Thirty-Six, God-Level Potential!

A young lover?

Xiao Dongchen's mouth twitched. He gave a helpless bitter smile, then sensed the abyss-like gaze behind him, making the hairs on his body stand on end.

I've been wronged!

Even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't wash me clean!

"What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Coming to her senses, Xiao Yu shot Xue Ni a fierce glare. Then she turned around, her face slightly flushed as she nervously looked at the youth beside her. "Um... she has a big mouth and loves talking nonsense. I really never said anything like that."

"The innocent need no defense. Business comes first."

Pretending to remain calm, Xiao Dongchen curled his lips and changed the subject.

"Fine, fine, I misspoke."

Sensing that her best friend was genuinely angry, Xue Ni hurriedly apologized. Then, as if she had remembered something, she suddenly cried out, "Ah! Wait, what did you just say?"

"This Xiao Yan is a seven-star Dou Zhe?!"

"At his age, he's definitely under twenty, right? How is that possible?!"

"You only caught on now, you stupid woman!"

At this moment, Xiao Yu's face brightened again. Raising her brows, she puffed out her chest proudly and said, "How could a member of my Xiao Household be judged by the likes of you?"

"As you can see, Xiao Yan only held his Coming-of-Age Ceremony not long ago, yet his Potential Value already reached the SSS-Level Potential set by the academy. Impressive, right?"

"But the more incredible part is yet to come!"

Xiao Yu's crisp voice left Xue Ni staring blankly beside her, mouth hanging open. Her final sentence stirred Xue Ni's curiosity even further.

SSS-Level Potential was already a notch above even that demoness at the academy. At such an age, he was truly a monster!

"What else is there? Don't leave me hanging—tell me, tell me!"

Recovering somewhat, Xue Ni grabbed Xiao Yu's arm and shook it, her eyes full of eager curiosity.

"Alright, you asked for it..."

Looking at Xue Ni's thirst for knowledge, Xiao Yu's lips could not help but curl upward. She lightly raised a slender jade finger and smiled with her beautiful eyes. "If I told you that four months ago, Xiao Yan was only at the third stage of Dou Power, would you still want to hear more?"

"Third stage of Dou Power?"

"Four months ago?"

After murmuring those words twice, Xue Ni was utterly numbed by shock. She could not help drawing in a cold breath as she looked toward the somewhat handsome youth, her round face filled with disbelief.

Four months—just four short months. As a Dou Zhe, it would be difficult for her to rise even one star, yet he had leveled up as though he had some kind of cheat, until he was only one star below her!

That process was equivalent to over a decade of her bitter cultivation. It was simply terrifying!

For a moment, her entire worldview was collapsing!

Getting into Jia Nan Academy had always been her pride, but now, this girl who had been considered a genius back home seemed utterly laughable!

That slightly lean figure before her appeared incomparably tall. He was truly godlike!

Genius was merely the threshold for meeting him!

"I told you not to go asking around for no reason. Well, now you're dumbstruck."

Watching Xue Ni stare at Xiao Yan with a face full of reverence, Xiao Yu pursed her red lips and mercilessly pinched the tender snowy flesh of her arm.

"What are you doing? Ow..."

The sharp pain quickly brought Xue Ni back to her senses. Covering her reddened arm, her big eyes brimming with tears, she puffed out her cheeks before complaining, "This Lord Xiao Yan's Potential Value exceeds even the academy's definition, and his cultivation speed is this terrifying. Why does your Xiao Household produce nothing but monsters?!"

"Monsters?"

Hearing that, Xiao Yu fell silent in thought for a while, her beautiful eyes inadvertently glancing in another direction.

There, a smiling youth stood bathed in sunlight, radiant as a god!

Hearing Xue Ni's assessment, Xiao Yan at the entrance merely shrugged slightly, neither confirming nor denying it.

She really was all curves and no brains!

Her horizons were still too narrow!

If this woman knew Brother Chen's true strength, she would probably go mad on the spot, wouldn't she?

If you were not a monster, seeing him would be like a frog in a well gazing at the moon in the sky!

If you were a monster, seeing him would be like a mayfly looking up at the vast heavens!

Brother Chen, in his heart, was the eternal god!

Seeing Xiao Yu remain silent, Xue Ni assumed she agreed. She tilted her head, leaned close to Xiao Yu's ear, and whispered bashfully, "Um, Yu'er, I think I might... like him a little. He's so handsome..."

Xiao Yu's ear twitched, and she instantly snapped back to attention. Hearing her best friend's whisper, a strange expression immediately appeared on her pretty face.

It felt oddly familiar!

Wasn't this just like her former self?

Sigh, she did not know whether such feelings were right or wrong.

Letting out a soft sigh, Xiao Yu shoved Xue Ni away and said reproachfully, "Alright, stop sighing over him. We still need to take them for their test!"

"Mm, got it~"

Drawing out her words, Xue Ni wrinkled her nose and secretly winked at Xiao Yan. Then, smiling, she crooked a finger at them. "Here, follow me. I'll take you little monsters over there!"

"You're still fooling around!"

Pretending to kick her lightly, Xiao Yu followed Xue Ni out of the tent.

"Let's go too."

Xiao Dongchen spread his hands, then slowly walked outside as well.

Seeing this, the others followed along.

Upon entering the tent, it immediately became much cooler. Ice Crystal Cold Stones had clearly been placed here as well.

The enormous tent was divided into an outer ring and an inner ring.

The outer ring contained over thirty somewhat restrained young men and women. Sitting silently on benches along the side, they were likely all new students who had just passed the preliminary test and were not familiar with one another.

The inner ring contained more than a dozen men and women dressed in academy uniforms. They sat there chatting while eating fruit and pastries, pride written all over their faces. Needless to say, they were certainly students dispatched by Jia Nan Academy.

Hearing footsteps, these people immediately looked up. Several academy girls who had been chatting were delighted upon seeing Xiao Yu approach. Smiling, they walked over, pulled her away without another word, and began fussing over her.

"Don't be surprised. Yu'er is quite famous at our academy! She has lots of friends too."

Turning her head, Xue Ni blinked as she swept her gaze around. At last, she sweetly smiled at the nearby Xiao Yan.

Oh no, she's coming for me!

Seeing that slightly heated gaze, Xiao Yan's heart tightened as he inwardly cried out in alarm.

Hadn't he seen enough to know what was what?

After hanging around Brother Chen for so long, he still had this much discernment!

"Uh, I have to say, Sister Xiao Yu really does have a good personality."

Scratching his head, Xiao Yan spoke somewhat awkwardly.

Watching this scene from the side, Xiao Dongchen's eyes gleamed with amusement, and he could not help wanting to laugh.

Had he run into a true fangirl?

What was he waiting for, then? With an opportunity like this, he should seize it!

See? I wasn't wrong. Once you're outstanding enough, plenty of women will fall at the hem of your coat!

Love at first sight? There was no such thing!