Qin Mengfan's little face blushed a deep red, and her beguiling eyes blinked slyly, "I said I'd be your wife, but I didn't say when I'd do it. Anyway, I don't want to right now."

A beauty acting shamelessly, even gods are helpless.

With so many eyes on her, Qin Mengfan naturally wouldn't obediently call Lin Chen "husband."

Lin Chen, however, wasn't in a hurry and said with a smile beaming with pride, "Wife, you will be my person sooner or later, it doesn't matter, I can wait."

Watching Lin Chen and Qin Mengfan flirt and tease each other, Zhou Ming's face turned green with anger.

"How is this possible? How can this poor loser have such talent? This is unscientific!"

Zhou Ming looked at Lin Chen resentfully. His performance this time had already been stunning, but regretfully, Lin Chen's seven stars had snatched away the halo of genius from him!

"Am I dreaming? Did Lin Chen really get seven stars?"

"Damn, seven stars, man, that's practically a divine counterattack, a real-life rags-to-riches transformation into a male god!"

Lu Xiaofeng's face bloomed with a smile. With one seven-star and two six-stars coming from her class, who else could boast such spectacular achievements? She must be the most badass instructor in history.

"Who would have thought that a farmer's child could achieve such success!" The Great Elder adjusted his glasses and said with approval.

The other elders nodded as well, all knowing how difficult it was for someone to get this far on their own.

"Family Head Zhou, it looks like the match in a month just got more interesting!" Long Wu said with a beaming smile to Zhou Batian.

Zhou Batian's gaze withdrew from the screen, his expression growing somewhat gloomy.

He never imagined that the poor boy, who was nothing more than an ant in his eyes, could possess such astonishing talent.

What a pity he can't be used by me! Zhou Batian's eyes carried a hint of coldness.

"What's the use of having talent? Combat is about control and real fight. I've heard that he's even struggling with controlling fire, whereas our Zhou Ming has already mastered a first-level Water Spell," Zhou Batian huffed coldly.

"Family Head Zhou, it seems we need to revise the agreement we just discussed. Given Lin Chen's incredible talent, our association has no reason to give up this spot."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Batian's face changed color.

"Lin Chen's talent comes once in a hundred years, so he rightfully deserves a chance to enter the Spiritual Spring."

"Hmph, why should a poor loser like him?" Zhou Batian's face already showed anger.

"By virtue of his talent. How about this: there's only one spot, so to be fair, let's make the match in a month the decisive battle to enter the Spiritual Spring," Long Wu proposed with a kind smile.

Zhou Batian's face was icy: He nodded, "Fine, in a month, I refuse to believe that an ant could possibly reach the sky."

After speaking, Zhou Batian stood up, stormed off angrily.

Long Wu looked down at Lin Chen and sighed, "Little guy, this is as much as I can do for you. Whether you can seize the opportunity is up to you now."

The testing finally came to an end. Lin Chen had the number one talent, but because of his poor day-to-day grades, he tied for first place with a comprehensive score of 90 along with Zhou Ming, while Qin Mengfan took second place, and Hao Lin was squeezed into third.

But Hao Lin wasn't the least bit disheartened; instead, he was excited, "Boss, you really slapped Zhou Ming's face hard just now. You should've seen his expression—it was like he'd eaten shit, hilarious!"

Lin Chen smiled lightly, "That was just a small surprise for him. There's an even bigger surprise waiting for him."

At that moment, Zhou Ming approached with a dark expression, "Lin Chen, I never thought you'd step in shit luck, getting seven stars of talent. But no matter, I'll let you know in tomorrow's battle who the real genius is."

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Although Lin Chen possessed astonishing talent, Zhou Ming still had great confidence in himself.

Now that he could release Spells, while Lin Chen even struggled with controlling fire, he was nothing more than trash in Zhou Ming's eyes. He had made up his mind to crush Lin Chen into scraps during real combat.

"Don't even think about it, Zhou Ming. If you want to lay a finger on Brother Chen, you'll have to go through me first," Hao Lin said coldly.

"You, kid, rest assured, I will take care of you both tomorrow," Zhou Ming snorted coldly.

Lin Chen's mouth curved up slightly. Zhou Ming was full of self-importance, but to Lin Chen, he was nothing but a jumping clown.

He could even wipe out small demons; Zhou Ming was nothing to him.

"You're still laughing, kid? Tomorrow, I'll make you cry," Zhou Ming snorted coldly.

"Boss, you don't need to lift a finger tomorrow, I'll sort him out in minutes," Sun Peng said with a smug squint in his triangular eyes.

Thinking about being crushed into scraps on the first day excited Sun Peng.

"Alright then, let's see who ends up crying tomorrow!" Lin Chen said, smiling faintly. Punching him hard would be the best rebuttal.

Just then, a cry could be heard not far away.

It turned out to be Sun Keke, the girl who got two stars.

With tears streaming down her face, Sun Keke cried miserably, "It's over. I'm going to be expelled. How can I face going home now? My mother is still waiting for me to find a good job to support my brother's schooling."

Lin Chen knew that Sun Keke was in a similar situation to him; her family was not well-off. Although she was a descendant of a great clan, she had been abandoned by the family due to her being a girl and her father's early death. Joining the Martial Alliance was her only opportunity; otherwise, she would probably end up working to earn money for the rest of her life.

Reality was so cruel. Her talent was indeed a bit low, and there was nothing Lin Chen could do to help.

But Sun Keke still had one opportunity, because a total of five students had received two stars this time. If Sun Keke could perform well in tomorrow's battle, there was still a chance.

The first round of testing finally ended, and nobody had expected Lin Chen, whom they considered a piece of trash, to stage a miraculous comeback, ranking tied for first with Zhou Ming.

However, not many were optimistic about his future. To defy the Zhou family was simply a death wish.

What was the difference between a genius who fell before rising and a piece of trash?

Although the first round of testing had ended, the students did not relax; tomorrow's combat would be the final test of their strength.

"Have you heard? The prize for the first place in this test is the five bottles of Spiritual Liquid sponsored by the Zhou family."

"Psh, the Zhou family is just buying a good reputation. Isn't the first place still going to be their Zhou Ming?"

"Yeah, true. Heard that tomorrow's team selection, Lin Chen and Zhou Ming will each lead a team. God help me get into Zhou Ming's team, or else I'm going to be crushed into scraps!"

Listening to the discussions among the other students, Lin Chen couldn't help but smile, but he was very interested in the Spiritual Liquid.

The Spiritual Liquid could quickly replenish the energy of the Qi Sea, which was essential for survival.

For example, during a fight, if both people suddenly ran out of energy, and you stylishly drank a sip of Spiritual Liquid and your energy was rapidly replenished, then the opponent could only face being crushed.

However, this item was also astonishingly valuable. It was said that it was selling for as much as a hundred million on the market, definitely not something ordinary people could afford.

"Tomorrow's competition seems to be worth looking forward to," a confident smile crossed Lin Chen's lips.

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