"Fuck! Lin Mo, what are you doing?"
The moment Wang Shouquan saw who it was, his face darkened with displeasure.
Lin Mo, the good kid in everyone else's eyes.
Throughout all three years of high school, he had diligently studied martial cultivation knowledge and trained tirelessly, working incredibly hard.
Though his talent was lacking, he was deeply favored by many teachers.
With the teachers shielding him, Wang Shouquan could not do much to him at school.
But that had been before.
During the Martial Arts Training Class assessment a few days ago, everyone had tested their Blood Qi Value.
Lin Mo had clearly failed to qualify. Even in the college entrance examination three months from now, it would be difficult for him to meet the standards to enter a Martial University.
If he could not enter a Martial University, then his prospects in this life would amount to nothing more than that.
He simply did not belong in the same world as people like them.
"What do you mean, what am I doing? You took my seat."
Lin Mo walked past Wang Shouquan and sat down beside Lin Ya'er.
At that, Lin Ya'er looked at Lin Mo and nodded, taking it as a gesture of gratitude.
But that was all. The next moment, her cold expression returned.
As for Lin Mo, he had not given it any thought at all.
He had not done it for Lin Ya'er. Some idiot had taken his seat, that was all.
And this was not the first time. It happened almost every day.
At that moment, Lin Mo only wanted to head to the Martial Artist Building after the class assignments were finished and obtain his Martial Artist Certification.
The sight made Wang Shouquan grind his teeth in fury.
The fact that Lin Mo was Lin Ya'er's deskmate was precisely one of the key reasons Wang Shouquan was always picking on him.
The two had never seen eye to eye.
"Tch, Lin Mo, you still can't see reality for what it is? You've got no hope of getting into a Martial University. Do you think the teachers will keep protecting you forever? I really don't know what you're acting so cocky for."
"Exactly. Your Blood Qi Value is only 65 calories. Can you reach 70 in three months? Brother Wang is already at 88 calories."
"That's hard to say. Maybe he scraped together some money to buy a few bottles of Supreme Vitality Potion and break through to 70."
"Pfft, I might believe that if it were someone else. But Lin Mo, this poor loser? Can he afford it?"
"..."
In an instant, led by Wang Shouquan, several of his lackeys began mocking Lin Mo.
Lin Mo glanced at them, ignored them outright, and began scrolling through his phone.
"Oh? Looking up the Martial Artist Certification process? Lin Mo, aren't you aiming a little too high?"
"Don't say that. Everyone needs dreams. There's nothing wrong with thinking about it."
"Mm, you're right. Thinking about it is all he can do anyway."
"Hahaha!"
In their eyes, it was already unlikely that Lin Mo could get into a Martial University this time.
Martial Artist Certification? That was nothing but a fantasy!
Not just Lin Mo—even Wang Shouquan and Lin Ya'er, the publicly acknowledged top student in the class, would need some time before they could complete their Martial Artist Certification.
"What are you all making such a fuss about? Class is starting!"
At that moment, their homeroom teacher, Li Mei, walked in.
When she saw Wang Shouquan and the others surrounding Lin Mo and criticizing him, her brows immediately knitted together as she gave a soft shout.
"Kid, you're lucky this time. Let's see how many more days you can keep acting tough. Once everything is settled three months from now, we'll settle our accounts nice and slow."
Wang Shouquan sneered under his breath. After tossing out those words, he turned and headed back toward his seat.
Lin Mo swept Wang Shouquan with the gaze one used for an idiot and let out a cold laugh.
Three months? That was too long.
Once school was over today and he obtained his Martial Artist Certification, he could settle some accounts first.
The reason he was not making a move now was not because Lin Mo was lucky. Wang Shouquan was the lucky one, protected by the school rules.
If Lin Mo acted now, getting disciplined would do him no good.
But once he successfully obtained his Martial Artist Certification... everything would become easy.
Martial Artists possessed quite a few privileges and held extraordinary status.
Especially when a certified Martial Artist was insulted by a non-Martial Artist—even if the Martial Artist beat that person to death, the victim would have only had himself to blame!
"The test results from a few days ago have all been compiled. Two students from our class have been selected for the Martial Arts Training Class: Lin Ya'er and Wang Shouquan. Let us congratulate them together."
"Clap clap clap~"
As Li Mei's voice fell, applause rang out across the classroom.
"Lin Ya'er, congratulations! You truly deserve it!"
"Brother Wang, awesome!"
"..."
Congratulations rose one after another.
Once selected for the Martial Arts Training Class, getting into an excellent Martial University was as certain as nails hammered into a board.
They might even break through the threshold of becoming Martial Artists before graduation.
If that happened, they would have a chance to enter one of Huaxia's four top Martial Universities.
The principal had said so himself at the school assembly before.
The Mentors assigned to the Martial Arts Training Class were all experts invited from the Military Department.
Every one of them had reached the realm of a Fifth-grade Martial Artist.
People like that possessed strength comparable to a City Lord's.
Under their guidance, they would achieve twice the result with half the effort, their cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds.
"Alright! Quiet down! Those who weren't selected shouldn't be discouraged either. There are still less than three months left. Work hard, everyone. It's not like you have no chance of catching up to the Martial Arts Training Class."
Hearing this, the students merely echoed her words halfheartedly.
Catch up to the training class? Was that even possible?
They had already started behind. Catching up would be easier said than done.
Still, they would not give up.
The college entrance examination was the most important turning point in everyone's life.
Whether one became a dragon or a worm depended on which path one could enter!
After Li Mei gave a few more instructions, she announced that school was over.
The main reason they had come to school today was to be assigned to classes and be informed of the date of the college entrance examination.
For the less than three months ahead, students could study on their own at school or at home. It was entirely voluntary.
The teachers had already taught everything they could.
From here on, they could only rely on themselves!
The moment Li Mei dismissed them, Lin Mo slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed straight for the classroom door.
"Lin Mo, wait!"
But the next second, Li Mei called out to him.
"Ms. Li, is something wrong?" Lin Mo looked over in confusion.
"Lin Mo, I applied to the principal for an auditing spot in the Martial Arts Training Class. Do you want to..."
"No need, Ms. Li. Thank you for your kindness, but I have my own plans."
Li Mei's words truly surprised Lin Mo.
Though it was only an auditing spot, obtaining one was no easy matter.
He had not expected his homeroom teacher to treat him so well.
However, now that he had the system, joining such a Martial Arts Training Class no longer held any meaning for him.
His Blood Qi Value and Combat Power Value had already met the standards.
What he wanted was actual combat!
The college entrance examination did not merely assess Blood Qi and Combat Power Value. It also tested wilderness combat.
Having lived safely within the Base City all his life, the only combat he had encountered was children of the same grade fighting each other.
When one truly had to face Mutant Beasts, it would not be such child's play.
Therefore, what he needed now was to obtain his Martial Artist Certification immediately.
With that certification, he could leave the city, fight for real in the wilderness, and accumulate practical combat experience.
"Huh?"
But after hearing Lin Mo's words, Li Mei was somewhat dumbfounded.
Lin Mo was actually giving up such a good opportunity?
"Lin Mo, the experience and training methods of those Fifth-grade Mentors will definitely be better than those of the Mentors at our school. Maybe they can make your Blood Qi Value soar over the next three months. I think you should go and listen."
"There's really no need. Thank you, Ms. Li. I'm confident I can do well in this college entrance examination."
Lin Mo gave a bitter smile and declined again.
"You..."
Li Mei felt a little angry inside. She felt that Lin Mo was simply giving up on himself.
Just as she was about to say something else, Lin Mo greeted her first and ran off. Before long, even his back could no longer be seen.
"That brat, sigh!"
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