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Li Ziyu keenly caught onto a point that everyone seemed to be intentionally overlooking.

That was why Supreme Path Martial Saint and Transcendent Martial Saint had chosen to establish their own factions.

One must know, they were originally affiliated with the official government.

Moreover, according to his understanding,

the relationship between Ji Dao Martial Hall, Beyond Martial Hall, and the Great Xia official government was very delicate now.

The people of Ji Dao Martial Hall only cared about cultivation and were unwilling to go to the battlefield to fight against fierce beasts.

Sometimes, they turned a deaf ear to the Great Xia official government's conscription.

Recalling some of the conjectures he had heard from Ma Chao before, coupled with the news he heard in class today,

a bad premonition suddenly arose in Li Ziyu's heart.

Along with a faint sense of crisis and doubt.

During the Fourth World Echo, could those two Martial Saints truly be relied upon?

Perhaps, when the next World Echo intertwines,

the fate of all humanity in Great Xia, or even the fate of all humankind, might change!

He himself might even die!

A sense of life-and-death crisis and confusion suddenly arose in Li Ziyu's heart.

It was like a perfectly healthy person suddenly learning that their days were numbered.

If he was going to die soon, was there still any meaning in his cultivation?

Li Ziyu muttered to himself.

However, his confusion lasted only for a moment.

Li Ziyu's eyes became firm again.

"Even if the Fourth World Echo truly happens then, I cannot just sit back and wait for death! I have the Martial God System by my side; my cultivation speed is far beyond what others can compare to!"

"When the Fourth World Echo occurs, as long as my strength improves fast enough and I become strong enough, I might not be unable to stop it!"

"No matter how strong the enemy, I will break them with a single blade!"

Li Ziyu muttered to himself, looking at his clenched fists, his eyes revealing determination and confidence:

Having thought all this through, Li Ziyu's heart suddenly brightened.

He closed his eyes in contemplation, then opened them again, feeling as if the world had become somewhat different.

In his mind, it was as if the dark clouds covering the sky had receded, becoming suddenly clear and incomparably firm.

He suddenly recalled the cultivation mantra for the Great Sun Body Tempering Method Battle Skill.

Subconsciously, Li Ziyu sat down and began to circulate it.

In an instant.

A golden-red light bloomed from within Li Ziyu's body.

It was as if a beam of midday sunlight had suddenly shone upon Li Ziyu.

Bathing Li Ziyu entirely in golden light.

"What the hell, where's the sun coming from indoors? Why is it so hot?"

"Is Yu-ge cultivating?"

Sun Qiming wiped his sweat and looked at Li Ziyu, whose upper body was coated in a layer of golden light, with surprise and doubt.

Liu Tao and Sun Mingyang also looked at Li Ziyu with uncertainty and surprise.

Although Li Ziyu was sitting cross-legged on the ground, motionless,

the light and heat emanating from his body made them feel incredibly hot.

Moreover, they could faintly feel a heart-pounding sensation from Li Ziyu.

"He actually entered an enlightenment state..."

In the center of the classroom, Yang Yi, who noticed the changes in Li Ziyu's body, flashed a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He looked at Li Ziyu with surprised and appreciative eyes, revealing a hint of admiration.

He was very clear about Li Ziyu's current state.

It was an enlightenment state that martial artists could only dream of encountering!

Moreover, what Li Ziyu was comprehending now was actually a Ninth-level Technique, the Great Sun Body Tempering Method!

Truly remarkable!

Remarkable!

He was indeed a genius who could receive great attention from Dean Zuo and the principal!

Yang Yi thought to himself.

The other students, after hearing about the World Echo and the news of Martial Saints falling, were all in a state of panic.

Even though these students now had smiles on their faces again, Yang Yi could still detect their unease in their hearts.

This was very normal.

The first time he heard about the World Echo, his reaction was no better than these students'.

But Li Ziyu.

After hearing such news, not only did he not show fear,

but instead, he burst forth with strong fighting intent, and his Dao Heart became even firmer.

And he even entered an enlightenment state!

He even admired such a mindset!

Liu Tao and Sun Mingyang also realized what was happening to Li Ziyu.

Their eyes were filled with admiration, as well as a strange bitterness.

The gap.

This was the gap between them and Li Ziyu!

At Yang Yi's signal, everyone in the classroom consciously held their breath, not wanting to disturb Li Ziyu.

The enlightenment state must not be disturbed.

The longer the enlightenment state lasted, the greater the improvement to martial arts.

At this moment, Li Ziyu had already entered a profound and mysterious state.

His consciousness seemed to enter another dimension.

In this dimension, his thoughts were like electricity, his mind turning a thousand times a second.

The Great Sun Body Tempering Method, which usually felt difficult to get started with, suddenly felt easy.

It was like a super genius who was used to calculating calculus every day suddenly went to calculate one plus one equals two.

A moment later.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

Li Ziyu felt a miniature sun appear within his body!

Name: Li Ziyu.

Realm: Intermediate Level Second Grade Martial Artist.

Combat Skills: Crystal Contemplation Method, Elementary Great Sun Body Tempering Method, Elementary Natural Breathing Technique, Elementary Thunderclap Slash, Peak Savage Bull Body Tempering Method, Peak Body Technique, Peak Blade Technique, Advanced Vajra Body, Swift Wind Blade Technique.

Ninefold Thunder Blade (Not yet initiated).

System: Martial God System.

Function: Can absorb all things, increase vital energy and blood, other functions await the host's own discovery.

Under the recent enlightenment, the Great Sun Body Tempering Method, had been initiated!

Thump!

Just then.

A thudding sound woke Li Ziyu, who had just comprehended the Great Sun Body Tempering Method, from his enlightenment state.

Li Ziyu slowly opened his eyes; although the sound was made after his enlightenment ended, the state of mind of the person who made the sound was self-evident.

Li Ziyu looked expressionlessly at the source of the sound.

At the classroom door, four third-year students with the Mutual Aid Society emblem embroidered on their chests were standing there.

The sound that had interrupted his enlightenment just now came from a burly man over two meters tall among the three.

This burly man was over two meters tall, with a bulky and wide physique, and an incredibly strong build.

He looked as if he had grown horizontally, his shoulders appearing much wider than a normal person's.

His muscles were so developed that he almost seemed to have no neck.

His eyes were squinted into mere slits.

"Wang Ze! Didn't you see someone cultivating in the classroom!"

Yang Yi, who had been guarding Li Ziyu's cultivation, frowned tightly and glared unpleasantly at Wang Ze at the classroom door, his tone chilling:

"An enlightenment state is a rare opportunity; if it's interrupted, who knows when it will be encountered again!"

"Were you intentional just now?"

"Also, if I remember correctly, I didn't call you to assist with the strength test, did I?"

Yang Yi's gaze was chilling.

He had heard about the widely publicized feud between Li Ziyu and the Mutual Aid Society within the school.

Wang Ze had definitely intentionally interrupted Li Ziyu's enlightenment state just now.

"Haha, I'm sorry, Yang Teacher, I wasn't paying attention just now."

"Bai Hao and the others you called had a temporary matter and asked me to come in their place to assist with the test."

Wang Ze ran his palm, as large as a futon, over his smooth scalp, a simple and honest expression on his face.

He verbally apologized to Yang Yi, then turned to look at Student Li Ziyu, saying with a chuckle:

"Student Li Ziyu, you wouldn't blame me for such a small matter, would you?"

A hint of anger flashed in Yang Yi's eyes.

He had called other third-year students to assist with the test; if they didn't come, they must have been threatened by Wang Ze and dared not come.

Assisting with the test meant engaging with new students.

And Wang Ze, as a member of the Mutual Aid Society, coming at this critical juncture, his purpose was self-evident.

Yang Yi was about to lose his temper and tell Wang Ze and the others to leave.

But at this moment, Li Ziyu stood up from the futon, looking calmly at Wang Ze and the others, and spoke faintly:

"For such a small matter, I won't blame Senior Sun."

"On the contrary, I'm very happy that Senior Sun can come to guide the test."

Li Ziyu's eyes were calm, and his expression was serious as he looked directly at Wang Ze.

Wang Ze was stunned for a moment; Li Ziyu's reaction was different from the furious anger he had imagined.

He didn't know why, but Li Ziyu's calm gaze made him feel very uncomfortable.

An inexplicable irritation arose in his heart.

And... unease?

Thinking of this, Wang Ze found it somewhat amusing.

He, a person ranked among the top hundred on the combat power list, a Second-Level Peak Martial Artist with one foot already in the Third-Level.

Would he actually feel uneasy because of a new student?

Tsk...

Wang Ze couldn't help but chuckle slightly.