Chapter Thirty: Waste Materials, Strange Talents

  Li Xiao cursed inwardly, feeling unlucky.

  He barely made it for the year-end assessment when he came out of the life-and-death furnace.

  The gate of the central main hall had already been closed, and he was originally going to sneak in quietly. Who knew that as he walked in front of the huge temple gate, Li Xiao discovered a red rope hanging down.

  Perhaps it was the curiosity of his past life that burst forth here, and he actually pulled the red rope with a ghostly air, only to find that there was no movement at all, and with a curious heart, he pulled hard!

  "Boom——"

  The plaque on the central main hall fell down, Li Xiao was shocked and hurriedly dodged, but had already startled the instructors in the great hall.

  A figure rushed past, and with one stroke, Li Xiao was picked up and thrown into the great hall.

  "Say, today's year-end evaluation, why are you late?!"

  The one who grabbed Li Xiao was a female instructor, very beautiful. But at this moment, her eyes were like sharp blades, piercing into Li Xiao's body.

  "A few mentors, the disciple just came out of closed cultivation, so I didn't catch up with the assessment. I hope the mentor will forgive me."

  Li Xiao hastily explained, and of course, several instructors' expressions eased a lot, this reason is still acceptable.

  "Since we're late, let's just enter the main hall, why bother damaging the college signboard?"

  This is a big issue, Li Xiao can't say that he pulled the red rope just because it was convenient to see and couldn't help himself, right?

  "This... right, because at the time I saw a fly on the red rope, my disciple lost his hand and pulled it down, didn't expect to cause such an evil result."

  Such an explanation is undoubtedly met with bursts of laughter from the crowd. Is there a fly in the National Academy? What a joke!

  The face of the female instructor in front of him looked as if she had swallowed a fly, and it was clear that Li Xiao was talking nonsense. In the National Academy, because some strange plants were raised, flies and even mosquitoes, such small living things, could not appear.

  Li Xiao is simply talking nonsense with his eyes wide open, and more importantly, he himself doesn't even know that it's nonsense, looking at himself with a straight face!

  "You have damaged school property, you are sentenced to go to the back mountain and be closed off for a hundred years!"

  The mentor's face turned stern, and the punishment he meted out was truly frightening. Before breaking through to the Transcendent realm, a person's life would be at most only a hundred years old; being closed up for a hundred years was no different from serving an indefinite sentence.

  Li Xiao's expression also changed, and he closed his eyes for a hundred years. Even if he could come out alive, his father should have been buried long ago.

  "Alright, Hong Liang. I was the one who pulled down that rope. I wanted to change the signboard anyway. Let's just consider this matter settled. I think this kid didn't do it on purpose, and he looks a bit familiar too."

  A mentor spoke up, Hong Liang took a closer look and seemed to be the previous term's college celebrity Li Xiao.

  "This is Li Xiao, who was detected two years ago and has not yet reached the first rank of Tongling..."

  This voice once again caused an uproar among all the students.

  Although Li Xiao's great name is already known to everyone, his appearance is remembered by very few people. After all, it has been two years and the intricate curse seals are difficult enough to remember, let alone so many faces.

  "It's exactly the disciple."

  Li Xiao replied, Hong Ling saw this and nodded slightly:

  "This time let's just leave it at that. My college never breeds mosquitoes, so next time scatter some lies and find a better excuse."

  Li Xiao only then realized where he was wrong, suddenly felt embarrassed, and repeatedly nodded in agreement.

  "The assessor is over there, if you don't come now, you will miss the opportunity."

  Hong Liang pointed to the front, where only a few people were left, all of whom were students in the same session as Li Xiao. Li Xiao thanked him and ran two steps to his side.

  "Hey, you said that Li Xiao from this academy is a waste material. I wonder if he hasn't even reached the first level of Tongling yet?"

  "No, no, that would be too cruel for him, I hope he has already reached the first stage of spiritual enlightenment."

  "It's too difficult, more difficult than ascending to the heavens! With Li Xiao's natural talent, wanting to break through the first level of Tongling is likely to exhaust his entire life's energy, and only then might he have a chance."

  "How can you guys be so happy to see Li Xiao's misfortune? We should encourage him more, even if he didn't break through to the first level of Tongling, it can still serve as a warning for our fellow disciples and sect, don't you all think this is reasonable?"

  Among the students, there was a lot of discussion. After all, Li Xiao had become too famous and was almost as strong as Xue Qingfeng, a genius-level talent with seven spiritual layers. The two were only slightly different in terms of their cultivation methods, but in some ways, they were very similar, both being extreme figures in their own way.

  Li Xiao heard his own name being discussed and immediately turned around, waving at the students.

  At once, the two words "Li Xiao" were shouted out like waves, if someone didn't know what was going on, they would really think it was some kind of big shot.

  "You're also a freshman this year? What's your name... Ah, never mind, I've already heard it."

  The mentor in front of him smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and a divine light suddenly burst out from his eyes, sweeping across Li Xiao's entire body.

  "Huh?!"

  The instructor seemed startled and stared at Li Xiao again, scanning him carefully.

  This is still an unprecedented situation, after all, the instructors are all super strong players in the Transcendent Realm, and observing students in the Tongling Realm only requires a single glance.

  "This... Li Xiao, Tong Ling... Sixfold!"

  As soon as this was said, the originally noisy Central Hall suddenly became completely quiet, with a pin drop being audible.

  Several mentors who knew Li Xiao's assessment two years ago also focused their attention here, and indeed, it was the Six Reincarnations of the Spirit without a doubt!

  Several instructors nodded at the same time and confirmed the result.

  Three years of cultivation to reach the sixth level of Tongling! No, in the first year, not even one level of Tongling was cultivated, it should be said that two years of cultivation reached the sixth level of Tongling! This speed, perhaps only a freak genius like Xue Cengshuang can achieve?

  Li Xiao bid farewell to several instructors and entered the martial arts arena.

  "This student named Li Xiao, could he really be a prodigy?"

  "No, this kind of promotion is different from those geniuses and should be called a freak instead."

  Several instructors looked strange and didn't know what to say. The students of the previous session could be said to be the most variable and potential group.

  Li Xiao left the Central Hall and stepped into the Martial Arts Arena. As soon as he walked out, his eyes lit up.

  "Ni Liang's junior fellow disciple, Chun Yu Xi; Nanmen Ao's senior fellow disciple."

  Li Xiao's face lit up with joy, and he actually saw these three people.

  "Haha, my premonition was right on the money! It's really you, Li Xiao brother!"

  Ni Lianghaha smiled and chuckled, Nanmen Ao slightly circled around Li Xiao and nodded lightly.

  "Very strong."

  Only two words can be used to judge them, because they know Li Xiao's roots and knew that Li Xiao had already reached the cultivation of Tongling San Chong two years ago. Now being taken away by Yue Changsheng, his strength must have made great progress.

  "Go, Li Xiao Shixiong. Those little rabbits have always been distrustful, saying that you're a useless person. Now it's time to let those guys take a good look."

  Ni Liang feared that the world was not chaotic enough, so he dragged Li Xiao and ran into the martial arts arena.

  "Come on, come on! The academy's waste material Li Xiao personally takes the stage. Lose one and pay ten, buy more and pay more, don't miss this opportunity!"

  As soon as he entered the crowd, Ni Liang scattered Li Xiao and three others, found a crowded spot, and directly set up a gambling den.

  "This kid is indeed never far from his old profession."

  Sun Yu shook his head, and Li Xiao was a bit strange:

  "Nie's junior brother is not considered poor, why is he still so fixated on wealth?"

  Li Xiao was quite puzzled by this, but Chun Yu Xi let out a sigh:

  "Li Xiao's younger brother didn't know that Ni Liang, who came from an official family, was not the eldest son and had no inheritance status. His talent couldn't compare to his older brother's, so he had to take a different path, hoping to make a name for himself in business and prove himself to his father. In fact, every family has its own difficulties, even if you're a student at the Imperial Academy, who isn't?"

  Sun Yu shook his head, seemingly with a lot of emotions.

  At this time, many people in the college are already betting, with a ratio of 1 to 10. This kind of thing is not always encountered at any time.

  "Hum, this guy is here to cheat money again. Two years ago, I was lucky and he cheated me out of a lot of treasures. This year, I was just about to find him for another gamble, but now, put everything on the line!"

  Ni Liang himself was the banker, and others could only buy from him. However, even so, the jade stones and night pearls in front of Chun Yu Xi were all piled up.

  Li Xiao saw this and shook his head, then walked straight up onto the stone platform.

  However, after waiting for half a day, not one person was willing to challenge Li Xiao. Those who had placed bets with Ni Liang were getting impatient and urged him to start, or else they would take their treasures back.

  Li Xiao is now a celebrity, but after all, he's a waste material. Among the current students of the same generation, there are few who have a lower rank than him, so even if they win against Li Xiao, it won't look too good.

  But in an instant, a young-looking guy jumped up, who was also a woman with a beautiful face and piercing eyes, somewhat heroic.

  "Below is this term's new student Liu Yan, I've long heard of your great reputation, brother. I've come specifically to ask for your guidance."

  The woman suddenly applied ten curses on herself and stared straight at Li Xiao.

  "It turned out to be Liu Yan's sister, please come in."

  Li Xiao's hand moved slightly, but he had no intention of casting a spell, which made Liu Yan's face flush with anger, thinking that Li Xiao was being arrogant.

  "Huh? Isn't this the only genius among the newcomers, Liu Yan, who has reached the fourth level of Tongling? This is trouble for Li Xiao, directly running into the leader of the newcomers. I'm afraid he's going to lose face for our entire class."

  "That Liu Yan, a sister from a military family, is quite extraordinary in her skills. In the previous martial arts competition, she unexpectedly won the championship and became the strongest among the newcomers. It seems that this time we are sure to win! Never mind so much, I'll raise the stakes by ten times!"

  Seeing New Birth's first person, Liu Yan, take action against Li Xiao, the gambling masters suddenly felt that their chances of winning had greatly increased and they all added more bets.

  Only to see Liu Yan's sister let out a loud shout, and then Li Xiao launched an attack, his movements swift and agile, his attacks sharp! However, Li Xiao suddenly vanished from the spot, causing everyone watching to be shocked. After searching carefully, they found that he was already standing in the position where Liu Yan had just stood on stage.

  "Liu Yan, you've reached the fourth stage of spiritual awakening at such a young age, truly remarkable. However, your speed is too slow, and you're still far from being my match."

  Li Xiao's words drifted away and disappeared once again into thin air.

  Liu Yan was greatly shocked, and saw Li Xiao suddenly appear in front of him. He hastily responded with a embroidered fist attack, but then discovered that Li Xiao had once again disappeared, reappearing in the distance.

  This ghostly speed shocked not only Liu Yan and the onlookers, but even the strong ones standing on other arenas!

  "You... you bastard, don't run if you have the guts!"

  Liu Yan gritted her teeth and stared at Li Xiao, who was out of reach even if she stretched out her sleeve. Suddenly, she felt something was off.

  Across from him was a guy known as the strongest waste material in the college, how could he have such terrifying speed? Liu Yan simply didn't want to believe that Li Xiao had such strength, after all, Li Xiao's legend had been around for too long, long enough to become everyone's consensus.

  She thought that as long as she could meet Li Xiao, then she would definitely win.

  "Oh? Then I won't run away, but junior sister, you really aren't my match."

  Li Xiao shook his head, and saw Liu Yan hear this, silver teeth biting, straight to Li Xiao rushed over. However, Li Xiao was not flustered, slowly raised his right foot, and fiercely stomped on the stone platform!

  "Boom——"

  The entire stone stage shook violently! Liu Yan's figure, under this sway, had to stop in her tracks, stabilizing her body, a pair of beautiful eyes staring at Li Xiao in shock.

  Just one kick made the entire stone platform shake, this force, if directly released, would probably be able to penetrate Liu Yan's beautiful body in an instant!

  "Is this still the useless Li Xiao? Or has he mutated?"

  "Impossible, I must have seen it wrong, impossible, impossible!"

  Few people believed that Li Xiao's transformation would be so great, with both power and speed reaching an astonishing degree.

  "I... give up."

  Liu Yan knew that Dingeran was no match for Li Xiao, so he let out a soft sigh and slowly left the stone platform.

  Ní Liáng was overjoyed and collected the betting money, this time he really made a lot of profit. Ní Liáng even started using his business mind to think of ways to set up a gambling den in the martial arts arena.

  But this idea only flashed through his mind, and if he really did that, the tutors and elders of the college would probably pinch him to death!

  "Alright, since no one else is willing to take action, I'll see for myself what kind of strength you have now."

  Just then, Mo Zhan suddenly jumped over from another stone platform, crossing the dozens of feet of empty space between the two platforms, as if gliding, and landed on Li Xiao's stone platform.

  "The Sixfold Ink War of Tongling!"

  "This time Li Xiao is done for, hurry up and place your bets, I'm going to turn things around!"

  "Ah, give me everything! Golden silk brocade, golden silk jade, right, do you accept golden silk underwear here?"