179: Section 179

Upon returning to school this time, Lin Yi discovered that among these classmates,

except for Wei Nan, who had already reached 1-Star,

the highest level among the other classmates had only reached Rank 4.

Moreover, there were more people at Rank 3, though they all seemed full of confidence regarding the Martial Arts Exam.

Wei Nan smiled and said, "What's 1-Star? I'm not bragging to you guys, but my goal now is to reach 2-Star. Give me one more day, and by tomorrow, I'll definitely be able to hit 2-Star. Do you believe me?"

"Damn, can you stop bragging?"

"You're already 1-Star? That's too awesome!"

"1-Star is enough; that's basically securing a spot in advance!"

"I'm so envious of you guys. I spent three months cramming, getting up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs every day, and I only barely managed to reach Rank 4. I don't know if I can pass the Martial Arts Exam!"

"Just keep going. Regardless of whether we can pass the Martial Arts Exam, there's no chance for regrets now!"

"You only live once, just go for it!"

"Lin Yi, how about you? You're one of the talents in our class. I heard from Teacher Liu that you've already finished registering, right?"

Suddenly, Lin Yi's desk mate blinked her large eyes and said with a smile.

The desk mate's name was Li Meng, a cheerful girl.

Although they had been desk mates for three years, Lin Yi was not very close to her.

Mainly because his predecessor didn't have much interaction with her.

And Lin Yi had only arrived in this world a short while before classes were suspended to prepare for the exam.

Therefore, he didn't have many memories of her.

Lin Yi smiled, "It's alright~!"

"Stop being humble. Wei Nan already told us that you're currently pushing for 2-Star, right?"

The girl sitting behind him, Yang Qian, said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi understood.

No wonder his desk mate, with whom he rarely interacted, was able to ask about these things with concern.

So it was that loudmouth Wei Nan again, blabbing all of this out?

"Don't listen to his nonsense. The Martial Arts Exam is tomorrow; even if I wanted to push for 2-Star, I wouldn't have the chance!"

"What about you guys? How much has your Realm improved after three months of preparation?"

Lin Yi asked back with a smile.

The expressions of Yang Qian and Li Meng appeared somewhat dim.

Actually, Lin Yi already knew the result by looking at their talents.

Yang Qian was considered to have decent talent and had already reached Rank 4.

But Li Meng was slightly worse off, still lingering at the Rank 3 level.

If Rank 4 was the baseline, Li Meng hadn't even crossed that threshold.

I'm afraid the Martial Arts Exam tomorrow will be tough for her.

Just as the classroom was buzzing with discussion and classmates were exchanging pleasantries.

Suddenly, the door opened, and their long-absent homeroom teacher, Teacher Liu Song, walked in with a smile.

And following behind him was another person.

Lin Yi looked up and immediately frowned.

He recognized that person; it was the transfer student... Li Si.

Chapter 147: His Goal Is to Provoke You

Teacher Liu Song was in a good mood today.

He couldn't suppress the smile at the corners of his mouth.

His gaze swept over the students in the class one by one.

When it landed on Lin Yi, he paused slightly.

Then, he nodded slightly at Lin Yi before speaking: "Everyone is back. After three months of preparation, how is everyone ready?"

"Tomorrow is the time for the Martial Arts Exam. Do you have the confidence to pass this year's Martial Arts Exam?"

After Teacher Liu Song finished speaking.

The class erupted in an enthusiastic response.

Whether they were confident or not, everyone spoke in unison.

Teacher Liu Song nodded with a smile: "First, let me introduce a new classmate, Li Si, who transferred from No. 1 High School in Beihe City!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Teacher Liu Song looked back at Li Si.

"Go ahead and introduce yourself!"

"Yes, Teacher Liu!"

Li Si nodded with a faint smile.

Then, his gaze turned toward the other classmates in the class.

"Hello everyone, my name is Li Si, and I transferred from No. 1 High School in Beihe.

Some of you might be curious why I transferred schools right before the Martial Arts Exam."

"Actually, it's very simple. It was your school's principal who went to my home time and again to beg me, inviting me to your school!"

"I heard from your principal that the Martial arts examinees in your school generally don't have high Realms.

It's been five consecutive years without a single Martial Arts Genius appearing, right?"

"Actually, this is quite normal. If a Martial Arts Genius appeared every year, what kind of Genius would that be?"

"Having me come to your school to participate in the Martial Arts Exam is really just to save face for you all. You can understand it like that, right?"

After Li Si finished his self-introduction, speaking lightly with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

The students in the classroom immediately exploded.

Especially the few students led by Wei Nan, who glared at him angrily.

Even the homeroom teacher, Teacher Liu Song, was somewhat displeased.

Although Li Si's talent was acknowledged.

And the reason the school principal invited him to the school at this time indeed had some suspicion of wanting to put up a front.

To put it bluntly, it was to let him help No. 3 High School save some face.

However, some things are better kept to oneself; why say them in front of so many students?

Li Si's arrogance, disdain, and contempt for every classmate.

Caused the whole class's favorability towards him to drop immediately.

Teacher Liu Song's smile completely vanished from his face.

He said with a gloomy face: "Classmate Li Si, you can sit there for now!"

He pointed to a single desk and chair in the front row.

Obviously, this desk and chair were added temporarily for Li Si.

He nodded with a smile, politely thanked Teacher Liu Song, and sat down.

Subsequently, Teacher Liu Song glanced at the whole class.

"Everyone be quiet for a moment. Today is the day to return to school; there are no lessons to teach you!"

"I'm just going to talk about some precautions and rules regarding the Martial Arts Exam tomorrow..."

Teacher Liu Song stood on the podium.

Just like in previous classes, he earnestly talked about every matter related to the Martial Arts Exam.

And from time to time, he would turn around to write down several key points on the blackboard.

As for Wei Nan and the others, they were staring fixedly at Li Si, who was sitting in the front row.

The smell of gunpowder in the classroom became intense.

Only Lin Yi sighed softly.

The words Li Si just said were clearly intentional.

His talent was to gain improvements in various attributes through constant sparring.

As long as he could keep winning continuously, the improvements would keep increasing.

Therefore, that was why he said those things just now.

The purpose was to provoke dissatisfaction from the whole class towards him.

Thereby making them take the initiative to challenge Li Si...

It's just that Wei Nan and the others didn't see through this point.

Their anger and emotions had been ignited in an instant.

Things having reached this point, Lin Yi certainly couldn't stop them.

Moreover, he also wanted to see exactly how capable Li Si was.

Whether his 2-Star Realm was truly cultivated through hard work, or if he simply relied on the [Winning Streak Boost] talent to brute-force his way up.

...

Meanwhile.