220: Chapter 220 Li Fan's Number, Duan Ling'er!

"Brother Fan, which number chose you?"

"Yeah, Brother Fan, which number picked you? Brother Song was chosen by Number 4. Since your strength is even higher than Brother Song's, you should have been picked by one of the top three, right?"

Outside Li Fan's dormitory, Peng Song and a group of companions from the Tianlan Star Domain had all gathered, curiously asking about Li Fan's situation.

Li Fan had just walked out of the gravity chamber after training. Seeing the group rushing over to question him, he couldn't help but feel a bit amused.

Was it really that important which number chose him?

However, to satisfy everyone's curiosity, Li Fan opened the virtual network.

"400."

Li Fan directly stated the other party's Student ID number.

And upon hearing this answer...

Peng Song and the others, who had been full of anticipation, all froze in place.

Four hundred?

Li Fan was chosen by the very last New Student?

This didn't make sense!

At that moment, several people suddenly remembered something.

Although Li Fan had fought one against six on the spaceship, that battle had not been synchronized to the virtual network.

Therefore, Li Fan's combat record should still show zero matches and a zero percent win rate. His basic information only included common data like age, cultivation realm, and preferred combat style.

In that case, everything became reasonable.

"Brother Fan, uh, don't be discouraged. With your strength, I'm sure you'll be noticed by a stronger Student in the future."

"Yeah, Brother Fan. Actually, except for Brother Song, the rest of us are all ranked from 380 downwards."

Except for Peng Song, the group hurriedly began to comfort Li Fan.

However, these consolations only made Li Fan feel even more amused.

But knowing they meant well, Li Fan smiled and said:

"Thanks for the concern, everyone. Last place is fine, it doesn't matter."

Peng Song also quickly chimed in, "Exactly, what does it matter? Is it that important which Student chooses you?"

"And who knows, maybe Brother Li Fan will become a Formal Student himself later!"

Listening to Li Fan and Peng Song's words...

The people from the Tianlan Star Domain nodded repeatedly, but while they nodded on the surface, they secretly felt Li Fan was just trying to save face and Peng Song was only offering comfort.

Become a Formal Student?

How could it be that simple?

...

Soon after.

As the Student ID numbers of those who chose them appeared...

Many Sparring Partners began to receive summons from the Students who had selected them.

For a while...

Many Sparring Partners left the dormitory area and headed toward the Students' manors.

And clearly...

After meeting their "masters," most found the experience wasn't as good as they had expected.

Of course, it wasn't about strength, but personality.

Most Formal Students didn't seem to give them enough respect.

Or rather, those Formal Students didn't treat them as people, but as tools, so their attitudes were generally very indifferent.

As for the first meeting, most Students basically just tested their strength and capabilities.

From the words of the Sparring Partners who returned one after another, it could be inferred...

Most of them had likely lost to those Formal Students, and they all came back looking dejected.

Fortunately, Cang Hai and the veteran Sparring Partners had warned them beforehand; otherwise, their mental states would have completely collapsed.

They were at least five or six, or even seven or eight years older than the other party, and even had higher cultivation realms, yet they were completely no match.

There truly is always someone better!

Even Peng Song was the same, suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of that Number 4 Student.

Fortunately, Peng Song's ability to self-adjust was very strong.

After returning and chatting with Li Fan and the others for a while, his fighting spirit was reignited, and he began boasting that he would beat the other party within a month.

"By the way, Brother Fan, has the Student who chose you contacted you yet?"

At this time, a companion couldn't help but ask.

Almost everyone present had been called over by their respective Students.

Only Li Fan had no movement at all.

"No, maybe they forgot about me."

Li Fan shrugged, being very easygoing about it.

So far, he indeed hadn't received any messages from the other party.

But that was just as well; if they didn't look for him, he would have time to cultivate.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Inside a large manor.

A tall youth with pale skin and a somewhat frail appearance, looking very much like a sickly person, was practicing his swordsmanship on a lawn.

In contrast to his weak image, his swordsmanship was incredibly overbearing and sharp; every move and stance seemed to swallow the mountains and rivers.

Suddenly...

At the edge of the lawn, the figure of a young girl slowly appeared.

The girl had exquisite features and snow-white skin. Her every frown and smile exuded a mischievous charm, and she seemed full of spiritual energy.

"Linger?"

Seeing the girl running toward him, the youth immediately stopped his movements, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

"Cousin Duan Ping!"

The girl responded cheerfully.

"Linger, what are you so happy about?"

"Nothing much, I just taught the Sparring Partner I chose a lesson. You have no idea, that Sparring Partner was so interesting. As soon as he arrived, he started talking about how amazing he was outside, but he couldn't even take three of my moves. In the end, his face turned red with anger, and he slunk away."

"Is that so? Hahaha, that is quite interesting. But you're hurting their self-esteem like that; you should be a bit more modest."

"Modest for what? They are just Sparring Partners sent to us by the academy!

By the way, Cousin Duan Ping, you don't look very happy. Did Eldest Cousin say something to you again? It's not about the Student ID issue, is it? He's just ranked a bit higher, what's there to show off about? I'm sure you can surpass him!

Besides, if it weren't for that serious illness you had when you were eight, he would have been left far behind by you long ago!"

"It's not my brother's problem, it's my own."

"Fine, Cousin Duan Ping, I really suggest you find a Sparring Partner. They are much more interesting than the simulated people in the virtual network. Although their strength might not be as good as ours, you can still learn a lot by fighting them,

And of course, it's mostly for fun!"

...

After some encouragement...

This youth named Duan Ping's mood indeed improved quite a bit.

At the same time...

He couldn't help but look at the Sparring Partner section on the academy's virtual network interface.

He had mostly been practicing within his family these years and rarely sparred with outsiders.

Finding this Sparring Partner to try things out might actually teach him a lot, and perhaps it really could help adjust his mood.

"Huh? This Sparring Partner is only at the seventh stage of the Star-Treading Level? I see all the others are at the ninth stage!"

"Can someone of this level even be chosen as a Sparring Partner? How exactly does the academy select them?"

"Forget it, Cousin, how about I call my Sparring Partner over instead?"

His cousin Duan Linger, noticing the information above, immediately frowned in surprise and began complaining about the academy.

"My Student ID rank is 400, so it's normal that I can't pick a good Sparring Partner. Besides, we shouldn't judge people solely by their realm. This person is only four or five years older than me; he should be a genius in the outside world with his own methods."

"No need to call yours, I'll just use this one. It's not easy for people to come to the academy; we should give them more opportunities."

Duan Ping said slowly, his expression very calm.

Listening to Duan Ping, Duan Linger couldn't help but shake her head and sigh, choosing to compromise. "Cousin, you're just too kind."

Then, she continued.

"How about this, I'll play with your Sparring Partner later. If he can last ten moves against me, let him stay with you. If he can't even last ten moves, I'll go to the academy and help you change him!"

"Even if the Student ID is low, they can't bully people like this! At the very least, they should provide a ninth-stage Star-Treading Level!"

"This... isn't appropriate, is it?"

"Cousin, don't get involved in this, listen to me!"