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Time flies, and years pass quickly.

A week passed quickly.

Many things happened this week. The first was that the five-school alliance jointly competed against martial arts high schools in other cities.

Last year, No. 3 Middle School had the worst performance.

On the eve of the competition, Principal Wang made a special trip to contact Jiang Qin, hoping that he would participate in the competition and win glory for the school.

However, Jiang Qin refused.

First of all, the tournament requires traveling to other cities, which will take at least three days.

Furthermore, the reward for winning first place in the arena was too meager, consisting mainly of pills used by mortal martial artists, a cultivation technique, and a spiritual weapon—none of which he needed, so Jiang Qin refused.

Instead of wasting time like this, I'd rather stay home and try to perfect my Wind Riding Step as soon as possible.

The final result of the arena match was...

Although Jiang Qin didn't participate, fortunately, with Li Yunyan, an S-level genius, there, they successfully made it into the top three.

Two other students from No. 1 High School also made it into the top ten. Jiang Tian also had a high chance of making it into the top ten, but he was crippled by Jiang Qin. His injuries won't heal unless he stays in bed for a few months.

In short, Tianyun City redeemed itself in this arena competition and shed its reputation as the bottom of the pack.

Then comes the most important part: the university selection process...

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The selection venue for Tianyun City was set at the No. 3 Middle School Gymnasium.

Everyone knows this perfectly well.

After all, their Tianyun City has produced an SSS-level genius. In the past, even the appearance of an S-level genius required fierce competition among universities, let alone an SSS-level genius, which will surely lead to even more intense competition.

The stadium was bustling with noise, and the area around the venue was packed with people.

Today is just the selection process for the four universities. Selection letters were sent to the top students before they arrived. Only students who received the selection letters can come to participate in the selection. However, this does not prevent other students from coming to watch the excitement.

A temporary platform had been erected at the front, where the principals of the five schools and admissions officers from the four universities had all arrived.

They are chatting casually.

Ten figures stood in the center of the football field.

Li Yunyan was among the students who participated in the selection process.

Now, only one person has not yet arrived.

At this moment, the students sitting at the entrance seemed to sense something and looked towards the entrance. A young man in black with tousled hair was walking towards them, and the spiritual energy that was faintly emanating from him was astonishing.

"Look, Jiang Qin is here!"

"It's Ghost Slayer Jiang Qin! I've heard that No. 3 Middle School has produced an SSS-level genius, and today I finally get to see him in person."

"Tch, besides being handsome, he's nothing special. I heard he has a support talent, so he might not even be able to withstand two moves from Jin Zhan."

"Damn! Guys, we have an undercover agent in our school who dares to slander Jiang Shen!"

"Throw him out!!"

"Jin Zhan is nothing but trash. It's only because Jiang Shen disdains participating in the arena that he'd be beaten to a pulp!"

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Jin Zhan is the champion of this year's arena competition. He has an S-level special talent and has a unique advantage in cultivation.

During the arena competition, he was already at the second level of the Spirit Induction Realm and possessed a B-level attack martial skill. He defeated Li Yunyan, who was only at the Mortal Realm, with just one move, demonstrating his outstanding talent.

Just yesterday, he was personally recruited by a professor from a prestigious university in Shanghai and is now working there.

On stage, admissions officers from the four universities also noticed Jiang Qin.

Zhou Lian, an admissions officer at the prestigious Shanghai Academy, looked on with admiration: "He's already at the fifth level of the Spirit Induction Realm in less than half a month since his awakening. His SSS-level talent is indeed well-deserved. I just don't know what the specific effects of his talent are."

"This child is indispensable to our Imperial Capital Academy!" a female teacher said solemnly.

The teachers at the Frontier Academy and the Town Spirit Academy remained silent, though they too felt bitter inside.

In recent years, most of the geniuses have been snatched up by the Magic City Academy and the Imperial Capital Academy. Only those left over from the two academies get a chance to be selected. Although they are unwilling, they have no choice but to accept it.

Who can blame them for being so rich and powerful?

Jiang Qin walked to the center of the football field and stopped, then apologized to the principal on the platform, saying, "I'm sorry, Principal Wang, I forgot about the time while cultivating, so I'm a little late."

"It's alright, it's good that you're here." Principal Wang nodded with a ruddy complexion.

Who wouldn't like such a talented yet humble student?

Jin Zhan and Lü Qi, who were ranked first in the arena, also stared at Jiang Qin's appearance, as if trying to figure out what was so special about this genius who was above them.

"That's Jiang Qin. It seems that apart from his cultivation level being a bit higher than ours, he's not anything special."

"What's the use of a high realm? In actual combat with someone of the same realm, martial arts skills are the key to victory. Focusing solely on improving one's martial arts realm is the most foolish thing to do. If it really comes down to actual combat, I will kill him in no more than two moves."

Jin Zhan's words were full of disdain, and he had the right to be arrogant. Coming from a wealthy family, he looked down on students like Jiang Qin from impoverished areas from the bottom of his heart.

Lu Qi, however, didn't share that prejudice; his eyes were full of curiosity: "Why don't we go say hello to him?"

"With his talent, he will definitely be able to join the top universities in Shanghai and Beijing. We'll all be classmates in the future, so it's always good to build a good relationship beforehand."

Jin Zhan crossed his arms and sneered, "You go if you want. You reek of poverty, I have no interest in you."

His words were spoken without any attempt to conceal them from those around him, making it clear to Jiang Qin, as if it were intentional.

What a foul mouth!

Some people with a little money in their family become arrogant and look down on those from humble backgrounds. They act as if they are the most important person in the world because of their family's resources.

If it weren't for the resources his family poured into him, he wouldn't have been a match for Li Yunyan at all.

Most importantly, the provocation tactic was used so poorly, with the mouth wide open, openly challenging others as if afraid that others wouldn't notice you.

Jiang Qin naturally wouldn't tolerate this kind of person.

With a raised hand, a slash erupted, giving no one time to react. The slash struck Jin Zhan, but instead of the expected bloody scene, it produced a metallic clang.

As the eldest son of the Jin family, how could Jin Zhan not have protective armor?

Even so, he was still sent flying by the enormous force of the slash, crashing heavily into the wall, his head lolling to the side as he lost consciousness.

The protective armor he wore, which could withstand attacks from a Spirit Sea Realm martial artist, was severely damaged and difficult to repair.

Jiang Qin's calm voice rang out in the quiet gymnasium:

"Being verbally abusive isn't your fault, but being verbally abusive without any real skill is. I thought you were some kind of expert, but it turns out you couldn't even withstand one of my attacks. You only survived because of your armor. You're all show and no substance, you piece of trash!"

Zhou Lian realized what was happening and quickly pried Jin Zhan out of the wall. After checking his injuries, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the armor was damaged, fortunately the body only suffered some superficial injuries, which would not affect cultivation.

But looking at the damaged inner armor, he was filled with fear again.

Jiang Qin is ruthless. If Jin Zhan's armor had been any worse, his martial arts foundation would have been ruined. At that point, he wouldn't have been able to enter a top-tier academy, and his martial arts would likely have been stagnant for the rest of his life.