"Four Key Universities." Wang Hao narrowed his eyes and searched through the memories in his mind.
The Four Key Universities were the four strongest institutions among civilian universities, but getting into one was like a thousand troops trying to cross a single-log bridge.
Yet once one was accepted, countless job opportunities would await after graduation.
His father had come from Tianbei University, one of the Four Key Universities.
He had been the brightest star in Tianbei University's history, as well as the most dazzling civilian genius in the entire Interstellar Federation.
Unfortunately, heaven envied talent. Seven years had passed, and he was still missing.
"Back then, Old Man seemed to have swept through the entire Royal Academy with just a spear, beating those noble geniuses until they had nothing to say and utterly disgracing the Royal Academy, right?"
After thinking it over, Wang Hao felt that his expulsion from the Royal Academy had to be related to Old Man. But Old Man had provoked them and disgraced them, so they should have settled the score with him. What the hell did it have to do with Wang Hao?!
"Fine, whatever. If they kicked me out, they kicked me out." Wang Hao sighed, then snorted. "But this score isn't settled. Since Old Man could sweep through the entire Royal Academy, I won't just sweep through it—I'll tear the Royal Academy down."
Before long, Wang Hao returned to the home from his memories.
But the moment he opened the door, he felt terrible. Smelly socks and filthy clothes were scattered everywhere, the trash had probably not been taken out for days, and a pungent stench hung in the air.
Especially when Wang Hao felt hungry and found a bag of biscuits, only to discover that they had long since expired.
"Unlucky Egg, what kind of life were you living?!"
Wang Hao rubbed his forehead, feeling sorry for this Unlucky Egg. Who would have thought that the son of a mighty Marshal would be oppressed by those nobles to this extent?
Helplessly, Wang Hao activated the Smart Bracelet on his wrist. It was an intelligent computer required for every member of the Interstellar Federation. It not only stored the holder's identity information, but could also be used as a computer. It was extremely convenient.
When Wang Hao checked his bank balance, he could no longer remain calm. This Unlucky Egg's entire savings did not even amount to five hundred credits.
After all, the interstellar age had begun, and the population had become too vast to count, resulting in inflation. Those five hundred credits were equivalent to five dollars in his previous life.
"Am I going to starve to death on the streets before I even rise to greatness?!" Wang Hao threw back his head and sighed.
"Forget it. What's the point of blaming Unlucky Egg? He and I are the same person now. Blaming him is blaming myself. I should cultivate first." Wang Hao sighed, took out the Level One Potential Pill, swallowed it, and sat cross-legged on the messy bed.
"Wu Yao Heavenly Demon Art, begin infusion." The system's voice rang out.
Rumble!!
In an instant, an enormous flood of information poured into Wang Hao's mind. The meridians within his body appeared clearly in his thoughts, along with every secret of how the cultivation art circulated.
"What an incredible cultivation art!" A hint of shock flashed in Wang Hao's eyes.
After all, his father had been a Marshal-level figure, so he had seen his share of the world. Naturally, he knew something about whether a cultivation art was powerful or not.
To judge the quality of a cultivation art, one first had to see how much spiritual energy from heaven and earth it could absorb.
Second, one had to see whether it could quickly stabilize one's foundation. If the foundation could not be stabilized, the spiritual energy absorbed would definitely burst a person apart.
This Wu Yao Heavenly Demon Art could not only rapidly absorb spiritual energy, but also quickly stabilize one's foundation.
With the Level One Potential Pill added in, he could completely break through one level and immediately continue breaking through the next, without needing to spend time tempering his foundation.
Boom!
After receiving the system's infusion, Wang Hao was extremely familiar with the Wu Yao Heavenly Demon Art. He instantly entered a meditative state, his mind becoming utterly tranquil.
As time passed, the spiritual energy drifting through the air poured into his body, continuously strengthening his flesh.
In the cultivation system, the physical body was the foundation of everything and had to be strictly tempered at all times.
During the Martial Apprentice stage, one could only use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to temper the body. Once the physical body had been strengthened nine times, one could shift from external training to internal training, begin opening the meridians within the body, reach the Martial Master realm, and gain the ability to use Hidden Force.
There was no sense of time in cultivation, and the night quickly passed.
Boom!
When the sun rose, Wang Hao's body trembled. A terrifying current of air erupted from within him, blasting everything around him away.
Wang Hao opened his eyes, and a flash of golden light streaked through them with dazzling brilliance.
"Martial Apprentice Level 5. As expected of a divine art produced by the system—it's truly amazing." Wang Hao was somewhat emotional. If he had been on a high-level planet, he probably would have broken through in just a few hours instead of needing an entire night.
The level of a planet determined the density of its spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
On a Level One Planet like Earth, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was pitifully weak.
But on Emperor Star, the Interstellar Federation's only Level 6 Planet, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was like a light drizzle, falling at every moment.
"Emperor Star... I'll return someday."
Wang Hao clenched his fists, determination flashing in his eyes. Emperor Star was where he had been born. It held his childhood and his home.
But after his father disappeared, he had been driven out of the Marshal's residence.
Still, he believed that when he returned, those who had seized his family's property would definitely regret ever coming into this world.
"Oh no, I'm going to be late."
Wang Hao checked the time, hurriedly got up, and sprinted toward Eleventh High School.
Whether he wanted to tear down the Royal Academy or seek justice from those who had bullied him, he first had to enter one of the Four Key Universities. He absolutely could not miss today's school assembly.
On the way, Wang Hao learned from the system how to obtain Villain Points.
The first method was to stir up other people's sense of Justice and make them represent Justice in eliminating his evil self.
Of course, they did not necessarily need to take action. Being despised by the world could also easily earn him points.
However, being despised would not earn many points, though it could be carried out on a large scale and spread from one person to ten, then from ten to a hundred.
The second method was to do bad deeds. Depending on how serious the deed was, he could obtain generous points. In particular, doing shady things could even earn him useful rewards such as titles. But picking fights with people for no reason was something he did not seem capable of doing.
The third method was to act like an old fox and set traps for people. The more formidable the person he trapped, the more points he would gain, and he might even receive a Super Value Gift Pack.
But to successfully lay out such a plan, he would not only need extraordinary intelligence, but also sufficient patience and subordinates capable of carrying out his orders. The downside was that the process took rather a long time.
Of these three methods, Wang Hao felt that only the first suited him. The other two could only serve as support.
"Sigh, from today onward, I'm going to become a shameless man who saves the world yet gets condemned by everyone." Wang Hao sighed, feeling that he would have to stay on high alert in the future to face all kinds of challenges. Otherwise, people might truly burn him alive as a villain.
"Actually, we simply walk different paths and cannot work together. In your eyes, I'm the villain. In my eyes, you're also villains. And whoever laughs last will be the true great villain. Since that's the case, let's hurt each other!"
A sacred gleam flashed in Wang Hao's eyes. He decided to grow amid others' misunderstanding and scorn, carving out a solid path of self-improvement that could withstand all wind and rain...
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