Before the College Entrance Examination, a Brand-New Xu Jingming!

Tang Qi and her group hurried along the corridor and turned a corner.

There, they ran into Xu Jingming, who was walking toward them with a Black Spear strapped to his back.

Tang Qi had not expected to run into Xu Jingming again. After a brief moment of surprise, she quickly recovered and asked,

"Heading home?"

"Training's over. I want to head back early and do some more preparation."

"Alright, then. Good luck with tomorrow's Martial Arts College Entrance Examination, but remember to watch out for your safety too."

Although she felt that Xu Jingming, who only had an E-rank metahuman ability, was overestimating himself by taking the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination—

he was still her cousin, so Tang Qi offered him a word of encouragement.

"Got it, Sister Qi. Good luck to you too."

Xu Jingming grinned, flashing a bright smile before brushing past her and leaving.

Tang Qi and the others did not stop either, continuing their search for the source of that burst of power.

There were not many Training Rooms nearby—only eight in total.

So, it did not take Tang Qi's group much effort to find the Training Room Xu Jingming had used.

When they saw the walls inside, shattered like a spiderweb, all four of them widened their eyes.

Even Tang Qi, who had always been cool and reserved, parted her lips slightly in shock.

"Damn, even the Memory Metal was blown apart. How powerful did that attack have to be?"

The young man in white casual clothes wore an exaggerated expression.

"Even from the residual energy, I can still feel that incomparably Berserk power.

"The person who launched that attack was either a Second-Order Metahuman or definitely a Peak First-Order!"

The young man with the earring, who had awakened a Mental Type ability, spoke with a serious expression.

"A Peak First-Order? Maybe even Second-Order? Jiangcheng has high school students that strong?"

Xiao Ya looked utterly incredulous.

"Probably not a high school student. Maybe some metahuman who didn't know the rules wandered onto the third floor and used the Training Room to test their strength."

Tang Qi shook her head.

"That makes sense. An attack of that intensity can't possibly be something a high school student can achieve."

"Even geniuses from provincial capitals can't reach Peak First-Order. Someone like that can't possibly appear in Jiangcheng."

The others also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that.

The few metahuman examinees in Jiangcheng already put tremendous pressure on them. If there were an examinee who had reached Second-Order—

then those of them who had consumed who knew how many resources yet had not even become metahumans might as well buy a block of tofu and smash their heads into it.

"Hey, Xu Jingming was the only one who came through here just now. Do you think he could have caused that attack?"

"Maybe Xu Jingming is actually some super genius who has been secretly hiding his strength, just waiting to make a name for himself in tomorrow's college entrance examination?"

Xiao Ya blinked and suddenly came up with a wild idea.

"You've read too many webnovels about pretending to be weak and then crushing everyone, haven't you? How could you even think of something that ridiculous?"

The young man with the earring was speechless. "To hide your strength, you need strength worth hiding in the first place. An E-rank metahuman ability wielder would be doing well to reach an attack intensity of 300 calories."

"The corridors on both sides lead outside. That powerful metahuman probably left from the other side, which is why we didn't run into them."

Metahuman ability rankings were not assigned arbitrarily. They were determined according to development potential.

An E-rank metahuman ability had doomed Xu Jingming's upper limit from the very beginning.

"That's true." Xiao Ya thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Tang Qi, who had listened silently from the side the entire time, suddenly found herself doubting her earlier certainty as she recalled Xu Jingming's tall, straight back as he left.

Was Xu Jingming really overestimating himself by taking the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination?

Jiangcheng's academic college entrance examination was held in the teaching buildings of each school.

The Martial Arts College Entrance Examination, meanwhile, was held at the Military Region near the outskirts.

Students first had to gather at the city stadium before being transported together to the Military Region.

The assembly time was eight in the morning.

Thus, Xu Jingming got up early the next day and put on his equipment.

Aside from the F-rank weapon, the roughly two-meter-long Black Obsidian Spear strapped to his back, he wore an F-rank black combat suit and black Combat Boots.

Both the combat suit and Combat Boots were made from ferocious beast hides and were extremely tough.

When fighting and killing ferocious beasts, they were not only less likely to be damaged, but could also block part of the damage.

"Martial Arts College Entrance Examination, here I come!"

His gaze sharpened as Xu Jingming strode out of his room with steady steps.

Jiangcheng, Brocade Villa District.

This was a famous villa district in Jiangcheng.

Inside one of the villas, Tang Qi had finished breakfast and put on her equipment. Just as she was about to leave, she was suddenly called out by an elegant woman who looked seventy to eighty percent like her.

"Xiao Qi, you and Xiaoming are taking the examination at the same venue, right?"

"Mom, didn't I tell you last time? There's only one Martial Arts College Entrance Examination venue in all of Jiangcheng. Of course we're at the same venue."

As she answered, Tang Qi carried out one final inspection of her equipment.

She had awakened a Special Type B-rank metahuman ability, Phantom Shadow Cat.

After activating her ability, her physique, flexibility, and reaction speed would all increase dramatically.

Therefore, she had chosen a dagger, a weapon that was relatively agile in use.

Her combat suit also prioritized being form-fitting and lightweight.

"If you run into Xiaoming at the examination venue, help him if you can.

"After all, your cousin only has an E-rank metahuman ability. The Martial Arts College Entrance Examination is too dangerous for him." The elegant woman could not help reminding her, "And you need to watch out for your own safety too. Even if your results are a little worse, don't force yourself to fight high-level ferocious beasts."

Although Tang Qi wanted to say that the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination map was huge and that the chances of encountering him after entering were practically zero—

when she saw the worry in her mother's eyes, she still nodded. "I know."

After confirming that there were no problems with her equipment—

Tang Qi got into the sedan waiting outside and set off for the city stadium.

Jiangcheng had three high schools, with nearly three thousand senior-year students in total.

Excluding the students taking the academic college entrance examination, another fourteen hundred were taking the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination.

In order to transport all fourteen hundred examinees to the examination site, the city had deployed more than forty buses.

Those buses were neatly parked outside the city stadium according to school and class.

Examinees only needed to board the corresponding bus after arriving.

"Son, I'm not asking you to get amazing results in this Martial Arts College Entrance Examination. The most important thing is to stay safe!"

"Dad, I know."

"Sweetheart, make sure you protect yourself during the examination!"

"..."

Some of the examinees arriving at the city stadium came alone, while others were accompanied by their parents.

For those accompanied by their parents, the most frequent reminder before they got on the bus was to stay safe.

Having just arrived at the city stadium, Xu Jingming saw this scene from afar. It would be a lie to say he was not envious.

As an orphan in his previous life, he had also longed for his parents' love.

Unfortunately, even after transmigrating, he was still alone...

Taking a deep breath, Xu Jingming reined in his emotions.

After finding the bus for Jiang City Second High School, Senior Year Class 5 among the many buses, he boarded directly.

"Huh? Is that Xu Jingming? You couldn't tell normally, but he actually looks pretty handsome in a combat suit."

"Why did I never notice that he had such a sharp presence before?"

"Ah, he's so handsome!"

"..."

Because of the original Xu Jingming's introverted personality, he had been among the most inconspicuous people in Class 5.

Even if he skipped class one day, aside from his best friend Zhang Hao and the homeroom teacher, probably no one else would notice.

Of course, Xu Jingming himself had excellent looks. He was 1.86 meters tall and fairly handsome.

It was just that the original Xu Jingming liked to hunch over and avoid eye contact, which made him seem unremarkable.

Now that Xu Jingming had transmigrated, his gaze no longer darted away. Instead, it was clear and lively, while his body stood straight.

Combined with his black combat suit and the thick, vicious-looking Black Obsidian Spear strapped to his back—

he gave off an entirely renewed impression, appearing sharp and powerful.

Quite a few girls on the bus looked at him with surprise and fervor.

Chen Fan, the homeroom teacher sitting in the front passenger seat and responsible for counting heads, was also briefly stunned when he saw Xu Jingming board.

However, he quickly recovered and checked off Xu Jingming's name on the roster.

As time slowly passed, the names on Chen Fan's roster gradually filled up. After the last Class 5 student taking the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination arrived—

Chen Fan announced, "Everyone from Class 5 is here. Let's go."