Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

Zhao Meng's figure left a trail of afterimages as his right fist, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking, aimed straight at Lin Ran's face.

Speed-type awakened individuals have a significant advantage at the Body Tempering Realm stage.

While a Strength-type user hasn't even fully charged up their power, a Speed-type user can already unleash three or four punches.

Not to mention Lin Ran, an ordinary person.

Several girls in the classroom subconsciously turned their heads away.

Lin Haozhe's pupils contracted slightly, and a barely perceptible hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

However, Lin Ran simply raised his right hand slightly.

Snapped!

A crisp sound.

Zhao Meng's fist stopped ten centimeters in front of Lin Ran, and Lin Ran grabbed his wrist.

"What?"

Zhao Meng's expression changed drastically, and he tried to pull his hand away and back.

But then Lin Ran pressed down with his right hand, and Zhao Meng lost his balance, his upper body involuntarily leaning forward.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Ran's left fist shot out from his waist and struck Zhao Meng in the chest.

Bang!

After a muffled thud, Zhao Meng's feet left the ground, and he flew backward, crashing into three desks before coming to a stop.

The classroom was silent for two seconds.

Holy crap!

"Zhao Meng was sent flying with a single punch?"

"Isn't he an ordinary person?"

"What kind of strength is that?"

Lin Haozhe stood frozen in place, his right hand still in the position of preparing to break up the fight.

Zhao Meng climbed up from the overturned table and chairs, clutching his chest and panting heavily.

His gaze towards Lin Ran was filled with disbelief: "How could you be an ordinary person? An ordinary person could never have this kind of power!"

"I was born with superhuman strength, it's just that it hasn't been awakened yet." Lin Ran withdrew his fist, his tone calm: "Is that strange?"

"Impossible!" Zhao Meng's neck veins bulged. "You absolutely cannot be an ordinary person. The previous match doesn't count. I want to have a rematch with you!"

Lin Ran picked up his schoolbag, his face showing disdain: "I don't deal with people who break their promises."

"you……"

Zhao Meng clenched his teeth, his chest heaving violently.

All eyes in the class were on him. Some were waiting to see him make a fool of himself, some looked on with sympathy, and some even took out their phones to record him.

Zhao Meng closed his eyes and shouted three times, "I'm useless! I'm useless! I'm useless!"

After shouting three times, he turned and ran towards the door.

Lin Ran called out from afar, "Honest and reliable young man, I have high hopes for you!"

Zhao Meng stumbled and nearly crashed into the door frame before his figure quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

The classroom erupted in chaos once again.

"Hahahaha... Zhao Meng actually shouted it!"

"Nonsense! He was sent flying with a single punch! If you were in his shoes, you'd have to accept it too!"

"Is this Lin Ran really born with superhuman strength?"

"That's bullshit. Even superhuman strength has its limits. Zhao Meng has a B-level speed talent."

"Has he awakened his power-type ability?"

"It doesn't seem like it. There's no fluctuation of qi and blood in his body, which is quite strange."

"Perhaps they practiced some kind of martial arts technique. It's said that even before the Great Cataclysm, there were martial artists among ordinary people..."

Amidst the murmurs, Lin Ran sat down in the last row by the window.

Lin Haozhe walked over, his face showing just the right amount of concern: "Ran-ge, are you alright?"

"What could possibly be wrong with me?" Lin Ran pulled a brand-new textbook out of his schoolbag.

"Zhao Meng has a terrible temper; I'm afraid he'll cause you trouble again in the future."

"It's okay, he can't beat me anyway."

"Hehe...that's true." Lin Haozhe nodded with an awkward smile and returned to his seat.

Lin Ran opened the first page of "Basic Theory of Martial Arts".

The talents of awakened beings are divided into nine levels, from F to SSS.

With his B-level talent, Zhao Meng has a pretty good starting point.

Of course, talent is just talent; to become a strong person, one still needs to cultivate martial arts skills.

Currently, martial artists are divided into nine realms: Body Tempering, Acupoint Opening, Inner Breath, Innate, Extraordinary, Profound, Martial Venerable, Martial Saint, and Celestial Realm.

Lin Ran has entered the first level of Qi Refining, and is able to release his true Qi, which is equivalent to that of a Xiantian martial artist.

Dealing with these high school students who are still in the Body Tempering Realm is naturally a piece of cake.

He didn't even dare to use too much force just now, for fear of accidentally turning Zhao Meng into a bloody mist.

The scene was truly unsightly.

The school bell rang.

Zhou Zhengping walked into the classroom with his lesson plan in his arms.

"Before class begins, I have something to tell you. We have a new transfer student today, Lin Ran. You've all probably met him already."

As he spoke, Zhou Zhengping glanced at the back row.

"Lin Ran hasn't awakened yet, but Lin's Pharmaceuticals is about to launch a gene serum, and I believe it won't be long before he can officially embark on martial arts cultivation. During this time, you should look after each other and not bully the new student."

Someone below whispered among themselves.

"Who dares to bully him? Even Zhao Meng was sent flying with a single punch."

"..."

Zhou Zhengping seemed not to hear him and opened his lesson plan: "Today we'll be discussing 'The Basic Construction of Spiritual Energy Circuits,' turn to Chapter Three."

Lin Ran's mind wandered as he listened; the content was meaningless to him.

The spiritual energy circulation is essentially about building a stable energy circulation system within the body.

The meridian circulation routes in "The Myriad Treasures Forging Spirit Technique" are even more complex than those described in the book.

At this moment, he was like a college student listening to elementary school arithmetic.

I casually flipped through a few pages of the textbook, but my mind had already wandered elsewhere.

The bell finally rang, signaling the end of get out of class.

Zhou Zhengping left the classroom with his lesson plan, and Zhao Meng approached him: "Lin Ran."

"Is there anything else?" Lin Ran looked up.

At this moment, Zhao Meng's attitude was completely different from before: "I admit that my attitude was bad before, and I apologize to you."

Lin Ran smiled knowingly: "After all, we're all classmates. Since you've sincerely apologized, I'll reluctantly forgive you."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Meng was slightly taken aback and didn't know what to say for a moment.

A girl sitting two seats ahead of Lin Ran looked at him with a smile in her eyes, as if she had discovered something interesting.

The girl had a high ponytail, a face like a peach blossom, and radiant skin. Even the martial arts class uniform couldn't hide her stunning figure.

When her eyes met Lin Ran's, she didn't flinch and nodded generously.

Lin Ran nodded as well, then looked away from Zhao Meng and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Um... I want to know how you did it." Zhao Meng lowered his voice: "I'm about to break through to the Qi Opening Realm. Even if you have superhuman strength, it's impossible..."

"Your question involves my personal privacy."

"Then let me rephrase my question," Zhao Meng said thoughtfully, "You really haven't awakened?"

"Not at the moment."

Zhao Meng nodded: "Okay, I understand."

In his view, it was simply because the Lin family, the richest family in the country, spent a huge sum of money to buy martial arts techniques that ordinary people could also practice, which enabled Lin Ran to perform so well.

However, Lin Ran didn't care what he thought. In just over ten days, he would become an Awakened One, and then probably no one would care about this issue anymore.

Zhao Meng pondered for a moment, then continued, "Be careful lately. Sun Jingyao has said he's going to teach you a lesson."

"Sun Jingyao?" Lin Ran raised an eyebrow.

Zhao Meng leaned closer and whispered, "I heard you offended Sun Jinghuan. The Lin family even warned the Sun family about it. Sun Jingyao is Sun Jinghuan's cousin."

"Your information network is quite good." Lin Ran yawned.

"Hehe... The circle is only so big, you're bound to hear some rumors."

"Okay, thanks."

Seeing his nonchalant demeanor, Zhao Meng couldn't help but remind him again: "Don't take this lightly! Sun Jingyao possesses an A-level fire-type talent and is already at the Qi Opening Realm."

He looked around and continued, "That guy is really ruthless. Last semester, a student sparred with him and had two ribs broken."

"Okay, I understand." Lin Ran nodded.

"you……"

Zhao Meng felt like he was punching cotton, so he simply turned around and went back to his seat.

Seeing Zhao Meng leave, the girl in front got up and walked towards Lin Ran, stopping next to Lin Ran's desk.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Bai Ruolin."

As she spoke, Bai Ruolin reached out her hand to Lin Ran.

Lin Ran reached out and shook her hand: "Lin Ran."

"What you just said was very interesting," Bai Ruolin said with a bright smile.

Which sentence?

"Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll reluctantly tell you."

"Oh, so that's what you meant." Lin Ran changed the subject: "Imperial Jade Liquor?"