Terrible news! My deskmate's first chapter is gone!

Chen Xi vaults off the pole.

Strangely, the lawyer's letter, which had a locking mechanism, didn't turn this time. Instead, it went straight into the bamboo in Chen Xi's hand, like a stubborn fool.

With a loud "boom," the bamboo was instantly pulverized into powder by the force of the lawyer's letter.

Without a doubt.

In the lawyer's letter, Zhu Zi became Chen Xi, taking the brunt of the blow in his place.

"Is this... the power of cleaners?"

Yang Wei first breathed a sigh of relief, then murmured something.

Chen Xi's eyes did not brighten, which meant that he did not use any of the second-tier extraordinary characteristics other than Fu Di Mo.

As for Tier I, Chen Xi possesses three powers: Farmer, Hyperthymesia, and Cleaner.

Yang Wei had seen the first two, so this bamboo could only be due to the extraordinary characteristics of a cleaner.

"Wow, impressive, boss. I never knew you had a Stand ability."

"You scared me! I almost thought you were going to get killed."

Seeing that Chen Xi was alright, Yang Wei immediately came over and said something.

Stop trying to glorify yourself.

"This is Guzhu, a summoned creature with extraordinary characteristics."

Chen Xi explained.

However, to be fair, Phase I is still just Phase I, and the pole vault did not completely replace Chen Xi in completely digesting the attack of the lawyer's letter.

At this moment, Chen Xi's palm was slightly injured by the explosion. If it weren't for his leading position over Yang Wei in terms of progress and other aspects, as well as his three times the increase in physical fitness, he would have been able to recover.

Otherwise, that blow could have shattered Chen Xi's hand.

Yan Mingliang breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and, like Yang Wei, quickly approached Chen Xi.

Unlike Yang Wei, who sought protection, Yan Mingliang, as a person being reflected, was not a truly living person in the real sense.

His goal was to ensure Chen Xi's survival, because only in this way could he survive.

Yan Mingliang is well aware that his current role is that of a shield that needs to step forward when necessary.

He's only at Rank I now, so he can't really do anything.

Chen Xi also understood Yan Mingliang's difficulties.

If he weren't afraid that someone else would get there first, he would definitely have helped Yan Mingliang advance to Stage II first.

"They're all superhumans, so they'll kill each other on sight?"

"headmaster!"

Chen Xi emphasized the title "principal" very much.

"There's no need to play the emotional card, Chen Xi. Although we've met many times, those were relationships under different social backgrounds."

"We have no connection now."

"not to mention......"

"Have the extraordinary individuals never truly united at all?"

"Alright then, considering our past relationship, give me the historical stone tablet you have, and I'll spare the lives of the three of you."

"how?"

"Trading goods for a life is a very worthwhile deal."

Chen Xi did not answer the question, but instead asked in return:

"What's the use of this?"

The principal laughed upon hearing this, a very cold laugh:

"Chen Xi, it seems you still haven't figured out the situation."

"It's already Phase II, haven't you detached yourself from your 'student' identity yet?"

"The initiative is now in my hands!"

"What right do you have to bargain with me?"

Chen Xi remained unfazed by the principal's domineering remarks:

"What if I refuse?"

"Then die!"

The principal was also very direct.

"You don't think dodging that attack is impressive, do you?"

"If you think you can beat me with this level of skill, then you've really gone crazy from all your studying."

"The gap between us is too big."

"I just don't want to pay an unnecessary price."

Chen Xi's eyes flashed:

"Take the initiative to bring out the stone slab."

"Indeed, you are far superior to me. I can hand over the stone tablet to you."

"But I want to know, what exactly is this thing?"

"I'm curious, I don't see what it's good for."

"Besides recording rankings, it can't just be recording rankings, right?"

"If that were the case, you wouldn't have done these things."

Upon hearing this, the principal touched the bald patch on his head:

"Do good students have a thirst for knowledge?"

"Fine, I'll grant your wish."

"The historical stone tablet itself is a forbidden object, of course, the forbidden object here refers to the three pieces put together."

"But I don't know exactly which forbidden item it is. I'm not lying to you, and there's no need for me to lie to you. I only know that it's a forbidden item that is only beneficial to us extraordinary beings."

"Therefore, I conclude that all superhumans can use it, or most superhumans can."

"I see."

Chen Xi seemed to have figured something out, and suddenly spoke:

"So that historical stone tablet with the ranking of contained objects in your hand, you brought it out of the Black Tower, right?"

"I don't know how you confirmed that the other two historical tablets were outside the Black Tower. Otherwise, someone of your strength shouldn't have been outside, let alone stayed for so long."

"Also, if I'm not mistaken, you probably only know that the other two pieces are outside, but you don't know exactly where they are."

"So you subtly spread the news of the historical stone tablet in Yancheng and other relatively normal cities."

"In this way, you'll make the holders of the other two stone tablets come to you."

"In this way, we've gathered all three historical stone tablets!"

Chen Xi guessed that the curly-haired imposter probably learned of this information from somewhere, just like Yan Mingliang.

To put it bluntly, the principal was fishing.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

The principal suddenly clapped.

"You truly deserve to be called the most outstanding student of Yancheng No.1 High School in the past 50 years. What you said is very good."

"As for why this historical stone tablet is separated, it doesn't matter if I tell you."

"Long ago, it was destroyed by a powerful fake human."

"It is said that the imposter wanted to destroy the historical record, but unfortunately he couldn't."

"In the end, they had to be separated. So the historical stone tablet with the information about the contained items was left in the Black Tower, while the other two were taken outside."

"I stumbled upon this historical stone tablet inside the Black Tower, and so I made a choice: I decided to restore this forbidden artifact that even the false gods wanted to destroy!"

"A remarkable feat."

Chen Xi sighed:

"In that case, my esteemed headmaster, would it be possible for me to handle the panel synthesis?"

"If there are any risks, I will bear the consequences myself."

"Consider it helping you avoid disaster, how about it?"

The principal gave Chen Xi a cold look:

"No need, just give me those two pieces and you can get lost."

Huff... Huff...

A gentle breeze swept by, turning the fallen leaves on the plastic track over and over again.

"How do I get out?"

"You've acquired a powerful forbidden artifact that's detrimental to pseudo-humans, are you ready to get lost?"

The principal's pupils dilated slightly, revealing a hint of sternness and ruthlessness:

"So you're planning to back out?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi gave an ambiguous smile and said:

"To quote you just said, 'The superhumans have never truly united!'"

"Hahahahaha!"

The principal suddenly burst into laughter, the volume not loud, but it was so loud it hurt people's eardrums. He then glared maliciously at Chen Xi:

"Chen Xi, it seems you chose death over life!"

Chen Xi's eyes were sharp; with a wave of his hand, Li Yaozu blocked his way.

"Judging from your sluggish actions, I can confirm that you are still at the extraordinary stage; you have not yet attained sainthood!"

"You're only a Stage III transcendent!"

"good!"

"So you're just a Stage III superhuman!"

"You talk as if you can beat me."

"In that case, I'll see if you, this academic genius, are as capable in the extraordinary realm as you are in academics!"