In the police station.
Chu Zhou, Liu Qianqian, and the many students who participated in Operation Storm gathered in the original hall again.
There were fewer students.
Some were accidentally injured and were sent for treatment.
There were also people who were treated specially for special reasons—for example, Zhou Tong and Jin Zhennan.
"Chu Zhou, Officer Gao Jun said that Zhou Tong and Jin Zhennan are already locked up in the detention center."
Liu Qianqian whispered into Chu Zhou's ear.
"Only in the detention center?"
Chu Zhou asked.
A hint of helplessness appeared on Liu Qianqian's face as she said, "I do hope that these two scums will be sentenced to life imprisonment or even death… But I know that this is unrealistic."
"You still don't know, right? Zhou Tong is actually Vice Principal Zhou Sen's youngest son!"
"As for Jin Zhennan, you should know very well that he's from Jiang City's Jin Family. The Jin Family is not only a wealthy family… More importantly, the Jin Family has a true martial artist."
"Their backgrounds aren't ordinary. Even if they made mistakes, I think the people behind them will bail them out as long as there's no hard evidence."
Liu Qianqian sighed.
Chu Zhou did not say much. Such a situation would happen in any society.
He had seen many of such in his previous life.
"The people behind them will probably pay a huge price to save these scumbags."
Liu Qianqian sneered.
Chu Zhou no longer thought about Zhou Tong and Jin Zhennan.
To him, these two people were already in the past.
He looked at Ling Zhan, Shi Meng, and Li Qingshi.
He wanted to win first place in the elite trial. These three people were his greatest opponents.
At this moment, Ling Zhan suddenly turned around and looked at Chu Zhou.
There was a hint of seriousness in his cold eyes.
Shi Meng and Li Qingshi were right beside Ling Zhan, and they immediately noticed the change in his expression.
They were slightly surprised. They had known Ling Zhan for almost three years, but this was the first time they had seen such a serious expression on his face.
"Ling Zhan, is there anything special about that person? You seem to value him very much!"
Shi Meng followed Ling Zhan's line of sight and also noticed Chu Zhou.
However, Chu Zhou was nothing special in his eyes.
"Ling Zhan, that person actually made you so serious. Is he very strong?"
Li Qingshi asked with a smile.
Ling Zhan nodded slightly and said, "He's indeed very strong… You guys are probably not his match!"
Shi Meng and Li Qingshi's faces stiffened.
If anyone but Ling Zhan said that, they would think that he's crazy.
They were the genius monsters of the First High School.
To randomly find someone and say that he was stronger than them was either crazy or foolish.
But they knew Ling Zhan very well.
Ling Zhan was a man of his word.
There was no need to lie to them.
"Heh, interesting. That seems to be a student of the Fifth High School. I didn't expect a divine dragon hidden in the small pond of the Fifth High School."
Shi Meng's eyes burst with light, like a sleeping beast waking up, emitting a silent deterrence.
"He should be participating in the elite trial! When the time comes, Shi Meng, you can challenge him," Li Qingshi said with a smile.
"Of course! I'll defeat him first…" Shi Meng said as his gaze shifted to Ling Zhan. "Then, I'll defeat you!"
Ling Zhan said calmly, "128 times!"
Shi Meng was stunned. "What 128 times?"
Ling Zhan: "Your challenge against me has already failed 128 times!"
Shi Meng: "…"
Li Qingshi shook her head and smiled lightly seeing this all-familiar scent.
However, Shi Meng and Li Qingshi remembered Chu Zhou because of Ling Zhan's words.
They would get someone to inquire about Chu Zhou.
"Chu Zhou, did you notice? Ling Zhan, Shi Meng, and Li Qingshi, the three monster geniuses of the First High School, were all looking at you just now. Could they be concerned about you?"
Liu Qianqian looked at Chu Zhou with a shocked expression as she spoke.
Fifth High School was completely incomparable to the First High School in terms of martial arts.
In fact, it was far inferior to Second High School and Third High School.
However, who would have thought that a monster that even the three monsters of the First High School valued would appear in the small pond of the Fifth High School?
Yes.
In Liu Qianqian's eyes, Chu Zhou was also a monster.
"So be it! It's not like I'll lose anything!" Chu Zhou smiled.
Swoosh!
Commander Wang Weiyang suddenly appeared on the podium in the hall like a ghost again.
"Students, we meet again."
"Operation Storm went very smoothly… We basically destroyed all the strongholds of the fallen martial artists in Jiang City and wiped them all out."
"I now announce that Operation Storm has ended perfectly!"
"We'll remember your contributions."
"Pay attention to your bank account information… The finance staff will transfer the corresponding bonus to you based on your contributions in this operation later."
With that, he disappeared again like a ghost.
Upon hearing that there would be a reward—
Many students in the hall were excited.
"Beep!"
Liu Qianqian quickly took her phone out when she heard it ring.
"I received 3,000 Alliance Dollars."
She smiled broadly.
She wasn't actually short of money… But this was the first time she had earned money herself.
The feeling was different.
Chu Zhou's phone rang too. He picked it up and saw a notification.
30,000 Alliance Dollars!
His reward was 10 times that of Liu Qianqian's.
His father had to work for 10 months to earn 30,000 Alliance Dollars.
"Tsk tsk, 30,000 Alliance Dollars. Chu Zhou, you've made a killing this time. Treat me!"
Liu Qianqian leaned over and saw the amount Chu Zhou had received. She immediately chuckled.
"Treat? No problem… The 'weird-flavored buns' in the school canteen have a unique flavor. I'll treat you to a hundred of them!"
Chu Zhou said in a "forthright" manner.
Liu Qianqian's face stiffened.
The "weird-flavored buns" in the school canteen was the cheapest of all the high-energy food in the canteen. The taste was indescribable, and it was especially easy to gain weight after eating it.
The female students of the Fifth High School avoided the "monster bun" as much as possible. They regarded it as a taboo item that they would not touch even if they were beaten to death.
Chu Zhou, who had made a fortune, was actually treating her, the genius beauty and school belle of the Fifth High School, to a hundred of the cheapest monster buns?
Christ!
What kind of strange creature was this young man in front of her?
Could he be a top-notch, invincible miser?
The next day.
Fifth High School.
Chu Zhou was practicing his cultivation in the woods when Liu Qianqian came over and told him a shocking piece of news.
"Chu Zhou, I have good news for you. Zhou Tong and Jin Zhennan have indeed been released… However, their families have also paid a huge price."
"Vice Principal Zhou Sen and Jin Jingmao, the Academic Director, have both been dismissed."
"Furthermore, Zhou Tong's guaranteed spot has been revoked. Jin Zhennan has also lost the right to continue competing for the guaranteed spot."
Liu Qianqian beamed with joy as she spoke, as if she had vented her anger.
It was a very normal outcome since Zhou Tong and Jin Zhennan actually wanted to capture her and let the scar-faced man play with her yesterday…
This made her hate Zhou Tong and Jin Zhennan to the core.
Even though Zhou Tong and Jin Zhennan were not convicted of serious crimes by the police—
Their families behind them had also paid a huge price.
That made her feel a little better.
Chu Zhou was slightly stunned. He did not expect Vice Principal Zhou Sen and Academic Director Jingmao to be fired just like that.
"That's indeed good news."
He smiled and used his Sharp Blade Kick on a man-sized rock.
Ching!
A sickle-like foot swept across the rock and instantly cut open the entire rock.
The cut on the rock was as smooth as a mirror.
"My Sharp Blade Kick has also advanced to the Mastery Realm."
A hint of joy appeared on his face.
The technique of exerting force and the principle of attacking were similar for both the Curved Hand Blade and the Sharp Blade Kick.
Therefore, he did not use his precious attribute points to upgrade this combat technique.
Rather, he cultivated it by himself.
He had finally successfully upgraded his Sharp Blade Kick to the Mastery Realm with the experience of the Intent Realm Curved Hand Blade as a reference.
"Chu Zhou, you're truly a freak. You've actually cultivated your Sharp Blade Kick to the Mastery Realm."
Liu Qianqian's eyes widened as if she had seen a ghost.
"It's nothing, I just entered the Mastery Realm!"
Chu Zhou waved his hand, indicating to her not to be caught up by it.
Liu Qianqian rolled her eyes, pissed.
This person's words were simply infuriating.
What does he mean by 'just entered' the Mastery Realm?
She had been practicing a few combat techniques for so many years. Her family had even hired a special teacher to teach her, but she had yet to reach the Mastery Realm on any of the techniques.
"Master Chu, I didn't rest much last night. Especially to help you gather information about the competitors so that you can suppress the crowd in the elite trial. Come and take a look!"
Liu Qianqian sat down beside Chu Zhou, took out her phone, and tapped lightly.
A holographic projection interface appeared in the air.
There was a folder called "Top 10 Experts" in the interface.
"These Top 10 Experts are the 10 most famous students in our Jiang City third year cohort. Eight of them are from the First High School, one is from the Second High School, and one is from the Third High School…"
Liu Qianqian tapped the folder icon in the air as she spoke.
Another 10 folders appeared at the same time.
The title of every folder was of a person's name, school, etc.
"This is the cultivation and battle video of Zhuang Cheng from the First High School!"
Liu Qianqian opened a folder at random.
Six videos started playing in the air at the same time instantly.
The protagonists of these six videos were all of the same tall and thin student.
Some videos played the scenes of his cultivation.
Some videos showed his battle scenes.
"Student Liu Qianqian, your intelligence work is very good. You actually collected their cultivation and battle videos so thoroughly."
"This is what you are in terms of intelligence gathering!"
Chu Zhou stared at Zhuang Cheng's cultivation and battle videos. He clicked his tongue in amazement and gave Liu Qianqian a thumbs up.
"Of course!" The corners of Liu Qianqian's mouth curled up slightly as she smiled. "I'm not a useless person."
Chu Zhou did not let down Liu Qianqian's hard work and watched all the videos seriously.
He did so especially for the videos on Ling Zhan, Shi Meng, and Li Qingshi. He watched each cultivation and battle video three to four times.
You can only win every battle if you know yourself and your enemies!
He did not underestimate Ling Zhan and the others just because his Curved Hand Blade had reached the Intent Realm.
Chu Zhou was even more confident for the elite trial after watching the cultivation and battle videos of Ling Zhan, Shi Meng, and Li Qingshi multiple times.
Nine days later!
In the small forest, Chu Zhou's heart skipped a beat as he opened the Attribute Board.
…
Name: Chu Zhou (Advanced Apprentice, Life Field 3.6)
Attribute points: 13.25 (+12.15)
Basic Breathing Technique (D-rank): Level Three (Upgradeable)
Curved Hand Blade (D-rank): Level Five -Intent Realm (Upgradable)
Sharp Blade Kick (D-rank): Level Three - Mastery Realm (Upgradable)
…
Chu Zhou was delighted as he looked at the information on the Attribute Board.
His guess was right.
He could not upgrade his breathing technique or combat technique because he did not have enough attribute points previously.
He could update the Basic Breathing Technique that he had cultivated to the limit or even the Curved Hand Blade that had reached the Intent Realm once he had enough Attribute Points.
"Upgrade the Basic Breathing Technique!"
He chose to upgrade the Basic Breathing Technique without hesitation.
The entire Attribute Board trembled and flickered violently immediately. The information on it became blurry.
This time, the vibration of the Attribute Board was clearly greater than the previous times when he upgraded the Curved Hand Blade.
Chu Zhou's body also began to change.
He instinctively entered the cultivation state of the Basic Breathing Technique and sat cross-legged with his five cores facing the sky.
Exhale!
Inhale!
Every breath he took carried a mysterious frequency as wisps of cosmic energy surged into his body.
The countless cells in his body seemed to have awakened from their slumber and were absorbing the cosmic energy.
Buzz!
His entire body shook as if some invisible shackle had shattered suddenly. The cosmic energy that surged into his body instantly doubled.
His muscles, bones, cells, five viscera, and so on were also absorbing the cosmic energy at a rapid speed.
His physical fitness was undergoing a violent transformation.
A moment later, this violent transformation slowly ended.
Chu Zhou opened his eyes and looked at the Attribute Board.
…
Name: Chu Zhou (Advanced Apprentice, Life Field Energy Level 4)
Attribute points: 1.25
Basic Breathing Technique (D-rank): Level 4 (Unupgradable)
Curved Hand Blade (D-rank): Level 5 - Intent Realm (Unupgradable)
Sharp Blade Kick (D-rank): Level 3 - Mastery Realm (Unupgradable)
…
"My Basic Breathing Technique has broken through the limit. Originally, there were only three levels, but now, I've raised it to the fourth level!"
"My Life Field Energy has also increased by 0.4, from 3.6 to 4, breaking through 4."
Chu Zhou looked at the changes in his Attribute Board and was overjoyed.
He could also clearly feel that his body had undergone a huge transformation. His vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell had become stronger. Even his thinking speed had greatly increased.
This is evolution!
An all-rounded evolution.
"Upgrading the Basic Breathing Technique to the fourth level not only increases my Life Field Energy by 0.4, but also allows me to absorb cosmic energy faster. This transformation is still not over, but the momentum is not as fierce as before…"
Chu Zhou muttered to himself and calculated in his heart. There were still 11 days before the elite trial began.
In that case, he might be able to continue upgrading the Basic Breathing Technique.
…
Eleven days later!
Chu Zhou looked at the information on the Attribute Board and smiled.
Attribute points: 16.1 (+14.85)
Basic Breathing Technique (D-rank): Level 4 (Upgradeable)
"Upgrade the Basic Breathing Technique!"
With a thought, Chu Zhou's Attribute Board trembled again.
He went through the process of upgrading 11 days ago.
After everything calmed down, the information on the Attribute Board changed again.
…
Name: Chu Zhou (Advanced Apprentice, Life Field Energy 4.5)
Attribute points: 1.1
Basic Breathing Technique (D-rank): Level 5 (Unupgradable)
Curved Hand Blade (D-rank): Level 5 - Intent Realm (Unupgradable)
Sharp Blade Kick (D-rank): Level 3 - Mastery Realm (Unupgradable)
…
His Basic Breathing Technique had been upgraded to the fifth level.
His Life Field Energy increased to 4.5.
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