1: Studying is not the only way out; why should slaying demons lead to one's own downfall?

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High-Martial Parallel World, Blue Star.

Dragon Country, Modu Third High School.

"You want to go to the front lines?!"

"Buddy, what kind of joke is this? The National Exam is in two and a half years! Do you have a death wish?"

"With your grades, getting into Qingbei is no problem at all! My dear boy! Ancestor! Think twice!"

In the office, a Spectacle-wearing Middle-aged Man glared at a young man, looking utterly frustrated.

The young man stood quietly, hands in his pockets, his looks comparable to Yanzu, sporting a devil-may-care attitude.

After the Middle-aged Man finished venting, he slowly said, "Old Qin, everyone has a dream of slaying Demon Beasts. Blue Star is on the verge of falling; why bother studying? We might as well go one-on-one with a Demon Beast. If we win, we bring honor to our ancestors; if we lose, we die without regrets."

"What the hell are you talking about!"

Old Qin slammed the table and said, "Slaying Demon Beasts is the job of Martial Artists! It's not for ordinary people like us! Your mission is to study hard and continue the flame of human civilization! That way, you won't let down the sacrifices of those seniors on the front lines!"

"Fang Bai! Your parents went to the front lines to fight the enemy and earned you the chance to study, precisely so you could stay here in peaceful Modu. Don't disappoint them!"

Old Qin had a terrible headache. This kid in front of him was a troublemaker, the top student in the entire No. 3 Middle School, yet all he wanted was to go to the front lines. He had come to Old Qin seven or eight times about this.

You don't want to be a respectable Scholar; you insist on being a Martial Brute, huh?

Fang Bai shrugged and said, "I don't care. Old Qin, if you don't let me go, I'll score a zero on the next exam. You don't want the principal to demote you, do you?"

Old Qin narrowed his eyes. "Are you threatening me?"

Fang Bai raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "How could I dare? Everyone knows you're not just a teacher at No. 3 Middle School, but also a veteran who retired from the front lines!"

After a moment of thought, Old Qin suddenly said gravely, "Kid, I know you're acting on impulse, but you don't understand how brutal the front lines are! People die almost every day! And you don't understand the current world!"

Fang Bai slowly replied, "Who says I don't understand?"

"Two hundred years ago, an Otherworld Space appeared on Blue Star. Endless monsters rushed out from the Alien Space, sweeping across the entire world in just half a year, instantly halving the human population!"

"Those monsters were extremely ferocious. Thermal weapons had little effect on them, unless Nuclear Missiles were used. Later, scientists researched various Elemental Energies from the monsters' corpses. Humans could inject these into their bodies to gain the strength to fight Demon Beasts! They were called Martial Artists."

"It wasn't until the second generation that humans no longer needed to inject elements; instead, they inherited the Bloodline of the previous generation of Martial Artists and could awaken at a specific time!"

Old Qin looked at him in surprise. "Where did you learn all this?"

Fang Bai raised the phone in his hand. "Old Qin, don't you know AI exists now?"

Old Qin: "..."

After a moment of silence, Old Qin said plainly, "Since you know all this, you should understand that ordinary people cannot fight those Demon Beasts. Only Martial Artists can resist them. You, an ordinary person... Huh?!"

Old Qin, who hadn't finished speaking, suddenly widened his eyes, staring intently at Fang Bai's hand.

Fang Bai, as if performing a magic trick, suddenly produced a ball of Lightning in his palm, crackling loudly!

Fang Bai grinned widely, showing his white teeth, and laughed, "Old Qin, I'm a Martial Artist now too!"

Old Qin: "..."

...After leaving Old Qin's office, Fang Bai stretched.

"A peaceful life is just too boring!"

His name was Fang Bai, Fang Bai from Earth!

He didn't know what kind of madness struck him, but he woke up having transmigrated to this High-Martial World.

This world was more abstract than he had imagined.

A wall divided Dragon Country into two worlds!

Outside the wall, Demon Beasts ran rampant. Humanity possessed power beyond civilized understanding, and with this power, they blocked the hordes of Demon Beasts outside the wall!

Inside the wall, lights shone brightly in every home; ordinary people lived in peace and security, protected like flowers in a greenhouse.

Fang Bai's transmigration was a perfect start—his parents were both 'kings.' His father, Fang Tiandao, was a Sixth-tier Fire Element Martial Artist, and his mother, Bai Ying, was a Sixth-tier Wind Element Martial Artist, both currently fighting Demon Beasts outside the wall!

As for Fang Bai, one week ago, he finally awakened his Cheat—the Demon Slaying Rebate System (Speedrun Edition).

Slaying Demon Beasts allows you to grow stronger!

With this Cheat, why bother studying?

With a slight shift of thought, a Virtual Template, visible only to him, appeared before his eyes.

[Demon Slaying Rebate System (Speedrun Edition)]

[Slaying Demon Beasts grants Rebate Points!]

[Character: Fang Bai]

[Age: 18]

[Talent: ???]

[Attribute: Lightning Element (Current)]

[Level: First-tier Beginner]

[Skills: Tenfold Drop Rate! (Permanent), First-tier Attribute Skill—Lightning Bolt...]

[Main Quest: Slay ten First-tier Demon Beasts within one month! (0/10)]

[Quest Failure Penalty: System Self-Destruct!]

[Evaluation: Studying is not the only way out. How can saving the world by slaying Demon Beasts be considered a mistake?]

Fang Bai looked at the Quest Failure Penalty section, a hint of melancholy on his face.

There were still three weeks left in the month. Where was he supposed to find ten Demon Beasts?

"But Old Qin has already gone to ask for me. I hope it goes smoothly."

Fang Bai stopped thinking about it and hummed a song all the way back to the classroom.

As soon as he stepped into the classroom, a fragrant breeze wafted over him.

A girl was already standing in front of him. Her apricot eyes had long, butterfly-wing lashes, her nose was delicate and straight, her pink lips were naturally rosy, and her soft, black hair was loosely gathered into a low bun, with a few strands falling against her fair neck, highlighting her skin's creamy, delicate texture and pearlescent sheen in the sunlight.

She seemed to be the focus of the crowd; everyone's eyes followed her.

Fang Bai glanced at the girl in front of him and was about to speak, but she interrupted him: "Fang Bai, let's end this now!"

Fang Bai: "???"

What's going on? Where the hell did this come from?

He knew the girl in front of him, and knew her well: Shen Lin, the Campus Belle of Modu Third High School, and also Fang Bai's neighbor—the Childhood Sweetheart type.

Their families had a good relationship, so Fang Bai took good care of Shen Lin at school. In the eyes of outsiders, they seemed like a couple.

But honestly, Fang Bai had never actually dated Shen Lin, nor had they ever kissed. Why was she suddenly announcing their breakup?

Making something out of nothing?

Shen Lin looked at the young man before her and said indifferently, "Fang Bai, although my parents and your parents are close friends, I don't have romantic feelings for you. While you are excellent, I have already found a Boyfriend. I appreciate your care all this time, but you don't need to be nice to me anymore! Because someone else treats me better than you do! And he is more outstanding than you!"

"Stay away from me from now on, or I'm afraid my Boyfriend will get angry if he sees us."

"So, mind your own business!"

After saying this, Shen Lin lifted her chin proudly, like a noble White Swan.

Fang Bai's expression changed from astonishment to pity. He slowly enunciated, "I-di-ot!"