The weakest martial artist? One punch and he's leveled up a whole realm!

7:50 AM.

The first lesson of the new semester: general knowledge about careers.

The lecture hall on the first floor of the professional theory building.

This is a general course, a large class for the entire grade.

Therefore, all 800 freshmen will attend classes in a huge lecture hall.

When Ye Xiao and Fatty Wang arrived outside the lecture hall.

The lecture hall in the professional theory building was already full of people.

Eight hundred new students were divided into areas according to their classes.

The gifted class is in the front row, the elite class is in the middle, and the regular class is at the back.

The distinctions are clear-cut, much like the social classes in this world, and cannot be crossed.

Sunlight streamed in through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow on the wooden floor of the lecture hall.

Today's lesson was written on the blackboard behind the podium:

"General Knowledge of Careers: Lecture 1 - The Origin and Essence of Careers"

An elderly man with gray hair and gold-rimmed glasses stood on the podium, flipping through lecture notes.

His name is Chai Hongxi, an authority on professional theory.

He was said to have been the teacher of some extraordinary person.

The students whispered among themselves, discussing their first day of university.

When Ye Xiao entered the classroom, the bell had not yet rung.

He was wearing a faded T-shirt and carrying the old schoolbag he had received from his adoptive father.

The zipper on my backpack is broken, so I'm using a safety pin to hold it in place.

He looked up and glanced at the densely packed seats.

The gifted class was full, and the elite class was also full.

Only the last few rows of the regular classes had a few empty seats.

He walked to the back.

As he passed through the elite class area, someone deliberately tripped him.

He walked around it without looking down to see who it was.

A burst of laughter came from behind me.

Fatty Wang glared angrily at the students who were deliberately causing trouble.

Ye Xiao didn't pay any attention and just continued walking ahead, sitting down in the corner of the last row against the wall.

From this spot, the sunlight doesn't reach, and the blackboard isn't very clear.

But it offers a perfect view out the window.

Outside the window, the spire of the Martial Arts Tower pierces the sky.

People in the front row were whispering among themselves:

"I heard there's an S-rank student among this year's freshmen, from the sword cultivation department, named Su Muyun."

"A woman?"

"Yes, a girl. She's exceptionally beautiful and has already been designated as the campus belle of our freshmen."

"How beautiful can it be?"

"You'll find out soon enough, she sits in the first row of the gifted class."

"I've heard that many outstanding juniors and seniors are pursuing her. I wonder who she'll choose?"

"Given Su Muyun's exceptional qualities, and with her rumored powerful family background, any boyfriend she chooses must be an outstanding individual!"

"......"

While everyone was talking about it.

Su Muyun walked into the classroom.

The moment she entered, it was as if all the light in the classroom converged on her.

For a fleeting moment, the sunlight outside the window happened to move across the window frame and fall obliquely on her, enveloping her in a pale golden halo.

Her skin was very fair, the kind of porcelain-white that rarely gets sun exposure, but it would have a faint glow in the sunlight.

Her eyebrows and eyes are like distant mountains shrouded in mist, possessing natural beauty even without makeup.

The pupil color is very light, a rare amber color, which turns into a transparent honey color in sunlight.

Her nose was high and straight, and her lips were a pale pink, without any lipstick, yet they were as full as flower petals covered in morning dew.

The jawline is soft yet sharply defined, giving the face both a youthful softness and a subtle, almost imperceptible stubbornness.

Her hair was the most striking feature—waist-length hair, jet black, unpermed and undyed, simply draped over her shoulders.

Her hair was loosely tied at the ends with a dark blue ribbon, which swayed gently with her movements.

A few stray hairs fell beside her ears, lifted by the breeze outside the window, brushing against her cheeks.

She stood there, seemingly surrounded by an invisible aura.

It's not the kind of cold indifference that keeps people at a distance, but rather a kind of cleanliness that makes people hesitant to approach.

Like moonlight, like the first snow, like a still pool of water in the deep mountains where no one has ever set foot.

When we arrived at the seating area for the gifted class...

Lin Yun stood up with a fawning expression.

"Su Muyun, you'll sit in my seat, right in the center of the first row, the best seat in the entire classroom!"

But when she spoke, her voice was very soft and gentle, like a spring breeze blowing through bamboo leaves:

"Thank you, but no need."

She sat in the empty seat at the very edge, next to a girl.

It's obvious to everyone.

Lin Yun has feelings for Su Muyun and wants to pursue her.

Even Lin Yun, a professional with an SS-level skill, was outmatched by Su Muyun.

Many people are even more curious.

What kind of man would catch Su Muyun's eye?

"Even Lin Yun, an SS-level prodigy in lightning magic, is beneath Su Muyun's notice?"

"But it's understandable, Lin Yun is too young."

"It's said that among the upperclassmen at our school, there's even a super genius with an SSS-level professional skill!"

"You know, Su Muyun herself is an S-class professional and a top-tier school beauty, so the man must be an SSS-class professional to be worthy of her."

I think so too.

"......"

Ye Xiao did not join the discussion of the people in front of him.

He just looked out the window, waiting for the school bell to ring.

......

At 8:00 sharp, the school bell rang.

Chai Hongxi put down his lecture notes, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, and scanned the entire room with his gaze.

The noise gradually subsided.

"My name is Chai Hongxi, and I will be teaching you 'General Professional Knowledge.' This course has no practical application, only theory. But if you think that theory is unimportant, you are mistaken."

He paused, his voice not loud, but it carried clearly throughout the classroom:

"Because you don't understand the history of the martial arts world, you don't know how the rules of this world came about. If you don't know how the rules came about, you can only ever be a slave to the rules, not the one who makes them."

The room fell silent; no one spoke.

Everyone stared intently at Chai Hongxi on the podium.

Chai Hongxi turned around and wrote two large characters on the blackboard:

[Awakening]

"Ten thousand years ago, the world underwent a great change, and spiritual energy was restored. The first humans began to awaken their professions. Some could control fire, some could communicate with demonic beasts, and some could cleave mountains and rivers with a single sword strike."

He turned around and looked at the students below the stage:

"From that moment on, humanity was no longer at the bottom of the food chain. We gained the power to fight monsters, the means to explore the void, and..."

He paused, his gaze sweeping intentionally or unintentionally across the corner of the last row:

Their gaze fell on Ye Xiao.

A full three seconds!

He said something profound.

"Classes have emerged!"

He was also present at yesterday's Awakening Test Hall.

Chai Hongxi witnessed the entire process that happened to Ye Xiao.

They also heard the boy's indomitable vow.

"I don't need anyone's pity. I can make you all beg me to get into the gifted class with my own two fists!"

From that moment on.

Among this year's freshmen.

Chai Hongxi had the deepest impression of Ye Xiao.