"None of those people came?"
A handsome Genius Class student stood on a rock jutting out of the Blood River, surveying his surroundings. "Could it be that these Weapon Tokens aren't good enough for them anymore?"
There were many such rocks in the Blood River within this underground chamber, large and small, scattered at different heights, all offering places to stand.
A tall Genius Class student folded his arms and chuckled. "The fewer people who come, the better our chances of getting a Weapon Token. What, do you want more competitors?"
"Maybe he thinks he's a match for those people," someone else added.
The handsome young man's expression immediately darkened.
"Gu Zheng."
Just then, a Genius Class student standing nearby turned toward Gu Zheng with a chuckle, his tone carrying a hint of mockery. "I heard you have a grudge against that self-recommended student, Ji Zhixing. What's his deal?"
"How did a regular-class student climb to fifth on the points leaderboard? And push you down below him, too?"
The others looked toward Gu Zheng with interest, their eyes full of delight at his misfortune.
Gu Zheng remained expressionless. "My affairs are none of your concern."
"Heh."
At that, many of them laughed.
Gu Zheng quietly clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, but his expression betrayed nothing.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the Blood River.
Holding Xiao Mingyue's hand, Ji Zhixing stood motionless on the riverbed's mud and sand.
Under their watchful gazes, an enormous Blood Beast loomed a short distance ahead.
Dark red scales covered its entire body, each as large as a palm and gleaming with a cold luster.
Its four limbs were as thick as pillars, and its claws were immense.
Most importantly, the Blood Beast currently had most of its body submerged, with only a