Dawn 1030.
Star City Academy.
Men's Dormitory Building, Room 709.
Under the hazy light, Lin Guyuan sat blankly at his desk, propping his cheek with his right hand, his expression slightly gloomy.
After a long while, he stood and walked to the sink in the bathroom, turned on the tap, and lowered his head to splash water on his face.
He raised his head and looked into the mirror.
The reflection staring back at him had fair skin, thick, long eyebrows, and a high, handsome nose. He wore gray pajamas, but the sorrow between his brows was impossible to hide.
"This face is seriously handsome."
Even as he could not help sighing over it, Lin Guyuan's expression suddenly turned dejected. He turned around and returned to his desk.
Although he had entered Star City Academy's Combat Department with outstanding grades, geniuses gathered here. Within his class, his physical aptitude was nearly at the bottom.
As competitive as he was, even when he worked himself to the bone, there was still a considerable gap between him and those geniuses at the very top.
His first year at Star City Academy had made him feel the enormous difference between people.
This gap was not something that could be easily closed through hard work alone, especially since those super geniuses worked just as hard.
For example, He Zonglian, a student in his class, had bloodline potential seven times greater than his, while his bloodline value was more than three times as high.
His combat strength was simply off the charts.
This year, representing Star City Academy in the Top Hundred Academies Tournament, he had led his team into the finals with crushing results. In the end, he had even reversed their disadvantage in the team match single-handedly, fighting three opponents like a god