Teacher, Is This Right?

Even Yun Fei's beautiful eyes widened when she saw that number.

Eighth Grade Peak—this was already the lifelong ceiling for ordinary people.

Without sufficient pills to support them, an ordinary person might never reach the Eighth Grade Peak martial artist realm even after a lifetime of cultivation.

An eighteen-year-old at Eighth Grade Peak—even in all of Jiang Province, not just Beihe City—would have a name among the ranks.

Most importantly, she had been at Seventeenth Middle School for some time, yet she had never heard of a genius named Jiang Li.

Could he be a genius Seventeenth Middle School had been keeping under wraps?

Yun Fei felt as though enlightenment had struck her. "Right, he must be a genius Beihe City has kept hidden, waiting to astonish everyone in the martial arts examination."

"Every year during the Great Xia martial arts examination, some favored sons of heaven are assassinated. An eighteen-year-old at Eighth Grade Peak—if word got out, Jiang Li would immediately be listed as an assassination target."

Yun Fei's expression grew somewhat grave. Where there was light in this world, there was darkness.

Some people gave everything to protect Great Xia, fighting to the death and being killed in action on the battlefield.

Yet others betrayed their country, willing to stand in the same camp as the alien beasts, constantly trying to undermine Great Xia's unity and assassinate future martial arts geniuses.

Therefore, no matter what, Jiang Li's result could not be allowed to spread.

Otherwise, with Seventeenth Middle School's strength, it would be difficult to protect such a genius.

The glow of the Blood Qi testing device gradually faded, and Jiang Li stopped circulating the Heavenly River Crimson Blood Art.

With a faint smile on his lips, he stepped out and looked at Yun Fei. "Teacher, how was my result?"

Having directly cultivated the Heavenly River Crimson Blood Art to major accomplishment by consuming his lifespan, his Blood Qi Value should have been at least 8.00.

If his Blood Qi Value could reach above 9.00, he could buy some pills and a seventh-grade cultivation technique, then directly charge into the seventh-grade martial artist realm.

The Yellow Book still had 1,002 years of lifespan remaining, so becoming a seventh-grade martial artist before the martial arts examination should not be a problem.

In the original owner's memories, an eighteen-year-old seventh-grade martial artist could absolutely crush every peer in Beihe City and become Beihe City's top scorer in the martial arts examination in one stroke. If he had enough lifespan, he could even try for the provincial martial arts examination's top scorer.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li felt that his future was boundless.

"Blood Qi Value: 1.09. Mm, this is quite good for someone who has just entered the eighth grade."

Yun Fei spoke with a calm face, making the smile on Jiang Li's face stiffen.

"What? 1.09? Teacher, is that right?"

Jiang Li looked as though he had seen a ghost. Had he bought a fake cultivation technique?

But that couldn't be right!

The Yellow Book would not deceive him. He had spent a full ninety-three years of lifespan, and he had indeed cultivated the Heavenly River Crimson Blood Art to perfection.

Jiang Li racked his brains but could not understand how his Blood Qi Value could possibly be so low.

"Could it be that I would lie to you?" Yun Fei stared at Jiang Li, speaking without a flush or a flutter.

Jiang Li froze, then said with a bitter smile, "That's not what I meant."

"Alright, next test: Strength Test!"

Yun Fei led Jiang Li toward another testing area.

"Oh!"

Jiang Li behaved himself, for his mind was full of that utterly illogical Blood Qi Value.

Soon, a strength-testing device appeared before him. As long as he struck it with full force, it would display his instantaneous Strength Value.

Jiang Li looked at the strength tester and took a deep breath. Then, he circulated his cultivation technique once more, combining it with the techniques for exerting force he had learned while practicing martial arts.

Boom!

With one punch, the entire testing room shook.

Outside the room, Yun Fei looked at the Strength Value displayed above: '2399KG'.

"For an Eighth Grade Peak martial artist, unless they cultivate a special martial art, their Strength Value will not exceed two thousand kilograms."

"He actually managed to strike 2399KG. In other words, he has not simply focused on raising his Blood Qi Value—he has also trained sufficiently in control over his body and the eruption of his strength."

"Hiss, this kid has an eighty percent chance of becoming Beihe City's future top scorer in the martial arts examination."

Yun Fei quickly cleared the test result again and waited for Jiang Li to come out.

"Teacher Yun!" Jiang Li asked impatiently.

"799KG. For an eighth-grade martial artist, you barely pass." Yun Fei still wore that same calm expression.

799KG!

Jiang Li was stunned once more. He looked toward the value outside the room, only to find that it had already been cleared.

"Next is the Agility Test!"

Yun Fei turned around directly and led Jiang Li toward the next testing area.

This testing area was fully enclosed. Three thousand holes the size of ping-pong balls lined the surrounding walls, and shortly, countless balls would shoot out from them.

Jiang Li remembered Zhou Weihua once saying that the entire Agility Test had seven stages. A Ninth-Rank Martial Artist was considered qualified if they could clear the first stage; clearing the second was already no easy feat. The third stage could only be cleared by an eighth-grade martial artist. As for the highest sixth and seventh stages, even eighth-grade martial artists would be thoroughly defeated. In all of Seventeenth Middle School, no one had yet cleared the seventh stage.

Jiang Li walked in and took a deep breath.

"I refuse to believe it. There shouldn't be anything wrong with the Yellow Book. That means Heavenly River Martial Arts Hall sold me a fake."

At that thought, a trace of baleful qi surfaced in Jiang Li's eyes.

Little did he know that Yun Fei, outside the testing room, directly activated the testing equipment—and started it at the third stage.

"It's perfectly normal for an Eighth Grade Peak martial artist to stop at the fifth stage, so if I start from the third stage, he should feel like he's cleared three stages."

"It's also reasonable for a martial artist newly entered into the Eighth Grade to stop at the third stage."

Thinking this, Yun Fei gave her own intelligence a hearty thumbs-up.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh—

In the testing area, countless spheres shot out from all around in an instant.

Fortunately, Jiang Li reacted quickly and had real combat experience, immediately dodging aside.

"This is the first stage!?"

As he evaded, Jiang Li thought to himself.

It wasn't as if he had never taken an Agility Test before. Compared to before, wasn't the difficulty of this first stage at least dozens of times greater?

Bzzz!

The machine suddenly sounded an alarm. Then, the speed and number of spheres around him increased severalfold once more.

This time, Jiang Li did not even have time to think. He immediately pushed his reaction speed to the limit, weaving and twisting continuously through the countless spheres.

Even so, he was struck once or twice.

Fortunately, one only failed the Agility Test after being hit ten times.

Bzzz!

The warning sounded again. Jiang Li, already drenched in sweat, turned incomparably grave.

At that moment, he also discovered his own weakness.

Although his Draw Sword Technique was powerful, his movement skills were weak. Therefore, he needed a Movement Martial Arts technique; only with one could he unleash his greatest strength.

After all, he was still flesh and blood. No matter how strong his blood qi was, if the vital points of his body were struck by an exotic beast's sharp claws or fangs, he would still die.

Sure enough, during the third barrage of spheres, although Jiang Li exerted every ounce of strength he had, he was still swiftly struck ten times and defeated.

In the testing area, Jiang Li was soaked in sweat and gasping for breath.

This time, he had truly gone all out, just as he had when fighting the Ghost-Faced Giant Spider.

"Third stage, lasted twelve seconds. That's not a bad result."

Yun Fei opened the door and spoke slowly.

She also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Li's Blood Qi Value and Strength Value had both clearly exceeded the standard, enough to make even her feel envious.

Now, she had also discovered Jiang Li's weak point: agility.

No matter how strong one's explosive power was, it was only temporary. If he encountered a pack of exotic beasts, excessive bursts of power would drain his stamina; that would only make him die faster.

Even so, Jiang Li's outstanding results still made Yun Fei see him in a new light.

Even at the martial arts school she attended, Jiang Li would absolutely count as a top-tier genius. Who would have thought she would encounter one in Beihe City?

"Teacher Yun, why do I feel like the intensity of this first-stage test was dozens of times stronger than before—and then some!?"

Jiang Li looked at Yun Fei, his face full of gloom and question marks.

"Maybe you sensed it wrong? Unless there's something wrong with this testing machine worth several million." Yun Fei casually shifted the blame onto Seventeenth High School. "I only operated it normally. You know I'm a specially appointed teacher and haven't been here long, so I don't know whether the school's equipment has any issues."

Jiang Li thought about it and felt that made sense.

After recovering a little, he immediately got up. "Teacher, the main reason I came for the test was to apply for a Breathing Technique."

"Although my results... weren't very ideal, I should still qualify to apply to cultivate a Breathing Technique, right?"

That was Jiang Li's true purpose.

"A Breathing Technique? With your results, you can naturally apply."

"However, I'll need to report this to the school leadership."

"How about this? Come with me."

Yun Fei frowned. How could Seventeenth High School not teach a Breathing Technique to such a genius? What were those old fools doing?

At the thought that Jiang Li would become even stronger after obtaining a Breathing Technique, Yun Fei could not help but shudder inwardly.

It seemed this year's top scholar of Beihe City was already a certainty.

Unless there was another hidden master in Beihe City!