I'm Not Interested in the School Belle

"Wind Splitting Leg: Observing the sparring session was highly beneficial. Training speed increased fivefold!"

Sure enough, when Lu Chong followed Wang Tong to practice the Wind Splitting Leg, the system prompt appeared again.

However, after reaching Minor Success in the Wind Splitting Leg, the automatic training speed dropped to 1% per hour, so with the fivefold increase, it was now 32% per hour.

"It doesn't seem like I'll reach Major Success today."

An hour later, Lu Chong's Wind Splitting Leg progress hit Minor Success at 68%.

He was still a ways off from Major Success, but Lu Chong wasn't in a rush. After all, with the Head Teacher giving him extra lessons, the efficiency would be high.

Even so, Head Teacher Wang Tong was still astonished. Only after Lu Chong left did he mutter in a daze, "This kid might be close to Major Success already."

"In just a few hours, he covered what took me over a year back then. Is this the difference between a genius and a mediocre talent?"

Lu Chong had no idea what his Head Teacher was thinking. He hurried out of school, planning to head to Lou Qingqing's place to earn some money.

But just as he stepped out of the school gate, someone blocked his path.

"Zhao Longfei? What does he want with me?" Lu Chong recognized the person and thought to himself.

"Lu Chong." Zhao Longfei walked up to him, his usual arrogant tone in place. "Come with me. Someone wants to see you."

Lu Chong didn't bother with the other's rudeness and replied calmly, "I've got things to do. If you have something to say, we can talk at school tomorrow."

With that, Lu Chong moved to head toward Lou Qingqing's luxury RV, but Zhao Longfei sidestepped to block him again.

"You'd better think carefully before you speak. I, Zhao Longfei, am here to invite you—to work as a private coach at the Xiang Clan Martial Arts Hall."

"This is a good chance to improve your life. Don't be ungrateful." Zhao Longfei's words carried a hint of condescension, as if he were genuinely helping a classmate.

Lu Chong couldn't help but laugh. This way of inviting someone was truly rare.

"Then I'll tell you right now—I'm not interested." Tossing out that line, Lu Chong deftly used the Nine-Shadow Step to slip past him.

What a joke. Did he really think he was someone special? Lu Chong wasn't about to indulge some arrogant student like that.

As for the private coaching gig at the Xiang Clan Martial Arts Hall, it might have something to do with Xiang Yueya, but so what? With that attitude, no one would take it.

Compared to that, Lou Qingqing—the low-key and polite super-rich heiress—was much easier to deal with.

Zhao Longfei was stunned. In all of Yuncheng First High School, no student had ever dared to ignore him like this.

Besides, this was something Xiang Yueya had asked him to handle. How could he mess it up?

"Lu Chong." Zhao Longfei didn't lower himself to chase after him. Instead, he issued a cold threat. "I'll give you one more night to think it over. Come find me at school tomorrow on your own."

"Otherwise, you'll find out what happens." After delivering his chilling words, Zhao Longfei turned and walked away with a flourish.

He believed that once that newly famous kid thought it through, he'd know what to do.

"What an idiot."

Lu Chong muttered under his breath, ducked into the alley where the car was parked, and climbed straight into Lou Qingqing's RV.

With this little rich girl around, he couldn't be bothered to go coach at a martial arts hall. Even a top-tier private coach wouldn't earn as much as he did here.

Besides, he really didn't have the spare time right now.

After spending over an hour at Lou Qingqing's estate, Lu Chong headed home with another four thousand yuan.

Worth mentioning, with a dual Martial Skill Perfection practitioner as her sparring partner, Lou Qingqing's martial skill progress was indeed impressive.

From what Lu Chong could tell with his current insight, Lou Qingqing would likely reach Microscopic in both martial skills within a week.

"This money feels well-earned."

Back home, Lu Chong didn't rush to practice the Qi Absorbing Art. Instead, he opened his phone and logged into the official Martial Arts Mall.

It had everything a martial artist could need, including publicly available inherited martial skills, Nutrients of various grades, materials harvested from Exotic Beasts, rare herbs and medicinal plants gathered from the wild, and more.

There were even paid videos of martial arts masters demonstrating techniques or engaging in combat.

However, Lu Chong had tried watching those videos before, and they didn't affect his training speed—at best, they broadened his horizons.

Based on his observations, it only worked when someone taught him in person or when he faced them in actual combat.

Lu Chong had a clear goal in mind when he entered the Martial Arts Mall now.

He already had enough Nutrients from the school's rewards.

But to practice the Golden Cicada Robe passed down by the Old Principal, he needed to buy the body-tempering materials himself.

"Found it. Second-grade Exotic Beast Blade-Winged Golden Cicada's essence blood, and second-grade herb Phoenix Tail Grass—both are available."

Lu Chong's eyes lit up as he spotted his targets.

Cultivating the Golden Cicada Robe required both of these materials. Mixed in a specific ratio to create a soaking solution, he could then train the technique by immersing himself in it.

But when he saw the prices, even though he'd braced himself, he still couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath.

"One drop of Blade-Winged Golden Cicada essence blood costs two thousand."

"One Phoenix Tail Grass costs a thousand."

Lu Chong winced. To make one batch of soaking solution, he needed one drop of the cicada essence blood and three Phoenix Tail Grass plants.

That added up to five thousand.

Although the Martial Skill inheritance stated that one batch of this bath solution could be used for many days, Lu Chong, with his cheat, didn't think he needed that long.

"Forget it, I'll just buy one batch and see."

Lu Chong gritted his teeth, spent five thousand credits, and placed the order online.

With that one slip of the finger, his newly minted ten-thousand-credit fortune was cut in half.

"At least I don't have to worry about food and clothing now, and the school provides Nutrients, or I'd really go broke in no time." Lu Chong sighed.

While waiting for the delivery, Lu Chong couldn't help browsing other items, and his heart skipped a beat.

It wasn't until he saw that a Low-grade Martial Skill cost over thirty thousand, a Mid-grade one over eighty thousand, and a High-grade Body-Refining Martial Skill was as high as over two hundred thousand that Lu Chong couldn't help breaking into a grin.

"This is basically the intangible asset I earned from school."

Half an hour later, the doorbell rang.

"Hello, your order from the Martial Arts Mall has arrived."

The deliveryman's voice came from outside the door.

"That was fast!"

Lu Chong was momentarily stunned, then excitedly opened the door and retrieved the package.

"Now, let's see just how fast I can train in this Body-Refining Martial Art."

Lu Chong tore open the package and began mixing the Medicinal Bath himself.

Another half hour later, Lu Chong carefully lay down in the bathtub.

The water in the tub was a fiery red, like a bath of glowing wine.

Ding!

At that moment, a system notification sounded in Lu Chong's mind.