《Worldwide Class Change: God-level Class, Shadow Controller》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Chen Yong, a basic life-type class! Blacksmith!¡± ¡°Zhang Wei, a basic support-type class! Priest!¡± ¡°Li Qiang, an intermediate combat-type class! Fire Mage!¡± ¨C Two huge statues stood on the field of Sunrise High School in Doveston City. One of them was 18 meters tall and held a book in his hand. Even though he was only a stone statue, the exquisite carving made him look virtuous, wise, kind, and dignified. The other statue was completely different from him. In front of this stone statue was a slightly shorter stone statue. He looked like he was high-spirited and full of vigor! It was obvious at a glance that he was a young man who had great ambitions and was about to carry out his great plan. At this moment. The principal, Wang Wenfeng, was playing the role of the old man¡¯s stone statue. He was carrying out the awakening ceremony for this year¡¯s third-year students. The Year Three students stood in front of the awakening ceremony altar in an orderly manner. Their eyes sparkled with excitement. They were just like the statue of the youth. All of them were in high spirits! In all of the classrooms located in the teaching building. The Year One and Year Two students were all leaning against the windowsill, looking at the scene on the field with anticipation and curiosity. Every time someone awakened a good profession class, the students would clench their fists excitedly. It was as if they were the ones undergoing the awakening ritual. It was impossible for them not to care about it. After all, in a year or two, they would also be taking part in this awakening ceremony that would determine their lives henceforth. Fifty years ago, a change occurred in the world, and spatial cracks appeared everywhere. The spiritual energy on Earth became abnormally dense. Some plants had a massive growth spurt, while some animals mutated into dire beasts. The most terrifying thing was that countless monsters surged out of these spatial cracks and went on a killing spree, killing everyone in their path. In an instant, Earth was plunged into misery and suffering, and the population decreased to one-tenth. Just as humanity was on the verge of extinction, the first Awakened appeared. He was the origin of the awakening of all the professions, and he was an aptitude master. The stone statue of the elderly male on the ritual platform was carved in his image. The principals of the 28 high schools on Earth were all aptitude masters who had awakened their professional class later on. ¨C In front of each phalanx. The form teachers of the Year Three students revealed gratified expressions. They could not help but sigh. ¡°There are more students awakening intermediate professions this year than in previous years.¡± ¡°These are all promising youths. In the future, the world will be their stage.¡± ¡°The younger generation will surpass us in time!¡± On the altar. Li Qiang, who had awakened an intermediate profession, was also excited. The principal, Wang Wenfeng, patted Li Qiang¡¯s shoulder affectionately and smiled. ¡°Li Qiang, I believe that after graduation, you will perform splendidly on the front lines.¡± ¡°In the future, all the teachers and students of your alma mater¡ªincluding me¡ªwill rely on you for our protection.¡± Wang Wenfeng¡¯s words were not empty words. After all, although aptitude masters were highly respected and could awaken a youth¡¯s profession, they did not have any combat strength. Hence, it was reasonable for Wang Wenfeng to say that he needed the protection of the youths. Li Qiang was also very excited when he heard that. He hurriedly bowed to Wang Wenfeng. ¡°I¡¯ll make sure to keep that in mind!¡± After that, Li Qiang strode toward the phalanx on the left side of the ritual platform. Students who had awakened combat-type classes were there. Students who were standing in the phalanx on the right and back had support-type and life-type classes. The students who had yet to complete the awakening ceremony and the people from the other two types of classes looked at Li Qiang enviously. Everyone knew very well what it meant to have an intermediate class. ¡°Li Qiang is really lucky.¡± ¡°Precisely. For a fire mage, he simply needs to train in the army for three to five years, and he¡¯ll be a lieutenant.¡± ¡°Not only that, the treatment of those in the combat faculty has always been much better than the other two faculties. If you can become a senior lieutenant, the treatment will actually be on par with colonels!¡± ¡°Tsk. Forget about being a lieutenant. I¡¯ll count myself lucky if I can even become a sergeant.¡± It could be said that he had made a name for himself. ¨C However, Chen Feng¡¯s thoughts were completely different from everyone else¡¯s. ¡°In such a dangerous world, isn¡¯t it good to awaken a support-type or life-type profession so that we¡¯ll be safe and can relax?¡± ¡°Whatever treatment or military rank can¡¯t be more important than your own life.¡± Chen Feng thought to himself. However, he did not say anything. After all, the values of most people in this world were different from Chen Feng¡¯s. Ever since Chen Feng transmigrated to this world three years ago, he had already decided which direction his life should take. His life would always come first! Just as he was thinking, a dazzling white light suddenly erupted from the ritual platform. This soaring white light immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the school. ¡°It¡¯s Leng Ruzhi!¡± Hearing that name, even Chen Feng, who usually paid no attention to the outside world, could not stop himself from turning to look. In the three years since he transmigrated, he had more or less heard of Leng Ruzhi¡¯s name. Not only was she acknowledged as the school belle by all, but she had always got first place in all subjects. No one else had ever been able to surpass her. There were even rumors that the Leng family had a high status in the military world! It seemed natural for such a genius to awaken a rare profession. It had been a minute since the white light erupted. Wang Wenfeng¡¯s expression also changed. The startled surprised expression on his face turned to one of seriousness. His face began to turn pale. Generally speaking, there would not be any abnormalities during the awakening ceremony. Even when Li Qiang had awakened an intermediate profession earlier, only a faint red light was emitted briefly. That was all. However, this time, the light emitted from Leng Ruzhi¡¯s body was not only blindingly bright, but it was also incomparably long. After a full five minutes, the soaring white light gradually dissipated. Leng Ruzhi and the principal¡¯s figure came into everyone¡¯s line of sight. Leng Ruzhi still looked the same. Her skin was as white as ice, and her expression was cold and distant. Wang Wenfeng, who was in front of her, looked like he was about to collapse. His clothes were drenched in sweat. After all, aptitude masters had to use up a lot of their energy to help others awaken. The teachers at the scene were shocked when they saw the state that Wang Wenfeng was in. They hurriedly rushed up to the ritual platform to support him. ¡°Principal Wang! Are you all right?¡± ¡°Help the principal over there to rest!¡± However, Wang Wenfeng waved his hand. He said weakly, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I can still hold it together.¡± After he took two deep breaths, he wiped the sweat from his temples and stood up straight again. ¡°Leng Ruzhi! A legendary combat-type class! Holy Light Envoy!¡± he announced. His shaky old voice seemed to resound through the entire Sunrise High School and penetrate everyone¡¯s minds. A legendary combat-type class! It was actually a legendary class! All the students in the school were in an uproar. Everyone¡¯s mouths were agape in shock. All their attention was on Leng Ruzhi, who had silently walked into the combat faculty¡¯s phalanx. No one took notice of the principal¡¯s next words. ¡°The awakening ceremony will continue. The next person is¡­¡± ¡°Chen Feng.¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Everyone¡¯s eyes were focused on Leng Ruzhi. Even Li Qiang, who could finally stand out among his peers, fell head over heels for Leng Ruzhi and attempted to ingratiate himself with her. No one paid any attention to Chen Feng! Chen Feng was very pleased with that. In this kind of world, being invisible was always the safest. He walked directly to the ritual platform and approached Wang Wenfeng, bowing slightly to the latter. Wang Wenfeng smiled and nodded his head. Just as he was about to perform the awakening ceremony for Chen Feng, a few teachers, and deans surrounded him. They had worried expressions on their faces as they said, ¡°Principal Wang, why don¡¯t we stop here today?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Just now, you had already exhausted a lot of your stamina to awaken Leng Ruzhi. We are worried that you won¡¯t have the energy to continue on.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter even if we continue the awakening ceremony tomorrow. It¡¯s just one day. There won¡¯t be a difference.¡± However, Wang Wenfeng waved his hand in a dismissive gesture. He said with a determined expression, ¡°I, Wang Wenfeng, am the principal of Sunrise High School.¡± ¡°At the same time, I am also an aptitude master!¡± ¡°As the principal, I should ensure that the children awaken their professions as soon as possible and grasp the characteristics of their professions.¡± ¡°As an aptitude master, I have to think about the future of mankind!¡± ¡°The front lines are engaged in a bitter battle every year. The sooner humans increase their strength, the sooner peace will come.¡± ¡°The awakening ceremony must continue!¡± he declared. Hearing Wang Wenfeng¡¯s firm words, the teachers and deans could only retreat and leave the ritual platform. At a time like this, Vice Principal Zhou needed to step forward and take charge of the situation. He looked at the teachers and deans around him. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, everyone,¡± he said softly. ¡°Although Principal Wang used up a lot of stamina to perform the awakening ritual for Leng Ruzhi, he should be fine performing another awakening ritual for this student.¡± ¡°After all, most of the time, the stamina used for such rituals is so little that it can be disregarded.¡± Hearing this, the teachers nodded, and the worry on their faces faded slightly. ¡°Vice Principal Zhou is right.¡± ¡°Even if there are more intermediate professions this year, Principal Wang¡¯s body should be fine.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. After all, not everyone can awaken a legendary profession.¡± Chen Feng, on the other hand, did not interrupt them. He simply stood by the side and waited. From his understanding over the past three years and from Principal Wang¡¯s words just now, he could tell that this was an elder worthy of his respect. Even if he had to delay his awakening ritual for a day, Chen Feng would not be dissatisfied. It did not take long for Wang Wenfeng¡¯s stamina to recover slightly. Then, he turned to look at Chen Feng with a serious expression. Principal Wang picked up the book with both hands and began chanting a long and obscure incantation to Chen Feng. The runes within the book shone with a faint light. Next, as though they had all come alive, they flew into the sky and surged into Chen Feng¡¯s body. Chen Feng knew that this was the awakening ceremony. According to the content of the book, when everyone underwent the awakening ritual, they would receive the blessing of a divine being. The blessing bestowed upon them would be in the form of their profession. As for whether the profession was strong or not, it depended on the level of the divine being who had blessed him. More and more runes flowed into Chen Feng¡¯s body. Suddenly, Chen Feng¡¯s vision darkened and he found himself in a dark, empty space. Then. A low, hoarse, and indisputable voice sounded from all directions. ¡°The Creator God said that there must be light.¡± ¡°But with light, there will be darkness.¡± ¡°They glowed, and they accepted praises and worship songs in front of the altar.¡± ¡°You can enjoy power, benefits, and¡­ fear!¡± Hearing that voice, Chen Feng narrowed his eyes. ¡°Is this the blessing that¡¯s bestowed upon me?¡± he wondered. Judging from his words, this god seemed to be a pragmatist. They were very much alike! Chen Feng¡¯s lips curled into a faint smile. ¨C The awakening ceremony was still ongoing. At that moment, Chen Feng, who had his eyes closed, began emitting a faint black aura. Even the entire school, who had placed all their attention on Leng Ruzhi, could not help but turn to look at Chen Feng. After all, as long as a phenomenon appeared, it would at least be an intermediate profession! However, just as everyone came to this conclusion, the black aura began to become denser, higher, and more active! At this moment, Principal Wang revealed a stunned look once more. This was not an intermediate class¡­ Could it be an advanced class? Beads of sweat blossomed on Principal Wang¡¯s forehead, and he smiled bitterly. He had just awakened a legendary class earlier. Was an advanced class about to emerge? These gods did not spare a thought for his elderly self at all. ¨C In the dark space, the voice continued to sound. ¡°Light will be your best cover because shadow will be your cape.¡± ¡°You can not exist anywhere.¡± ¡°You can also appear anywhere!¡± ¡°You can be yourself.¡± ¡°You can also become anyone!¡± ¡°You are one and also all things!¡± ¡°I, in the name of the Shadow Monarch, bless you¡­¡± ¡°Shadow Controller!¡± At the same time, in the real world, the black aura around Chen Feng grew thicker. The darkness expanded greedily as if it wanted to swallow the entire ritual platform and even the entire world! Principal Wang was completely enveloped by the black aura in front of him. His expression changed again and again. ¡°Could it be that this is not an advanced class, but another legendary class?¡± he wondered. Two legendary classes in a row was a huge burden on the body of an aptitude master. In addition, Principal Wang was already 80 years old. If he were to die right then, he would not feel the slightest bit of surprise. Just as he revealed a determined expression and prepared to die as an aptitude master¡­ The black aura around Chen Feng suddenly disappeared. The scene of the school came into view again. The students were surprised and excited, while the teachers were worried. Even the emotionless Leng Ruzhi revealed a trace of surprise on her face. Wang Wenfeng was a little stunned to see everyone looking at him. ¡°Such a powerful phenomenon appeared during the awakening ceremony, but I¡­ didn¡¯t die of exhaustion?¡± he thought incredulously. Chen Feng, who was standing before him, slowly opened his eyes. Only then did Wang Wenfeng snap back to his senses. It was as though he had just woken up from a dream. Based on the abilities of the aptitude master, he blurted out the information he had received. ¡°Chen Feng, a special-type class! Shadow Controller!¡± Special class? There was actually someone who had awakened a one-in-a-million class? Was he a genius or a loser? If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°According to historical records, in the past few decades, there have been five people who had awakened special classes¡­¡± At this moment, the entire campus was silent. Everyone could not help but hold their breaths and widen their eyes as they listened to the principal¡¯s words. Chen Feng had even stolen Leng Ruzhi¡¯s thunder. Chen Feng did not seek the limelight and felt uncomfortable in it. He merely wanted to be a slow developer in this world. Seemingly having failed to notice Chen Feng¡¯s thoughts, the principal continued to speak. ¡°The reason why these five Awakened are classified as special classes is because¡­¡± ¡°They don¡¯t belong to any of the combat, support, and life class.¡± ¡°In fact, these five Awakened can¡¯t even be considered to be in the same type of class. We can only say that their classes are considered one of a kind.¡± ¡°However¡­¡± Wang Wenfeng¡¯s voice trailed off. He slightly furrowed his brows. It seemed that he found it hard to say whatever he needed to say next. Seeing this, Vice Principal Zhou, who had been standing at the side, took a step forward. ¡°However, although the special type of class is unique, its strength is very different,¡± he said. ¡°Some are extremely powerful, so powerful that they can change the fate of humans.¡± ¡°There are also others who are only mediocre. They can¡¯t even compare to the life-type class, which is generally acknowledged by all to be the least combative¡­¡± At this point, the vice-principal threw a glance at Wang Wenfeng. He could not bring himself to continue speaking. All the students present understood the underlying meaning of the vice-principal¡¯s words. Those who had special-type classes were either heaven-defyingly strong or extremely weak. However, just by looking at the principal¡¯s body condition, one could tell that Chen Feng was undoubtedly the type who was too weak to be of any use. That was why the principal looked fine now. Previously, when Leng Ruzhi awakened her class, the principal was so weak that he could barely stand. If Chen Feng had awakened an incomparably powerful class, one that was even more powerful than Leng Ruzhi¡¯s Holy Light Envoy¡­ Principal Wang would die on the spot. After understanding this, many people started to speak. Some people sighed regretfully, some felt deep sorrow and regret for Chen Feng while others gloated. However, none of them felt happy for Chen Feng. After all, no matter how special ¡°Shadow Controller¡± was, if he did not have power, it was just a pretty-sounding name without any use. ¨C Over at the combat-type class phalanx. Leng Ruzhi looked calmly at Chen Feng, who was on the stage. She was not like the other students who either sighed, felt resentful, or gloated about Chen Feng¡¯s result. She felt puzzled about something. ¡°Why does Chen Feng seem so emotionless? He doesn¡¯t seem to be affected by the result at all,¡± Leng Ruzhi pondered. She did not understand it at all. When she found out that there were others present who had awakened special classes and might even be stronger than her, she felt a little shaken and uneasy about it. Although she was not surprised that she had awakened a legendary class, she still felt a trace of joy and pride in her heart. When she found out that there were others present who had awakened special classes and might even be stronger than her, she felt a little shaken and uneasy about it. But this man. Chen Feng. When he awakened his special class, he did not show any ecstasy. Even after learning that his special class might be very weak, he did not show any sadness. Despite the ups and downs, he was still able to remain composed. Leng Ruzhi knew that she could not do it. ¡°Perhaps, Shadow Controller isn¡¯t as weak as everyone thinks.¡± Leng Ruzhi could not help but think to herself. She did not realize that she was paying so much attention to others. Someone seemed to have noticed that Leng Ruzhi¡¯s attention was fixed on Chen Feng. It was Li Qiang. He originally wanted to cotton up to Leng Ruzhi, but when he noticed that, he deliberately scoffed in a voice that was just audible beside Leng Ruzhi. ¡°I thought that this kid was a lucky b*stard. Who knew that in the end, his class would turn out to be one that isn¡¯t practical at all? What a joke!¡± However, not only did his words not please the school belle, but Leng Ruzhi¡¯s face became even colder after hearing those words. ¡°Before you mock others, why don¡¯t you take a look at yourself first?¡± she remarked. After saying that, Leng Ruzhi closed her eyes to rest, ignoring her surroundings. As for Li Qiang, he had a stunned expression on his face. He did not expect his words to have the opposite effect on her. ¡°Why is that so?¡± he wondered. ¡°Haven¡¯t the principal already explained everything clearly?¡± ¡°Chen Feng¡¯s awakening did not deplete the principal¡¯s stamina at all.¡± ¡°He¡¯s obviously useless!¡± Leng Ruzhi¡¯s words made Li Qiang furious. Anger welled up in his chest, and he gritted his teeth. He did not direct his anger at Leng Ruzhi, but Chen Feng instead. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, you are god¡¯s favored one. Furthermore, you have a legendary class. Of course, you have the right to criticize me.¡± ¡°But no matter how lousy I am, at the very least, my class is intermediate.¡± ¡°No matter how one looks at it, I¡¯m obviously stronger than Chen Feng, whose class looks powerful but is in fact, useless!¡± ¡°How can he get Leng Ruzhi¡¯s attention just because of that lousy class he has!¡± Li Qiang thought furiously to himself as he stared at Chen Feng¡ªwho was still on stage¡ªwith eyes full of cold resentment. ¨C At that moment, Chen Feng, who was on the stage, was completely in the dark about Li Qiang¡¯s hatred toward him. He only had one thought in his mind. He was wild with joy! ¡°That¡¯s great! I¡¯ll finally be treated as a good-for-nothing!¡± Chen Feng thought. Those who had combat-type, support-type, or life-type of classes had to serve on the front lines after graduation. That was an extremely dangerous place. If a war broke out, dead bodies would be a more common sight than seeing people having their meals there. If he went to that kind of place, it was useless even if he had many lives as a cat did! However, the people in this world were still striving for higher official titles and better treatment. What was the use of receiving good treatment when one was dead? Looking at his current results, Chen Feng could not be more satisfied. Approval filled Wang Wenfeng¡¯s gaze when he noticed that there was no sign of disappointment on Chen Feng¡¯s face. He nodded lightly. ¡°Of course, every special class has its uniqueness, but that is something that you have to figure out yourself.¡± ¡°Although you don¡¯t belong to any particular faculty, you still have to attend classes.¡± ¡°You may decide which faculty you want to take your classes in.¡± Information about every special class was kept secret. Nobody knew anything about the five Awakened with special classes. Information about them was revealed only when they were on their deathbeds or by their closest relatives after their deaths, which was then recorded in the annals. Before this, even the principal had no right to ask about them. ¨C Hearing that, Chen Feng pondered for a moment before replying respectfully. ¡°In that case, I shall pick the support faculty.¡± Having awakened his profession, he naturally knew what abilities the Shadow Controller had. [Lord of Shadows] [Effect: Your affinity with the dark elements has increased greatly, and the affinity with the light elements has decreased greatly.] [Shadow Control] [Effect: Controls your shadow, imitates, binds, and even kills¡­] [Shadow Growth] [Effect: The shadow grows bones, flesh, and skin, becoming your clone and substitute.] [Shadow Escape] [Effect: Transform into a black shadow and disappear from the intense battle.] If he showed everyone his abilities, no matter how one looked at it, it was obvious that these had nothing to do with the life faculty. Instead, it was more inclined toward the combat faculty, which was to carry out an assassination on the enemy silently, or the support faculty, which was in charge of gathering information. But, of course. Those in support faculty with outstanding abilities had opportunities to go to the battlefield. However, judging from the principal¡¯s physical condition now, the class ¡°Shadow Controller¡± did not seem to be considered as an outstanding ability. Even if it did, Chen Feng would choose to hide his strength. From the looks of it, he would probably spend the rest of his life mediocre and safe. This might be a good thing for him. However, just as Chen Feng reached that conclusion, an icy-cold electronic voice rang out in his mind. System: ¡°Host¡¯s presence detected. Activating god-level summation system!¡± System: ¡°Activation successful. Distributing newbie gift bag!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°A system!¡± thought Chen Feng. Hearing the system¡¯s voice, Chen Feng was overjoyed. Back in his original world, because he was still young, he had read many novels and was familiar with what a system was. A transmigrator would usually be allocated a system! Now that he had the system, Chen Feng naturally wanted to go back and study it as soon as possible so that he could make good use of it. Hence, he made up an excuse. ¡°Principal Wang, I want to go back to the dormitory to rest first.¡± ¡°This class of mine¡­ seems to be a little sensitive to light.¡± Wang Wenfeng did not ask further. After all, Chen Feng¡¯s profession was known as the Shadow Controller. It was not unusual for it to be weak to light. Thus, Wang Wenfeng quickly arranged for a teacher to lead Chen Feng to a brand new single dormitory. This was a world where power reigned. Students with basic classes could only stay in six-person dormitories. Students whose classes were intermediate and above could have their own single dormitory. In everyone¡¯s opinion, Chen Feng¡¯s special class was a weak one that did not live up to its name. However, it was not a basic class after all, so it was understandable that he was assigned a single room. Chen Feng was pleased. Having a room to himself meant that he would have privacy, and it would be more convenient for him to do things. After sending his teacher off, Chen Feng locked the door and began studying the god-level summation system. It took him half an hour to figure out the functions of the system. The functions of the system were mainly divided into four parts. The first part was the increase in passive strength. The attribute values of all people or objects bound to the host¡¯s soul can be summated directly to the host itself, such as pets, clones, and so on. The second part was points. The host could obtain points through the system. The ways to obtain them were sign-in, missions, killing creatures, and item recovery. Sign-ins could give him 10 points every day, while missions and killing creatures rewarded points according to the mission¡¯s difficulty and the enemy¡¯s strength. For item recovery, the points allocated were based on the value of the item. The third part was consumption. Chen Feng had spent half an hour studying this new system, and this was the part that he spent the most time on. Since he could earn points, naturally, he could use them to exchange for benefits. Hosts can either buy the specified goods directly at the system¡¯s shop at a high price or try their luck and draw the lottery. For the lottery, it can be done at a relatively low price but the prizes the hosts would get were randomly selected. Given Chen Feng¡¯s character, he would naturally be more inclined to purchase the items. At any rate, it would be a safer choice than a lottery. If he drew something useless from the lottery, it would be a waste of points. However, the prices of the goods in the shop were simply too high. The prices quoted were exorbitantly high, so much so that Chen Feng did not even dare to think about it. However, there were all kinds of goods in the system¡¯s shop. From materials, equipment, and pets, the shop had it all. ¡°One black dragon scale: 100,000 points. One 10,000-year-old phoenix feather: 100,000 points.¡± ¡°Flaming Blade: 1,000,000 points. Resurrection Necklace: 1,000,000 points.¡± ¡°Bonded Dragon Egg1: 10,000,000 points.¡± Chen Feng sucked in a deep breath. ¡°Wow, the prices they set are ridiculous.¡± Looking at the astronomical prices of the items in the shop, Chen Feng felt a pang of heartache. Signing in would give him 10 points a day. If he only relied on signing in to accumulate points, by the time he got enough points to purchase the life-saving resurrection necklace, he would probably already have one foot in the grave. ¡°It seems that if I want to obtain points, I have to rely on three other methods.¡± Looking at the 10 points he had obtained from signing in, Chen Feng rubbed his chin and came to a conclusion. ¡°Looks like I¡¯ve to think of a way to accumulate points,¡± he thought. Of course, the prerequisite was to have his safety assured and not expose his strength. If either one of them was compromised, Chen Feng would rather not accept the reward. Safety always came first! The last part of the system¡¯s function was the simplest and most direct. It could not even be considered a function. That was, it could digitize all of Chen Feng¡¯s strength. That was also known as the attribute panel. Although it was not upgraded, it was convenient, clear, and easy to see. Chen Feng quickly checked his attribute panel. [Name: Chen Feng] [Age: 18] [Basic Attributes]: [Physique: 8] [Strength: 7] [Mana: 9] [Agility: 9] [Spirit: 10] [Basic Resources]: [Points: 10] [Dark Elements: 0/100] [Advanced Resources]: Newbie Gift Bag Chen Feng made a rough estimation. In comparison with the majority of the people, he should be one of the weaker ones. According to his estimation, an average person with either the life, support, or combat class should be able to attain more than 10 points with regard to the attributes they were good at. These were only the basic attributes. If combined with their class aptitude, the difference should be even more obvious. At that thought, Chen Feng could not help but sigh. It was no wonder that the Shadow Controller class was so weak. This was because a person with such a class could only control shadows based on their own strength. The stronger the person was, the stronger the shadow. If he was weak, the shadow would not be able to withstand a single blow. ¡°This is the reason why Principal Wang did not use up any stamina just now. I¡¯m too weak!¡± deduced Chen Feng. He vowed to become stronger. He had to become stronger as soon as possible! If he was not powerful, then he could no longer choose to hide. Hiding would become his only option! Chen Feng understood the current situation he was in. He thought inwardly, ¡°Open the newbie gift bag!¡± System: ¡°Ding! Newbie Gift Bag has been opened!¡± System: ¡°Congratulations to the host for obtaining five basic attribute points! The host can choose to add the points to any attribute he wants.¡± Basic attributes! Chen Feng nodded. Previously, he had seen it in the shop. He required 100 points to buy one attribute point. If he merely got points through signing in, it would take him 10 days to get 100 points! Moreover, if he bought the same attribute point, the second purchase would be even more expensive! And there was no limit to the price. No matter how skillful one was, if one did not have the physical foundation to use their skills, everything would be useless. One had to be strong to forge iron. This was the logic. Therefore, to Chen Feng, the system came at the right time! After obtaining the five basic attribute points, Chen Feng once again inspected his attribute panel. However, the more he looked, the more he frowned. No matter how he looked at it, his attributes were too lousy. Other people only had a few shortcomings. However, he seemed to have a lot of shortcomings without any strengths at all. ¡°From the looks of it, regardless of what attribute I allocate those points to, there is a major drawback.¡± ¡°Making myself really strong wouldn¡¯t guarantee my safety.¡± ¡°Strengthening my physique seems to be too cumbersome. I¡¯ll merely be good at taking beatings.¡± ¡°I can easily flee if I increase my agility, but I already have the Shadow Escape technique which will ensure that I survive. This seems to be useless¡­¡± Chen Feng rubbed his throbbing temples. Adding points to each attribute seemed to be the most ideal option. However, Chen Feng was unwilling to do so. The reason was simple. Purchasing the same attribute point in the shop would increase the price. Adding all five attribute points to the same attribute would be the most cost-effective choice. In the end, Chen Feng made his decision. ¡°Add all five points to the spirit attribute!¡± Instantly, Chen Feng¡¯s spiritual energy rose from 10 to 15, rising by 50%. At this moment, he felt that his senses¡ªall five of them¡ªhad a significant improvement. Chen Feng could easily hear all the noises in school. He could clearly see the markings on the wall in the distance. Super senses! Chen Feng was very satisfied. Only by doing so would he be able to utilize his Shadow Escape technique to its fullest. Only by discovering danger before it approached could he better develop his class! Suddenly, Chen Feng narrowed his eyes. He felt that there was someone on the school field who bore faint malice toward him! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Sensing the malice directed toward him, Chen Feng could not help but narrow his eyes. He had made the right decision by allocating all five points to his spirit attribute! At present, he only had 15 points of Spirit. It was not enough for him to accurately pinpoint who was the one who had ill intentions toward him. However, at the very least, it would allow him to be mentally prepared and be on guard around others. Chen Feng was content with that. ¡°This person wants to target me? Well, that will depend on whether you¡¯re competent enough for that!¡± he thought. Chen Feng pulled the curtains tight to block out all outside light. The darker the place, the better Chen Feng could absorb the dark elements. The more he could unleash his strength! ¨C After a long day, it was already nighttime. During this period, Wang Wenfeng came over once. He came over mainly because he was concerned about Chen Feng¡¯s condition. During the awakening ceremony during the day, the principal realized that Chen Feng seemed to have a good disposition. When he arrived at the dormitory, he saw that Chen Feng did not have any negative emotions because of his weak class. He admired Chen Feng even more and left a key to the library for Chen Feng. Most classes actually had a teaching method. Even a legendary class like Leng Ruzhi¡¯s, which was rarely seen in ten years, could achieve the same result as others under the guidance of a combat teacher. Because of Chen Feng¡¯s special class, it was very difficult for him to obtain evident improvement under the guidance of a teacher. Most likely, he would have to rely on himself from now on. Therefore, the principal made an exception and allowed Chen Feng free access to the library to read all the secret books and archived files. Apart from that, he also wanted to give a reminder to Chen Feng. Tomorrow morning, the support and combat faculties would hold a large class together. Hence, he wanted to make sure that Chen Feng would not be absent from that lesson. Seeing that the principal was so concerned about him and even made an exception for him, Chen Feng was a little touched. His respect for the principal increased. Other than Wang Wenfeng, no one else came to disturb Chen Feng. [Shadow Element +1] Hearing the notification, Chen Feng slowly opened his eyes. After an entire day of absorption, Chen Feng had already obtained 100 points of shadow elements, reaching the upper limit of what he could absorb. This was because of the absorption speed at night. During the day, he could only absorb 5 points per hour in dark places, but at night, he could absorb 10 points! ¡°I can finally test the Shadow Controller¡¯s ability¡­¡± ¡°Shadow Control!¡± The moment Chen Feng used Shadow Control, all the shadow elements he had accumulated disappeared. At the same time, the shadow under Chen Feng¡¯s feet seemed to come alive. It slowly twisted and rose from the ground. Slowly, the shadow became more three-dimensional and gradually took on a human form. Although it was a black mass, it was almost identical to Chen Feng¡¯s facial features and figure. When the shadow completely left Chen Feng¡¯s feet and became a clone, a new shadow slowly appeared under Chen Feng¡¯s feet. He would not lose his shadow just because the previous one had become his clone. ¡°Shadow Growth!¡± Chen Feng unleashed his second ability. Immediately, the shadow clone began to change. First, bones grew out of the shadow. Then, flesh, skin, and hair appeared. The entire process only lasted for a few seconds before the shadow clone completely transformed into Chen Feng. He had short black hair and a well-defined handsome face. He had a medium build and was 1.8 meters tall. He was exactly like Chen Feng, to the extent that it was as if Chen Feng had walked out of a mirror. Looking at his ¡°other self¡±, Chen Feng was very satisfied. He could even ¡°see¡± how he looked from the perspective of his clone. Shadow Growth and the Lord of Shadows did not require any dark elements. Using Shadow Control to create the first shadow clone required 100 dark elements points, the second one cost 200, the third one cost 400, and so on. Once summoned, even if he called back his shadow clone, the dark elements would not be returned to him. He needed to accumulate those points again. The Shadow Escape technique only required 10 points. Chen Feng felt that it was reasonable. After all, it was not difficult to obtain dark elements. The difficult part was to increase the upper limit of dark elements. If he always only had a maximum of 100 points, he would never be able to create a second clone. If that was the case, this class of his was a truly lousy one! System: ¡°Detected that the host has a soul-bound clone. Summation function activated!¡± Hearing the notification from the system, Chen Feng immediately opened his attribute panel to check. Sure enough, there was a huge change! [Name: Chen Feng] [Age: 18] [Basic Attributes]: [Physique: 16 (8+8)] [Strength: 14 (7+7)] [Mana: 18 (9+9)] [Agility: 18 (9+9)] [Spirit: 30 (15+15)] [Basic Resources]: [Points: 10] [Dark Elements: 0/100] [Advanced Resources: None] After his attributes increased, Chen Feng felt as though his body had undergone massive changes. His stamina seemed to be endless and inexhaustible. The muscles all over his body became more prominent. His endurance and explosive power had doubled. Not only that. Some of the mana he had used to cast Shadow Control and Shadow Growth was immediately replenished, and the fatigue he had felt earlier was completely washed away. Most importantly¡­ Chen Feng¡¯s spiritual power had doubled to 30 points. His senses had been greatly enhanced! At this moment, he felt that the night sky in a ten-meter radius outside was interlinked and completely in tune with him. He could feel any movement, even the mere rustle of leaves in the wind. Therefore, he finally locked onto the source of the malicious intent during the day. It was Li Qiang! Having an intermediate class, Li Qiang naturally had his own single dormitory like Chen Feng. Li Qiang was at the level above, in another room not far from Chen Feng¡¯s. That was the reason why Chen Feng was able to lock onto his target so clearly. Although he did not know why Li Qiang had ill intentions toward him, he still made preparations in advance. It was better to be safe than sorry! Ding¡­ Ding¡­ Ding¡­ The school bell rang twelve times. It was already late at night. Li Qiang, who was in the dormitory, was not asleep yet. Instead, he quietly got up and put on his clothes. He pushed open the door and walked downstairs. His goal was clear. It was Chen Feng from Room 303 downstairs! In his opinion. It was all because Chen Feng, who was outwardly strong but inwardly weak, had stolen his limelight that Leng Ruzhi refused to spare him a second glance. Otherwise, it was impossible that Leng Ruzhi did not fall for him. After all, he had a combat-type intermediate class! At that moment, resentment festered in Li Qiang. He walked straight to Chen Feng¡¯s door. With a light snap of his fingers, he burned the lock on Chen Feng¡¯s door. With a soft click, the door knob dropped to the ground, and he easily pushed open the door. Seeing the terrified ¡°Chen Feng¡± on the bed, the disdain in Li Qiang¡¯s eyes intensified. A savage smile appeared on his face, and he cracked his knuckles. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t kill you,¡± remarked Li Qiang. Upon hearing his words, ¡°Chen Feng¡± looked even more frightened. ¡°Y-you¡­ I¡­ I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve ever offended you before!¡± he stammered. This display of weakness only made Li Qiang even more certain that he had Chen Feng under his thumb. ¡°Never offended me before? Ha!¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Just think of it as you¡¯re down on your luck then.¡± With that, Li Qiang dashed over to Chen Feng to punch him. After all, he was there because he wanted to prove his strength to Chen Feng. He did not have the guts to kill someone in school. However, what he did not know was¡­ At this moment, on the top floor of the dormitory. The night breeze blew around Chen Feng. He took advantage of the dark night to study Li Qiang. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°The unlucky one¡­ is actually you,¡± said Chen Feng. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The moon was bright and clear. Chen Feng sat alone on the rooftop. With an indifferent expression, he watched as Li Qiang beat up his clone. Under Chen Feng¡¯s control, the clone perfectly acted out the role of a wimp. Not only did it not retaliate, it even covered its mouth to prevent itself from making a sound. Li Qiang thought that ¡°Chen Feng¡± did that because he was afraid that others would find out about him getting a beating, and he would be embarrassed. Hence, he started to punch even harder! Little did he know that Chen Feng merely did not want anyone to know that there was a grudge between them. Otherwise, if anything happened to Li Qiang in the future, he might be treated as a suspect. When Li Qiang was finally tired of hitting Chen Feng, he panted heavily and pointed at Chen Feng fiercely. ¡°Let this be a lesson to you. You¡¯re not allowed to harass Leng Ruzhi in the future!¡± Li Qiang warned. Chen Feng was completely bewildered by his words. ¡°Harass Leng Ruzhi?¡± ¡°When have I ever done that?¡± ¡°What breed1of simp is this man, exactly?¡± ¡°This man is overthinking things!¡± Despite his thoughts, Chen Feng still controlled his clone for it to nod while quivering in fear. The fear in his eyes completely deceived Li Qiang. Satisfied, Li Qiang left Chen Feng¡¯s dormitory and went back to sleep. Only then did the clone return to Chen Feng¡¯s usual appearance. As for Chen Feng himself, he quietly transformed into a wisp of black fog and disappeared from the rooftop. The next moment, he walked out from the dark corner of the dormitory. With a light snap of his fingers, the bruises on the clone¡¯s body gradually dissipated and returned to its original state without any injuries. This clone was created by imitating his appearance. Naturally, Chen Feng could make sure that it returned to its original look. His clone stood quietly by the bed. As for Chen Feng, he was carefully recalling something. A few minutes later, Chen Feng snapped his fingers. The flesh and bones of the clone began to fade, returning to the appearance of a shadow. Then, a new set of flesh and bones grew out. In just a few breaths. The clone that originally looked like Chen Feng had become Li Qiang¡¯s doppelganger. Looking at ¡®Li Qiang¡¯ before him, Chen Feng nodded in satisfaction. Everyone was Year Three students who had just awakened their classes. Basically, none of them could completely master their class abilities yet. In the end, they were all just trying to master the basics. If it was during the day, Chen Feng would not have been able to defeat Li Qiang. However, with the help of the summation system, Chen Feng¡¯s strength doubled. He could easily defeat Li Qiang in a battle without incurring any wounds. Earlier, Chen Feng had deliberately let his clone take the beating. On one hand, he did not want to expose his strength. After all, regardless of whether he killed the other party, it might bring him trouble. On the other hand, he wanted to take note of Li Qiang¡¯s physical characteristics, the way he spoke and behaved, up close. Judging from the look of the clone, it was very successful. Chen Feng could have his clone act as Li Qiang at any time. ¡°If I do anything shameful in the future, I¡¯ll let this unfortunate man take the blame for it,¡± thought Chen Feng. He was not some reincarnation of a bodhisattva who felt compassion for all beings and chose to repay evil with kindness. If anyone held animosity toward him, Chen Feng would be sure to react with hostility in return. However, he had to take the right revenge at the right time. Only then would his success be guaranteed and, he could maximize the benefits derived from it. At that thought, Chen Feng could not stop himself from lamenting. ¡°Oh, Li Qiang¡­ No good can come of being a simp,¡± he thought. ¨C The next morning. At the back mountain of Sunrise High School. The ancient forest there was filled with huge trees and lush vegetation. The students from the combat and support faculties gathered outside the forest under the teacher¡¯s lead. Their eyes were wide open in shock Although they had all studied here for two years, this was the first time they knew that there was a forest behind the school. Wang Wenfeng looked at the energetic students and stood in front of them. He said, ¡°First of all, I would like to congratulate all of you for having your own classes.¡± ¡°But at the same time, there¡¯s something that I need to remind you all about.¡± ¡°Awakening is not your finishing line, but your starting line.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not enough just to have a class!¡± ¡°It¡¯s unacceptable if you don¡¯t use your abilities rationally and refuse to cooperate and fight alongside one another!¡± ¡°Not only would such a person be useless, but he might even drag the entire team down!¡± Sensing the solemnity of Wang Wenfeng¡¯s words, the students¡¯ expressions gradually became serious. It was obvious that the theme for today¡¯s class was for the students to learn how to use their classes and cooperate with their classmates. Since the principal had brought everyone there, the content of the class must be related to that mysterious forest. Seeing that the students had stopped fooling around and were serious, the principal continued to speak. ¡°Next, students from the combat and support faculties will randomly draw lots and form groups in pairs.¡± ¡°You only have one mission, which is to enter this forest and cooperate with each other to obtain the reward items which have been hidden by the teachers in the forest beforehand.¡± ¡°In other words, today is not only a joint lesson but also an exam!¡± ¡°The closer you are to the center of the forest, the reward will be more precious, but the difficulty of obtaining it will also increase.¡± ¡°Whether your results are good or bad will depend on your own ability.¡± ¡°You may begin drawing lots.¡± With that, two teachers held a lottery box each and stood in front of the support faculty students and the combat faculty students respectively. Those who drew the same number from each faculty would be assigned to the same group and partner up for this exam. Before the drawing of lots began, some students began to manifest negative emotional responses to the announcement which started to arouse a similar feeling in their neighbors. Some people were already starting to panic. ¡°It¡¯s over, it¡¯s over! I went to sleep after my awakening last night. I haven¡¯t familiarized myself with my class abilities yet!¡± ¡°Me too. It¡¯s really over this time.¡± ¡°Ahem¡­ Well, whoever becomes my teammate can only blame themselves for being unlucky.¡± There were also some people who prayed with all their might. ¡°Please assign me an awesome teammate!¡± ¡°My class is awesome and I¡¯m good at it. If you assign me to a partner who has a support-type class that can protect me, I¡¯ll definitely win!¡± ¡°Hehe. If I can be in the same group as Leng Ruzhi, I don¡¯t have to do anything at all.¡± It was not just one person who had such thoughts. Most of the support-type students were anticipating lady luck to smile upon them. On the other hand, the students of the combat faculty¡ªincluding Li Qiang¡ªwere all glaring at the expectant faces of the male support faculty students, but there was nothing they could do. After all, they were in the combat faculty, so it was destined that they would not be in the same group as Leng Ruzhi. The drawing of lots was carried out in an orderly manner. Only when the last student, Leng Ruzhi, walked to the front and took out the last piece of paper from the box that the final draw was completed. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, number 75.¡± After the teacher recorded it, many students from the support faculty immediately wailed. Obviously, they did not draw the number 75. Seeing that they had no chance, everyone could only start to find the students with the same number as them. At the same time, all the students could help but fix the support team¡¯s students with a searching look. They wondered, ¡°Which guy is so lucky to be able to team up with Leng Ruzhi? He doesn¡¯t need to do anything, and their group will win, for sure!¡± In the next moment. Chen Feng, who was wearing a cap and a mask, walked out with a helpless expression. He showed the lot he had drawn. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, please take care of me,¡± he said to Leng Ruzhi. Number 75 was written on his paper. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It was a small slip of paper. At that moment, all the students who were very sensitive to the number 75 immediately turned their gazes to Chen Feng. That was especially so for Li Qiang. At this moment, his eyes were glaring daggers at Chen Feng. He was seething with anger. ¡°I already warned you last night not to harass Leng Ruzhi, yet you¡¯re still coming to bother her again?¡± he thought furiously. Chen Feng felt somewhat helpless. ¡°All I want is to keep a low profile, but fate keeps pushing me into the spotlight,¡± he thought. What made him the most speechless was Li Qiang. Chen Feng did not have a say with regard to which lot to pick. He could not believe that Li Qiang was even jealous about that. Leng Ruzhi had a different reaction from the other students. She merely glanced at Chen Feng and nodded indifferently. It was as if it made no difference to her no matter who her partner was. Chen Feng felt a huge sense of relief. Everyone was just teaming up for this mission. It was best if they minded their own business and did not meddle in the other partner¡¯s matters. As for cooperation? That was all the more unnecessary. In any case, Chen Feng did not want to get first place. That would be too high-profile and attract too much attention. It would be best to get a modest ranking. He was teammates with Leng Ruzhi. However, neither of them had the intention of discussing tactics with the other party. After all, one of them felt that she could get the first place all by herself. As for the other person, he preferred to be idle and blend in with the others. The atmosphere between them was a mix between awkwardness and harmony. In just a few minutes, everyone had found their teammates. The principal smiled. He raised his hand and announced, ¡°Since everyone has already formed a team, let¡¯s prepare to set off!¡± ¡°Please remember that safety comes first. Don¡¯t push yourself too hard.¡± At this moment, a student raised his hand. ¡°Principal, can you tell us what the reward we¡¯re vying for is?¡± he shouted. ¡°If you reveal what the reward is, it¡¯ll boost the motivation in the students. If we don¡¯t even know what the reward is, won¡¯t we be running around aimlessly like a bunch of headless flies?¡± ¡°What if we mistake something else for a reward? Wouldn¡¯t that be a waste of effort?¡± The person who had spoken was none other than Li Qiang. These words attracted the students¡¯ attention. Many students chimed in with their agreement. ¡°He has a point. If I don¡¯t know what the reward is, how should I judge whether I should take the risk?¡± ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s better to know this in advance.¡± ¡°If we take the wrong item and get zero points, it would be a waste of our effort.¡± Seeing that most of the students had agreed with him, Li Qiang¡¯s face was filled with pride. He could not help but turn to look at Leng Ruzhi. He was sure that his meticulousness, intelligence, and wisdom made Leng Ruzhi look at him in a whole new light. Unexpectedly, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s face did not show the slightest emotion. She was not even interested in what the reward was, and she walked straight into the forest. In her opinion, no matter how difficult it would be to get first place, she had to do it. She had never gotten second place! No matter how generous the reward for first place was, it was not a big deal to her. In any case, that reward was definitely lousier than the resources the Leng family had. Seeing Leng Ruzhi walk into the forest, Chen Feng had no choice but to follow her slowly. Although he was a little curious about the reward, it was not very important. In any case, he was here to slack. Since he had no intention of getting first place, the reward for getting first place naturally had nothing to do with him. Li Qiang had a dark expression when he saw them leaving. It was fine if Leng Ruzhi was not impressed by how thoughtful he was. But he could not believe that Chen Feng actually dared to continue harassing Leng Ruzhi! ¡°Shouldn¡¯t he take the initiative to ask for a change of partners? That way, he wouldn¡¯t drag Leng Ruzhi down with him!¡± Li Qiang thought angrily. A weakling like Chen Feng was not worthy of being in the same group as Leng Ruzhi, the goddess in every man¡¯s heart! Although Chen Feng could sense Li Qiang¡¯s malice, he did not care at all. Something else caught his attention. Just as he was about to step into the forest, he heard the principal¡¯s words from afar. ¡°What Li Qiang said makes sense. Then I¡¯ll reveal what the reward is in advance.¡± ¡°All the rewards are placed in small boxes.¡± ¡°The wooden boxes are the third prize, the metal boxes are the second prize, and the gold boxes are the first prize.¡± ¡°As for the reward in the boxes¡­¡± The principal stroked his white goatee beard and smiled. ¡°The rewards in the box are the inner cores of Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 dire beasts respectively!¡± Upon hearing that, the students present were in an uproar. ¨C Single dormitory building, Room 303. In a dark corner, Chen Feng abruptly opened his eyes. ¡°The first prize is actually the inner core of Tier 3 dire beast?¡± he thought incredulously. Indeed. From the beginning to the end, Chen Feng, who was standing outside the forest, was just a clone. The real Chen Feng had been absorbing dark elements in the dormitory since last night. He had never left the dormitory. After all, his clone could not cultivate. He could just send his clone on unimportant errands. To Chen Feng, cultivating diligently and improving his strength was the way to go. After a night of cultivation, Chen Feng¡¯s upper limit of dark elements had increased by one point. Most people wanted to increase their strength, but the way to do it was tedious and boring. They could become more powerful through cultivation, training, and actual combat experience. Unless one was a genius, the speed of improvement was very slow. However, there was another way to greatly increase one¡¯s strength. That was to consume the inner cores of dire beasts! Furthermore, the higher the grade of the inner core, the greater the increase in strength! Although this was a shortcut, it was extremely dangerous. After all, only the strongest dire beasts could condense inner cores. In a battle with these dire beasts, one could lose their life if they were not careful! Therefore, the value of each inner core was extremely high. The market price of Tier 1 inner core was only 1,000 yuan. And the price of Tier 3 inner core was as high as 100,000 yuan! It was almost impossible for an ordinary family to increase their strength by consuming inner cores. However, this opportunity was placed before Chen Feng now. At that thought, Chen Feng narrowed his eyes. He had a code of conduct he lived his life by. Safety and not revealing his strength would always be placed at the top. However, if there were sufficient benefits, Chen Feng was willing to take a risk! Having made up his mind, Chen Feng immediately transformed into a wisp of black fog and disappeared from the dormitory. In the next moment. Before most of the students could step into the forest, Chen Feng had already used the Shadow Escape technique and arrived at the center of the forest. Although Chen Feng¡¯s Shadow Escape had a distance constraint, his mana had doubled, so it would not be a problem for him as long as he did not leave the school perimeters. The center of the forest was different from other places. In the center was a large open space. In the center of the empty space was a tree. Its trunk was so thick that it needed 10 people hand in hand to hug it together. On the tree root lay a small box. The golden box shone faintly under the sunlight. Upon seeing that, Chen Feng was certain that this was the first-class prize box containing the inner core of a Tier 3 dire beast! Chen Feng immediately took a step forward and picked up the golden box. At this moment. Five huge figures immediately walked out of the forest. In an instant, they surrounded Chen Feng. Chen Feng was a little stunned to see these fellows. He immediately used Shadow Escape again, transforming into a wisp of black mist and disappearing with the box. After returning to the dormitory, Chen Feng calmed himself down and narrowed his eyes. The dire beasts surrounding the first prize were superior-grade tier 3 dire beasts! Such beasts were known as Capricorn. Furthermore, five of them appeared at the same time! It seemed that from the very beginning, Wang Wenfeng had no intention of letting anyone win the first prize! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios What the school was planning had nothing to do with Chen Feng. He immediately opened the small golden box, took out two inner cores of the Tier 3 dire beasts and swallowed them in one gulp. As soon as the inner core entered his mouth, it melted and turned into a warm current that surged into his abdomen. Sensing the warm current, Chen Feng immediately returned to the corner of the dormitory and sat. He began trying to control that essence as it slowly circulated through his veins. Chen Feng immersed himself in cultivation. ¨C At this moment, all the students had already entered the forest. The principal and a few teachers stayed outside the forest. The principal stroked his beard. He asked, ¡°Who do you think will win the second prizes this time?¡± Hearing this question, the teachers already had an answer in their hearts. One by one, they started to reply Wang Wenfeng. ¡°Leng Ruzhi will definitely get one.¡± ¡°I think that Li Qiang, the one who awakened the fire mage class, will get one too.¡± ¡°Lin Yu, the student who has that nature-related class, should be able to get one too. The forest is his home ground, after all.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget Bai Hong from the support faculty. The class she awakened¡ªairflow master¡ªis a very good class!¡± ¡°Principal Wang, are the people we guessed different from what you think?¡± All the teachers spoke confidently, it was as if they had already predicted the outcome of this exam. However, Wang Wenfeng chuckled and stroked his goatee. ¡°From what I think, you¡¯re wrong about one person,¡± he said. ¡°Oh?¡± The teachers exchanged glances with each other. The few people they had guessed earlier were outstanding students who had awakened intermediate classes. What could be wrong with their guesses? Just as they were feeling puzzled, Wang Wenfeng smiled and continued to speak. ¡°Although Jiang Pan from the support faculty only has a basic class, she is very hardworking in her studies. She is also very smart and knows how to be adaptable.¡± ¡°In my opinion, she has a good chance of winning the second prize.¡± Hearing the principal¡¯s words, the teachers nodded one after another. ¡°That¡¯s right. Jiang Pan is indeed not bad.¡± ¡°That makes sense.¡± ¡°But there are only four of the second prizes in total. If Jiang Pan can get one, which of the other four will fail to do so?¡± ¡°Although Li Qiang has an intermediate class, he¡¯s a little impulsive.¡± ¡°Although Lin Yu has the venue advantage, he might suffer a little if the students get into a fight over the prize.¡± ¡°Although Bai Hong is all right, her teammate is mediocre¡­¡± At that moment, the teachers started discussing the shortcomings of those people they had thought highly of earlier. However, what the principal said next shocked them again. ¡°You guys thought highly of four people earlier, right? You¡¯re discussing their shortcomings now, but why did you leave her out?¡± he asked. All the teachers froze. ¡°Principal Wang, are you talking about Leng Ruzhi?¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible. How can she fail to get the second prize?¡± ¡°Even if Chen Feng holds her back, she should still be able to get the second prize.¡± However, the principal shook his head slightly. ¡°No, what I mean is¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m afraid we¡¯ll have to prepare an extra first prize this year.¡± At this moment, the teachers snapped out of their daze. The principal actually thought that Leng Ruzhi could win the first prize! There was one thing everyone had to know. Sunrise High School¡¯s tradition had always been like this. Year Three students would take a preliminary exam after they had completed the awakening ceremony. At the time of graduation, there would be another exam. In previous years, no student had successfully won the first prize in the preliminary examination. Even after a year of bitter cultivation, when the students had their graduation exam, there were hardly any students who had gotten the first prize. This showed how difficult it was to win the first prize. But even though it was difficult¡­ ¡°If it¡¯s Leng Ruzhi, it¡¯s really possible!¡± She was a prodigy who had awakened a legendary class. Leng Ruzhi of the Leng family! ¨C At this moment, in the forest. Those teams with basic classes had given up on the idea of going deeper into the center of the forest. They planned to search the outermost part of the forest for the third prize. In such a dangerous world, it was very important to have self-awareness. Those who did not have this ability were often the first batch to die. About a few hundred meters into the forest, they arrived at the inner ring of the forest. There was a significant decrease in the number of teams there. There were only three teams there. It was Li Qiang¡¯s team, Lin Yu¡¯s team, and Bai Hong¡¯s team. It was almost the same as what the teachers had guessed earlier. At this moment, each team was fighting a low-tier dire beast respectively. Neither team had any intention of interfering with other teams. But these people did not use their full strength when fighting the dire beast. They made sure to keep their distance from the other teams. After all, in this exam, dire beasts were not the only ones they had to guard against. No one knew for sure if they would be ambushed by other teams while they were focused on fighting dire beasts. Similarly. If they could seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the other teams, even if their opponents only got minor injuries, they might decide to give up and leave. There was a strange atmosphere in the air. Everyone wanted to be the first to kill the dire beast in front of them. That way, they would be in an advantageous position that allowed them to call the shots. However, they did not dare to be too engrossed in the battle to prevent themselves from being ambushed. The three teams remained locked in a stalemate. Just then, two different footsteps sounded behind them. Everyone immediately raised their vigilance and studied their surroundings. It was Leng Ruzhi. And the useless Chen Feng. Upon seeing Leng Ruzhi, Li Qiang could barely conceal his delight. He lifted his hands and called forth fireballs, throwing them at the dire beast one after another. He was desperately trying to showcase his strength in front of Leng Ruzhi. On the other hand, the other two teams slowed down their movements. It was as if in comparison with the dire beast, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s presence made them more vigilant! The three teams reacted differently to Leng Ruzhi¡¯s sudden appearance. Leng Ruzhi, who had a cold and aloof expression, did not slow down her footsteps at all. She slowly lifted her hands. Immediately, her palms began to emit a white glow. ¡°I swear in the name of light¡­¡± ¡°Sweeping away the filth of the world¡­ Clearing all the evil in the world¡­¡± ¡°Spear of Light!¡± In the next moment, there was a bright glow in the forest. Three spears of light shone down on them. Bang! Bang! Bang! A few consecutive loud bangs sounded. The ground trembled slightly, and dust immediately filled the scene. A moment later, the dust slowly dissipated. The three dire beasts¡¯ bodies were pierced with Spears of Light, and their corpses were nailed to the ground. At this moment, Bai Hong and Lin Yu¡¯s team had already turned around and stared at Leng Ruzhi with abnormal vigilance. It was as if they were confronted by a formidable enemy. Li Qiang felt a surge of happiness. ¡°Leng Ruzhi helped me!¡± ¡°That means that she cares about me!¡± he thought happily. At that moment, Chen Feng, who was standing behind Leng Ruzhi, was speechless. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, can¡¯t you keep a low profile?¡± he thought helplessly. ¡°Will you die if you don¡¯t flaunt your power?¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Naturally, Chen Feng was not interested in Leng Ruzhi¡¯s way of doing things. However, he did not feel any discomfort. After all, everyone¡¯s attention was actually on Leng Ruzhi. No one cared about him at all. ¡°That¡¯s good. That¡¯s the way it should be,¡± he thought contentedly. ¨C Leng Ruzhi, who was dressed in white, slowly walked over. Lin Yu and Bai Hong stared at her, alert and watchful. A faint airflow appeared around Bai Hong and her teammates. It looked like a defensive shield. The forest around Lin Yu seemed to have become alive. Many vines and leaves showed signs of restlessness as if they would attack at any moment. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, although you have a legendary class, you won¡¯t be able to defeat us that easily if we join forces.¡± Lin Yu was the first to speak coldly. This was not only a deterrence warning to Leng Ruzhi, but also a signal to Bai Hong and Li Qiang¡¯s team. Their teams could cooperate temporarily, as none of them alone was Leng Ruzhi¡¯s match. Bai Hong did not say anything. However, everyone knew very well that she was tacitly agreeing to Lin Yu¡¯s suggestion of joining forces. After all, they had three intermediate teams here! However, Lin Yu and Bai Hong did not expect Li Qiang to run toward Leng Ruzhi. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, let¡¯s join forces! I can help you!¡± he yelled. He really took simping to new heights. However, Leng Ruzhi did not even look at Li Qiang in the face of such a suggestion. ¡°I don¡¯t need your help,¡± she remarked. Lin Yu and Bai Hong were indignant when they saw Li Qiang change sides. However, they immediately gloated when they saw that he was snubbed by Leng Ruzhi. Even Li Qiang¡¯s female teammate felt second-hand embarrassment for him. However, Li Qiang did not give up. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, if we go deeper, we¡¯ll reach the inner ring of the forest. The dire beasts inside can¡¯t be compared to those trash outside. I¡¯ll definitely be able to help.¡± ¡°The principal also said that this is just an exam. We have to prioritize safety, right?¡± Seeing Li Qiang go on and on without stopping, Leng Ruzhi slightly furrowed her brows. ¡°I¡¯m not interested in the inner ring.¡± ¡°My goal is to be number one.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have the ability to help me.¡± With that, Leng Ruzhi continued forward. Hearing Leng Ruzhi¡¯s words, Li Qiang felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. As for Lin Yu and Bai Hong, they had dark expressions. In their opinion, they knew that they did not have the qualifications to strive for first place. However, Leng Ruzhi did not treat them as competitors at all. She did not even view them as obstacles. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to them. In addition, Leng Ruzhi had just displayed that powerful move of hers to kill three dire beasts instantly. At that moment, all of them did not have the heart to compete with Leng Ruzhi anymore. They retracted from their attacking postures, allowing Leng Ruzhi to pass by them and continue forward. Chen Feng was happy that Leng Ruzhi could resolve a potential conflict from arising with just a few words. It was more comfortable for him to loaf around like this! However, when he followed Leng Ruzhi and continued forward, he sensed an intense hostility toward him again. It was from Li Qiang again! It was clear that this lad hated Chen Feng. Chen Feng was speechless. ¡°You behave like a simp but you can¡¯t win over your goddess¡¯ heart¡­ What has that got to do with me?¡± he thought. ¡°I¡¯m not your rival in love!¡± Chen Feng did not want to have anything more to do with an idiot like Li Qiang. He could only silently quicken his pace and disappear into the depths of the forest. Watching as Leng Ruzhi left, the immense relief which her absence brought was more than the unresigned feeling they felt. After all, who would be willing to be enemies with such a genius unless it was absolutely necessary? At the side, Li Qiang¡¯s teammate hurriedly came to Li Qiang¡¯s side when she saw Leng Ruzhi leave the scene. No matter how unwilling she was, she had to rely on Li Qiang¡¯s intermediate class if she wanted to win the second prize. Therefore, she tried her best to squeeze out a smile. ¡°Li Qiang, don¡¯t feel too discouraged.¡± ¡°Although we can¡¯t win against Leng Ruzhi, we can still strive for second place, right?¡± she consoled. She thought that her words would comfort Li Qiang and ensure that he returned his attention to the exam. Unexpectedly, Li Qiang clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he looked in the direction Leng Ruzhi and Chen Feng had left. ¡°Why can that brat, Chen Feng, stay by Leng Ruzhi¡¯s side but I can¡¯t?¡± Li Qiang snarled. ¡°Am I not more useful than Chen Feng?¡± Lin Yu was rendered speechless. Bai Hong also did not know what to say. Li Qiang¡¯s teammate was at a loss for words. ¡°Why is this lad so willing to be used by Leng Ruzhi?¡± she thought. ¡°He¡¯s such a simp!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After Leng Ruzhi announced that her target was the first place in the center of the forest, the tense atmosphere between Lin Yu, Bai Hong, and the others eased. Even if the three groups joined forces, it would be very difficult to defeat Leng Ruzhi. Besides, Li Qiang was a simp for her. There was definitely more than one second prize, so there was no conflict of interest between the few of them. Since that was the case, naturally, there was no need for vicious competition between them. ¡°Everyone, we¡¯ll take our leave first. Good luck.¡± Lin Yu waved his hand and walked off in one direction with his teammate. Seeing this, Bai Hong had no intention of stopping him. She walked in the opposite direction. Everyone continued to go deeper from different directions. That seemed to be best for all of them. Only Li Qiang¡¯s teammate was a little anxious. ¡°Li Qiang, they¡¯ve already moved on. Let¡¯s hurry up and move!¡± she urged. However, Li Qiang did not seem to hear his teammate¡¯s words. He continued to mutter resentfully to himself. ¡°What right does he have to stay by her side? What right?¡± Seeing Li Qiang like this, his teammate rolled her eyes. She looked up at the sky and sighed. Initially, she thought that he had found a powerful backer. She did not expect that she would be so unlucky! Was this what it meant to be a simp? ¨C On the other side. Leng Ruzhi and Chen Feng continued forward unhurriedly. After walking less than a hundred meters, Chen Feng saw a black metal box in the tree hole in front of them. Obviously, this was one of the second prizes in the inner ring! Seeing that, Chen Feng thought to himself that he was lucky. Just as he was about to take the metal box away, he saw that Leng Ruzhi did not stop at all. Chen Feng was shocked. ¡°You can¡¯t see that there¡¯s such a big metal box here?¡± he thought. ¡°She has a visual impairment?¡± Feeling helpless, Chen Feng had no choice but to point that out to Leng Ruzhi. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, there¡¯s an iron box here. It should be the second prize that the principal mentioned.¡± Leng Ruzhi stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Chen Feng. Saying in an unquestionable tone, she said, ¡°I will only allow myself to get first place.¡± With that, she turned around, wanting to continue forward. Hearing that, Chen Feng was rendered speechless once again. After all, he had already taken the first prize. There were only five Capricorns in the center of the forest now. However, he would not say something like that. After all, he did not want to expose his strength. Thus, Chen Feng ignored Leng Ruzhi. Instead, he walked toward the tree hole and removed the metal box. Initially, Chen Feng thought that Leng Ruzhi would not care about any of his actions. Unexpectedly, just as Chen Feng took out the metal box, Leng Ruzhi stopped in her tracks and turned to approach Chen Feng. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Leng Ruzhi¡¯s expression was cold. Chen Feng held onto the metal box. He said casually, ¡°Obviously, I¡¯m taking the prize we deserve. It¡¯s right in front of us, so why shouldn¡¯t we take it?¡± Hearing this, Leng Ruzhi frowned slightly. She said solemnly, ¡°I¡¯ve already told you, my goal is to get first place. Please don¡¯t drag my grades down without permission.¡± Chen Feng looked at Leng Ruzhi¡¯s serious expression and blinked several times. ¡°Then why don¡¯t we take this box of inner cores with us first? If you want to get first place, we can continue walking forward,¡± he suggested. Hearing Chen Feng¡¯s words, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s eyes widened slightly. Obviously, she had never thought that a team could get two prizes. All of a sudden, her brain seemed to have shut down. The cold expression that she had maintained previously dissipated a little. She stammered, ¡°B-but¡­ the principal didn¡¯t say that each team is allowed to take two boxes!¡± ¡°Well, the principal didn¡¯t say that a team can only take one box, did he?¡± countered Chen Feng. Leng Ruzhi was stunned again. Although she felt that what Chen Feng said was wrong, she could not refute it. The principal did not restrict such behavior, but in her opinion, it was a violation of the rules. While Leng Ruzhi was still in a daze, Chen Feng had already opened the metal box. There were indeed two inner cores inside, but they were smaller than the ones in the golden box. ¡°All right, stop hesitating. There are two inner cores, so we¡¯ll each take one,¡± he said. Leng Ruzhi did not even look at the inner cores. Such inexpensive stuff did not hold any temptation to her at all. All she wanted was a ranking. Leng Ruzhi seemed to have sorted out her thoughts. She looked at Chen Feng seriously and said righteously, ¡°Chen Feng, what you¡¯re doing is wrong, and such behavior is unacceptable!¡± ¡°Put the box back!¡± Hearing such childish words, Chen Feng almost laughed in exasperation. ¡°You just told me not to lower your grades without permission,¡± he said. ¡°So I also want to say, please don¡¯t stop me from getting the prizes that I deserve.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t want these two inner cores, I¡¯ll take them both.¡± Hearing Chen Feng¡¯s words, Leng Ruzhi opened her mouth but was unable to refute them. In the end, she could only grit her teeth and hold fast to her principle. ¡°Whatever. If you want the second prize, you can have it.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not taking it!¡± Initially, she thought that there was a possibility that Chen Feng would put the inner cores back into the box. However, she did not understand Chen Feng at all. ¡°Oh, okay. Thank you for letting me have yours,¡± said Chen Feng. He took out the inner cores and put them into his pocket before placing the metal box back into the tree hole. ¡°What is morals?¡± ¡°I, Chen Feng, don¡¯t have that,¡± he thought to himself. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The moment Chen Feng put away the inner core¡­ A bird¡¯s shrill cry came from the nearby woods. Clearly, this action of his had angered the nearby dire beasts. Moreover, judging from its cry, this was most likely a flying type of dire beast. It should be quite troublesome to deal with. Chen Feng immediately made a decision. ¡°Since you didn¡¯t take the prize, don¡¯t worry about this matter. Hurry up and go to the center of the forest.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll look for a way out of this myself,¡± he said. Chen Feng¡¯s so-called solution was to let his main body, whose basic attributes had doubled, deal with it. If that did not work, he could use Shadow Escape to take the metal box and escape. No matter what, he would not be in danger. Logically speaking, Leng Ruzhi would not reject this suggestion. Anyone who put some thought into this would know that it was reasonable for him not to want others to see his abilities and trump cards. Moreover, although the two of them were teammates, they minded their own business and did not interfere with the other¡¯s matters. There was no reason for her to want to help him out. However, Leng Ruzhi did not hesitate to stand before Chen Feng. ¡°Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? I already said that I can escape by myself¡­¡± However, before he could finish his sentence, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s hands started to emit a bright light like earlier. ¡°I swear in the name of light¡­¡± ¡°Protecting a pure land will bring peace to one side!¡± ¡°Shield of Light!¡± In the next moment, light that had a protective function descended from the sky and enveloped¡­ Chen Feng! Chen Feng was baffled. ¡°Not to mention anything else, she has a combat-type class, why does she even know such a shield function!¡± he thought in shock. ¡°She has such heaven-defying powers!¡± ¡°Besides, if she wants to fight, she should protect herself instead of me!¡± But Chen Feng did not voice out his complaint. However, the light on Leng Ruzhi¡¯s hands did not dissipate at all. She said righteously, ¡°Since we¡¯re teammates now, I have to ensure that you survive this exam!¡± ¡°This is the responsibility of a powerhouse, and this is my destiny¡­¡± Chen Feng was baffled. ¡°F*ck, will you die if you don¡¯t show off?¡± he thought. ¡°I already said that I can handle this!¡± But that being said¡­ It seemed as if they had only touched the tip of the iceberg when it came to Leng Ruzhi¡¯s powers. Hence, she should not have a problem dealing with a Tier 2 dire beast. Moreover, Chen Feng did not wish to reveal his strength. Thus, he could only accept this silently. In the next moment, Leng Ruzhi used a new move. ¡°I swear in the name of light¡­¡± ¡°Reaching the top of the firmament and guarding the vast land!¡± ¡°Wings of Light!¡± Wings of light immediately grew from Leng Ruzhi¡¯s back. With a light flap of her wings, a gust of wind blew, rustling the surrounding leaves. Leng Ruzhi immediately flew into the air. Chen Feng was astonished. ¡°As a student from the combat faculty, it is fine if she has shielding abilities, but she can even f*ucking fly?¡± he thought in astonishment. This was not the end. ¡°I swear in the name of light¡­¡± ¡°Killing the unethical and stopping all injustice in the world¡­¡± ¡°Blade of Light!¡± As soon as she finished speaking, a blade made of light appeared in Leng Ruzhi¡¯s hand. Chen Feng was stunned. He had to admit, the legendary class that could deplete the principal of his stamina was indeed impressive. Melee damage output, long-range damage output, shield ability, flight ability¡­ This was not a combat-type class. This was clearly an omnipotent class! Even if his attributes had doubled under the support of the system, it was impossible for him to defeat Leng Ruzhi. After seeing Leng Ruzhi show off all her powers, Chen Feng became even more determined. There were too many people in this world who were stronger than him. Therefore, he had to survive, and then¡­ Become stronger! Strength was the most important thing! ¨C At this moment, a strange bird had already flown out of the forest. Two years of learning experience in school allowed Chen Feng to recognize it at a glance. This was a tier 2 low-grade dire beast, the Four-Winged Bird. Chen Feng¡¯s main body could easily defeat a dire beast of this level despite how weak he was currently. Naturally, it would be a piece of cake for Leng Ruzhi. Leng Ruzhi swung her blade fluidly, twisting and turning it in the air, almost like she was dancing. While constantly dodging the Four-Winged Bird¡¯s attacks, she also caused considerable damage to it. In just a few rounds, the Four-Winged Bird¡¯s wings were easily cut off by Leng Ruzhi¡¯s Blade of Light. During this process, Leng Ruzhi did not even get a speck of dirt on her clothes. After her final slash ended the Four-Winged Bird¡¯s life, Leng Ruzhi retracted the three abilities she had used and walked over to Chen Feng. This battle had only consumed a little of her stamina. There was no difficulty at all! Just as Chen Feng had a more direct gauge of Leng Ruzhi¡¯s strength, Leng Ruzhi hesitated for a moment before speaking. ¡°I still think that your act of taking the metal box was wrong, and you had exploited a loophole in the rules.¡± ¡°However, as you said, Principal Wang did not expressly forbid a team from taking more than one prize.¡± ¡°I also understand that you want to increase your strength.¡± ¡°But¡­ I will not take this metal box.¡± Hearing this, Chen Feng shrugged. He said, noncommittal, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. As you can see, I can¡¯t help you out at all in that battle earlier.¡± ¡°If you can win the first prize, it¡¯s all yours. I don¡¯t want a share of it.¡± ¡°In any case, I¡¯ve already eaten the first prize¡¯s inner cores,¡± Chen Feng thought. However, in the next moment, Leng Ruzhi turned to look at Chen Feng with a determined expression. ¡°Since they placed two inner cores in the boxes, that means that we¡¯re meant to have one each. That way, we will cooperate well with each other.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t contribute at all, but you¡¯re not to be blamed for that.¡± ¡°Therefore, if I get first place, I will still give you an inner core.¡± With that, she continued to go deeper. Chen Feng looked at Leng Ruzhi¡¯s back and was completely speechless. He really wanted to tell her that there was no need to move forward. However, he could not say such words at all! He felt a strong sense of guilt! Thus, Chen Feng coughed twice and quickened his pace to catch up. ¡°Actually, I¡¯m not completely useless.¡± ¡°At the very least, I have some detection skills.¡± Chen Feng intended to lie about his abilities. He planned to say that he could change his figure freely like a shadow. With that ability, he could transform into a small animal. Following that, he would pretend to go ahead and investigate before coming back to tell Leng Ruzhi that the golden box had been taken by others. However, Leng Ruzhi did not stop at all. ¡°That¡¯s okay. I can get the first place by myself. I don¡¯t need your help.¡± ¡°Besides, it¡¯s too dangerous here. I can¡¯t let you go in alone.¡± Chen Feng was flabbergasted. He knew that this woman was full of herself. But now, he felt even guiltier! Her sense of justice was overwhelming! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The two of them continued to go deeper. At this moment, they had already arrived very close to the center. Along the way, Chen Feng also picked up another metal box. He did the same thing and took away the inner cores from the box before putting the metal box back in its original place. Regarding this, Leng Ruzhi chose to turn a blind eye to Chen Feng¡¯s actions, and she effortlessly killed off those dire beasts that appeared. She felt that she had no right to stop others from becoming stronger. Chen Feng was happy about it. Leng Ruzhi slashed down with her blade one last time, killing the last tier 2 dire beast at the scene. Looking at the corpses of dire beasts littered all over the ground, Chen Feng nodded to himself. Holy Light Envoy was indeed incomparably powerful. At this moment, though Leng Ruzhi was not injured, she had already depleted a large amount of stamina. Chen Feng kindly reminded, ¡°Let¡¯s just forget about it.¡± ¡°With your current stamina, it might be a little difficult for you to continue forward.¡± Chen Feng tried to persuade her. That was the only thing he could do. It was impossible for him to tell Leng Ruzhi that the golden box had already been taken. Leng Ruzhi did say that she would share the first prize with him once they got it. During the battle, she also protected Chen Feng. However, that was not enough to change Chen Feng¡¯s mind. After all, he had already taken the first prize. It was impossible for him to divide the prize with her. Moreover, Chen Feng did not need her protection. Even if he died during the exam, it would only be his shadow clone that died. Therefore, no matter what, Chen Feng could not expose his ability. He would only persuade her to give up or hand the second prize over to Leng Ruzhi. This was the best Chen Feng could do. However, Leng Ruzhi was more determined than ever. ¡°No, I must get first place!¡± she said. Hearing that, Chen Feng did not plan on persuading her anymore. He did not understand the obsession that came with being a top student. Just as Chen Feng was pondering if he should flee if Leng Ruzhi got in danger later, Leng Ruzhi gently raised her left hand. The next moment, the exquisite ring on her left index finger lit up. A small bottle of potion appeared in her hand and she drank it in one gulp. In just a breath¡¯s time, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s stamina had recovered to its original state. It was as if she had never fought any dire beasts at all since the start of the exam. Chen Feng was astounded. Even though Chen Feng had never used such items before, he had more or less heard about them from his teacher. It was an interspatial ring! Perfect-grade Stamina Potion! Was this something that could be taken out so easily? An interspatial ring was not something that an ordinary family could afford. Although perfect-grade Stamina Potions were not as expensive as interspatial rings, they were consumables! Spending a few thousand yuan for a bottle of this for an exam¡­ The way she was blatantly flaunting her wealth really made one envious! Chen Feng could not stop himself from complaining. ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t it considered cheating to rely on external forces for the exam?¡± he asked. Initially, after drinking the potion, a touch of color came back to Leng Ruzhi¡¯s face. However, upon hearing Chen Feng¡¯s words, Leng Ruzhi immediately blushed crimson. ¡°I-I prepared this in advance.¡± ¡°Of course, making proper preparations in advance is also a show of strength.¡± Although she said that, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s voice gradually became softer as she spoke. In the end, her words were almost inaudible. From the looks of it, a small part of her was not that confident about the fact that she had the help of external forces for the exam. Chen Feng was speechless. Leng Ruzhi seemed to be completely different from his impression of her. In the past two years, Chen Feng thought that Leng Ruzhi was a genius with a prominent family background and who thought highly of herself. But now, from the looks of it, she seemed like an overly upright person. Her sense of righteousness seemed like it would pour out of her. Chen Feng felt that if he had a background like Leng Ruzhi¡¯s, he would have no qualms about depending on his parents for everything. At the very least, he would not doubt himself like Leng Ruzhi. ¡°If I have a backer, why shouldn¡¯t I rely on them?¡± he thought. ¡°Many people wish for a backer, but they don¡¯t have one.¡± Seeing Leng Ruzhi¡¯s awkward expression, Chen Feng changed the topic. ¡°The center of the forest is just up ahead.¡± ¡°Those five dire beasts aren¡¯t easy to deal with.¡± At this moment, the two of them could already see the five Capricorns wandering in the center of the forest from afar. On one hand, it was because there was a large open space in the center of the forest, so there was not much obstruction to his vision. On the other hand, it might be because Chen Feng had taken the golden box in advance. That was why the Capricorns would wander around. Looking at the five tall dire beasts, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s expression returned to normal and she looked serious. ¡°I have to get first place!¡± she said. With that, she walked forward. Chen Feng tried to remind her one last time. ¡°I think it¡¯s best if you let me go ahead and look around first,¡± he suggested. ¡°There¡¯s no need for that.¡± Leng Ruzhi rejected him outright. Upon hearing that, Chen Feng did not say anything else. He found that the school belle was an interesting person. On one hand, she admitted that the two of them were teammates. She felt that she had the duty to protect her teammate, but she was unwilling to accept the help of her teammate. On the other hand, she claimed that making enough preparations was also what powerhouses should do, but she was ashamed of her act of using potions. What a contradictory genius. However, she seemed to be a person of good nature. Soon, the two of them arrived at the edge of the open space. Leng Ruzhi reminded him, ¡°Don¡¯t get close. I might not be able to protect you.¡± With that, she walked straight toward the five Capricorns. As soon as they stepped into the empty space, the Capricorns immediately looked at Leng Ruzhi and roared fiercely. Then, they rushed over with heavy footsteps. Leng Ruzhi, on the other hand, did not panic at all. ¡°I swear in the name of light¡­¡± ¡°Protect my body and guard my heart! ¡°Light Armor!¡± In the next moment, the light that condensed in Leng Ruzhi¡¯s hands transformed into an armor that enveloped her entire body, revealing only her eyes. Seeing that, Chen Feng was rendered speechless once again. ¡°Not only does she have so many abilities, but she can also turn her body into armor?¡± he thought incredulously. ¡°This class of hers is too heaven-defying!¡± Following that, Leng Ruzhi immediately used Blade of Light and Wings of Light. Leng Ruzhi was like a war god as she flew into the air and engaged in combat with the dire beasts. Capricorns were a superior-grade tier 3 dire beast. Those dire beasts they had encountered just now could not compare to them at all. Moreover, she had to deal with five at once. Although Leng Ruzhi had a legendary class, it was a little too difficult for her to deal with these five Capricorns at once. When she first fought the two Capricorns closest to her, Leng Ruzhi could still fight with ease. However, as soon as the other three Capricorns joined the battle, her weak spots gradually increased. After a while, a Capricorn behind her seized the opportunity to injure Leng Ruzhi while she was dodging it. It wounded her with the sharp horn on its head. The strength of a superior-grade tier 3 dire beast was ferocious. A Capricorn like this would be able to break a huge tree that took five people hugging the base to reach all the way around. Leng Ruzhi spat out a mouthful of blood. It seemed that she was seriously wounded. Chen Feng frowned slightly. He had already decided to go up and help. Even if he could not defeat the Capricorn, he should not be in any danger if he helped her by attracting the Capricorns¡¯ attention and luring two of them over to him. However, the moment Chen Feng stepped into the center of the empty space, he saw the ring on Leng Ruzhi¡¯s hand flash. A bottle of potion appeared in Leng Ruzhi¡¯s hand again. Chen Feng was astounded. A perfect-grade Healing Potion? With regard to flaunting her wealth, she had really taken it all the way! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Leng Ruzhi drank the perfect-grade Healing Potion and all her injuries healed instantaneously. Just as she was about to charge toward those Capricorns to continue her combat, she caught a glimpse of Chen Feng from the corner of her eyes. Leng Ruzhi was momentarily stunned when she witnessed that scene. Then, she immediately changed directions and flew toward Chen Feng. She grabbed Chen Feng¡¯s arm and pulled him back toward the forest. When they were some distance away from the center, Leng Ruzhi checked to see if the Capricorn was chasing after them. When she was certain that they were nowhere to be seen, she heaved a sigh of relief. She turned to look at Chen Feng with a serious expression and even a hint of anger. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you not to go in?¡± ¡°Do you know how dangerous it was just now? That was a superior-grade tier 3 dire beast, the Capricorn!¡± Chen Feng shrugged when he heard her words. ¡°I saw that you were injured just now and wanted to help attract the attention of one or two Capricorns,¡± he explained. Leng Ruzhi was slightly stunned to hear that. ¡°Chen Feng entered that dangerous place to help me?¡± she thought. Her anger had long dissipated, but she still maintained a serious expression. She said solemnly, ¡°I appreciate your good intention, but don¡¯t do that again.¡± ¡°This battle might be a little too dangerous for you. You should just stand there and watch.¡± Although Leng Ruzhi¡¯s words implied that Chen Feng was very weak, she had good intentions. She was stunned by Chen Feng¡¯s answer. ¡°But if you die here, I won¡¯t be able to leave the forest safely alone,¡± Chen Feng said. Chen Feng¡¯s answer was beyond Leng Ruzhi¡¯s expectations. She was stunned for a moment before her expression immediately turned cold. Originally, she thought that Chen Feng was worried about her safety. Unexpectedly, he was only worried about not being able to leave the forest alive! That made sense. Someone like him who exploited loopholes in the rules would not care about ethics. After thinking this through, Leng Ruzhi turned around to face Chen Feng. ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about that,¡± she said coldly. ¡°Since I¡¯ve implicated you, I am obligated to bring you out of the forest unscathed.¡± ¡°And, I will not die.¡± With that, she walked toward the empty space in the center again. However, this time, she seemed to be more serious. The interspatial ring in her hand flashed, and a few bottles of various potions immediately appeared in her left hand. Seeing this, Chen Feng clicked his tongue. A perfect-grade Strength Potion. A perfect-grade Speed Potion. A perfect-grade Stability Potion. A perfect-grade Psychic Potion. A perfect-grade Mind Potion. She was determined to kill the dire beast that was above her level by spending all that money! It seemed that the rumors of Leng Ruzhi¡¯s family being powerful were not groundless, after all. Since Leng Ruzhi had so many resources, Chen Feng did not have to worry about her anymore. He knew that Leng Ruzhi would not die. Even if she was seriously injured, she could return to the forest to drink some potions to heal her injuries. Moreover, she hailed from a rich family, so it would not hurt to waste a few extra potions. However, Chen Feng was unsure if Leng Ruzhi would fly into a rage when she realized that the golden box had already been taken away. After Leng Ruzhi drank a few bottles of potions, all her basic attributes increased greatly. Her figure flashed and she appeared in front of one of the Capricorns. She cut off the horns on its head. This action did not make the Capricorns afraid. Instead, it angered them even more. The five Capricorns immediately attacked Leng Ruzhi, but she dodged them all. From this exchange alone, Chen Feng knew that Leng Ruzhi would most likely not be in any danger. ¡°In that case, I should continue working.¡± Chen Feng immediately walked deeper into the forest and began searching for other metal boxes. After all, who would complain about having too many spoils of war? ¨C Somewhere in the inner ring of the forest. Four people were confronting each other with swords drawn. The atmosphere was very tense. The man in the lead was dressed in dark green clothes. His hair was combed neatly and tied into a ponytail at the back of his head. Vines surrounded him, looking like poisonous snakes. On the other side, the woman in the lead was wearing a light blue robe. She had long, snow-white hair which framed her face in a glacial cascade and hung to her waist. These two people were Lin Yu and Bai Hong. Both of them had intermediate classes. Between them, there was a metal box on a tree branch. Once there was a conflict of interest, it would be difficult to maintain peace. ¡°Bai Hong, this metal box is mine. I advise you to give up.¡± ¡°Without the help of others, you¡¯re not my match.¡± Lin Yu had a faint smile on his face as if he felt victory already in his grasp. However, Bai Hong did not back down at all. She stared at Lin Yu with bright eyes. ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°I know that your class has a certain advantage here.¡± ¡°But in my opinion, my team¡¯s classes sseemto be more compatible.¡± ¡°That teammate of yours doesn¡¯t seem to be able to help at all, right?¡± Hearing Bai Hong¡¯s blatant mockery, Lin Yu¡¯s teammate immediately blushed. Bai Hong was right. His class was Blessing Master, and his ability was to increase the basic attributes for himself or others. He seemed to be very omnipotent. However, with his current strength, the increase he could provide was very little. On the surface, he was omnipotent, but in reality, he was useless. On Bai Hong¡¯s side. Her class was Airflow Master and her teammate¡¯s class was Berserker. Bai Hong¡¯s teammate had explosive power, and Bai Hong could provide a shield and agility enhancement. No matter how one looked at it, they were in a very advantageous position. Bai Hong¡¯s team could totally take Lin Yu¡¯s team on! Hearing Bai Hong¡¯s words, Lin Yu did not panic at all. ¡°Looks like you¡¯ve completely wasted the past two years.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re naive enough to think that¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that easy to match up with a team that has the home advantage!¡± Following that, Lin Yu pushed his hands forward. Immediately, the vines surrounding his body seemed to come alive and shot straight at Bai Hong and her teammate. ¡°Be careful!¡± Bai Hong immediately raised her hand. The speed of the airflow around the two of them suddenly increased. It seemed that this was the true appearance of the airflow shield. Bai Hong¡¯s teammate did not hesitate. He picked up the long saber in his hand and rushed out, slashing left and right at the vines. For a moment, these vines could not do anything to them. However, what they did not know was¡­ Someone was hiding in a secluded spot and observing the battle between both teams. ¡°Looks like Lin Yu is going to win¡­¡± That person thought to himself. Just as he thought of this, he saw a few vines suddenly shoot out from behind Bai Hong and her teammate. Those vines wrapped around their ankles and lifted them into the air. Bai Hong was startled. So this was Lin Yu¡¯s real strategy! Lin Yu made such a ferocious frontal assault against them that Bai Hong completely forgot the possibility of getting ambushed from behind. This was also because she had too little combat experience. When Lin Yu saw Bai Hong and her companion being hung up, the corners of his mouth finally curled into a smug smile. ¡°Hahaha! This is what it means by having a home advantage!¡± He had just spat out the last word. A figure suddenly darted out of the bushes and arrived beside the metal box in a flash, grabbing it in his arms. ¡°Gentlemen, I¡¯m sorry. This metal box is mine.¡± With that, he rushed into the forest. All of this happened too suddenly, so much so that Bai Hong and Lin Yu could not react immediately. By the time they came back to their senses, the roars of dire beasts had already sounded from their surroundings. From that, it was evident that once the boxes in the forest were taken away, they would immediately attract the surrounding dire beasts. Lin Yu wanted to retrieve the metal box but was blocked by a huge White-Furred Ape. Helpless, he could only control the vines to let go of Bai Hong¡¯s team first and solve the problem before him. ¡°Li Qiang, I¡¯ll remember this!¡± he yelled furiously. In the distance, Li Qiang, who was holding the metal box, smiled slightly. His figure transformed and his appearance changed. It was Chen Feng¡¯s shadow clone! ¡°Hehe. That¡¯s exactly what I want.¡± ¡°It¡¯s time for Li Qiang to take the blame!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios With the dire beasts blocking Lin Yu and Bai Hong¡¯s teams, Chen Feng quickly left the scene and returned to Leng Ruzhi¡¯s side. At this moment, there were already three Capricorns lying in the middle of the empty space. The remaining two were already covered in wounds. Leng Ruzhi did not seem like she could handle this situation with ease anymore. Her speed was clearly much slower than before. It seemed that the effect of the potions was gradually weakening. However, this time, Chen Feng had no intention of interfering. He knew very well that with Leng Ruzhi¡¯s strength, she could defeat those dire beasts even without using potions. It was just a matter of time. As expected, after Leng Ruzhi dodged the attacks of the two Capricorns, she immediately used Spears of Light. The Capricorn, which was attacking with all its might, could not dodge in time and was nailed to the ground. Leng Ruzhi, who had exhausted most of her stamina, finally fell onto the ground. Once again, she took out a bottle of perfect-grade Stamina Potion and recovered. ¡°Tsk tsk tsk, you¡¯re really rich,¡± said Chen Feng. ¡°Since you¡¯re done fighting, why can¡¯t you just take a break to recover your strength instead of drinking that potion?¡± Hearing Chen Feng¡¯s words, Leng Ruzhi stared at him with a serious expression. ¡°I can¡¯t guarantee that other students won¡¯t come over to compete at this time.¡± ¡°It might be too late to drink the potion then,¡± she replied. ¡°Do you really think anyone would dare to compete with you?¡± asked Chen Feng. Leng Ruzhi paused for a moment before shaking her head. ¡°Better safe than sorry.¡± ¡°I have a reason not to lose.¡± Since Leng Ruzhi had said so, Chen Feng did not probe further. In any case, Chen Feng would never choose to stand out like this. The two of them had completely different ideals and styles of doing things. However, Chen Feng agreed with Leng Ruzhi¡¯s words. This was the only thing that the two of them had in common. ¡°Since the battle is over, help me find the golden box that the principal mentioned.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t see the golden box during the battle just now. It might be on the surrounding trees,¡± said Leng Ruzhi. The tree root in the empty space looked so conspicuous, and it was obvious that it was where the golden box was placed. However, Leng Ruzhi did not consider the possibility that the golden box had already been taken away. After all, in her opinion, the five Capricorns were still alive and well. She had used so many potions just now, and it was so strenuous for her to take them on. She did not think that there was anyone among her classmates who could take the golden box away from the five Capricorns without any bloodshed and retreat unscathed. If there was really such a person, his strength would probably be more than ten times that of Leng Ruzhi. When Chen Feng heard Leng Ruzhi¡¯s words, he thought to himself, ¡°Even if I turn this place upside down, we won¡¯t be able to find it.¡± However, he still quietly searched around. Leng Ruzhi did the same. Leng Ruzhi, who had defeated five Capricorns and assumed that she had won first place, was in a good mood. However, as she searched the trees, her expression slowly changed. Nothing¡­ Nothing at all. There were no gold boxes anywhere! After searching for more than 10 rounds, Leng Ruzhi had a dark expression. Only then did she think of the most unlikely possibility. ¡°The golden box¡­ might have been taken away by someone else!¡± she remarked. Seeing Leng Ruzhi¡¯s unsightly expression, Chen Feng coughed lightly and stepped forward to comfort her. ¡°It¡¯s fine. Although we didn¡¯t get the golden box, we got two metal boxes. That¡¯s not bad at all.¡± As he spoke, Chen Feng took out two inner cores of the Tier 2 dire beast from his pocket. Actually, Chen Feng currently had six inner cores. However, if he took it out, it would expose the fact that he had just obtained a metal box. This would undoubtedly increase the possibility of Chen Feng¡¯s ability being exposed. Leng Ruzhi had indeed been doing her best to ensure Chen Feng¡¯s safety. Naturally, Chen Feng would not be so selfish as to not offer her some inner cores. Moreover, even if he split two inner cores with her, his gains today were still very abundant. He had gotten two Tier 3 inner cores and four Tier 2 inner cores. If he decided to sell them, he could make a small fortune from that sale. Leng Ruzhi glanced at the inner core in Chen Feng¡¯s hand. Her expression changed slightly, but she quickly closed her eyes. ¡°No! I¡¯ve already said that I won¡¯t split these spoils of war. How can I take back my words now?¡± Chen Feng was shocked. This woman was so inflexible at doing things! In her opinion, was it more embarrassing to accept the help of her teammates than to lose? He reminded her again. ¡°Don¡¯t forget that a long time has passed.¡± ¡°Even if you settle for second best and decide to search for the metal box now, you might not be able to find it. It might have already been taken away by others.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t want to fail to reach second place, right?¡± Leng Ruzhi¡¯s fair face turned ashen white. She had to admit that Chen Feng was right. She had spent too much time fighting the five Capricorns. It was very likely that all the metal boxes in the forest had been taken away. However, she shook her head again. ¡°If that¡¯s indeed the case, that¡¯s my problem.¡± ¡°I have never considered the possibility that someone would reach the center before me and take the gold box.¡± ¡°I made a mistake in judgment. It¡¯s all because of my arrogance.¡± With that, she turned around and walked into the forest with the last hope of finding the metal box. There was nothing Chen Feng could do about it. He would not tell the truth, so he could only follow silently behind her. Unfortunately, the two of them had almost explored the entire inner ring of the forest. Other than the corpses of various dire beasts, there was not one metal box to be seen. Leng Ruzhi¡¯s face turned even paler. She could not accept the fact that she did not even get the second prize. Chen Feng coughed twice. He said, ¡°Ahem! I would advise you not to get too downhearted just yet.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s hurry to the periphery of the forest. If we don¡¯t get there quickly, I¡¯m afraid even the wooden box will be gone.¡± Leng Ruzhi looked disheartened, but she shook her head helplessly. ¡°That won¡¯t happen. I¡¯ve never heard of anyone failing a test.¡± ¡°From that alone, it is evident that the school has prepared enough wooden boxes for everyone.¡± However, just as Leng Ruzhi finished speaking, Chen Feng took out four Tier 2 dire beast inner cores and showed them to her. He said, ¡°How can you guarantee that the other students won¡¯t be like me? You really think that all of them will only take one prize?¡± Upon hearing this, Leng Ruzhi froze. Immediately after, her eyes widened in alarm. She felt an overwhelming panic come over her like never before. Three hours later. Leng Ruzhi, who looked dejected, and Chen Feng, who looked helpless, finally walked out of the forest. Everyone immediately understood what was going on when they saw Leng Ruzhi¡¯s appearance. Leng Ruzhi, god¡¯s favored one, seemed to have failed! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The moment the principal saw Leng Ruzhi¡¯s expression, there was a trace of surprise on his face. Following that, he smiled. It was not necessarily a good thing to have everything go smooth sailing. Sometimes, it might not be a bad thing for them to suffer a setback in life. The students around them were all discussing in low voices. ¡°Wow, Leng Ruzhi has such a gloomy expression.¡± ¡°Could it be because difficulty at the forest center was so high that she had to give up?¡± ¡°Huh? Even Leng Ruzhi can¡¯t handle that? Could the principal be messing with us on purpose?¡± ¡°Stop talking. I can¡¯t even defeat the dire beasts in the inner ring of the forest. I don¡¯t even dare to think about the strength of those dire beasts in the center of the forest.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Although this is Leng Ruzhi we¡¯re talking about, it might be too difficult for her.¡± Although no one knew what the exact situation was, from Leng Ruzhi¡¯s expression, it seemed that her results were not ideal. Only Li Qiang immediately turned into a simp when he saw Leng Ruzhi. It was as if his five senses had a filter, which resulted in him not hearing the discussions of the others. He immediately jogged over to Leng Ruzhi. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, are you all right?¡± Li Qiang asked. ¡°I was the first one back, and I¡¯ve been waiting for you. I was worried sick when you didn¡¯t come out just now.¡± Chen Feng, who was standing behind Leng Ruzhi, was surprised when he heard this. He glanced at Li Qiang sympathetically. ¡°There must be something wrong with this kid¡¯s brain,¡± he thought. As expected, after Leng Ruzhi heard this, her shoulders trembled almost imperceptibly. Her expression got even more sullen. ¡°Li Qiang, if your aim was to brag, congratulations. You have achieved it.¡± ¡°Please leave me alone,¡± said Leng Ruzhi. With that, she walked around Li Qiang and headed straight into the phalanx. Li Qiang was dumbfounded. ¡°How can this be the outcome?¡± he thought in shock. ¡°That shouldn¡¯t be the case!¡± Telling her that he was the first one back would be proof of his ability. Moreover, he also hinted to Leng Ruzhi that he cared about her very much. Such loving words were not enough to touch her? Why was that? Li Qiang, who was dealt a hefty blow by Leng Ruzhi¡¯s reaction, quickly snapped back to his senses. At this moment, he finally heard the discussions of the surrounding students. All of a sudden, he was enlightened. So Leng Ruzhi¡¯s results were not ideal! No wonder she had such a sullen expression! Li Qiang immediately took action again. He jogged to Leng Ruzhi¡¯s side and took out a small metal box from his pocket. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, are you upset because you didn¡¯t get the golden box?¡± he asked. ¡°It¡¯s all right, I can give you this metal box!¡± ¡°This way, you¡¯ll have two metal boxes! It¡¯s definitely better than just having one gold box!¡± Not far away, Li Qiang¡¯s teammate widened her eyes in disbelief. ¡°If I recall correctly, as his teammate, I¡¯m entitled to half of that metal box!¡± she thought. ¡°I can¡¯t believe he wants to hand it over to Leng Ruzhi!¡± Hearing Li Qiang¡¯s words, Chen Feng began to stifle his laughter. Good lord, he had seen people with low EQ. However, he had never seen someone with such low EQ. Leng Ruzhi was still upset about her result, but Li Qiang kept annoying her, twice in a row at that! Indeed. When Leng Ruzhi heard this, her eyes flashed with a trace of killing intent. She could not bring herself to say that she did not even get the wooden box. However, Li Qiang was still saying such things to her. ¡°What do you mean by this?¡± she asked. ¡°What is this, charity? Or are you pitying me?¡± ¡°Or maybe you¡¯re just trying to humiliate me?¡± Li Qiang was dumbfounded again. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, you¡¯ve misunderstood me. Why would I want to do that?¡± The pitiful Li Qiang thought that Leng Ruzhi would have at least obtained the metal box. He thought that Leng Ruzhi was doubting his sincerity and immediately opened the metal box. ¡°I really want to give you my prize.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t believe my sincerity, I¡¯ll prove it to you now.¡± ¡°Take it!¡± When Li Qiang said this, he even knelt down on one knee like a loyal knight. He was very sincere. He was displaying his self-cultivation as a simp to the most. He was an ultimate simp. However, when Leng Ruzhi saw the metal box, her anger seemed to have dissipated all of a sudden. She looked at the metal box, then at the sincere Li Qiang. Finally, she turned around and looked at Chen Feng, who was looking up at the sky. Suddenly, she smiled and said, ¡°Li Qiang, your result for this exam is indeed fairly good.¡± ¡°However, you should keep this prize for yourself.¡± With that, she returned to the line of students. Naturally, Chen Feng also quickly returned to the line of students. Otherwise, he was afraid that he would accidentally laugh out loud. Seeing Leng Ruzhi¡¯s reaction, Li Qiang was stunned at first, then his face lit up. ¡°She smiled at me! She¡¯s moved by my sincerity!¡± ¡°That means that she cares about me!¡± he thought merrily. However, the next moment, Li Qiang¡¯s smile froze on his face when he saw the empty metal box in his hand. ¡°Where are my inner cores? Where are my two inner cores!¡± he yelled in shock. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hearing his shout, Li Qiang¡¯s teammate panicked before anyone else could react. She hurriedly ran over and looked at the empty metal box in Li Qiang¡¯s hand. She no longer appeared as docile as before. She widened her eyes in shock. ¡°Li Qiang, you want to pocket the inner core?¡± she asked in a piercing voice. ¡°F*ck you. We went everywhere together. You would have seen me if I opened the box, right?¡± cursed Li Qiang. ¡°This box was empty, to begin with!¡± Hearing this, Li Qiang¡¯s teammate was also dumbfounded. Indeed. Although Li Qiang had been the one to hold onto the box, it was impossible that he would open it without her knowing. This was because this kid had been holding it in his hands all this while, afraid that others would not see it. How could he have the chance to open the box behind her back? Seeing the farce on Li Qiang¡¯s side, the surrounding students burst into laughter. They disliked the way Li Qiang behaved. Before the awakening ceremony, he was submissive. After he awakened his intermediate class, he started to look down on everyone. It was beyond satisfying to see what was happening to him now. However, some people gradually stopped laughing. ¡°F*ck, my box is empty too!¡± ¡°F*ck, me too!¡± As an increasing number of people started to say that, a majority of the students immediately checked the boxes they were holding onto. Some people heaved a sigh of relief, while others broke down on the spot. One-fifth of the wooden boxes were empty! For a moment, the scene was in chaos. Some people even began to question whether the school had placed inner cores in these boxes at all. Initially, they thought that the principal would immediately come forward to explain. Unexpectedly, the principal only smiled at the students in front of him without saying anything. Although this smile was kind and amiable, the principal¡¯s aura of prestige and dignity was not to be overlooked. Everyone slowly quietened down unknowingly. When everyone was finally silent, the principal nodded. He said, ¡°Teacher Zhang, please check on the students¡¯ results.¡± Everyone was dumbfounded. Was Principal Wang not going to give an explanation at all? Teacher Zhang came to the various teams and began to count the results one by one. ¡°Zhang Wei¡¯s team, two Tier 1 inner cores!¡± ¡°Xu Yang¡¯s team, zero inner cores!¡± ¡°Wang Xun¡¯s team, zero inner cores!¡± As the results were announced, many students felt embarrassed and their faces turned red. On the other hand, some students heaved a sigh of relief. Those students were the ones who originally thought that they had poor results as they had only gotten the wooden box. When Leng Ruzhi heard Teacher Zhang¡¯s voice, she felt that something was amiss, but she could not pinpoint what was wrong. At the next moment, Teacher Zhang actually paused for a moment and did not immediately report the results. Everyone stretched out their necks to take a look and were shocked. They saw a petite girl who tied her hair in two buns on either side of her head. Although she was only holding a wooden box, the wooden box was filled with inner cores! It turned out that the reason why Teacher Zhang did not report the results directly was because there were too many inner cores. He had to count them! ¡°Team Jiang Pan, 28 Tier 1 inner cores!¡± he announced. There was an uproar. Instantly, everyone understood what had happened. No wonder many people¡¯s boxes were empty. They had been taken away by Jiang Pan. Principal Wang looked at Jiang Pan with approval. He did not need to explain anything to the students. Everything in the world was the same. Time would naturally tell everyone the answer. If one could not even wait for the answer to be announced, it was only because that person was too weak. At this moment, Leng Ruzhi, who was standing behind some people, looked at the unfamiliar Jiang Pan. Jiang Pan¡¯s lips were slightly parted as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she could not say a word. Leng Ruzhi thought, ¡°No wonder I felt that something was amiss previously!¡± ¡°I thought Teacher Zhang only needs to report whether a student had obtained a box, or what kind of box he had obtained.¡± ¡°Why did he deliberately report the number of inner cores?¡± ¡°Everyone knows that there will be two inner cores in each box.¡± ¡°So that means that the school had guessed that there would be people who would take more than their share, and they tacitly agreed to it!¡± Hearing the envious whispers of her classmates around her, Leng Ruzhi was a little dazed. Originally, she thought that such behavior was wrong. But now, it seemed that Jiang Pan¡¯s behavior was envied by everyone. Then what was right and what was wrong? While Leng Ruzhi was still in a daze, Teacher Zhang had already arrived in front of her. ¡°How many inner cores did you obtain, Leng Ruzhi?¡± Only then did Leng Ruzhi snap out of her trance. Her body trembled slightly and she pursed her lips without saying anything. When Teacher Zhang saw Leng Ruzhi¡¯s expression, he subconsciously looked at Chen Feng, who was on the same team as her. At this moment, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s heart suddenly sped up. She suddenly thought of something. Chen Feng had inner cores with him! If Chen Feng were to reveal the four Tier 2 inner cores right now¡­ Even if Leng Ruzhi refused to split the prizes with Chen Feng, the school would still determine that she was the one who had gotten this prize. However, this was not the outcome she wanted. She did not want the results that others gave her. She did not want others¡¯ handouts. This was equivalent to completely trampling on and crushing Leng Ruzhi¡¯s dignity. To her, this was worse than losing! Just as she closed her eyes and waited for a crack to appear in her dignity¡­ Chen Feng spread out his hands and shook his head helplessly. Teacher Zhang did not seem surprised. He adjusted his glasses and scribbled on the report card. ¡°Leng Ruzhi¡¯s team, zero inner cores.¡± Then, he went straight to the next team to count the results. After Teacher Zhang left, Leng Ruzhi still felt her heart thumping wildly. She slowly turned her head and looked at the indifferent Chen Feng. After hesitating for a moment, she lowered her head with a red face. ¡°Chen Feng¡­¡± she said. ¡°Thank you for protecting my pride.¡± After saying that, she lowered her head even more. Chen Feng was astounded. ¡°What does she mean by this?¡± he thought. ¡°I just don¡¯t want to stand out!¡± However, Chen Feng did not think too much about Leng Ruzhi¡¯s reaction. Instead, he was carefully considering his cultivation plan. Not far away. Li Qiang, who only had Leng Ruzhi in his eyes, clearly saw the scene just now. All of a sudden, his mind went blank. What was going on with Leng Ruzhi just now? Why would she have such an expression while talking to Chen Feng? Embarrassment? Nervousness? There was even a hint of¡­ gratitude? Li Qiang had never seen such an expression on Leng Ruzhi¡¯s face in the past two years. Why was that? ¡°Chen Feng!¡± he said angrily. ¨C After counting, Principal Wang took the report card from Teacher Zhang and smiled meaningfully. ¡°I hereby announce!¡± ¡°First place: Team Jiang Pan!¡± ¡°Second place: Team Bai Hong!¡± ¡°Third place: Team Lin Yu!¡± ¡°Students from these teams, please come to me later to collect the ranking reward.¡± Hearing this, all the students looked at them enviously. Then, the principal paused. He added, ¡°Everyone must be tired out from this exam.¡± ¡°The school will give everyone two days¡¯ break, tomorrow and the day after. If you want to go home and take a look, you may do so. You can spend more time with your parents.¡± ¡°After all, in the next year, all that¡¯s left for you is to study and train.¡± ¡°This exam is officially over!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios When Chen Feng¡¯s clone returned to the dormitory, Chen Feng was still sitting in the corner, controlling the warm current in his body. In comparison to a long cultivation method, this method was considered already a shortcut to increase his strength. Consuming the inner core would not allow him to become stronger immediately. He had to absorb all the essence contained in the inner core first. After handing the six inner cores to his main body, Chen Feng¡¯s clone immediately rushed to the library. If Chen Feng wanted to increase his strength, he not only needed to cultivate, he needed to read. He needed to read up on those essential books and the school curriculum. If he became stronger and improved in a particular direction, it would merely be flashy and rigid. Chen Feng suddenly felt emotional when he arrived at the empty library. The others took advantage of this last break to return home and reunite with their families. Regardless of whether their family was rich or poor, it was still their safe haven, and they relied on the support of their family in life. As for Chen Feng, who had transmigrated into this world, there was nothing else he could rely on. He could only rely on his own strength. At that thought, Chen Feng took a deep breath and a resolute look appeared in his eyes. During the two days when the others returned home to be with their families, Chen Feng¡¯s main body would make full use of the time to absorb the energy from the inner cores. Meanwhile, his clone would immerse itself in the sea of books in the library and study with all its might! He had to become stronger! ¨C Draupcester City, the wealthy district. The Leng family, which occupied one-tenth of the entire city, opened its doors tonight. ¡°Master, Second Miss is back too!¡± It was rare for Leng Ruzhi to return home. She squeezed out a smile and tried her best to hide her disappointment. Having failed for the first time in 18 years, she was feeling horrible. This was a feeling she had never felt before. It was impossible that it did not affect her mood. It might even become a psychological trauma. She walked through a large garden to the main hall. Her father, Leng Buwei, was looking at some documents on the coffee table. He seemed to be busy. ¡°Dad, the school has given us a two-day break, so I came back to see you and Mom.¡± ¡°Is Elder Sister back too?¡± Leng Ruzhi deliberately wanted to avoid talking about her examination, but Leng Buwei still brought up that topic. Without looking up, he asked, ¡°How¡¯s the awakening ceremony?¡± ¡°I awakened a combat-type legendary class, Holy Light Envoy,¡± Leng Ruzhi answered. Her father still did not look up. He only nodded slightly in response. Leng Ruzhi did not feel disappointed by his lack of response. On the contrary, she heaved a sigh of relief. However, just as she said that she wanted to return to her room to rest, Leng Buwei suddenly spoke. ¡°Today should be the day of your preliminary examination, right?¡± ¡°Are you unsatisfied with the results?¡± Hearing her father¡¯s question, Leng Ruzhi trembled. She stood rooted to the ground, not daring to turn around to look at him. Ultimately, the inevitable happened. ¡°Yeah¡­¡± Leng Ruzhi replied in a voice that was as soft as a mosquito¡¯s. Leng Buwei looked at his youngest daughter¡¯s back. He thought for a moment before he said, ¡°Come, sit down.¡± Leng Ruzhi had no desire to resist at all. She lowered her head and sat on the sofa beside Leng Buwei. In her memory, although her father¡¯s name was Leng Buwei1, he seemed to have been busy all his life. No matter how many times Leng Ruzhi got first place, her father would only nod in response. There was never any more reaction from him. Therefore, Leng Ruzhi gradually developed her own notions of how things should be. In her opinion, getting first place was only a matter of course. Her father was one of the reasons why she was so determined to get first place. Leng Ruzhi was prepared to receive a terrible scolding from her father. However, she was surprised by what Leng Buwei said next. ¡°Ruzhi, I feel very happy today.¡± Leng Ruzhi froze before looking at her father. Leng Buwei was smiling at her kindly. Leng Ruzhi was very confused. She did not understand what Leng Buwei meant when he said that he was happy. At the same time, she realized that it had been a long time since she saw her father¡¯s face up close. She glanced at her father and noticed that time had left its mark on his face. ¡°I have failed in my duty as a father. I know I didn¡¯t spend enough time with you while you were growing up.¡± ¡°I was very worried every time I heard you say that you got first place.¡± ¡°I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll become like your elder sister.¡± When Leng Ruzhi heard this, she pursed her lips. A trace of grievance appeared in her eyes. Her elder sister, Leng Rushuang, was the other reason why Leng Ruzhi was so obsessed with the first place. ¡°Rushuang is a very outstanding person. In fact, she¡¯s even more outstanding than your mother and I,¡± said Leng Buwei. ¡°She¡¯s the genius in the Leng family, and for a long period, I was proud of her for being so outstanding.¡± ¡°However, as I grew older, I began to worry about Rushuang¡¯s future.¡± Hearing her father¡¯s words, Leng Ruzhi opened her mouth in surprise. She could not believe that her father would worry about her elder sister, who was so outstanding. Leng Buwei took off his glasses and placed them on the coffee table. He rubbed his slightly swollen temples. ¡°Indeed, your mom and I used to be the top students in school. We made many contributions to the front line.¡± ¡°After retiring, we¡¯re still contributing to the human race from behind the scenes.¡± ¡°But as time passes, I understand more and more that the effects of time on people are incomparably huge.¡± ¡°A person¡¯s ability is ultimately limited. The so-called pinnacle will be gone in the blink of an eye.¡± Leng Ruzhi did not fully understand what her father was saying, but she still listened seriously. Leng Buwei leaned back on the sofa behind him, looking a little tired. ¡± Rushuang is very outstanding now and has a promising future.¡± ¡°But what will she do after her pinnacle period is over?¡± ¡°If she encounters a setback, will she be able to pull through?¡± ¡°I can take care of you guys now, but I can¡¯t possibly take care of you forever.¡± ¡°I¡¯m worried that if your mom and I leave the world in the future, you won¡¯t be able to take good care of yourselves.¡± ¡°If something major happens in the family in the future, will the two of you be able to survive?¡± Upon hearing this, Leng Ruzhi got a little emotional. She felt a lump build up in her throat, and she was on the verge of tears. ¡°Don¡¯t say that, Dad. You and Mom will be able to live to a ripe old age.¡± However, Leng Buwei shook his head with a smile. ¡°Child, don¡¯t be silly.¡± ¡°There¡¯s only so much humans can do. It¡¯s not possible for us to defy the laws of nature and change our fate.¡± With that said, he looked at Leng Ruzhi with a gratified smile. ¡°Your elder sister¡¯s life has been too smooth sailing for the first half of her life.¡± ¡°This is also the reason why your mother and I took so much care of her.¡± ¡°When she was your age, I hoped that she would suffer a setback. The more she suffered, the better.¡± ¡°But that didn¡¯t happen.¡± ¡°Now, she¡¯s about to go to the front line to fight. ¡°If she suffers a setback there, the price she has to pay will be heavy. It won¡¯t be anything you can compare to at your age.¡± Leng Ruzhi nodded blankly, deep in thought. Leng Buwei¡¯s next sentence changed Leng Ruzhi¡¯s impression of her father again. ¡°So, I¡¯m really glad that you encountered this setback today,¡± continued Leng Buwei. ¡°This will be a valuable asset to your life.¡± ¡°You must learn from this lesson, and learn the reason why others¡¯ will succeed.¡± ¡°In the future, when your elder sister encounters a setback, she might have to rely on you¡ªher younger sister¡ªto help her.¡± Leng Ruzhi¡¯s eyes widened slightly. ¡°Elder Sister might need my help in the future?¡± she thought. Hearing her father¡¯s words, her mood lifted. The disappointment that she felt of not getting the first place was washed away. ¡°Go get your elder sister and your mom here. Let¡¯s all eat together,¡± Leng Buwei instructed. ¡°Tell me if you found anything interesting in school later.¡± ¡°Okay! Dad, let me tell you first! Today¡¯s exam is very interesting. There are two classmates¡­¡± ¡°Oh? Taking away multiple boxes of inner cores? These two classmates of yours are quite interesting!¡± remarked Leng Buwei. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Doveston City. In the suburbs. The door to an old house creaked open. ¡°Oh!¡± ¡°Old Li, stop fussing about the house. Our son is back!¡± Mrs. Li quickly and carefully smeared the dirt on her apron, while Mr. Li hurriedly walked out of the back room. He had yet to take off his heavy fireproof suit. ¡°Our son is back! Let me have a look at you. Oh, how tall you¡¯ve grown!¡± ¡°Did you work hard at school?¡± The joy on their faces was priceless. This was Li Qiang¡¯s home. When Li Qiang returned home, he looked at his father¡¯s fireproof suit and then at the patched apron that his mother was wearing. He had an impatient look on his face. ¡°What do you know about school!¡± Li Qiang snapped. ¡°Is the meal ready? I¡¯m starving.¡± As he spoke, he walked to the only table in the house and sat down, his face full of displeasure. Li Qiang was still immersed in the emotions of the day and was extremely dissatisfied with regard to Leng Ruzhi and Chen Feng. He did not understand why Leng Ruzhi had to thank Chen Feng. He was so capable and had an intermediate class. On top of that, he treated her so well. Could it be that a special profession with no strength and only an undeserved reputation was attractive to her? Or did that kid give Leng Ruzhi something precious? How could an orphan like him have money? Seeing that their son was in a bad mood, Mr. and Mrs. Li exchanged worried looks. Mr. Li hurriedly took off his fireproof suit and sat beside Li Qiang. He gave Mrs. Li a meaningful look before comforting Li Qiang tentatively. ¡°Hurry and make some delicious food to nourish your son¡¯s body. He must be tired from studying in school,¡± Mr. Li instructed his wife. ¡°Son, have your studies not been going well recently?¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you awaken a bad class. I am still strong and can take good care of our family,¡± said Mr. Li. ¡°Don¡¯t worry and just focus on your studies. It¡¯ll be even better if you can serve the country. Even if you are sent to do logistics work, it¡¯s fine. The Li family can stand on our own feet and be capable of earning our own living. It¡¯s not embarrassing at all!¡± Hearing Mr. Li¡¯s words, Li Qiang frowned and knitted his brows deeply. He grew increasingly impatient. ¡°What bad class?¡± ¡°I awakened an intermediate combat-type class! I have a bright future ahead of me!¡± snapped Li Qiang. As soon as he said this, Mr. Li stood up excitedly. Mrs. Li, who had originally planned to go to the kitchen to cook, immediately ran out. She wanted to approach her son but did not dare do so. ¡°Son, did you really awaken an intermediate combat-type class?¡± she asked. ¡°Of course. Who do you think I am?¡± replied Li Qiang. Seeing the smug look on Li Qiang¡¯s face, Mr. Li almost jumped for joy. He waved his hand in a grandiose gesture. ¡°Hurry up and buy some good wine and dishes!¡± Mr. Li urged. ¡°Today is our family¡¯s big day. Let¡¯s have a drink tonight!¡± ¡°Yes, yes! I¡¯ll go now!¡± Mrs. Li also took off her apron excitedly, took out a tattered jacket from the wardrobe, and prepared to go out. Li Qiang looked at his delighted parents and thought about Leng Ruzhi. He suddenly said, ¡°I came back this time because I have something on. I¡¯ll have to go back to school tomorrow.¡± ¡°Give me 200,000 yuan. I have a use for it.¡± In an instant, the smiles on Mr. and Mrs. Li¡¯s faces froze. The dining table was filled with dishes. Every plate looked so delicious. However, Mrs. Li sat at the table and silently wiped her tears. Mr. Li, on the other hand, was smoking a cigarette. This was a family of four. Only Li Qiang¡¯s 10-year-old younger sister continued to eat her food in small bites. She did not dare to speak. After smoking another cigarette, Mr. Li had a helpless look in his eyes. He looked at Li Qiang and said, ¡°Son, it¡¯s not that Dad doesn¡¯t want to pay for your school fees.¡± ¡°You know our family¡¯s conditions. ¡°Where will we get 200,000 yuan from? Even if we sell everything we have, we still wouldn¡¯t be able to come up with this money.¡± ¡°Besides, you won¡¯t need such a large sum of money for school.¡± Mr. Li¡¯s tone was filled with helplessness, but Li Qiang was distraught. ¡°What do you know about my studies?¡± Li Qiang roared. ¡°Do you think 200,000 yuan is considered a lot in this society?¡± ¡°Do you know how much pressure I¡¯m under right now!¡± ¡°Other students have good cultivation materials, but I don¡¯t have anything!¡± When Mrs. Li heard her son¡¯s words, she started to sob hysterically. In a pleading tone, she begged, ¡°Son, as parents, we are useless. We are holding you back.¡± ¡°But your younger sister is almost at the age where she¡¯ll start her education. On top of that, you still have to go to university next year. We need money for all these.¡± ¡°Our family really can¡¯t afford this sum of money.¡± ¡°I¡¯m begging you. Can we not compete with other families?¡± Anyone would be moved to see their mother blaming herself and crying in front of them. However, there was only anger and impatience on Li Qiang¡¯s face. He grabbed the chopsticks in front of him and threw them onto the ground. He suddenly stood up and bellowed, ¡°Not compare to other families?¡± ¡°What future will I have if I don¡¯t compare to them?¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t easy for me to awaken an intermediate class! I have a bright future ahead of me!¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t make sure that I have a good foundation now, I¡¯ll be sending myself to my death on the front lines in the future!¡± ¡°Or do I have to be like the two of you? Being a potter or a candy seller? Being a bottom-feeder in society for the rest of my life?¡± ¡°Can you guys stop dragging me down? Can you not hold me back?¡± Li Qiang was raging mad. Mrs. Li covered her face helplessly and cried. Mr. Li closed his eyes in anguish. Even Li Qiang¡¯s younger sister was so frightened that she put down her bowl and chopsticks and hid behind her mother. She stared at Li Qiang with fearful eyes. Seeing that his parents seemed to blame themselves, Li Qiang sat down and changed his tone. ¡°I¡¯m not trying to make things difficult for our family,¡± he explained. ¡°Now that I¡¯ve awakened my intermediate class, our family will have to rely on me in the future.¡± ¡°If we relax now, we won¡¯t be able to make a comeback for the rest of our lives.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all right for Little Sister to go to school. I¡¯ll use this money to build a good foundation and increase my strength this year.¡± ¡°When I get into a good university, the country will provide subsidies for the cost of education. The school will also hand out scholarships.¡± ¡°When that time comes, our family¡¯s conditions will be better.¡± ¡°Little Sister¡¯s education matter will also be resolved.¡± ¡°Suppose that you save all this money. Even if you decide not to hand me the money, do you think Little Sister looks like someone who can awaken a good class?¡± ¡°In the end, she won¡¯t have any future. Do you want Little Sister to live such a life?¡± The carrot-and-stick approach was indeed effective. Mr. Li hesitated for a moment and seemed to have made up his mind. He sighed heavily and said, ¡°Son, I won¡¯t hold you back as a bright future is ahead of you.¡± ¡°I will think of a way to get the money tomorrow!¡± ¡°As long as you work hard, I¡¯ll do anything!¡± Hearing that Mr. Li had finally relented, Li Qiang smiled. ¡°Dad, you¡¯re the best!¡± ¨C Two days later. After receiving the money, Li Qiang was buzzing with happiness and returned to the city with lofty ambitions. However, he did not go straight to school. Instead, he went to the largest cultivation material store in Doveston City and bought two inner cores of Tier 3 dire beasts. He also asked the shop assistant to pack them nicely. Holding the gift box in his hand, Li Qiang could not hide the smug look on his face. Leng Ruzhi was so disappointed because she could not obtain a Tier 3 inner core during the preliminary exam, right? Now, he bought two Tier 3 inner cores for her! A woman had her guard the lowest when she was feeling down! He was confident that he could win her over! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The more Li Qiang thought about it, the more confident he was of winning the beauty¡¯s heart. He had even begun to plan his future. As long as Leng Ruzhi fell in love with him, he would become the Leng family¡¯s son-in-law. Li Qiang heard that the Leng family was quite wealthy, and they did not have a son. From then on, all of the Leng family¡¯s assets would be his! At that time, he could just leave his family, and he would not have to live a hard life anymore! He would have made a comeback! Li Qiang felt that a bright future was just within his reach, and he seemed to walk more confidently. Soon, he saw Leng Ruzhi, who was preparing to go to the library to study. He immediately went into simp mode again. Leng Ruzhi was alone, but she was thinking about something. She kept recalling her father¡¯s words on that day she returned home. ¡°Ruzhi, you didn¡¯t do well in this exam, so you should learn from your teammate, Chen.¡± ¡°Although he¡¯s not strong, he¡¯s not cowardly or rash.¡± ¡°He knows how to be flexible at critical moments.¡± ¡°Such a person will definitely have great achievements in the future.¡± At that time, Leng Ruzhi was surprised. ¡°Dad, did you remember wrongly the process I told you just now?¡± she asked. ¡°I admit that he and Jiang Pan can be considered flexible when it comes to exploiting loopholes in the rules.¡± ¡°But you said that he¡¯s neither cowardly nor reckless¡­ How did you come to that conclusion?¡± Leng Buwei shook his head with a smile. He analyzed seriously, ¡°You said that he was weak, right? But when he saw that you were injured, he still went up to help you.¡± ¡°Tell me. Can a person like that be considered a coward?¡± Leng Ruzhi was slightly stunned. ¡°You said that other than this time, he has never done anything else,¡± he continued. ¡°Is it wrong for me to say that he¡¯s not reckless?¡± For a moment, Leng Ruzhi was left stunned, her mouth slightly open in shock. However, after some thought, she spoke. ¡°But he only saved me because he was worried that he wouldn¡¯t be able to leave the forest safely if I was injured!¡± she retorted. ¡°Isn¡¯t that cowardly?¡± Hearing Leng Ruzhi¡¯s childish words, her parents looked at each other and laughed. Upon seeing that, Leng Ruzhi got a little anxious. She was unsure of what she had said wrong. Finally, her elder sister¡ªLeng Rushuang¡ªwho was sitting next to her, put down her bowl and chopsticks. She tucked her hair behind her ear and said calmly, ¡°You think that as one of the more powerful people, you have a responsibility to protect the weaker ones.¡± ¡°Then what¡¯s wrong with the weak knowing how to borrow the power of the strong beside them?¡± ¡°Besides, there are a few details about this teammate in this exam that you didn¡¯t notice.¡± Leng Ruzhi hurriedly asked, ¡°What details?¡± Leng Rushuang answered, ¡°You said that he took the inner core from the metal box but put it back.¡± ¡°Think about it. If the metal box was discovered by another team, they¡¯d have taken it and left the forest.¡± ¡°If there two teams had their eyes on the same metal box, they might fight over it immediately.¡± ¡°By putting the empty boxes back, Chen Feng bought your team some time and even reduced the number of competitors.¡± Leng Rushuang paused and smiled. ¡°Moreover, you said that he protected your dignity when he reported the results at the end.¡± ¡°But in my opinion, he simply doesn¡¯t want others to notice him.¡± ¡°After all, there¡¯s a saying, ¡®The shot hits the bird that pokes its head out¡¯.¡± Leng Ruzhi¡¯s eyes widened. She did not expect that anyone would have such a thought. ¡°As long as he announces his results, he will at least be in second place,¡± said Leng Ruzhi. ¡°The value of four Tier 2 inner cores might even surpass Jiang Pan¡¯s results. It¡¯s not impossible for him to get first place too.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no reason for him to give up on this honor. He has to report his results to get the principal¡¯s ranking reward!¡± Leng Rushuang looked at her naive little sister. She did not continue to explain but merely stroked Leng Ruzhi¡¯s head. She said, ¡°Well, you have to ask him that yourself.¡± ¨C In a flash, Leng Ruzhi had already arrived in front of the library. However, her mind would not calm down. She could not believe that her parents and elder sister actually had such a high evaluation of Chen Feng. This was completely beyond her expectations. ¡°If I bump into Chen Feng, I¡¯ll definitely ask him!¡± she thought to herself. With this thought in mind, Leng Ruzhi sorted out her feelings and entered the library to study. However, the next moment, Li Qiang rushed in front of her and knelt on one knee. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, it was my fault last time.¡± ¡°I really didn¡¯t know that the metal box was empty, and I didn¡¯t mean to trick you.¡± ¡°To prove my sincerity, I specially bought two Tier 3 inner cores for you this time!¡± After speaking, Li Qiang opened the exquisite packaging of the gift box and took out the inner cores. Li Qiang even deliberately emphasized that they were Tier 3 inner cores, which immediately attracted the attention of some of the surrounding students. Looking at the inner cores in the box, the students revealed envious gazes. Leng Ruzhi, on the other hand, thought of her elder sister¡¯s words ¡°The shot hits the bird that pokes its head out¡±. Those words perfectly described Li Qiang, the fool. Thinking back to how Li Qiang took the empty box and left the forest to show off, it also confirmed that Elder Sister¡¯s analysis was correct. Chen Feng had indeed done many very meticulous actions during the exam. However, she had not noticed it at all! Leng Ruzhi was overcome by a mix of emotions. At this moment, the only thing she wanted to do was find Chen Feng. She wanted to see if there were any other details that she overlooked. ¡°Li Qiang, you should keep these two inner cores for yourself.¡± ¡°Please move aside. I¡¯m going in to study,¡± she said. Li Qiang had already been defined as a fool by the Leng family¡¯s daughters, so naturally he would not be able to make a good impression on Leng Ruzhi. Besides, Leng Ruzhi had no interest in Tier 3 inner cores. Coincidentally, Chen Feng walked out of the library. After giving Leng Ruzhi and Li Qiang a simple glance, he walked straight to the canteen. Throughout the entire process, he did not stop for a second. When Leng Ruzhi saw Chen Feng, she froze before chasing after him. Right now, she wanted to find Chen Feng to resolve her doubts. ¡°Chen Feng, wait¡­ wait for me,¡± she called out. ¡°I need to talk to you.¡± On the other hand, Li Qiang was seething with anger. He had already taken out two Tier 3 inner cores, yet his goddess did not even spare a glance at him. One second, she said that she was going to study. In the next second, she chased after that trash, Chen Feng. Upon witnessing that, Li Qiang could not withstand the blow and almost had a breakdown. ¡°Chen Feng¡­ it¡¯s Chen Feng again!¡± he growled. ¡°Why? Why do you always have to go against me?¡± Li Qiang gritted his teeth almost to the point of breaking them. Suddenly, the dean walked out of the crowd. ¡°Li Qiang, your family called you. It seems like there¡¯s something urgent.¡± ¡°Go answer the call.¡± Hearing the dean¡¯s words, Li Qiang felt even more frustrated. However, he did not dare to vent his anger on the dean. He could only glare viciously at Chen Feng¡¯s back and follow the dean. ¨C At the entrance of the canteen, Leng Ruzhi blocked Chen Feng¡¯s path. Chen Feng frowned slightly and gave her a puzzled look. ¡°Leng Ruzhi? Is something the matter?¡± he asked. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 20 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Seeing how aloof Chen Feng was, and recalling how Chen Feng merely swept a glance at her earlier before leaving earlier, Leng Ruzhi felt a sense of grievance toward him. She was the most outstanding student in school. Usually, when others took the initiative to speak to her, she would feel that they were wasting her precious study time. ¡°I took the initiative to speak to him today, why is his attitude so cold to me?¡± she thought unhappily. Chen Feng naturally did not know what Leng Ruzhi was thinking. However, he felt a little uncomfortable. Leng Ruzhi was not only the school belle, she was also a genius. Naturally, she attracted attention wherever she went. Not only did this woman look for him, but she also stood there for a long time without saying anything. Some passersby had already stopped to watch. This was clearly a violation of Chen Feng¡¯s principle of keeping a low profile. ¡°Hello, what can I do for you?¡± asked Chen Feng. Seeing that she was not speaking, Chen Feng had no choice but to remind her, hoping to end the conversation as soon as possible. That way, there would not be more and more onlookers. Leng Ruzhi was about to ask Chen Feng why he chose not to report the inner cores he had to the school, but she suddenly remembered her elder sister¡¯s analysis. Chen Feng did not want anyone to know about this! Hence, she changed the topic. ¡°There are too many people here. Let¡¯s go to a place with no one around,¡± she said. Upon hearing that, all of the onlookers were shocked. The school belle actually took the initiative to look for someone else? She even wanted to go with him to a place that had no one around. What did she mean by that? Hearing Leng Ruzhi¡¯s words, Chen Feng felt that he was screwed. Her choice of words was too strange! ¡°Are you afraid that the misunderstanding won¡¯t be big enough and won¡¯t attract enough attention?¡± he thought in frustration. If it were any other girl, Chen Feng might have turned around and left. But this was Leng Ruzhi! If he turned around and left now, what kind of rumors would spread in school? He could already imagine the rumors. ¡°Shocking. The school belle, Leng Ruzhi, confessed in public. That man is actually him!¡± ¡°Chen Feng rejected Leng Ruzhi in public. The goddess¡¯s heart is broken and she wants to commit suicide!¡± ¡°The distortion of human nature or the loss of morals. Leng Ruzhi¡¯s secret boyfriend is suspected of having an affair!¡± ¡°Chen Feng has no interest in the school belle. There must be something wrong with him with regard to that aspect!¡± Chen Feng did not dare to continue thinking about it. Moreover, Chen Feng did not know if Leng Ruzhi would tell others about the matter concerning the inner cores. He felt helpless and agreed to her request. ¡°All right, come with me.¡± With that, he brought Leng Ruzhi to the second floor of the school canteen and booked a private room so that it was convenient for them to talk. Looking at the menu that had the words ¡°Minimum consumption for a private room is 1,000 yuan¡±, Chen Feng felt a pang of heartache at the thought of him having to pay that amount. He said helplessly, ¡°If you have something to say, say it quickly.¡± ¡°I still have to go to the library after dinner.¡± Leng Ruzhi could tell that Chen Feng was not in a good mood, but she did not know the reason for that. Her tone involuntarily became cautious. ¡°C-Chen Feng.¡± ¡°I have a few questions for you.¡± ¡°At the end of the exam, if you reported the results that you had gotten Tier 2 inner cores, you can obtain the rewards given by the school.¡± ¡°Why did you choose to hide it?¡± As Leng Ruzhi spoke, her heart involuntarily beat faster. After hearing her father and elder sister¡¯s high evaluation of Chen Feng, Leng Ruzhi slowly realized that Chen Feng seemed to be a little different from the others. She recalled the past two years of her life in school. Many male students wanted to get close to her, but Chen Feng was never one of them. In fact, if Chen Feng had not awakened a special class, Leng Ruzhi would not have known that there was such a person in the school. ¡°Could it be that this person is really like what Dad and Elder Sister had said, and he is someone who keeps a low profile and is meticulous?¡± she wondered. ¡°Or could it be¡­¡± ¡°He was really trying to protect my pride back then?¡± The more Leng Ruzhi thought about it, the more nervous she became. She was very concerned about Chen Feng¡¯s thoughts back then. However, after hearing Leng Ruzhi¡¯s words, Chen Feng merely blinked. He said with a puzzled expression, ¡°Inner core? What inner core?¡± Leng Ruzhi was rendered speechless. She was stunned. Chen Feng, who was a meticulous and hardworking person. Chen Feng, who was kind and considerate and took care of her. Neither of these answers was correct. ¡°Y-you¡­¡± she stammered. ¡°Didn¡¯t you take two metal boxes back then?¡± ¡°You said you wanted to give me half, but I didn¡¯t take it.¡± ¡°How can you say that it didn¡¯t happen?¡± Leng Ruzhi was getting increasingly anxious as she spoke. Hearing that, Chen Feng was shocked. Holy sh*t! ¡°Is this woman really going back on her word now? Does she want half of the inner cores?¡± he thought. ¡°Everyone says that Leng Ruzhi¡¯s family is wealthy, so why is she greedy for such small gains?¡± At the thought of this, he leaned back onto the chair and stretched out his hand. ¡°You said I took two metal boxes during the exam.¡± ¡°Where¡¯s the evidence?¡± With that said, he reached out his hand and waved it up and down as if he really wanted Leng Ruzhi to take out the evidence. ¡°You, you, you¡­¡± Leng Ruzhi wanted to say something, but no words would come. Looking at Chen Feng¡¯s dauntless expression, she got so angry that she stood up, pushed open the door, and walked out. ¡°The shot hits the bird that pokes its head out?¡± ¡°Cares for my dignity?¡± ¡°Elder Sister, Dad, and I have misjudged him!¡± she thought angrily. ¡°Chen Feng is clearly a scoundrel!¡± What a shameless brat! Leng Ruzhi stomped out angrily as if she was venting her dissatisfaction. However, Chen Feng¡¯s voice came from behind her. ¡°Leng Ruzhi!¡± Leng Ruzhi stopped in her tracks and immediately pricked up her ears, wanting to hear Chen Feng change his words. But in the next second, her face darkened completely. ¡°Since you¡¯re the one who took the initiative to look for me, please pay for the private room,¡± he said. Leng Ruzhi was rendered speechless. ¡°I¡¯m going to ignore him from now on!¡± she swore inwardly. Leng Ruzhi¡¯s stomping grew even louder. ¨C In the suburbs. With a heavy heart filled with anger and resentment, Li Qiang pushed open the door of his house and vented his anger toward his family. ¡°I¡¯ve already said that I need to study. Can you not bother me with family matters!¡± he yelled. But before he could finish speaking, he was kicked in the face. ¡°Your parents borrowed money from us. We¡¯re here to collect the debt today.¡± ¡°Kid, come with us.¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 21 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Before Li Qiang could see his surroundings clearly, he was kicked to the ground. Then, a dirty boot stepped on his face. Li Qiang was dumbfounded. Li Qiang¡¯s father¡¯s voice came from the room. ¡°Son, these people are unreasonable!¡± ¡°Teach them a lesson!¡± However, just as he finished speaking, there was a muffled sound, followed by Mr. Li¡¯s painful whimpers. It was obvious that they had been beaten. Li Qiang¡¯s eyes were wide with fear as he tried to look around his house. He saw three men who wore hostile expressions on their faces. They were staring at him with sinister smiles on their faces. Meanwhile, Li Qiang¡¯s father was curled up on the ground in pain. His mother was hiding in a corner with his little sister in her arms. There were tears all over her face. ¡°Who are you? There must be a mistake.¡± ¡°My family have been honest and well-behaved civilians all their life. They can¡¯t possibly have borrowed money from you.¡± Li Qiang still had one last bit of hope. However, the next moment, the man who was stepping on him squatted down and showed him an IOU. ¡°Kid, take a look at this. This is the IOU. There¡¯s nothing more that needs to be said.¡± ¡°When your father borrowed the money, he said that he wanted to borrow the money to pay for his son¡¯s schooling.¡± ¡°You still want to deny it?¡± Li Qiang finally understood. It turned out that the money that his father gave him had been borrowed from loan sharks! Immediately, a wave of fury crashed through him. But his anger was not directed at the loan sharks. He was angry at his father! ¡°By doing this, he is deliberately dragging me down!¡± he thought in resentment. Before he could react, Li Qiang¡¯s father caught his breath and spoke again. ¡°At that time, we agreed that I¡¯d borrow 200,000 yuan from you for a year with 30% interest.¡± ¡°It¡¯s only been two days and you¡¯re already asking for money. You even want 140,000 yuan!¡± ¡°You¡¯re bullying honest people like us!¡± Hearing this, the loan sharks actually laughed out loud, as if they had heard a huge joke. ¡°Old man, don¡¯t spout nonsense. I said I wanted 138,000 yuan, not 140,000 yuan.¡± ¡°The Black Dragon Gang takes our contractual obligations very seriously. We will collect the exact amount listed on the IOU.¡± As he spoke, that person even pointed at the words on the IOU in front of Li Qiang and read it out loud. ¡°Today, I borrowed 200,000 yuan from Liu Yong. The daily interest is 30%.¡± ¡°On the first day, the amount rose to 260,000. On the second day, it rose to 338,000 yuan.¡± ¡°I¡¯m asking you for 138,000 yuan of interest now. Is there a problem?¡± Hearing this, Li Qiang was shocked. The word ¡°daily¡± in front of the interest was so small that nobody could see it clearly. However, at the same time, he did not dare to retort to these loan sharks. This was because Li Qiang heard the other party claim that they were from the Black Dragon Gang. The Black Dragon Gang was a powerful and illegal Awakened organization. If he were to fight these people head-on, he would die even if he had a few lives. Seeing that Li Qiang was silent, Liu Yong of the Black Dragon Gang laughed out loud. ¡°Kid, I won¡¯t bully your family,¡± he said. ¡°As long as you¡¯re willing to dig for ores in the mystic mine for five years, this debt will be completely written off.¡± ¡°How¡¯s that?¡± Li Qiang trembled when he heard that. Digging for energy ores in the mystic mines? This was no different from asking him to risk his life for his job. He had heard of such things many times. Danger lurked everywhere in the Mystic Realm. Miners lost their lives every day. Although powerful people were guarding the mine most of the time, if there was an emergency, these experts would abandon the miners without hesitation and flee. In their eyes, miners were expendable. If they died, the Black Dragon Gang simply needed to recruit new ones. Naturally, Li Qiang was unwilling to get himself killed out there. However, he did not dare to fight back against the Black Dragon Gang. Li Qiang¡¯s father knew when he saw Li Qiang¡¯s expression. These people were much stronger than his son, who had an intermediate class. Li Qiang was no match for them at all. Suddenly, Mr. Li seemed to have made up his mind. He rushed in front of Liu Yong and knelt. ¡°Sir, I¡¯m begging you.¡± ¡°My son is still young. Let him go.¡± ¡°Take me with you! I¡¯ll go to the mines and work, all right?¡± he pleaded. With that, Mr. Li pressed his forehead to the ground hard several times. In a short while, the skin on his forehead was broken, staining the ground red with his blood. Li Qiang was stunned to see that. Mrs. Li also ran over crying and held onto Liu Yong¡¯s leg, begging desperately. ¡°If you think this isn¡¯t enough, I¡¯ll go too. The two of us will go in exchange for our son.¡± ¡°Please let my son go!¡± They lived their lives for and pinned their hopes on their children. The elderly couple was willing to do anything so long as their children survived. However, such a plea did not affect the members of the Black Dragon Gang at all. Liu Yong kicked Mrs. Li away and sneered in disdain. ¡°You want to exchange for your son with only you two?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you aware of the kind of people you are?¡± ¡°Your son has an intermediate class. His chances of survival in the mine are much higher than yours.¡± ¡°If we take the two of you away and you die in the mine on the first day, who will pay us for the money that we have lost?¡± Seeing that Liu Yong was unwilling to agree, Mr. Li and Mrs. Li wanted to say something else. Suddenly, Li Qiang raised his right arm with great difficulty. Initially, Liu Yong thought that Li Qiang wanted to resist and was already prepared to teach him a lesson. Unexpectedly, Li Qiang raised his hand and pointed at his trembling sister in the corner. ¡°Take her away too! Three people in exchange for one should be enough!¡± he yelled. ¡°Although she¡¯s young, she¡¯s very valuable.¡± ¡°You can¡­ You can make her a child bride, or anything else you want!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t take me away. I¡¯m not going to the mines!¡± Hearing this, Mr. Li and Mrs. Li looked at their son in disbelief. At this moment, their son felt foreign and unfamiliar to them. They were heartbroken. Not to mention Mr. Li and Mrs. Li, even the people from the Black Dragon Gang could not stand it anymore. They had never witnessed something like this before. This man could betray his parents and little sister just so that he would survive. He was utterly inhumane! However, Liu Yong rolled his eyes and sneered. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, this child is too young. She¡¯s only worth 20,000 yuan at most!¡± ¡°Including your parents, the three of them are barely worth 300,000 yuan!¡± ¡°It¡¯s still not enough to repay your debt!¡± At this moment, Li Qiang scrunched his face as though he was deep in thought. After a long time, someone came to mind. ¡°I-I still have classmates!¡± he blurted. ¡°There¡¯s a student in our school who has awakened a special class! You can take him away!¡± A special class! Hearing this, Liu Yong and the others were inwardly startled. That was a good thing! Every special class had unique abilities that the majority of the population did not have. As long as they could control that student, he might be able to earn a lot of money for them in the future! Even if it was a completely useless class, they could still abduct that student and sell him to wealthy people who had perverse collection needs. After all, rare things were precious! However, Liu Yong was still wary and did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked warily, ¡°Kid, are you trying to play tricks on us?¡± ¡°I know you¡¯re from Sunrise High School. Are you trying to trick me into going to your school?¡± When Li Qiang heard this, not only was he not afraid, he even felt that there was a chance of them agreeing to his suggestion. He immediately said, ¡°As long as you let me off. I¡¯ll go.¡± ¡°You guys don¡¯t have to go!¡± ¡°I-I have a good relationship with him. He won¡¯t be guarded against me!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll bring him out of the school!¡± Although these words were not very convincing, Liu Yong was still tempted by the massive benefits they would reap. ¡°All right, I¡¯ll give you a chance.¡± ¡°As long as you bring him to me, your debt will be written off.¡± ¡°But if you dare to play any tricks¡­¡± ¡°Then you¡¯d better pray that you can study at Sunrise High School for the rest of your life and won¡¯t have to leave the school,¡± Liu Yong threatened. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 22 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The night breeze blew and the moon shone brightly. During the two days of break they had, Chen Feng consumed two inner cores of Tier 3 dire beasts and six inner cores of Tier 2 dire beasts. The essence flowed through Chen Feng¡¯s body along his meridian pathways. At this moment, he had already absorbed 70 to 80% of it. After circulating the warm current once more, Chen Feng let out a breath and opened his eyes. In the past two days, Chen Feng had not slept at all. He had been calming the essence of those inner cores in his body and absorbing the dark elements almost 24 hours a day. He let the clone handle the issue of having a lack of energy. The clone slept for at least 12 hours a day. After all, only Chen Feng¡¯s main body could absorb the dark energy. In order not to delay his cultivation progress, he could only let his clone sleep more to share some of the physical exhaustion of his main body. ¡°The panel,¡± Chen Feng thought to himself. Immediately, a semi-transparent attribute panel that only he could see appeared before his eyes. [Name: Chen Feng] [Age: 18] [Basic Attributes]: [Physique: 34 (17+17)] [Strength: 32 (16+16)] [Mana: 36 (18+18)] [Agility: 36 (18+18)] [Spirit: 40 (20+20)] [Basic Resources]: [Points: 40] [Dark Elements: 160/160] [Advanced Resources: None] Seeing the earth-shattering changes in his attributes, Chen Feng nodded in satisfaction. Not only his basic attributes, but even the upper limit of the dark elements had increased significantly. Two Tier 3 dire beast inner cores were the result of this. Out of the eight inner cores, those two inner cores accounted for 90% of the credit. Chen Feng could not help but sigh. ¡°No wonder the Tier 3 inner cores are so expensive!¡± he thought. However, although he was satisfied, Chen Feng could not help but feel a trace of worry. For the past few days, other than sleeping, his clone had spent most of his time studying in the library. It was mainly researching ways to increase the upper limit of the elemental power that he could absorb and store. After all, if Chen Feng wanted to summon a second clone, he would need a total of 200 points of dark elements. It was not difficult to absorb that, so he could absorb 100 points in a night. However, it was extremely difficult to increase the upper limit! After reading all kinds of relevant books and compiling them himself, Chen Feng divided the method of increasing the upper limit into three categories. The first type was the most common and the slowest. That was to continuously absorb the dark elements. Even when the dark elements were full, he could not stop. He had to continue absorbing them so that he could increase the upper limit. According to the book, the energy of all Awakened was actually stored in a certain place in the body. Chen Feng understood it to be similar to the ¡°dantian[literally translates as ¡°Cinnabar Field¡± or ¡°Elixir Field¡±. Refers to the region in the body where a person¡¯s Qi is concentrated]¡± described in martial arts novels. If the dark elements were compared to water, then the ¡°dantian¡± was a large pool. Moreover, it was an elastic pool! If he wanted to expand the size of the pool, he had to constantly pour water into it in order to expand it. Of course, the size of the pool depended on one¡¯s physical fitness, which was one¡¯s various basic attributes. If his basic attributes were too low, blindly expanding his dantian would only increase the burden on his body. Fortunately, Chen Feng had the god-level summation system. As long as he continuously increased the number of his clones, his attributes would increase greatly. There would not be a situation where his attributes could not support his dantian. This method was common and simple. But the problem was that it was too slow! Chen Feng had made an observation. Of the 60 points that he had increased in the past few days, about 50 points were due to the two Tier 3 inner cores, and about 6 points were due to the six Tier 2 inner cores. After absorbing for 72 consecutive hours, Chen Feng had only absorbed three to four points of the upper limit. From that, one could tell how slow it was. If it were any other ordinary person, apart from cultivation, they would have to attend classes, sleep, and do other things. Any student would be considered hardworking if they cultivated for eight hours a day. Hence, if they wanted to increase their upper limit by 100 points, it would take a very long time. It would take at least a year! And that was only if they worked extremely hard. This was also the reason why the path of cultivation was so difficult and there were so few people who had achieved great success. The second method was slightly faster, but it was very expensive. That was to consume inner cores! Take Chen Feng for example. He had consumed two Tier 3 inner cores, and his upper limit had increased by about 50 points. He only needed to cultivate non-stop, without sleeping, for 50 days to achieve this effect, while others might need 150 days or even longer. That was why inner cores were so expensive. However, the inner core had a major drawback. As the user¡¯s strength increased, the upper limit that the inner core could increase for the dantian and basic attributes would become lesser and lesser. When one¡¯s strength reached a higher level, one had to consume an even more advanced inner core. This way, the amount of money he needed to spend would increase exponentially. But what made people sigh was¡­ If you could easily kill a Tier 3 dire beast without any risk, then the inner core of this Tier 3 dire beast would be pretty much useless to you. You would not have much improvement even after consuming that. Therefore, a person would only take this path if he had money to burn. If he was not a tycoon, it was impossible for him to increase his strength in this way. The third method was the fastest and most difficult method. That was to use energy ores. Energy ores were not like inner cores, which would be less effective as one became stronger. The more energy there was in the ore, the stronger one would become. Originally, the function of energy stones should be to replenish energy in battle. However, energy ores could basically only be collected in the mystic mine. That place was extremely dangerous and anything could happen at any time. Therefore, the price was very precious. As such, the usage of the energy ore was tacitly acknowledged as a way to increase the upper limit. If Chen Feng were to absorb an energy ore that contained 100 dark elements, it would have the same effect as him absorbing 100 points through cultivation. Therefore, as long as he absorbed energy stones when the dark elements reached their upper limit, he could increase his upper limit. Other than these three methods, Chen Feng was temporarily unable to find any other way. ¡°Looks like I have to find time to go to the mystic mine,¡± he thought. After making some calculations, Chen Feng came to this conclusion. Killing dire beasts that had inner cores was too difficult for him, and his cultivation was too slow. He could not use it as his main method of improvement. In that case, he could only try his luck in the mystic mine. If he could find some dark elemental energy stones in the periphery of the Mystic Realm, it would yield twice the result with half the effort. Even if he encountered any danger, he could still use Shadow Escape to escape safely. Just as Chen Feng was about to continue cultivating, he felt another wave of intense malice appeared on the campus. Chen Feng, whose spirit attribute had soared to 40, immediately locked onto the source of this malicious intent from afar. It was Li Qiang! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 23 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios At this moment, Li Qiang had already returned to the campus. He could have come back earlier, but he deliberately came only now. Li Qiang wanted to bring Chen Feng out under the cover of night¡¯s darkness. That way, they would not be seen by anyone. He would definitely be in deep trouble if the school found out about this. But the people from the Black Dragon Gang had made it very clear. Unless Li Qiang could hide in school for the rest of his life, he would never be able to escape from the Black Dragon Gang. This was Li Qiang¡¯s only choice if he wanted to survive! Moreover, he did not feel any psychological burden. Li Qiang could even betray his parents and little sister, let alone Chen Feng, whom he hated to the core. Without any difficulty, he headed to the dormitory building and walked straight to Room 303. After burning the lock like last time, Li Qiang successfully pushed the door open and entered. ¡°You remember my last warning, right?¡± Seeing the terrified Chen Feng on the bed, Li Qiang revealed a sinister smile. Previously, he had told Liu Yong from the Black Dragon Gang that the two of them had a good relationship. Naturally, he was lying. His goal was to make Liu Yong believe that he could bring Chen Feng out. When he was not in his simp mode, Li Qiang was not mentally impaired. He was clever enough to know that he had to do something. He knew that he needed to mislead Chen Feng into thinking that he was only planning to give him a good beating. Hence, he deliberately brought up the matter from the last time. One had to know that even the smallest worm would turn if it was being trodden on. If Chen Feng really found out that his goal was to kidnap him, it might cause Chen Feng to resist. Although Li Qiang believed that he could easily defeat Chen Feng, he did not want to alarm the school. The plan was perfect! Hearing Li Qiang¡¯s words, Chen Feng shook his head in horror. He said in a trembling voice, ¡°I¡­ I didn¡¯t harass Leng Ruzhi.¡± ¡°I drew the lot and got into the same team as her by chance. There¡¯s nothing I can do about that.¡± Chen Feng¡¯s reaction was just as Li Qiang had planned. It seemed as though he really felt that Li Qiang was going to beat him up. This made Li Qiang even more confident. ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear your explanation. I just want you to make a choice now.¡± ¡°You have two choices. Either you follow me out of the school and let me beat you up, then take leave to be hospitalized.¡± ¡°Or I¡¯ll teach you a lesson here. Then, I¡¯ll strip you naked and get you to run one round around the school like that. Everyone will see you being humiliated.¡± ¡°In any case, if the school finds out, they¡¯ll only give me a punishment. I don¡¯t care.¡± After saying that, Li Qiang even cracked his knuckles threateningly. Hearing Li Qiang¡¯s threat, Chen Feng¡¯s body trembled and he quickly got up from the bed. ¡°D-don¡¯t hit me first. I¡¯ll go out with you, all right?¡± His voice was quivering. It seemed that he was about to cry. It was as if he really did not want to become the laughingstock of the entire school. Hearing that his plan had succeeded, Li Qiang¡¯s lips curled into a cold smile. The plan worked! ¡°Right now, all I need to do is bring Chen Feng to an empty spot outside the school and knock him out. Then, the Black Dragon Gang will let me off. I¡¯ll be able to survive!¡± he thought excitedly. People who had special classes were valuable. Who knows? Maybe the Black Dragon Gang would be impressed by how efficient he was and recruit him into their organization. On top of that, they would reward him with a sum of money! This way, he could buy better things for Leng Ruzhi! He could almost see a bright future beckoning to him again! The two of them walked out of the back door of the dormitory building one after another. Then, they walked along an empty path to the back door of the school and climbed over the wall. As Li Qiang and Chen Feng did not want this matter to be known, they made sure to be extra careful. Nothing unexpected happened. This kind of cultivation school was usually built in a relatively remote place, far away from the center of the city. Other than the school, there were only roads and forests. Li Qiang led Chen Feng into a small forest. He said coldly, ¡°Turn around. I don¡¯t want to see your face.¡± Chen Feng¡¯s body trembled. Clearly, he knew that he was about to be beaten up. However, he still obediently turned around. In Li Qiang¡¯s opinion, there was nothing strange about this. After all, Chen Feng was a weakling, and could not resist him at all. It was reasonable for him to listen and be beaten up. Besides, Chen Feng would be embarrassed if Li Qiang were to leave a wound on his face. Perhaps Chen Feng would even feel relieved when Li Qiang instructed him to turn around. The more Li Qiang thought about it, the more indignant he felt. How could a piece of trash like Chen Feng deserve Leng Ruzhi¡¯s attention? What a joke! The desire to live and the hatred he had accumulated for Chen Feng caused Li Qiang¡¯s malice to soar. The moment he raised his right hand to attack the back of Chen Feng¡¯s neck¡­ This hatred could even be called killing intent! ¡°Be careful in your next life! Don¡¯t offend others unknowingly,¡± said Li Qiang. But at the same time. A hand appeared behind Li Qiang and grabbed his right hand. The strength of this hand was very strong. It was like a huge iron pincer that firmly restrained Li Qiang¡¯s right fist, preventing him from waving it or pulling it away. Li Qiang was shocked. A small fireball instantly condensed in his left palm and he turned around to smash it at the person behind him. However, the moment Li Qiang turned around. The grip on his right hand instantly disappeared, and there was no one behind him. Li Qiang¡¯s mind went blank for a moment. He did not expect such a situation to happen. Li Qiang lost his best opportunity to dodge as he had too little combat experience. In the next moment, the incomparably strong hand pressed the back of Li Qiang¡¯s head and pressed him to the ground. With a soft thud, Li Qiang¡¯s body sank slightly into the soil of the forest. It had only been two to three seconds since Li Qiang¡¯s right hand was grabbed. Li Qiang wanted to ask who the other party was. However, his face was pressed to the ground and he could not make a sound at all. However, Li Qiang¡¯s doubts were quickly answered. ¡°You really want to kill me, kid.¡± Although he had not heard this voice many times, it was already deeply engraved in Li Qiang¡¯s mind. Chen Feng? Li Qiang¡¯s eyes widened in horror. If the one who attacked him earlier was Chen Feng, then who was the one he brought over earlier? Or was this the ability of Chen Feng¡¯s special class? Li Qiang broke out in cold sweat when he thought about how well Chen Feng, the weakling in his eyes, had hidden his powers. He had actually courted death twice in a row in front of such a powerful person! Li Qiang¡¯s mind started to race as he started thinking of ways to get out of this alive. In the end, he came to a conclusion. He had to beg for mercy now! Even if he needed to disregard his family¡¯s plight and flee, or if he needed to think of a way to apply for a low-paying job at this school so that he could work here for the rest of his life¡­ He would agree to anything now. He had to get through this crisis first! ¡°This is a misunderstanding. Let me explain¡­¡± Before he could finish his sentence, Chen Feng reached out and snapped Li Qiang¡¯s neck. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but you won¡¯t get a chance to explain anymore.¡± How could Chen Feng let someone who wanted to kill him live? He was not the reincarnation of a living Bodhisattva! System: ¡°Congratulations to the host for successfully killing an intermediate Tier 1 Awakened. Reward: 2,000 points!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 24 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Chen Feng was overjoyed to hear the system¡¯s notification. There were so many points awarded for killing someone. Of course, this was merely an observation that he had. Chen Feng would not use this method as the main way to improve. On one hand, although Chen Feng did not consider himself a good person, he was not evil. If he needed to go on a killing spree in order to obtain benefits for himself, he would not be able to get past that hurdle emotionally and psychologically. On the other hand, he was realistic. Although strength reigned supreme in this world, the world was not in disorderly chaos. The price of breaking the law was especially high. This was even more so for those who were weak. Thus, Chen Feng would only kill under two conditions. Firstly, the other party was someone who deserved to die. Secondly, Chen Feng would not be adversely affected by that. Of course, the people who deserved to die included Li Qiang, who wanted to kill him. At the thought of Li Qiang, Chen Feng lowered his head to look at the corpse on the ground. Now, he had to get rid of the corpse as soon as possible so that he would not have to worry about it. Immediately, Chen Feng and his clone carried Li Qiang deeper into the forest. ¡°This spot seems fine.¡± Chen Feng and his clone released their grips at the same time and threw Li Qiang into a tract of low-lying land. Just as the corpse hit the ground, the two inner cores of the Tier 3 dire beasts that were in Li Qiang¡¯s pocket rolled to the ground with a gurgle. Chen Feng was slightly taken aback. After picking up the inner cores, he fell silent for a moment. He did not understand. ¡°Why didn¡¯t this kid consume the inner core immediately? Why did he put it in his pocket?¡± he wondered. He could not believe that this kind of melodramatic plot of accidentally presenting benefits to the enemy was actually happening. Chen Feng naturally did not know that these two inner cores were actually bought by Li Qiang as a gift to Leng Ruzhi. Of course, he did not care about this either. He picked up the two inner cores and changed his plan. His clone would be digging a hole here tonight. The deeper he dug, the better. He had to completely bury Li Qiang¡¯s corpse. As for himself, he had to immediately return to the dormitory and consume those inner cores. Those inner cores were only his after he consumed them. He did not want to delay any longer. ¨C His main body and clone immediately split up according to the plan. Having gotten an increase in strength and his previous experience from before, Chen Feng completely absorbed the essence derived from the inner cores. All of this was done before dawn. The moment the upper limit of Chen Feng¡¯s dantian reached 200 points, he felt a slight change in his body. It was as if some special power had erupted from his dantian and was about to spread throughout his entire body. Chen Feng hurriedly recollected his thoughts. He was on guard, preparing to control the power that he felt. Unexpectedly, the power surging through him was not violent. Instead, it fused with him very naturally and quickly became a part of him. Only when this power completely belonged to Chen Feng did he understand. He actually had an additional ability! [Shadow Puppet] [Effect: Transforms the corpse of the person you killed into a shadow clone and can proficiently use the abilities that this person had when he was alive.] Chen Feng¡¯s heart skipped a beat when he realized that. This was such a heaven-defying ability! In that case, if he killed Leng Ruzhi, he would be able to have a clone that had a Holy Light Envoy class! But of course, Chen Feng was only analyzing his new ability. He would not attempt something like that. After all, Leng Ruzhi was very powerful and there was no enmity between them. Naturally, Chen Feng would not do such a thing. But now he had something else to do. That was to quickly turn Li Qiang¡¯s corpse into a Shadow Puppet. In order to save time, time that he would waste from absorbing the dark elements, Chen Feng went back the way he came and arrived in front of Li Qiang¡¯s corpse. Chen Feng¡¯s shadow clone, which was under Chen Feng¡¯s control, had already stopped. He then fished Li Qiang out of the hole he had dug. In just a few hours, Li Qiang¡¯s corpse had become a little stiff. Chen Feng breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this was his first time using the Shadow Puppet ability. There were some details that he had yet to confirm. He was not sure if there would be any problems if Li Qiang¡¯s corpse started to stink but he turned that corpse into a Shadow Puppet. Of course, at the same time, he was also unsure if that Shadow Puppet would also stink in the future. However, he would never know the answer unless he personally confirmed it. Even if this Shadow Puppet had many drawbacks, the benefits were equally tempting. After a brief moment of hesitation, Chen Feng immediately unleashed his ability. [Shadow Puppet] The next moment, a stream of dark energy flew out from Chen Feng¡¯s palm and surged into Li Qiang¡¯s corpse. Then, Li Qiang¡¯s corpse began to change. Hair and skin began to disappear. Next was flesh and blood. Finally, there were the bones. After a few seconds, Li Qiang¡¯s corpse had already turned into a dark shadow. Chen Feng was delighted to see that. It seemed like there was no need to worry about the smell of corpses. This was an enhanced version of the Shadow Clone! Next, with a thought from Chen Feng, the second clone grew a layer of flesh and blood, becoming the third Chen Feng. Looking at the two identical Chen Feng standing before him, Chen Feng felt that he could get used to this strange feeling. At the same time, he vaguely realized something. He still did not feel any strain or fatigue. However, as the number of shadow clones increased, the spirit value that Chen Feng required also increased. This was not surprising. These clones could only carry out simple orders given to them by Chen Feng. However, it was impossible to make them move like real people without powerful mental strength. Thankfully, Chen Feng had the god-level summation system. As the number of clones increased, Chen Feng¡¯s attributes increased once again. [Name: Chen Feng] [Age: 18] [Basic Attributes]: [Physique: 51 (17+34)] [Strength: 48 (16+32)] [Mana: 54 (18+36)] [Agility: 54 (18+36)] [Spirit: 60 (20+40)] [Basic Resources]: [Points: 2040] [Dark Elements: 200/200] [Advanced Resources]: Shadow Puppet (Li Qiang) Chen Feng looked at the changes in his attributes and nodded in satisfaction. His attributes had increased immensely! After putting away the interface, Chen Feng felt a huge sense of relief. The increase in the number of shadow clones would cause the demand for his spirit value to increase. However, because of the summary system, Chen Feng¡¯s attributes would increase greatly every time he added a shadow clone. In other words, Chen Feng would never be troubled about the fact that he needed to increase his spirit attributes. Thinking of this, he could not help but sigh. If he had not been lucky enough to have the help of the system, which was a cheat that transmigrators usually got, this powerful class of his would have been overlooked by everyone. After his worries were dispelled, Chen Feng looked at the Shadow Puppet expectantly. The Shadow Puppet immediately understood what Chen Feng wanted and raised its hands. Roar! Flames appeared in each of his hands! Li Qiang¡¯s ability now belonged to Chen Feng! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 25 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next morning. In the combat faculty¡¯s classroom. All the students could not help but look in the same direction. This happened daily as everyone was looking at Leng Ruzhi. But today, they were looking at Li Qiang! Even Leng Ruzhi was looking at Li Qiang. The teacher was standing on the podium, explaining the importance of teamwork, what the combat faculty students needed to do in various situations, and why they had to do it. Below the stage, Li Qiang, who was slightly shorter and sat in the front row, was actually staring fixedly at the blackboard. He would even nod his head in deep thought as if he had comprehended something. Everyone found this scene unbelievable. This was Li Qiang? How could this be Li Qiang? If someone had told them that Li Qiang had been possessed by a ghost, they would believe that person without any hesitation! From the first day he awakened his class, Li Qiang had always been arrogant and looked down on everyone except for Leng Ruzhi. He was actually earnestly studying now? Was it going to be the end of the world? However, Li Qiang did not seem to notice his surroundings at all. Or rather, he did not care at all. He was only listening attentively to his teacher¡¯s explanation and even taking notes in his notebook. Did Li Qiang suffer a huge blow? Yes, he did. In fact, he had already been killed. Li Qiang, who was currently studying in the combat faculty, was actually Chen Feng¡¯s Shadow Puppet. Similarly, Chen Feng¡¯s shadow clone was listening to the support faculty¡¯s lesson in his own form. However, as Chen Feng wanted to keep a low profile, his clone did not study as hard as Li Qiang. It was really tiring to listen attentively to the lesson, yet having to pretend to be half-hearted about it. Chen Feng listened attentively to the two classes at the same time. However, this did not take a toll on his body or drained his energy. Sometimes, because of the content he learned, he would even nod his head. Chen Feng was probably the only one in the world who had such a terrifying learning efficiency. ¨C ¡°Li Qiang, you seem to be listening very seriously. Why don¡¯t you explain this question to everyone? There seem to be many people in the class who don¡¯t understand.¡± The teacher stood in front of the podium. He adjusted his glasses and stared at Li Qiang expressionlessly. He was annoyed with how pretentious Li Qiang was being. He thought, ¡°It is none of my business even if he¡¯s unwilling to study.¡± ¡°Anyway, he¡¯ll be the one at a disadvantage.¡± ¡°But he must think that I¡¯m a fool. He thinks that he can get away with acting like he¡¯s so hardworking when in fact, he¡¯s a bad student.¡± He thought that Li Qiang would make a fool of himself next. Unexpectedly, Li Qiang stood up very naturally and analyzed this question seriously. ¡°So in this situation, we are facing our enemy in an uncertain environment.¡± ¡°I think the students from the combat faculty should adopt two strategies.¡± ¡°The first strategy is to use the fastest method to cause one or even two of the opponents to lose their combat ability. By doing that, we will ensure the safety of ourselves and our teammates.¡± ¡°The second strategy is to focus on the support faculty student¡¯s ability and play to their advantage, trying our best to get the home advantage to achieve miraculous results.¡± ¡°Throughout the battle, those with combat classes should prioritize defending and protecting their support faculty teammate. At the same time, they should be vigilant of possible sneak attacks that could happen under various circumstances.¡± After saying that, Li Qiang looked at the teacher and waited for his comments. The teacher adjusted his glasses once again, but this time, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. Li Qiang had paid attention in class! Not only that, his answer was considered perfect. This was because there were actually some small details in this question. In the question, it was mentioned that the environment was unclear. They were fighting the enemy head-on, but it was not stated that there were only two enemies there. Since he could answer this question, it was obvious that Li Qiang was not pretending to listen in class. ¡°Ahem, Li Qiang answered this question very well.¡± ¡°Those students who didn¡¯t understand this question earlier, do you understand now?¡± The teacher took another look at Li Qiang and continued to talk about the next question. Li Qiang did not try to lay low in class. After sitting down, he continued to listen attentively. In any case, the one who attracted attention was Li Qiang. It had nothing to do with Chen Feng. Everyone was very surprised by Li Qiang¡¯s perfect answer. Even Leng Ruzhi also felt perplexed by that. She mused, ¡°Could it be that I spoke too harshly previously? Because of my harsh words, Li Qiang suffered such a huge blow that he decided to take his studies seriously?¡± At the thought of this, Leng Ruzhi changed her mind. ¡°This might not be a bad thing for Li Qiang!¡± she thought. After realizing that she was in a daze, Leng Ruzhi hurriedly composed herself and focused on listening to the class. However, at this moment, no one noticed a student who was sitting in the back row. This student was in a bad mood. That was Lin Yu! At this moment, Lin Yu was so angry that he was gritting his teeth. Li Qiang was paying attention in class? Bullsh*t! ¡°The reason why this kid can answer this question is because that¡¯s exactly what happened during the preliminary examination!¡± he thought furiously. At that time, Lin Yu was able to win because he used his home advantage to launch a sneak attack. The reason why Li Qiang could snatch the metal box was also because of his sneak attack! Under such circumstances, it would be strange if Li Qiang could not answer this question! In the end, Li Qiang¡¯s metal box was empty. In other words, even if Lin Yu was not ambushed, he might also end up empty-handed. However, Lin Yu could not take this lying down. Both of them had intermediate classes, so neither was better nor worse than the other. The more Lin Yu thought about it, the angrier he became. He had already made up his mind. He had to find an opportunity to get back at Li Qiang! Soon, the bell rang. The lesson was over. The teacher reminded the students of the combat class tomorrow and left the classroom with his books. At this moment, Lin Yu finally found an opportunity. He hurriedly came to Li Qiang¡¯s table. ¡°Oh! Isn¡¯t this Young Master Li Qiang, the most powerful figure in the combat faculty?¡± Lin Yu said sarcastically. ¡°Why did you suddenly start paying attention in class today?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve turned over a new leaf?¡± His voice was not soft, so it naturally attracted the attention of the surrounding students. Some of the students who were preparing to return to their dorms to rest also stayed behind to watch the show. However, nobody expected Li Qiang to react the way he did. In the face of Lin Yu¡¯s provocation, Li Qiang did not even raise his head. He was still sorting out the notes in his notebook. After all, he still had to go to the library to study after learning the knowledge in class. Time was tight. Seeing that Li Qiang did not even bother to rebuke him, Lin Yu felt a little dumbfounded. He felt powerless as if he had punched cotton. After a short daze, he immediately reacted. He had been ignored! Lin Yu¡¯s face turned beet red. He said unreasonably, ¡°Damn it! Do you think that you¡¯re better than me just because you ambushed me once during the exam?¡± ¡°Let me tell you, since the box you obtained is empty, it means that you didn¡¯t win either!¡± ¡°If you have the guts, let¡¯s practice one on one during the combat class tomorrow!¡± ¡°Do you dare to do that?¡± At this point, the eyes of the surrounding students lit up. Initially, they thought that Li Qiang and Lin Yu would only bicker. Nobody expected Lin Yu to issue a challenge to Li Qiang! This was the best kind of entertainment! Leng Ruzhi frowned slightly when she heard this. She felt that this behavior was simply delaying one¡¯s cultivation. It was very childish! She was about to pack her books and return to her dormitory, so she stopped paying attention to this farce. However, suddenly Li Qiang spoke. He calmly said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to compete. I admit defeat.¡± ¡°Please move aside. I¡¯m going to the library to study,¡± he said. At this moment, everyone, including Leng Ruzhi, was stunned. Admit defeat? Going to the library to study? Was this really something that Li Qiang would say? Li Qiang did not care about the reactions of the people around him. He put away his books and walked around Lin Yu, leaving the classroom. Leng Ruzhi looked at Li Qiang¡¯s back in a daze. Something was wrong. Something was very wrong! There was definitely something wrong with Li Qiang! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 26 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios At this moment, Li Qiang was walking alone on the campus road, as if he was still thinking about the contents of today¡¯s class. There were many people around him, but none of them walked with him. He looked like a lonely expert. Not far behind him, Leng Ruzhi looked at Li Qiang¡¯s back. The more she looked at him, the more she felt that something was amiss. Looking at Li Qiang at this moment, Leng Ruzhi felt as if she had seen herself. She realized that she seemed to be like this every day. She was either in the classroom, library, dormitory, or the canteen. She did not have any other leisure activities or friends. All she did was cultivate. And now, seeing Li Qiang¡¯s behavior, she¡ªwho originally thought that this was normal¡ªactually felt a trace of worry. ¡°This is the best outcome for Li Qiang.¡± ¡°But¡­ if he really suffered a blow because of me, I can¡¯t just sit back and do nothing.¡± ¡°I have to go and explain to him that we¡¯re not suitable for each other, and give him my sincere blessings and encouragement,¡± she thought. But her strong sense of righteousness made it impossible for her to give herself an out by saying that this was the best outcome for Li Qiang. After thinking this through, she took a deep breath and quietly followed him. However, as soon as she reached the library, she was too embarrassed to go up. That was because there were too many people here! There were students studying everywhere. If she went up to talk to Li Qiang now, they would be misunderstood by everyone. In the end, Leng Ruzhi convinced herself not to go there by telling herself that the library was a place for studying, so she should not disturb Li Qiang and the other students from studying. Therefore, she decided to wait till she was done with her studies before speaking to Li Qiang. With that, Leng Ruzhi found a seat and sat down to read. However, she could not focus on the content of the book no matter how she tried. She could not help but look in Li Qiang¡¯s direction, wanting him to put down his book and leave the library. At that moment, Li Qiang, who was sitting in his seat, was frowning. As Chen Feng¡¯s Shadow Puppet, Li Qiang naturally inherited Chen Feng¡¯s high spirit attribute. From quite some time ago, he had already noticed Leng Ruzhi paying attention to him. He felt frustrated by that. The main reason was that this woman was too troublesome. Chen Feng did not want his secret to be exposed by Leng Ruzhi. However, it was useless to think about that now. The only thing Chen Feng could do now was continue to use Li Qiang¡¯s body to read books about combat. ¨C Outside Doveston City. Chen Feng, who had wrapped himself up tightly and was covered completely from head to toe, walked alone on the road. Other than the roads leading to other nearby cities, there was nothing related to ¡°civilization¡± around him. His surroundings were primitive and barren. That was not a strange thing. Once this world was filled with spiritual energy again, humans were no longer the most suitable creatures to live here. This was such a harsh environment. Naturally, it would not allow humans to leave their footprints all over this place. Groups of people were squeezed into large cities. That was how society demonstrated the best way for humans to survive. Villages and towns, places where people lived together in colonies, were destined to be eliminated. After taking out the map he had prepared in advance and identifying the direction, Li Qiang left the road alone and walked toward the barren land. He had a clear goal for sneaking out of school. He wanted to go to the mystic mine! Coincidentally, there was a small mine between Doveston City and Draupcester City. Every month, students from the University of Draupcester would come to the mine to deal with the dire beasts outside the mine. According to the information he had obtained, the last time people from the University of Draupcester came to clean up was half a month ago. In other words, now was a good time to go to the periphery of the mine. If he delayed too long, the number of dire beasts might increase, and he might encounter people from the University of Draupcester. Neither of these was what Chen Feng wanted. ¡°I hope I can gain something this time,¡± he thought to himself. ¨C A day passed. Chen Feng¡¯s main body had already arrived near the mystic mine. At this moment, he was not in a hurry to enter the mine. Instead, he hid in the nearby Gobi Desert and observed for a while under the moonlight. After confirming that there was no one around, he took advantage of the cover of the night to sneak over. However, when he arrived at the entrance of the mine, he felt that something was wrong. This was because there were two dire beast corpses not far from the entrance of the mine! If Chen Feng had not read the information carefully, he might have thought that it was a dire beast killed by someone from the University of Draupcester. However, after carefully reading through all the relevant information, Chen Feng knew very well. Every time people from the University of Draupcester killed a dire beast, they would try their best to clean it up. They would never let the corpses pile up here like this. If the corpses were left outside, they would pollute the environment and attract other dire beasts, making it more difficult to clean up next time. ¡°Could there be someone else here?¡± wondered Chen Feng. He narrowed his eyes and looked into the mine. Unfortunately, due to the special magnetic field in the mystic mine, even though Chen Feng¡¯s spirit attribute had reached 60 points, he was still unable to sense the situation inside. Retreating seemed to be the better choice! After all, there was no need for him to have a conflict with others over some ores. That was irrational. Just as he was thinking this, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind. System: ¡°Mission issued: Clean up the mystic mine! (Reward: 10,000 points)¡± Chen Feng, who received the notification, was slightly taken aback. He stopped in his tracks. ¡°On second thought, the mystic mine is such a dangerous place. It¡¯s not good if I just leave here like this without doing anything to help,¡± he thought. ¡°It would be a potentially hazardous situation to Doverston City and Draupcester City.¡± ¡°On top of that, it is also likely to cause casualties to the students in the University of Draupcester.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s why I have to get involved.¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right.¡± ¡°This is done for the sake of world peace, not for the 10,000 points.¡± After making up his mind, Chen Feng immediately called out the system store and flipped through the list of goods. Chen Feng had already memorized all the goods in the shop. Naturally, he knew which item to purchase that would be beneficial for him using those 2,000 points that he currently had. It did not take long for Chen Feng to locate the item he wanted to purchase. ¡°[Biological Radar Detection Mask]: Wearing it on the user¡¯s face allows the user to detect a certain range. If the user requires, he can choose to display the status of all the creatures.¡± The price was 2,000 points! Purchase! Immediately, Chen Feng¡¯s points were almost emptied. However, a Biological Radar Detection Mask had appeared in his Advanced Resources column. After taking it out, Chen Feng put on the mask. It did not take long for Chen Feng to see all the creatures inside the mine. ¡°There are so many people inside?¡± he thought incredulously. ¨C At the same time, on campus. The library was already closed. After confirming that there was no one in the library, Mr. Huang locked the door and hummed a tune before returning to his dormitory to rest. In a corner not far away, Leng Ruzhi had a helpless expression. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a day, there was still no chance for her to make things clear with Li Qiang. Just as she was about to go back and rest, a figure walking toward the library alone attracted Leng Ruzhi¡¯s attention. ¡°This is¡­ Chen Feng?¡± ¡°The library is closed. Why is he here?¡± she wondered. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 27 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Just as Leng Ruzhi was feeling puzzled, she saw Chen Feng take out a key from his pocket and opened the library¡¯s door. Then, he quietly pushed the door open and entered the library. Leng Ruzhi was stunned to see that. Chen Feng actually had the key to the library? ¡°What is going on?¡± she wondered. ¡°Could it be that he secretly made a key without letting the school know?¡± Leng Ruzhi¡¯s heart was about to jump out of her throat. She was very nervous and hesitant when she saw the ¡°crime scene¡±. She did not know what to do. She wondered if she should turn him in. Or she should stop him? Or maybe, there was a third option that she should pick. As she was thinking, Leng Ruzhi was stunned when she saw what happened next. Li Qiang walked out of the dormitory and walked into the library. Leng Ruzhi was rendered speechless. This time, she was completely dumbfounded. Logically speaking, the library was already closed, so it was impossible for others to head in this direction. However, Li Qiang pushed the door open very naturally. There were only two possibilities for that. One was that he already knew the library was unlocked. Another possibility was that, just like her, Li Qiang had also seen Chen Feng enter the library. For a moment, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s thoughts ran wild. This matter became much more complex. She no longer knew what to do. She hesitated at the door for a long time. After about two hours, Li Qiang walked out of the library and returned to his dormitory. As for Chen Feng, he had yet to come out. At this moment, Leng Ruzhi had completely forgotten about trying to make things clear with Li Qiang. From her point of view, Chen Feng secretly opening the door to the library was a much more serious issue. She wanted to go in and ask Chen Feng about it. However, she was also afraid that Chen Feng had really taken the initiative to create that key behind the school¡¯s back. If that was the case, she would not know what to say. Chen Feng would probably not be able to take it if she exposed his misdeed like that. Leng Ruzhi paced the corner in a panic, not daring to enter the library or leave. Just like that, the night passed. When the school bell rang in the morning, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s eyelids had already started to droop. As for Chen Feng, he had yet to come out. At this moment, a figure walked over. When she caught sight of that, Leng Ruzhi was startled awake, and her sleepiness subsided. It was the administrator, Mr. Huang! Now, there was only one thought in Leng Ruzhi¡¯s mind. ¡°It¡¯s over. Chen Feng will be caught red-handed!¡± Subconsciously, Leng Ruzhi was on Chen Feng¡¯s side. However, she did not notice it at all. Just as she was praying for Chen Feng to escape, she saw Chen Feng walk out of the library. He lifted his face to the morning sun and pushed himself upright, arching his back in a stretch. Leng Ruzhi was rendered speechless. ¡°How can you behave so brazenly?¡± ¡°Are you crazy?¡± she thought. However, in the next moment, an even more unbelievable scene appeared. Mr. Huang hummed a tune and slowly walked up to Chen Feng. He greeted the latter very kindly. ¡°Morning, Chen.¡± Chen Feng bowed slightly in response. ¡°Good morning, Mr. Huang!¡± Leng Ruzhi was rendered speechless. She could no longer understand what was happening. This matter exceeded her comprehension. ¡°Chen, your body will definitely not be able to take it if you keep staying up late to study.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do this again,¡± advised Mr. Huang. However, Chen Feng smiled and shook his head. ¡°A person with no background like me isn¡¯t able to do anything else except for trying my hardest in whatever I do.¡± Hearing that, Mr. Huang seemed to feel pity and admiration for Chen Feng. He patted Chen Feng¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°You¡¯re a good child. I¡¯ll be relieved if my son is as sensible as you.¡± ¡°Next time, I¡¯ll bring you a pot of good tea. If you¡¯re sleepy at night, drink a few mouthfuls of the tea. It¡¯ll refresh your mind.¡± ¡°Thank you, Mr. Huang!¡± said Chen Feng. After the two of them chatted for a while, Mr. Huang entered the library and prepared to start his day as administrator. As for Chen Feng, he walked toward the support faculty¡¯s teaching area. He had no intention of returning to his dormitory to sleep. After Chen Feng left, Leng Ruzhi pondered for a moment before arriving at the library. ¡°Leng Ruzhi? You came to the library to read so early?¡± ¡°The combat faculty don¡¯t have classes today?¡± When Mr. Huang saw Leng Ruzhi there, he seemed even more surprised than when he saw Chen Feng staying for the entire night. Leng Ruzhi made up a lie. ¡°I just woke up and was about to go for breakfast when I happened to see Chen Feng coming out of the library. I was a little curious and wanted to ask you what¡¯s going on.¡± Leng Ruzhi¡¯s lie was watertight. However, Mr. Huang could tell at a glance that she was lying. ¡°She looks so exhausted, how can it be she has just woken up?¡± he thought. He deduced that she probably did not sleep a wink all night. After thinking for a while, Mr. Huang understood what happened. It seemed that Leng Ruzhi had waited outside for the entire night. However, Mr. Huang did not expose her. Instead, he chose to resolve her doubt. ¡°This isn¡¯t anything that needs to be kept a secret¡­¡± ¡°Chen Feng has a key to the library. The principal personally gave it to him.¡± ¡°Principal Wang told me about this, so it can¡¯t be fake,¡± he said. Upon hearing this, Leng Ruzhi first opened her mouth, then a trace of shame appeared on her face. It turned out that Chen Feng had been allowed to enter the library by the principal. As for her, she had judged a gentleman¡¯s character with her own narrow-mindedness. She thought that Chen Feng had created a key and sneaked into the library. She should not have done that. Thinking of this, Leng Ruzhi bid farewell to Mr. Huang. She had mixed feelings as she prepared to go to the combat faculty for class. But at this moment. Li Qiang walked out of the dormitory again. The moment she saw Li Qiang, Leng Ruzhi suddenly remembered. After closing the library last night, Li Qiang also studied in the library for two hours. Chen Feng had the key given to him by the principal for special reasons. What was going on with Li Qiang? At that thought, Leng Ruzhi narrowed her eyes. She knew that Chen Feng and Li Qiang were not friends. In fact, Li Qiang seemed to be somewhat hostile toward Chen Feng. In other words, Chen Feng would never willingly bring Li Qiang into the library with his key. ¡°Could it be¡­¡± ¡°Could it be that Li Qiang used violence to threaten Chen Feng?¡± The more Leng Ruzhi thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible! She had a dark expression. Yesterday, she thought that Li Qiang had turned over a new leaf. She did not expect him to bully his classmates behind her back. It was all an act! At that moment, Leng Ruzhi was already thinking about how to uphold justice for Chen Feng. ¨C Two hours ago. In the mystic mine. At the periphery of the mine. A burly man with a beard walked out while yawning. He muttered, ¡°Zhang, the boss told me to switch shifts with you. You can go and rest.¡± ¡°F*ck, after this, I can have six months of fun.¡± However, the usual response did not appear. There was no sound from Zhang. Only then did the burley man find that something was amiss. Where was Zhang? Before he could react, suddenly the scene in front of him changed. The burly man saw a masked face suddenly appear in front of him, as well as¡­ the path that the burly man had come from. ¡°When did this person appear in front of me?¡± This was the burly man¡¯s subconscious thought. However, as his body leaned back uncontrollably, the burly man saw the ceiling of the mine. There was a thud. His chest and the back of his head fell to the ground at the same time. He was barely conscious, and he felt pain crash through his body. At this moment, before the burly man fell unconscious, he had another thought. ¡°So this isn¡¯t in front of me, but behind me¡­¡± That was because the burly man¡¯s head was twisted over by Chen Feng. Ignoring the corpse before him, Chen Feng turned to look into the depths of the mine. ¡°There are still two of them who have combat strength left!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 28 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios By wearing the mask, Chen Feng was able to detect what was happening in the mine. Although he could not completely see inside the mine, the key details were displayed thoroughly. The outline of any living creature could be seen through the wall, and every move that it made could be seen clearly. Even their basic attributes could be seen at a glance. About 500 meters deep in the mine, there were about a dozen people scattered around. From their movements, they seemed to be miners. Two of them were sitting near a table and seemed to be drinking. They were supervisors. The attributes of those miners were very low, and none of their attributes exceeded 50. The attributes of the two supervisors were slightly higher. One of them had a strong physique and strength close to 20. The shorter one had 22 mana points. Fortunately, these guys¡¯ spirit attribute was not high, so they could not sense the situation near the cave entrance. Previously, Chen Feng had already obtained some information from Zhang. These were members of the Black Dragon Gang and usually got their money through illegal means. They did not have the right to mine the mystic mine. Therefore, they were actually here to steal energy ores. In another three days, they would evacuate from here and sell the ores to make a fortune. As for those miners, they were basically people who had been forced to sell their lives through predatory lending practices. Hence, they did not have much strength. In the eyes of these people, those miners were no different from consumables. Chen Feng had no qualms about killing the members of the Black Dragon Gang. Killing bad guys could also obtain points as a reward, so why not? The deaths of the burly man and Zhang alone had given Chen Feng 800 points of reward. If he killed the two Black Dragon Gang members in the cave, he could replenish the points he had earned from buying the Biological Radar Detection Mask. It was very profitable! With that thought in mind, Chen Feng silently walked toward a corner and blended into the darkness. ¨C In the mine. Many miners in tattered clothes were waving the pickaxes in their hands and digging. These people had a large age gap. From children aged 14 to 15 to 60-year-old elderlies, there were people of all ages. But they had one thing in common. All of them looked very thin and had listless eyes as if they were already numb to the current situation they were in. Clearly, they were convinced that they would be oppressed and exploited to death by the Black Dragon Gang for the rest of their lives. The only difference was whether they died earlier or later. On the other hand, the two people from the Black Dragon Gang had a table full of good wine and dishes. They ate until their faces were greasy. There was a vast difference! Just as the two of them were eating and drinking, a muffled thud came from the corner of the mine. A miner with gray hair and a beard had dropped to the ground because he had exhausted his stamina. However, the other miners only took a glance. None of them dared stepped forward to help. At the same time, some of them had already turned their faces to the side. This was because they did not dare to watch what would happen next. Sure enough, a curse was heard. One of the Black Dragon Gang members walked over and kicked the miner in the stomach. ¡°Damn it, is he dead?¡± The old man on the ground groaned in pain from his hard kick. He covered his stomach with both hands and curled up into a ball. When the Black Dragon Gang member saw the old man¡¯s pained expression, not only did he not show any mercy, but he even revealed a sinister smile. ¡°F*ck, you¡¯re not dead, right?¡± ¡°Continue working if you¡¯re not dead!¡± ¡°If you dare to play dead again, I¡¯ll bury you alive!¡± he threatened. This person was none other than Liu Yong from the Black Dragon Gang! When the old miner heard Liu Yong¡¯s threat, fear appeared in his eyes. However, he still begged, ¡°Sir, I really can¡¯t take it anymore.¡± ¡°Please let me rest and drink some water¡­¡± But before he could finish his sentence, Liu Yong kicked him again. ¡°Take a break?¡± ¡°If you rest, what will happen to my money?¡± ¡°If you finish today¡¯s work, I¡¯ll give you a break.¡± ¡°Otherwise, you can die now.¡± ¡°You old fart, even if I kill you, I won¡¯t be able to sell your organs for much. You still want to drink water?¡± ¡°If you can¡¯t do the work, then die!¡± Liu Yong seemed to really think that this elderly male had caused him to lose money. The more he spoke, the angrier he became. Liu Yong kicked the old man again and again. The old man¡¯s body convulsed from the kick. He kept retching and his eyes rolled back. From the look of it, he seemed like he was about to die. However, none of the surrounding miners stepped forward to stop him. They were all silently doing their work. They only hoped that they could finish it early, rest early, and eat some dry food. Just as Liu Yong was about to hit the elderly again, his body suddenly trembled and his expression changed drastically. Then, he nimbly pounced to the side and rolled on the ground. When Liu Yong half-squatted on the ground to stabilize himself, his eyes were filled with shock. A masked man was standing two meters behind the spot that he was standing in earlier. From the corner of his eye, Liu Yong observed the table not far away. The lackey who had been eating and drinking just now was already lying on the table. His head had turned 180 degrees, and his face was twisted. At this point, Liu Yong¡¯s back was already drenched in cold sweat. This person had actually infiltrated this place without anyone noticing. It was obvious that his other two lackeys had also been killed. If he had not sensed the killing intent and dodged in time, he would have died like his lackeys. In just a breath¡¯s time, Liu Yong came to a conclusion. It would not be easy to deal with this masked man! At that thought, Liu Yong immediately shouted, ¡°Who dares to mess with us?¡± ¡°We¡¯re from the Black Dragon Gang!¡± ¡°The few of you, kill him! As long as you do that, I¡¯ll write off the debt you owe me!¡± Liu Yong¡¯s thoughts were very simple. He did not think these miners could really deal with the masked man, but that did not matter to him. He only needed the miners to stall the masked man and buy him time to escape! Hearing that, Chen Feng, who was wearing a mask, found it ridiculous. The Black Dragon Gang had been illegally exploiting these miners for so long. How could they help Liu Yong to deal with him? Chen Feng did not expect what happened next. After a moment, the miners snapped back to their senses. They picked up the pickaxes and charged toward Chen Feng. There was greed in the miners¡¯ eyes. As long as they killed this masked man, they would be free! As for who this person was and what he was here for¡­ That had nothing to do with them! Chen Feng had a dark expression when those miners started to besiege him. No wonder there was a saying that there were two things that could not be seen with the naked eye, the sun and a human¡¯s heart1 Once a person chose to become evil, they could completely lose their humanity. Originally, Chen Feng was worried that if he let these miners go, the mission to clear out the mystic mine would be considered a failure. However, from the looks of it, he did not have to worry anymore. Since they wanted to kill him, they were all enemies. And the only outcome for his enemies was death! Next, Chen Feng activated Shadow Escape and instantly appeared behind Liu Yong. Crack. Liu Yong¡¯s neck was snapped. Seeing this scene, the miners were slightly stunned. Then, a middle-aged man knelt on the ground with a thud, his eyes filled with excitement. ¡°Thank you for saving us! Thank you, thank you!¡± However, before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man¡¯s head was instantly snapped by Chen Feng. ¡°Thank me? It¡¯s too late for that!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 29 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In just a few minutes, this medium-sized mining room was completely cleaned up. Whether it was the supervisors of the Black Dragon Gang or the miners, they were all dead. Chen Feng removed his mask and looked coldly at the corpses on the ground. There was no trace of pity in his eyes. After all, he still remembered how these people wanted to besiege him earlier. If the miners decided to help Chen Feng to deal with Liu Yong, they might not have died. They only had themselves to blame. They could not blame Chen Feng. After confirming that there was no one else alive, Chen Feng moved all the corpses into a mine. Then, he poured alcohol, oil, and other flammable items on the corpses in the mining room and burned them. Of course, before burning them, Chen Feng had checked every corpse. After all, the memory of Li Qiang carrying two Tier 3 inner cores with him was still fresh in Chen Feng¡¯s mind. Unfortunately, these miners were poor. Hence, he knew that he could not find anything valuable on them. As for those from the Black Dragon Gang, Chen Feng only found an interspatial ring on Liu Yong¡¯s body. There was a large amount of energy ores inside. Clearly, it was mined by these miners. Other than that, there were only some IOUs and tens of thousands of yuan in cash. There was nothing else of value. From this, it could be seen that the so-called Black Dragon Gang only had a few people in this organization. They only knew to bully the weak and poor. Either that or the Black Dragon Gang was a powerful organization. Liu Yong and the others were merely small fries. In any case, Chen Feng had noted the Black Dragon Gang down. Since the enmity had already been formed, if necessary, Chen Feng would choose to strike first. After burning all the corpses, Chen Feng buried the hole completely. Although it did not look completely natural. However, there were traces of man-made excavation everywhere in this mine. If the hole was covered up perfectly, it would be a little conspicuous. Roar! Deeper in the mine, the roars of dire beasts could be heard. Chen Feng frowned slightly. No wonder the system did not notify him that he had completed the mission after killing all these people. It turned out that there were dire beasts in the mine. However, Chen Feng was puzzled. These people dared to mine there without killing all the dire beasts first? They were like dancing in a minefield. Despite his doubts, Chen Feng still went back into the darkness once more and put on the Biological Radar Detection Mask. His guess was correct. The mask immediately notified him that about a few hundred meters ahead, there was the profile of a dire beast. From its appearance, one could only tell that it was a spider as tall as a person. Logically speaking, one could not tell what kind of dire beast it was. However, with the Biological Radar Detection Mask, the dire beast¡¯s basic attributes were displayed before Chen Feng¡¯s eyes. [White Bone Spider]: Low-grade Tier 3 dire beast [Basic Attributes]: [Physique: 32] [Strength: 27] [Mana: 12] [Agility: 13] [Spirit: 8] Chen Feng narrowed his eyes. Chen Feng had read about dire beasts like the White Bone Spider in textbooks. It looked very similar to its description in the textbook. The White Bone Spider was a spider-type of a dire beast that was covered in white bones. Because this dire beast was wrapped in hard bones, it had immense strength and thick skin. However, it could not use elemental strength, and its intelligence was relatively low. Its movements were very slow because of the heavy and sturdy bones wrapped around its entire body. Using elemental strength to deal with the White Bone Spider was the wisest method. Unfortunately, Chen Feng, a Shadow Controller, did not know how to use offensive elemental strength. Most Awakened could use some abilities when they first awakened. As their strength increased, Awakened could also obtain new abilities. This was the case when Chen Feng learned Shadow Puppet after raising the upper limit of dark elements to 200. However, there was another method written in books, which was for Awakened to develop new moves on their own. Of course, such situations were rare. It could only be done if the user had reached the point of perfection in using their class abilities, and if the user was very spiritual. If Chen Feng wanted to obtain more abilities, he would have to focus on increasing his strength. It was impossible for Chen Feng to be too obsessed with developing new moves. After all, it was unlikely to happen. At that moment, since Chen Feng did not have any moves with elemental strength, he could only fight with his bare hands. Of course, the White Bone Spider would not pose too much of a threat to Chen Feng. After all, just his physique of 51 and strength of 48 was enough to kill the White Bone Spider. After arriving in front of the White Bone Spider, Chen Feng carefully sized it up. As expected, it was much more oppressive than the pictures in the books. At that moment, the White Bone Spider noticed Chen Feng. It immediately roared again and charged forward at full speed. In Chen Feng¡¯s eyes, this speed was no different from a tortoise. Chen Feng¡¯s figure flashed and he appeared on top of the White Bone Spider. His right fist suddenly smashed down. With a soft crack, cracks appeared on the White Bone Spider¡¯s body. The White Bone Spider let out a miserable roar from the intense pain coursing through it. It was desperately crawling around. However, as it was not fast, to begin with, it was unable to shake Chen Feng off its body. It could not do anything to Chen Feng at all. On the other hand, Chen Feng¡¯s fists struck the White Bone Spider¡¯s body again and again. Cracks kept appearing on the dire beast¡¯s white hard bones. After countless hits, the White Bone Spider finally lay on the ground dejectedly and completely stopped breathing. After confirming that he had killed the White Bone Spider, Chen Feng stood there silently for a few seconds. However, the system notification still did not appear. ¡°Hmm?¡± Sensing that something was amiss, Chen Feng put on his mask and carefully surveyed his surroundings. But there were no other living creatures there. Previously, Chen Feng thought he had missed the White Bone Spider. However, this time, the White Bone Spider had already been killed. Why was there still no notification that the mission had been completed? Just as he was feeling puzzled, a faint light emitted from the depths of the mine ahead. Chen Feng was slightly taken aback. He hurried forward to check. There was actually a black energy ore that was filled with the aura of dark elements here, and a spatial crack had appeared above the energy ore! A Steel-Armed Ape was trying desperately to come out of the spatial rift. Only then did Chen Feng understand. As this spatial crack still existed, it could not be considered a complete cleanup. Seeing that half of the Steel-Armed Ape¡¯s body was out of the crack, Chen Feng dodged and kicked the Steel-Armed Ape¡¯s neck. The tier 2 dire beast was instantly killed. The mine fell into silence once again. However, the system still did not notify him that his mission was successfully completed. Chen Feng immediately punched the energy ore beneath the spatial crack. However, it did not cause any damage to the ore. Instead, it shook his fist until it went numb. ¡°F*ck, this is such a scam!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not enough to kill dire beasts. I still have to destroy this spatial rift!¡± ¡°But the spatial rift can¡¯t be destroyed¡­¡± Chen Feng thought. Just as he was feeling depressed, Chen Feng looked at the energy ore that was filled with the aura of dark elements and was slightly stunned. He seemed to have thought of something. Then, he aimed at the energy ore and began to absorb the dark elements. The next moment, Chen Feng could clearly sense that he was continuously absorbing dark elements from the energy ore. The spatial rift above the energy ore was slowly shrinking at a speed that was difficult to detect with the naked eye. Chen Feng understood what was happening. It turned out that as long as he completely absorbed the dark elements in this energy ore, he could destroy the teleportation door. From the looks of it, this extermination mission was too simple. Not long after this thought surfaced, the roar of a dire beast came from another corner of the mine. Chen Feng, who was absorbing the dark elements, was slightly taken aback. His eyes widened in disbelief. So¡­ that means that there was more than one spatial rift in this mine! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 30 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Chen Feng went through another passageway, and it did not take him long to find the spatial rift. Thankfully, the dire beast that emerged from the spatial rift this time was not powerful, so Chen Feng could kill it easily. After killing the dire beast, Chen Feng realized something. The spatial rift in front of him was temporarily stable. Chen Feng nodded. He roughly understood what was going on. The reason why the mystic mine was difficult to deal with was that dire beasts could appear at any time in these spatial cracks, affecting the mining project. Deaths were common if they were not careful. However, Chen Feng found it hard to understand. Although the spatial rift was relatively difficult to deal with, it was not completely impossible to resolve. After all, the elemental power in the energy ore could be absorbed. All one needed to do was to arrange for someone to absorb the elemental energy here, then arrange for others to guard the spatial rift, killing any dire beast that came through immediately. Although Chen Feng could not figure this out, he did not dwell on it. What he had to do now was very clear. That was to absorb the dark elements in the energy ore and make this spatial rift ineffective. Perhaps after he dealt with all the spatial rifts, the system would finally deem him as having completed the mission. Of course, it was important to note that once a dire beast emerged from the spatial rift, Chen Feng had to immediately stop absorbing the dark elements and deal with the dire beast first. Otherwise, it would be even harder for him to deal with those dire beasts once their numbers increased. On the whole, it would definitely affect his progress. If a powerful dire beast appeared, and he could not deal with it, Chen Feng could immediately abort this mission and leave the mine. Chen Feng trusted the power of the Shadow Escape. After figuring out all the key points, Chen Feng began his work. He might be busy for several days! ¨C At school. In the combat class of the combat faculty. Lin Yu really wanted to find trouble with Li Qiang. However, there was no chance at all. This was because no matter how he provoked Li Qiang, Li Qiang would either ignore him or admit defeat. If he did not let this go, he would appear to be the villain. Lin Yu felt vexed by that. He originally thought everyone would feel very happy to see him making things difficult for Li Qiang. After all, everyone hated Li Qiang! How could this be the outcome? Because he paid too much attention to Li Qiang, Lin Yu did not learn much in the combat class. On the other hand, Li Qiang was improving his actual combat skills. He looked like he was studying seriously. This also made the students change their opinion of Li Qiang. However, there was another person here who was also a little absent-minded. This person was Leng Ruzhi! Her mentality had changed again. In her opinion, everything that Li Qiang did was just a pretense. It was even possible that Li Qiang¡¯s goal was to make her think that he had changed. That way, she would change her mind about him. After all, Li Qiang and Chen Feng were not in good ties. Chen Feng did not seem like he would bring Li Qiang to the library to school after it was closed. Chen Feng was not that kind of kind-hearted person. As for Li Qiang, it was even more impossible for him to reconcile with Chen Feng. How could human nature change so drastically for no reason? So, something must have happened between them. Moreover, there was a high chance that Li Qiang had used some method to threaten Chen Feng. If she looked at things from this point of view, everything made much more sense. Given Chen Feng¡¯s forbearance, he would definitely submit to Li Qiang¡¯s tyranny for the time being. ¡°Yes, there is no mistake about it!¡± she thought. Leng Ruzhi made up her mind. She had to stop Li Qiang¡¯s tyrannical behavior. Although Chen Feng was also a b*stard and shameless man, Leng Ruzhi could not bear to see others get bullied because of the strong sense of justice she had. She had no choice but to do this! Soon, the combat class ended. As expected, Li Qiang went straight to the library to study as usual. Leng Ruzhi still followed from afar, pretending that she was also going to the library. After the library was closed, she would hide in a corner and secretly observe what was going on. She wanted to see if Li Qiang would return to the library to study after the library closed. After observing for a few days, Leng Ruzhi was finally certain. Her guess was correct! Perhaps Li Qiang and Chen Feng had reconciled. Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, it was still a probability. Before the library closed, Chen Feng and Li Qiang would study separately. The two of them had never sat together to study, let alone speak to each other. It was as if they did not know each other at all. After the library closed, the two of them seemed to have some sort of tacit agreement. Every time, Chen Feng would open the door and enter to study. After that, it would be soon that Li Qiang followed him into the library. When she saw that, she was certain that her guess was right. If one told her that Li Qiang did not threaten Chen Feng, she would not believe him. Finally, on the afternoon of the fourth day, Leng Ruzhi took action. She informed the school in advance that she would deal with some students¡¯ disputes in the afternoon as the president of the Student Union and requested that the school not interfere. Although the dean and vice-principal were surprised, they still agreed. After all, they knew very well what kind of righteous child Leng Ruzhi was. At the very least, Leng Ruzhi would never abuse her power for personal gain. After giving the school notice, Leng Ruzhi went straight to the Discipline Department. She called forth all the Student Union members who were in the Discipline Department. All of them arrived at the library in a grandiose manner. For a moment, dozens of Student Union members walked into the library aggressively, startling everyone. After all, although Sunrise High School¡¯s punishment was harsh, it was also lax. If there were any malicious incidents, the school would punish them severely. However, generally speaking, the school would choose to acquiesce if there were minor conflicts between students. Humans could not grow without experiencing any setbacks. Therefore, the Student Union generally did not interfere in anything. This group was no different from being an ornament. However, he did have the authority. The surrounding students were already watching the commotion. However, when Leng Ruzhi led the Student Union members to Li Qiang, Li Qiang was still studying seriously. He did not even raise his head. Upon seeing that, Leng Ruzhi sneered. ¡°You¡¯re still acting?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see if you can still keep up your pretense next,¡± she thought. ¡°Li Qiang, do you know what you¡¯ve done?¡± Leng Ruzhi questioned. She had an extremely cold tone. However, Li Qiang raised his head slightly and glanced at Leng Ruzhi. He did not look flustered at all. ¡°I think you are affecting everyone¡¯s studies now,¡± he remarked. Leng Ruzhi was slightly stunned by these words. A crimson blush came over her face. Then, she involuntarily lowered her voice and said, ¡°Don¡¯t think I¡¯m unaware that you bullied Chen Feng.¡± Upon hearing that, Li Qiang and Chen Feng, who was not far away, were rendered speechless. ¡°What is she talking about?¡± they thought in puzzlement. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 31 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Seeing a slight change in Li Qiang¡¯s face, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°As expected, his facade has slipped!¡± she thought excitedly. The corners of her lips curled up slightly, but she fixed Li Qiang with an intense gaze. ¡°I¡¯m informing you as now the president of the Student Union.¡± ¡°Please stop bullying Chen Feng.¡± ¡°Not only that, if you have caused any damage to Chen Feng previously, you must compensate him immediately!¡± ¡°Even if you didn¡¯t, you have to apologize to him.¡± At that moment, not only were the surrounding students looking at Li Qiang, but some of them were also looking at Chen Feng. Chen Feng placed a hand on his forehead helplessly. He only wanted to keep a low profile and quietly increase his strength. Why was it so difficult? However, no matter how he looked at it, this woman was doing this for his own good. He could not take his anger out on her. At that moment, Chen Feng could not sense any malice from Leng Ruzhi. She really thought that he had been bullied and wanted to help him. To throw a stone at someone who treated him well was not something Chen Feng could do. Chen Feng felt a little helpless. He stood up and walked over to Leng Ruzhi. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, you¡¯ve misunderstood.¡± ¡°Li Qiang didn¡¯t bully me at all.¡± ¡°I basically don¡¯t have any interaction with him. How can he bully me?¡± Logically speaking, since the person involved had come out to explain, the matter should have come to an end. However, Leng Ruzhi stared at Chen Feng with a serious expression. Her stare made Chen Feng¡¯s hair stand on end. ¡°Chen Feng, don¡¯t be afraid!¡± she said. ¡°The school will stand up for you, the Student Union will stand up for you, and I will stand up for you!¡± ¡°I know. You must be worried that he will take revenge on you in the future, right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. What did he do to you? Be brave and say it out!¡± ¡°I saw what he did to you every night after the library closed!¡± Chen Feng was dumbfounded. ¡°The way she says it sounds weird!¡± he thought. ¡°Oh, please! Li Qiang only asked if I could bring him into the library after the library closed so that he could study for a while,¡± Chen Feng said. ¡°What you imagined didn¡¯t happen at all, okay?¡± However, Leng Ruzhi interpreted Chen Feng¡¯s words wrongly. ¡°I understand. You still don¡¯t believe that I¡¯ll help you, right?¡± Chen Feng was dumbfounded. Before he could react. Leng Ruzhi slammed her palm on Li Qiang¡¯s table and placed her other hand on her waist. ¡°Apologize to Chen Feng immediately!¡± ¨C In the mystic mine, Chen Feng¡¯s main body was absorbing energy ores. He had a helpless expression on his face. What was going on? Originally, he had already planned out the daily routine for his clones. His main body was cultivating. Chen Feng¡¯s clone, the one that took on his appearance, studied non-stop for 24 hours. Li Qiang¡¯s clone was mainly responsible for sleeping. However, Chen Feng¡¯s spirit was too strong. Even if he controlled the movements of three people at the same time, he would not consume much stamina and energy. Li Qiang¡¯s clone did not need much sleep to fully replenish his energy. If he did not instruct Li Qiang to study in the library, what else could he do? Chen Feng would rather die than waste resources. But now, it seemed that he could only change the distribution. As for now¡­ Chen Feng shook his head helplessly. It was better to settle the matter peacefully. ¨C In the library. Li Qiang finally raised his head and looked at Leng Ruzhi. He stood up expressionlessly. ¡°Got it. You¡¯ll leave if I apologize to him, right?¡± he said without any guilt. After saying that, Li Qiang turned around and bowed to Chen Feng. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Although I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on, I might have done some bullying to you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m officially apologizing to you now. I hope you¡¯ll forgive me.¡± After saying that, Li Qiang extended his hand toward Chen Feng. Chen Feng immediately grabbed Li Qiang¡¯s hand. He said in a friendly manner, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. I accept your apology!¡± With that, the two of them turned around at the same time and looked at Leng Ruzhi. They said in unison, ¡°Is this good enough for you?¡± Leng Ruzhi was rendered speechless. At this moment, she was very confused. Did Li Qiang apologize? He did apologize, but he did not seem to care. Did Chen Feng accept the apology? He had indeed accepted it. However, he seemed even more indifferent than Li Qiang. Why did it feel like she had helped, but she did not? Leng Ruzhi felt a little aggrieved. At that moment, Chen Feng was truly speechless. In order to help him, he was forced to apologize to himself so that others would stop helping him. What would happen if word got out? Seeing how Chen Feng wanted to end everything quickly and return to his studies, Leng Ruzhi felt a little angry. ¡°I¡¯ve already said that I¡¯ll definitely help you. Why don¡¯t you believe me!¡± With that said, she glared fiercely at Li Qiang and pointed at him. ¡°You¡¯d better stop bullying Chen Feng.¡± ¡°Otherwise, I¡¯ll make you pay,¡± she warned. With that, Leng Ruzhi turned around and left with the Student Union members. Only the surrounding students looked at Chen Feng with shocked expressions. Holy sh*t! ¡°What does Leng Ruzhi mean by that?¡± ¡°Was she publicly saying that she would protect Chen Feng?¡± ¡°This kid, Chen Feng, actually received such treatment?¡± ¡°Or were they actually¡­ in that kind of relationship?¡± For a moment, all kinds of guesses appeared in everyone¡¯s minds. Chen Feng, on the other hand, simply did not want to bother with them. He returned to his seat and continued reading. On the other hand, there was a girl with her hair tied into two buns in the corner. She looked thoughtfully in Chen Feng¡¯s direction. It seemed like she was considering something. ¨C Soon, it was time to close the library again. This time, Leng Ruzhi stood at the entrance of the library, seeming to want to live up to her promise. She stared at Li Qiang intently. She had to use her actions to let Li Qiang know that she was definitely not joking. No matter how much Li Qiang wanted to bully Chen Feng, it was impossible. Chen Feng was speechless. With Leng Ruzhi watching, if he allowed Li Qiang to stay there to study, it would definitely cause other trouble. Chen Feng controlled Li Qiang for him to head to the training room. Li Qiang¡¯s Shadow Puppet inherited Chen Feng¡¯s basic attributes. However, Li Qiang¡¯s fire mage class ability still needed constant practice to improve. From the looks of it, this was not a waste of resources. Leng Ruzhi stared intently at Li Qiang as he left the library and headed for the practice room. Only then did she reveal a victorious smile. However, when she turned around to see Chen Feng¡¯s reaction, she froze. ¡°Chen Feng, I heard that you have the key to the library, so you can come here to study at any time.¡± ¡°Can I join you?¡± Chen Feng and Leng Ruzhi were both stunned. Jiang Pan, who was standing in front of Chen Feng, smiled sweetly at him as she voiced out her request. Instantly, the same thought appeared in Chen Feng and Leng Ruzhi¡¯s minds. ¡°I¡¯ve just resolved a problem, why is there another problem¡­¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 32 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Looking at the innocent-looking Jiang Pan, Chen Feng rejected without hesitation. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, we don¡¯t seem to know each other very well.¡± ¡°Or rather, we don¡¯t know each other at all.¡± ¡°Why should I say yes?¡± Leng Ruzhi heard this from a distance at the entrance of the library and subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she could not help but feel nervous. ¡°That¡¯s weird!¡± ¡°Why should I feel relieved that he rejected Jiang Pan?¡± ¡°What does Chen Feng¡¯s actions have to do with me?¡± she thought. At that thought, she saw that Chen Feng had turned to look at her. Leng Ruzhi¡¯s heart tightened again. Just as she was about to say something, Chen Feng started to speak to her. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, is anything else the matter?¡± ¡°If you insist that I commit perjure and report others for bullying me, I won¡¯t agree.¡± ¡°Or¡­ do you think this student is also bullying me now?¡± Hearing this, Leng Ruzhi felt uncomfortable. It was like she had a fishbone stuck in her throat. She was so stunned that she could not say a word to refute it. After all, the person involved had already said that there was no beef between him and Li Qiang. What could she do? But soon, Leng Ruzhi convinced herself once again. That was because Leng Ruzhi had a certain understanding of Chen Feng since the time they formed a team during the exam. She knew that Chen Feng was a person who was unwilling to take the lead. However, at the same time, he was very meticulous and considerate. Chen Feng must have his own reasons for doing so. That was it! Even if Li Qiang really bullied Chen Feng and demanded that Chen Feng unlock the library door for him¡­ It seemed that Chen Feng did not suffer any substantial losses. Except¡­ At the thought of this, Leng Ruzhi could not help but glance at Jiang Pan. However, why did he say that she assumed Jiang Pan was bullying him? Jiang Pan did not try to hide from Leng Ruzhi. Hence, Leng Ruzhi saw everything clearly. How was it possible that she would misunderstand Jiang Pan? Was Chen Feng being sarcastic? Or did he mean something else? For a moment, Leng Ruzhi¡¯s mind raced. She did not why, but she came to a ridiculous conclusion. ¡°Does he think that I like him?¡± ¡°Does he think that I¡¯m getting in the way of him spending time with Jiang Pan?¡± ¡°He¡¯s worried that I would be jealous and deliberately target Jiang Pan?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not jealous!¡± she thought. ¡°You can do whatever you want!¡± Leng Ruzhi suddenly yelled. Leng Ruzhi stomped her feet and turned to leave the library. Chen Feng was dumbfounded. ¡°I just wanted Leng Ruzhi to keep a distance from me so that I would not attract attention.¡± ¡°What is with her reaction?¡± he thought, feeling perplexed by her sudden outburst. Although he felt that something was strange about it, the outcome was good. He did not want to think about it anymore. Seeing Leng Ruzhi leave, Chen Feng lowered his head and began studying again. On the other hand, Jiang Pan looked like she had not given up. ¡°Ahem!¡± ¡°Chen Feng, you have to come here every night to study, right?¡± ¡°I can sit further away from you. I won¡¯t disturb you.¡± ¡°Please do me this favor, okay?¡± Jiang Pan had a coquettish tone to her voice. If it were any other student, they might not be able to withstand her charms and immediately agreed to her request. After all, although Jiang Pan¡¯s looks could not compare to Leng Ruzhi, who was publicly acknowledged as the school belle, she was still pretty. Jiang Pan was petite. Her facial features were as exquisite as a porcelain doll¡¯s, but her temperament was very much like a mischievous girl next door. Coupled with the two buns on her head, it accentuated a kind of spiritual aura that she had. Who could resist the charms of a girl like that? ¡°It¡¯s already closing time.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re not going to leave, be my guest,¡± said Chen Feng. Upon hearing this, Jiang Pan¡¯s face lit up with joy. Just as she was about to say thank you, Chen Feng started to speak once more. ¡°I¡¯ll tell Mr. Huang tomorrow that he doesn¡¯t have to leave the door open for me.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll open the library with my key and lock it from inside.¡± The smile on Jiang Pan¡¯s face froze when she heard that. She was not a beast like Chen Feng, who seemed to be tireless and studied every day. She did not know how he did it. The most she could do was to study another two hours after the library closed. That was her limit. It would be meaningless if today was the only day she could study for an extra two hours. At the thought of this, Jiang Pan seemed to have some resentment. She could not help but ask, ¡°Why won¡¯t you agree to my request?¡± ¡°You won¡¯t make any losses.¡± Hearing that, Chen Feng finally had a slight reaction. He looked up at Jiang Pan¡¯s exquisite face and said word by word. ¡°Why should I agree?¡± ¡°So what if I don¡¯t lose anything? I won¡¯t gain anything either.¡± Jiang Pan was stumped once more. Chen Feng was right to say that too. Just as Jiang Pan was feeling extremely conflicted, her expression suddenly became vigilant. She took half a step back and covered her small chest with her hands. ¡°You¡­ I hope you aren¡¯t thinking of asking me to do something special for you in order for you to agree to my request!¡± ¡°If that¡¯s what you want, I won¡¯t agree to it!¡± Chen Feng was dumbfounded. ¡°Why are all the female classmates so strange today?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say that at all!¡± he thought. He was not in the mood to continue squabbling with Jiang Pan. ¡°Think what you want. I didn¡¯t say that.¡± ¡°If there¡¯s nothing else, please don¡¯t interfere with my studies.¡± After saying that, he lowered his head again, as if he did not have any intention to talk to Jiang Pan. Seeing how resolute Chen Feng was, Jiang Pan suddenly felt a little dispirited. However, she seemed to want to make a final attempt. After struggling internally for a moment, she stretched out a finger. ¡°A tier 1 dire beast inner core.¡± ¡°In exchange, I¡¯ll come to the library and study for two hours a day for the rest of this year.¡± ¡°Two,¡± remarked Chen Feng. ¡°W-what?¡± Jiang Pan was slightly stunned. Chen Feng raised his head and looked at Jiang Pan with a serious expression. ¡°Two inner cores. In exchange, you can study for two hours every day after the library closes.¡± ¡°This is the base price. If you don¡¯t agree, pretend I didn¡¯t say anything.¡± At this moment, Jiang Pan finally reacted. As if she was afraid that Chen Feng would go back on his word, she actually reached inside her shirt, took out two tier 1 inner cores, and placed them on Chen Feng¡¯s hand. ¡°Deal!¡± she said. Chen Feng was dumbfounded. ¡°Woman, the place where you hide things is really unique!¡± he thought. However, Jiang Pan did not seem to care about these things at all. Happiness washed over her, and she almost jumped for joy. She no longer covered her chest, afraid of being taken advantage of. Seeing how happy Jiang Pan was, Chen Feng smiled and shook his head helplessly. He kept the inner cores and continued reading. He thought that Jiang Pan would have the awareness that she should leave him alone and head to another part of the library to study. Unexpectedly, she looked at Chen Feng seriously and pondered for a few seconds before asking this question. ¡°A few days ago, the inner cores in a few metal boxes were taken away.¡± ¡°That was you, wasn¡¯t it?¡± As soon as she said that¡­ A strong chill instantly enveloped her. Jiang Pan was so stunned that her entire body trembled. The next second, she saw that there was a coldness in his eyes that she had never seen before. She saw killing intent! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 33 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Am I going to die here?¡± This was the only thought in Jiang Pan¡¯s mind. However, in the next moment, the killing intent that enveloped her entire body instantly dissipated. Jiang Pan¡¯s body went limp. She slumped to the ground and panted heavily. Chen Feng¡¯s eyes returned to normal. He smiled at her. ¡°Jiang Pan, I think you¡¯re mistaken.¡± ¡°I have no idea what you just said.¡± These words sounded like an explanation on the surface. But no matter how Jiang Pan heard it, it sounded more like a threat! Jiang Pan swallowed and raised a hand to wipe the tears that had begun to flow uncontrollably from her eyes¡ªan uncontrollable emotional response that she had to Chen Feng¡¯s threat. She whimpered and nodded. After that, Chen Feng ignored her. Chen Feng would not kill Jiang Pan over such a small matter. After all, Jiang Pan had only guessed that Chen Feng had taken the inner core from the metal box. She did not know his ability. She might have thought that he managed to take the inner cores because of sheer luck or because he relied on his powerful teammate, Leng Ruzhi. Besides¡­ Committing murder in school was a big taboo! Unless it was absolutely necessary, Chen Feng was unwilling to do that. Seeing that Chen Feng had let her off, Jiang Pan calmed down. She barely managed to support her body. Following that, she found a spot in the corner of the library, sat down and started to study. This action surprised Chen Feng. He subconsciously looked in the direction of Jiang Pan. Jiang Pan noticed Chen Feng¡¯s gaze and looked at him in resentment. ¡°Since I¡¯ve already paid the ¡®tuition fees¡¯, it would be a loss if I don¡¯t study.¡± ¡°Besides¡­ you¡¯ve already said that you didn¡¯t take the inner core. Why would I tell anyone?¡± Hearing Jiang Pan¡¯s words and looking at her aggrieved expression, Chen Feng thought for a moment and nodded at Jiang Pan. Then, he lowered his head and continued studying. The meaning behind Jiang Pan¡¯s words was obvious. Chen Feng seemed to be able to kill her easily. So, of course, she would keep her mouth shut. If Jiang Pan had said that outrightly, Chen Feng might be more wary of her. However, since Jiang Pan was a smart person, things were much simpler. Sometimes, keeping one¡¯s mouth shut was more important than improving one¡¯s strength. Soon, two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Jiang Pan quietly began to pack her books and prepared to leave the library. It was obvious that she still remembered her promise from before, where she only promised to stay two hours per day. However, when Jiang Pan passed by Chen Feng, Chen Feng suddenly spoke without looking up. ¡°Jiang Pan, I have something to ask you.¡± Hearing Chen Feng¡¯s voice, Jiang Pan stopped in her tracks. All the muscles in her body tensed up due to nervousness. However, because she was aware that she was no match for Chen Feng at all, she instantly relaxed. She turned around and looked at Chen Feng with a resentful expression. ¡°Ask whatever you want,¡± she said. Chen Feng pondered for a moment before raising his head. He looked at Jiang Pan and asked curiously, ¡°I remember that you were that student who took 28 tier 1 inner cores.¡± ¡°Since you know to be adaptable during the exam, why did you allow everyone to know about it? That way, all eyes will be on you.¡± The reason why Chen Feng asked this question was not that he wanted to understand Jiang Pan. The goal was actually very simple. He felt that Jiang Pan was a very smart person. A smart person would most likely understand that it was lonely at the top. Without an important reason, she would not have chosen to do this. Since that was the case, Chen Feng might be able to learn something from Jiang Pan¡¯s reasoning that he could not think of. Unexpectedly, after hearing Chen Feng¡¯s words, Jiang Pan lowered her head slightly and pursed her lips. It seemed as if she was gathering her resolve to answer that question. After a short struggle, Jiang Pan finally raised her head again. However, this time, Jiang Pan¡¯s eyes were no longer filled with nervousness and resentment. Instead, they were filled with determination. ¡°Because I want to obtain the first-place reward given by the school.¡± Chen Feng was slightly taken aback. He continued to ask, ¡°You knew in advance what reward the principal will give? Is the reward very important to you?¡± However, Jiang Pan shook her head. She said helplessly, ¡°I don¡¯t know what reward the principal will give. In fact, I wasn¡¯t even sure that the principal would give us additional rewards.¡± ¡°After all, obtaining enough inner cores was already a huge reward.¡± ¡°However, I had no choice but to take a gamble.¡± ¡°Because any reward is precious to me.¡± ¡°I can only make up for the gap between me and others by improving myself through various channels.¡± ¡°After all, I¡¯m different from geniuses like you.¡± ¡°I¡­ I merely have a regular class, and I don¡¯t have a strong family background.¡± Hearing that, a look of astonishment appeared on Chen Feng¡¯s face. Did she take the risk of exposing herself to everyone just to take a gamble? Soon, Chen Feng understood her reasoning for that. After all, it was a gamble when he decided to kill Li Qiang and take him in as a Shadow Puppet too. It was also a gamble he took when he left the school grounds and headed to the mystic mine. It was a gamble that he took the inner cores of the three metal boxes for himself. Chen Feng and Jiang Pan were essentially the same kinds of people. The only difference was that Chen Feng had awakened a better class and had a cheat, the god-level summation system. Thus, Chen Feng had the power to make things watertight and secure. As for Jiang Pan, there was nothing. She could only choose to take risks. ¡°Chen Feng, no one else will know what happened tonight.¡± ¡°Can I go now?¡± Chen Feng snapped back to reality when he heard Jiang Pan¡¯s voice. He nodded. Following that, he said softly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I might have frightened you earlier.¡± ¡°In the future, you can stay in the library and study till whichever time you want.¡± After saying that, Chen Feng lowered his head and prepared to continue studying. Unexpectedly, Jiang Pan¡¯s attitude immediately changed. She said playfully, ¡°Chen Feng, you¡¯re amazing!¡± ¡°Then can you give me back the tuition fees I just paid?¡± Chen Feng was dumbfounded. ¡°What the f*ck? Why did you change so quickly?¡± Immediately, Chen Feng¡¯s face darkened. ¡°She wants to take back the inner cores that she just gave me? Dream on!¡± he thought. ¡°Scram!¡± he yelled. ¡°All righty! You can continue with your studying!¡± Jiang Pan chirped. She stood up and saluted Chen Feng. With that, she skipped out of the library and returned to the female dormitory. Chen Feng smiled helplessly when he saw how Jiang Pan behaved. This girl had her cute side. At the same time, Chen Feng truly felt that he was very similar to Jiang Pan. They did not abide by the rules. And they were willing to do many things just to achieve their goals. They were hard workers! If he hated her, that was akin to hating himself too! At that thought, Chen Feng shook his head gently, wanting to retract his train of thought. However, just as he was about to continue studying, he received a system notification in his mind. System: ¡°[Congratulations to the host for successfully completely the mission¡ªclearing the Mystic Realm mine! Reward: 10,000 points!]¡± Chen Feng¡¯s eyes lit up. He had finally completed it! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 34 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the mystic mine. Chen Feng got up from the ground and brushed off the dust on his body. Next, he stretched lazily. Although he looked like he had a hard time, there was a satisfied smile on his face. After four to five days, he finally cleared out the mine. One might think that all he had to do was absorb the dark elements in the energy ores and fight dire beasts. However, the truth was far from that. It was not as easy as it seemed. That was because there were 10 spatial rifts in the mine! What did that imply? That meant that sometimes, Chen Feng had just finished dealing with a dire beast that had crawled out from the spatial rift. He had only just started to absorb the dark energy when another dire beast crawled out There was even once when dire beasts emerged from three spatial rifts at the same time! Among the three dire beasts, one of them was a superior-grade tier 3 dire beast that had condensed an inner core. Chen Feng had spent a lot of effort to deal with it. These spatial rifts were scattered in every corner of the mine. Thus, Chen Feng spent four to five days dealing with all of the spatial rifts. In fact, a quarter of his time was spent running around in the mine. After all, absorbing the dark elements in the energy ore was no different from cultivation. If he used Shadow Escape to travel back, it would certainly reduce the upper limit that he could increase. Chen Feng¡¯s heart ached even if it was only reduced by 10 points. That was why the mission was delayed for so long. Looking at the piles of dire beasts¡¯ corpses, Chen Feng sighed helplessly. He would leave the cleaning of the corpses to the others. It was not a wise choice to continue lingering here. He put on the Biological Radar Detection Mask and carefully scanned every direction of the mine. After confirming that no one was nearby, Chen Feng began his journey back to Sunrise High School. ¨C A day passed, and it was late at night again. By then, Chen Feng had already returned to his dormitory in a low-key manner. Only now, did he have the time to carefully calculate the number of spoils of war he had obtained this time. First, he killed the four men of the Black Dragon Gang, including Liu Yong. Chen Feng was only awarded 400 points for each of Liu Yong¡¯s lackeys. Liu Yong¡¯s death awarded him 800 points! In total, it was exactly 2,000 points, making up for the points he had spent purchasing the Biological Radar Detection Mask. As for the miners, they did not provide any points. Chen Feng did not even get 100 points for their deaths. In addition to the points obtained from completing the mission, he had already gotten 12,150 points. It could be considered a small burst of wealth. Chen Feng only planned to use these points only if he urgently needed them. After all, if he could save more points before using them, it would be more cost-effective. He wanted to buy more expensive but stronger items. There was no need for him to be overly anxious to spend the points. These were his gains from the system. His cultivation gains were not small either. After a careful calculation, Chen Feng had already sorted everything out. He had more than 30,000 yuan in cash. Twelve inner cores of tier 2 dire beasts. Three inner cores of tier 3 dire beast. More than 100 energy ores! If he decided to sell these energy ores, they could be sold for a high price of 10,000 yuan for each! However, each energy ore only provided 100 points of dark elements, and it could only increase the upper limit by about 1 point. Despite that, the advantage of energy ores was that its energy would not depreciate! By absorbing these ores, Chen Feng could increase his dark elements¡¯ upper limits by over 100 points. Even though Chen Feng¡¯s strength had increased greatly, if he were to absorb these energy ores, he could also increase the dark elements¡¯ upper limit by more than 100 points! If his own safety was not affected, it seemed to be a wiser choice if he stored these energy ores for use some other time! Chen Feng decided to store the energy ores. After all, he was in Sunrise High School, so he would not encounter any kind of danger. Following that, Chen Feng consumed all the inner cores and began his arduous and boring cultivation journey. ¨C A week later. Ten kilometers away from the Mystic Realm mine. A large group of more than 100 people was split into three minibusses. This group of people were students from the University of Draupcester. All the students were in groups of 10. Each group was led by two third-year seniors. The rest were either students from year one or year two. The purpose of their trip was to clear the mystic mine, something that the University of Draupcester did once every month. Along the way, the year one and year two students were very excited. They either leaned against the car window to look at the scene outside or chatted non-stop with the other students. The third-year seniors did not stop them. Instead, they looked at these lively juniors with gratification, as if they were looking at themselves from a year or two ago. At this moment, an extroverted junior with a spiky hairstyle approached the captain of this operation, Li Yunhua. ¡°Hua, I have something that I wanted to ask since earlier, and I can¡¯t hold back the question anymore!¡± Li Yunhua smiled helplessly and gently hit his junior¡¯s head. ¡°I told you to call me Captain during the operation.¡± After saying that, he added, ¡°What do you want to ask?¡± The man with a spiky hairstyle chuckled and rubbed his head. ¡°Captain, the question I want to ask is actually very simple.¡± ¡°Why does the University of Draupcester have to spend so much effort every month to go to the mystic mine to clean up dire beasts?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we destroy the spatial rift in the mine once and for all?¡± Everyone¡¯s curiosity was piqued when they heard that spiky-haired boy¡¯s words. All of the students turned to look at them. Obviously, that was also the question on everyone¡¯s minds. Seeing that his juniors were so curious, Li Yunhua smiled. ¡°That¡¯s a good question,¡± he said. ¡°Then let me ask you a question. What do you think needs to be done to destroy a spatial rift?¡± When the spiky-haired boy heard this, he looked at his senior with a smirk. He thought Li Yunhua wanted to test him. He quickly answered, ¡°Obviously, we need to absorb the energy ores first.¡± ¡°Once there¡¯s no energy, the spatial rift won¡¯t be able to support the passageway that connects the two worlds. That way, the dire beasts won¡¯t appear.¡± Hearing this, Li Yunhua nodded and smiled, pleased with his answer. However, Li Yunhua smiled and asked again. ¡°In your opinion, how much time would it take to absorb energy ores that can support a spatial rift?¡± This time, the spiky-haired boy was slightly stunned. Then he did a mental calculation before answering, ¡°I think¡­ it¡¯d need at least a month.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Li Yunhua¡¯s eyes were filled with surprise as he asked, ¡°Why do you think it¡¯s a month?¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 35 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios This time, the spiky-haired boy was not laughing and joking around as he had been earlier. He became more serious as if he understood how unrealistic his question was earlier. ¡°After thinking it through, I think I know the reason why.¡± ¡°It¡¯s very difficult to absorb the dark elements in the energy ores. People with classes that have elemental powers will need to go at least 10 days without rest to completely absorb an energy ore.¡± ¡°But in reality, it¡¯s impossible for us to go without sleep.¡± ¡°We must be ready to fight at any time, heal our injuries, eat, and sleep.¡± ¡°If we lose a member, we have to re-plan our team¡¯s arrangement.¡± ¡°Under such circumstances, it seems fine to spend one month here. In fact, we might even need more time.¡± When he heard the spiky-haired boy¡¯s analysis, there was a pleased look on Li Yunhua¡¯s face. Among the freshmen this year, Li Yunhua admired Cheng Sheng the most. Not only had Cheng Sheng awakened an advanced class, but he was also very hardworking in his studies. What was even more commendable was that Cheng Sheng was not arrogant at all. He got along well with his classmates and was very popular. He was an extrovert who was optimistic about life. Such a person would eventually become a pillar in class. He would become everyone¡¯s leader and attain their trust. This was what a charismatic leader was like. This time was no exception. Cheng Sheng¡¯s analysis was more or less correct. Li Yunhua smiled and nodded. ¡°You¡¯re right, but I have a question for you.¡± ¡°Since there are so many of us, can¡¯t we take turns absorbing it?¡± ¡°If everyone takes turns to absorb it, theoretically, wouldn¡¯t we be able to go without sleep?¡± Hearing his senior¡¯s question, Cheng Sheng opened his mouth, stunned. However, he quickly snapped out of his daze. ¡°Hua, you¡¯re trying to set me up! I almost got tricked by you!¡± said Cheng Sheng. ¡°Yes, we can take turns absorbing it, but absorbing energy ores is not something that one person can do by himself.¡± ¡°In fact, I think that the person in charge of absorbing the dark elements has the easiest time in the squad.¡± ¡°After all, everyone has to be prepared to encounter all kinds of dire beasts which may appear anytime. They have to stay alert and focus 100 percent on their surroundings.¡± ¡°The person absorbing the dark elements can be changed, but ultimately, our team will be the one in charge of combat. It¡¯s not possible for our team to have a turn at absorbing the dark elements.¡± Seeing that Cheng Sheng had finally sorted out the details, the gratification in Li Yunhua¡¯s eyes intensified. However, he still raised his hand and gently punched Cheng Sheng on the shoulder. ¡°I already told you earlier, call me Captain during this operation,¡± he said. ¡°Captain Li Yunhua, we¡¯re here!¡± With that, everyone retracted their attention from them and the smiles on their faces disappeared. There would be a fierce battle coming up! There might even be students who died, so they could not afford to be careless at all. The various teams followed their leaders into the mystic mine nervously. The dire beasts¡¯ corpses came into view immediately. Instantly, a few experienced third-year seniors understood what had happened. ¡°Senior, someone was here!¡± Li Yunhua nodded solemnly and squatted down to check the intensity of the decay of the dire beast¡¯s corpse. ¡°Perhaps members of the Black Dragon Gang came to steal ores.¡± ¡°This dire beast has been dead for at least a week. Anyone who was here is now gone. The mine is empty,¡± he remarked. Upon hearing the words ¡°Black Dragon Gang¡±, most people looked worried, but the third-year seniors frowned slightly. ¡°But all along, the Black Dragon Gang is active in the north, so why are they here in Draupcester City?¡± some of them asked. Li Yunhua could not answer this question. He shook his head before replying, ¡°We don¡¯t need to bother about this matter. We merely need to report this to the school once we get back.¡± ¡°The most important thing now is to clean up the mystic mine.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget that the Black Dragon Gang might have left long ago. There should be many dire beasts in the mystic mine.¡± Li Yunhua was indeed the captain. With just two simple sentences, he managed to pull the students¡¯ attention back. There was a life-and-death battle in front of them. Who would care about anything else? Following that, the students from the University of Draupcester stepped into the mystic mine warily, expecting to hear the roars of dire beasts. However, silence greeted them. Li Yunhua¡¯s frown deepened and he made a prompt decision. ¡°For the time being, let¡¯s not follow the original plan and split up.¡± ¡°Everyone, wait here. I¡¯ll lead the team to the spatial rift to take a look.¡± Naturally, everyone would abide by the captain¡¯s orders. Li Yunhua led Cheng Sheng and the others into one of the passageways. Soon, everyone arrived at the location of the spatial rift. However, to everyone¡¯s surprise, the spatial rift had disappeared! Then, Li Yunhua carefully inspected the entire mine. Every spatial rift disappeared without a trace. Such a situation had never happened before. Just as Li Yunhua was hesitating, Cheng Sheng spoke up. ¡°Hua, although I don¡¯t know who did this, we don¡¯t have to clear the mine now.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we go back to school, report this, and let the school deal with it?¡± he suggested. This time, Li Yunhua did not correct how Cheng Sheng addressed him. Instead, he nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡± ¨C At the University of Draupcester, in a meeting room. At this moment, all the senior management of the University of Draupcester had gathered and were listening to Li Yunhua¡¯s report. No one had light-hearted expressions. After listening to Li Yunhua¡¯s report, the principal scanned the faces of everyone present. In the end, he looked at Li Yunhua again. ¡°Yunhua, do you think the Black Dragon Gang is behind this?¡± Li Yunhua frowned slightly and shook his head gently. ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± ¡°Why is that so?¡± asked the principal. The principal stared at Li Yunhua and calmly waited for the latter¡¯s analysis. ¡°The Black Dragon Gang usually operates in the north and rarely comes to the east.¡± ¡°But of course, we only know this from the general information that we have on them. That is not concrete evidence to prove that they were behind this.¡± ¡°I think the most important thing is¡­¡± ¡°The spatial rift!¡± Li Yunhua pointed out the key points. The principal nodded slightly, indicating for him to continue. ¡°As far as I know, the Black Dragon Gang is an evil and illegal organization.¡± ¡°They will use all kinds of methods to profit, including forcing others to mine in the mystic mine.¡± ¡°However, they will definitely not care about the spatial rift!¡± ¡°If they want to destroy the spatial rift, they will need to spend a large amount of manpower in the same mine. They won¡¯t generate the highest yield by doing this.¡± ¡°Furthermore, as far as I know, the Black Dragon Gang treats the miners like consumables.¡± ¡°Even if a powerful dire beast appears in the spatial rift, they only need to retreat.¡± ¡°If the miners die, they can just get new ones.¡± ¡°So, someone else must have done this,¡± Li Yunhua concluded. The principal nodded in satisfaction. Finally, he looked at the other management members present and asked with a smile. ¡°Since it¡¯s not the Black Dragon Gang, who do you think it is?¡± Just as everyone was discussing in low voices, one of the voices suddenly attracted everyone¡¯s attention. ¡°I think it might be the Second Miss of the Leng family.¡± ¡°Rushuang¡¯s little sister, Leng Ruzhi.¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 36 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Leng Buwei¡¯s second daughter?¡± ¡°I heard that she¡¯s three years younger than Leng Rushuang. They¡¯re about the same age.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s someone from the Leng family, they might be able to do it.¡± Hearing someone mention this hypothesis, the others began to discuss it. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that it was possible. After all, it was impossible for the Black Dragon Gang to deal with all the spatial rifts as it was a strenuous and unrewarding task. The other orthodox organizations would not interfere in Draupcester City¡¯s mystic mine matters. Even if there was a reason why they had to come, they would definitely take the initiative to inform the University of Draupcester. In addition, Doveston City¡ªwhere Leng Ruzhi was currently¡ªwas indeed closer to the mine. Excluding all other possibilities. The possibility of Leng Ruzhi doing this alone was indeed much higher. Although they did not have any concrete evidence, the senior management of the University of Draupcester thought that they had discovered the truth. After hesitating for a moment, the principal¡ªLin Huaiyuan¡ªlooked at Li Yunhua and nodded. ¡°Since you have already reported this to us, you can go back and rest.¡± Li Yunhua understood that the school wanted to hold a discussion and make a decision about this matter. He was only a third-year student, so it was not convenient for him to be present. After Li Yunhua left, Lin Huaiyuan had a solemn expression. He asked, ¡°How do you think we should deal with this matter?¡± Immediately, someone made a suggestion. ¡°I think we should make this matter public and let everyone know that the Second Miss of the Leng family did such a great deed. This will allow us to form a closer relationship with the Leng family.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea to do that. In the east, The Leng family¡¯s position is much higher than that of any other force. Do you know what kind of background the Leng family has? How many honors do they have? Do you think they lack a reputation? Don¡¯t shoot yourself in the foot! What if we end up incurring Leng Buwei¡¯s displeasure?¡± ¡°Then what do you reckon we should do?¡± The two elderly professors seemed like they were about to get into an argument over this. Lin Huaiyuan shook his head helplessly and expressed his opinion. ¡°No matter what, we need to be clear about one thing,¡± he said. ¡°The University of Draupcester shouldn¡¯t get into any conflicts with the Leng family. Instead, we should try our best to befriend them.¡± ¡°It will be great if the Second Miss of the Leng family can also enroll in the University of Draupcester.¡± Hearing Lin Huaiyuan¡¯s words, no one had any objections. They nodded in agreement. Thus, Lin Huaiyuan continued to speak. ¡°We don¡¯t know the Leng family¡¯s attitude toward this matter.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we ask them about it?¡± ¡°How do you mean?¡± asked everyone. They were a little stunned. Lin Huaiyuan smiled. ¡°The University of Draupcester has always been Sunrise High School¡¯s sister school. Every year, we send out a few guaranteed spots.¡± ¡°This time, why don¡¯t we use this as an excuse to interact with Leng Ruzhi?¡± ¡°This way, not only can we keep Leng Ruzhi in our school, but we can ask her about her opinion regarding the mystic mine¡¯s matter.¡± ¡°Whether she wants to announce it or keep it a secret is entirely up to her.¡± ¡°What do you think, everyone?¡± Hearing this, everyone thought for a moment and felt it was feasible. In previous years, they recruited students at a different time. However, no one would find it strange if they made a trip there in advance. On the other hand, if they could not get Leng Ruzhi¡¯s answer on the mystic mine¡¯s matter, others might discover what had happened and make it public. This would inevitably affect the University of Draupcester¡¯s chance to befriend the Leng family! There was no time to lose. They should indeed proceed quickly! ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll discuss it with Wang Wenfeng and prepare to set off in the next few days!¡± ¨C It was 10 o¡¯clock at night. The library was already closed. Most of the students would not continue to study until now. Even some of the more hardworking students had headed back to rest. Soon, only Chen Feng was left in the library. Mr. Huang looked at Chen Feng and greeted him from afar. ¡°Chen, I won¡¯t close the door.¡± ¡°Saves you having to open it again.¡± Hearing that, Chen Feng hurriedly got up and walked to the entrance of the library. Mr. Huang usually took good care of him and his attitude was very gentle. Chen Feng was naturally very polite to such an elder. He watched Mr. Huang return to his dormitory. Just as he was about to turn back to his seat to continue studying, a familiar figure walked over from afar. It was actually Wang Wenfeng! Seeing that he seemed to be heading toward the library, Chen Feng was slightly taken aback. He simply stood where he was and waited for the principal. ¡°Chen Feng, I want to treat you to supper tonight and have a simple chat with you. Are you willing?¡± asked Wang Wenfeng. Hearing the principal¡¯s cheerful words, although Chen Feng was puzzled, he did not refuse. No matter if it was good or bad, the principal was willing to take the initiative to look for him because he thought highly of him. It would be a little ungrateful if he did not accept the principal¡¯s invitation. Seeing Chen Feng¡¯s respectful expression, Wang Wenfeng smiled and led Chen Feng to the third floor of the school canteen. The last time Chen Feng came, he could not bear to eat a single dish. That was because the expense here was too high. Despite earning tens of thousands of yuan from Black Dragon Gang¡¯s Liu Yong, Chen Feng still had not spent it. He did not want to attract attention. Thus, Chen Feng had never tasted the food on the third floor. Wang Wenfeng picked up the menu and quickly ordered a few dishes. Then, he handed the menu to Chen Feng. ¡°I¡¯m old, so I like to eat simple and non-greasy food. I don¡¯t know what young people like to eat.¡± ¡°Go ahead and order whatever you want. Don¡¯t worry. You don¡¯t have to pay. Hahaha!¡± Wang Wenfeng chuckled. Hearing the principal¡¯s words, Chen Feng gradually relaxed. Then, the two of them chatted briefly. It was nothing more than about life and learning. Chen Feng¡¯s answers were more appropriate and neither servile nor overbearing. This made Wang Wenfeng have a much better impression of Chen Feng. After the dishes were served and the waiter closed the door to the private room, Wang Wenfeng finally explained the reason for his sudden appearance that day. ¡°Chen Feng, do you have any plans for your future?¡± This time, Chen Feng did not give a direct answer. Instead, he put on a thoughtful expression. On the surface, Chen Feng appeared to be thinking about his future. However, in reality, he was trying to guess the meaning behind Wang Wenfeng¡¯s words. No one knew if Wang Wenfeng had seen through Chen Feng¡¯s thoughts. Wang Wenfeng merely smiled. Seemingly muttering to himself, he said, ¡°I know that kids your age want to become more powerful and then go to the front lines and serve the country.¡± ¡°However, not everyone can achieve great things. That is the helplessness of life.¡± ¡°Sometimes I wonder¡­¡± ¡°If everyone has to go to the front line to fight, then¡­¡± ¡°Years later¡­ 10 years, 20 years later, or even 50 years later, what will the school do?¡± Hearing that, Chen Feng was slightly taken aback. ¡°You mean¡­¡± Wang Wenfeng did not beat around the bush and voiced his thoughts. ¡°I think that if a talent like you is willing to return to your alma mater to teach after graduating from university, you will definitely become a very outstanding teacher.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re willing, I can take you in as my disciple.¡± ¡°What do you think, Chen Feng?¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 37 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Upon hearing that, Chen Feng was stunned. Chen Feng was not particularly surprised when the principal said that he wanted Chen Feng to stay and teach. In fact, this possibility had crossed Chen Feng¡¯s mind before. After all, it was definitely safer to be a teacher and stay in school than be in the outside world. However, Chen Feng did not expect that the principal wanted to take him under his wing as his disciple. Seeing how surprised Chen Feng was, Wang Wenfeng revealed an amiable smile and explained the reason. ¡°Actually, after the awakening ceremony ended, I found myself admiring you. This is also the reason why I gave you a library key.¡± ¡°I¡¯m the principal, and I have a lot of things to handle, but I more or less noticed that you are studying hard every day.¡± ¡°To be honest¡­¡± ¡°I can¡¯t use the word ¡®hardworking¡¯ to describe you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re studying like your life depends on it!¡± Hearing that, there was no sign of bashfulness on Chen Feng¡¯s face. After all, he was indeed cultivating diligently 24 hours a day. Chen Feng felt that he could accept such praise. ¡°At first, when I heard that you were reading all night in the library, I felt sorry for you. I felt that you didn¡¯t cherish your body, and if you continue like this, your body won¡¯t be able to take it.¡± ¡°But even till today, every day, you¡¯re diligently studying in the library all night.¡± ¡°So¡­¡± Wang Wenfeng¡¯s voice trailed off. He paused and put on a reassuring expression. ¡°I know that this is probably the ability of your special class. Perhaps you¡¯re able to go without sleep the entire night because of it.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to tell me about it, either. Your ability is a special class¡¯ secret. It¡¯s a top secret. I can understand.¡± ¡°I just want to tell you something.¡± ¡°Cultivating and improving oneself is something that everyone wishes to do.¡± ¡°However, cultivation is not just for the sake of improving yourself.¡± ¡°Learning profound knowledge, understanding this world, and understanding yourself¡­ Isn¡¯t this also a type of cultivation that everyone has to do?¡± Hearing that, Chen Feng nodded thoughtfully. As for Wang Wenfeng, he seemed to reminisce about his past. ¡°Back then, when I awakened the aptitude master class, I felt that my life was over.¡± ¡°Can an aptitude master without combat strength really gain everyone¡¯s respect?¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t until much later that I understood.¡± ¡°On the battlefield, powerful soldiers are important, but strategists are even more important.¡± ¡°In school, a student¡¯s talent is very important, but having a teacher to guide them is equally important.¡± ¡°Perhaps school is the place where you can realize your value.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you think so?¡± Seeing Wang Wenfeng¡¯s expression, Chen Feng had a strange feeling. It was as if Wang Wenfeng was not looking at Chen Feng. It was as if he was looking at his younger self. Chen Feng sincerely respected this elderly man, who enjoyed a reputation of high moral standing. After all, the principal admired him, and wanted nothing but the best for him. Chen Feng stood up. He solemnly said, ¡°Thank you for your kindness, Principal Wang.¡± ¡°If the school doesn¡¯t mind, I¡¯ll definitely come back to work after graduation and dedicate myself to teaching!¡± Hearing Chen Feng agree, a smile appeared on Wang Wenfeng¡¯s face. He even felt relieved. It was evident that Principal Wang was worried that Chen Feng would be greatly affected by his result at the awakening ceremony, and he would question having to go through an arduous process to increase his strength. Wang Wenfeng was very satisfied with this Chen Feng¡¯s answer. ¡°Then, what do you think about becoming my disciple?¡± Wang Wenfeng continued to smile. Naturally, Chen Feng was very willing. Putting aside the fact that he respected Principal Wang greatly, Chen Feng felt that he would benefit greatly from becoming Principal Wang¡¯s disciple. Having such a connection would bring only benefits to Chen Feng. After thinking it through, Chen Feng made up his mind. He was not pretentious and went straight to Wang Wenfeng, kneeling down in front of the latter to kowtow three times. ¡°Master, please accept this disciple¡¯s bow!¡± Chen Feng. ¡°Good! Good! Good!¡± exclaimed Wang Wenfeng. He said ¡°Good¡± three times in a row and helped Chen Feng up from the ground. As he helped Chen Feng up, he squeezed Chen Feng¡¯s shoulders and arms. Chen Feng knew that Principal Wang was probably detecting his current strength. It should be similar to ¡°feeling bones[To tell a person¡¯s fortune or read his character by feeling his bones]¡±. However, he was not worried at all. After all, Chen Feng was only a clone here. Although his strength had increased greatly, it was not as shocking as Chen Feng¡¯s main body. As expected, Principal Wang let go of his hand and laughed. He stroked his beard and revealed a look as if he had seen through everything. ¡°Looks like the six Tier 2 inner cores that no one acknowledged in the last exam were taken away by you, right?¡± he asked. Even if it was a clone that did not make use of the summation system to double his points, Chen Feng¡¯s five-dimensional basic attributes had already reached nearly 100 points. With such strength, it was impossible for him not to have eaten the inner core. Regarding this, Chen Feng did not bother hiding anything. Instead, he simply smiled apologetically at the principal. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Master.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to hide it from you back then, but¡­¡± Before he could finish speaking, Wang Wenfeng waved his hand in a dismissive gesture. ¡°It¡¯s all right. I can understand why you did so.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a good thing that you know how to leave yourself a way out!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll worry even more If you¡¯re too straightforward and ensure that others know everything.¡± Hearing that the principal was not fussing over this matter, Chen Feng felt touched. The next second, Wang Wenfeng gave him another surprise. Wang Wenfeng took out a palm-sized box from his pocket and handed it to Chen Feng. ¡°Master, what are you¡­¡± Before Chen Feng could finish his sentence, Wang Wenfeng added, ¡°Since you have already acknowledged me as your master, as your master, how can I not prepare a welcome gift for you?¡± ¡°Open it and take a look!¡± Chen Feng immediately opened the box. There were two items. There was an inner core that was even larger than the Tier 3 inner core that Chen Feng had obtained previously. Clearly, it was the inner core of a tier 4 dire beast. The other thing was a jade pendant. Its exact function was unknown. Chen Feng looked at the two items, and he had a look of surprise on his face. ¡°Master, the inner core of tier 4 dire beast can probably be sold for more than a million yuan on the market!¡± ¡°As for this jade pendant, it must be something extraordinary. Otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t have placed together with the inner core of a tier 4 dire beast.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this gift a little too expensive?¡± Hearing Chen Feng¡¯s words, Wang Wenfeng stroked his white beard and laughed. ¡°All right, all right. Don¡¯t pretend to be polite to me. Put away your cautious ways.¡± ¡°You think I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re thinking? You just want to know what this jade pendant is for.¡± Chen Feng originally thought that after becoming a disciple, Wang Wenfeng would be even stricter. Unexpectedly, Wang Wenfeng completely lost his bearings, behaving like a child. He was full of vitality. Chen Feng smiled sheepishly. He rubbed the back of his head and flattered his master. ¡°Indeed, I can¡¯t hide anything from Master¡­¡± ¡°But what¡¯s the use of this jade pendant?¡± When Wang Wenfeng mentioned this jade pendant, there was a smug look on his face. ¡°This jade pendant has a history, but it¡¯s a long story. I won¡¯t nag today.¡± ¡°In short, if you encounter an incomparably dangerous situation, as long as you crush this jade pendant, you can obtain a protective shield that no attack can break.¡± ¡°Although I don¡¯t have much combat ability, with this jade pendant, I can at least protect your life once!¡± Hearing those words, the smile on Chen Feng¡¯s face disappeared. He had a solemn expression. If it was really as Principal Wang had said, the value of this jade pendant was far from what a tier 4 dire beast¡¯s inner core could compare to! Just as he was about to thank the principal, Wang Wenfeng waved his hand again and interrupted him. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I already said that there¡¯s no need to pretend to be polite with me.¡± ¡°I know that you don¡¯t have any relatives living in this world. In the future, treat me as your only family.¡± ¡°If you need anything, just tell me in the future.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been busy all my life and don¡¯t have any children. I won¡¯t become poor by supporting you financially, so rest assured!¡± Hearing that, Chen Feng nodded solemnly. In the three years that Chen Feng had been in this world, this was the first time someone treated him as his family and gave him such warmth and care. However, Principal Wang suddenly changed the topic. ¡°What do you think of the University of Draupcester?¡± ¡°Do you want me to inform the principal of the University of Draupcester, and you¡¯ll be guaranteed a spot there?¡± Chen Feng was dumbfounded. A guaranteed spot? This was what having a strong background was like! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 38 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next morning. The visiting group from the University of Draupcester arrived as promised. The principal, Lin Huaiyuan, personally led the team. In addition, there were twelve top professors from various departments and two of the most outstanding third-year students in the school. As soon as the visiting team alighted from the car, they were welcomed by all the Year Three teachers and students of Sunrise High School. Amidst the enthusiastic applause, there were some whispers from the students. ¡°Wow, that woman must be Leng Rushuang!¡± ¡°Leng Rushuang? Is her surname Leng too?¡± ¡°What do you mean by that? Don¡¯t you know that she¡¯s Leng Ruzhi¡¯s biological elder sister?¡± ¡°Damn! Both sisters are so beautiful!¡± ¡°That handsome guy beside her is called Li Yunhua. I¡¯m sure you all don¡¯t know this about him. He was a student from Sunrise High School too. Back then, he was the top scorer in Doverston City!¡± ¡°Ah? In that case, he¡¯s our senior! If Li Yunhua is the top scorer, does that make him even more powerful than Leng Ruzhi¡¯s elder sister?¡± ¡°Oh? But Leng Rushuang had managed to secure a spot at the University of Draupcester when she was still a first-year student in high school.¡± ¡°What!¡± Leng Rushuang seemed to be used to hearing others gossip about her. She did not react at all. On the other hand, Li Yunhua smiled warmly at his juniors, as if he was returning home in glory. After Lin Huaiyuan and Wang Wenfeng exchanged a few pleasantries, everyone entered the school. After giving the people from the University of Draupcester a tour around their school, Wang Wenfeng had to arrange a place for them to stay. After entering the school, Lin Huaiyuan gave Li Yunhua a meaningful look. The latter understood and silently left the team, walking toward Leng Ruzhi. ¡°Leng Ruzhi, can I speak to you on behalf of the University of Draupcester?¡± He did not beat around the bush and told her his intention. The surrounding students looked over enviously, but no one was surprised. Leng Rushuang had been guaranteed a spot, so it was reasonable that the University of Draupcester would approach her little sister as well. When Leng Ruzhi heard this, she glanced over at her elder sister before nodding silently in agreement. The two of them found a quiet pavilion and sat down. ¡°Actually, you shouldn¡¯t be surprised that our school came to look for you, right? ¡°Speaking of which, members of the Leng family are indeed very powerful. I¡¯ve been suppressed by your sister for the past few years. Hahaha!¡± Li Yunhua chuckled. ¡°You¡¯re too humble,¡± said Leng Ruzhi. The two of them started chatting casually. After exchanging pleasantries, Li Yunhua smiled mysteriously. ¡°Actually, there¡¯s another reason why we came to Sunrise High School this time. I mean, apart from the yearly friendly exchange between the two schools.¡± ¡°We want to choose a few outstanding students from Sunrise High School and give them guaranteed spots at the University of Draupcester.¡± ¡°The reason why I asked to have a chat with you is actually to tell you about this. There¡¯s a guaranteed spot for you. It¡¯s the principal¡¯s idea.¡± Hearing this, Leng Ruzhi nodded slightly, as if she was not surprised. Just when Li Yunhua thought that the sisters of the Leng family were indeed powerful and could still remain calm after hearing such news, Leng Ruzhi suddenly asked a question. Leng Ruzhi¡¯s eyes flickered. ¡°First of all, I¡¯d like to thank Principal Lin for his recognition.¡± ¡°However, Senior, you mentioned that the school will hand out guaranteed spots to a few students this time.¡± ¡°I want to ask, what can the other students do if they want to obtain a guaranteed spot?¡± ¨C ¡°Damn, Leng Ruzhi, are you a monster?¡± Single dormitory building, Room 303. Unsurprisingly, Chen Feng skipped class again. However, today, he did not focus on cultivation as usual. Instead, he put on the Biological Radar Detection Mask and began to observe the strength of the University of Draupcester¡¯s visiting team. As the head of a school, Lin Huaiyuan was naturally an aptitude master. His various attributes were basically very low. However, the attributes of the others were ridiculous. Especially in the direction of the pavilion he was looking at currently. [Li Yunhua: Advanced Tier 3 Awakened] [Age: 22] [Basic Attributes]: [Physique: 24] [Strength: 18] [Mana: 72] [Agility: 25] [Spirit: 32] When Chen Feng saw Li Yunhua¡¯s attributes, he was already stunned. He could not believe that Li Yunhua¡¯s mana attribute could reach an astonishing 72 points. This was not something that could be achieved just by eating some inner cores. He was simply a genius among geniuses. However, when he saw Leng Ruzhi¡¯s attribute value, Chen Feng was blown away. [Leng Ruzhi: Tier 2 legendary Awakened] [Age: 18] [Basic Attributes]: [Physique: 41] [Strength: 59] [Mana: 61] [Agility: 68] [Spirit: 34] Chen Feng was dumbfounded. Leng Ruzhi¡¯s attribute interface was actually comparable to his after being enhanced by the system. ¡°This is so ridiculous!¡± he thought. As Chen Feng was feeling speechless, his gaze shifted to another youngster in the visiting group of Draupcester University. The next moment, Chen Feng felt his heart skip a beat. [Leng Rushuang: Tier 4 legendary Awakened] [Age: 22] [Basic Attributes]: [Physique: 124] [Strength: 138] [Mana: 162] [Agility: 125] [Spirit: 132] Chen Feng was dumbfounded. ¡°This is a university student?¡± he thought in astonishment. ¡°These are the attributes of a university student?¡± ¡°She is a freak!¡± Just as Chen Feng was thinking that, Leng Rushuang suddenly turned to look in his direction. At that moment, Chen Feng¡¯s muscles tensed up and he quickly averted his gaze. Chen Feng put away the Biological Radar Detection Mask, and his forehead beaded with perspiration. His right hand was gripping the jade pendant that Wang Wenfeng had given him, ready to crush it at any moment. ¡°I was overly careless!¡± he thought in frustration. ¡°I had completely forgotten about how she is a freak who has an astonishing spirit value of 132!¡± He was staring at Leng Rushuang earlier, and he even had emotional fluctuations. It was not strange that had noticed him. Chen Feng kept his guard up for a long time, but nothing happened. Only then did he slowly heave a sigh of relief. Perhaps she thought that he was one of the onlookers. Or perhaps, she did not care about him at all. At that thought, Chen Feng revealed a wry smile. Someone like Leng Rushuang who had such high attributes would probably not bother about people who were much weaker than her. Chen Feng subconsciously clenched his fists again. He was no longer in the mood to observe others. Right now, he only wanted to quickly increase his strength! He had to become stronger! ¨C The visiting team of Draupcester University began to tour the school under the leadership of the vice-principal of Sunrise High School. Meanwhile, the principals of the two schools were sitting in Wang Wenfeng¡¯s office, drinking tea and chatting. ¡°Oh? You actually took in a disciple?¡± ¡°Then I definitely have to hand your disciple a guaranteed spot,¡± said Lin Huaiyuan. He was extremely surprised to hear Wang Wenfeng¡¯s words and immediately agreed to the latter¡¯s request. On one hand, the two schools were close to each other and were sister schools. On the other hand, Lin Huaiyuan had a very good relationship with Wang Wenfeng in private. Of course, the most important reason was actually¡­ Lin Huaiyuan trusted Wang Wenfeng¡¯s judgment. Someone who Wang Wenfeng was willing to take in as his disciple would not be bad. After a cup of tea, Lin Huaiyuan smiled. ¡°Why don¡¯t we make a bet?¡± he asked. ¡°If I¡¯m right about who your disciple is, you¡¯ll have to give me the thousand-year-old ginseng that you¡¯re always hiding from me. I want to soak it in wine.¡± ¡°What if you lose?¡± asked Wang Wenfeng. ¡°If I lose, I¡¯ll give your disciple that piece of iron essence as a gift. It¡¯ll be considered a gift from an elder to a youngster.¡± ¡°How¡¯s that?¡± asked Lin Huaiyuan. ¡°Sure!¡± agreed Wang Wenfeng. Someone wanted to give him benefits, so how could he not agree? Hearing Wang Wenfeng agree immediately, the corners of Lin Huaiyuan¡¯s mouth curled into a wicked smile. He looked like he had seen through everything. ¡°Do you think I don¡¯t know? Leng Rushuang¡¯s younger sister, Leng Ruzhi, has reached the age of awakening this year.¡± ¡°You suddenly took in a disciple now. Who else could it be but Leng Ruzhi?¡± After saying that, he pointed at the big box on the cabinet behind Wang Wenfeng and stretched out his hand palm up. He had been eyeing this ginseng for years! However, just as Lin Huaiyuan thought that he had won the bet, Wang Wenfeng chuckled and extended his hand to him instead. ¡°All right, you old fellow, hand over the iron essence. I¡¯ll thank you on behalf of my disciple first.¡± Lin Huaiyuan was stunned. ¨C ¡°Leng Ruzhi, there¡¯s actually something I want to ask you first.¡± ¡°Some time ago¡­ About a week to two weeks ago. May I ask if you ever left the school?¡± asked Li Yunhua. Leng Ruzhi froze. She thought that Li Yunhua wanted to talk to her about the admissions, but who knew that he would ask such a baffling question? Seeing Leng Ruzhi¡¯s reaction, Li Yunhua was also stunned. ¡°What does this mean?¡± At that moment, that was the thought going through Lin Huaiyuan and Li Yunhua¡¯s minds. Although they were not in the same place, they had the same thought. ¡°That person isn¡¯t Leng Ruzhi?¡± ¡°If it isn¡¯t Leng Ruzhi¡­¡± ¡°Who could it be?¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 39 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Sunrise High School¡¯s martial arts arena. The large martial arts arena had a total of 2,000 seats. At this moment, it was packed to the rafters. Whether it was the third-year students who had already awakened or the juniors who had yet to awaken, they were all here. Everyone¡¯s faces were filled with excitement. This was because the University of Draupcester¡¯s admissions meeting, which was supposed to be held at the end of the semester every year, was actually held in advance! This was undoubtedly one of the few interesting things in the students¡¯ boring study life. At this moment, the seats in front of the martial arts arena were already filled with people. In addition to the 15 visiting members of the University of Draupcester, the leaders of Sunrise High School were also sitting here. The two people in the middle were naturally Lin Huaiyuan and Wang Wenfeng. At Wang Wenfeng¡¯s signal, Lin Huaiyuan stood up. After exchanging some pleasantries, he began to talk about the rules of this enrollment examination. ¡°The rules today are very simple.¡± ¡°We will use the most common martial arts competition as the assessment standard.¡± You have to draw lots, either from the candidates recommended by the school or those who signed up on their own, and then battle against them.¡± ¡°Of course, the support faculty students don¡¯t have to worry about being at a disadvantage.¡± ¡°If the support faculty encounters a combat faculty, even if they don¡¯t win, as long as they produce a miraculous effect or successfully resist, they can still obtain the recognition of the teachers.¡± ¡°Therefore¡­¡± ¡°Although those who lose in the battle will be eliminated, in the end, they will be judged based on their performance or strength.¡± ¡°Even if you lose in the first round, you still have a chance to have a guaranteed spot.¡± ¡°Of course, as long as you win the guaranteed spot, the University of Draupcester will give rewards as a form of encouragement.¡± With that, Lin Huaiyuan looked at Wang Wenfeng. Wang Wenfeng nodded, stood up, and said, ¡°I hope that everyone will perform well today and let the University of Draupcester witness your true powers.¡± ¡°You may begin drawing lots.¡± ¨C In the prep room, the other students were all rubbing their palms together, looking eager to try. They went to the front to draw lots after their names were called by the vice-principal. Only Chen Feng, who was sitting in a corner, had a helpless expression on his face. With his personality, he did not want to participate in such a competition and have to place himself in a position where everyone could see him. Even though those who gave outstanding performance could receive the reward from the University of Draupcester, he still wanted to keep a low profile! But he had no choice. After all, his master, Wang Wenfeng, had spoken. ¡°My good disciple, don¡¯t say that I didn¡¯t take care of you.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already discussed with that old fellow, Lin Huaiyuan, about the guaranteed spot.¡± ¡°However, he has a request. You have to participate in this admission test.¡± Wang Wenfeng had made himself clear. Furthermore, he was doing this for his own good. Naturally, Chen Feng would not reject him. Feeling helpless, Chen Feng could only agree. Looking in the direction of the judging panel, Chen Feng sighed helplessly. ¡°Indeed,¡± he thought. ¡°They had already said that winning or losing was not the only criterion. As long as one performs well, they might be given a guaranteed spot too.¡± To put it bluntly, even if one wanted to rig the results, he had to at least participate in the competition to get a ranking first. Since that was the case, he would just take the admission test. However, Chen Feng decided that would not give it his all and lose the competition. Of course, he could not lose too badly. In addition, he could not win his opponent through some stroke of luck. It was best if no one remembered him after the test. On the other side, Leng Ruzhi could not help but pay attention to Chen Feng¡¯s every move. Seeing that Chen Feng seemed to be caught in a difficult position, Leng Ruzhi could not help but walk over. She sat beside Chen Feng and whispered to him, ¡°Why are you here for the admission test, Chen Feng?¡± ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t mean to question you. I just feel that¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t look like you want to.¡± Hearing that, Chen Feng helplessly made up a lie. ¡°The University of Draupcester heard that I have a special class and asked me to participate. What can I do?¡± he said. ¡°When the time comes, I¡¯ll just go through the motions.¡± Leng Ruzhi was relieved when she learned of Chen Feng¡¯s attitude toward the test. After all, she could tell that Chen Feng¡¯s ability was probably not needing sleep at all. That was why he could study nonstop. It was indeed a useless ability. She was really concerned for Chen Feng, fearing that he would suffer a blow if he was too competitive. ¡°You don¡¯t have to belittle yourself. Just do your best,¡± Leng Ruzhi encouraged. ¡°After all, Principal Lin also said that the evaluation criteria for this assessment are not purely based on winning or losing.¡± ¡°In short¡­ you need to do right by yourself.¡± With that, she returned to her seat and closed her eyes to prepare herself mentally for the test. She had to prove herself in front of her elder sister, Leng Rushuang! ¨C At the judges¡¯ table. Lin Huaiyuan leaned slightly toward Wang Wenfeng. He whispered, ¡°Wang, does our bet still count?¡± Wang Wenfeng still had a kind smile on his face, but he replied to Lin Huaiyuan¡¯s question in a low voice. ¡°Of course, it counts, but if you guess wrongly again, what do you intend to give me?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you another piece of iron essence! Do you think I only have one?¡± said Lin Huaiyuan. After saying this, Lin Huaiyuan felt that he had already invested a lot into the bet. Unexpectedly, Wang Wenfeng did not agree. ¡°One piece of iron essence isn¡¯t enough! At the very least, you should hand me two pieces of iron essence!¡± he said. ¡°You already know one wrong answer. Is one piece of iron essence appropriate?¡± Hearing Wang Wenfeng¡¯s words, Lin Huaiyuan cursed inwardly. But he gritted his teeth and agreed. After all, he had already lost a piece of iron essence. If he did not bring Wang Wenfeng¡¯s ginseng home, he would have suffered a huge loss. Moreover, Wang Wenfeng was right. Since he had already eliminated a wrong answer, the probability of him getting it right would definitely increase exponentially. This was not a loss! While he was thinking, the vice-principal had already written the names of all the contestants in front of the observation board that had been set in the martial arts arena. He announced loudly, ¡°The first match.¡± ¡°Combat faculty, Lin Yu!¡± ¡°He will fight against combat faculty¡¯s Li Qiang!¡± ¡°Students, please come on stage!¡± In the prep room. The two of them stood up at the same time and walked slowly toward the stage. Lin Yu looked very confident. He gave Li Qiang an intense look, ready to fight at any time. On the other hand, Li Qiang¡¯s face was calm, as if he did not treat Lin Yu as his opponent at all. When everyone saw this scene, they made their conclusions about it. ¡°Looks like Li Qiang is a little too confident. He¡¯s so arrogant.¡± ¡°That¡¯s normal. Their class¡¯ limit is too obvious!¡± ¡°Li Qiang¡¯s fire mage is indeed able to restrain Lin Yu¡¯s Son of Forest, but this is if both sides are going all out. If Li Qiang underestimates his opponent, the outcome of this battle is still unknown.¡± ¡°In my opinion, he¡¯s going to fail terribly this time.¡± ¡°You have a point.¡± The vice-principal announced the start. Lin Yu smiled, raised his hands, and shouted. ¡°Li Qiang, I¡¯ll show you my true strength today!¡± As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yu was about to show off his skills when he saw Li Qiang¡ª who was on the other side of the arena¡ªdisappear from his line of sight. Before he could react, Lin Yu was grabbed by a huge force and smashed to the ground. Bang! Debris immediately flew out of the arena and smashed into the protective shield around the arena. Lin Yu¡¯s voice had completely disappeared, and he sank to the floor. Instant kill! On the other hand, Li Qiang stood calmly in the arena and looked at the vice president. ¡°First¡­ First round.¡± ¡°Li Qiang wins!¡± At this moment, everyone¡¯s attention was on Li Qiang. Only Chen Feng, who was in the corner, had a faint smile on his face. ¡°I, Chen Feng, will indeed choose to give up the reward and keep a low profile.¡± ¡°But I didn¡¯t say that my Shadow Puppet will give up the reward too!¡± he thought. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 40 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios With this announcement, Li Qiang slowly walked down the martial arts stage and returned to the prep room. The surrounding people subconsciously made way for Li Qiang and looked at him in surprise. They knew that Li Qiang had awakened as a fire mage, and it was quite a good class. However¡­ In the battle just now, Li Qiang did not use any of his fire mage abilities at all. He had completely relied on his own strength to defeat Lin Yu in a single move. Could it be that this kid¡¯s usual behavior was merely a disguise? At this moment, it was not only the others. Even Leng Ruzhi thought highly of Li Qiang in her heart, clearly surprised. At the scene. The vice-principal immediately went forward to check on Lin Yu¡¯s injuries and heaved a sigh of relief. Lin Yu was only unconscious and did not suffer any serious injuries. Even if he was injured¡­ As long as Lin Yu was still alive, the vice-principal¡ªwhose class was the Holy Healer, could pull Lin Yu back from the gates of hell. He immediately announced. ¡°The competition continues.¡± Then, he brought Lin Yu to the medical room and started the treatment. ¨C In the arena, the second group of students had already begun to fight. However, Lin Huaiyuan¡¯s mind was not on this at all. He was still reminiscing about the battle just now. After thinking about it, Lin Huaiyuan looked at Wang Wenfeng. ¡°Could it be that Li Qiang is your disciple?¡± he asked. When Wang Wenfeng heard this, he revealed a smile. ¡°Are you sure you want to pick Li Qiang as your answer?¡± ¡°Once you¡¯ve confirmed it, you can¡¯t go back on your word.¡± Hearing this, Lin Huaiyuan quickly waved his hand dismissively. ¡°I haven¡¯t even finished watching the first round. How can I decide now?¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s wait and see. You have to give me an answer before the second round begins. In any case, my disciple is among these eight,¡± said Wang Wenfeng. Lin Huaiyuan was rendered speechless. Lin Huaiyuan did not say anything else. Instead, he focused on watching the competition on the stage. However, although the two people on the stage were good seedlings, they were far from reaching the standard in Lin Huaiyuan¡¯s heart. These could not possibly be Wang¡¯s disciple. Even the University of Draupcester would not give them a guaranteed spot. Soon, the outcome of the second match was decided. In the end, Bai Hong used her outstanding defensive ability to obtain victory. ¡°The third round.¡± ¡°Support faculty, Jiang Pan!¡± ¡°Battle, special-type class Chen Feng!¡± ¡°Students, please come on stage!¡± Upon hearing this, Lin Huaiyuan¡¯s gaze turned sharp. Sunrise High School actually had a special class student this year. Could this student be Wang Wenfeng¡¯s disciple? He studied Wang Wenfeng¡¯s face, trying to pick up clues from his expression. However, Wang Wenfeng, the wily old fox, was still looking down. Lin Huaiyuan could not tell anything from his face at all. Lin Huaiyuan narrowed his eyes. It seemed that he had to make his own judgment! ¨C In the prep room. Chen Feng helplessly got up from his seat and walked toward the arena. Standing beside him was Jiang Pan. She put her palms together and stuck out her tongue at Chen Feng with an apologetic expression. Seeing this scene, everyone thought that Jiang Pan must be confident in her strength. It could be said that Jiang Pan was confident in Chen Feng¡¯s strength! All of the students had the same thoughts in mind. ¡°Who wouldn¡¯t be able to defeat a student whose special ability was that he didn¡¯t need to sleep?¡± ¡°Even if his opponent can¡¯t do anything except heal others, he would probably be able to defeat Chen Feng!¡± In fact, Jiang Pan also felt that she would definitely win. However, the basis of her conclusion was not based on strength, but on personality. She knew that Chen Feng would not want to be in the limelight! If he won, her next opponent would definitely be Leng Ruzhi. At that time, it would not be embarrassing to admit defeat openly. Therefore, Jiang Pan had a clear goal for this competition. That was to try her best to show off in this only round! Both sides stood still from afar. They seemed to be prepared for battle, but in fact, the outcome had already been decided! ¡°Let the competition begin!¡± At his shout, Jiang Pan immediately became serious. She had an expression on her face that could even be described as ferocious. She raised her hands and placed them together in front of her chest. The next moment, a shadow was pulled out of Jiang Pan¡¯s body and stood beside her. In a short breath, the phantom turned into a physical body. This was the ability of Jiang Pan¡¯s clone master! Seeing Jiang Pan split into two, Chen Feng had no intention of taking action. He also wanted to see how many clones Jiang Pan could create. In Chen Feng¡¯s opinion, the more clones Jiang Pan had, the better. At that time, if he lost the competition, it would seem more natural. After all, it was difficult for him to defeat so many ¡°Jiang Pan¡±. Just like that, Jiang Pan was divided into two, two split into four, and four split into eight. After eight Jiang Pans stood still, they stopped dividing themselves. Looking at Jiang Pan panting slightly, Chen Feng knew that this was her limit. After adjusting their breathing, the eight Jiang Pans moved and stood in eight different directions of the arena. At the same time, they cupped their fists at Chen Feng and said at the same time. ¡°Forgive me for what I¡¯m about to do, Chen Feng!¡± Next, the most boring match of the assessment began. The previous competition was a combat type against a defense type. However, at least the spectators could watch as one party attacked with all its might and the other tried his best to defend himself. It was a satisfying match to watch. However, this time, Chen Feng had no intention of defending or counterattacking. There was only one thing to do in a normal battle, and that was to dodge! Chen Feng kept dodging the attacks from the eight Jiang Pans. Although Jiang Pan had hit him quite a few times, he had avoided all the vital attacks. As he watched the fight, Lin Huaiyuan¡ªwho was at the judges¡¯ table¡ªcould not sit still anymore. ¡°Ermmm¡­ what kind of ability does this special class student have?¡± ¡°Why isn¡¯t he attacking yet?¡± When Wang Wenfeng heard Lin Huaiyuan¡¯s words, he fell silent for a moment before he answered. ¡°Actually, he¡¯s already demonstrating his abilities.¡± ¡°What!¡± Lin Huaiyuan was startled. Could it be that he had not seen through the mysteries of this battle? However, after watching for another minute, Lin Huaiyuan realized that something. There seemed to be nothing special about Chen Feng. The only thing noteworthy was that as time passed, he seemed to be getting hit more and more, and the expression on his face seemed more strained. Finally, Lin Huaiyuan could not help but ask. ¡°What did Chen Feng demonstrate? Why can¡¯t I tell?¡± Wang Wenfeng coughed awkwardly. ¡°He hasn¡¯t slept in two weeks,¡± he answered. ¡°What do you mean?¡± asked Lin Huaiyuan. ¡°This is his ability¡­¡± Lin Huaiyuan was rendered speechless. ¡°If that¡¯s so, don¡¯t come and participate in the assessment!¡± he thought in exasperation. Finally, after an ¡°intense¡± battle, Chen Feng retreated repeatedly. He raised his hand and panted. ¡°I did my best. I concede.¡± With that, he left the stage and returned to the prep room. At this moment, the vice-principal had already completed treating Lin Yu. Upon hearing that Chen Feng had admitted defeat, he announced, ¡°The third round, Jiang Pan, wins!¡± However, Jiang Pan, who was panting heavily on the stage and had obviously expended a lot of energy, looked extremely indignant. She could sense that Chen Feng had deliberately allowed her to beat him up. Chen Feng was definitely going easy on her! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible.