Ye Ling, Chu Tianche

Blood Qi Value was one aspect of it.

Martial skills, combat experience, and other proficiencies were all key factors affecting one's strength.

The most direct way to judge an individual's strength was their Blood Qi Value.

A Blood Qi Value as high as 116 might not have meant much to others.

But to a group of senior high school students, it was immensely oppressive.

Just hearing that number made Lin Jie and the others feel helpless and despairing.

They might not even reach a Blood Qi Value of 116 by the time of the Martial Exam.

Suddenly, the sixteenth male student to enter the underground passage also glanced in Su Yuan's direction, just like Chu Tianche had.

He was around 1.9 meters tall and leanly built, but one look was enough for Su Yuan to feel that his physical fitness was explosively strong.

Even more terrifying than Chu Tianche just now.

"Ye Ling."

"Qianshan No. 1 High School's number one genius, and unquestionably Qianshan District's number one genius as well."

"His Blood Qi Value had already exceeded 120 by the end of his second year. Rumor has it that three martial arts universities are fighting to recruit him now."

Helplessness rarely colored Leng Xin's voice, yet even she could not help feeling powerless at this moment.

The third school year had already begun more than three months ago, while Ye Ling's Blood Qi Value had reached 120 five or six months earlier.

Compared with Chu Tianche, he was more like a genius who had crushed the breath out of every senior student at both Second High School and Qianshan No. 1 High School.

Everyone else, Leng Xin included, had helplessness in their eyes.

Only Su Yuan's eyes burned with fervor and unimaginable fighting spirit.

The stronger his peers were, the more motivated Su Yuan became.

He was a genius with the Crimson War God's Heart. He simply had not yet fully displayed his talent.

After Ye Ling entered the passage, nothing happened for the next five minutes.

"Could all twenty students from Qianshan No. 1 High School have gone in already?"

"What do you mean, starting at two? Looking at this, Director Yuan really did lie to us."

"A Fourth-Realm powerhouse actually tricked a bunch of students. Pah, how shameless."

Xie Zhengyang and the others wore indignant expressions, anger rising in every one of them.

"It's 1:25 now. If registration closes at 1:30, we only have five minutes left."

Fang Yan frowned as he glanced at the time on his phone.

"We're not waiting anymore. Let's go in too!"

Leng Xin made the decision quickly, and Su Yuan's group immediately followed.

The instant they entered the underground passage on the right side of the first floor of C Building, Su Yuan and the others felt a chill sweep over their bodies.

The chill was not particularly strong, but it still made them uncomfortable.

There was only one path through the underground passage. Su Yuan and the others broke into a run, and the passage seemed rather long.

The farther they went underground, the more pronounced the chill became. The temperature gradually dropped, and a thin layer of ice slowly formed over the surrounding walls.

Three minutes later.

At last, accompanied by a burst of light ahead, they successfully emerged from the underground passage and arrived somewhere entirely different.

Before them stood twenty students, along with three stern-faced adults of varying ages—two men and one woman.

The surrounding walls were made of special metal. The place seemed about the same size as Lin Jie's training room, but it was broader on all sides and had a much higher ceiling.

As Su Yuan and the others entered the space, all twenty-three people turned to look at them.

"Students from Second High School?"

One of the men, who appeared to be around thirty, looked at the time on his watch before speaking to Su Yuan's group.

"Reporting, we are the Second High School students participating in the Joint Key Class!"

Fang Yan stood tall and answered loudly, meeting Wang Zheng's gaze directly.

"You're not late. Come over and stand in a line beside them."

Wang Zheng nodded and gestured for Su Yuan and the others to approach.

At once, all ten of them let out a sigh of relief inwardly.

At the same time, they cursed Director Yuan in their hearts for being such a bastard, even lying to students.

The ten of them silently took their places beside the twenty students from Qianshan No. 1 High School. With a sideways glance, they all spotted a familiar figure.

The black eyes around Bai Zhenhao's eyes and the huge bump on his forehead had somehow disappeared.

At that moment, Bai Zhenhao did not dare look at Su Yuan's group at all, terrified they would recognize him.

"First, let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Zheng, a Fourth-Realm High Tier Martial Artist."

"I am also the homeroom teacher for this Joint Key Class."

"The female teacher to my left is Zhao Xinxuan, a Fourth-Realm Mid-Stage Martial Artist."

"The male teacher to my right is Huang Yi'an, also a Fourth-Realm Mid-Stage Martial Artist."

With his hands clasped behind his back, Wang Zheng gave a brief introduction.

Fourth-Realm High Tier!

Su Yuan was somewhat surprised. According to the news, Song Ping, the vice principal of Qianshan No. 1 High School, had broken through to Fourth-Realm High Tier and was already competing for the principal's position.

So why was Teacher Wang Zheng still merely a teacher?

After he finished speaking, Zhao Xinxuan and Huang Yi'an gave Su Yuan's group faint smiles.

Wang Zheng swept his gaze over the thirty students from Qianshan No. 1 High School and Second High School, an inexplicable authority flashing across his face.

"From today onward, there will no longer be any distinction between Qianshan No. 1 High School and Second High School. All thirty of you are members of the Joint Key Class."

"The Joint Key Class is officially renamed the Qianshan Class."

Qianshan Class?

Su Yuan felt that the name was somewhat strange.

Naming the class after Qianshan District showed just how high their expectations were.

"We've introduced ourselves. Now it's your turn to introduce yourselves to each other."

Wang Zheng glanced toward First Class, then watched them silently.

Immediately afterward, beginning with the first person on the left, they started introducing themselves one by one.

"Wang Long, Blood Qi Value: 107.4."

"Qin Fengyi, Blood Qi Value: 109.2."

"He Xiu, Blood Qi Value: 112.3."

"Chu Tianche, Blood Qi Value: 128.7."

Finally, it was Ye Ling's turn. Everyone, including the three teachers, pricked up their ears.

"Ye Ling, Blood Qi Value: 165.9."

Ye Ling stated his Blood Qi Value expressionlessly, yet it immediately caused an uproar among those around him.

The pupils of the other two teachers, Wang Zheng included, shrank almost imperceptibly.

They had clearly been shocked by Ye Ling's Blood Qi Value.

A Blood Qi Value of 165.9 had already entered the range of a First-Realm Mid-Stage Martial Artist.

He was on an entirely different level from the students present.

Hearing this, Su Yuan silently calculated the gap in Blood Qi Value between himself and Ye Ling.

Hmm, he was still 87.4 short.

Looks like he had to work even harder.

Su Yuan was not shocked by the Blood Qi Value Ye Ling had displayed. At his cultivation speed, he would catch up soon enough.

Chu Tianche, standing beside Ye Ling, suddenly wore a wry smile.

"Ling, you're seriously incredible."

Ye Ling glanced at him and replied indifferently, "Not enough."

"Gasp..."

All the students from Qianshan No. 1 High School and several from Second High School sucked in a breath.

"Ahem."

"Next, the ten of you may introduce yourselves."

Wang Zheng coughed lightly and turned his gaze toward Su Yuan's group.

"Luo Min, Blood Qi Value: 88.2."

When it was Xie Zhengyang's turn, he looked a little embarrassed, but he still stammered out his introduction.

"Xie Zhengyang, Blood Qi Value: 89.5."

"..."

"Li Xingyu, Blood Qi Value: 90.6."

"Lin Jie, Blood Qi Value: 95.8."

As they listened to Li Xingyu and the others report their Blood Qi Values, some of the Qianshan No. 1 High School students visibly showed disdain.

Not one of them had a Blood Qi Value above 100. Giving spots to these people would have been worse than selecting more students from Qianshan No. 1 High School.

Then it was Su Yuan's turn.

He suddenly grinned. "Su Yuan, Blood Qi Value: 78.5."

The students from Qianshan No. 1 High School: "?"

Wang Zheng and the other two teachers: "..."