Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 173 The Sick Classmate

"System, what's going on with Wei Yanxin? Why has his strength increased so much in just one month?" Feng Shanming couldn't help but ask as soon as the league ended.

[Host, the opponent must have obtained some fortuitous opportunity and has advanced to the Golden Core stage. Moreover, they have comprehended the rudiments of sword intent during the battle. It's normal for them to have such strength. Please take this seriously.]
"Damn it!" He gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath. Although he had won the championship, the thought of almost losing to a former underdog made him feel uncomfortable all over. "I haven't heard anything about him going out to train for a month, but he suddenly advanced to the Golden Core stage. Who knows where he snatched this opportunity from? Aren't all rich people like that?"

[Please improve your strength as soon as possible. You only narrowly defeated your opponent because of the difference in their cultivation level. If you wait until they fully comprehend the sword intent, you will surely be defeated.]
"What?" Feng Shanming's face darkened instantly. "He's still a whole realm below me, how is that possible?"

[Host, don't forget, the opponent is a sword cultivator. It's common for sword cultivators who have comprehended sword intent to challenge those of higher levels.] In fact, in the previous battle, if the opponent's sword hadn't broken due to the sword intent, the host would never have won so easily.

Feng Shanming also recalled the pressure he had faced during the battle, and his face darkened even more.

[Therefore, host, please strive to complete tasks to earn face-slapping points in order to improve your strength as quickly as possible.]
"I know!" he replied somewhat irritably, then suddenly remembered something, "By the way, system, what about my league rewards?"

[Ding! Provincial championship mission complete. Reward: Two Grade 5 Spirit Accumulation Pills.]
Feng Shanming instantly sensed two more pills in his pocket. He didn't take them out, but waited quietly for a while, only to find that the system didn't make a sound again.

"What's going on? System, why is the reward so small this time? What about the other rewards, and the face-slapping points?"

[Ding! The host has intentionally revealed their Nascent Soul cultivation level, causing the judges from the five major universities to believe that the host deliberately exploited loopholes in the competition, which has led to their dissatisfaction. Therefore, the host has not received any face-slapping points, and the face-slapping mission has failed.]
"What?!" He suddenly widened his eyes. He knew that the judging panel of the five major universities was here. He wanted to win the championship partly to show off in front of them, but he didn't expect it to have the opposite effect. "Damn it, it's all Wei Yanxin's fault that I lost my qualification to be recommended to the five major universities."

He was clearly a good-for-nothing who had been repeatedly humiliated by himself, yet now he was being blocked from entering a university. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. After a while, as if he had thought of something, his eyes gradually darkened. "System, I remember there is still one 'Bone Shaping Pill' left from the previous reward, right?"

[Yes, the Bone-Shaping Pill is an eighth-grade elixir that can reshape the bones and muscles. The reshaping effect is random, and it requires the dissipation of all one's cultivation.]
A cold glint flashed in Feng Shanming's eyes. "Hmph, he got off too easily."

He gave a cold laugh, as if he had made a decision, and changed his previous anger, striding forward.

Qiu Ci, who had listened in on the entire conversation, was speechless.

Juanshan, who witnessed the whole thing: "..."

After a while...

“Master, this Star Messenger…” He pointed to the system floating beside Feng Shanming and said, “Is there something wrong with it?” Why would it choose to bind with such a person of low character?
"Who knows!" Qiu Ci didn't understand why the system chose Feng Shanming either.

Although the dog system had said that back on Earth, systems were used as cultivation aids and everyone had one, after ascension on Earth, no one could bind to a system unless the system itself was willing. But no matter what, it was still a product of Earth, and Earth's laws and regulations should all be stored in their database. She couldn't understand why this particular person was chosen.

Based on the conversation just now, it seems Feng Shanming intends to give the Bone-Shaping Pill to Little Green Hair, thereby erasing his cultivation level. It was clearly a fair duel, yet instead of reflecting on his own lack of strength, he blames everything on others simply because his true cultivation level was revealed, and even holds a grudge.

This made Qiu Ci wonder if the bullying she witnessed back then was real.

"Master, what's next?" Old Man Juanshan asked. They had followed to check on the system's situation; after all, Feng Shanming had won the championship, and the system was going to reward him. Just a moment ago, the system's energy did fluctuate, but not significantly; the energy hadn't decreased much, and the lousy system couldn't forcefully uninstall the opponent. It seemed they could only wait for the national league.

"Juanshan, do you have a way to participate in the national league through the Repair and Management Bureau?" she asked directly.

“We can give it a try.” Juanshan understood what she meant and thought for a moment before saying, “I have to ask those guys at the Repair and Management Bureau.”

"Okay." She nodded and decided to look into the details of the national league, and of course, it would be even better if Little Green Hair could participate.

Qiu Ci was surprised that the little green-haired boy actually made the list.

"Teacher Chu, Teacher Chu, look!" Little Green Hair came running over, waving a notice. "I've been selected for the national league team!"

Qiu Ci took it and saw that it was indeed an invitation to join the provincial team.

"How many people are in the provincial team?" she asked casually.

"There are twelve in total, including the substitutes!" The little green-haired guy was still excited, and after thinking for a moment, he added, "But I'm a regular player."

"I see." Little Green Hair was one of the top eight, so it's normal for him to be selected. "Congratulations."

"Hehe, this is all thanks to you, Teacher Chu." Little Green Hair scratched his head and said sincerely. A month ago, he would never have dreamed that he would be selected by the provincial team to participate in the national league.

"By the way!" Qiu Ci changed the subject and asked, "Do you have some kind of conflict with Feng Shanming, the provincial champion?"

"Feng Shanming?" The little green-haired boy was stunned for a moment, but then frowned and said angrily, "Teacher Chu, you must not pay any attention to him, that person... is simply insane!"

"Oh? Tell me."

Then Little Green Hair began to recount the whole story between the two of them.

A year ago, Feng Shanming was always the worst student at Yizhong No. 1 High School. He had poor aptitude and weak foundation, and he wasn't very sociable, so he had a very low profile. But suddenly one day, he became powerful, rising from the bottom of the class to become the top student in the entire school, even surpassing the seniors a year above him.

“I didn’t have any conflicts with him originally, but he suddenly acted like he was sick and insisted on challenging me. He even said that we looked down on him and called us parasites, saying that we were just relying on our families to make money.”

The green-haired boy got angrier and angrier as he spoke. "No, what does it matter to him if my family is rich? Does having money mean I can't go to school? What do you mean by looking down on him? I don't even know him, okay? Where would I look down on him?"

"And then?" she continued to ask.