Replace me as the top scholar? Go talk to my Marshal Grandpa!

[A fictional world, a repository for the brain]

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Summer.

Nanshao Province.

Xingquan City.

Inside an abandoned warehouse in the suburbs.

Wang Xian gradually regained consciousness and heard the sound of water dripping.

"puff!!"

Before he could even open his eyes, a basin of icy cold water was splashed in his face, causing him to cough violently.

"woke up?"

A repulsive voice rang out.

Wang Xian flicked the water droplets off her face, her vision blurry but focused.

He then found himself tied to a cross with hemp rope, his wrists already raw and bleeding.

Raise your head.

A young face was looking down at him.

The moment he saw the other person, Wang Xian's eyes turned bloodshot, and an overwhelming killing intent almost burst out of his chest!

"White Calamity!!"

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Wang Xian, male, eighteen years old, a transmigrator who transmigrated to this high-martial arts world three years ago, with no one to rely on.

Just when he thought he was going to be a beast of burden at the bottom of society again, he unexpectedly awakened an S-level talent and was no longer ordinary!

With his S-level talent and hard work, he successfully became the top scholar in Nanzhao Province and was about to reach the pinnacle of his life.

But I never expected it.

His status as the top scholar would bring him disaster!

The chairman of Hengjin Group secretly arranged for his son, Bai E, to take his place as the top provincial scorer.

When Wang Xian learned of this, she was unable to accept it and rushed to the principal's office to confront the principal.

But the principal had already been bought off by Hengjin Group and completely ignored him, kicking him out of his office.

He wanted to report the incident to the Extraordinary Police Department, but he was surrounded by Bai E and his men on the way, knocked unconscious, and taken away.

When I woke up again, I was in this abandoned warehouse.

The person standing in front of him was Bai E, the son of the chairman of Hengjin Group!

Bai E curled his lips into a mocking smile as he slowly strolled around Wang Xian.

"What's wrong? Are you angry?"

He stopped and reached out to pat Wang Xian's face, the force neither too light nor too heavy, but full of humiliation.

"Provincial champion? S-level talent? Hah..."

Wang Xian stared intently at him, a low growl rumbling from her throat: "Why me?"

Why?

Bai E scoffed as if he had heard something amusing: "Because you have no parents, no power, no background, you're just a lowly commoner who crawled up from the bottom. You think you're worthy of being the top scholar in the province? You think you're worthy of standing above me?"

He leaned down, close to Wang Xian's ear, and spoke in a chilling voice:

"What good is exceptional talent in this world?"

"Without power or influence, you're not even as good as a dog."

Wang Xian's chest heaved violently, her fingernails digging deep into her palms, blood dripping from between her fingers.

His efforts, his future, his dignity—all were effortlessly crushed by the person in front of him!

"brute……"

Wang Xian's voice was hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth.

Bai E narrowed his eyes, a mocking expression on his face.

"You hate me that much?"

He tilted his head, feigning thought, and said, "How about this, you bark like a dog a couple of times, and maybe I'll be in a better mood and let you go?"

Wang Xian lowered his head and remained silent, only his slightly trembling shoulders betraying his inner rage.

"What, you don't want to?"

Bai E scoffed, "Looks like you haven't realized your own predicament yet."

He stepped forward and reached out to grab Wang Xian's hair.

In that very instant!

Wang Xian suddenly looked up, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes!

He suddenly sprang up like a wild beast and bit down hard on Bai E's ear!

"ah--!!"

A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the warehouse!

Blood splattered!

Bai E staggered backward, covering his ears and letting out a pig-like scream.

His right ear was bitten off in half, leaving it a bloody mess!

"Young Master!"

The bodyguard was shocked and quickly stepped forward to support him.

Wang Xian spat out the blood and flesh from his mouth, threw his head back, and laughed wildly: "Hahaha! Bai E, you beast, how does it taste?!"

"I...I'm going to kill you!!"

Bai E's face contorted in pain, and in a fit of rage, he was about to charge forward.

The bodyguard stopped him abruptly: "Young Master, you can't do that!"

"Get out!" White roared hysterically.

"The chairman instructed that the talent stripping experiment will be conducted soon, and the test subjects must remain intact!"

The bodyguard lowered his voice: "If you injure him now, it will affect the experiment's results!"

Bai E was breathing heavily, his eyes filled with resentment and venom.

He stared intently at Wang Xian, gritting his teeth.

"Good...very good!"

"Once I strip you of your S-rank talent and transplant it into me, I'll have plenty of time to torment you!"

Blood still clung to Wang Xian's lips, but upon hearing this, a ferocious grin spread across his face: "Coward! Bastard!!"

Just then.

The warehouse door opened again.

Several technicians in white coats pushed in precision instruments.

The bespectacled man at the head of the group glanced coldly at Wang Xian, then turned to Bai E and said, "Young Master Bai, please go out and treat your wounds first. We'll take care of things here."

Bai E, clutching his bloodied ear, glared fiercely at Wang Xian: "Just you wait!"

After saying that, he left the warehouse with the help of his bodyguards.

"Prepare to begin the talent stripping process."

At the man's command, the technicians immediately sprang into action.

They set up a strangely shaped metal device with dozens of thin tubes shimmering with blue light extending from its top.

Wang Xian was roughly pressed onto a specially made operating table, her limbs firmly fixed by electromagnetic shackles.

He struggled desperately.

But then the bespectacled man picked up a syringe and injected it directly into his jugular vein.

"Ugh—!"

Wang Xian immediately felt his blood boiling, as if a force was surging wildly within him.

"Energy activation complete, extraction to begin."

The bespectacled man pressed the red button on the control panel.

The device immediately emitted a piercing buzzing sound, and dozens of thin tubes pierced Wang Xian's spine like living things!

"Aaaaaahh ...

The unprecedented pain caused Wang Xian to let out a heart-wrenching scream.

His whole body was convulsing, his eyes were bloodshot, and strange blue patterns appeared under his skin.

Those thin tubes were greedily drawing out the most essential energy source from his body.

"Extraction progress 30%...50%...80%..." the technician calmly reported the data.

Wang Xian's consciousness began to blur.

In a daze, I saw the blue energy surging from my body gradually condensing into a dazzling ball of light in the center of the device.

That's an S-rank talent.

It was his only hope for changing his fate.

Now, it's gone...

"100%, extraction complete."

With the final notification tone.

All the thin tubes retracted simultaneously.

Wang Xian lay limp on the operating table like a rag doll, her whole body soaked in cold sweat.

And in the center of the device.

A crystal-clear blue energy ball is suspended in a specially made container, radiating a mesmerizing light.

The bespectacled man carefully removed the container, his face lighting up with surprise.

"The talent deprivation experiment was very successful; the talent energy is highly pure."

"Lock up the test subject and deal with him after Young Master Bai recovers."

The technicians left with the equipment.

The warehouse doors closed again.

Only Wang Xian, covered in blood, remained lying on the spot.

Just as his consciousness was fading, a cold voice suddenly exploded in his mind!

[Ding! Host detected to be in a near-death state. The Sign-in Opportunity System is forcibly activated!]

[Ding! This location has been detected as a check-in point. Would you like to check in?]

"Check-in!"

Wang Xian used her last bit of strength to confirm the sign-in, and then lost consciousness.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and obtained a Seven-Star Fortune, becoming the grandson of Marshal Wang Junba of the Great Xia Dynasty!]

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