"In a few more days, I should be able to improve again..."
Lu Xiaobai pondered, then muttered to himself,
"But this speed is still a bit too slow. That Lin Lei'er actually has a vitality level of 9.5. It seems I need to max out my body-refining method as soon as possible, or I might not be able to catch up with these guys before the Star Exam."
Thinking of this, he felt an even greater urgency to get his hands on the Star Points right in front of him.
"Monkey should be able to get it done today..."
Whistling a tune, Lu Xiaobai headed straight for Starlight Middle School, full of anticipation...
Half an hour later,
The moment Lu Xiaobai entered the classroom, a barrage of strange looks immediately fell upon him.
"Huh? What's going on now?"
His expression shifted slightly, but he calmly returned to his seat.
"Brother Lu, what exactly is your true strength?"
Yu Wei leaned over immediately, his eyes also filled with a weird look.
"What do you mean?"
Lu Xiaobai was still a bit bewildered, not quite understanding what had happened.
"Haven't you checked the school forum?"
Yu Wei tapped the chip hanging around his neck and logged onto the school's online forum.
At the very top was a trending post with tens of thousands of views.
It should be known that this was an internal school forum. The entire Starlight Middle School only had about a hundred thousand students, so a post with tens of thousands of views was absolutely explosive.
[Speculation!] Just How Terrifying is the True Strength of Lu Xiaobai, the Son of the Speaker?
Staring at the post's title, Lu Xiaobai froze for a moment and muttered,
"My strength? Terrifying?"
"Brother Lu, the whole school is guessing your strength right now."
Yu Wei chuckled and said,
"Some say you could easily take first place in the grade. Others say your vitality level has already reached 9.9 and you could even rank first on the Ancestral Planet. There are even rumors that you've already been accepted by the Top Ten Starry Sky Academies..."
"Am I that amazing?"
Lu Xiaobai suddenly felt a bit unsure of himself and asked in confusion,
"What exactly happened?"
Yu Wei lowered his voice and said,
"Brother Lu, didn't Lin Lei'er challenge you yesterday?"
"Huh? It's because of him?"
"Exactly."
Yu Wei smiled and said,
"Someone asked about the outcome of the challenge. Guess how Lin Lei'er replied?"
"What did he say?"
"He said that when he faced you, he didn't even have the courage to fight!"
Yu Wei laughed mischievously and said,
"The moment he said that, the whole grade, and even the whole school, went into an uproar!"
"Lin Lei'er is the number two genius in our grade. He's definitely a top-tier powerhouse. But if someone like him didn't even have the courage to fight you, imagine what everyone else is thinking!"
"..."
Lu Xiaobai instantly fell silent.
No wonder the whole school was discussing his true strength right now...
Thinking back to those massive lethal weapons he had accidentally dropped yesterday, it was true that the other party wouldn't have the courage to make a move. There was absolutely nothing wrong with that statement...
"Bro, can you give your little brother a hint? Your strength..."
Yu Wei rubbed his hands together, his face full of curiosity.
Lu Xiaobai glanced at him and said with a weird expression,
"If I were really that fierce, would I need to bribe others to go easy on me in matches?"
"Uh..."
Yu Wei was slightly taken aback.
Actually, this was his biggest doubt. Not just him, but the students who had agreed to throw their matches yesterday were equally dumbfounded, even suspecting that Lu Xiaobai was deliberately pranking them...
"Alright, don't overthink it. Just get the job done properly."
Lu Xiaobai patted Yu Wei on the shoulder.
"You got it."
Yu Wei nodded and stopped gossiping.
As for what Lu Xiaobai was actually thinking, as a subordinate, he didn't need to know. He just needed to do his job beautifully...
Right at that moment, the class bell rang.
A white-haired elderly man walked in, glanced at the students, and said amiably,
"Class, today is history. Everyone, liven up!"
With that, he turned on the virtual screen. An image of a human with long blue hair appeared on it. She had an exquisite and pretty appearance, and her eyes were as pure as sapphires. However, she had fins on her face, and the lower half of her body was a scaly fish tail, making her look quite bizarre.
"Last class, we talked about the history of the Star Bug Race. Today, I will take you to learn about one of the ancient civilizations, the Sea Clan Civilization!"
The old man pointed at the image and smiled.
"This is what the Sea Clan used to look like!"
Looking at the beautiful mermaid on the screen, everyone seemed extremely interested and focused their attention to listen.
"The Sea Clan Civilization?"
Lu Xiaobai's expression shifted slightly, and he too began to concentrate.
The old man cleared his throat and spoke eloquently,
"Before we start the lesson, let me review with you what an ancient civilization is!"
"As we all know, the starry sky above us is eternal and unchanging. No one knows exactly how many years ago it was born. In such a vast river of time, humanity is definitely not the only civilization. Countless other civilizations have been buried in the sands of history, and we call them ancient civilizations!"
"The concept of ancient civilizations is not a baseless guess, but comes from the various ancient civilization ruins excavated by humanity. They are the best proof that those eras once existed!"
Hearing this, a look of longing appeared in everyone's eyes.
They often saw information about ancient civilization ruins on the internet. Most of it was about someone obtaining a world-shocking item in a ruin and embarking on the path to the pinnacle of life.
Such information was a mix of truth and fiction, but for high school seniors in the prime of their youth, who wouldn't want to encounter such a miraculous opportunity? Therefore, ancient civilization ruins had always been synonymous with treasure troves in their hearts!
Looking at the excited expressions of the crowd, the old man said seriously,
"Today, the Sea Clan Civilization we are going to learn about comes from tens of millions of years ago. Their civilization existed for about a million years. At their peak, they occupied boundless starry territories, at least not the slightest bit weaker than humanity today. But unfortunately, they ultimately dissipated in the river of history."
"The Sea Clan, regardless of gender, were extremely good-looking. They had fins and fish tails, and were naturally capable of surviving on both land and in the ocean. As long as they reached adulthood, their strength could rival a Level 20 Star Martial Artist. They could be said to be one of the overlord civilizations of that era!"
"That strong?"
Everyone had looks of astonishment on their faces.
To them, a Level 20 Star Martial Artist could already be called an expert. After all, Great Demon King Nangong was only at this level...
Seeing everyone's expressions, the old man smiled and explained,
"Of course, but their lifespan was three hundred years, which means they only reached adulthood at the age of fifty."
The crowd nodded. This was somewhat acceptable.
The old man continued to speak,
"However, what I just mentioned was only the ordinary Sea Clan. For the royal Sea Clan, they only needed twenty years to reach this level of strength. Most importantly, they were born with a water-controlling talent, making their strength far surpass lifeforms of the same level!"
"Born with a water-controlling talent?"
Everyone's expressions shook, and some even couldn't help but exclaim out loud.
They knew exactly how incredibly low the ratio of people with innate talents and special physiques was. At least in their Starlight High School, there didn't seem to be a single person like that...
Yet the royal family of the Sea Clan were actually all born with innate talents. This was simply too terrifying!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
