Chapter 139: The Glory Belonging to the Students! (Fourth Update)

Mu Hongzhu felt she must have lost her mind.

Not only had she failed to bring Lan Yan back, but she had actually spent the entire night playing games with them!

Yet, the sensation of being carried through a frenzy of rapid leveling was absolutely exhilarating! She discovered that her own martial qi had unexpectedly advanced by a minor realm!

This was perhaps no longer a question of whether it felt good or not, but rather—it was simply preposterous!

At the same time, she realized that the others guiding her along were none other than Song Qingfeng and his companions, alongside Lan Yan!

"What are you all doing here?!" Staring at Song Qingfeng and the others, Mu Hongzhu’s face darkened completely. "Are you truly not afraid of being expelled from the academy?"

"Instructor Mu, if you don't speak up, who would ever know?" Song Qingfeng replied. "We aren't just playing games blindly! We are playing with a grand conviction!"

"Convi..." Mu Hongzhu nearly coughed up blood.

"We want to vindicate all the suppressed students in our class!" Lin Shao declared solemnly. "Therefore, we must hasten to increase our strength!"

"You certainly have a way with words," Mu Hongzhu countered. "What is your current strength then?"

"Third tier of the Martial Master realm, Instructor," Song Qingfeng stated nonchalantly.

"First tier of the Martial Master realm," Lin Shao said, equally composed.

"Me too."

"I am at the second tier of the Martial Master realm," Lan Yan chimed in with the same calm demeanor.

Mu Hongzhu was utterly dumbfounded.

"I recall that when you first entered the academy, you were merely novice Martial Artists!" She had originally assumed the disciples' rapid advancement was due to the efficacy of the academy's Lingyun Martial Arts Tower, but hearing of such a terrifying leap in cultivation...

"Shh! Keep it down!"

"Instructor Mu, this way! This way!" Nearing the main gates of the academy, Mu Hongzhu found it rather strange. "Are you not returning to the academy?"

"We are!" Song Qingfeng said. "We climbed over the wall to get out, so naturally we shall climb back over the wall to return!"

"..." Mu Hongzhu felt that as an instructor, she had been completely led astray by this pack of disciples.

However...

"The academy walls are so high, how did you manage to scale them with your level of cultivation?!" Mu Hongzhu never imagined these youngsters could be so audacious!

To actually scale the academy walls!

And they had done so stealthily, without a single soul noticing!

"Let's go, let's go! Let Instructor Mu witness our Sword Control Wall-Scaling Art!"

Immediately afterward, Mu Hongzhu witnessed each of them produce a sheathed treasure sword. With a guiding gesture of their sword incantations, the four precious swords actually soared into midair! They hovered before the group in a stepped formation!

Mu Hongzhu was stupefied once more: "You have actually practiced magic spells?!"

"This is called controlling the sword with qi!" Song Qingfeng boasted proudly. "Instructor Mu, keep it a secret. When the national examination arrives, whoever dares oppose us will have the absolute living daylights beaten out of them!"

"..." Watching her disciples scale the wall one by one, before she herself subconsciously followed suit, Mu Hongzhu suddenly felt her worldview completely collapse.

...

Martial Masters from the Yellow Class, while others at this stage were still floundering in the mid-tiers of the novice Martial Artist realm!

Not to mention being able to manipulate swords to fly; wouldn't this mean a foe could be dispatched before anyone could even draw near?

Of course, she remained unaware that within the class, there also lurked a powerhouse of the late Martial Master realm!

Otherwise, there was no telling what her expression would be.

And this was merely the Yellow House.

Meanwhile, in the Heaven House.

"Old Guo, have you heard? Wang Zhishui is back."

"Oh, I see," Guo Xiong grunted in response. As a low-profile player, he had merely intensified his practice of the Sword Control Art and combat techniques recently. After all, with the national examination approaching, he had to apply himself a little.

Meanwhile, in the Earth House.

Xu Zixin was meticulously wiping down the Maglin gun in her hands.

"Zixin, I heard this gun was taken by Li Haoran and his crew to be modified again?" Shen Qingqing remarked with some envy.

"Yes, it is much easier to use than before. Dealing with a few late-stage Grand Martial Masters should pose no problem."

"..."

...

At this moment, Fang Qi was still engrossed in his game back at the internet cafe.

"That should about do it..." He clicked open the skill panel and assigned the final skill point.

Divine Game Skill: Train ten game skills to proficiency or above (10/10), and master the Sword Control Art in the game (Completed).

System Reward: Sword Flight (Proficient).

Reward Description: Gratitude to the powerful System.

Claim reward?

Fang Qi hastily selected yes.

Upon making his choice, streams of data flickered across Fang Qi’s eyes, as though diverse stores of knowledge were being poured into his mind. Slowly, Fang Qi felt a vast wealth of information manifest within his consciousness!

Not just information, but various techniques of sword flight; it was as if he had mastered them all in an instant, just like learning skills within the game!

Simultaneously, he received a new quest.

Mastery and Integration: Fully integrate and master the newly acquired Sword Flight.

Quest Reward: Master Kong Pickled Cabbage Instant Noodles.

Quest Description: Embrace the sky.

"Wait... you want me to embrace the sky, yet you reward me with instant noodles? What sort of situation is this?" Seeing this quest, Fang Qi’s face was a map of confusion. "Is it supposed to be that refreshing?"

...

On this day, the elite disciples of the entire Lingyun Academy gathered upon the Lingyun Square.

They were about to depart, journeying to the capital to participate in the national examination!

Yellow House, Class A.

At this moment, a chorus of lamentations still echoed, for half of their number were unable to participate in this national examination.

Furthermore, wherever they walked within the academy, people would point and stare, turning them into a laughingstock!

For they were the failures whose names had been expunged from the Lingyun Roll, left without even a title to their name!

Xi Qi’s face was filled with utter dejection; for a youth of exceptional talent, such a blow was undeniably heavy.

In fact, voices from his clan had already commanded him to return and face disciplinary action.

He had once thought that he might one day fall to a genius of greater talent than his own, but he had never imagined he would break his spears and sink his ships in such a manner.

"Cheer up, Old Xi." Looking at the scene, Song Qingfeng’s expression remained somewhat somber.

He patted Xi Qi’s shoulder: "Rest assured, this young master will surely reclaim your share of the glory along with my own this time!"

"Train hard!" Lin Shao said, striking him lightly on the chest with a fist. "Don't you dare let me surpass you by the time we get back!"

"I know!" Xi Qi felt a sudden tug at his heartstrings. Before this, he had never imagined that a few video games and shared experiences could forge such a tight, unbreakable bond between them.

He tightened his fist slightly. "Take my share of..."

"No, take our entire class's glory, and bring it back together!"

Deep down, he knew that their only chance for a turnaround rested entirely on this single moment.

Otherwise, the academy's punishment would deal a devastating blow to most of the people gathered here.

"Of course!" Song Qingfeng laughed heartily. "If this young master doesn't beat the crap out of them across a whole academy rank, I'd be too ashamed to call myself a customer of Boss Fang's shop!"

The two men bumped fists, bidding each other farewell.

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