Chapter 95: He is Actually a Chosen One!

Chapter 95: He Is Actually a Divine Chosen!

Lin Yue watched the video where Qin Feng used his left hand to withstand dozens of strikes from Lei Yi’s staff and ultimately turned the tables to win, and couldn’t help but murmur in admiration.

“His spear technique is just one step away from perfection. His vitality index… should be around 14 points during the finals. His combat will and technique are both top-notch.”

She closed the video, her estimation of Qin Feng rising another notch.

But her confusion deepened.

“…The strength he displayed in the finals still isn’t enough to achieve a ranking of over six thousand in the private network.”

The average vitality index of second-year seniors in the private network was above 17 points, and mastery of killing techniques was the baseline.

In the finals, Qin Feng had struggled so fiercely against Lei Yi, whose vitality index was similar to his own.

Facing seniors who held an overall advantage in strength, speed, and experience, he should have been crushed by the sheer gap in hardware.

He might have relied on technique and experience to defeat some lower-ranked seniors, but there was no way he could have surged all the way into the mid-to-upper ranks like this.

It defied logic.

Just as she was lost in thought, a calm and steady voice sounded behind her.

“Looking at Qin Feng’s ranking?”

Lin Yue didn’t turn around; she knew who it was.

“Yes.”

Wu Shangfeng emerged from the shadows, dressed in a simple black training uniform, hands clasped behind his back, a faint, elusive smile on his face.

“I saw it.”

Lin Yue turned around, shrugged, and said with a composed demeanor, “I lost. Starting next month, his training plan can follow your approach.”

Her tone was crisp, without any hesitation.

But she quickly added, “However, I still believe that what he needs most right now is to solidify his foundation. Your extreme-pressure plan is too hasty and carries too much risk.”

“Oh?”

Wu Shangfeng smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He walked to the edge of the terrace, standing shoulder to shoulder with Lin Yue, his gaze also fixed on the distant city nightscape.

“Do you still have one more question?” Wu Shangfeng’s voice came leisurely.

Lin Yue said nothing, just looked at him quietly.

“You’re wondering why he managed to break into the top seven thousand.”

Wu Shangfeng’s gaze seemed to pierce through her thoughts, “Based on the surface-level strength he showed in the finals, he shouldn’t be this strong, right?”

“Mm.”

Lin Yue nodded, not denying it.

That was exactly what had been puzzling her.

Wu Shangfeng was silent for a moment, as if organizing his words.

After a while, he spoke slowly, his voice low and serious.

“On the day of the league finals, Lord Zhou Xiong, the company commander of the third battalion of the Ultramarines Chapter, personally came to Qiming Star to observe the ceremony.”

As soon as the name was uttered, Lin Yue’s pupils contracted slightly.

The Ultramarines Chapter!

A company commander’s status and strength were far beyond what teachers at their martial arts high school could compare to.

To become a battalion company commander, one had to be at least a Black Hole-level martial artist.

“He came to observe? Why would someone of his stature take notice of this place?” Lin Yue said.

“He shouldn’t have.”

Wu Shangfeng sighed, “In front of a crowd of teachers, he specifically asked by name if our school had a student named Qin Feng.”

The calm on Lin Yue’s face finally cracked.

By name? “What happened next was even more interesting.”

A meaningful curve tugged at the corner of Wu Shangfeng’s mouth, “The newcomer king’s league reward was originally a ‘Bull II’ gene enhancement serum, which could elevate a martial artist with pure human potential to a bull-like physique. But Lord Zhou replaced the original reward, paying out of his own pocket to give Qin Feng a… Star Beast II gene enhancement serum.”

“Star Beast II!”

This time, Lin Yue truly couldn’t stay composed. Her eyes widened, and she gasped in shock.

She understood better than anyone what that name signified.

It was a strategic-level resource in the truest sense!

Every single dose was strictly controlled by the Imperial Military Department, and its value couldn’t be measured in Imperial currency!

The reason was simple.

Star Beasts were extremely rare, reaching Black Hole level upon adulthood. To produce a Star Beast II gene enhancement serum, one needed a planetary-level Star Beast—a juvenile—which was even rarer.

“As far as I know,”

Wu Shangfeng’s tone grew even deeper, “Even someone like Lord Zhou Xiong, a company commander, could only exchange for at most three doses in his lifetime through military merit and authority. Usually, they’re reserved for the most promising descendants in a family.”

“He…”

Lin Yue’s voice was a bit hoarse, “Gave it to Qin Feng?”

“Yes, he gave it to Qin Feng, and Qin Feng absorbed it very well. Clearly, Lord Zhou Xiong used the Ultramarines’ ultimate technique, the Ten Complete Hands, to help Qin Feng absorb and improve.”

Wu Shangfeng turned his head, looking at Lin Yue’s stunned expression, and said word by word:

“So, Lin Yue. Tell me, what kind of identity… would make a chapter company commander do something like this for no reason?”

He narrowed his eyes and uttered the final two words.

“Divine Chosen.”

Those two words struck Lin Yue’s heart like twin hammers.

In an instant, she understood everything.

Why Zhou Xiong had come in person and asked by name.

Why he had gifted such a precious strategic-level serum.

Why Qin Feng’s strength had undergone such a earth-shattering transformation.

All the mysteries now had answers.

Every clue pointed to that legendary identity—the Emperor’s Divine Chosen!

“So that’s it…”

Lin Yue took a deep breath, forcing down the shock in her heart, “Then his current physical potential should be… Golden Standard Human Class II. No wonder, no wonder his strength has surged so much.”

At the same vitality index, a Golden Standard Human’s explosive power, endurance, energy conduction efficiency, absorption efficiency, toughness of dermal tissue, defense, and all other vital signs far exceeded those of ordinary martial artists.

This was enough to close the hardware gap between him and the senior students, and with his nearly perfected killing technique, he could defeat most of them.

"Yes, Gold Standard Human Class II."

In Wu Shangfeng's eyes, a flicker of complex emotion passed: "And with a ticket to the Qiming Thunder Pool, Gold Standard Human Class III is within reach."

It was a mix of emotion, astonishment, and even a trace... of envy.

Lin Yue's gaze mirrored the same.

Gold Standard Human.

That was a level of physical potential that even they—martial artists who had struggled for half their lives—had never attained.

The reason was simple: the stronger one became, the harder it was to alter physical potential.

Moreover, once one broke through to the planetary-level lifeform, the concept of physical potential ceased to matter. So many martial artists, as long as their physical potential was passable and they had hope of reaching the planetary level, would make do and not obsess over it.

But talent meant faster progress and greater strength at the same level.

Gold Humans could break through to the planetary level without any obstacles, becoming powerful beings who tread the starry sea.

And now, a freshman who had only been enrolled for three months, a student from a humble background who ranked at the bottom in the middle school entrance exam, was already standing at such a starting point.

The night wind blew across the terrace, and for a moment, both experts fell into silence.

(The chapter ends)