I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

"Long live!!"

The students cheered excitedly.

"Long live the Demon King Class! Long live Teacher Xue!"

Upon learning from He Han that they had been called the "Demon King Class" by other examinees, everyone happily accepted this cool title and began to refer to themselves as the "Demon King Class" under Xue Jing, the Great Demon King.

"We've already won the knockout title and ranked first on the average score leaderboard. I don't even dare to imagine what our final score will be after the exam!"

"The top thirty—the entire class of thirty students occupied all the front-row seats—it's simply an impossible miracle!"

Even the usually composed Chen Xingyan couldn't help but feel excited.

"It's unbelievable... We... or rather, Teacher Xue, have created a record that can never be broken!"

"This must be the strongest class martial arts exam score in history."

"Long live Teacher Xue!!"

"It's so wonderful to be Professor Xue's student, it's the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me!"

……

Chapter 352 Xue Jing's Great Crisis? Don't go back to the real world, don't go back to the real world!! (4K)

While the students were celebrating excitedly, Xue Jing went to the giant man-eating flower that had fallen to the ground.

The carnivorous plant, with its silvery-red hue and metallic sheen, had become completely still, devoid of any signs of life.

Xue Jing thrust both hands into her flower core and forcefully tore it apart.

Inside was a dense mass of tiny, silvery-red flower seeds, each smaller than a speck of dust. If they weren't piled together, they would be virtually invisible to the naked eye.

Gently picking up a flower seed with his fingers, Xue Jing activated the [Planting Contract] with a thought.

This giant carnivorous iron-based plant is the most difficult of all the hunting missions.

Although the students watching might not have realized it, that's because he had completely suppressed the most deadly ability of this metal carnivorous plant, and it hadn't shown itself at all.

It possesses the ability to spread countless tiny flower seeds, parasitize everything around it, and draw nutrients to grow on its own.

Even inorganic substances like steel, which theoretically have no 'nutrients', will be dried up, become brittle, and wither by its absorption.

However, during the battle just now, Xue Jing used the 'Beast of Nothingness' to swallow all the tiny flower seeds it scattered into nothingness, causing this most terrifying ability to be rendered useless.

On the skill panel, the light emanating from the Plant Pact dimmed considerably. At the same time, Xue Jing's extraordinary vision clearly saw that a small, almost invisible, circular, complex pattern had appeared on a tiny silver-red seed at his fingertip.

The contract was successful.

Xue Jing nodded.

A good harvest... This plant with special abilities might become an unexpected killer in certain situations.

In particular, this thing is a special product of the Sea of ​​Steel, a special species that can be effective on inorganic substances such as metals.

Although Dragon Cherry also has a similar ability to absorb life force, it can only work on organic matter that possesses 'life force'.

Xue Jing stood up, looked at the students who were still celebrating, clapped his hands, and said:

"Alright, there's only one day left. Don't get too excited yet. Celebrate after you get the results."

He shook his head, thinking that the young man was still too immature.

Before something is truly accomplished, one should remain calm and composed despite feeling excited.

However, the current situation is already set in stone. There is only one day left. Li Suisui's elite team with a high score has also been defeated and eliminated by Cao Sini and others. At present, there is nothing in the Steel Tree Sea that can affect Xue Jing's class's dominance in the rankings.

Xue Jing breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although his ultimate goal was for himself, leading his students to achieve good results in the martial arts exam would give him an extra layer of 'golden armor,' avoid many overt targets in the future, and make his future path smoother.

But due to the peculiar mindset of being a teacher for the first time, he devoted a lot of effort to these students that was not planned... He could have treated these students as tools, letting them do nothing and he could have directly helped them cheat and get good grades.

However, in the end, he did become a truly responsible teacher.

And there's only one day left to take care of the baby.

……

Nighttime, in a small open space in the Sea of ​​Steel.

A pile of firewood was neatly stacked together, and a bonfire was lit in the middle, illuminating the otherwise dark night with a fiery red glow.

Xue Jing sat on a fallen metal tree trunk, staring at the campfire in front of him. Every now and then, he would reach out and pull out a piece of firewood from an invisible crack and throw it into the fire.

Not far away, a petite figure slowly emerged from the dark forest and came to the campfire.

"...You really can 'find' anything, there's even real wood in the Sea of ​​Steel Trees."

Li Suisui sat down opposite Xue Jing, looked at the campfire, and spoke.

"Brother Sui, what brings you here? Are you hungry?"

Xue Jing smiled.

Li Suisui shook her head and said in her childish voice, "The outcome between us is already decided... I can neither defeat you nor stop your students from achieving results."

"This is the first time in my life I've experienced this kind of frustration."

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow and said, "What, are you getting excited?"

Li Suisui glanced at him: "Although I don't want to admit it, there is indeed a little bit."

He paused, then continued:

"I'm here to remind you."

Xue Jing looked at him, signaling him to continue.

"Although I don't know the specific reasons, you are a thorn in the side of many people."

"...Your appearance in the Seventh Metropolitan Area is the result of multi-party efforts, not just the work of the Secret Martial Society."

"Just like that Xu guy before, besides the Secret Martial Arts Society, there are many other people who want you dead... some of them are even beyond your wildest expectations."

"People like us are an eyesore to countless people just by being alive."

Xue Jing seemed to be deep in thought.

"The enemy is often not only in front, but sometimes they are hiding behind you, so you have to look back carefully from time to time..."

At this point, Li Suisui changed the subject:

"Think about these things yourself. The main reason I called you here is to remind you that after the exams are over tomorrow and you leave the Sea of ​​Steel, you might be ambushed again."

"I don't know the specifics... I only overheard someone from above mentioning it when they were talking about how to deal with you."

"'There's also a backup plan from an unexpected place, a tight net, foolproof...'"

"That's what I remember saying."

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing asked curiously, "Brother Sui, is it alright for you to just tell me this kind of information so directly?"

Although there was a strange friendship between him and Li Suisui, they were still adversaries in the end.

He just revealed such important information to him so easily... Could it be that Sui Di really considers him his older brother?

"Our hostile relationship is based on differences in position, not personal grudges."

Li Suisui said in a calm tone.

"I've tried everything I could to deal with you from my own standpoint, but I've failed in the end. There's nothing I can do about you."

"But beyond this border, there is someone else who will deal with you. This 'someone else' is not on the same side as me, but is another enemy of yours. I have no obligation to help them hide anything."

"So, from a personal emotional perspective, I'm here to remind you..."

Xue Jing smiled:

"He's clearly a child, but he's very clear-headed."

"You wouldn't happen to be some powerful being reincarnated who didn't drink the Meng Po soup, would you?"

Li Suisui reached out and poked at the campfire in front of her, making it burn brighter, and said:

"No, I'm just a natural-born genius who can grasp things a few hundred times faster than the average person."

Xue Jing nodded in deep agreement: "I also got to where I am today entirely through my own hard work and talent."

Li Suisui reached into her pocket, pulled out a pack of 'Jade Emperor' cigarettes, took one out, and put it in her mouth.

He then handed it to Xue Jing and asked, "Do you want it?"

Even if Li Suisui acted maturely, the way he handed over the cigarette with his childish appearance was really a bit comical. Xue Jing smiled and shook his head.

Li Suisui put away her cigarette case, lit a cigarette near the campfire, took a drag, and exhaled it after it passed through her lungs.

“You said before that you didn’t want your mom to know you smoke… If you value your mom’s opinion so much, why do you smoke just because it looks cool?”

Xue Jing asked casually.

Li Suisui exhaled a smoke ring and said, "I've already said it, it's because of the pressure."

"I've been strictly controlled by my parents since I was little. They kept telling me to be obedient and well-behaved... So naturally, I would want to do some disobedient and naughty things."

"But I understand that while my parents were strict, they also loved me just as much as they loved me, so I used this kind of hidden rebellion to release the pressure in order to avoid hurting them."

Xue Jing smiled and said, "Good child, although not completely good."

Li Suisui shook her head: "I'm not a good kid, it's just that I don't understand."

Xue Jing: "Hmm?"

“I once asked my parents why they were so good to me and why they sacrificed so much for me. They spend most of their energy on me every day and have almost no life of their own.”

"They just smiled and told me that I would understand naturally when I have my own children in the future."

Li Suisui shook her head again and said, "I can't understand it, and then I tried to imagine what it would be like to have a child."

"However, I can't imagine any family happiness at all... I just feel horrified that I would have to sacrifice my own life to support another person's life. Just thinking about it makes me feel unacceptable."

"The fact that they did such difficult things for me, spending their own lives to help me, makes me lose the courage to oppose them."

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing smiled gently.

“Sui Di, you are very smart... At this age, your thinking has reached a depth that many people can never reach in their entire lives, but there are some things that cannot be learned by studying alone. You can only possess them when the time is right.”