High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

When Su Jie entered the classroom, the bell for morning self-study had just rung.

His appearance did not attract much attention. He deliberately concealed his aura, and appeared to still be wearing that faded school uniform, but his back was straighter than before, and his eyes held a sharpness that he had never seen before.

Lin Xue'er entered the classroom almost right on time. Seeing Su Jie, she frowned habitually, walked straight over, and spoke with undisguised resentment:

"Su Jie, what happened to you last night? Didn't you promise to give me eight Qi and Blood Coins? I waited until midnight!"

In her eyes, Su Jie was still that sycophant she could manipulate at will; at most, he had forgotten about him or was temporarily short of funds.

"Oh, you there," Su Jie said calmly, "I've changed my mind."

Lin Xue'er was stunned: "You...what did you say?"

"I'm telling you," Su Jie's voice echoed clearly in the classroom, "I'm not going to give you any more life force. Not only that, I'm going to settle some scores with you."

Lin Xue'er was taken aback, then looked as if she had heard a joke: "Settle accounts? Su Jie, what do you mean?"

"What I mean is," Su Jie stood up, looking down at her, his tone suddenly turning cold, "that you should return everything you took from me before, with interest!"

Boom! The classroom erupted in chaos! Everyone stared at Su Jie in disbelief, as if they were seeing him for the first time.

How dare he speak to Lin Xue'er like that? And he wants her to pay off her debts?

Lin Xue'er's face flushed instantly, filled with shame and indignation: "Su Jie! What nonsense are you talking about! Those...those were clearly given to me willingly!"

"Voluntary?" Su Jie sneered. "Over the past year and three months, you've used various excuses to swindle a total of 170 points of Qi and Blood and cultivation resources worth 20,000 from me! These resources were the compensation my parents received at the cost of their lives, and they were resources given to me, the orphan of a martyr, by the city hall for my cultivation!"

The words "orphan of a martyr" and "deceiving for resources" exploded like bombs in the classroom! All the students were stunned and looked at Lin Xue'er in disbelief.

"No wonder Su Jie has only opened five martial acupoints so far!"

"So that's how Lin Xue'er got all those new clothes and her suddenly accelerated cultivation speed!"

"Sucking the blood of martyrs' orphans, how vicious!"

Lin Xueer was speechless, tears welling up in her eyes, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.

However, several boys who usually admired her immediately stood up and criticized Su Jie when they saw her in such a pitiful state. "Su Jie, are you even a man? Bullying a girl!"

"Exactly! Xue'er only used a little of your vital energy because you're close, and you're being so petty!"

Su Jie's gaze swept over the boys, his eyes icy: "Since you're so generous, why don't you supply her with her life force from now on? Or, how about you help her pay back what she owes me?"

The boys were speechless for a moment, and sat back down dejectedly.

170 points of Qi and Blood is a considerable amount for them.

"Su Jie...you've changed." Lin Xue'er bit her lip, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Yes," Su Jie readily admitted, "If I don't change, am I supposed to just wait to be drained dry and thrown away like trash?"

"You cheated me out of a lot of my vital energy, causing my cultivation to lag behind and leaving me at the bottom for a long time. Lin Xue'er, what do you think will happen if this gets to the principal or the City Hall's 'Orphan's Compensation Office'?"

"You...you dare not..." Lin Xue'er's voice trembled.

"You dare not?" Su Jie laughed. "I'll give you two choices now."

"First, return 200 Qi and Blood Coins, including principal and interest, within three days."

"Secondly, I took all the transfer records and chat evidence to the City Hall's 'Orphan's Compensation Office' and asked them to determine whether your actions constituted malicious fraud, encroachment on the cultivation foundation of martyrs' orphans, and jeopardization of my martial arts future!"

Go to the city hall? Seek an official ruling?

Lin Xue'er was so frightened that her body went limp, and she almost collapsed to the ground. She knew better than anyone what the consequences would be if this matter escalated! It would be social death, her future ruined, and she might even be imprisoned!

"No...you can't..." she stammered, tears and snot streaming down her face. This time, she was truly terrified. "Su Jie, for the sake of our past relationship..."

"Affection?" Su Jie scoffed, his voice filled with undisguised disgust. "From the moment you started treating me like an ATM, there was no affection between us, only debt!"

He glanced around at the shocked students and said, word by word, "Listen up, everyone, and be my witness. Three days, 200 Qi and Blood Coins. If she can't pay that, don't blame me for following the rules!"

After saying that, he stopped looking at the disheveled woman on the ground and turned back to his seat.

The classroom was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was stunned by Su Jie's ruthless and decisive counterattack. This was no longer the timid and submissive Su Jie of the past; this was clearly a lion awakened from its slumber!

Some who had once mocked Su Jie felt a chill in their hearts, secretly glad they hadn't offended him to the point of no return. Many others, however, cast scornful and disgusted glances at Lin Xue'er.

Su Jie felt the powerful energy brought by the natural operation of the ninety-nine orifices in his body, as well as the vast blood and qi in the system that was still steadily increasing. He felt exceptionally refreshed!

After the morning reading session, the martial arts theory class will follow immediately.

In class, after finishing his regular lecture on theoretical knowledge, Professor Li Heng looked at the students below the stage and then slowly began to speak:

"Classmates, the results of the combat strength test from a few days ago are out. Chen Yun from our class opened ninety-five martial acupoints, ranking first in the class and seventh in the grade."

A soft murmur of admiration rose from the audience.

"And as you may have heard," Li Heng paused slightly, "Zheng Xuan, who ranked first in the entire school this time, has a combat power of 137 points."

This number elicited a collective gasp from the classroom.

Many students looked puzzled, with some muttering, "How can a martial arts skill limit of ninety-nine points result in a combat power of one hundred and thirty-seven points?"

"Could it be that he has already begun refining his second-level martial acupoint?"

Li Heng took in everyone's reactions, tapped his finger lightly on the podium, and attracted everyone's attention.

"It seems many of you have already discovered the key." His voice was steady, with the solemnity of revealing the mystery. "That's right, opening up the ninety-nine orifices is just a starting point! It's like building a skyscraper; you've just laid the foundation and erected the load-bearing beams and pillars."

The classroom fell silent immediately, and most people pricked up their ears.

"Next comes the crucial part that will truly determine how far you can go on this path—the tempering of your martial arts acupoints!"

Su Jie's eyes narrowed, knowing that the key point was coming.

"The so-called martial acupoint tempering is to continue to invest more qi and blood into your already opened first-level martial acupoints, repeatedly flushing and nourishing them, causing them to undergo a qualitative leap, just like ordinary iron undergoing thousands of hammerings and temperings, eventually becoming refined steel!"

As Li Heng spoke, he wrote on the blackboard:

Level 1 Martial Acupoint → Level 2 Martial Acupoint: Consumes 20 points of health, and grants an additional 2 points of combat power.

Level 2 Martial Acupoint → Level 3 Martial Acupoint: Consumes 40 points of health, and grants an additional 3 points of combat power.

And so on, the further you go, the greater the consumption, but the more terrifying the improvement becomes!

"My god! It costs 20 HP to level up a martial arts acupoint to level 2?"

"Would it take more than a month to accumulate enough knowledge just by mastering basic breathing techniques?"

A murmur of surprise and gasps rippled through the audience. The terrifying resource consumption left most of the students, who relied on basic breathing techniques, feeling a sense of despair.