Chapter 95: Seclusion to Suck Blood, Guaranteed Rank 3 in 3 Days

Chen Xiaozhang’s gaze fell fervently upon Gu Yuexi and the mosquito on her shoulder.

Third-Grade Early Stage?

Is that supposed to be impressive?!

’How many resources did your families pour into you? How many years of arduous cultivation did it take for you to reach Third-Grade?’

’Our Lord Mosquito here took one sip of King-level Essence Blood and shot up from the Second-Grade Early Stage to the Second-Grade Middle Stage on the spot!’

’And now, he has two full portions of adult King-level Essence Blood right in front of him!’

’There are still three days!’

’If he gets to feast for three days, what level could he reach?’

’The Peak of Second-Grade?’

’No! He might even break directly into Third-Grade!’

’There’s a real chance he could become the Champion Scholar of the three-province joint exam!’

’If he really pulls that off, to what heights would Du Nan First Middle School’s reputation soar?’

’Then, with a little push from the admissions and publicity departments, we could poach a whole bunch of geniuses from the two neighboring provinces next year!’

’I, Chen Xiaozhang, would become the legendary principal who led the school to glory!’

"Ahem!"

Chen Xiaozhang forcefully suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, squeezing out an incredibly sincere and enthusiastic smile.

"Gu, since you’ve decided to participate in the joint exam, our school must provide you with the highest level of support!"

"Our school has a ’Nine Elements Spirit Gathering Chamber.’ It’s the place with the highest concentration of Spiritual Qi and the best cultivation effects. Normally, only school leaders and special-grade teachers are qualified to use it!"

"For these next three days, this Cultivation Chamber will be reserved exclusively for you and your Contracted Beast to help you prepare for the joint exam with all your might!"

"As for the person behind the scenes who posted online to fan the flames... don’t you worry. We will definitely find them and give you a proper resolution!"

Hearing this, Gu Yuexi gave a faint nod.

’She certainly wasn’t going to refuse a top-tier Cultivation Chamber, free of charge.’

’With these two portions of King-level Essence Blood, it was indeed time to go into seclusion and absorb them properly. Both she and the mosquito needed a leap in their strength.’

"BUZZZ! (’Alright, alright, alright! We’ve got a buffet! We’ve got a luxury suite! Isn’t it time to soar?’)"

Perched on Gu Yuexi’s shoulder, Chu Sheng was already blooming with joy internally.

’The joint exam?’

’After three days, when Lord Mosquito emerges from seclusion, I’ll show those so-called geniuses what a dimensional beatdown truly is!’

...

Qin Zheng stood on a makeshift platform at the front of the crowd, tightly clutching the speech Wang Tao had written for him, his heart hammering in his chest against his will.

’It worked! It really worked!’

’So many people are standing with me!’

He took a deep breath and, with all his might, turned the words on the paper into a deafening roar!

Meanwhile, in a corner of the crowd, Wang Tao watched the high-spirited Qin Zheng on the stage, now treated as their spiritual leader, and a cold smirk touched his lips.

’The effect is even better than I imagined!’

’As long as that woman, Gu Yuexi, is forced into the joint exam, she’s toast!’

’There are plenty of people here who want to teach her a lesson!’

’As for the school settling scores later, now that this has blown up so much?’

’Are you kidding me? I was just the tool who wrote the speech. Qin Zheng is the mastermind!’

’What does that have to do with me?’

...

Not far away, on the top floor of the Xiao Group headquarters, Xiao Ran and Huo Mingxuan stood side-by-side. Gazing down through the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows, both of their faces were etched with speechlessness.

"Is there something wrong with these people’s brains?" Huo Mingxuan felt like he was watching a bunch of clowns.

’Boycotting her for having connections?’

’If you guys knew that their Lord Mosquito could help a Demon Beast with a High-Level Bloodline break through to King-level with a single sip of blood, you’d probably drop to your knees and start calling him ’Lord’ on the spot!’

’With that kind of heaven-defying ability, forget just parachuting into the Hidden Dragon Class. He could be dropped directly into Kyoto Prefecture and it would be completely justified, alright?’

Xiao Ran also shook his head, finding the situation just as ridiculous.

’That mosquito not only purified the bloodline curse of his Three-headed Red Flame Lion, but he also casually helped Ye Xiaotao’s Moonlight Spirit Fox break through to a King-level Bloodline.’

’What kind of terrifying power was that?’

’He relies on pure strength, a heaven-defying ability that you common folk can’t even begin to imagine!’

’What does that have to do with having connections?’

"Just wait. The school will definitely put out an announcement soon," Xiao Ran said faintly. "As soon as they reveal even a little bit of that mosquito’s ability, this crowd will shut up immediately."

"Exactly!" Huo Mingxuan nodded in deep agreement.

’When that happens, the people shouting the loudest right now will absolutely be the first ones to rush over and suck up to Gu Yuexi!’

’It’s just human nature. He’d seen it all before.’

However, just then...

"HOLY SHIT!!!"

"We won! We won!!"

The crowd below suddenly erupted in a tsunami of cheers, a sound so loud it seemed capable of shaking the entire skyscraper to its foundations!

"???"

Xiao Ran and Huo Mingxuan were both stunned.

’Won?’

’What the hell won?’

After a moment of shock, Huo Mingxuan suddenly realized something. He quickly pulled out his phone and opened the Du Nan First Middle School’s campus forum.

An official announcement, just posted, pinned, and highlighted in red, instantly filled his vision.

The content of the announcement was extremely simple, just a single sentence.

[Gu Yuexi, a student of our school’s Hidden Dragon Class, will participate in this year’s joint exam as scheduled.]

"???"

Xiao Ran and Huo Mingxuan exchanged a look, both seeing deep shock and confusion in the other’s eyes.

’What’s going on?’

’Did the school... just cave?’

’They’re forcing Gu Yuexi to join the exam just because of a little public pressure?’

’This doesn’t seem right! Principal Chen isn’t the type to give in so easily!’

And besides...

"This year’s joint exam is the three-province joint exam!" Huo Mingxuan’s brow furrowed tightly. "The neighboring Canglan Province and Celestial Fire Province have quite a few monsters this year. It’s going to be a gathering of prodigies..."

Xiao Ran’s expression also turned grave.

He, of course, knew about this as well.

’The mosquito’s ability was certainly miraculous, even heaven-defying. There was no doubt about that.’

’But the problem was, isn’t its actual power only at the Second-Grade Early Stage?’

’Even if it breaks through in the next few days, the most it could reach would be the Second-Grade Middle Stage, right?’

’Besides, insect-type Demon Beasts are naturally weak in direct combat. Sending him to participate in a three-province joint exam teeming with prodigies?’

’Isn’t that just asking for humiliation?’

’Once Gu Yuexi suffers a crushing defeat in the highly anticipated joint exam, won’t that just further solidify her status as someone who got in through connections?’

’When that happens, the public backlash will only be even more severe!’

’What on earth was the school thinking with this move?’

’Forcing her to compete, lose the match, and lose face... aren’t they just pushing her into a pit of fire?’

’This move... they truly couldn’t understand it at all!’