When I first entered high school, the system insisted that I was destined to be an emperor in my lat

"Time's up."

Finally, as Ma Baoguo finished speaking, the terrifying pressure of a grandmaster receded like a tide.

"call!"

The people present trembled, as if they had just been pulled out of the water, their faces turning deathly pale.

Shen Weilan's legs went weak and she was about to fall to the ground.

Just then, a strong arm firmly embraced her slender waist.

"Wei Lan, are you alright?"

Jiang Feng asked with concern.

Shen Weilan shook her head weakly, too weak to even speak.

Jiang Feng flipped his wrist and took out a bottle of high-grade Qi and Blood potion.

"Your qi and blood have been greatly depleted. Drink some qi and blood tonic and immediately circulate your qi cultivation technique to absorb it."

Shen Weilan nodded obediently, tilted her snow-white neck back, and drank the blood-nourishing medicine in one gulp.

As the medicine took effect, some color finally returned to her pale cheeks.

This scene immediately made all the girls stare in disbelief.

Previously, they were jealous of Shen Weilan's stunning beauty, which stole the attention of all the boys.

But at this moment, all the jealousy turned into envy.

If they could receive Jiang Feng's meticulous care, they would be willing to die right now!

Meanwhile, on the other side, Long Feiyang took a deep breath and suppressed the surging blood and qi within his body.

He turned to look at Jiang Feng and the others behind him and saw that they were all pale-faced. He couldn't help but smile arrogantly.

"As expected, I, Long Feiyang, am the strongest!"

"These guys are all exhausted, but I'm the only one whose breathing is still relatively stable."

"After all, I'm a genius who's already halfway to the fourth rank!"

Of the group, only Lei Kuang had a furrowed brow, staring intently at Jiang Feng with a very serious expression.

"Something's not right! This Jiang Feng actually held out until the very end?"

"And his movements were so steady, he didn't seem exhausted at all!"

"When did such monsters emerge from the students of No. 3 Middle School?"

Just then, Xiao Xingye, who had regained some of his strength, ran over, his face flushed with excitement: "Brother Jiang Feng! You're awesome!"

Despite coughing up blood and being as pale as a sheet, he still couldn't suppress his fervent admiration for Jiang Feng.

At this moment, Ma Baoguo looked at the standing people and nodded slightly.

He originally thought that at most two or three people could last for half an hour.

Surprisingly, five people were left behind.

The quality of this year's Tianjiao contestants truly exceeded his expectations.

Immediately, Ma Baoguo's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "The first stage of special training is over today. From now on, the time will increase every day. Tomorrow it will be forty minutes, and the day after tomorrow it will be fifty minutes..."

"Now, you'll have half an hour to rest."

"In half an hour, I will teach you a breathing technique for actual combat!"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone: "In the joint entrance exam between the three cities in two weeks, besides battling students from the other two cities in the arena, you will also enter a secret realm to engage in life-or-death struggles with strange beasts!"

"So, if any of you are afraid of dying, you can go home now!"

"After all, entering the secret realm will truly mean your death!"

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

Immediately afterwards, many students stared blankly, their minds completely blank.

"What?! Fighting a monster?"

A boy suddenly stood up.

"no!"

"Weren't the joint entrance exams in previous years all just practice tests?"

"There's absolutely no need to fight the monster head-on!"

"The rules have changed this year!"

Ma Baoguo snorted coldly, "It's because those so-called top students in the joint entrance exams in previous years were all spineless cowards on the front lines!"

"There's even a guy who claims to be a peerless genius, who got so scared by a first-tier beast that he wet his pants and fainted!"

"The higher-ups are furious about this!"

"Therefore, this year's joint entrance exam must be bloody!"

"certainly……"

Ma Baoguo changed the subject, his tone becoming more seductive.

"High risk means high reward."

"The rewards for this year's joint entrance exam are so generous that even I, a fourth-rank grandmaster, am extremely envious!"

"The winner of this joint examination will receive a pill that can help them break through to the fifth-grade Grandmaster level—the Transformation Pill!"

"Not only that, there are also top-tier cultivation resources such as pills that can rebuild one's foundation, thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and specially made body-refining ointments!"

"At the same time, instructors from the nation's top martial arts academies, such as Kyoto Martial Arts University and Tsinghua University Martial Arts University, will be present to watch the competition."

"If your performance is outstanding enough, you might even secure a guaranteed admission spot to Wuhan University ahead of schedule!"

"boom!!!"

These words immediately caused a stir in the entire venue!

"Really?! A fifth-grade pill, the Manifestation Pill?!"

"My God! So many top-tier resources!"

"The higher-ups are actually willing to use this strategic resource as a reward?!"

"We'll fight to the death! The path of martial arts is one of fierce competition; one cannot succeed without being obsessed!"

"If I could get a guaranteed admission to Kyoto University or Tsinghua/Peking University, it would be like a dragon ascending to heaven!"

"Even if it's a fourth-tier beast, I'll still go up and bite off a piece of its flesh!"

"That's right! Fortune favors the bold! Even if I have to crawl, I'll fight my way through this secret realm!"

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned red.

In previous years, the best reward for the joint entrance examination was only a third-grade purgative pill.

This reward is enough to make them risk their lives!

Seeing this, Ma Baoguo smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

"Apart from the joint entrance examination, this special training will last for half a month."

"Over the next two weeks, I will personally conduct assessments and select the most outstanding performer, awarding them a fourth-grade elixir as a separate prize..."

"The Limit-Breaking Pill!"

As he spoke, he took out an exquisite sandalwood box from his pocket.

Immediately, a rich fragrance of elixir filled the entire venue.

That was none other than a perfectly round and flawless Breakthrough Pill!

"hiss!"

Even Long Feiyang, Lei Kuang, and the others had their eyes nearly pop out of their sockets and their faces flushed when they saw the Breakthrough Pill.

That's the Breakthrough Pill that can help you break through to the fourth-grade Grandmaster level?!

The temptation was too irresistible for them!

……

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