Li Xingyu Panicked, Lin Zhenyan Returned

Zhang Yan shot Li Youfeng a fierce glare, his eyes seeming to say, You nearly ruined everything.

Li Youfeng scratched his head sheepishly and hurriedly gave Zhang Yan an apologetic look.

He could not help it. He had simply been too excited.

It was said that anyone who went through the Heart-Nourishing Stage would experience explosive growth in Blood Qi.

What was happening before them perfectly matched the changes in Su Yuan.

One month—no, that was not right.

In half a month, his Blood Qi Value had risen from 56.2 to 77.2.

There was no questioning such terrifying speed. It was as fast as a rocket shooting into the sky.

With a Blood Qi Value of 77.2, he was currently fifth in the class, back at his original ranking.

Feng Bo, who was currently fourth in the class, had a Blood Qi Value of 79.5. Su Yuan was still a little behind him.

As for Sun Miao, who had been fifth with a Blood Qi Value of 76.6, Su Yuan had directly squeezed him down to sixth.

Among the crowd, Sun Miao felt like crying without tears.

He had barely settled into fifth place before Su Yuan snatched it back.

"Unbelievable, truly unbelievable."

"Su Yuan, you have truly left me at a loss for words."

Zhang Yan had an extremely high opinion of Su Yuan. His earlier evaluation of Li Xingyu had merely been that he was not bad.

That showed just how astonished he was at this moment.

Even if Li Xingyu's Blood Qi Value was temporarily higher than Su Yuan's, Zhang Yan still regarded him as inferior to Su Yuan.

Hearing that, Li Xingyu immediately felt a heavy pressure descend upon his shoulders.

Liu Simeng and Zhang Hengqi felt the same way.

The three of them had never overlooked anyone in Class Three's top ten. Underestimating others was a major taboo in martial arts.

Now that Su Yuan had returned with even more terrifying talent, how could the three of them not take him seriously?

If they did not work harder, Su Yuan would surpass them.

That feeling was not pleasant.

"All right, the next student may come up for testing."

Zhang Yan signaled for Su Yuan to return to the line, while Li Youfeng darted out of the training room in a flash, disappearing to who knew where.

The final few students finished testing quickly, and the results were out before long.

"Yuan Mingzhi, Ning Siyu, Qiao Jun, Ao Gaofeng, Xu Qi."

"The five of you will report to Class Six after class."

Zhang Yan mercilessly read out their names. These five had the lowest Blood Qi Values in Class Three.

The vacant spots would be filled in order by the top five students from Class Six and the classes below it.

"Yes, Teacher Zhang Yan."

Yuan Mingzhi and the other four looked utterly dejected. Falling from the Elite Class into an ordinary class in an instant left them miserable.

If only they had cultivated properly during this time.

The five of them regretted it at the same time.

Unfortunately, there were no ifs.

Nor would Yuan Mingzhi and the others get another chance to start over.

"Everyone must already know who has improved the most this past month."

Zhang Yan began with that before continuing.

"Everyone has seen Su Yuan's progress."

As he spoke, Zhang Yan noticed that some students actually had eager looks in their eyes.

"Ahem."

"I should warn certain people first: Su Yuan's brisk walking around the field is not some special cultivation method."

"That is not the reason for his rapid improvement, so do not waste your time copying him."

With those words, the faint hopes held by a small number of people were instantly extinguished by Zhang Yan.

"Do not go looking for other people's cultivation methods. Finding a cultivation method that suits you is the correct path."

"Remember, do not imitate others."

"Otherwise, it will be easy to lose your way on the path of martial arts."

"That concludes this month's Blood Qi assessment. You may arrange the rest of your time as you wish."

"Class dismissed."

After speaking, Zhang Yan leisurely walked out of the training room.

Class had ended after only a little over twenty minutes. The ending time for martial arts classes depended entirely on the teacher's mood.

This martial arts class was the shortest Class Three had ever had.

After Zhang Yan left, everyone except Li Xingyu and the other two rushed to surround Su Yuan.

"Su Yuan, you've finally returned to the top five. Congratulations!"

"Su Yuan, can you tell us what exactly happened to your Blood Qi Value?"

"Hey, Qi Sheng, what kind of question is that? Why don't you reveal your family secrets to everyone too?"

Hearing that, Qi Sheng realized he had asked the wrong question. He hurriedly slipped out of the encirclement and went over to Li Xingyu and the others.

Watching Li Xingyu being surrounded by the other students, a trace of anxiety flashed through his eyes before he silently left.

Liu Simeng and Zhang Hengqi exchanged a glance, seemingly seeing the determination in each other's eyes, and left as well.

If they did not cultivate desperately now, forget obtaining a place in the Joint Key Class—even maintaining their current rankings would be a problem.

They all felt that Su Yuan was completely different this time.

That confidence coming from deep within him was something Su Yuan had not possessed before.

It was precisely that confidence that changed the mindsets of Li Xingyu and the other two.

Li Xingyu in particular.

Lin Jie was still above him, pressing down on him, while Su Yuan had suddenly emerged below him with even greater potential than Liu Simeng and Zhang Hengqi.

How could he not feel a sense of urgency?

When Qi Sheng saw that Li Xingyu and the other two had all left the martial arts training room, he looked around and smiled helplessly before leaving as well.

As Su Yuan dealt with the students' endless questions, he felt his head swelling.

"Su Yuan, if I remember correctly, don't you have something to do at home?"

At that moment, Guo Peng suddenly shouted.

"Right, right, right!"

Su Yuan slapped his forehead, looking as though he had just come to his senses.

Then he charged straight out of the crowd, leaving behind a group of bewildered students.

"Holy crap, Su Yuan is so fast! That's insane!"

"Did you guys see how Su Yuan moved when he left? That was way too fast."

"Come to think of it, I suddenly want to know Su Yuan's true strength. I can't wait for the next Martial Arts Exchange Meet with Second Class."

"It seems like we've never seen Su Yuan go all out..."

After one student said that, blank looks immediately flashed across everyone else's faces.

After quickly leaving school, Su Yuan arrived at Starrock Martial Arts Academy.

"Little Su, school ended early today?"

When Sister Pu saw Su Yuan enter the academy, a smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Yeah, Sister Pu."

"Class ended early today."

"The usual, 105th Training Room?"

"Yes, thank you, Sister Pu."

After handing Su Yuan the key to the 105th Training Room, Sister Pu stared at his retreating figure and murmured to herself.

"Little Su seems to have improved faster lately than even the young master."

"No wonder he's the talent the young master has his eye on."

"What Little Su? Did Lin Jie bring in another genius?"

A deep voice suddenly asked in puzzlement beside Pu Shan.

"Greetings, Academy Master."

Upon hearing that voice, Pu Shan hurriedly turned around and gave Lin Zhenyan a slight bow.

Lin Zhenyan was tall and powerfully built, dressed in a sleeveless black robe. His black eyes were incomparably sharp, and merely standing before Pu Shan gave off an overwhelming sense of pressure.

Especially the thick smell of blood wafting toward her, which nearly made Pu Shan lose her footing.

"Tell me what has happened at the academy during this period."

"Focus on this Little Su."

Lin Zhenyan seemed interested. He pulled over a stool from the reception desk and sat down.

Seeing that, Pu Shan told Lin Zhenyan everything that had happened at the academy over the past dozen or so days, large and small, as well as everything concerning Lin Jie and Su Yuan.

Upon hearing it, Lin Zhenyan immediately rose from the stool.

"This Su Yuan is interesting, to make Little Jie treat him like this."

"Which training room is he in now?"