223: Chapter 223 Exclusive Revelation from Class F's Mysterious Roommate!

As one of the top four teams from last year and possessing this year's biggest dark horse, an "SSS-Rank Supernatural Ability user," Magic City Martial Arts University was naturally the focus of media attention.

Especially that mysterious captain who was rumored to have awakened the Eye of Tianshu: Jiang You!

Although he was only a freshman, the legends about him in the forums of various universities were described in such god-like and exaggerated terms that they bordered on the absurd.

It was said that when he first enrolled, he hid his true strength and disguised himself as a weakling with a Physical Vitality of only 0.8, just to experience the life of an ordinary person.

It was said that in the S-Rank Dungeon [Mist Swamp], he once forced back a Tier 5 Great Demon with a single punch and even tamed a Tier 5 Phantom Demon Fox as a pet, buying her snacks every single day.

There were even people posting with absolute certainty that Jiang You was not a freshman at all, but the reincarnation of an ancient powerhouse who had been sleeping since the early days of the Spirit Qi resurgence.

The 0.8 Physical Vitality he tested at enrollment was not that of a weakling, but rather eighty-one seals forcibly placed on him by the Heavenly Dao to prevent his physical strength from shattering the Blue Star!

Even more absurd was the story of him defeating the former school champion, Xie Fuyao, in the internal selection tournament, which had already been turned into the "Chronicles of Emperor Jiang Subduing Demons."

According to the rumors, Jiang You didn't even lift a hand at the time; he merely glanced coldly at Xie Fuyao with those deep blue eyes, and Xie Fuyao's supposedly invincible SS-Rank Weak Water boiled and evaporated on the spot. Xie Fuyao was so enlightened by that single glance that he knelt down, wept bitterly, shattered his own Dao heart, and bought a standing ticket to the countryside overnight to raise pigs, swearing to turn over a new leaf and become a better person!

Not only that, but there was even a pinned featured post on the Hundred Schools League forum titled [Exclusive Scoop on the Mysterious Roommate in Class F: The Daily Life of God Jiang You That You Don't Know!] which required payment to read.

According to this "Gou" who wished to remain anonymous:

"You think Brother Jiang is slacking off by sleeping every day? Wrong! Dead wrong! Brother Jiang is practicing the legendary Art of Great Dream Divine Wandering! Every day in his dreams, he battles the gods and demons of the heavens for three hundred rounds to protect the peace of the Blue Star!"

"You ask what Brother Jiang eats? Heh, he doesn't even look at the food in the cafeteria! Brother Jiang has a huge appetite; he can't swallow anything less than the liver of a dragon or the marrow of a phoenix above Tier 5. When he's thirsty, he drinks high-purity Sky-Blue Marrow Fluid—it's more intense than drinking mineral water!"

"Why does Brother Jiang always keep his eyes half-closed? Nonsense! He's afraid that if he opens the Eye of Tianshu, he might accidentally stare the school's teaching building out of existence!"

(Note: Each view of this scoop post costs 10 yuan, each question costs 200 yuan, and a blurry photo of Jiang You's back is included for 500 yuan. Currently, the post's revenue has exceeded the 100,000 mark.)

Under the fermentation of these extremely absurd rumors, in the eyes of the media, Jiang You was already a peerless, ruthless man with three heads and six arms who could step on the stars!

"Captain Jiang You! Where is Captain Jiang You?"

"Is it true that you awakened the legendary Eye of Tianshu?"

"Is it true that you fought two Tier 5 Great Demons alone in a dungeon, and in the end, one died and one surrendered?"

"What is your response to Qin Zhuo from Imperial Capital University claiming she will 'burn through your eyes'?"

Dozens of microphones instantly broke through the security line and were shoved directly into the face of Jiang You, who was just preparing to slip into the elevator amidst the chaos.

The camera flashes flickered wildly, dazzling Jiang You's eyes, which were already tired from lack of sleep, making them feel incredibly sore.

Jiang You panicked instantly.

"What the hell! Why is there an interview right after getting off the bus? Didn't the old man Pang say it would be in the afternoon?"

Jiang You looked at these reporters, who were like wolves and tigers, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

He hadn't even memorized that 50,000-word document in his hand yet!

His current state was terrible; if he spoke nonsense, he would definitely be roasted to death.

Moreover, if he appeared too strong, he would definitely be targeted by other schools!

"No, I have to find a way to get past this..."

Jiang You had a flash of inspiration.

Feign illness!

As long as I appear weak enough, pathetic enough, these reporters will think I'm a fraud and lose interest in me!

This will not only lower the opponents' guard but also allow me to logically decline those messy speech events later!

I really am a genius!

Thus, Jiang You immediately channeled his inner actor.

In full view of everyone, his body suddenly went limp, and his previously straight back instantly hunched over.

His eyes became unfocused and dull, and he even deliberately coughed violently twice, emitting a decadent aura of "I am not far from death."

"Cough, cough... dear media friends..."

Jiang You spoke in a weak voice that sounded like he was about to stop breathing at any moment, stopping and starting:

"Actually... I'm just a figurehead... I have severe motion sickness... and claustrophobia..."

"As for that Qin Zhuo... cough, cough... I... I don't know her..."

"Can you... let me go... get some oxygen..."

Jiang You felt his performance was perfect.

That sense of being a "useless waste" was portrayed so vividly that the surrounding reporters were stunned, thinking: Is this the legendary SSS-Rank genius?

Why does he look like a consumptive ghost?

However.

Jiang You had calculated everything, but he never knew that living inside his body was a group of loyal subjects who were extremely concerned with face and despised "weak behavior"!

Just as Jiang You finished saying the five words "let me go get some oxygen," his internal world exploded!

[Internal Chat Group]

[Brain (trembling with anger, slamming the table and rising)]:

"Preposterous! Simply preposterous!"

"Back in the day, we pushed across the heavens, how majestic we were! Today, facing this group of ants, he actually feigns illness to show weakness?"

"This is not only losing his face, but throwing our faces on the ground to be trampled!"

[Right Hand (roaring furiously, clenching its fist until it clicked)]:

"Cannot tolerate this! Absolutely cannot tolerate this!"

"We subjects are just about to fight to the death, why has Your Majesty surrendered first?"

"My fist has long been hungry and thirsty! At a time like this, we should punch the camera to pieces and tell them who the real boss is!"

[Legs (shaking wildly)]:

"Exactly! Cowardice before the battle, what kind of man is that! I want to kick these mortals' knees until they shatter and make them kneel and sing for mercy!"

[Kidneys (sneering sarcastically)]:

"Oh? The opponent actually said they want to burn through our eyes?"

"That's truly ridiculous! A total farce!"

"Back then, I drank even the sun's essence fire like tea. Is that little spark of hers enough to light my cigarette? She's rebelling!"

[Brain]:

"All in favor!"

"Forcibly take over the language center!"

"Correction of persona program initiated!"

In reality.

Jiang You, who was originally hunched over with an "I'm dying" expression, suddenly stiffened, as if struck by an electric current.

Immediately after, in the astonished gazes of everyone, his originally bent spine made a crisp "crack" sound and instantly straightened like a spear!

An invisible gust of wind spread outward from him as the center, forcibly pushing the approaching reporters back by half a step!

Jiang You slowly raised his head.

Those dead-fish eyes, which were originally unfocused and full of a desire to survive, vanished completely at this moment.

In their place were two deep blue, icy glares that were soul-piercing and seemed capable of seeing through the soul.

He scanned the lenses in front of him coldly, like a monarch looking down at the ants at his feet.