu Liang's fights sure cost him a lot of clothes, huh?
A shirt-ripping fiend?
Wu Liang tossed Li Xiang aside. He crashed into the lectern, sending chalk scattering across the floor...
"I'll listen to you!"
Li Xiang sat on the floor, his face dark with resentment, grinding his teeth in anger!
But he just couldn't bring himself to stand up to Wu Liang!
The students swallowed hard. Why had Wu Liang made that dead-last student, Jiang Nan, his big brother?
Jiang Nan had just kicked him, but Wu Liang hadn't gotten angry at all. He'd even obeyed him without question.
Everyone looked at Jiang Nan differently now.
Just then, a long-haired beauty in a miniskirt peeked into the classroom.
Seeing Wu Liang inside, she brightened. "Brother Wu, want to team up with me?"
"My teammates from last year don't want me anymore..."
Wu Liang looked at Jiang Nan. "This is the girl who sits in front of me! Tang Qianya. Black Iron Nine Stars, wood-element ability. What do you think...?"
Jiang Nan blinked. "Winnie the Pooh?"
Wasn't she the girl he'd run into in the hallway the other day?
Tang Qianya was surprised to see Wu Liang asking Jiang Nan what he thought.
Why was Wu Liang asking Jiang Nan?
The moment she heard Jiang Nan speak, Tang Qianya's face flushed bright red. She snapped, "I'm not wearing Winnie the Pooh today!"
Jiang Nan said, "I don't believe you!"
Tang Qianya protested, "It really isn't Winnie the Pooh! If you don't believe me... you...!"
She stamped her feet in a panic. Even if he didn't believe her, she couldn't show him!
[Resentment Points from Tang Qianya +663!]
Jiang Nan grinned. This girl was kind of cute!
"Sure! No problem!"
Wu Liang smiled and nodded. He bent down, picked up his burst uniform, and swaggered out of the classroom.
But Jiang Nan's body stiffened slightly!
When Wu Liang had bent over just now, Jiang Nan had clearly seen a flash of bright blue and white at his lower back.
Bro!
Are you serious?
You're still wearing those!
Did you awaken some kind of weird fetish?
Jiang Nan shuddered!
He was starting to regret his decision...
Li Xiang rose with a dark expression and walked up to Jiang Nan. "Once you're in the Heavenly Lake Spirit Ruins, you'll learn how strong I am!"
Jiang Nan shrugged. "I really don't know where you got that sense of superiority!"
"The Heavenly Lake Spirit Ruins... I'm looking forward to it!"
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