5: What did you just say?

Chen Hao also saw Jiang Yuan and immediately sprinted over.

"Yuanzi, how are you doing?"

Jiang Yuan was just about to speak.

Suddenly, at the edge of the magic array, a riot broke out. Among the team of teachers responsible for guarding the array, three suddenly launched a violent attack. One of them shaped their hand like a blade and pierced through the chest of the female teacher beside them from behind, while another raised a hand toward Liu He and the others, trapping Liu He and his group with a barrier.

The remaining person pushed off the ground, leaped high into the air, and headed toward Xia Qinghou and the other prodigies, raising a hand to summon several bolts of lightning that came crashing down with a roar.

It was all too sudden!

Before the students could even react, the highly destructive attacks were already right in front of them, and even the teachers were too late to rescue them.

"Audacious!!"

Liu He let out a furious roar, his voice sounding like a thunderclap, instantly shattering the barrier.

He flashed in front of the barrier caster and smashed the man's head straight into his chest with a single palm strike.

The white-haired Vice Principal raised the cane in his hand, and a barrier instantly appeared, blocking the lightning attacks.

Meanwhile, the Dean's body expanded, shattering his shirt. He rushed at lightning speed toward the assassin who had attacked the female teacher, sending him flying hundreds of meters with a single punch.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the assassin wrapped in lightning advanced instead of retreating and shouted loudly,

"For the Abyss!"

He crashed straight into the barrier, and his entire body exploded with a bang, the terrifying impact mixed with lightning shattering the barrier.

Even though Xia Qinghou and the other prodigies used their talents to defend themselves, they were still blown away. Though uninjured, they looked somewhat disheveled covered in dust.

"It's these Abyss Believers again!"

Liu He cursed in a low voice.

"A bunch of lunatics!"

"Ptui, ptui, ptui."

Chen Hao crawled up from the ground, spitting out the dust from his mouth. "I'd heard long ago that the lunatics of the Abyss Believers would target geniuses who awakened an S-rank talent. It turns out to be true."

This scene made Jiang Yuan's eyelids twitch wildly.

Geniuses with prominent family backgrounds and S-rank talent would suffer such suicide attacks.

Then if his own talent and profession were exposed,

wouldn't there be Tier 7 and Tier 8 Abyss Believers making a special trip just to wipe him out?

He wasn't one of those transmigrators who became orphans right after Transmigration and had nothing to worry about.

He still had his parents, his aunt's family, and two younger female cousins. He couldn't possibly drag them all onto the hit list of these crazy Abyss Believers.

Sure enough... it's better to keep a low profile and lay low.

"Right, Yuanzi, what did you awaken? An Assassin? A Mage?" Chen Hao asked curiously.

"I awakened an E-Rank Talent and changed classes to an Assassin."

Hearing Jiang Yuan's words,

Chen Hao's expression was first startled, then filled with sympathy and pity.

He reached out and patted Jiang Yuan's shoulder, comforting him, "I thought I was already quite trashy, but I didn't expect you to be even trashier."

"Look on the bright side. Life still has to go on."

"Even if you can't become a big shot, with that face of yours, at worst you could still go become a gigolo..."

"Scram!"

"Alrighty."

...

Soon.

The commotion subsided. The injured teachers and students were sent to the infirmary to be treated by healers.

The rest of the students returned to the classroom to carry out the registration.

As for those who awakened S-rank talents, they all went to the principal's office to undergo another test to avoid any errors.

...

Class Three.

"Guan Xiaoxiao, awakened A-Rank talent, changed classes to Shadow Mage."

...

"Zeng Hang, awakened A-Rank talent, changed classes to Lancer."

...

"Huang Yi, awakened B-Rank talent, changed classes to Warrior."

...

"Chen Hao, awakened C-Rank talent, changed classes to Veterinarian."

"Jiang Yuan, awakened E-Rank Talent, changed classes to Assassin..."

Hearing Zhang Yiming say this up on the podium, quite a few girls in the class couldn't help casting glances at Jiang Yuan, feeling both surprised and regretful.

They hadn't expected that the most handsome class hunk in the class would actually awaken the most trashy talent. What a pity.

The gazes of some female classmates who had originally harbored secret crushes on Jiang Yuan visibly turned distant and disgusted, and they didn't even bother to take another look.

"Liu Hong, I remember you had a secret crush on Jiang Yuan before. Now is a great opportunity to make your move," a female student teased.

"Who likes him? I would never like an E-Rank piece of trash."

"Exactly, I originally thought he was a potential stock who could awaken an A-Rank talent. I didn't expect my judgment to be so off."

"What's the use of being handsome? With an E-Rank Talent, even a dog wouldn't touch it."

...

Seeing someone even worse off than themselves, several boys who had awakened low-level talents were now beaming with joy.

"I thought my D-Rank talent was bad enough, but I didn't expect there to be an even worse one."

"So what if he's the class hunk? Isn't he still E-Rank? So what if I'm ugly? D-Rank is just stronger than E-Rank."

Listening to the whispers of these people, Chen Hao couldn't help glancing at Jiang Yuan. "Yuanzi, don't take it to heart."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Rest assured, I'm not that fragile."

Rather, at this moment, he didn't put these people in his eyes at all.

Even those geniuses from Class S weren't worth his concern.

After finishing the registration and confirming everything was correct, Zhang Yiming stood on the podium and looked at the students, saying:

"The class change ceremony has also ended, and there is only one month left until the College Entrance Examination."

"Don't think that everything is settled just because you've awakened your talent. If you want to get into a martial arts university, you still need to seize this month to familiarize yourselves with your talents and class skills."

"At the same time, refining your Qi and blood is indispensable."

"You should all be clear that wanting to enter the Abyss and dungeons everywhere requires at least becoming a Martial Practitioner. This is the rule."

The definition of a class-changed Martial Artist from the textbooks flashed through Jiang Yuan's mind.

Martial Artists were divided into nine tiers: Tier 1 was the lowest, and Tier 9 was the highest.

Tier 1 Martial Practitioner: LV1 - LV9.

Tier 2 Martial Practitioner: LV10 - LV19.

Tier 3 Martial Practitioner: LV20 - LV29.

...

Tier 9 Martial Practitioner: LV90 - LV99.

Generally, Tier 7 Martial Artists could be called Grandmasters, Tier 8 could be called Great Grandmasters,

and LV99 was called a Titled Grandmaster.

Breaking through level 100 was called a King-class Martial Artist.

Going further up was a demigod, with levels reaching LV150.

Even a Tier 1 Martial Practitioner at LV1 would have strength breaking a thousand catties and a speed reaching 30 meters per second, surpassing the limits of ordinary humans and stepping into another level of life essence.

And the vast majority of students in martial arts high schools still couldn't reach this baseline level.

"Some people, after completing their Awakening and class change, find it difficult to reach a Martial Practitioner throughout their entire lives. I believe you all understand this."

"So starting from now, you must lay a good foundation, especially those targeting martial arts universities; you must never relax. No matter how high your awakened talent sequence is, tempering your physique and Qi and blood every day is a mandatory course."

"Therefore, today we will conduct a Qi and blood value test to see if any of you have slacked off on your training during this period."

"Suijing, come up. You're first."

...

"Chen Hao, Qi and blood 2.197. Failing."

Hearing the words of their head teacher Zhang Yiming, Chen Hao walked down the stage dejectedly.

"Next, Jiang Yuan."

Guan Xiaoxiao raised her head.

Jiang Yuan stepped forward and put his finger into the Qi and blood testing machine. Soon, the number 2.332 appeared on the crystal surface.

Faint murmurs of slight surprise came from the classmates.

In front of the podium, Jiang Yuan let out a soft breath.

"Jiang Yuan, Qi and blood 2.332, passing."

Looking at the youth in front of him, Zhang Yiming felt a mix of emotion and regret in his heart.

He had thought that Jiang Yuan would be like Guan Xiaoxiao and awaken at least a B-Rank talent, but he hadn't expected it to be E-Rank...

"Not bad. Compared to last month, your Qi and blood has increased by 0.151. It seems you've neglected your training during this period."

"Given that your test score passes, the student subsidy for this month—which is also the last one of your senior high school year—will be transferred to your card later. Remember to check and receive it."

The youth nodded. "Thank you, Teacher Zhang."

Looking at the handsome youth before him with a lean figure, dark and bright eyes, and a resilient temperament, Zhang Yiming noted that although his E-Rank Talent was quite ordinary and his family background was modest, he was steady, hardworking, and neither arrogant nor impetuous.

Zhang Yiming patted his shoulder. "Although your awakened talent is lacking, judging by your recent growth rate, if you can raise it above 2.8, getting into a Tier-2 university is still hopeful. Push for it."

Before Jiang Yuan could reply,

a sneer came from nearby.

"Just based on him? An E-Rank piece of trash?"

Everyone's gazes converged, looking at the yellow-haired Huang Yi.

He rocked his stool backward, cradled his head, and looked at Jiang Yuan with contempt:

"No martial arts university would want an E-Rank piece of trash. Keep dreaming."

Under the desk, Chen Hao secretly raised his middle finger and lowered his voice, "What the hell are you putting on airs for?"

Jiang Yuan ignored the yellow-haired man's mockery, nor did he deign to pay attention to it at all.

Jiang Yuan said to Zhang Yiming, "I will do my best."

Finished speaking, he turned around and walked straight back to his seat.

When passing by the yellow-haired man's seat,

seemingly dissatisfied with his calm reaction, the yellow-haired man abruptly let out another sneer of contempt and mockery,

"With an E-Rank Talent like yours, you inferior piece of trash managed to raise your Qi and blood value by 0.15 points in a month. Could it be that your useless soldier father died, and you bought supplements to eat using his death compensation?"

The classroom fell silent.

Jiang Yuan stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at the yellow-haired boy, and said coldly, "What did you just say?"