As Jiangnan stepped into the classroom, the noisy atmosphere, buzzing with anticipation for the upcoming monthly exam, quietened slightly.
His handsome, fresh face still drew the attention of several female classmates.
But the thought that Jiangnan would no longer be their classmate after the exam left them a tad disappointed.
He sat by the window, ignoring the chatter, which soon picked up again.
“Why’s our South God wearing a cap? Acting like a big shot?”
“Pfft… probably knows he’s getting kicked out and can’t face anyone, haha!”
Jiangnan gazed out at the scenery, lost in thought.
Three years ago, the name South God echoed through Jiangcheng.
Now, it was a punchline.
Today, though, things might just change!
At that moment, class monitor Li Xiang approached him.
“Jiangnan, don’t feel down. If you get kicked out, so be it!”
“Being a spiritual martial artist might not suit you, but your spatial ability still has its uses. You could open a pocket dimension to store stuff!”
“My dad runs a logistics company. After you graduate, you can work for him!”
“Thirty grand a month, plus spiritual beads for cultivation. What do you say?”
Li Xiang’s words caught the attention of several classmates.
“Blimey? Thirty grand? That’s generous! Three grand’s more like it, haha!”
“That’s our Li Xiang, class monitor for a reason!”
Jiangnan glanced at Li Xiang, flashing a bright smile, “So, you’re saying I should be a delivery driver?”
The class erupted in laughter. Li Xiang shrugged with a grin.
“Haha, a spatial martial artist delivering parcels, perfect match!”
“Thirty grand, no more!”
Li Xiang: “It’s a rare opportunity. Think it over!”
Jiangnan grinned, “I know a foreman at the south city construction site. With your earth-type ability, you’d outdig ten excavators at a septic tank!”
The class struggled to stifle their laughter, faces red.
Bloody hell, excavators?
Ten of them!
Li Xiang’s face darkened.
[Resentment Points from Li Xiang +999!]
“Watch it, don’t push your luck!”
Before Jiangnan could reply, Li Muyan, sporting dark circles from a sleepless night, stormed into the classroom and snapped at him, “You’ll pay for what you did to me last night!”
Jiangnan paused for two seconds, “What? Still sore?”
The entire class fell silent, their gazes shifting between the two, suddenly intrigued.
Bloody hell?
What’s this?
A late-night tussle?
Who’d have thought!
South God’s that fierce?
What a messy circle…
Li Muyan realised her words could be misconstrued, her face flushing with rage, “You’re shameless!”
[Resentment Points from Li Muyan +789!]
Just then, the teacher, dressed in a sharp suit, entered and tapped the blackboard with her pointer, “Everyone, back to your seats, quiet!”
Li Xiang glared, “You just wait, you’re in for it later!”
Jiangnan smirked. These Resentment Points were too easy to earn!
The teacher spoke, “The monthly exam starts soon, testing your martial artist level and attack power. Assemble at the gymnasium, and get your heads in the game!”
“Class One is the elite class. Don’t drag us down, got it?”
Her gaze landed on Jiangnan.
Several classmates snickered at him.
Jiangnan remained unfazed.
At Jiangcheng No.1 High’s gymnasium, a glass-walled building, the space was adapted for spiritual martial artists.
Third floor.
Less than five hundred students from ten Year 12 Spiritual Martial Classes gathered in their class groups.
After a soporific speech from the headmaster, the monthly exam began.
By the large windows stood a testing machine, like a punch strength tester, with a titanium-magnesium alloy target and a display screen for results.
A student from Class Ten went first, building momentum as flames engulfed their hands.
With a fierce swing, a basin-sized fireball slammed into the machine.
A “boom” echoed, flames scattering!
The target was scorched black, and the screen displayed:
“Black Iron Nine-Star, Attack Power A!”
The student returned to the line, eyes gleaming with pride.
The invigilator nodded, “Good job! Next!”
Students took turns, showcasing their skills.
Most had awakened one of the five elemental abilities, with some rare ones like beast transformation, strength, or telekinesis.
The leaderboard shifted constantly based on level and attack power.
Two hours later, it was Class One’s turn.
The students were itching to go.
Li Xiang jumped up first, taking a deep breath and stomping hard.
The reinforced concrete floor twisted, forming a cement fist that smashed the machine.
“Bronze Three-Star, Attack Power S!”
His rank shot to the top of the leaderboard!
Li Xiang exhaled, a smug smile on his face.
“No surprise from Class One’s monitor! Bronze Three-Star? That’s mental!”
“A genius! I heard his talent’s A-grade!”
“No wonder! How many high schoolers reach Bronze?”
Amid the praise, Li Xiang returned, shooting Jiangnan a scornful glance, his meaning clear.
A few students later, it was Li Muyan’s turn.
As a metal-type awakener, she controlled steel beads, smashing them into the machine with force rivaling firearms, sparking on impact.
“Black Iron Ten-Star Peak, Attack Power A!”
Her rank soared into the top ten!
“Blimey! Class One’s full of beasts. This girl’s unreal!”
“Elemental awakeners are like magic gods, attack power’s off the charts!”
Li Muyan walked past Jiangnan, sneering, “Get ready to be kicked out of the Spiritual Martial Class!”
“Class One, Jiangnan! You’re up!”
Jiangnan’s lips curled into a smile. He adjusted his cap and strolled to the machine.
“Haha, who said Class One’s all beasts? Isn’t that South God?”
“Teleports half a metre and he’s knackered, what a weakling, haha!”
“He probably can’t even make the machine show a number!”
As Jiangnan stepped up, the crowd buzzed, eager for a spectacle.
He ignored the taunts.
Taking a deep breath, his muscles tensed like steel cables.
Stepping forward with his left foot, he twisted his hips and threw a punch with ferocious force.
The punch unleashed a deafening sonic boom!
“Bang!”
The titanium-magnesium alloy target crumpled like dough.
The four anchoring bolts snapped, and the entire machine was sent flying by brute force!
It crashed through the glass window, plummeting from the third floor onto the rubber field below, rolling over twenty metres…
The gust from the impact blew Jiangnan’s cap off, revealing his shiny bald head!
The room fell deathly silent.
Li Xiang was stunned. Li Muyan was stunned. The students, invigilators, and even the headmaster were stunned!
Bald!
One punch obliterated the testing machine!
For a moment, the students had a wild thought.
“Teacher Saitama, is that you?”
“Just missing the cape!”
