The next morning, the searing heat in his face slowly roused Tang San from unconsciousness.
He instinctively reached up to touch his face, but the stabbing pain made him pull his hand back at once.
"Hiss!"
"Zhao Wuji really deserves to die. He hit me way too hard."
"But I remember him only hitting me in the face. Why does it hurt down below, too?"
As he recalled the examination, Tang San's heart lurched. He still didn't know whether he'd passed.
Fortunately, after checking and seeing that his God Trial reward had been issued, he finally let out a long breath of relief.
"Jinx's Fortieth Trial: God of Solitude completed."
"Reward: 200 days of cultivation. The years of all Soul Rings increased by 40."
"Reward: Bad Luck Domain strength increased by 10%. Jinx affinity increased by 10%."
The rewards made Tang San forget his pain at once.
A one-time reward of more than half a year's cultivation—what more could he ask for?
All the suffering had been worth it.
Bearing the pain in his face and lower abdomen, Tang San limped out of the dormitory.
At that moment, the door next to his opened as well.
A handsome boy with short, fiery-red hair slowly stepped out.
"May I ask who this handsome fellow, with a face like a pig's, is?"
Tang San's mouth twitched. He knew he looked terrible, but wasn't the other fellow being a little too blunt?
"I'm Tang San. I passed the examination yesterday and joined the academy."
"Oh! You're the tough guy Oscar was talking about—the one who dared to challenge Teacher Zhao!"
"Uh... I suppose you could say that."
Remembering how he'd been beaten one-sidedly, Tang San felt his face burn. He hurriedly changed the subject.
"Are you a student here, too? Could you tell